The Fraser Advance
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-11-26
issued: 1907-06-01
description: A journal of optimism and helpfulness, especially devoted to the interests of the Fraser Valley
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/fraseradvanc/items/1.0081525/source.json
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note: THE FRASER ADVANCE ^ Journal of Optimism and Helpfulness, Especially Devoted to tbe Interests of tbe frasefrValley. " J UN fa tftffe= The Frnsor Advance: Vol. I, No. 20 CHILLIWACK, B. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1 7. y. !//> ChllllvQakuprogrefis: Vol. XVII, No. 0 0 A WORD Or CAUTION. Hatepayers Asked to Use Judgment on Sumas Reclamation Scheme Perhaps at no time in the history of the Sumas Dyking Scheme has there been more necessity for the exercise of caution by the land owners, than at the present time. There seems to be a general impression among a large number of persons interested, that the Sumas Development Co. is going to undertake to dyke Sumas for a certain fixed sum. There can be nothing further from the truth however. The work is to be constructed under the General Dyking Act and Amendments of B. C. Sec. 17 of the Dyking Act of 1897 distinctly states that there cannot be any assessment registered against crown lands, so that the present assessment roll does not represent a true statement of the liabilities of the privately owned land, for if the amount assessed on the unassessable land (about 13,000 acres) be deducted from the roll, it would bring the assessment on the remainder (20,000 acres) about double the present assessment, showing that the present assessment does not represent a true statement of the facts as they exist. Referring to clause 5 of the Sumas Development Go's Act of 1905, the 20,000 would also be liable to bear the expense of rebuilding all new bridges on the Luk-a-kuk and raising the grade of all roads that might become impassible. Clause 7 of the same A Act, provides that $75,000 must be kept on deposit for all time, against any damage or repairs. As an illustration: Chilliwack Dyking District cost over twice the estimated cost. Coquitlam: three times the estimated cost. If the people sanction this proposition their Crown Grants are not worth the paper they are written on. If the land owners will take this into consideration they will snow …
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Chilliwack (B.C.)
spatial: Chilliwack
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0081525
language: English
lat: 49.1577778
long: -121.950833
relation: http://historicalnewspapers.library.ubc.ca
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Chilliwack, B.C. : J. Burtt Morgan
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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