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001C954C A Wee& y '.~ewsvaoei. $ 1.00 per year. Newsstands 6c per Copy Circufatingin tfie District of H~est Vancouver-Ambfesicle, Hoffyburn, Weston, Dunclarave Cypress Par/i, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. Vol. III TEN PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, JUNE 15th, 1928 No. 11 Road Work is Needed FI ORAL FESTIVAL HELD SATURDAY NEXT iVEEK The Building By-Law is Not Popular Last Tuesday night, Amble- side Hall was filled with a very expectant audience to meet and listen to Hon. Ian Mackenzie, provincial secretary and Liberal candidate for the North Shore. To the great disappointment of the latecomers, Mr. Mackenzie took the platform without the usual preliminary speeches, and gave a stirring speech explana- tory of the aims and achieve- ments of the Liberal govern- ment. He spoke specifically of the P.G.E. Railway, and said: "Speaking with the authority of my leader, I am here to tell you that if, through any unfore- seen circumstances, negotiations for the sale of the road should not be concluded, then after a reasonable lapse of time--not more than a few months--tend- ers will be called for the com- pletion of the road from North Vancouver to Prince George." "But I will go further than that," saId Mr. Mackenzie, "I give you this pledge tonight--,if, for any reason negotiations for the sale of the road should not mature and if, after a reasonable lapse of time the government should fail to complete the road, I shall no longer be a member of the government." Thule statements were receiv- ed with great applause from the audience. ATr. Mackenzie made a very favorable impression on this his initial meeting in EVest Vancou- ver. It was noted and remarked upon many times the many well- known Conservatives who at- tended the meeting. After the candidate's speech the evening was given up to dancing and social matters, 5Ir. Mackenzie becoming personally acquainted with the people pres- ent. POLLING STATIONS At the provincial elections on July 18th, there will be polling stations at the follwing points: Hollyburn, Weston, Dundarave, Altamont and EVest Bay. Last election these districts were cov- ered by only two polling stations. Trades License By-law No. 392 received its three readings at a special meeting of the coun- cil on Monday night. The fifth annual floral festival orgaiiisnl by the IVest Vancou- ver Agricultural and Horticultur- al As~iation will be held on Saturday of next week--June 23rd--in Dundarave Hall. Catalogues are now ready and a supply is being distributed a- mongst the different business places Anyone wishing information about the show should communi- cate with the Secretary, AIrs. E. A. Ford, West 446L, who will be in attendance at Dundarave Hall on Friday next, June 22nd. at 8 p. m. to receive entries. A very large prize list has been made up and a special section is heing devoted to the interests of Boys and Girls. The needlework and woodwork stands the same as last year, as does the flower section. The drawing competi- tions are as follows: "The best three poppies, done in colors;" Boys and Girls under 13.. "The Hest Rose and Foliage done in colors," Boys and Girls 13 to 16 years. SCHOOL BOARD SAVANTS INFORAIATION ABOUT NET PUPILS The Board of School Trustees wish to ascertain the number of new pupils to be expected for the opening of school in Septem- ber, They ask all parents hav- ing children to enrol to phone either the Secretary, H. B. Gar- land, EVest 620L, or the Chair- man of School Trustees, J. D. Elgar, )Vest 51L, giving the names of their children. It may be pointed out that all children must be of the full age of six years to be eligible for admit tance. The schools are well crowded now and this information is needed in advance so that pro- vision may be made for caring for new scholars. Charles Bateman and other IVest end residents wrote the council asking that the float be put in at Horseshoe Bay. The council advised them that they were awaiting the government's action in the Horseshe Bay land- ing matter, when the float now in use there may be available. T/P~ i At, TOTEM POLES, STANLEY PARK These are the first signs of a proposed Indian village which will be erected in Stanley Park, Vancouver, at some future date. --By courtesy B. C. Electric Railway Company The recent by-law to improve and put in shape our side roads only lost by 2 votes, and already regret is being voiced on all sides that those 2 votes were not forthcoming. As we have remarked before, it was not in any sense a representative vote, as only 360 went to the polls. The reason for this apathy --not usual in West Vancouver when by-laws are put before the electorate--may be difficult to explain, but from the wide- spread regret referred to above it would appear to be probable that those who failed to vote did so because they thought the by-law would go through easily in any case. To keep AiTarine Drive, our main arterial highway, in good shape must be of course, our first thought, but, now that has been at- tended to, we must give our attention to the various roads throughout the municipality which feed into it. Those already built have to be kept in shape, and new ones have to be built to keep pace with our rapidly growing population. As it works out in practice, theories as always being useless if not practical, we shall either have to pay by way of prin- cipal and interest on a bond issue, or through the general tax rate. The cost will be the same in any case, and that cost will have to be incurred because our residents are not going to continue to pay taxes on homes they cannot reach. In view of all the circumstances we think the council would be well advised and amply justified in putting the road by-law before the taxpayers again at an early date. STUDENTS'XH I BITION LIberal Candidate I, OF ll %NUAL TRAIPSINGn aa AddreSSeS Blg Meet1ng Toolght o't Inglesvood school the students of the manual train- Makes Good Impression ing class will hold an exhibition of their work. This class under the direction of Instructor Con- don is making splendid progress and the exhibit will prove inter- esting to visitors. An invitation is extended to all people in AVest Vancouver to attend this exhibi- tion. COLFIX PACIFIC LTD. A%'ARDED AIARIiVE DRIVE CONTRACT Geo. S. Hanes on Thursday night, the 7th inst., was present and submitted to the Council the following tabulation for the widening and paving of Marine Drive from iAIile 4 plus 1600 feet to Mile 11 plus 800 feet. 13-in. Class 1. Bitulithic and 5-in. Concrete Ellis Cotton Ltd...................$159,804.80 $ 173,582.00 Carter Halls Aldinger Co., Ltd.. 164,390.00 182,208.00 General Construction Co. Ltd.... 166,064.80 184,688.40 Columbia Bitulithic Ltd.. 166,209.90 181,843.30 Armstrong Morrison Pvg. Co. 184,97 9.50 Class 2 Ellis-Cotton Ltd. Asphalt Macadam Penetration....$ 136,454.00 Hillis-Cotton Ltd. Asphalt Concrete ........................... $160,802.00 General Const. Co. Ltd., "C. 8: D." Asphaltic Macadam pen.. Class 3 General Construction Co. "E. E: F." Cold emulsified asphalt macadam penetration . ...$ 136,345.60 $ 163,218.00 Class 4 Colfix Pacific Ltd. Cold emulsified asphalt macadam penetration ..................................$134,747.80 Binding medium for this class is emulsified asphalt. Proposal is to use 66"~ asphalt and 34",'ater @2i,'als. per square yard, requires Water .................... 60,146 gals. Asphalt .... 116,754 gals. 18-in. Bitulithic ..$ 143,421.60 $ 168830.00 Total ................. 176,900 gals. Value Nl 20c per gal., $35,380.00. In his accompanying letter enclosing tabulated statement of tenders Mr. Hanes wrote: "The tenders listed in Class 1 are in order. I therefore recommend that the tender of Ellis-Cotton Co. for $159,804.80 be accepted. The tenders under the other classes were sub- mitted at the request of the Council, but are not in order and are tlierefore useful for information only." The tender of Colfix Pacific Ltd. for $ 134,747.80 was ac- cepted by the Council subject to the approval of the Depart- ment of Public Works, Councillor Watt not voting. The harm that has been done and is still being done AVest Vancouver by the present Building By-law is the subject of a very timely letter appearing in this issue. THE NEAVS objected to the by-law when it was first mooted and fought against it consistently until it was passed by the council. The reasons why we opposed it have since been amply proved by the facts, and it has turned out to be exactly the kind of a boomerang we prophesied. It has been a nuisance to the council ever since, obliging them to make exceptions time and time again, against its unworkable clauses. It has been the direct cause of the loss of thousands of dollars to our merch- ants every year, and probably much of it is ultra vires in any case. It is the most unpopular by-law which was ever put on the books, and has been and rightly so the cause of more heartburning than any piece of legislation which has ever been enacted by any of our councils. It presupposes Vancou- ver as a great manufacturing city of one million, and West Vancouver a special reserve for the idle rich. This first pre- mise is wrong by at least 50 years, and there is no intention or desire on the part of our people that the second condition should ever obtain either now or at any time in the future. Point Grey, the premier residential district of Vancouver until our district began to come into its own, was built up by solid people of average means who form the backbone of any nation, and any progress we have made and shall make has and will be in the exact proportion in which we are able to attract such to become residents of our district. The by-law as at present constituted rather keeps out than attracts this class, and has been in addition the direct cause of driving great numbers of summer residents who formerly spent thousands of dollars here to other places with not half the natural advantages we have to offer and situated much farther away from the city than AVest Vancouver. It has been responsible for our losing a number of the light industries which would have re- duced our tax rate, and is doing incalculable harm to our district. Under such circumstances it should be repealed in toto, or so drastically altered that it ceases to be what it is, the most disastrous and foolish piece of legislation ever passed by any of our councils.