The British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1912-11-29
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note: THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIO INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH.•'. FIFTH TEAR. No. 86. OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRADES AND UBOR COUNCIL AND B. C. FEDERATION OF LABOR. ! ' ' ' ' - -:"~' ~~'~ VANCOUVER, B-CFBtOAT, NOVEMBER 29,1912. (SIXPAGES) RYLAWS ACrOREGATING FIVE MILLION DOLLARS SOON TO BE SUBMITTED Opportunity for Resident Workers To Give Property Interests Chance to Pay for Jobs. Capital expenditure amounting to more than 16,000,000 required tor next rear in Vancouver, vas Involved on the by-laws which were passed on Monday night by the city oouncil and which will be submitted to the by-law electors ln January. In a city growing as rapidly as Vancouver heavy expenditure is always a sheer necessity ln many directions, but when aldermen are feeling particularly good they are prone to Indulge also In a few luxuries. However, there oan be no. serous charge levelled against the council as regards reckless extravagance on this occasion, although $5,000,000 does seem a trifle high, muoh more, Indeed, than many of our readers could earn by three or tour months' hard toll. But even then there Is a brake which can be effectively applied, It Is not a cumbersome, worn out, effete house of lords, but is a power mightier than any parliament, It Is the people, and with the people rests the ultimate de- clslon. It Is a wise decree that the majority must rule, even If the majority Is not always right. The electors must weigh carefully the matters which will oome before them next January. They must cull from the mass of bylaws those which are absolute necessities and those which may be regarded in any way as luxuries. A grim spectre faces cities and municipalities at this Juncture of affairs, and Its name is tightness in the money market. Investors are not so anxious to jump In and snap up civic and municipal debentures, although lt is an assured fact that In the British Isles there are millions of pounds sterling lying Idle and not drawing a cent Interest. What the reason Is for thi…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: Vancouver Trades and Labour Council (1912) ; The B.C. Federationist, Ltd. (1912-1915) ; The B.C. Federationist, Limited (1915-1922) ; The B.C. Federationist (1922-1923) ; The British Columbia Federationist (1923-1925).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0344787
language: English
lat: 49.261111
long: -123.113889
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : The B.C. Federationist, Ltd.
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text