001B6C54 A Weekly Newspaper CirculatiugifJ tlfe District of West Vancouver-- Ambleside, Hollyburn, teston, Dundarave $ 1.00 per year. Caulfei ld, Whytecliff, Cypress Park, Etc Newsstands 5c p tl V&&. 1 EIGHT PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, FEB. 11th, 1927 No. 51 Capilano Timber Co. to Open Retail Yard WEST VANCOUVER BONDS BRING 98.45 Bonds valued at $115,000 recently passed by the rate- payers, were ordered sold to Pemberton 8& Son, Limit- ed, Vancouver, by the 51un- icipal Council on Monday night. The successful ten- derer bid 98.45. The bonds are for twenty-five years, and bear 5 per cent. Similar bonds sold last year and brought only 98.25 and this increase in the value of our municipal bonds is a matter for con- gratulation, as it is one of the surest indications of the progress and prosperity of the district. The Capilano Timber Comp- any announce the construction of a Retail Lumber Yard on Marine Drive at the crossing of their Logging Railway. The building is to be erected at once, and the yard will be stocked im- mediately. The entrance of this company into the retail business is quite a new departure, and with the resources of the company it is expected that they will be strong contenders for the local con- sumption. The products of this company, it is claimed, are all grown, logged and manufactur- ed on the North Shore and en- tirely by ivhite labor. te Bridge the governor-general-in-council and to Vancouver and interested municipalities, plans of the pro- posed bridge, and such plans have been approved by the gov- ernor-general-in-council, and all interested municipalities. From this it would appear that no plebiscites will be taken. Lions'a Mr, J. B. Williams, solicitor for Vancouver, in reporting to the city council last Monclay in con- nection with the Lions'ate Bridge, stated that none of the powers given in the act and none f the provisions of the act it- self would come into effect until the company has submitted to Are You Fair to Your Merchants? When money is slack, and credit is needed, it is the local merchant whom we seek for friendly service. He tides us over with credit; he charges no interest; he provides us with reli- able, guaranteed merchandise fairly priced. In short he "holds the bag for us." That is why he dese&s&- es all our patronage in times of plenty as well as in days of stress. And isn't it a pity that there are many who use him only as a leaning post--to tide them over the slack days and use their cash to fill the coffers of the big city stores who wouldn't trust them overnight--with or without interest. We all need that merchant--we need his confidence, his friendship. West Vancouver needs his cute&7&rise--the service he renders in handling only guaranteed, first grade goods that he is here to stand back of day in and day out. Let's give him our cash when we have it. Let's pay our bills as promptly as we can. Let's earn, and merit, the con- fidence he has placed in us and in our community. Let's sup- port him--we need him and he needs us, our trade, and our unselfish good will. BE FAIR. Support the Musical Society The Musical Society made a request to the Council last Monday night for a larger donation than the $25 given last year to assist them in the 1927 B. C. Musical Festival. It will be remembered that at the 1926 festival the IVest Vancouver Choir won the shield for the best large choir com- peting--they had also won it twice previously or three out of tlie four years the shield has been up for competition. That they have been so successful speaks very highly for their lead- er, Professor Morgan, as well as for the individual members of thc choir, so ably supported by their talented accompanist, Miss Margaret McIntyre. It is a success attained and sustained against the best choirs of the province and of the State of Washington, and therein is one of the chief reasons why the society is entitled to all the support, financial as well as moral, it is possible to i give. From an advertising point of view alone the society is well worth the council's support, as this is the blue ribbon of the B. C. Festival and the success of our choristers has given much prominence to tVest Vancouver. There is, however, another an&i a more important reason why the society is entitled to assistance, and that is for the work it is doing in fostering a love of goo&1 music, which means much to the general welfare an&i well being of the com- munity. The work the Musical Society is cloing amldoing so well, in West Vancouver, deserves every encourugemont, an&I to Pro- fessor Morgan who has so ably developed the talent of the &lis- trlct, a special recognition should be made. His endeavor, aml his ability is a &lietinct asset to the community an&1 the NEWS would like to see a condition where we could avail ourselves of Mr. Morgan's uiulivi&led services. There shoul&l be suillcient scope here to keep him busy in season un&i out of season if ive could prevail upon him to concentrate his work here. Changes To Be Made in Transportation Services The Transportation Com- mittee met in the Ferry building last night, sitting until 11.30. Many suggest- ed improvements to the system and the service were discussed. The full coun- cil was present and a pro- gressive agenda had been prepared by Councillor Ley- land, chairman of t h e Transportation Committee. Half Hourly Ferry Service to Start April 15th. It was decided to start a half hourly service on the ferries on Good Friday April 15th. There is a pos- sibility that a new boat similar to No. 6 may have to be purchased. If this is decided upon, it will be nec- essary to submit a by-law for the purpose. The red communtation tickets are to be limited to 30 days in- stead of 60 days, the price remaining the same. Tenders are to be invited for enclosing with glass the amidship portion of No. 6 ferry, converting this into a smoking compartment. A committee composed of Reeve Vinson, Councill- ors Leyland and Watt and ferry manager Edwards are leaving tonight for Se- attle regarding the pur- chase of a 25 passenger bus which it is proposed to op- erate on the higher level route starting March 1st. The re-construction of the old Ambleside Hall and the providing of sheltered waiting rooms for passeng- ers had to be postponed to another meetmg. HEAVIER TRAFFIC ON THE FERRIES 44,572 passengers used the municipal ferries last month. This is an excess of 1823 over January 1926: 2,061 passengers were carried last Sunday, 350 of whom were hikers bound for Hollyburn Ridge. An interest- 'ng fact is brought out in a study of the figures of the Sunday travel. Of the total number of passengers 916 were inward bound from Vancouver, whilst 1145 travelled from this side to Vancouver, thus showing that well over 200 either stayed here all night or entered the district by means other than the ferry. This heavy traffic resulting from the first warm Sunday of the year gives an idea of the big increase we can reasonably ex- pect from now on. It looks much as though our iieet of feiiry boats will be fully occupied in handl- ing the summer trade. Trafilc 192.1-1927 1923 .... 30,077 passengers 1924 .... 31 94o 1925 .... 3G,GGG 192G .... 42,479 1927 .... 44,572 Approximately 900,000 pas- sengers were carried by niunici- pal conveyances during the year, the ferries transporting nearly 700.000 people. Traflic on the ferries wss heaviest in July. when 77,628 puss&ngers passed through Lions'ute. Treasurer's Report Shows Much Progress DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY The Council have requested us to draw attention to the de- struction of property, both public and private, about which many complaints have reached them. It appears that the fire "call" box located at Irwin Park has been badly damaged on several occasions, jeopardising the service and causing much unnecessary lexpense and trouble. Street signs in practically every part of the municipality have been uprooted anil broken. The Board of Trade at their last meeting took up this matter specifically with the intention of bringing it urgently to the notice of the police, but evidently the council is cngnisant of this condition. The youth of the district is blamed for this &le- struction, and instructions have been given the police depart- ment to keep a watchful eye for the perpetrators and to prose- cute to the full extent of the law any caught. Allowance has to be made at all times for the exuberance of the youthful spirit, aml especially is this so in IVest Van- couver,where means of recreation and amusenient are so scarce. One can overlook a certain amount of youthful frivol- ity and horseplay, but, when it comes to such senseless activity es destiuction of prope«y, it is time a halt was called. The NEIVS does not think that this clamage is caused ivantonly, rather it is u matter of lack of thought and perhaps a remi&uler by the parents of the chikli&cn will be suflicient to make the youth realise the necessity of preserving rather than destroy- ing pubhc or private property. The Boys'hoir, uiuler Pro- fessor James Morgan, will meet for practice on Saturday, 5th February, at 10.00 a. m., in the Hollyburn School. All boys ure requested to be present. Statistics compiled in the municipality show un increase in population in 1926 of approxi- mutely 28 per cent. The iigure is bused on the school enrullment for the year. The Financial Statement for 1926 of the ifiIunicipality con- tains a number of interesting figures, and authentically re- veals the progress that has been made by West Vancouver dur- ing the past year One outstanding fact noticed in looking over the Municipal statistics at the end of the statement is the increase in the population from 6250 in December 1925 to 8000 at the end of December 1926 (an increase of almost 30 per.cent.). The treasurer in his report states that these figures are fairly ac- curate, being based on the known school enrollment, which at the date of the statement stood at 790 as compared with 671 at the end of 1925. The area of the Municipality is shown as 32square miles, the length of the shore line being 16 miles. It is a "far flung" area and one can readily understand some of the troubles that beset our council when they are considering roads, transporta- , ', tion, water and other developments. But it also shows that we have plenty of room to grow, and that there should be no ne- cessity for overcrowding. The excess of the municipality's assets over its liabilities is $663,080.48, an increase during the year of $128,410.50, due chiefly to the conversion of gravelled roads into hard surfaced roads, the construction of new roads, and appreciation in value of municipally owned lands. This is probably the reason why the last issue of bonds sold this year realised 98.45 as against 98.25, for similar bonds sold a year ago. The bonds invested for the sinking fund amount to $252,- 339.27. In this connection it will be noted with satisfaction that $181,400 of this total are West Vancouver debentures, the remaining being all bonds bearing the guarantee of the Dom- inion Government or the Provinces of Manitoba or British Col- umbia. The general mill rate has been reduced from 18.77 to 5.26, but the total mill rate remains the same, while the tax levy shows an increase of $4,500 approximatelv. The currant taxes collected have amounted to 88.66 of the entire levy. 'Ibis is higher by 7 per cent than the percentage of last year, which was a record up to that time, and shows very clearly that the the people of West Vancouver are generally prosperous and able to meet their liabilities without difficulty. 150 New water connections were installed during the year against 95 for the previous year, and the number of building permits is shown as 258 for the year as compared with 210 dur- ing the previous year Probably, however, the most remarkable feature of the statement is the increase in the value of building permits from $183,930 for 1925 to $439.048 during the year 192G, or con- siderably more than double. This, taken in conjunction with the increase in the number of permits reveals in no uncertain manner the phenominal growth that has taken place during the past year, a growth which, we believe, will be greatly out- distanced during the present year. The future of West Vancouver is distinctly bright, but it is a future that holds much hard work on the part of our coun- cils. On them particularly depends the success of the district. We should all remember that our co-operation will lighten the task and will produce better results.