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0001 A Weekly Newspaper Ct'rculatiugitt the District of West Vaytcouvcr-Ambleside, Hollyburu, Westoyt, Dundaraee Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. Newsstands 6c per Copy QI'ol. V SIX PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, MARCH 6th, 1931 ~ No. 41 THE SAN FRANCISCO BRIDGE A number of times recently the opinion has been express- ed in the Vancouver press that s tunnel and not a bridge hould be built at the First Narrows. We have endeavored in past issues to go into the pros snd cons of the matter, ans d especially the objections raised to a bridge as a menace to navigation. They are going to very shortly start the construction of a bridge across the Golden Gate, the world-renowned entrance to San Francisco harbor. While the central span is to be 4105 feet long, it is also to have two side spans 1100 feet each connecting with the two main towers, which will both stand in comparatively deep water. We wish to particularly emphasize this, because San Francisco harbor is often densely foggy, and consequently it means that the engineers are satisfied that the bridge lighting will be sufficient to enable vessels to avoid colliding with the towers, that in other words the bridge will be an sid and not a menace to navigation, as we have always contended would be the case as regards the Lions'ate bridge. Further, the south tower of our bridge would be on dry land, and the other tower in the shallows of the north side of the Narrows, where no vessels could go. The mere fact of the bridge across the Golden Gate having received the approval of the U.S. War Department shows how idiotic were Colonel Williams'trictures. That department, it will be noted also, held that the structure would be "no menace to navigation." Nothing more need be said. For the benefit of our readers we give below an article taken from a recent issue of the Los Angeles Evening Herald t by a correspondent in that city, who is as interested in our Lions'ate bridge ss he is disgusted by the entirely uncalled for and stupid opposition to its construction. The article is as i follows: BRIDGE FOR GOLDEN GATE Construction Now Assured From The Earth A 535,000,000 bond issue passed by northern California counties has removed the last obstacle to construction of the Golden Gate bridge, the world's longest single suspension high-'ay.span.."It wiir hang ini two steel cali)ca, weighing 43,760,- 000 pounds, from towers 740 feet high. Although the Golden Gate is only slightly more than s mile wide, the bridging will stretch 8,943 feet from portal to portal. The central span will be 4105 feet long and 220 feet above high water at the centre, both side spans going out 1100 feet each to the bridge heads. Construction will require four years and provide employ- ment for hundreds of idle men. There will be an annual pay- roll of 5736,000. For the first time in bridge building a modernistic re- treating type of architecture will be employed, with vertical lines to emphasize the design. Two of the towers will have glass-encased observation platforms on top, and plazas at each end. Towers, surmounted by aerial beacons, will be built of a series of non-encased square steel cells "stopped oit" to give s receding etfect. The observation platforms provide a panor-'mic view of the Pacific, San Francisco bay and the cities on its shores. Ten-foot sidewalks, with alcove benches at intervals, will flsnk s 60-foot, roadway with six lanes for motor traffic and two for bus service. Total width will be 90 feet. i A great circular plaza on the Ssn Francisco side, with a I terraced and landscape escarpment, will be surrounded by a portal structure, with two massive pylons at the bridge level. The entire structure will be coated with aluminum paint, while strings of lights will outline the full length of each cable at night. Plazas, portal structures, pylons and towers will be flood-lighted and aerial beacons will flash atop the towers. A senex of electroliers will be placed across the bridge, while another series will extend along highways lead- ing to and from each end. The war department has approved the plans and it is held that the structure will be no menace to navigation. Its central span will be more than 400 feet longer than the bridge being built across the Hudson river near New York, and its cables will be approximately 3i@ feet Chick. Entrance to the bridge on Ssn Francisco's side passes through the Presidio and starts at Anny Point, tip of a long narrow peninsula on which San Francisco is located. On the Marin side the bridge entrance is near Fort Baker. Interfer- ence with the military works will be avoided in construction and use of the bridge. FIRST NARROWS BRIDGF. JUNIOlt BASFBALL (ACT TO COME UP CI UB DANCE IN VICTORIA The West Vancouver Junior Alderman Loutet, 51.L.A„Baseball Club is giving a dance stated on Monday night to the in the Legion hall tomorrow North Vancouver City Council night (Saturday) In the Legion that. if s special day Is set for Hall. A special feature will be the hearing of the act to amend the music, which will be that the First Narrows Bridge Com. broadcasted over CHLS by Brit- pany Act by the privsie bills ish Columbians. The proceeds committee of the I.egislature, will be used to purchase equip- (he city would be advised in ment for the club. Admission order that lt might send repre- f1.00 couple; 60e, 76c single, in- sentatlves if it so desired. eluding refreshments. I.EGION hIASQUERADE Arrangements have been corn. plated for the eleventh annual masquerade hall of the West Vancouver branch of ihe Can- adian Legion, which will be held In the Legion hall on St. Pat. rick's night, 17th March. The Sun Dodgers Orchestra will pro- vide the music, and dancing will take place from 9 to 1. Tickets 75 cents, which include refresh- ments. A number of very fine prizes will be given. The committee wish to partic- ularly announce that special dressing rooms will be provided in the basement, also that fancy dress is optional, although it is hoped that as many as passible will come in masquerade cos- tume. TH E ORCH ESTRA I. SOCIETY'S COVCERT The United Church was crowd- ed with an enthusiastic audience on Friday night for the second concert of the season put on by the West Vancouver Orchestral Society. The orchestra gave a very fine rendering of their vari- ous numbers, "the Angelus" by Massenet and Fould's "Keltic Lament" as well as Dvorak's "Slavonic Dance" being particu- larly pleasing Miss Manas Copy. waa. ir. ex cellent voice and her singing de- lighted the audience. She was encored for both her numbers and following an altogether charming rendering of s group of Hebridean . Folk songs was presented with a bouquet. Miss Beatrice Hodgson, the student violinist of the evening, was also the recipient of a bou- quet, which she certainly earned by her splendid rendering of Viotti's "Concert Op. 23" (first movement). Her bowing was ex- cellent, especially for so young a player, and she was called upon for s well-deserved encore. An account of the concert would not be complete without mention of the solo on the flute by C. Howarth, and the close at- tention with which it was follow- ed by those present testified to their appreciation of his playing. GEN. McRAE MENTIONED FOR WASHINGTOiV POST According to Ottawa rumor Gen. A. D. 51cRae is to be the next Canadian minister in )Vash- ington. It will be remembered that following the election of last summer it was commonly reported that the general would go either to London or Washing- ton, but for some reason or other nothing happened, and he appar- ently retired from active poli- tics, Since last fall he hss been travelling abroad. By reason of his experience and ability he should make an excellent repre- sentative for Canada in Wash- ington. TENNIS CLUB TO HOLD GFNERAL MEETING The )Vest Vancouver Tennis Club is holding its general meet- ing and election of officers in the ferry rooms, Ambleside dock, on Friday, March 13th, st 8 p.m. sharp. A hearty invitation is ex tended to all who are interested to attend, snd every member of the club is asked to make a speci- al point of being present. DOMINIOV CFVSUS NEXT JUNE Canada's seventh census since Confederation, whish is to come on June I, is to be the best yet, according to Robert H. Costs, chief of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, who in s public ad- dress s few days ago stressed the point that a federal census has nothing whatever to do with taxation or any other vexatious question, but is purely scientific. The census is not interested in the individual as such, but only in the individual's part in the national whole. Elaborate preparations have been made for the census-taking snd during the months of April and May informative leaflets will be issued to the peaple of the Dominion showing them the means and the purpose of the census, which is periodical stock- taking of the nation's people and whose results in countless ways are of vital importance to the people. A strong appeal to the citizens of Canada to be prompt and help- ful to the census-taker is made by Mr. Coats. "A few minutes'elay in each home," said Mr. Costs, "is a tre- mendous handicap when you re- member that it is multiplied by thousands of enumerators we have to employ. "As for the giving of inac- curate infvnawiiiai--evenvio pen sonal a point as s lady's age; in the first place, it is unlawful; in the second place, it is foolish; it is exactly like putting a bad quarter on the collection plate in church. "Individual information is ab- solutely confidential. The cen- sus has nothing to do vrith tax- ation, or military service or school attendance or immigra- tion or the administration of any law. It cannot be used to get you into any difficulty in any way- unless you do not furnish the facts." Census commissioners, one for each Federal constituency, have already been appointed by the Minister of Trade and Commerce Hon. H. H. Stevens, the minister responsible for the Bureau of Statistics and the census. )V. L Keen, Fifteenth street and St. Andrew's avenue, North Van- couver, has been appointed for the constituency of Vancouver North. COhllNG EVENTS Monday, March 30th- West Vancouver Choral Soci- ety Concert in Inglewood Auditonum. Easter 51ondsy- Cafe Chantant by Legion )V.A. MUSICIA&S CLUB* RECITAL TONIGHT The Musicians'lub af West Vancouver is giving its sixth recital tonight (Fnday) in the Legion Hall A fine program has been arranged for the occa- sian consisting of vocal and in- strumental numbers shia recita- tions. On account of this being a students'ight the recital will start at 8 p. m. sharp. There will be s silver collection. SALE OF PLANTS AND TEA A Sale of Planta and Tea, in aid of the Parent-Teacher Assn. will be held in the Pauline John- son School, Wednesday, March 11th, from 3 to 5 p.m. Anyone altenng or making new gardens, will find this a splendid opportunity of buying plants, st a very reasonable price. The P.T.A. will be very grateful to sny who wish to don- ate plants, shrubs or bushes of any kind. All plants etc left over from the sale will be donated for pub- Lic ground use in West Vancou- ver. Come and help beautify West Vancouver. For any informa- tion phone West 384R. FEBRUARY BUILDING PEIL)11'TS 57,750 w'he munieipi I ha8 lect month issued seven building permits totaling 57,750, particulars of which are as follows: Dwellings Miss M. Matthews and J. Railton, Wolsey 'Ave., Whytecliif .................. 6600 C. A. Cameron, Eagle Is- land ............ .............. 300 N. H. Bodes, Eagle Is- land ........................... .. 150 A . F. Tabor, 12th and Inglewood ............... 800 G. Burrowes, West Bay.. $,000 H. Bradley. 15th Ji Clyde 2,500 U. Forrest, Royal and Douglas .......... 300 Addition A. Tuddenham, Sherman 200 57,760 HOLLYBURN - PACIFIC SKI CLUB DANCE The Hollyburn-Pscific Ski Club is giving a dance on the even- ing of Saturday week. 51arch 14th, in the Orange HalL A six- piece orchestra will be in attend- ance and there will be refresh- ments. Dancing 9 p. m. to I~ Tickets including refreshments 76 cents. Hot vinegar will remove paint from glass.