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001C98D0 . ~ 4 'I ~ Cz'rculati zzgi n $1.00 per year. A Wee.e..y .'8 eWS Sa Zel- the '.District of West Vazzcouver--Ambleside, Hollyburn, Weston, Dundarazre Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. Newsstands 5c per Copy ol'." I V'~~ EIGHT IPAGES I siHOLLYBURN IP.O. ~ WEST!VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, JAN. 24th, &1930 No. 45 iI The 'Municipal l Elections otes. l" There were a large number of spoilt ballots and also consid- erable plumping.,'This'shows that very many voters did not understand',the P.R. system of voting," and the presence of a further iiumber who refused'to~use it. Doubtless:the)new council will take these facts into consideration in the event oi their considering the abolition of the system.'The~Lions Gate Bridge 'In this syeed-mad age of ours the future of a town or dis- trict depends'rimarily onll its transportation~ facilities. It matters little how many advantages or attractions a place may ,shave, it can never attain to that fully measure of i growth to whichl such advantages entitle it unless its transportation facilities are adequate. West,Vancouver,has been handicapped in this svay, as we all know, ever since its incorporation. True, we have at last a first-class arterial highway running from end to end of the municipality, which with the completion in the near:future of the new bridge over the Capilano will help very materially i» making us nearer to Greater Vancouver. So far so good, and even now the sales of property last fall in the.western end of the district show very clearly just what a good roadway on Marine Drive means to us. But the main c'rux of our transportation problem,' bridge across the First Narrows; still remaiiis unsolved. without it West Vancouver will grow steadilv and consist- ently because of its natural advantages of climate and situa- tion, especially with a motor ferry running across Howe Souncl from Horseshoe Bay. )Vith it our district would fairly leap forwaid ancl our pop- ulation increase ten fold in a few years. Briefly the situatioii as regards the Lions'ate bridge is that-the Dominion Government, is willing to allow a bridge Id (Continued on Page 8) Reeve--J.'B. Leyland. /Councillors -- G. D. Elgar, L. Garthome. School Trustees--E. S.lGamage, A. Harvey Smith, Mis. hI. V. Masterman; Police Commissioner--Captain C. J; Archer (by acclama- tion). The above is the result'of the municipal'elections, which took place last Saturday. 'AVhile a larger number. of candidates were nominated for reeve and council thanlusual, there was very little excitement to be witnessed on the street due yrob: ably to the intense cold spell, and comparatively few.were present in the evening to watch the ballots being counted and,~ to hear the results. ~ , Voting hfor Reeve In the contest for reeve J. B. Leyland obtained 421 votes , in the first count as against 299" for Robert Fiddes and 182 for W. J. Dent. The latter.'s seconds produced for Leyland 41 votes giving him a total of 462'and victory. 'R. Fiddes'otal was increased by 45 making 844 votes in all. A feature of the contest waslthe largetnumber of plumpers in tW. J. Dent's votes, .,tVoting for Councillors The voting for councillors resulted as follows'on the first count: AV.'Blair, 157; G. Davis, 108; G. D.'Elgar, 245; L. Gar- thorne, 161; W. McQuaker. 72;.V, Nightingale, 105; P.tWait, 38. The distribution of,Wait's seconds gave Blair 4; Davies 8, 'Elgar 11; Garthorne 5, McQuaker 8, and Nightingale 4 votes, the totals for each candidate then being, Blair 161; Davies 106, Elgar 256,'Garthorne 166, Mcguaker 75, and Nightingale 109. The seconds onl the 75,votes of W. McQuaker, the next 'lowest candidate, were distributed next among the candidates, ,making the totals as follows for -the,third(count: Blair 178, Davies 107, Elgar 276; Garthorne 179, Nightingale 121'. ---- Miss Davies', votes were examined for seconds on the fourth'ount;-withthe following result inithe standing of the candi- dates:*Blair=191,: Elgar 318, Garthuriit. -185,=ancl~ Nightingale 149. At this point Elgar was declared elected,'he quota being 294. ~ At the fifth count when the seconds in Nightingale's„votes were distributedl Blair's total was raised iby 28, making him ! Il 219,'hile the addition of 86 to Garthorne gave him the elec- tion with 221 votes. Voting for School" Trustees't the first count E. S.'Qamage polled 296 votes, Mrs. M.l,'. Masterman 208, T. E. W. Russell 127, and A. Harvey Smith'85.'The quota being only 217, both Gamage and Smith were declared elected. For the second count the suigluseslof,79'and -18'of the votes polled. for Gamage and Smithi respectively over the|I'uotaof 217. were examined for seconds,'hen Mrs. Masterman took 84,'giving her a total of 242 and electionIto the school,,ll II'board. Russell's total was raised to 172 by, the addition of 45 v The new council held their first statutory meeting yester- day afternoon at 2 p. m., all the members 'eing yresent to be sv os in. Owing, however, to Ex-Councillor AV. A&I. Blair asking for a recount, L. Garthorne will not be sworn in until after the recount has been held, this, it is understood, l being scheduled to take place on 81st instant. Reeve Leyland addressed the council as follows: In welcoming you to this stat- utory Council meeting, I wish to offer you my personal congratu- it'lations, and to exyress satisfac- tion that you have the utmost onfidence and respect 'f the itizens of AVest Vancouver. Each of you 'are long-time residents, nd have had considerable exper- enceintheMunicipal or business life of our community, and it is indeed an honor to be chosen by the electorate to preside over this Council during the year 1980. May I l add a word of thanks to the retiring Reeve and Councillors by saying ithat the appreciation of the 'itizens is due you for the conscientious ef- forts and personal sacrifices that you'have made on behalf of the Municipality. It is our duty to face many im- ;., yortant:i problems during the yeai', .".da'I-:~one~ re"p ~tfpU~ suggest the following policy as a basis for your immediate con- sideration. 1.:Finance To thoroughlv analyze the fin-'ncialsituation of the Munici: pality as to its existing commit- ments, with special reference to Bank overdraft, Marine Drive and Capilano Bridge. The utmost economy must be used in all de- , partmental expenditures, and es: timates 'of reve'nues should be conservative, and monies'spent for,'essentials only, 'until such time as the anticiyated revenues are reasonably assured. In this policy of economy, there is no iii- .; tention of prejudicing future de- velopments ',but rather, an en- deavor to improve" our financial status before",twelve months I have elapsed. 2.--Board of AVorks That the Council urge comple- tion of itIarine Drive, and Capil- ano Bridge as soon as possible, in order that this avenue of traf- ! fic be opened at'an early date, for the benefit of local business interests, and the travelling pub- lic. I also suggest that the Coun- cil take cognisance of the propos- ed auto-ferry service between Horseshoe Bay and Gibson's Landing, and that, with other North Shore Municipalities, the Government be urged to assume ownership of the entire ihIarine Drive, should amendments to the Highway Act, which have been proposed by Provincial authori- ties, be carried into effect. Municipality between D L 558 and D.L. 811. 4=Transportation The efficiency of the Municipal service as to maintenance and equipment l must be given strict attention, as also the subject of fares and methods of collection. It is imperative that, special con- sideration be given to the provis -ion of adequate transportation for the permanent residents and large number of summer visitors lin the westerly, portion of the Municiyality. 5. It is 'ecommended that a - Parks Board or committee be formed for a special survey of beaches, with a view to their gradual development, and also more adequate provision for an athletic area, where sport may be encouraged, this development to be on a limited scale, allowing future councils to complete~the survey unit by unit, as condi- I'ioiis permit. 6- The Town Planning Commis- sion should be requested to sub- "mit any proposed amendments to the existing town, planning by- law, and if approved l by the Council, legal effect should be given immediately. I would also suggest a ievision of the build- ~IL~g,b+-law;-dnd the advisability of appointing a Building Inspec- tor, whose work would be co- ordinated (with other Municipal duties. '7. "I would ask that the Council decide that a plebiscite be sub- mitted this year to, the; elector: ate on the subject of proportion- ;il representation. S. Other matters to receive early attention of the Council should be 'ight rates,'dministration costs, and l improvements as to fire protection, and garbage dis- .'posal. = In conclusion, may I ask for the good-+rill and co-operation', 'mong members of the Council, to the end that as business dir- ectors, we mav help to solve local problems to the benefit of the Municipality, and so earn the confidence of the ratepayers that has been so generously placed in us. By this attitude alone, can we express our unbounded faith in the splendid future of AVest Vancouver, and assist in fulfill- ing!its rightful destiny as the most desirable residential area of Greater Vancouver. --. The following first named Councillors will be Chairmen of the several departments, and I would ask that at an early date, they call their committees into conference to discuss depart- mental policy. Finance -- Councillors AV. M. Jaekman and David Morgan. Water Light X. Health--Coun- cilloi. David Morgan and whole Council. Transportation S: Parks -- Coun- cillor G. D. Elgar and whole Council. Board of EVorks and Fire-- Councillor L- Garthorne. Publicity -- Reeve and whole Council. Respectfully submitted, J. B. LEYLAND, Reeve. c c J. B. Leyland ' Elected Reeve for 1980 HETTER POSTAL ~ -- ===:l FACII ITIES REFUSED iL'" The district suyerintendent of 'ostali services has,written i the council that Ottawa cannot give -,',EVest Vancouver improved yostal facilities, ) because i the expendi- tures for, the fiscal tyea have been exceeded.'I I' ,c. Q;~P c~.t'W~ .i'; .- "3E,'. "'-. v 'l '8 ";:a ii'II E. S. Gamage Chairman of the Board of School Trustees'or 1980.'s SCHOOL 'BOARD HOLD4s=- FIRST MEETING The first meeting of the board of school trustees was held last night at Inglewood School.'. S. Gamage was chosen chairman I for 1980, and the followiiig com- mittees were appointed, the first named in each case being chair- man: Finance: A. Harvey Smith, J. Fdington, Mrs. Masterman. Management: Mrs. Selwood, J. Edington, Mrs. Masterman. Building: J. Eclington, A. Har- vey Smith. Grouncls: EIrs. Elasterman, Mrs. Selwood. CHANGE OF PHONE NUAIBER )VEST VAN NEAVS 8.--Water That the. efforts of previous Councils to supply adequate ser- vice to residents living on the ,upper levels be continued,'hat the recommendations of the ihIet- ropolitan Water Board be quested, and that a by-law be .ubmitted at an early date, to also include that section of the Those desiring to'hone me will kindly note that from this date on my phone number will be West 868 in- stead of IVest 412L. F. I~'rancis Lovegrove, 'ditor. New Council Hold First Meeting ~