The Greater Vancouver Chinook
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issued: 2016-08-24
issued: 1914-01-10
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/gvchinook/items/1.0315458/source.json
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note: Wp�� CHINOOK Vol. 11, No. 35 SOUTH VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA, SATURDAY, I.WTAKY 10. 1914 i rice 3 I't-nt^ Incorporation Bylaw Defeated by South Vancouver Electors Abolition of Wards Bylaw Also Turned Down by Voters A Majority of Voters Decide to Retain Present System of Civic Government Until Annexation to Vancouver is Attained���The Abolition of Wards Bylaw Being Also Defeated, Electors Will Vole January 17, for Reeve and Councillors Probable Civic Candidates Below are given the candidates mentioned as likely to contest the various wards in the forthcoming municipal elections. REEVE.- Arthur, J.P. Mr. J. A. Kerr, Mr. Thomas Dickie, Mr. J. C. Mc- stibstantial majeirily of South Vancouver Wednesday to reject til tion oi the municipality A teirs ol the elce- dccidcd un incorpora- a city anil to retain thc present system of civic government. At lhe same time the abolition of wards byl'.w was summarily defeated, and the elector! will, therefore, vote for reeve and councillors for lhe particular ward in which they are qualified at the elections on January 17. Various reasons may he easily formulated for the decisive turning down nf incorporation hy the electors. Some oi these were apparently considered sufficiently conclusive in determining the majority of electors to vole down incorporation. One "i the principal of these reasons was tlie general fear expressed that incorporation of South Vancouver as a city would carry with il increased taxation, as well as the loss of the gov- ernment school luearel grant. With nee nt hard limes and llie scarcity of money prevailing, that conviction, whether well grounded ur not, seemed to bc a dominant factor iu the minds (���f many electors who voted on Wed- i e -iiay against incorporation. While a large number of electors who favor annexation voted also for incorporation as a step in that direction, sonic of the electors appcareel to be under the impression that hy voting against incorporation tliey were also recording their opinion, …
note: Titled "The Greater Vancouver Chinook" from 1912-05-18 to 1915-05-01, for 1915-05-15, and from 1915-06-05 to 1915-09-11; "The British Columbia Chinook" for dates 1915-05-09, 1915-05-22, and 1915-05-29; "The Saturday Chinook" from 1915-09-18 to 1916-04-15; and "The Standard" from 1916-04-22 onward. Published by Greater Vancouver Publishers Limited from 1912-05-18 to 1916-01-01; Chinook Printing House from 1916-01-08 to 1916-04-15; The Standard Printers from 1916-04-22 to 1917-04-07; and The Standard Company from 1917-04-14 onward.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0315458
language: English
lat: 49.2611110
long: -123.1138890
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Greater Vancouver Publishers Limited
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text