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Resampled001B6E54 oil January 6, 1928. COUNCILLOR J. B. LEYLAND Transportation In more recent years West Vancouver has grown beyond most sanguine expectations, and with this growth arise pressing problems in providing public ut- ilities and improvements to keep pace with such rapid develop- ment. Not the least of these problems is the maintenance of an up-to-date and efficient sys- tem of transportation, which will afford speedy and direct conn'ection with the City of Van- couver, under conditions that are { ' reasonably safe and comfortable. Few will deny credit to past Councils for having earnestly 8triven year by year to improve the'ervice, thus making West Vancouver more attractive for permanent residents; The 1927 Council have endeavored to con- tinue'along lines of progress, and while mistakes have'oubtless been made, their efforts have borne fruit, and have apparent- ly met with general approval. Heavy expenditures have been made towards improvements, for which it was not to be expected that immediate financial returns could result; nevertheless, the opportunities for such improve- ments were surely ripe, and have already justified themselves. The half-hourly schedule was in- augurated on April 16th, and has given service in all weathers from 6 in the morning till mid- night. A splendid new bus has served the upper levels, with a schedule to meet the existing de- mends, and by.a route to cover PERSONALS L. Armstrong of the Covern- ment income tax staff at Kam- loops, has returned to his duties after spending a week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Arm- strong, 16th and Fulton. r Charles E. Burbridge returned to Quesnel on Monday morning after spending the Xmas holi- days with his family. The Brownie Pack will resume meetings on Wednesday after- noon, January 11th, at St. Steph- en's Parish Hall, at 4 p.m. The Miliatry Whist Drive ar- ranged by the Duncan Lawson Chapter for Saturday evening, January 7th, has been postpon- ed. r Complimenting Mrs. G. McClel- land, Mrs. Gardiner 15th Street, was at home at the tea hour on Thursday, 29th January. The Naomi Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold a dance on Thursday, Jan. 19th, in the Hollyburn Pavilion. r Charles Pearce has purchased/ the business block on Marine Drive at Ambleside from Mrs. Salter.: ~ ~ o William Napier, 13th and Ful- ton, a. well known resident of West Vancouver, who has been sick with pneumonia, has now recovered and is able to be about again. e t e r I- ~ l. e g le 1. ll I lip oi al 9- e; TI is sl as I .e el tr st ge present requirements. Residents from West Bay also received bus service from every boat. Im- provements have been made to wharves and waiting rooms, a shelter has been provided, buss- es are better cared for by the conversion of the Ambleside Hall into a garage, and the ferry square has been improved by the removal of the old Fire Hall. In 1926 the total ferry pass- engers numbered 693,000, com- pared with 780,000 in 1927, be- ing an increase of 87,000. Every month showed an increase over 1926, the highest increase being . 12,000 in December. Because of the growth of permanent popu- lation a much larger number of commutation tickets were sold, but a substantial reduction took place in the sale of cash fare tickets, doubtless owing mainly to the fact that weather condi- tions throughout the year have been exceedingly bad, deterring transients and holiday-makers from visiting the North Shore. Much still remains to be done A large number of hikers went up Hollyburn Ridge for the New Year holiday. The snow there is 10 to 12 feet deep, and both toboganning and skiing are good Mrs. Avery White, 21st and Bellevue, is sick and in the Van- couver General Hospital. o, o Tuesday, January 31st, is the last date for changes in the April issue of the B. C. Telephone Co.'s directory. John and Charles Blyth of Seattle, spent New Year's with their grandmother, Mrs. G. Blyth, 22nd and Jefferson o A Portland autoist had a nar- row escape on Sunday, when his auto skidded 8 feet on No. 12 bridge east of Caulfeild, and the front end crashed through the bridge railing. Luckily it stuck, and the weight of the rear part of the car kept it from falling into the stream which is 40 feet by way of improvement, but with the equipment on hand the best below. The frame of the autowas bent and the front end bad-efforts to render service have ly smashed up. The Marine Mot- ors'ervice car took charge of the wreck and towed it to their Monday, December 26th; A party was given in honor of the event, and many friemls of this popular couple gathered to of- fer felicitations to Mr. and Mrs. Draper, and to wish them many happy returns of the day. ~ as against only 350,000 the prev- ious year. been made. Councils sometimes take much credit unto themselves for Muni- cipal progress, but in the case of the Transportation Depart- ment, any success is primarily due to the,civility and efficiency of the bus and ferry crews and office staff, and also to the splen- did way. in which citizens hav'e . supported their own system. It .is only by such harmony and ~ Mr. and Mrs. Denmson, who good feeling, and by continued support that the seawice may not only be maintained but may also be improved. .'. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMV HAS BANNER YEAR Number of passengers carried by IVest Vancouver ferries dur- ing 1927 totalled 780,187 as a- MR AND 51RS. DRAPER ~ gainst 693,029 carried in 1926, . HOLD 42nd ANNIVERSARY state. officials. The increase of over 87,000 is the biggest yet on Mr. aml Mrs. W. G. Draper of record and reveals the rapid . Dundarave, celebrated the 42nd growth of the municipality. De- anniversary of their we&1&ling on camber figures show an increase of 11,941, the total being 69,986 ~ as against 48,045 for December 1926. Municipal buses carried about 450,000 passengers in 1927 . THE WEST VAN NEWS . When You'e Sick You do upi rau just euy phys- ician aud you should select the druggist io dispense iu the same way. Oua of our registered pbarmacieis bus bud 24 years'iappuxiugexpel!rude aud the other 'I years. We du uoi ibihk. we boast unduly when we suy we know pur profession. We have dispensed thousands of pre- scriptious in West Vancouver. Let us dispense yours. WEST VAN I'HARIIIACY Phone West 37. .Night Calls -- Emergency only--West 321. 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