The Cumberland Islander
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-12-18
issued: 1920-05-15
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note: •' *Q'S ^t-J Pl'0|*nc*a* Librarian fty ItHL ^ r-J'' JL ■_ ■ * \fiil\V-r --■-—, U .—- ^ With which Is consolidated the Cumberland News. TWENTY-NINTH YEAR—No. 20. CUMBERLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA* SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1920. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. City to Purchase Additional Hose for Fire Department The fortnightly meeting of the Cumberland Municipal Council was held in the City Hall on Monday, His Worship Mayor D. R. MacDonald in the chair, and Aider-men T. C. Bannerman, J. C. Brown, C. J. Parnham, F. D. Pickard, J. Thomson and J. J. Wier were also present. A considerable amount of routine business was dealt with before 9 o'clock, when a special meeting of property owners affected by the proposed oiling of Dunsmuir Avenue was called to order. The request of the Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd. for the council's consent to closing tlie road from First Street to the Recreation Ground was granted, as this will give the school grounds the necessary additional ground required. The Inspector of Municipalities also wrote asking for particulars of debentures issued under the Better Housing Act. Request was granted. Sundry accounts were passed for payment. The salaries of the public schools teaching staff were also authorized for payment. Alderman Thomson, on behalf of the Board of Works, reported good work so far done on the grading of Dunsmuir Avenue. Aid. Wiere of the Health Board reported the citly wagon too busy to get all the ashes disposed of, but this will be done soon as convenient. He reported the state of the town pretty clean. Considerable discussion took place regarding insurance carried by the council, as owing to the increase in the premiums the council had decided to reduce the amount of insurance carried. The city clerk was authorized to communicate with one of the local agents in settling the matter in dispute. Regarding the proposed purchase of hose for the fire department it was reported that the necessary 2l,:!-inch hose would cost in the n…
note: Title Note: "With which is consolidated the Cumberland News"
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Cumberland (B.C.)
spatial: Cumberland
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0224723
language: English
lat: 49.6186111
long: -125.0325
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Cumberland, B.C. : Islander Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text