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8 THE WEST VAN NEWS January 10, 1930. Smith s Grocery TWO RED AND WHITE STORES DUNDARAVE HOLLYBURN 24th and Marine Phone: West 469 Phone: West 46 17th and Marine 49c. W eek End Specials 49c. 5 lbs. Granulated Sugar 1 lb. Domestic Shortening........ 49c 13 lbs. Yakima Gem Potatoes.... 49c 1 pkt. Seedless Raisins, 15 oz. 1 tin Fry's Cocoa, '/is 1 tin Spices, Red & White, any kind ................................................ 49c 1 packet Corn Starch, Is 2 packets Custard Powder, Nabob 4 packets Jelly Powder, Nabob 49c 1 tin Iledlund's Meat Balls, Is 1 bottle H. P. Sauce..................... 49c1 box Acadia Cod Fish. 2 lbs. 1 tin Rink Salmon, '/is ............ 49c 3 tins Quaker Pork & Beans, 2s 1 bottle Nabob Catsup, 12 oz..... 49c2 pkts. Shredded Wheat 2 tins Milk, large size ................. 49c 1 bottle Red & White Extract, 1 Vz oz. 1 tin Red & White Molasses, 20 oz. 1 tin R. & W. Baking Powder, 12 oz.............................................. 49c 2 tins Excelsior Peas, 2s 1 tin Faultless Corn, 2s 1 tin Tomatoes, 2 '/2 s ................. 49c 3 pkts. "Kay" Macaroni 1 pkt. Kraft Cheese, Yz lb. ........ 49c 1 pkt. Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour 1 jug Waffle Svrup ..................... 49c 2 cartons Regal Salt 1 tin Red & White Pepper 1 tin Symington's Gravy Salt 1 tin Colman's Mustard............ 49c 1 tin Nabob Minced Clams 1 tin Nabob Shrimps 1 tin King Oscar Sardines........ 49c 1 tin Murray's Marmalade, 52 oz............................................... 49c 1 jar Nabob Strawberry Jam, ....40 oz............................................... 49c 1 lb. Finest New Zealand Butter 1 tin Milk, small size ................. 49c 1 tin Red & White Peaches, 2s 1 tin Red & White Apricots, 2s 49c 3 pkts. Corn Flakes, Sugar Ivrisp 1 tin Eagle Milk ............................ 49c 1 tin Fry's Chocolate Syrup, 1 lb. 1 jar Honey, 12 oz..................... 49c -- 1 tin Peaches, Australian, large tin 1 tin Red & White Sockeye Sal­ mon, '/is .................................. 49c 3 tins Pineapple, Singapore 1 tin Red & White Plums, 2 '/is 49c 1 Broom, made by Blind Institute 6 cakes Royal Crown 6 cakes Witch Hazel Toilet Soap 49c 2 pkts Royal Crown Cleanser 1 Metal Sponge Cleaner ............ 19c 1 lb. Christie's Assorted Biscuits 1 packet Red & White Tea, 1 lb. Jubilee Snaps ..................... 49c 72 . . 2 lbs. Lump Sugar (Bulk) ........ 49c j Roberts' Better Meats Ju s t take u p y o u r U 7 . . 1 . 1 Q A p h o n e an d rin g »» C o l FOR EVERYTHING GOOD TO EAT Fresh and Cured Meats Bacon, Eggs, Butter, Milk and Cream, Vegetables and Fruit FRESH FISH DAILY Phone West 190 Next to Piggly Wiggly Reliable Deliveries Daily to all parts J (Continued from Page 1) The total receipts for water.... The total Expenditures were.. $17,576.90 Surplus over operating cost 3,378.61 $20,955.51 $20,955.51 BUILDING INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT The number of permits issued follows: was 116 which classify as New Residences ........................ 55 Value $124,950.00 Garages ...................................... . 22 Value 4,525.00 Stores ........................................ . 4 Value 11,900.00 Additions .................................. 35 Value 21,025.00 TOTAL PERMITS ......... .116 Value $162,400.00 Value of improvements from assessment roll prior to 1929 ..................................................... 3,015.015.00 VALUE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO DATE $3,177,415.00 The amount collected in building permit fees was $216.50. PLUMBING DEPARTMENT 1928 1929 No. of permits issued ..................................... 192 139 No. of fixtures installed ................................ 641 389 No. of Septic Tanks installed ........................ 116 89 Amount collected in fees ................................ $400.50 $339.90 LIGHT DEPARTMENT The Progress of Street Lighting over the last six years can be readily marked from the following tabulation: 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Total St. lights in operation 66 75 130 151 181 194 No. of Lamps ordered instal. at end of y ea r ....................... 9 9 21 16 13 8 Public Meeting A Public Meeting will be held in the Holly burn Theatre next Thursday, 16th instant, at 8 o'­ clock. All candidates are invited to be present at this meeting and address the electorate. It is ex­ pected that there will be a very large attendance of voters on this occasion. UNITED CHURCH CHOIR CONCERT Tonight is the big concert put on by the United Church Choir in the United Church auditori­ um. A very fine and varied pro­ gram has been arranged, and a thoroughly enjoyable musical evening awaits those who attend. PRODUCTIVE PERIOD OF HISTORY Queen Elizabeth's Time and Now The two most productive per­ iods in history, once said Mr. Owen D. Young, chairman of the board of the General Electric Company, U.S.A., are 300 years apart, one from 1575 to 1650, and the other began in 1875, and will last until 1950. Twentieth century science is full of thrill and romance and the poetry which sprang from the adventurous age of good Queen Bess will be matched one day in this country from the whirr of our machinery and the amazing discoveries of life yet to come, says Mr. Young. " There seem to be periods when the imagination of men flowers in production. Curiously enough, it has relation to busi­ ness and to profits. The imag­ ination is harnessed to a very prosaic need, and that is the dis­ tinctive characteristic of the periods of which I speak. The human intellect functions best when it is hitched more or less to practical service, and, con­ versely, very ordinary jobs, such as navigation and the production of goods, take on a new aspect when there is cast over them the glow of the highest qualities of the human mind." Mr. Young compared the pres­ ent spirit of action and speed-- racing over roads, flying through the air, talking across continents -- to Queen Elizabeth's time, when great companies were or­ ganized for world markets, pop­ ulations doubled and trebled, wealth increased, people travel­ led much, and children of the well-to-do were sent away to universities and schools. New things, luxuries at first glance, are demanded, and be­ come staple now, he explained, and so with Elizabeth's reign de­ mand created chimneys, tobacco, forks, and potatoes. Riding in coaches then became such a pastime as to threaten the business of the Thames boatmen Mr. Young continued, and pres­ ently, with the flowering of printing, the theatre grew apace and one found Henslow ,the for­ mer loan broker, creating a play factory which turned out a play every fortnight. Rentals paid to Power Co. for each year: 1924, $3,025.15; 1925, $3,410.27; 1926, $3,387.71; 1927, $8,600.82; 1928, $7,748.32; 1929, $8,601.20. FIRE DEPT. The number of alarms sent in during the year were 31. The Fire loss amounted to two buildings of an estimated value of $3,500.00 Expenses for the year were as follows: Wages ............................ $ 531.11 Equipment .................... 631.30 Sundries, etc.................. 144.43 Total .................... $1,306.84 The figures for the Transpor­ tation Department will be pub­ lished in our next issue. Meat The taste lingers when you buy it from JefferiesThe very best quality only. Once a customer, always a customer. Je f f e r ie s ' Su p e r io r M e a t s Lamb Beef Pork Government Inspected Only. •{Two Stores for your service}- Hollyburn Store West 3 Ambleside Store West 303 Veal and all kinds of Cut Meats -- S E R V I C E -- Everything for the Building. L U M B E R SASH DOORS ROOFING BUILDING PAPER Lamatco -- Gyproc -- Plaster Board Beaver Board -- Shingles West Vancouver Lumber Co. 15th and Marine LIMITED Phone West 115 Residence Phone: West 368L. I f there is anything in the suggestion that because electric light costs so much in one city, it should not cost any more in another, then it would be logical to make all lighting rates in every city the same. Then those municipal plants, such as in Seattle, where they charge 5J4 cents a kilowatt hour, and Los Ange­ les, where they charge 5 cents, and all over British Columbia, where they charge 8 to 15 cents, would need to make drastic cuts in their rates. The fact is, of course, that electric light rates are not like cameras or safety razors or chewing gum whose prices are standardized over the whole continent. Were this so, people in Vancouver would pay the average of 7J4 cents a kilowatt hour rather than 4 cents and 2 cents a kilowatt hour as at present. Electric light rates are fixed on the fairest basis-- the cost of service. If physical conditions make generating and distributing costs low, the public gets the benefit. In the final analysis, the cost of electric light depends upon the way nature has assisted cr impeded the generation of electricity by waterpower. As waterfalls may be cheap or expensive to develop, there is no reason why one city should have the same rates as another. GET OUR Lumber Prices and Save Money We are in business to serve you, and we'll appreciate your orders. Phone W est 1 9 9 for anything in Lumber. Ambleside Lumber Co., Ltd. Marine Drive at 16th Phone West 199 D. 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