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001C96C3 A Wee.e y .4ewsvaoei.- CI'rp~/ari ppgizz rhe District of Wes/ Vancouver-Ambleside, Hollyburn, Weston, Duudarave Cypress Park, Caulfezkl, Whyteclsff, Etc Np~zst,pds 5c ppz copy$ 1.00 per year. Vol. III EIGHT PAGES MT ANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 h, 1929 No. 46 EARLY ilORNIXG FERRY USERS ASKED TO GIVE NA&IIES IVITH VIEIV TO BETTER FACILITIES . Council Notes E. Granger made a claim of $25 for a bicycle damaged in the collision last December between Geral&l Conway and a municipal bus, He was advised that his claim would be takeii under con- sideration. COUNCIL PETITIONS GOVERNi11ENT RE lVATER Councillor Jackman, chairman of the Transportation Commit- tee, is desirous of improving the transportation facilities for ear- ly morning travellers if it is at all possible and feasible to do so. Towards this end it is asked that there be sent to, or left with the Ferry illanager, the names and addresses of all those people using the 6 o'lock morning ferry on week days, and of those who are compelled to be in the city before the 8 o'lock ferry on Sunday morning. The information is needed so that the condition may be studi- ed with a vier to giving them transportation to suit their needs. IVith reference to the plebes- cite recently approved by the electorate for the amalgamation of the water systems a resolution was passed that the Reeve and Clerk execute on behalf of the municipality a petition to the Legislature of B. C. praying for an amendment to EVest Vancou- ver Incorporation Act and that a cheque be issued for $605, being fees payable to the provincial government fo rthe said private bill. VICTORIA, Feb. 13. -- IUest Vancouver municipality's private bill was given leave to proceed with less than the usually re- quired amount of advertising when the private bills committee of the legislature considered the application to that effect this morning. Presentation of the bill came too late for the full amount of advertising to be completed. A. J. Ridley was advised in reply to his letter, that, while neighboring owners are offering what may be required for road purposes at Caulfeild as free contributions to municipal im- provements, there is nothing de- cided upon regarding such work at the present time. The Y. lV. C. A., Vancouver wrote asking whether the old wharf at Horseshoe Bay, whicli is being replaced by a new one, could be put, in Copper Cove. They were advised that the coun- cil would do their best to comply with the association's request. i&IRS. F. X. HODGSON'S CHOIR CONCERI'ETS $92 FOR GYAI FUND The question of trasferring the old float at Horseshoe Bay to Copper Cove was referred to the chairman of the board of works and the engineer. A temporary Loan By-lax for $ 130,000 for current expenses was read three times by the council on Monday night. It will be adopted at the next regular meeting of the council. Proceeds of concert "A Night in the Orient," given by the Dundarave Ladies'hoir under the direction of Mrs. F. X. Hodg- son, held at Inglewood School on .-. i ..-. -, r--=br'.~%t, in a'-.'. ~rV the school gymnasium fund are as follows: RECEIP'IS--Sale of Tickets, $80.25; cash at door, $31.75; pro- gramme advertising, $5. Total $ 117. PAYMENTS--Floral Decora- tions, signs, etc., $9; rent of Dun- darave Hall, $2.50; printing pro- grammes, $ 10.82; newspaper ad- vertising, $2.50. Total $24.82. Net proceeds turned over to the )Vest Vancouver Board of School Trustees, $92.18. Certified correct, F. LEFEAUX, Treasurer. CHORAL SOCIETY STARTS FESTIVAL i&l USIC NEXT %ION DAY lV. Grundy, vice president of the Choral Society, announces that the &Vest Vancouver Choral Society will ~tart rehearsing the test pieces fvr the Festival next lllonday night. and it is requested that all old members as well as prospective members be on hand at Dundarave Hall on iblonday evening for this purpose. It had been hoped to give "The Tales of Old Jap;in" in concert before festival time but the ex- ecutive has decided that the time for festival music would be too short to bring the choir to the state of perfection desired if the difficult miisic of Tales of Old Japan had first to be mastered. Hence from now until festival time the chief interest of the choir will be the festival test pieces. Tales of Old Japan will be giv- en in concert at a later date. The superintendent of lands in Victoria wrote asking whether the council thought some im- provements located on the fore- shore at Horseshoe Bay ivere a detriment to the general public. They were advised that the mat- ter would be looked into. Perrnissio nwas granted H. A. Eager to subdivide 16-SE4-554 as described in his letter and sketch. I IHERALS iVILL IIEET The regular monthly meeting of the EVest Vancouver Liberal Association will be held next Tuesday, the 19th, at Ambleside Hall. The meeting is called for 8 o'lock. Ernest Busst wrote stating that the water from the ditch was washing away the earth on his property, being Lot 14, Block 12, D. L. 55.~. The matter was referred to the engineer for his report, also the question of stumps on Lot 16, Block 46, D.L. 430 complained of by J. Hyslop. Wash Out the Ugly Signs TO AiiIEND ZONING HY-LAiV The town-planning commission was requested by the council on Monday nignt to bring in their recommendations for the neces- sary amendments to the zoning by-law. IVhen these are received the council will take action as regards changing the by-law, the provisions of which have given rise to considerable controversy. CONSERVATIVE ANNUAL iilEETING TONIGHT The adjourned annual general meeting of the IVest Vancouver Conservative Association will take place tonight at 8 p. m. in Ambleside Hall. The election of officers for 1929 will be held at this meeting, «nd it is aL~o hoped to make plans for the activities of the association during the coming )ear. The officials ask that every member and prospec- tive member make a point of be- ing present. Some months ago 51r. H. A. Stone ivrote the council com- plaining of the many commercial signs placed on the public highway. He pointed out specially the painted signs and cards on the Capilano Bridge structure and the signs painted on the rocks in the westerly part of Marine Drive. The council promptly gave instructions to clear the Capilano bridge of all such signs, but the others are still very much in evidence. These eyesores should be removed or covered up. IVest Vancouver has an enviable reputation as a beauty spot. To maintain and develop that reputation the views and scen- ery will have to be kept free of commercial and advertising signs. IVest Vancouver is beautiful. Let's help to keep it beauti- ful. There is, ive understand, a by-law prohibiting the placing of these indiscriminate signs and posters and we svould re- spectfully suggest to the council that it be enforcecl. The new road will soon be completed. The summer will soon be here,and thousands of visitors will be travelling over our roads. NOEV is the time to let it be known that the erec- tion or display of such signs is &distinctly taboo, ancl those now on view should be obliterated. It is said that one may drive from here to San Diego and see hardly a sigii erected on a niain driveway. The people themselves have a pride in that which is beautiful and do the best they can to keep it so. It should be the purpose of each one of us to assist in keep- ing Marine Drive beautiful «nd attractive by suppressing the desire to plaster the sceiiery with signs and slogans. Wants Information About P.G.E. Deal I am trying to get some satis- Government is also going to pay factory explanation in regard to a proportion of the cost of the the settlement which has been bridge so that it will not cost the made on account of the P. G. E. municipality anything. If this is Railway ceasing to carry out not the case l cannot myself see their agreement with Municipal- where those who went to Vic- ity of IVest Vancouver in regard toria to settle this matter have to a definitely arranged trans- gained anything at all, but rath- portation. All that I have seen er looks as if they had given up printed in your good little sheet not only property belonging to has reference tocertain sums be- the municipality but also the ing contributed to the improve- rights of private individuals who ment of the road and the Capil- gave property for the sake of ano Bridge, but,as I understand the transportation above referr- this contribution would have ed to. been made to the road in any I have not seen a word about case, on a secondary road, that the loss of transportation which item can be eliminated. of course effects the western end As regards the bridge, is it of the municipalit& more than it not true it would never be built does the Eastern end and it unless the Government contrib- would seem to me that the first uted as usual in fair proportion and most important thing when to its construction and therefore negotiations took place was to is it not true that this sum of protect those who gave property $105,000.00 which is to be given for the purpose of that trans- by the Railway Company would portation by insisting upon the have been received from the subsidizing or the inaugurating government if they had not giv- of a service which ivould have en it, or are we in IVest Vancou- taken the place of the railway ver to understand that in addi- throughout the entire length of tion to the $ 105,000.00 that the Marine Drive. The above excerpt is from a letter received from one of our rp~srs, It wnuld seem that others, also, have got a wrong understanding oi tne d&-.-si made 0) i.:e Co~s~s:si '. I:aie -".'...~ directors and the Provincial Government. IVe wuuld, thei~: - ~, like to give a brief explanation of the recompense to the Dis- trict of IVest Vancouver for the cancellation of the P. G. E. train service. Iri consideration of the nullification of the agreement made between the railroad and the District of IVest Vancouver for the operation of a regular passenger service over the lines of the railroad in IVest Vancouver the railroad pays to the district the sum of $ 105,000; this sum to be used for improv- ing illarine Drive Roadway between IVest Hay and the East- erly limits of the illunicipality, and the construction of a new bridge over the Capilano. The Provincial Government will contribute the $ 140,000 more necessary to complete the work, as the roadway affected is a secondary highway. Hence the road and bridge will be constructed at no cost to the ratepayers of IVest Vancouver. The actual amount gained is $105,000, a.~ the provincial government would have paid the $ 140,000, ir- respective of the P. G. E. settlement, when it had been mutual- ly decided by the government and the district that the work was to be done. The one big thing to remember, is that it may have taken some years to get the government to see this necessity. As we understand it this $-'45,000 will practically complete the work on the Road and the Bridge. Hence the district actually is paid $ 103,000. whilst no specific arrangements had been made by the Council, at the time the deal was completed, for the operation of a transportation service to the westerly sections of the hlunicipality, it is very evident that they had reasonable ex- pectations of making satisfactory arrangements towards this end. The announcement ive make, in another column of this issue, of the inauguration of a regular service of Paci5c Stage busses--24 round trips each way between Caulfeild and i%orth Vancouver and intermediate points, and 4 round trips each week day to points west of Caulfeild--will we think satisfy the people that the change from the I'. G. E. is decidedly for the better. The sum total of the P. G. E. deal means that we are to have a very much better passenger service, and a very much better road and bridge; and st no extra cvst to the people. It looks like a good deal the council put over, doesn't it". SPLENDID SERVICE OF BUSSES ARRANGED TO REPLACE l'. G. E. SERVICE A provisional time table and schedule of fares has been submitted to the council by the management of the Pacific Stages. These were accepted by the cayncil from the present up to a period of one month after llarfne Drive roadway and Capilano bridge repairs ivere completed. The schedule calls for a service of twenty-four round trips each week-day between North Vancouver and Caulfeild, four of which &vill travel through to IVhytecliff. On Sundays and holidays there mll be a minimum of fifteen round trips. A graded rate of fares between North Vancouver and IVhytecliff has been draivn up, and arrangements made for (Continued on Page 8)