Alberni Pioneer News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-04-09
issued: 1911-02-25
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note: â *"â> S) JJ2-~J, xso^jlJ^W-Q J~/c$^UZLAy Alberni Pioneer jV Volume 4. Port Alberni, B. C, Feb. 25, 1911. No. 29 Board of Trade Applies For Reserve on China Creek The Port Alberni board of trade has decided that the natural and the best source of water supply for the town is China creek, and an effort will be made to induce the Provincial government to place a reserve of 300 miners inches on the stream for future municipal purposes. The question was brought up at the regular monthly meeting of the board last Monday night by W. C. Kurtz, who was associated with the people who secured gold dredging leases on the creek about a year ago. Mr. Kurtz pointed out that the dredging organization could have, by paying the required fee, obtained a water record they applied for and thus tied up the creek and deprived the town of the use of the water for domestic purposes. As matters stood the same condition could arise at any time, and it was up to the people to safeguard the water for themselves. A. Carmichael, local agent of the Alberni Land company, said he had endeavored to induce the Land company to provide a waterworks system for the town, believing that it would be in the best interests of the company to have this done as early as possible. In this connection he had investigated the whole question of water supply and had arrived at the conclusion that it must come from China creek. He agreed with Mr. Kurtz that unless the people took some action to safeguard themselves there was a chance of the water being recorded for mining or other pur-; poses in which event the supply would be lost to the town. Attention was called to the fact that a reserve of 300 miners inches for municipal purposes had already been granted on Stamps river, but this, it was pointed out, had been granted when the two towns and the district were acting as a whole. It was the general opinion that while the Stamps river supply might be suitable for the old town there was not enough head for satisfactory…
note: Alberni Pioneer News ran from 1907-08-17 to 1912-02-24. The name was changed to Port Alberni News starting 1912-03-02.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Port Alberni (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0441093
language: English
lat: 49.234444
long: -124.805833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Port Alberni, B.C. : R. J. Burde
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