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001C973F A Wee&.y '.4'ews vaaei Vol. IV Circulating ia $ 1.00 per year. EIGHT PAGES the District of West Vancouver-- Amblesicie, H0llyburn, Westott, Duttdaraee Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. z, „t„d 6c per coyy HOLJ YBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, MAY 3rd, 1929 No. 5 RATEPAYERS hIEETING NEXT TUESDAY The West Vancouver Ratepay- ers'ssociation is holding a meeting at Ambleside Hall next Tuesday night at 8 p. m., to which a cordial invitation is ex- tend]ed to the general public to be present. The members of the town-p]ar- ming commission ~vi]], we under- stand, attend, bringing ~ ith them the plans ani] outlines of the proposed amendments to the zoning by]aw. From information given it wou]d appear that sug- gestions leading to the improve- ment of the ]proposed bylaw will be received and that there wi]] be a free and open discussion of the matter. G EN ERA I RATE 61 &I I LLS The counci] on hIonday night passed a resolution that the re- vise&] estimates for the year be approved, anr] that the general tax rate (wnieh now includes the recently consolidated water sys- tr-ms local improvements rates) be fixed at 61 mills. I'ACI FIG STAGES SUhlhIER SCHEDUI.E AND TARII F ~ SUBiIIVl'ED TO COUNCIL A letter was received by the council at their special meeting on )Vednesday night from the B. C. Motor Transportation Ltd. (Pacific Stages) enclosing copy of their tariff effective 1st May and advising them of certain re- ductions in their charges be- tiveen Vancouver and North Vancouver and points covered by their service on the North Shore. These were as follows: 1. Balmy Beach eliminated from the tari ff and included in the Kew Beach rate. 2. Eagle Harbour and Anchor- age eliminated, making one point which will be known in future as Fisherman's Cove, where the Rag]e Harbour rate wi]] apply. 3. Round trip rate between Vancouver and West Bay of 80 cents. On a previous tariff the i ound trip was double the straight one way fare. 4. Ten ride commutation rate from all points on the North Shore to North Vancouver and Vancouver. 5. Reductions in tariffs to be- eume effective 1st hIay. 6. A 3 cent rate each way for schoo] children travelling from Capilano to Ambleside, the names of all such children to be sent in by the school trustees be- fore the issuance of such tickets. 7. Summer schedule to become effective 15th hIay with a much improved service between Van- couver and IVest Vancouver and between North Vancouver and West Vancouver. There will be a twenty minute service between North Vancouver and I]orseshoe Bay on Sundays and holidays and rL more frequent service on hei]- nesdays and Saturdays over the n-gular week day service. 8. They had on order now ten 39-passenger (seated) coaches of which they would take deliv- ery before 1st June. The clerk was directed to ack- nowledge receipt of the commun- ication. OUR CHOIRS To Appear at Festival. Tomorrow, Saturday, and Wednesday of next week are the two red letter days of the festival for the people of AVest Vancouver. The big mixed choir, IVest Van- couver Choral Society, und- er the presidency of B. R. Harrison and the batori of Professor J. hI. hIorgan will once again show its worth to the music lovers and judges at Hastings Park to- morrow. This choir has ivon the shield, emblematic of the provincial champion- ship for large choirs, five of the seven times it has been up for competition. This is a record to be proud of by any musical aggregation when it is remembered that this t st is considered the piece de resistance of the whole festival. SVe wish the Lhoir the best of luck, feel- ing sure that, if they are able to do themselves full justice, they wi]] be reward- ed with still another to their long line of victories. The Ladies Choir Next AVednesgay the Ladies'hoir will appear before the j udges. There are three entries, the IVest Vancouver Ladies'hoir, conducted by hIr. Morgan, which last year took second place, the Dundarave Ladies Choir r:onducted by Mrs. F. X. Hodgson, an organization formed this season, and a Vaneo»ver choir under the leadership of hIr. Ifor Rob- erts. It is expected that one of the local choirs will bring home the champion- ship in this class. That such choirs should be possible in )Vest Vancou- ver is a distinct compliment to the district inasmuch as it shoivs the development of the art of singing in our midst. After all the object of such endeavors as the B. C. hIusical Festiva] is to develop the study and prac- tise of music. It is not merely a matter of who shall win the leadership, and the fact thaf IVest Van- couver is to be represented by three large choirs as well as by a number of individu- al entrants for different events should be a matter of great satisfaction to everyone Such organizations should be a tremendous influence for good in the district not only for the prominence they give to the municipal- ity but also for the healthy exercise and pleasurable contacts they produce. The Pacific Stages wi]] donate the use of two of their large busses to convey the members of the IVest Vancouver Choral Society from the competition to West Vancouver ilIAHINE DRIVE TENDERS OPENED At the specia] meeting of the council on Wednesday night ten- c]ers were opened for widening the grade and widening and thickening the pavement on hiIar- ine Drive from the east bound- ary of D. L. 790 to the IVest boundary of D. L. 557. The tenders were as follows: First Bid--Concrete Culverts and concrete slab replacement. Alternative Bid--Iron Culverts for span 2 ft. or less and broken stone slab replacement. Ellis Cotton $ 133,931.50; alter- native $135,075. Iiarrison 4 Lamond $ 139,443.50; alternative $ 140,674.50. Gen. Construction Co., $ 136,958.- 35; a]&ernative $ 138,234.20. Col. Bitulithic, $ 137,632.96; al- ternative $ 138,132.96. The tenders were referred to the municipal engineer for tabu- lation and report at the regular meeting on Monday, 6th May. SCHOOL BOARD NOTES Roya] Academy 51usic Exams. Permission has been given for the holding of the examinations of the Royal Academy of Music in the ~uline J i nano Scbool. The examinations wi]l be either at the end of this month or in June. IVi]] Present Pictures The Canadian Club is going to presen t to AVest Vancouver Schools copies of a painting de- picting Captain Vancouver meet- ing the Spaniards off the Span- ish Banks. The playcourts of Dundarave School are to be closed in. The v;ork on this will be started direct]y after the school closes in June. 'IOO LATE FOR TREES ON SCHOOL GROUNDS J. EV. Gibson of Victoria in re- plying to a letter from the School Trustees stated that it was now too late in the year to plant any ornamental trees and also in- formed the board that the gov- ernment is no longer granting financial assistance towards im- provement of school grounds. The secretary of the North Vancouver District School Board advised the local board that no further action would be taken this year towards the appoint- ment of a municipal inspector as no provision had been made for this in their estimates. hIEDICAL HEAI TH UNIT Councillor Jackman discussed with the school board the pro- posal to establish n medical health unit which would embrace the three North Shore districts. He recommended that the School Board appoint one of its mem- bers to attend the meeting of the eommitt~m formed which had in hand the collection of ~inta covering the various phases of this proposal. Trustee Edington was appointed. THE TAXES FOR 1929 General Levy . School Levy waterworks . Unlevied hIills 24.16 20.84 5.16 8.00 EVhi]e the current ]cia set out similar]y General Levy School Levy Waterworks ............. Unlevied in 1928 ...... hIarine Drive hIunicipal Hall 58.16 wou]d be:-- 2 2 20.38 5.16 8.00 2 20 .37 60.78 onlv 2 per cent of one mill addition to meet the increasingdemands on the ~Iunieipa] resources for ho:pitals, health andother unavoidable expenses. COUNCIL NOTES DECREASE IN IVATER- iVORES LEVY An &ni itation ii a~ receii ed from the Ratepayers'ssocia- tion to attend their meeting next Tuesday night at 8 o'lock in Ambleside Hall. As mi'.ny mem- bers of the council as possible wi]] attend. The council on ~ionday night by resolution ordered a reduction nf one mill in the Waterworks levy, the amount of the reduc- tion ($3,149.47) to be contribut- ed to the municipal funds from the water receipts. As many of the council as ean do so wi]] be present at the open iiig ceremonies and game of the 1929 baseball season at Mahon Park, North Vancouver, on DIon- day at 6 p. m. in accordance with an invitation sent to them, A building permit as approved by the building inspector was ordered issued to ihIargaret hie- Lean. I ERR% RECEI]'Tb TRANSFERRED According to a resolution paw- ed at a spe ial meeting of the enuneil on hIonday an equivalent Of two mills ($6."98.94) on the current assessed valuation is to be transferred from the ferry re- ceipts to municipal account, and the ferries advance account cred- ited with the repayment. The tax rate for 1929 has been fixed at 61 mills. Already we have come in contact with some who held up their hands in dismay and who prophesied blue ruin, tribulation, hard times and the usual other walls that are expressed whenever taxes are mentioned. No doubt there will be others who, parrot-like, will take up the dirge, and, no doubt also, the loudest wails will come from those who pay the least amount of taxes. Running expenses have to be met and taxes have to be paid and we at any rate, do not believe you can get good service and improvements without paying for them. If there are ways and means of getting this service and developmentat less cost though equally efficiently then we should collab- orate ivith our councillors by giving them that information. If, however, we cannot offer any better methods than those now in operation we should not criticise harshly the bill of costs. Whatever else one may say or tnink we know that the members of the council are giving conscientious service and are managing our affairs in the most economical way they can compatible with the spirit of progress and develop- ment we wish shown. The work of any council is always a thankless job and particularly is it so when the time comes to strike the tax rate. How many of us wou]d change places with our coun- cillors if they could. IVou]d you. We certainly would not. Perhaps we are unduly pessimistic in anticipating the re- marks of some of our ratepayers when we say that we expect to hear much criticism of the 61 mill rate. AVe hope we are, but just the same we expect to hear the voice of criticism anti objection. Here is an analysis of the tax rate which is wel] worth studying. The Mill Rate last year was 45, this year it is 61. AVhyan apparent 16 mill increase? These are the reasons:-- 1. The hIi]]age last year being on]y 45 instead of 53,eight mills, reckoning on an eighty per cent. Collection have tobe levied to meet the Bank overdraft of $20,000. 2. The Interest and Sinking Fund charges for the hiarineDrive and Municipal Ha]1 By-laws (2.25 and .37 mills respec- tively) add a further 2.62 mills, and, 3. The Consolidated EVatera'orks By-laws charges, whichheretofore were charged as local improvement tax, now addanother 5.16 mills to the general levy. These local improve-ment charges will no longer appear on the tax notices. A fair comparison, therefore, of last year's ivith thisyear's levy would show the former to have bee 58.16 ']]sthus: en . mi