Prince Rupert Journal
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issued: 2016-01-21
issued: 1911-08-08
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note: _i\l i/s *y C Kew WtUtaftn Coal is the best ROGERS & BUCK Sole Agents Ptimt .Hupert £$\ Mw-IJSv VOLUME II. Published Twice a Week. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1911. High Class Job Printing in all Lines Price, Five Cents; NO.l.'e. COUNCIL QUESTIONS Much Time Occupied by Aldermen Discussing Subjects so Introduced. The "Street Talk" Feature Made Proniient nt Lust Night's Sitting The city council met last night, with Aid. J. A. Kirkpatrick as acting mayor in the absence of Mayor Manson. A good part of the evening was given over to questions and answers, in which Aid. Newton played a leading part. This proceeding was started by Aid. Newton asking a question as to why the city was filling in John Goodman's lots. He gave as his reason later on for asking the questions the somewhat stereotyped one that people on the streets were asking the questions and he wanted an answer. Later in the evening Aid. Hllditch took a similar course and on the strength of the street reports asked as to the placing of insurance, which was explained by Aid. Newton. The two questions took up about half the time of the sitting. Aid. Newton wanted to know why the city had filled in John Goodman's lots. He had been asked the question and did not know how to answer it. Aid. Hilditch explained that the worlf was done as an accommodation to the city. The arrangement was made with Mr. Benson of the Atlantic Realty Company and had been fully gone into earlier in the year. By the arrangement the city was excused from building a high retaining wall. Aid. Douglas said he would explain. He had gone to Aid. Hilditch and got one explanation. Mr. Benson gave another explanation, and Aid. Kirkpatrick gave another. Certain Aldermen Aid. Hilditch, in making a further IN FEDERAL POLITICS he wanted to know why the insurance was taken from Aid. Pattullo, who had been one to put up his good money without interest in order to buy the telephone for the city. He wished to have it made clear what the reasons w…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Prince Rupert (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0311850
language: English
lat: 54.312778
long: -130.325278
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Prince Rupert, B.C. : O. H. Nelson
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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