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Resampled001B6D03 aa4 coa. I p A Weekly Newspaper Circulatiegin the District of West Vancouver-Ambleside, Holi@burn, Weston, Duttdarave Caulfet1d, WhyteCliff, CyPreSS Park, EtC. Newsstands 5c pei copy Vol. II EIGHT PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, APRIL 29th, 1927 No. 4 '&op ,TD. I i tp&i& l,td. 6266 55 p65pp p550 ,S f 15(l Another Reflection on "Provinces" Veracity "SOME BRIDGE COMPARISONS" TAX SALE LISTS BEING PREPARED The council are having the lands on the new tax sale list ~ced and a committee meeting . was held for this pu&~ose on Wednesday evening. G. Hay and D. Morgan were requested to at- tend this meeting in order that they might assist the committee. Tennis Club Owing to the rain the contrac- tors have been unable to make the progress in completing the courts at the West Vancouver Tennis Club as was expected. Two courts, however, are now ready for play, and it is hoped that by the end of this week the other two will also be completed. Permit for Auto Camp Refused The application of R. B. Anth ony to establish an auto camp on the Marine Drive near the westerly approach to the Capil- ano bridge was refused by the council at their meeting on Mon- day evening. Councillor Leyland gave notice of his intention to move at next council meeting that certain bus- inesses which he would specify should not be included under the general term of businesses in the zoning by-law an&1 that by- law be drafted providing all ap- plications for permits to engage in said businesses be left to the discression of the council. The heading of this article is taken, without apology, from The Province of the 26th. The devious vagations of the guid- ing intelligence of our estimable contemporary in this matter of a bridge at The First Narrows have always been a little dif- ficult for the onlooker to follow. However, the leading article in the issue of Tuesday last has somewhat cleared the air, and it is now possible for the onlooker to form some idea of where The Province stands on the question. The Province is,quite patently, opposed to any bridge whatever. Of course it-is not put quite so plainly as that, but reading behind the printed lines, the intention is evident. In brief, if we can not have the finest and most exppnsive bridge in the world, let us get along without any. The former is impossible and, therefore, there will be no bridge. Q.E.D. In making a comparison between the bridge now under con- struction at Sydney, N.S.W., and that proposed for Vancouver, it is hardly fair to the intelligence of the people of Sydney to stop with the half-truths which The Province has seen fit to print. However, it may be that the whole truth would not serve the purpose which The Province has in mind. First, as to the length of span; the span of the bridge at Sydney is 1650 feet between hinges of the arch. The clear span, shore to shore, is about 1550 feet and the useable width for deep sea craft is something less than 1200 feet. Vertical clearance is 170 for a width of 600, 160 for a width of 1200, and 100 for a width of about 1400. The bridge proposed for Vancouver has a clear span, pier to pier, of 1400 feet and gives a vertical clearance of 192 feet for 200 width and a clearance'f 175 feet for the whole width of 1400. Secondly, as to traffic capacity. This is very naturally and properly a function of the traffic expected, which in turn depends on the tributary population. According te the latest returns available, the population within a radius of 18 miles of the Sydney bridge is not far short of three quarters of a million which is almost equally divided between the territory north and south of the bridge. Moreover, and this is important in the comparison, the bridge is almost central on the coastal strip of New South Wales which contains 85% of the total popula- tion of the State, or something like 1,500,000 people. We as- sume that the situation justifies the cost of a bridge to provide six lanes of road traffic, two ten-foot walks, two street cars lines, and two rapid transit tracks to be provided later when needed. What is the situation here? We have a tributary popu- lation of about 300,000, maybe, and practically no hinterland on the north which can sustain any great population. Very careful and exhaustive analysis has shown that a bridge with a twenty four foot roadbed, i.e., a two-and-a-half lane bridge; will be entirely adequate for a population very much greaterthan is probable within the amortization period of the bridge. Moreover, a type of bridge has been chosen which makes en- largement to any capacity desired a simple matter when the need arises. Twenty years hence, or sooner should the neces- sity be apparent, the capacity can be doubled by an expenditure no greater than the original cost of the bridge as now contem- plated. Meanwhile, the public is not paying interest, sinking fund and maintenance cost on something which it does not need. It is probably an oversight that The Province stoppedwith the Sydney bridge. It might have made more impressive comparison had it chosen the proposed Hudson River bridgewith its span of 3800 feet, six railway tracks and eight lanesof road traffic at a cost probably in excess of $50,000,000.00.If The Province really does want the most expensive bridge in creation, it might be advised to guess again. Call it $ 100,000,-000.00, otherwise it may wake up some fine morning to findthat some fellow has beaten it. By all means let us have a Packard, even though our finances can barely run to a fliver. Canadian Legion Holds Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the West Vancouver branch of the Canadian Legion was held on Friday at 8 p. m., in the Leg- ion's rooms in the ferry building. Comrade Ware, vice-president, occupied the chair in the absence of the president, Comrade Turn- er, owing to sickness. A committee consisting of Comrades Lawson, Mabon, and Lovegrove was appointed to ar- range if possible, for a lecture to be given next month in West Vancouver by Capt. F. G. For- ester, official lecturer, Canadian National Parks branch„Depart- ment of the Interior. Captain Forester will be in the province at that time, and has slides with him for illustrating his lecture. At the request of the Duncan Lawson Chapter, I.O.D.E., it was resolved that in future the money realized from the sale of poppies by the chapter will be placed in a separate fund to be known as "The Poppy Day Re- lief Fund." This fund will be administered by a committee ap- pointed by the branch and two members of the chapter. This arrangement is the same as that which obtains in Vancouver with the Legion and the I.O.D.E. as regards money realised from the sale of poppies. The applications of H. C. Os- borne and J. Roberts for mem- bership were accepted. SWIMMING TANK TO BE PLACED AT DUNDARAVE PIER The Dundarave Regatta Com- mittee have been granted per- mission by the Council to use Dundarave Pier for life saving exhibitions early in July. The swimming tank, which is at pres- ent at Eagle Harbor, is to be brought round to the pier for the use of bathers. The coun- cil are also having a life belt with line and box placed on the pier. DE PONTIBUS The interests who are appearing in opposition to the project to bridge the First Narrows can not be accused of allowing the project to be put over without protest, if talk and propaganda can be used to defeat it. The opposition ostensibly comes from those who are primarily interested in shipping and the ocean borne traffic of the port of Vancouver; but there is rather more than a suspicion that the real driving power behind it has other interests which will not be favorably influenced by the development of the North Shore for residential purposes. Al- most any dog can be used to tree a coon, but the coon seldom knows who owns the dog. The pamphlet issued by the Vancouver Merchants'x- change and the Shipping Federation of British Columbia is a fair average sample of the sort of thing with which we may expect to be inflicted in the next few weeks while the project is in the posrmative stage. This pamphlet is gotten up in the form of a communication addressed to the Minister of 51arine and Fisheries and the Minister of Public 1Vorks at Ottawa, but it is evidently priinarily intended for local consumption, else why burden the letter with eclectric and garbled extracts from the evidence when the Ministers to whom it is supposd to be addressed have the whole of the evidence before them. And why is the pamphlet broadcast several days before the Minist- ers could possibly have received it, in the form in which it is now printed? On the surface, the pamphlet appears to be a plea that the Ministers should very carefully do their duty and consider the report of the Board of Engineers appointed by the Minister of Public Works which recommended that a channel 1400 feet wide was sufficient for the needs of the port; and that, having considered it, the Ministers should reject the recommendation and be guided by the opinions of those who, presumably, know more about the real needs of the port than any board of Civil Engineers could possibly know, even after hearing those needs very forceably expressed by the very people who, presumably, know most about them. It would, no doubt, be an excellent thing if the Narrows could be widened to 1800 feet (or half a mile or three quarters of a mile); but what would it cost, and who is to pay the bill?If it were done, it would be for the immediate benefit of the shipping and, of course, that benefit would be at once passed on, by the shipping, to those who pay the bill in the end. That is, the two or three millions which the work might cost would be immediately reflected in a reduction of ocean freights? If it would not be so reflected, why should the public pay forit? Why not let the shipping do the work? It is a fair ques- tion to ask the opposition; suppose that, at the request of the shipping and for the benefit of the shipping, the bridge pro- ject is defeated, by how much and how soon will the annual ocean freight bill be reduced; and if, on the contrary, and as we on the North Shore hope, the bridge is built, by how much and ' how soon will the ocean freight bill be increased? That is the real question in connection with this bridge matter and the opposition should be nicely primed with the answer if they are sincere in their statements of the horrible things which are to happen to Vancouver on the day construction of the bridge is begun. The above article is from the pen of one of IVest Van- couver's best known citizens. The construction of the Lions'atebridge is a subject of vital interest to everyone in the dis- trict and we welcome at all times articles and letters dealing with this matter. MOTION RE RABBITRY RESCINDED A largely signed petition was placed before the council by a delegation of some forty resid- ents protesting against the es- tablishment of a rabbitry by C. N. Barton on the Marine Drive between 15th and 16th Streets. The council rescinded their for- mer motion as regards this ent- erprise and are requesting Mr. Barton to appear before them, notice being given him to cease development on the property in the meantime. The $60,000 by-law for the supply of water for the Whyte- cliff District &vas voted on last Saturday and carried by a vote of 50 to 21. A three-fiifts vote being necessary for its adoption. The vote &vas taken at Whyte- cliff School. The Water system will be in- stalled under the local improve- ment system and &vill be paid by the addition of 11 mills to the tax rate in the area affected. Tenders will be called at once and it is expected that work on the installation will commence &vithin the next two weeks, and it is hoped that it will be possible for the residents to enjoy the increased supply this summer. Considerable demand for upper level lots is reported by the local real estate men. Evidently new residents are beginning to re- alize the beauty of the upper reaches, and the convenience of- fered in those districts by the new bus zen ice. The casual auto tourist frequently drives down to the beaches from Mar- ine Drive, but very rarely turns up the roads leading north&vards. It would help to introduce our upper levels to the stranger if signs were placed on Marine Drive informing him of the wonderful scenery and views to be found there. RATEPAYERS HOLD MEETING N EXT TUESDA Y The Ratepavers'ssociation will hold their regular monthly meeting in the New Ambleside Hall next Tuesday, May 3rd, at 8 p.m. The business for the evening will be a discussion on the proposal of the council to purchase certain &vaterfront property east of Ambleside wharf, also a discussion on Sys- tems of municipal voting. All r»ident ratepayers are cordially invited to attend this meeting. Signs Directing Whytecliff Water Autoists to Upper By-Law Carried Levels Needed By 18 to 61