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001B6C34 A Weekly Newspaper Cr'rculatirrgi n the District of West Vancouver--Arnbleside, Hollyburn, Weston, Dundarave $ 1.00 per year. Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Cypress Park, Etc. Newsstands Gc per Copy No. 46 The School By-Law In view of the fact that a by-law is to be presented to the electors this month a review of the school situation may be of interest to our readers. That West Vancouver is growing is a fact universally recognized. Some, however, think that this growth is quite recent. This is not so. A steady growth has been taking place for many years; it has been gradual and no better exemplification of this fact can be given than the records of school attendance. In 1916 the public school attendance was less than 100. Each year this has grown by approximately 60 (some years a few more, others a few less) until at present the public school attendance is approximately 790. The high school shows also a gradual increase. For the years 1928-24 the enrolment was 38, 1924-25 65, 1925-26 84, and the enrolment for this year is 101. West Vancouver is proud of its educational facilities, and it is very necessary that these facilities be kept to the point of most efficiency. The present high school is but a few rooms, which are really part of the Hollyburn School. This space is badly needed for public school purposes and a separate high school building is a necessity if our children are going to receive the full advantages of our school system. The cost of new school buildings for the past years has, considering our school population been very reasonable and our school affairs have been wisely administered. For this we must thank the dif- ferent boards of school trustees who have so admirably carried out their work. The proposal to build a high school is one that meets with general favor. Unfortunately, though, the propos- ed location of the school does not meet with the same unanim- ity, it being felt by some that the location proposed on.Ingle- wood will not be as accessible and as convenient for the pupils as it might be. This criticism is met by the trustees with the statement that they have for some time been endeavoring to obtain a site for this purpose and that the fact of their search was well known. They have been unable to locate any other piece of ground at a reasonable price which would meet their purpose. They ask the critics to point out where they can ob- iani a sf&ore suitable site than the one proposed This seems to be a reasonable attitude, and gives an opportunity for those not satisfied to make, suggestions. There is to be a meeting of the school trustees next )Vednesday night at the Ambleside Hall, where possibly more will be heard of this question. Free Show at Theatre Councillor and Mrs. Ray are giving the children of West Vancouver a treat next Saturday afternoon. They invite all children, whether they are of school age or not, to be their guests at the Hollyburn Theatre for a special mat- inee at 2 o'lock tomorrow, Saturday afternoon. You had better be there at 1.45 though to make sure of get- ting a seat. Councillor Ray will give a brief address on some top- ic of interest to children. Consistent and heavy rain fail- ed to dampen the ardour of the citizens last night and the annu- al "stewardship" meeting of the council packed the Hollyburn Theatre to capacity. Reeve Morgan with Council- lors Davies, Watt, Ray and Ley- land, and Police Commissioner Proctor were in attendance. Mr. Proctor was the first to report, being followed respectively by Councillors Davies, Ray, Watt and Leylaml, the reports from whom were all well received. Some questions were asked and some criticism made of the work of the various committees, but on the whole it was a very peace- ful party until Reeve Morgan, who was the last speaker, started "the fireworks." The ability of the municipal engineer has not impressed Mr. Morgan very greatly, and the criticism he made was so strong that many of the audience left the building. Mr. Morgan' speech was constantly halted by "objectors" and at the end of the meeting there were only forty or fifty people present. Previous to his cs.iiicisin of the- municipal engineer the reeve went on record as being opposed to the by-law for the new addi- tion to the Municipal Hall and the School by-law. The review of the year's work showed that much progress had been made in the district and that the finances were in good shape. Police Commissioner Proctor reported an uneventful year in his department, which was a matter for congratulation. During the evening several references were made to Lions'ate bridge and credit was given Mr. Morgan for having done very effective work in starting and organising specific effort to ac- complish construction of this bridge. Councillor Davies in her cap- acity as chairman of the Health, Light, and Water Committees, reported that the health of the community during the year had been good, there being no ty- phoid and only 3 cases of scarlet fever. A clean up of the camps had been made and arrange- ments made to collect garbage. Twenty-one more street lights had been installed and the light- ing area extended. The council had gone very thoroughly into the water supply question, but unfortunately it had taken most of the year to get the data neces- sary before any definite action could be taken. Mr. Hanes'e- port providing for the tapping of Eagle Lake was undoubtedly good, but the borrowing power of the municipality did not at pres- ent allow of its being put into efi'ect. They had consulted with Mr. Cleveland of the Greater Vancouver IVater Board and he had suggested that they con- struct a main for 2 miles on Queen's Avenue and connect up with one of the 24-in. Capilano mains. It had been found out that the shortage of water in the east eml last summer was due to ihe fact that they had been con- nected with a low pressure main. Councillor Ray reviewed the work done by the Board of Works of which he is chairman, and ex- plained very fully the circum- stances surrounding the con- struction of the Whytecliff Road, and how the road had finally been completed with the financial as- sistance of the Provincial Gov- ernment. Councillor Watt, chairman of the Transportation System, spoke on matters connected with the ferries and busses. He had particular stress on the saving effected by the use of Diesel en- gines on the ferries, which had almost cut the fuel bill'in half. The half hourly service tried out had not proved satisfactory. The upper level bus service just started had been distinctly astep in the right direction, and they were now investigating the pos- sible purchase of a larger bus, as the car used at present had been bought very cheaply in ord- er to test out the run, and its parts could all be used in the present municipal busses. It was proposed to enlarge the smoking cabisswf-No. 5- ferry "M,ms were at the'erry office for the construction of covered gang- ways to the busses at Ambleside The transportation system had carried 693,000 passengers which was an increase of 45,000. Councillor Leyland, chairman of the Finance Committee, went very thoroughly into the financi- al affairs of the municipality. The "high lights" of his report !vere 328,000 realised from the sale of tax sale lands, a bon&1 issue sol&l at $100.82; a surplus in the sink- ing fund of $39,879 and 83.G6 per cent. of the levy of taxes paid. Should, however, the three new money by-laws pass, the borrowing power of the mun- icipality he stated, would be lim- ited to $76,000. In the fire de- partment which was also in his charge, he reported that all im- provements asked for had been accomplished. Upper Level Bus Successful The new ferry hus which started operations last Monday, travelling from the ferry land- ing to Mathers and 25th, seems to be providing a convenience to residents on the upper levels, particularly those at the west- erly end of the run. On two d!fi'erent Occasions the bns has been filled to capacity, having in fact to leave would-be passeng- ers at the landing. From re- ports received it would seem that not much patronage has been given the bus by people in the more easterly section. The B. of T. Asks Improved Mail Service The West Vancouver Board of Trade has sent the follow- ing communication to the Postmaster General at Ottaiva, the Postal Inspector at Vancouver, Gen. A. D. McRae, the M. P. for the district, and to Mr. G. G. McGeer, who is at present in Ot- tawa: "The West Vancouver Board of Trade at its last regular meeting passed a resolution with instructions that a copy be sent to you, as follows:-- "Whereas the growth of the District of West Vancouver is being greatly retarded and its inhabitants put to consid- erable inconvenience through the lack of adequate Postal facilities it is respectfully asked that some ameliosation of this condition be given by (1) a central distributing Post Office (2) a rural mail delivery and (3) the estab- lishment of more collection boxes." The settlement of the District is such now that we believe that some method of House Delivery is justified, especially is this so in the more populous parts. Mail arrives and is dispatched only once a day i.e., around 7 a. m. in each case. Letters niailed in West Vancouver are first taken to North Vancouver thence to Vancouver where they are sorted and then , returned to West Vancouver via North Vancouver. This means a lot of unnecessary travelling and is the cause of very great delay. It takes 2 days for mail posted at Dundarave to reach Hollyburn, only 2 miles distant and in the same sfunicipality. The population of West Var.couver is now approximate() 7,000 and the percentage of growth is probably greater than any other district in British Columbia. The population in sum- mer is ahvays greatly increased. IVe ask that you give particular consideration to the re- quest of the citizens of KVest Vancouver, for the establishment of a sub-station here, the erection of mail collection boxes at suitable localities throughout the Municipality and some method of house to house delivery in the more populous part&c We point out that there are at the present time only 5 Post Offices in the Municipality, these are conducted in con- junction with general stores and are located at the following points:-- Hollyburn (the most densely populated district), Dundar- ave (the Wester)y point of the business area), Sherman, Caul- feild and IVhytec)iff, all widely separated. The length of this Municipality is some 15 miles. The Board of Trade representing the business people of the entire district strongly urge that some definite action be im- mediately taken to improve the mail service of the District: Feeling as it does that the present method is totally inadequate for the needs of the people and is hindering the development of the municipality. School Trustees to Hold Public Meeting The Annual Public Meeting of the West Vancouver Board of School Trustees !vill be held at 8.00 p. m. next Wednesday, Jan- uary 12th, in the Ambleside Hall. At this meeting the chairman aml each of the members are ex- pected to be present to give an accounting of the progress made during the year 192G. Gleneagles Country Club Near Completion PROBABLE CANDIDATES Next Monday is nomina- tion day for municipal can- didates. Since our last is- sue no other names have been mentioned of probable candidates. The names of ihe probable candidates most freely mentioned for the dilferent offices are as follows:-- Reeve--V. V Vinson. Councillors--J. T. Watt, Miss G. Davies, W. McQuak- er, Jackmen, J. J. Du(ion. For School Trustees -- J. Edingion, E. G. Gamage, J. 51cC. Hill. For Police Conimissioner --R. C. Proctor. Nomination papers have to be in the hands of the returning officer between the hours of 12 noon nnd 2 p. m. Election day is Saturday 15th inst. )York on the Gleneagles Coun- try Club is going on apace. Mr. A. Vernon, golf expert, is super- intending the laying out of a splendid golf course, the grounds are being cleared and graded, and it is hoped that the course will be open for play by Domin- ion Day. On the groumls of the club there will be found, when every- thing has been completed, a fine club house, tennis courts, boivl- ing greens and a miniature golf course. At Larson Bay, situated on the property, there is a good anchor- age an&1 in addition the bay !vill have attractions in the way of boats, aml facilities for swim- mers. The Gleneagles Club is being organise&I, an&1 arranged by R. I'. Clark J: Co., Ltd., for whom Captain C. J. Archer is the local representative. V I. I SIX PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, JAN. 7th, «92] The Councils'nnual Meeting to Entertain Children and Report of Stewardship