The Cumberland Islander
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2017-02-07
issued: 1931-03-27
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note: f**0******0*00******000000**-0** "Check And Double Check" Cumberland Islander r0**m>*********r*******^*********0*i WITH WHICH IS CONSOLIDATED THE CUMBERLAND NEWS f***0********0*000000*0*0******l i | AT THE | Ilo-Ilo Theatre | THIS WEEK-END *.************** ******* *** 00*00*0 4> FIFTIETH YEAR.—No. 13. City Council In Regular Meeting City's Solicitor In Electric Light Cue Prepare* Appeal (or Supreme Court of Canada The regular council meeting1 held on Monday night was presided over by His Worship Mayor Maxwell with all the aldermen being present. A communication was read by City Clerk Cope from Mr. H. McDiarmid, thc solicitor for the city in the Cumberland Electric Lighting Company versus City of Cumberland case, notifying the council that the case for the city ,for presentation to the Supreme Court of Canada was being prepared and enclosing an account for $1092.92. The city clerk was instructed to send the amount of the account to Mr, McDiarmid and the communication ordered filed for future reference. A communication from the department of education was also read by the city clerk with reference to amendments to the Schools Act as follows: Clerk of Municipality; Dear Sir: I beg to notify you that at the present session of the Legislature amendments to the Schools Act will be introduced whereby commencing on April, 1931, the Department of Education will pay increased grants in respect of teachers' salaries. In the case of a city school district of the second class the grant will be 45% of the salaries payable to teachers, dental surgeons and nurses but the salaries upon which grants will be based will not exceed the salaries paid in December, 1930. In view of the proposed increase in the salary grants, it has been decided to repeal those sections of the Schools Act which relate to the payment of a rebate in respect of the taxes on farms and wild lands. As the increased grant will date from April tat pf this year, there will be no eheque .sent to your district in July…
note: Title Note: "With which is consolidated the Cumberland News
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Cumberland (B.C.)
spatial: Cumberland
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0342650
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.
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