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001C97A7 A Wee.z..y .'4 ews va oej.- Newsstands Sc per Copy$ 1.00 per year. Ct'reulatiugiu the District of West t aucouver-- Amblest'de, Hollyburu, Westou, Dundarave Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whyteeliff, Etc. Vol. IV EIGHT PAGES HOI LYBURN P.O. ~ WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, J ULY 12th, 1929 No. 15 GET YOUR I'I.ANTS READY FOR THE FAI.I. SHOO'i. OF T. TO HOLD REGULAR iIEETING CAI'ILANO RIVER BRIDGE WILL NOT HE CLOSED YET Fares on Our Ferries IVe have been asked hy the IIorticultural Association to draw the attention of IVest Van- couver residents to the fall show. Now is the time to decide just what you intend then to exhibit. lf you do this, you will be nhle from now on to give attention to the cultivation of the particu- lar variety you wish to show. Catalogues can be obtained from nriy of the directors of the As- sociation, nnd we are informed valuable prizes will be available to the fortunate winners. 13UI LDING I'ERi~l ITS TOTAL $ 15 900 Eleven permits of a total value of $ 15,900 were issued by tlie municipal hall staf during June. Particulars are as follows: Stores, etc.-- Imperial Oil Co., 14th and Marine Drive....$ 7,000 Dwellings-- Morrow, R. 4V., 29th and slathers................. 2,300 IJilborn, C. L., 26th and Bellevue .................. 2 800 Ci eighto», AIrs. T. AV., 29th and Palmer- ston Avenue .......... 600 Shaner, Miss L., AVhyte- cliff'............... ........... 400 Triggs, Geo. J., EVhyte- cliff'.............. .......... 700 Additions- Lawson, Miss L,, 26th and Lawson Avenue 200 Hilborn, C. L., 22nd and Bellevue .............. 450 Conlnn, Misses M. and C. I., IVhytecliff .......... 300 Baynes, Margaret AV., 29th and Bellevue... 1,000 Garage-- Davis, Miss, Marine Dr. (Sandy Cove) ...... 150 $15,900 GARDEN CONCERT NEXT TUESDAY HY CHORAL SOCIETY Everything is in readiness for the Garden Social to be given by the IVest Vancouver Choral So- ciety, which takes place next Tuesday, starting at 8 p.m., in the garden of hlr. H. R. Harri- son's residence at 26th nnd ICings. The affair promises to be one of the best of its kind ever staged in IVest Vancouver, and the programme is a varied and interesting one. The following artists will take part: Soloists hlesdnmes Joan Durbin, H. A. Eager, F. X. Hodgson, R. Howieson, Colin hlncLenn, H. Tristram. hlessrs. A. J. Addy, Aubrey A. Clarke, G. Gray, G. T. Hnrdmnn, J. W. Holt, J. Lowden. Elocutionist, bliss D. Giddens. Humorist, illr. Sid Dean. Accompanist, bliss Alnrgnret hle- Intyre. IVe regret that in our notice of this event last week the names of the nrtists were not given in the proper sequence as shown on the programme nnd that Airs. hlnclwnn's name wns omitted. The regular monthly meeting of the IVest Vancouver Hoard of Trade will be held in the Legion rooms. ferry building, next iblon- dny at 8 p.m. It is expected that a number of important matters will be up for discussion. Every niemher is asked to make a point of heing present. LRGE TOWN PLAN HY-LAiV IN NORTH VAN. Harland Bartholomew, Van- cnuver town planning commis- sion adviser, gave a resume of town planning in Canada and the United States at a meeting of the North Vancouver city town planning commission here on Tuesday night. He was assured by aldermen present of support of town planning. Alderman E. H. Bridgman suggested ascertaining ratepay-ers'iews on this subject by sub- mitting a money bylaw next year toward advancing town planning here. Keith Road to be Pot V in Good Condition Reeve Vinson and Councillor Blair returned yesterday evening from a trip to Victoria where they had n conference with the provincial officials regarding the construction of the new Capilano bridge and the completion of the roadway. They state that the work of constructing the bridge will be started immediately and that it will not be necessary to close Marine Drive to the ap- proach of the bridge on the 13th instant as previously announced. The bridge will be open for some time yet and due notice will be given when it is found necessary for traffic to detour. Repairs will be made to the Keith Road bridge and Keith Roacl from Marine Drive to the I ridge will be put in first class condition before the Capilano bridge is closed. CONTRACT LET FOR CAI ILANO BRIDGE FIRE iVARNING AGAIN ISSUED The contract for the installa- t'on of the substructure of the new Capilano bridge, an impor- tant link in the main highway of the North Shore, was award- ed by Hon. kV. A. McKenzie, act- ing minister of public works, to the firm of Ellis, Cotton Ec Co. Ltd. of Vancouver, the lowest of five tenderers. Work will be started immedi- ately and must be completed by October 1. Mr. McKenzie will call for tenders on the super- structure of the new span dur- i»g the next few days, so that work on the final stages of the project may not be delayed. Be- cause of the growth of tragic on the North Shore, and of the difficulties of spanning a river as tumultous as the Capilano, a modern steel bridge will be built. The foundation contract was awarded on a unit basis. Ac- cording to the quantity figures outlined by the public works de- partrnent, the five tenders re- ceived were as follows: Ellis, Cot ton 4 Co. Ltd., $46,296; Hodgson, King 4 Marble, $46,- 303; Dawson, EVade 8: Co., $56,- 273; Vancouver Pile Driving Co., $81,080; Pacific Engineers, F58,078. Mr. McKenzie awarded the contract after consultation with Reeve Vinson and officials of the EVest Vancouver municipality. illlNISTER TO EXAAIINE NORTH SHORE CLAIi&IS To examine at first hand the request of North Vancouver i11u- nicipality for assistance in road improvements, Hon. lV. A. Mc- Kenzie, acting minister of pub- lic works, is planning to visit the North Shore early next week. The municipality feels the government should assist it i» making improvements ren- dered necessary by the closing cF the North Shore section of the Pacific Great Eastern Rail- ~ray, and the consequent in- crease in automobile traffi. DAHLIAS IN BLOO~I HERE TEN DAYS AGO Dnhlins have been blooming in the garden of hlr nnd illrs A K. Gnrthorne, 2215 illarine Drive, for the last ten days, nnd this delightful flower, which does riot usunlly bloom until August, has been seen in several other IVest Vancouver gardens. Early growth nnd development is n feature of nll IVest Vancouver gardens. In Vancouver, however it is different, nnd n city resi- dent who hnd dnhlins in bloom in his garden just n dny or two ago wns the subject of special notice in the city press. You cant bent IVest Vancouver either in vegetation. gardening, or scenery. Appointment Delayed No appointment was made to the high school vacancy in AVc'st Vancouver at n meeting of the school boarcl here last night. A teacher for the position will be advertisecl for n second time. Continued dry weather has a- gain made the fire hazard at the coast and in the interior a mat- ter of grave import. T. G. Martin of the Canadian I'orestry Association of British Columbia repeats emphatically the warning issued in the early part of the season to campers, hikers and picnickers especially, to be more than ordinarily care- ful in the woods and on the high- way. "Dull iveather does not lessen the risk, it serves in many cases to lull the danger," states Mr. Martin. "There has not been the usual rise of water this spring, creeks are dry and swamps in many instances are in a tinder- like condition, which all goes to increase the danger in the moun- tains. "The situation in the interior is very serious owing to the fact that little rain has fallen." Already more than a million dollar loss has been suffered this year by forest conflagration in California, and British Columbia is just as liable to the same ssveeping disaster, Mr. Martin added. Ald. H. C. Anderson (chairmnn of the ferry committee,reports that in response to puhlic demand, books of twentyferry tickets at one dollar are now available at the ferry ticketoffic~. Heretofore only books of forty tickets at two dollarshave been sold and it is expected that this new departure willprove a hig convenience to the North Shore travelling public. The above notice relating to the North Vancouver Ferries is of interest to the people of West Vancouver as well as to the people of North Vancouver City and District. It reminds us once again of the big handicap under which )Vest Vancouver is laboring in the convenience (?) of its ferry tickets. Our present system of 23 rides for $2 is working a hardship, be- cause it means that in the case of most families at least two such tickets have to be in use all the time, one for each member who travels everyday to business in the city, and one for the others who only go occasionally. At least $4 is continually tied up in ferry tickets, which is not a small sum to the average family. The only alternative is the purchase of a single ticket at 20 cents or at return at 30 cents, which is too much for a EVest Vancouver resident, and an effective deterrent to the stranger to visit AVest Vancouver. The best system, best for the public and best for our ferryreceipts, is the issue of strips or books of tickets to the valueof $ 1 such as has been adopted on the North Vancouver ferries.That would allow of only one book being in use at one time by one family, as the tickets could be passed round amongthe members as required. The present single and return tick-ets should be abolished altogether. They were intended for thecasual visitor only, and he is casual alright, for with such afare he will not be encouraged to come again. Take the caseof a man and his wife and two children over 12 years oldvisiting )Vest Vancouver for the first time. The short tripacross the inlet and back will cost him $ 1.20 with the onlyalternative a $2 ticket for 23 rides. which is useless to him. A straight 10 cent single fare would meet the requirements of the casual visitor, as would a $1 book our regular residents, and the adoption of such a system would, we believe, greatlyincrease our flurry receipts by reason of the increase in pas- sengers carried. Choral Society Garden--- Concert Next Tuesday Next Tuesday evening the AVest Vancouver Choral Society is giving a garden social on the grounds of Mr. B. R. Harrison's residence in Dundarave. A number of AVest Vancouver's leading artists will take part in the very excellent programme which has been arranged for the occasion. In view of this and the beauty of the surroundings the evening should prove to be a very enjoyable one. Apart from this, however, the )Vest Vancouver Choral So- ciety is entitled to the wholehearted support of our residents, not only for the good work it has done in inculcating a love of good music amongst us, but also for the excellent publicity it has given EVest Vancouver by its yearly successes at the B. C. Musical Festivals. To the outside world the Choral So- ciety is perhaps better known than any organization in EVest Vancouver, and the reputation of the municipality as a centre of good music is chiefly due to the efforts of the Society's members. All societies, of course, need funds to carry on their work, but this is especially so in the case of the Choral Society on account of the cost of the mua.ial scores for the festival. This runs into quite a large sum ivhen the number of rocalists who make up the choir is taken into consideration, and the greater part of it has to come from the funds of the Society. Help the funds of the Society by attending the social next Tuesday, and assure yourself of a very pleasant evening' entertainment at the same time. Lots of Local Illustrations ln Special Number of News The big special publicity number of THE NEIVS will be published on Friday, July 26th. This issue, which will contain3'ages, will have a circulation of several thousands in Greater Vancouver, in addition to its regular number. It will carry a large number of splendid illustrations of West Vancouver's Beaches, Schools, Roads, Homes and Scenic Views, and &vill have many special articles dealing ivith the progress and development of the district, and drawing atten- tion to its unique position as the premier residential sector of EVestern Canada.