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001C94F2 A Wee e y '.4 ews sa aej- $ 1.00 per year. Circulapiegin the District of H~est Vancouver-- Amblesihe, Hollybuns, Weston, Dundarave Cypress Park, Caulfei k/, Whytecliff, Etc. Vol. III EIGHT PAGES HPLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, Af'RIL 13th, 1928 No. 2 Ratepayers'eeting The ratepayers'eeting on Tuesday night in Ambleside Hall was well attended, there be- ing also several IVhytecliK resi- dents who had come to hear the road by-law discussed. At the outset of the meeting J. B. Leyland stated that, in his opinion, it would be hardly pos- sible or fair to the council to discuss the road by-law. because at present the latter had not, so far as he kneiv,.come to any definite decision as regards its terms. C'ptain Nasmith said they were only there to express their opinion and to help formulate a programme for the improve- ment of Marine Drive. At the same time, he thought that side roads should be given some at- tention as well. George Fowler, an old resi- dent of IVhytecliff, declared that 5Iarine Drive was a disgrace to the district. He had recently met a number of Vancouver business men who had this year driven to Horseshoe Bay, and who had stated most emphatic- ally that they would never drive over the road again. Further than that, AVard 1 had been pay- ing taxes for years, for which they had received little or no benefit. They had never kicked against it, and were not kick- ing now, but they were of the opinion that novr they were en- titled to some consideration in the way of making Marine Drive a good, safe road on which to travel. "Give us a road to go home on," he said. Several of the Ratepayers'ssociationaddressed the meet- ing, stating that the association was not opposed to Marine Drive being put in shape from AVest Bay to AVhytecliff, but its mem- bers were opposed to more be- ing spent on such improvements than was necessary or which would cripple the borrowing powers of the municipality for other necessary improvements. K. A. Ray stated that he hoped some provision would be made to take care of Marine Drive between Capilano and 25th street. "If something is not done this year," he said, "to this part of the road, it is in such bad shape that it will have to be entirely rebuilt, which would be a heavy bill of expense to the municipality." The meeting finally passed a unanimous motion asking the council to advise the association of the details of their proposed scheme to improve Marine Drive as soon as they had arrived at a ~ definite decision in the matter. STOP SIGNS report divas submitted by the engineer to the council regarding stop signs for high- way intersections. The Dis- trict of North Vancouver recent- ly had paid. he reported, $ 11 each for Owl Stop Signs. He had written the Portland manufact- urers and would know the names of their Vancouver representa- tives in a few days. Twenty- three signs would be required between 13th and Radcliff Ave., which at the $ 11 rate would cost $253. J. T. lVA'I'T Local Manager for the B. C. Elec- tric Company which celebrates 31st anniversary. Councillor Watt is in charge of the Company's electric light and household appliance business in )Vest Vancouver. FREE ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ON INCREAS- ING CAPACITY OF STREETS, NEXT ilIONDAY UNDER HOARD OF TRADE An invitation is extended to all adults of )Vest Van- couver to attend the open meeting of the Board of Trade next Mnday night in the Ambleside Hall to hear a lecture on "INCREAS- ING THE CAPACITY OF STREETS" by Mr. John Craig Oliver, B.A.Sc. The lecture will b„ illus- trated with about 60 lant- ern slides specially made for the purpose.. This is a subject about which we all feel strongly, whether we walk or drive. Even apart from the sub- ject, however, the address is sure to be ivorth hear- ing, for Mr. Oliver is a clear and convincing speaker. His power of technical exposi- tion, which is quite unusu- al, will have full scope in the subject he has chosen. An invitation to attend the lecture has been sent the Reeve and Council and the adult public is cordially invited. B.C. Electric Co. Celebrates 31st Anniversary Thirty-one years old. This is the record of the B.C. Electric Railway Company, and it stands unique among that of public util- ity companies, for few of these have been in existejice for so long a period without some change in management or name. The history of the growth of the B.C. Electric is linked with the story of development in British Columbia. On April 15, 1897, the B.C. Electric Railway Company Lim- ited divas organized under the chairmanship of R. i~I. Horne- Payne of London, England, who still occupies that position. The services of gas, electricity and transportation were established in Vancouver prior to the form- ing of the B.C. Electric. but were beset on all sides by financial difYiculties. Gas service was commenc.d in Vancouver in 1886, while the Vancouver Elec- tric Lighting Company came into existence in 1887. The Van- couver Street Railway Company was organized in 1880, and in 1890 the Vancouver-IVestmin- ster tramway was started. In 1890 the Vancouver Elec- tric Light Company and then the Vancouver Street Railway Company ivere amalgamated in order to reduce management costs. After many financial troubles the company was taken over by the Consolidated Rail- way and Light Company on May 30, 1894, and the following year this firm purchased tl.e New EVestminster and Vancou- ver tram company. In Novem- ber, 1895, a London syndicat headed by Mr. R. i~I. Horn- Payne purchased the properties and assets of the Consolidated Railway and Light Compar y. AIr. Horne-Payne arrived in Van- couver in April, 1896, and new expansion schemes were out- lined. Before he could return to the old country the Point Ellice bridge at Victoria collapsed, and this resulted in the company having to go into the hands of a receiver. Seeing the future that lay be- fore Vancouver and British Co- (Continued on Page 2) Baseball Season Opens Saturday, May 5th. CONDITIONS AT GARBAGE + DUMP TO BE 1&411'ROVED The Senior Baseball season will open with a double-header at i~lahon I'ark, North Vancou- ver, on Saturday, 11ay 5th. The games will be between the Squamish Indians and Native Sons and the Elks and IVest Vancouver. The schedule has been drawn up for one month only, to see if the grounds at Am bleside I'ark are to be fixed up to en- able the home team's games to be played here. If this is not done it will be necessary for IVest Vancouver to play all their games in North Vancouver. The home games for the IVest Van. team are scheduled for Thursday, as was the case last year. The municipal engineer some iveeks ago put in a report to the council on the garbage dump, recommending that the follow- ing ivork be done to alleviate conditions there: 1. Old tins be collected which the high tides have scatter- ed over private property. 2. The grade ofqthe road be raised, and a screen be put on the culvert to prevent tins being carried by water on to private property. 3. The pile of scrap lumber be burnt where rats obtain shel- ter. This has now been included iii the bylaw. Two By-Laws to be Submitted to Electorate on Wednesday, April 25th At a subsequent meeting of the council it was decided to submit for the approval of the electorate bylaws covering No.'s 1 and 2 as above. One for llarine Drive reconstruction will be for $90,000, the other for an addition to the municipal hall for $ 12.000. The details of these bylaws are given on an- other page in this issue, and voting day will be on wednesday, 25th instant, in Ambleside Hall, the poll being open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Night School Exhibition H Well Attended On Thursday evening of last week the auditorium of the In- glesvood School was crowded with interested citizens who went to view the work accomp- lished by the students of the night sctiool. It was an inspir- ing exhibition and proved to the hilt the efTicacy and usefulness of these classes. The students and instructors acted as hostesses and hosts for the evening, the refreshments being, of course, in the special charge of the ladies. The work of three departments was shown. Dressmaking and sewing, of ivhich 11iss IVheel- ivright is the teacher; shorthand and typewriting. taught under the capable direction of i~lrs. 9'. Reid, and manual training (wood work, etc.), of ivhich J. E. Con- don its the instructor. The manual training exhibits, which naturally received the special at tention of visitors, were greatly admired. and many expressions of wonderment were heard as to the ability shown by the students. The exhibits of ilIrs. Reid's pupils were also re- markable, the perfection of which we could well appreciate. Some of these exhibits of type- ivriting and shorthand were al- most like copper-plate. Miss PARLIAiIENTARY AGENT REPORTS TO COUiNCIL A report was received by the council from the parliamentary agent of the Union of B. C. 4Iun- icipalities. The report was re- ferred to the municipal clerk to tabulate the resolutions of the U. B. C. M. against the corre- sponding enactments of the leg- islature. COUNCIL INVESTS SINKING FUND Victor Odium 8'o. of Van- couver overed to the council for sinking fund investment ~~2,000 IVest Vancouver 5 per cent. bonds due 1st July. 1962, at a price to yield 4.85. The off'er wa9 accepted. Local Liberals Meet Next Tuesday The regular monthly meeting of the IVest Vancouver Liberal Association will be )held next Tuesday night at 8 o'lock in Ambleside Hall. wheelwright's class of dress- making and sewing showed much to delight the heart of the ladies, and no doubt the numbers in this class will b" greatly increased next sewion. A special meeting of the council iias held last llednesday night for the purpose of discussing a proposed road bylaw. An invitation had been given the Ratepayers'ssociation to attend this meeting and to offer suggestions and to discuss the merits of the proposals. Several members of the ex- ecutive with the president, 4V. R. Hamilton, attended, and took part in the council's discussion. The proposals were an- alysed from every viewpoint. and as a result the members of the delegation expressed themselves as in favor of the road being surfaced from ~Vest Bay to SVhytecliff for a width of 24 feet, that width being one of the conditions laid down bp the government under which the latter were willing to con- tribute their share of the cost of construction. Reeve Vinson in addressing the members of the delegation outlined some of the pressing needs of the municipality, and mentioned five very essential necessities: 1. The improvement of the Marine Drive to make it safe for travel. 2. Better facilities at the hlunicipal Hall, with the addition of a vault for safeguarding the records and papers of the corporation. 3. A programme of general road re-conditioning to cover the whole of the district west and east. which would amount to about $55,000. 4. A new ferry costing around $75,000. 5. The nucleus of better fire fighting facilities by the con- struction of a new fire hall and equipment figured around $20,000. Two bylaws, one for i~Iarine Drive from AVest Bay to EVhytecliff,and the other for the municipal hall are being sub- mitted to the electorate right away. These are both pressing needs, and it would be a calamity indeed if either of them were turned dew. The r=-eve proposes at some time in the future to submit other bylaws covering the ferry and fire hall. Here again are two utilities which are generally recognized as being abso- lute necessities, and it is unfortunate that conditions are sue)i that these could not be submitted with the others.