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001C9646 A Wee.z y '.8'ews vaoei $ 1.00 per year. Circulagislgi u the District of West Vancouver-Ambleade, Holi@bur», Weston, Dunckrave Cypresr, Park, Caulfei ld, Whytecliff, L'tc. ; Vol. III EIGHT PAGES HOLL I BURN P.O. ~ WEST VANCOU VER, B.C., FRI DAA', DECEj%1BER 7th, 1928 No. 36 Council Notes APPLETON COURT IN IVEST VANCOUVER One of the llost Up-to-date Residential Blocks in Canada. John Nylaud Heads Horticultural Assn. lV. E. Davis wrote regarding - a street light at 22nd and Kings, , also as to the bad condition of the road on King's Ave, He was advised that both matters were already in hand. The council received an invi- tation from the Fire Inspector ( to attend s meeting of the North : Shove watershed Forest Protec- tion Committee to be held next I ~londay at 10.30 a.m. at the office of the District Forester,'n the Court House. The object of the meeting was to review forest protection matters on the ~ North Shore during the past sea- Iif son. Councillor Fiddes is at- tending the meeting as the coun- cil's representative. The superintendent of lands in Victoria wrote that the atten- tion of the department had been glrawn to the fact that Jos. Rog- rs 8: Sons i» constructing a re- taining wall in front of their . property at Horseshoe Bay were encroaching on the foreshore, and that petitions had been pre- s fjseutcd objecting against such 'ction. He asked to be advised f if this hsd been brought to thecouncil's notice, and whether it met ivith their approval. The council replied that they had re- ceived no notification in regard "~ to the matter, but that the mun- icipal engineer had been instruct- ed to investigate and report, when their decision would be for- warded to him. The clerk was instructed to ob- tain the solicitor's opinion on the If cancellation of the 25th Street wharf bath house lease issued to ~ Miss Christison for one year on 5th July, 1928, which lease the lessee was reported to have a- bandoned. I The council requested the B. C. Electric Railway Co. that one of'he new fourteen lights to be in- / stalled, namely that at 12th and ~ Marine Drive, be not put in at present, A donation of $25 was made to the B. P. O. E. of the North Shove Christmas Cheer Fund. lV. J. Irwin wrote re the put- , ting in of a drainage ditch on ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Block 2, Eff~ D. L. 783. The matter was referred to the in- coming council. NO i~lERCHANTABI E TDII)ER CUT AT SKI CABIl' . J. Vevne wrote the council that in regard to their complaint t timber had been cut down afou»d the ski camp without the ~,, written permission of the engin- eer, no merchantable timber had'een cut at all, and that any -~ cutting of timber had been done only after the verbal consent of . the municipal engineer had been i" obtained, on which occasion the'riter had had a witness with ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , him. Nothing whatever had I'een done which had depreciated the value of the timber and scen- ~ evy, on the contrary the improve- ments made had added rather to ,", the value of the property. A copy of the letter was ordered . serit to the municipal engineer. A meeting of the new direct- «s of the 8 est Vancoui er Hort- icultural Association was held last Tuesday. At this meetint; the members elected John Ny- land as president for the coming year. Other officers are as fol- lows: Vice-president, ~lrs. G. El- gar; secretary, ~lrs. E. A. Ford; treasurer, F. Hadwin. The new officers are laying plans for a very busy year and it is hoped to greatly augment the membership. The residents of IVest Vancouver are invited to join the Association. The fee is only $ 1.00 a year. COPSE RVATI V ES ARRANGING FOR DA~CE AND SOCIAI. Preparations are going on a pace for the dance and social evening to be given by the )Vest Vancouver Conservative Associ- ation next Friday evening in the Hollyburn Pavilion. Dancing will take place from 9 p.m. to 1 a. m. A first class orchestra has been engaged and refreshments will be served. Short addresses will be made by General A. D. McRae, ~I.P., General J. A. Clark 3I.P., and Captain George Black, i~I.F., whv arith their wives will attend the dance. There will also be an address by one of the provincial cabinet ministers who will come to 4Vest Vancouver es- pecially for that purpose. Invitation cards have already been sent to the members of the Conservative Association here, as well as to other supporters of the party known to the execu- tive. There are, however, a large number of Conservatives and their families in IVest Van- couver who are not members of the Association, and any such can obtain invitation cards bv phoning the president, kV. B. Small, or the secretary, Captain Lovegrove. The invitation cards can also be obtained at Colonel K. EV. Savory's office, 31arine Drive at Ambleside, or at the office of Troughton and Barrow, Dundarave. 4Vhile there is no charge for admission, it should be remembered that admittance to the pavilion will be by invita- tion card only. ff sf 1 i~.: IQ i . Choral Society Concert to bc Held Next Tuesday connected with this kind of work can have any idea of the amount of time alone it takes to prepare it. bliss DIclntyve was ivovking all summer to get the orchestra score of the work alone read.'or the orchestra to practise. This has been a big piece of work in itself, then the many practises before they are ready to work with the choir. Such musicians as iAIrs. Hodge, Mrs. Snelgrove, Mr. Nick EVil- liamson, Mr. James McIntyre and 3Iv. Alan i41cIntyve have been giving the orchestra the most splendid support. Mrs. Colin i41acLean and Mr. Aubrey Clarke have been select- ed as the soloists for the first Choral concert. Mr. A. J. Addy is singing the solos in the Stabat i~Iater and there is also a quartette compos- ed of 31rs. 3lacLean, iAIiss Joan Durbin, i~lv. Clarke and i~Iv. Johnson. It is planned also to have Carol singing by choral and audience. The AVest Vancouver Choral Society is working hard to make the coming concert next Tues- day a memorable one in )Vest Vancouver. The orchestra under Miss Mc- Intyre are doing particularly fine work. This group who are com- posed partly of the younger play- ers are being splendidly assisted by a number of ouv best instru. mentalists who are very gener- ously giving of their time and talents to make this an historic occasion in musical circles. Np one except those immediately ~ The following is the program: 0, Canada ..... Tra- ditional Christmas Carol--"GOOD KING IVENCELAS"...... I Choir and Audience Quartettc- "SOFTLY FALLS THE SHADES OF EVENING" Hatton (Modern) ! AIrs. C. IlcLean, Miss J. Durbin illr. J. Johnson. s4!r. Aubrey Clarke Chorus--"THE HEAVENS ARE TELLING"..........Hayden Soloists--Mrs. Howieson (1732-1809) i~lr. J. Flett, Mr. J. H. Smith Accompanist--Miss shlargaret Mclntyre. Conductor--Mr. James i~l. Morgan. Christmas Carol--"0 COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL" (Adeste fideles) Traditional Choir and Orchestra Verdi's Sacred and Sublime IVork 'STABAT iIATEIt" Verdi Soloist, Mr. A. J. Addy (1814-18-15) Solo--"DE PROFUNDIS" ............................ Vernon Evile illr. Aubrey Clarke ( llodern) Christmas Carol--"TH E Fl RST NOIV EL L"..... Traditional Choir and Audience Orchestral Selection--"EVENING PRAYER" from Han- sel and Gratel..................Humperdinck (i~iodern) Solo--"OH, TRUSTING H EART........... Bach (1685-1750) Mrs. Colin WicLean Ol'I'OSED TO LARGER COUNCI!'he audience are respectfully requested to co-operate with the ushers ivho have been instructed not to permit any late comers to take their sents during the performance of this avork. The council after consulting ivith the solicitor passed a reso- lution that in the interests of economy it would not now be ad- visable to increase the number of councillors to be elected, this in connection with a resolution of the Ratepayer 'ssociation ask- ing that the number of council- lors be increased to six or more members exclusive of the reeve. Councillors Fiddes and Jackman dissented from the motion. Previously an amendment was lost providing for the prepara- tion of a by-law calling for a plebiscite on the matter of in- creasing the number of council- lors to six. Councillors Jackman and Fiddes voted for the amend- ment, and against it were Coun- cillor» 1Vatt and Blair, when the reeve declared the amendment lost. DEI.EGATION iVAITS ON EX-REEVE GISBY A delegation waited on S. Gisby on wednesday night ask- ing him to allow his name to go before the electorate for the office of reeve next January. Ilr. Gisby stated he would consider the proposal, and, we understand will give his answer tomorrow. J. B. LEYLAND IVILL BE CANDIDATE FOR REEVENomination Day 14th, Election Day 19th Ex-Councillor, and present School Trustee J. B. Leyland was visited by a delegation of his friends on ThuMay of last week who urged him to stand as a can- didate for the reeveship of the municipality at the election tn he held here on Saturday, Janu- ary 19th. Mr. l.eyland acceded to the request. At the council meeting on i~Ionday iiight it was decided that the nominations of can- didates for the municipal elec- tion be held at the municipal hall on DIonday, 14th January, 1929, from 12 noon to 2 p. m. and that James Ollason be appointed re- turning officev. The poll, if vc~ quired, will be opened at the neiv Ambleside Hall on Saturday, 19th January, 1929, from 8 a. m. to 8 p.m. and If. V. Bell be «ppointed deputy vetuvnirig of- ficerv. The Board of School Trustees of the City of Vancouver sent the Council an invitation to at- tend the opening of the Renfrew School this evening. The coun- cil replied that as many of them as possible would attend. The secretary of the Fisher- man's Cove Improvement Assoc- iation was advise in reply to his letter of inquiry that the use of the float theve would be continu- ~(l. Appleton Court, one of the finest and most up-to-date residential blocks in Greater Van- couver, and which is situated at the corner of 17th and Fulton, )Vest Vancouver, has just had installed in each suite a radio for the convenience and pleasure of the tenants. This is a ser- vice given in very few apartment blocks anywhere in Canada. Appleton Court is a red seal build- ing, having all electrical fittings and appliances.