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001B6C41 he ']f-:S..'.'..:l.:l -]PS A Weekly Newspaper Carr,ulatrrrf, trr 31.00 per year. the District of West Vanrouver=Ambleside, Ho((@burn, Westorr, Drirra'arave Caulfei ld, WhyteCliff, CyPreSS Park, EtC. Newsstands 5c per Copy Vol. I SIX PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER. B.C., FRIDAY, JAN. 2lst, 1927 ~ No. 48 l5 ie st l$ 100 000 Committee Chairnien Appointed --New Reeve's Address The new council held their first meeting on Thursday afternoon at 2 p. m., all members of the! council being present with the exception of Mr. J. T. Watt, who, is still confined to his house through sickness. A vote of! thanks was passed to Ex-Reeve Morgan an&1 Ex-Councillor Dav- ies. Mr. Morgan being especial- ly felicitated on the very excel- lent work he had done in insti- gating and forwarding efforts for the construction of Lions'ate Bridge. Reeve Vinson addressed the new council as follows: Gentlement of the Council of West Vancouver: It is with a feeling of grave responsibility that I assume the office as Reeve of West Vancou- ver for the year 1927, this being', Sie fifth time that I have been honored by the Ratepayers of West Vancouver as their Chief Magistrate. After retirement of four years it is most gratifying indeed to be returned by acclamation, prov- ing beyond a doubt that services well rendered are after all ap- preciated, and I trust that the confidence placed in me at this time will be maintained to the end, that when my term has ex- pired I will still have their es- teem and respect. At this time I wish to con- gratulate the council upon their election, and the confidence plac- ed in them, and I trust I will en- joy the council's confidence and their co-operation throughout the year, for if we are to ac- complish for the municipality what is expected of us, it can only be done by the most friend- ly relations and harmony. It will be my duty to preside over all your convocations, and I trust you will make that duty a pleas- ant one. I would ask you to re- spect the opinion of your fellow- councillors, and always remem- ber that the majority rules on any decision. Should there arise factionalism it must be eliminat- ed, every difficulty adjusted and all discordant elements attuned to the common good. I will try and make myself the guiding force and endeavor to make my- self a vital part of every move- every member. I would ask you ment as well as the friend of to guard all the interests of the municipality and keep a watch- ful eye on its general welfare. I feel it my duty to call your attention at this time to some of the major problems that no doubt will come before us this year for our consideration. 1st--Lions'ate Bridge -- If a favorable report is returned by the Court of Inquiry, no doubt there will be action and plenty of it. That will bring home to us with force the fact that we have no Bridge across the Cap- llano River at Marine Drive. This is u problem that has been ne- glecte&l for the last three years. For ivhat good is the extension to Whytecliff or our surfaced roads, if we have no way of get- ting to them from outside our municipality. I would urge the council to take this matter up at once as our first problem. For without this bridge the Lions'ate Bridge will be of no service to West Vancouver. Coupled with this Bridge prob- lem is an engineering problem. Certain allegations have been made by the retiring Reeve con- cerning the efficiency of Engineer Duncan, and I would consider it necessary for this council to sat- isfy themselves as to the true facts of the case, and not have any dark clouds hanging over any head. If we find it necessary to make a change for the bene- fit of all concerned and the muni- cipality in particular, I am sure this council can do so without working a hardship upon anyone. This matter must be cleared up at once. High Level Lands -- Efforts should be made to do something with our High Level Lands, mak- ing them revenue producing, thereby relieving the lower levels of some of their burdens. This I feel can be handled this year or, should receive the attention of the council and some plan ivorked out. Transportation -- Our Trans- portation must receive the at: tention of the entire council at once and plans laid for the year so as to show a profit over all carrying charges and operation. It may be necessary to make a change in the tariff or methods of handling same and if possible give a more frequent service, at the same time keep down the expenses. I am satisfied it can be done and at the same time satisfy the travelling public. Water -- I understand that this matter has received a great amount of attention from the last year council and no doubt some very valuable information compiled, but to have water all over this municipality, I am a- fraid will cost more than we will be able to do for some time, in fact our borrowing powers would not stand such an expenditure at one time. Our municipality is so situated that, I am of the opinion, several systems will be necessary in different parts of the district for a long time to come, and any addition or neiv systems required will be neces- sary to be done on the local im- provement plan and as require- ments are necessary. A system from Nelson Creek would take care of the extreme western end for some time to come and could be handled very nicely by local improvement. Our upper levels could be taken into consideration when dealing with those lands and would be part and parcel with whatever schemes ive may work out for the disposal of the same. Our present systems coukl be improved aml we woul&l have no worries for some time. Town Planning -- Care should be exercised that we do not overstep ourselves an&I proceed too fast. From what I know aml have hear&i the generul public all over the province, 4'e not any too favorably disposed tower&la too drastic changes particularly (Continued on Page G) What's the matter with the West Vancouver Poultry and Pet Stock Association? This Asso- ciation some years ago was a particularly strong one, and the exhibitions they organised were among the most successful ever put on in this district. It would seem that owing to a lack of co- operative work the value of this Association is apt to be lost to the community. Here we have an organization, very necessary to the district, properly organis- ed, books audited all up-to-date, a bank balance, and with u prov- incial affiliation, just going to seed through lack, we believe of adequate publicity or advertis- ing. There must be quite a num- ber of poultry and pet enthusi- asts who would like to see this organisation function in the way it was meant to. The president is Mr. George Jackson, 14th and Haywood, and anyone interested in the re-organisation of the Poultry and Pet Association should get in touch with Mr. Jackson. Dugald Donaghy Addresses Meeting At a meeting of the West Van- couver Liberal Association held in the New Ambleside Hall last Tuesday night, Mr. Dugald Don- aghy, former member of parlia- ment for the district, gave a very inspiring talk to the mem- bers on "Liberalism." He spoke at some length upon the quali- ties of leadership shown by the late Sir Wilfred Laurier and pointed out that Sir Wilfred himself schooled the present Premier for the office he foresaw him occupying. "Mr. King was," said the speaker, "a worthy suc- cessor to the great Laurier. In ability, in statesmanship and in breadth of vision, Mr. King had shown himself a true leader." Mr. Donaghy urged all Liberals to study more closely the life and accomplishments of Mr. King and to have no hesitation in taking issue with the malicious state- ments made by some people for purely political purposes. Reeve and Council Invited to Attend Community Service The Minister and Session of West Vancouver United Church have invited the Reeve and the Council, and all civic officials and employees, to attend a Commun- ity Service to be held in the United Church next Sumlay evening. COUNCIL MEETINGS TO BE HELD ifilONDAYS In future council meetings will be hei&i on alternate Mondays ut 7.15 p.m., the first taking place on Monday next, 24th January. MUNICIPAI, ENGINEER SUES FORMER REEVE Ex-Reeve David Morgan is de- femlunt in u damage action for an unstated amount for alleged slander, filed by James Duncan, engineer of the municipality. NEW COUNCIL'S Poulty and Pet FIRST MEETING Association RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS DISSECTING THE VOTE. Messrs. Jackman and )Vatt were elected to the two vacan- cies on the Municipal Council last Saturday. Robert Fiddes and James Edington obtained the two seats on the School Board. The Road By-law and the School By-law were carried by good majorities, and the Municipal Hall By-law was defeat- e;I by a very nariow margin. A three-fifths vote being neces- sary to caiYy the By-laws. This in brief is the summary of the results of the West Vancouver Elections last Saturday. Voting for Councillors The detailed figures of the voting, however, provide a very interesting study and portray a most remarkable election for the council seats. The total vote cast was 640. There were five candidates and on the first count only 34 separated the high and the low candidates. Thus showing that the can&li- dates met with almost equal favor. The first count resulted as follows:--Davies 143, IVatt 187, Jackman 182, McQuaker 119 and Dutton 109. There were 41 spoiled ballots. The quota necessary to elect was 214. This figure is arrived at by dividing the total vote by 3 aml adding 1 to the result. No candidate having received the quota on the first count, tne low man was struck off, and his votes examined for second choices, these being alloted respectively to the candidates left in the running. "Plumpers," i.e. ballots having but one selec- tion being discarded. The second count gave Jackman 187, Davies 153, )Vatt 149 and McQuaker 136. This showed that of the ballots which gave Dutton as first choice, 55 gave Jackman as second, 10 gave Davies as secoml, 12 gave Watt as second an&1 17 gave McQuaker as second choice; 15 being "Plumpers" for Dutton. This count having failed to give the quota to any of the candidates, the low man was again struck off--this time it was Mr. McQuaker--and the second choices given on his ballots were relegated to the remaining candidates. The third count resulted in Jackman being given 243, )Vatt IBG and Davies 166. Thus showing that on McQuaker ballots 56 gave Jackman as second choice, 87 gave Watt and 18 gave Davies. Jackman received more than the quota (214) neces- sary to elect him, therefore the returning officer declared this candidate elected. Having received 29 votes more than the quota it became necessary to examine the whole of his ballots to ascertain the number of "Plumpers" given him, and here a most remarkable happening was disclosed. 5Ir. Jackmen had received 29 "Plumpers." The exact number of votes by which he had exceeded the quota. At the fourth count the second choices were again counted and resulted in )Vatt finishing with 200 votes and Davies 179. Hence Mr. Watt was declared elected for the remaining seat. SCHOOL TRUSTEES The total vote for the School Trustees was 619. The quota necessary to elect being 207. The first count gave Fiddes 259 Edington 171, Gamage 125 and ikIagterman 64. Fiddes elected on the first count. Second count gave Edington 198, Gamage 144 and Masterman 70. The third count elected Edington with 211. Gamage receiving 1G2. BY-LAWS The Municipal Hall By-law required 384 votes to pass. It received 358, so was defeated. The Road By-law required 891 votes to pass and received 499, and so carried by a comfortable margin. The School By-law ivas favored by G3 per cent of the voters. It only needed 60 per cent; hence it ivas carried. The figures being 401 for and 237 against. One out of every sixteen ballots made out for the Council- lors was spoilt, and much criticism of the P.R. system wus heard, many expressing the desire for a straight first count vote or for a return to the iver&i system ivith the suggestion that five or even six ivards be arranged. GYMNASlUM NEEDED Some facilities should be provided to give the youth of West Vancouver a place to ivork off their surplus energy ilur- ing these long evenings. In the summer the baseball, tennis and cricket clubs, as well as swimming provide all that is re- quired in this respect, but for the rest of the year there is little sport for them, and youth ivould not be youth if it ives content to sit round the stove every evening. A laudable en- &leavor was made last fall to establish a club where boxing, wrestling, aml other sports could be indulged in. Unfortunate- ly the proposed club room ives not considered suitable, aml the project dropped. (Continue&1 on Page 6)