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0001 I ) ~ I 1 1' ~ ~ Vf -'S'..'A:.bI :NS Ih A Weekly Newspaper , Vo). V~ !t I~ ~ I~ ~ 0 S)X PAGFS HOI.LYBURN P,O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 8th, )930 No. 11 Circulatiugiyf thg District of Wist Vayfcouvgr-Ambleside, Hollyburn, Weston, Dundaravg $1.00 per year. CypreSS Park, Caulfeild, WhyfeCltff, EtC. Newsstands 6c per Copy ). Iu IL tbsi Ilsiss 'ov isib. Illaui I, RAll.PLAV)iVG THE LIONS'ATE It almost seems as if we are in for an epidemic of fancy suggestions for providing transportation across the Lions'ate. Only two weeks ago a scheme was proposed for building a dam across the First Narrows, than which a more perfect system of eKectuaUy slowing up traffic by land and sea could hardly have been conceived. This week a new suggestion has appeared in the Vancouver press, that of the use of a railplane across the Lions'ate. This is a new invention which is being tried out in England. It apparently consists of single overhead rails from which cars are slung and along which they travel driven by air propellers ss in the case of airplanes. The overhead rails are carried on trestles and pillars, snd the two chief advantages claimed are cheapness of construction as compared with a bridge and speed, the cars being capable of going 120 miles an hour. It is contended that such a line would not interfere with the beauties of Stanley Park, but what about the sanctity of that nature's temple, of which we have au heard so much". The memories of Chicago's elevated railway and the ceaseless roar and racket of its trains are still with us after 12 years, and, while in this case we have one rail instead of two, still progress at 120 miles per hour is likely to be, shall we say, somewhat evident to any deaf people in the vicinity. Then there is the matter of upsetting the scenic beauties of the Lions'ate, concerning which also we heard s good deal in the late bridge controversy. At that time a sub- stantial suspension bridge capable of carrying two lines of traffic was considered entirely inadequate to keep pace with the view. What about a railplane track, which has from the diagram a remarkable resemblance to s high tension line". We fear the Stanley Park and Lions'ate worshippers might become quite upset at such an incongruity on the landscape, which would be just too bad. These objgctions~owever„are Jiot, really serious, because, after aU, the scenery in Stanley Park and the Lions'ate is just typical of our Pacific slope. It contains no particular beauties, that is, for the pacific slope. The real objection to the proposition, ss Reeve Leyland has pointed out, is its in- adequacy. It leaves the motorist, for instance, out of the picture, and there are many motor car owners nowadays, snd they generally speaking prefer their own autos to street cars and railways. The railplane, however, as an adjunct to a bridge, and using the bridge as a base for its rails might be worth con- sidering, as it would certainly be patronized by a great many. We can at any rate derive great comfort from these suc- cessive suggestions, even if not agreeing with them, because the mere fact of their being brought forward proves that Vancouver is at last: waking up to the necessity of better transportation facilities across the Inlet. It will not be long before they will also realize a bridge is the only solution, and, when that happens--and may it be soon--the Lions'ate bridge will be built. TO FORM WOMEN' EVENING CRUISES AUXII,IARY TO LEGION UP HOWE SOUND h)ecting Next Wednesday There was a very fair crowd of people on Ferry No. 6 last Wed- It was unanimously decided at nesday evening, when she pulled the last general meeting of the out «Ambleside pier for a moon- Canadian Legion, West Vancou- light cruise up Howe Sound. A verbranch, that the ladies (rela- very enjoyable time was spent tives or dependents of returned in music and singing, and the men) be asked to form a Wom- ferry company were asked by en's Auxiliary. those on board to make these cruises a weekly affair. The President of the Legion Consequently it has'been d~ branch requests that aU ladies cided to ivs an e i interested in thu movement wi I up Howe Sound for the next attend a meeting to be held st t)iree IVednesday ekenings, Aug- the Legion Hall at 8:30 p™ ust 13th, 20th Jind 27th On next Wednesday 13th Aug st. these thrm Wednesday evenings The alms and objects of the Aux ferry No. 6 wfil )eave AmMesMe iliary will be explained at this wharf at 8 p.m. returning at +meeting, and Mr. McNichol, Pro- IP SP p m h)us)c wiU be pro- w vinclal s'ecretary, hss kindly con vided, snd the charge for adults'ent d to attend'to give any in- wlU b' 50cents,snd for chUdren formation or advice that may be 25 cents of service. 'Ae annual general meeting of Sl'RINKI.ING SUSPENDED North Shore Juvenile Football Association will be held on Tues- Owing to the shortage of day, August 12th, at 8 p. m. at water due lo lhe lack of snow on North Vancouver Club, Esplsn- the upper levels last winier, ll sde. AU interested in Juvenile hss become necessary lo sus- Soccer FootbaU cordially invited. pend aU sprinkling by garden Also any persons willing to act hose or sprinkler. An official as manager to a team or to oKer notice relative lo this appears In his services as referee, specially this issue. Invited. BUILDLVG PERSIITS $11,700. The municipal baU officials last month issued nine building permits of a total value of $11,- 700.00. Particulars are as fol- lows: DweUings Master, Mrs. Lina, Whyte- Clilf ....,......,.................$ 800 ThirkeU, L. W., 27th and Bellevue ....................... 1600 MaUinson, F. T., 11th snd Inglewood..................... 2000 Roper, Mrs., Piccsdiily.... 900 Messinger, C., 16th snd Waterfront .................... 1000 Russell, T, E. W., 22nd and Jegerson ........... 3500 Additions Huggins, K., 26th and Mathers ........................ Spp Simmonds, G., 26th and )Vaterfront .................... 1600 Fitch, H. B., Eagle Harbor Island ............................ 200 $11,700 DUNDARAVE REGATTA The fourteenth annual Dun- darave regatta and aquatic sports will be held by the )Vest Vancouver Amateur Swimming Club at the Dundarave pier to- morrow (Saturday) August 9th at 2 p. m. sharp. This regatta. is nne nr thn big gest and best aquatic events on the coast and each year it is the endeavor of the Swimming Club to make it bigger and better. There are 12 events for resid- ents of West Vancouver and eight open events, including 200 yards B. C. championship for men and diving 1 and 3 metre boards, ladies B. C. champion- ship. Entries have been received from all over the province and aU the large and small swimming clubs in B, C. are sending con- testants to take part in the var- ious events. One of the main efforts of the West Vancouver Swimming Club is to teach the boys and girls of :West Vancouver to be good swimmers, and in the years the club has been in operation they have turned out some wonderful swimmers and divers. At present one of our mern bere, Miss Molly Edwards, holds the women's diving B. C. champ- ionship, and another, Miss Gwen Clay, was the first woman to complete the Vancouver Star's annual Burrard Inlet swim, Both these girls will be com- peting at the regatt)i tomorrow. Geo, Burrows, who won the 200 yards B. C. Championship for the last two years, will also be competing in this event a- gainst some very stiff opponents. If he wins this year he will hold the CoL Nelson trophy for good. Among the younger members of the club there are some wond- erful swimmers and divers who wul soon be heard from in the senior events. It is hoped to have s large turnout to the regatta and to the dance to be held at the Orange Hall in the evening. The general admission is S5 cents and admission with s re- serve seat, 60 cents. Everybody turn out and make the regatta an outstanding suc- cess and help along s good cause and also help the community spirit of West Vancouver. Council Notes A .S. Taylor requested mfor- mation on the building line D.I 237-10-26. The matter was re- ferred to the engineer for his reply. H. N. Clarke was advised that the rock in the vicinity of D. L. 559-2-7 hsd been reserved for the use of the municipality and of the owners of the frontage. Consequently permission wss granted to him to take some. John Flett was advised that no further action would be taken in the matter of improving Belle- vue Ave. in the vicinity of '26th Street at the present time. The Secretary of the Vancou- ver Harbor Commission wrote stating that the Commissioners might be prepared to send one of their boats to haul away the logs st West Bsy beach, which have been creating a nuisance. The council replied that they might be glad to avail themselves of the kind oger when the occasion arose. hieanwhile a letter was sent to the provincial government on the beach question with particular reference to the foreshore rights question and their control where encroaching.is-&aking phce Gordon Robson was advised that provision of an access to Mrs. Patterson at D. L. 430-45. 10 has been authorized. Mrs. EUiott was informed that the municipality is not liable for any damage to cars on the road opposite Downey's store at Horseshoe Bsy. The council advised Mrs. G. M, Johnston that an improve- ment to the 26th Street ramp had been authorized. J. hL Bastedo asking for access to D. I 1072 N.W.)b. He was informed that there was already satisfactory access to the district lot referred to. G. N. Cave wrote re transpor- tation matters saying that an open meeting to fu)hi discuss the matter be held at any early date. He was advised that transporta- tion was now receiving attention and that, should a money-bylaw be decided upon, a public meeting would be called. F. J. Troughton wrote in ref- erence to oKer for D.L 81o-E50 scree, Block B and C, Lot 3A-I. Referred to chairman of finance and clerk to act in sale. Savage and Keith wrote re Ruthledge agreement. Referred to solicitor to reply to same. I hiurray wrote regarding seats at Dundarave wharf. Re- ferred to engineer with power to set. Referred to foreman: , 1. S. Lambert. Lane improve- ment between hiarine and Clyde at 14th Street. Report. 2. 51. L Beck. Access D. L. 65814-19-6, Report. S. H. Martin. Snags D. L 815- 7-A. Power to act. Engineer reported on: 1. Cost of removing prominent rocks and light coating of gran- ite $19.00. A more satisfactory job being decided upon, it was resolved that sn expenditure of not to exceed $25.00 be author- ized. 2. Building line D. L. 237-10- 26. Referred to solicitor for rec- ommendation 3. Picket fence, Bay St. Boule- vard boundary Cost $80.00. Referred to solicitor and eng- ineer with power to act in setting posts. 4. Access D. I 4304o-lp. Mrs. W. Paterson. Cost $9.50. An expenditure not over $9.50 authorized, The foreman reported on road at D. L. 556-1-6, stating that a SU would cost $275.00. An ex- penditure of $30 was authorized in the meantime, the report be- mg placed on the fall file for further consideration. C. H. Lewis was allowed the sum of $7.60 for removing the logs from West Bay beach. Tag Day The Crippled Children's Hos- pital was granted permission by the council to tag in West Van- couver but not on the ferries, on Saturday, Sptli August. William Herrin was appointed ecting c)erk during J. OUason's absence on vacation for two weeks from 4th August. SIARINE DRIVE TO BE RE-CLASSIFIED A letter was received by the council from the chief provincial engineer that it was the inten- tion of the minister of public works to recommend to the lieut- enant-governor-in-council that Marine Drive be classified as a primary highway, and that therefore he wss notifying the council of this intention. CAULFEILD BLAZE IS UNDER CONTROL Blowing up under a breeze oif English Bay, the fire which has been burning for the past three days between Point Atkinson and Caulfeild, threatened to sweep the hiUside on Tuesday evening. Reeve Leylsnd after a confer- ence with Mayor hiorden and Fire Chief hlurphy, was able to obtain the loan of the big North Vancouver pumping engine which was rushed down on a scow during SIonday evening. The outbreak was fought sU night by a crew of seventy-live men, supervised by Mr. J. G. hfacdonakl, fire inspector, Van- couver forestry office. and Fire Chief Yates and has been brought under controL Covering nearly iifty acres, the fire extends from about 200 yards east of the lighthouse to within 2000 feet of the highway. AU Tuesday fire-fighters strug- gled to hem in the burn behind fire lines. )Vith mattock and shovel they dug a trench deep into the soil, removing roots and other material which would pro- vide fuel for the flames. To pre- vent the lire spreading over rocky blulfs, the surface was bared of dried moss.