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001C972D A Wee& y .'8'ewsvaoei $ 1.00 per year. g~~~~~/~rj gag j y g/gg Djy/ri cg of West Vancouver--A mbleside, Hollyburn, Weston, Dundarave Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. Np~zs&pds 5, ppp Qppy --- ~vol. rv EIGHT PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIPA-Y, APRIL 19th, 1929 No. 3 Oddt'ellows'eeting All resident Oddfellows and others interested in the forma- tion of an I.O.O.F. Lodge in West Vancouver are invited to attend a meeting to be held in the Ambleside Hall next Tues- day, April 23rd, at 8 p. m. It is ho~d at this meeting to complete organisation with a view to getting a charter. Short addresses will be given by Bro. A. E. Harron, P.G.i~l., Bro. Roy A. Perry, P.G.M., and others. i4lembers of the Order desir- ing any information are request- ed to phone lV. G. Caslor, IVest 154L or D. S. Heaslip, IVest 170R BRO. J. G. AlcLAREN, D.D.G.EI. BRO. J. T. SICDONALD, G.M. The Christian Science Society West Vancouver, announces a free lecture on Christian Science by Arthur I'. DeCamp, C.S.H., Ft. Louis, blissouri, member of the Hoard of Lectureship of The i1Iother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, hlass., in Hollyburn Theatre next Sunday, the 21st inst., at 3 p.m. The public is cordially invited to attend. Doors will he open at 2 p. m. FLYING SEASON STARTS The coming of spring to Van- couver was celebrated yesterday by officers and men of the Jeri- cho Beach Air Station of the R. C. A. F., who took the air in six new machines. Next Friday 26th April the North Shore Canadian Club will meet at the Palace Hotel, North Vancouver. After dinner there will be an illustrated lecture on "Mountain Reservoirs" by AV. H. Powell, chief engineer for the Greater Vancouver Water Board. The illustraticns, which are par- ticularly good, will be projected on the serene by J. Porter. In view of the special interest which is being taken in the sup- ply of water for West Vancouver this lecture will be particularly timely and interesting. Should airy of our residents wish to at- tend, even though they are not members of the Canadian Club, they will be welcomed, but they should first get in touch with Principal Patterson Egest 629R CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ILLUSTRATED LECTURE LECTURE IN lVEST VAN- ON iWIOUNTAIN RESERVOIRS COUVER NEXT SUNDAY e VOTE FOR THE BY-LAWS Next Wednesday at Ambleside Hall the electorate of Weet Vancouver will be called upon to vote on by-laws No.'s 408 and-410 for the improvement of the water system and by-law No. 409 for the reconstruction and improvement of sideroads, It is necessary that by-law No. 410 be passed in order to bring West Vancouver into the Greater Vancouver Water Dis- trict. There is no money involved and everyone is satisfied that this step is necessary if we are to get an adequate water supply. There will be little point, ho~ever, in joining the Greater Vancouver Water District if we do not at the same time put ourselves in a position to take advantage of it by building new and larger mains to convey the water from the Capilano and from Cypress Creek. This is what is pro- vided for under by-law No. 408, which calls for an expenditure of $ 160,000 for this work. An adequate water supply is an absolute necessity, if a district expects to make any substantial progress, and the present inadequacy of the water supply in West Vancouver is admitted on all sides. It will cost money to remedy this serious drawback to our continued gro~Ch but it must be remembered that we cannot grow without it. Much the same might be said about by-law No. 409 for $50,000 for the reconstruction and improvement of our side- (Continued on Page 2) .l. O Opinions BY-: A-,WS B~'O.-'.I':.& O.N'j':.l3:~'.:SDAY of 1llernbers of the Council Reeve Vinson Councillor Blair ~ Councillor Fiddes Councillor Jackman Councillor Morgan g „, voters ha~~ a d-"-r»o'o make on wednesday, April 24th, which will mean more to the prosperity of our district than most of us perhaps realize. EVe shall, on that day, have an opportunity to cast our votes for or against three different By- laws; these are: 1. The waterworks Construc- tion. 2. The Joining of the Greater Vancouver Water District. 3. The Road Construction. I cannot press too strongly for the passing of these By-laws for the following reasons: The electorate carried the plebiscite on the amalgamation of our water systems by a ma- jority of over ten to one. By this wise decision we were en- abled to form a nucleus of a water system to connect up with the Greater Vancouver AVater Hoard at its main at the Capil- ano which would give us a supply to take care of the needs of the entire district for all time. In no other way but by connecting up a large main with the Capil- .ano would it be possible to serve ~ l certain areas such as the district~~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ between Caulfeild and AVest Bay, encl to relieve the shortage which -has heretofore existed on the higher levels. It is for this de- velopment that the By-law now before us is intended. We have now an opportunity to establish a public utility of the highest class which within a compara- tively short period should rank in its own degree with the larger City system as a valuable reve- nue producec instead of a reve- nue consumer. It is this desir- able condition which your vote for the joining of the IVater Hoard By-law will do much to bring about, because by passing that By-law we are assured of an adequate supply of water on the same low terms as those grant- «d by the Board to the City of Vancouver. (Continued on Page 8) Regnrdin„-- '.hc money Op~laws, I trust both will carry with big majorities on the 24th next, first because it will show to the rest of Greater Vancouver that 4%est Vancouver is composed of progressive citizens and second- ly it will prove that the district is keeping abreast of the times. The By-lav"s are both absolute- ly necessary: In regard to the roads to receive attention, these have been laid over from 1927 Council, and the By-law for these would have passed last year if three more tax-payers had made it their business'o vote for them; it is, therefore, very ap- parent we are not rushing the road programme beyond what is reasonable and in the best inter- ests of the lllunicipality. All the roads to be paved are graded and are in all cases ex- tensions to or connecting links to existing pavements, and will be a marked improvement to our present sideroad system. A marked up-to-date map showing said proposed improvements will be on view at the Municipal Hall for all those interested. The passing of the road By- law will relieve the Board of IVorks to a great extent; and it will be our aim to cut down the estimate for this year to about half of last year's expenditure. I am heartily in favor of the water By-law, as being linked up to the Greater Vancouver Water Boarcl, our costs for water will be lower, besides we are as- sured of an adequate supply, n ithout which IVest Vancouver gardens can never be kept beau- tiful; it is therefore in the int- erests of progress that perman- ent water mains be installed without any further delay. Your. Council will appreciate every voter's support in passing both By-laws and I have no hes- itation in stating that you will have no regrets by assisting your Council at this time. There are three I'y-laN'~ tv be placed before the electorate on Wednesday, 24th. (1) A Road By-law for $50,- 000 which covers the opening and also the surfacing of a num- ber of roads throughout the Municipality. (2) A By-law for $ 160,000 for improvement to our EVater Sys- tem. (3) A By-law to secure the assent of the taxpayers in order that the Municipality may join. up with the AIetropolitan EVa'er Board. Once we become mem- bers of the Board, we get our water at th same rate as tlie City of Vancouver. To ilustrate the advantage to be derived, we paid the Board $2,000 for water last year, but, if we had been a member muriicipality we would have paid only $ 1,000 for the same quantity of water. As Chairman of the EVater Committee, I am taking this op- portunity to deal chiefly with th~ by-law submitted for the im- provement of our water supply. The necessity for a better water supply has been known to most of us for some considerable time but it is only recently that the Council has been in a position to consider a by-law owing to the fact that an amendment to our existing water act had to be placed befor~ the legislature in Victoria. This by-laiv for $ 160,- 000 is chargeable over the entire municipality along with all Cap- ital expenditures made in the Water Systems already in fon:e. The shortage of water during the summer months in the area between Capilano and say 30th Street would be overcome under the proposal by a 14-inch main to be laid along Keith Road to link up with the distribution pipes at all existing Streets. This main would be capable of carry- ir.g 2,000,000 gallons per day and allowing an average of 100 gal- (Continued on Page 8) Nmi week the & @ters oi our municipality are being called on by Council to render their re- spective decisions on three separ- ate by-laws. These by-laws--at least two of them, viz., "408" and "409" -- are the result of protracted discussions involving many sessions and mature delib- eration. By-law "410" is the necessary corollary giving legal effect to the Plebiscite (passed v ith such an overwhelming ma- jority at the municipal election in January last) endorsing amal- gamation of our several water systems within the municipality and a mandate to apply for mem- bership in the Greater Vancou- ver Water District. The immediate effect of the carrying of these water by-laws will mean that, there will be in perpetuity abundance of water for all the municipality at the constant price of the Greater Vancouver Area basic rate, which with the continual growth of that population means greater consumption, the logical infe.- ence from which means a down- ward tendency in cost; that, the several water areas into which at present, parts of the munici- pality are segregated will be eliminated so that the water area will be the whole municipality, ensuring that each registered parcel of land within the muni- cipality will carry its pro rata share of financing the West Van- couver Water System, not as heretofore, when certain sections were taxed under the Local Im- provement Act as being compris- ed in a certain water area; that, the cost of the ivhole water sys- tem will average lighter on each taxpayer (though some sections may be carrying a higher assess- ment). The resultant greater profit arising from more economical financing and the sweater effici- (Continued on Page 8) it is high time to call a halt in the spending of large sums of money in West Vancouver an am very glad to avail myself of the opportunity to make knoi~w my opinions with regard to the three by-laws to be submitted to the ratepayers of this ~luni- cipality on the 24th of this month and especially because I suspect that I shall be the only member of the Council who will counsel thei. defeat. A considerable part of the work provided for this By-law is of a purely temporary nature and this should to my mind be defrayed from current revenues. I'urthermore it is my opinion that this ~lunicipality is not at present in a position to assume additional financial burdens. With the increased cost of trans- portation, particularly in the ivestern end of the district, and the certainty of a considerable increase in taxes people will find it too expensive to live in West Vancouver. )Phile the mill rate last year was 45 mills there was owing to the Bank at its close a sum of $55,000.00. Of this We have undertaken to repay f20,- 000.00 this year and in order to do so it will be.necessary to levy an additional 6 mills. It will take three mills to care for the by-laws passed last year and if the by-laws to be submitted this year are approved there will be a further increase of close to five (5) mills. It is a simple matter, perhaps, to submit by-laws and to pass them but I do not think that the ratepayers find it is easy to meet the taxes when they become due. For these rea- sons I would advocate that this by-law be defeated. This by-law lras nothing whatsoever to do with the completion of hlarine Drive and the Cspilano Bridge. ROAD RECONSTRUCTION With regard to this by-law I (Continued on Page 8)