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On the Wet Coast - Cont^d. rain no more, no more - How in the heck can we wash our neck if it ain't going to rain no more? - and a much different "dry" era ditty, "How Dry I Am?" The latter caused quite a stir when a 16 note rendition of the tune by the skipper of a tow boat replaced the mandatory one long whistle required by all ships entering the First Narrows. Needless to say those within earshot enjoyed the "Prohibition Days" theme song but the "Powers that be" put an early end to such behaviour. Can you imagine having to rely on a horse-drawn wagon for your daily supply of water? Only places like Egypt or Saudi Arabia you say. Not so. It happened in West Vancouver during the "dry season" of 1914 and 1915. Campers and others who were not adequately supplied with water had to move back to the city in a hurry. Many difficulties were experienced in the matter of water supply, each house builder having the trouble and expense of installing his own system, such as wells, elevated tanks and pumps of various sorts. The wells in West Vancouver were never very successful owing to the depth of clay hardpan. Very few of the diggers had sufficient patience to dig through the hardpan to the artesian supply which undoubtedly exists in the seams of rock below. Most of the wells were in holes dug into the clay, but not through it, so they acted merely as storage tanks for soil water, usually running dry every year about a month later - here it comes again - "the dry season" had set in. Excerpted from the Daily Province; June 30, 1926 To make the best of a had situation the council put on a team and wagon to haul water from Pipe Creek, near 31®^ Street and delivered it free of charge to residents who were in need. In sections where the water was scarce, the quiet peace of the day would be disturbed by the clang of a bell and the sturdy housewife sallied forth, bucket in hand, to obtain the day's supply of aqua pura from the water wagon. So you see, all those tales about the summers that seemed to last from the first of May until the end of September are not a figment of a childhood imagination! West Vancouver Historical Society Membership. Individual Members total: 291(spouses included) Individual wife members.: 17 Life members...........: 25 New members 2008....... : 10 Page Ten. Cont'd. next column. Historical Society Membership - cont^d. New members 2009..... Corporate members.... Members not paid 2009 .. 5 13 17 378 Historical Society Meetines 2009-2010 Board 2009 General September 10 August 22 - Summer BBQ October 8 September 23 November 12 2010 January 7 February 11 February 17 March 11 April 8 May 13 May 26 MEMBER RENEWAL FORM Mail to 680 17*h St., West Vancouver BC V7V 3T2) Name: Address City___ Prov. Postal Code Phone No. E-Mail: Regular Member - $20/Year Senior Member - $15/Year It is Society Policy: That every effort be made to ensure that all articles are accurate, but the Society takes no responsibility for inaccuracies. Those opinions expressed in contribution and present- ations are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Society. That corrections, contrary opinions and contri- butions are welcomed. Those excerpts from this publication must be attributed to the West Vancouver Historical Society and any reproductions of articles or photo- graphs in whole or in part are not permitted without the express authorization of the Society.