The Greater Vancouver Chinook
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issued: 2016-08-24
issued: 1912-09-07
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/gvchinook/items/1.0315636/source.json
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note: TS��r ^^P^CHINOOfc VOL. I, No. 17 SOUTH VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1013 Price 5 Cents To Increase Efficiency of South Vancouver Police Force Additional Men to be Added, While Auto Service is to be Inaugurated At the meeting of the Police Committee on Wednesday morning the question of the provision of an auto and extra men for night and day was discussed at considerable length. A report was submitted by Chief Jack- -iiii, who was granted a fortnight's .acation, from the 7th to the 21st of September, Sergeant liramwell to take his position during his absence. Dills were put in for auto hire amounting to $25, mostly in connection with the bank robbery at Cellar Cottage, The revenue in the Police Department for the year was $5,116. The Newspapers Get in First Reeve Kerr called attention to the fact that when the Police Committee wanted to know what was going on they had to get their information from the newspapers. If they did not happen to read the papers they knew nothing, and he thought the Chief should report all matters to the committee at the office. Reports got into the papers that the Police Department was inadequate to deal with robbers and hold-ups, and that the police had no auto. Were these reports given the reporters by the police, or did they get their information from outside? If given by the police, the committee should have the information, too. The Chief said the information did not emanate from him. Councillor Thomas said he was Chairman of the Police Committee, hut knew no more than a majl living in Egypt. He supposed he was ignored, and he did not like that. The committee ought to know exactly what was going on. Councillor Robinson asked if it was customary for the police to report everything to the committee? Councillor Thomas : "Arc they a body free from all control?" Councillor Robinson : "Not free from control." The Reeve : "So far as the Chief is concerned, we do not know anything about matters, or how these large bills were c…
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: 10.14288/1.0315636
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