The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-10-07
issued: 1910-02-08
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note: Th« Dally News Classified Ads. in Wooers. Try Ooe. per word lc fftu ©ailg $*: Pages—Subscribe for pa Tbe News. Per Nootb JlJO HI VOL 8 NELSON & C TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 8, I9*n NO. 251 OVERRIDDEN Resolution is Adopted Over Mayor's Ruling ABOLITION OE SALOONS SOLICITOR REPORTS AGAINST SCHOOL BOARD—COMMITTEE i WILL EXAMINE ITS BOOKS— i COUNCIL TAKES UP CLOSING OF POSTOFFICE. Three matters of great public interest arose at last night's meeting of the city council. One of these was the question of protesting to the postmaster general against the cloBing of the lobby of the Nelson postoffice on Sunday. Another was Aid. McDonald's resolution expressing the opinion that the saloon licenses In Nelson ought to be abolished next November.* Another was a written opinion from tbe city solicitor on the Issue between the council and the school board, the opinion upholding the council at every point. In addition to these questions, which provoked considerable debate, a resolution was adopted in regard to the sale of liquor in unlicensed premises. and an informal decision was reached to hold committee meetings this week and prepare the year's estimates for the next meeting of tlie council. All the members of the council were present except Aid. Wells, who left yesterday morning for Spokane to undergo treatment for the serious illness from which he has suffered for the last two lrj-.aka. The Opinion of the city solicitor, A. M. Johnson, was requested at the previous meeting, upon the request which the city council made of the school board for fuller details of estimates, outstanding accounts, and tbe return of a sum alleged to be due tbe city, and upon the letter of reply froqi the school board, tbat body having taken ' the general ground that it had already fulfilled all he obligations to the council that the Schools act imposed upon it. Mr. Johnson's opinion, rendered under date of Feb. 7, and addressed to Mayor Selous and the chairman of the finance committee. Aid. McMorrls, w…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0383840
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text