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001B6B84 A Weekly Newspaper Circulating in By Mail $1.00 per year. Vol. 1 SIX PAGES the District of West ancouver-- Ambleside, Hollyburn, Weston, Duudarave Caulfei ld, Whytecliff, Cypress Park, Ect Newsstands 5c per copy HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, JULY 30th, 1926 No. 17 , Premier Oliver and Wife Travel Over New Road Last Sunday Reeve Morgan and Councillor Ray took Premier Oliver and Mrs. Oliver over the new Whytecliff road to Fisher- man's Bay. The Premier seem- ed greatly impressed with the wonderful scenery along the route and with the solid base of the road, but made suggestions that it would be better to have several of the bad turns widen- ed, thus making the road safer to travel. No doubt Premier Oli- ver will leave a "good word" with the Minister .of Public Works regarding this, with the possibility of the Municipality getting government assistance in carrying out these recommen- dations. Choral Society to Rehearse i) Mr. Woodcock, secretary of the Society, wishes to advise all members that the Society has been invited to attend the Mem- orial Service to be held in Mem- orial Park Sunday, 8th August. . A rehearsal will be held on.Mon- dav next at the Hollyburn School't 8.00 p. m. for which a good I attendance of members is asked. Bridge May Cost $7,500,000 If Vancouver and North Shore municipalities insist on bridge measurements tentatively ap- proved by the special Lions'ate bridge committee, the cost of the structure will approximate $7,500,000 instead of $3,500,000, as planned by the engineering firm proposing to erect the bridge, declared Major Hugh Muckleston, engineer, Saturday. The committee's proposition calls for a minimum span of 1400 feet, 200 feet clearance for the entire distance, and a road- way 40 feet wide. Major Muckle- ston declared that the estimate of $3,500,000 was based on a bridge with a span of 1200 feet, vertical clearance of 170 feet and a 24-foot roadway. Tag Day for T. B. Veterans On Saturday next the Tuber- culous Veterans'ssociation will make its first appeal to the people of Vancouver. The Tuberculous Veterans's- „sociation is a federal organiza- tion, with branches in every province in the Dominion. It is composed of men who are suiTer- ing from tuberculosis contracted in the Great War. For'six years this association has worked for the tuberculous veterans. Thousands of men who are now receiving pensions from the federal government are thus fortunate because the Tu- berculous Veterans'ssociation took up their claims, Election Work A meeting of the West Van. Liberal Association was held on Tuesday night in Mr. John Law- son's office, 17th Street, at which delegates were appointed to the Nominating Convention to be held in North Vancouver on Thursday, July 29th. A number of new members were admitted. The officers and members of the association are very desirous that all Liberals of West Vancouver join the as- sociation, so that they can help in the coming campaign. Application forms may be had from J. J. Dutton, Pres., and Chas. Hay, Secretary-treasurer, or any member of the associa- tion. Both parties are now getting ready for the heavy task that confronts them in the forthcom- ing general election. The spade work for the campaign has al- ready been started and stenog- raphers in the political head- quarters are busily engaged, while committee men are contin- ually in conference on the vari- ous questions that have to be settled. The Conservatives have made arrangements for city headquar- ters on the ground floor of the Fairfield building at the corner of the lane between Fender and Hastings Street, and the Liber- als will shortly establish their headquarters in an equally prom- inent place in the city. The Liberals of Vancouver are very enthusiastic over the decis- ion of Dugald Donaghy to allow his name to go before the Van- couver Nominating Convention. They feel that the fact of his personal popularity and his first hand knowledge of the customs inquiry makes him a strong can- didate. Up to now he has refus- ed to stand, although repeatedly asked to do so by the Liberals of the North Shore, for which con- stituency he was elected last year. llarry Gale for W. Kootenay In the West Kootenay riding Harry Gale has received the un- animous nomination. Mr. Gale is very well known throughout the province, having been elected four times mayor of Vancouver. Insulators Broken Reports have been received by the police that some persons have been throwing stones at and breaking the china insula- tors on the B. C. Electric high tension line running through the municipality. While repairing these breakages it is necessary i to shut oiT the power to Britan- nia Beach, on which the mines depend to run their machinery. . The matter, therefore, is very serious and the police depart- ment advise that anyone caught throwing stones at the insulators will be severely dealt with. REEVE MORGAN ANSWERS CRITICISMS OF THE Leyand's Resignation Not Accepted At a meeting of the West Van- couver Conservative Association held last Tuesday, a letter was read from Councillor Leyland in which he proffered his resigna- tion as President. It was, how- ever, the unanimous wish of the meeting that Mr. Leyland con- tinue in office and in view of the strong representations made the resignation was withdrawn. The resignation was proffered because Mr. Leyland felt that he was unable to take a very active part in Federal Politics as the council work demanded so much of his time. WHYTECLIFF ROAD The NEWS interviewed Reeve Morgan regarding the criti- cism of the construction of the Whytecliff Road which appear- ed in our columns. The Reeve said:-- "The 1926 Council had nothing whatever to do with the ap- pointment of the engineer or the letting of the contract for the Whytecliff Road, or of deciding to continue the road be- yond Whytecliff station. This was done by the 1925 counciL'he present council could only pay the bills and wait for the road to be finished, which should have been by May 15th this year. The contract was let on a yardage basis and the present council was obliged to continue until the money set aside was exhausted. It was only within the past few weeks that the council knew the funds alloted would not be sufficient to com- plete the work. When this money was exhausted the present council had to make new financial arrangements to get the road completed. The contractors Stewart and Barber--then put in a claim for $ 10,000 for alterations and changes in the original plans, that had been authorized by the 1925 council, and on the advice of the municipal solicitor a compromise was effected and we paid them $5,000. The extra cost of completing the road is approximately $20,000, including the above $5,000 and the Provincial Govern- ment have agreed to pay a half of this amount. Had the 1925 council made a definite and specific arrange- ment with the contractors when they consented to the changes, the question of these extras would not have occurred, but since the condition was such as outlined, I felt that there was no alternative but to make this settlement. This was done only after discussing it with the municipal solicitor and one of the Provincial Engineers. Two Days for A Letter to Go Two Miles A letter addressed to "the West Van. News, 1361 Mar- ine Drive, West Vancouver" was postmarked in "Dun- darave 27th July," sent to Vancouver on 28th July, and received by us on 29th July. When postal arrange- ments have reached such a pass that it takes two days for a letter posted in the municipality to reach the addressee two miles away in the same municipality, it is time some drastic change was made in our postal ser- vice. Town Planning By-Law Now in Effect Building Permits For West Van Ten o'lock in the morning. Few employers or employees can arrange to attend a council meeting at that hour of the day, but that was the time set for the hearing yesterday morn- ing to objections to the Town Planning Bylaw. There were, we understand, just a couple of people present at the hour set for hearing, thus proving that comparatively few of our people have seen this bylaw. It may be some time before the full re- alisation of this "cramping" act dawns upon the people, but it will not be surprising if, when a full understanding is reached of what it means, a storm of protest does not greet our council. The NEWS anticipates that the Town Planning Bylaw as now passed will eventually cause considerable trouble and ex- pense to future councils, even as the contract for the Whyte- cliff Road has re-acted on the present council. While building figures for July and the seven months of the year show a decided increase over those for corresponding periods of 1925, the outstanding features of returns is the en- hanced value of new homes that are now under construction in West Vancouver. During the present month, 21 permits have been issued by the department of the value of $41,- 850 compared with 20 permits, representing $24,430 in July, 1925, an increase of $ 17,420. The average per building was: 1926, $ 1,998; 1925, $1,221. For seven months this year, 164 permits, value issued, of the value of $264,123, compared with 145 permits, value $ 107,328 dur-. ing the same period last year. The average was: 1926, $ 1,610; 1926, $736. i Capilano to Have New Resort Marine Drive Extension Now in Use A syndicate of American Pa- cific Coast capitalists have been looking over the Capilano district for some time, and it is reported that they have practically closed a deal to purchase the Canyon View Hotel property for $40,000. The syndicate have already nearly 200 acres surrounding the hotel. It is proposed to tear down the old hotel and to estab- lish a resort there at a total cost of $150,000. The resort would have a new hotel, plans for which have already been drawn, a club house to cost $75,000 with an 18- hole golf course, bowling greens, archery course, and tennis courts. Although the date for the of- ficial opening of Marine drive ex- tension has not been set, work on the road is finished and it is now being used by many motor- ists. The road is not yet hard-sur- faced, it being the intention of the council to let the roadbed thoroughly settle this year ami it will probably be completed early next year. At present it is surfaced with gravel. It is passable, hoivever, and many cars have passed over it since its completion last Saturday. W.V, NewS So(S Jo 19sC MATRICULATION EXAMS The following are the success- ful West Vancouver candidates in the Matriculation Examina- tions: Helen V. Bell, Mabelle G. Clemente, Naomi H. Cornish, Madge G. J. Farmer, James B. McClelland, Margaret F. Parting- ton, Milder F. Rush, Isabel S. F. Wilson, Katherine M. Wilson.