@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "ada15fe2-3530-4061-a2a1-ec7db3830b5d"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2011-09-09"@en, "1915-02-26"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xgrandforks/items/1.0179444/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note " fxSA ^.A'.- toAR \"'%?& ���������'-%��������� Oy. --���������j?-' (������ .������-/>���������!; /*��������� .1AV,.'}.'������,5.'..-'{ ���������|.l>..T\\V-*.';i������r,1, ,\\atty%.Vl^\"?^' and Kettle VaHey Orchardist FOURTEENTH YJEATt���������No. 17 ^RAND FORKS, B, C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1915 $1.00 PER YEAR Mayor Gaw and Aid. Bickerton, Bonthron, Donaldson^. Manly, McCallum and'Smith were present \"at the,regular meeting of ,the city council on Monday evening. Before the session opened, a large delegation-from the board of trade took up an hourof the members' time in asking for a donation from - the city of about.$200. to help defray theexpenses of the board. J,, F. Kraus'was granted permis- -sion to construct a- drain from the Royal bank , to connect, with the drain from the ;Russell hotel. Messrs. Innes. and Eaton peti- sioned the council for a 2 inch water main ro their residences, in place of the present 1 incti.pipe, which, they claimed, was too 6mall to supply the desired amount of water. Referred to water and light committee. \"The chairman of the finance committee was undecided on the subject of the advisability of depositing the sinking fund with the government. He had made a request from the manager-of the Bank . of Commerce for a raise on the rate of interest on this money, to 3-������ per cent. Mr. Niles had promised to take the matter \"up with the officials of the bank. The chair.:otHhe board of works reported shat the Winnipeg avenue fill was nearly finished. He did not think it would be advisable to convert the old Cosmos hotel into a pound barn. Action on this matter, he said, could be postponed for another year. He also reported that the centre pier of the footbridge at the smelter was in bad condition, and there was danger of the bridge going out when the high water came. The Granby company had agreed to supply ..the material, if the city would furnish the labor for repairing it. The labor would not cost over $16. The board was given power to act in this matter. The chairman of the health and relief committee an exhaustive report. He complimented the Daugh ters of the Empire for the effective and commendable relief work that organization is performing. in the city.; He recommended that in cases were property owners- become temporarily embarrassed, and are unable to realize oh their property, thus compelling them to seek assistance from the city, the recipient ... of such assistance should be requested to sign a note for the repay ment of the money advanced by the city. : On-motion of Aid. McCallum and Donaldson, a resolution was passed approving this recommendation. The chairman of the water and light committee recommended that light be furnished A. Clunis' double residence on Fourth street at a Hat rate of $2 per month for each half of the house, and that a meter be installed at the city's expense. The chairman of the committee wasgiven power to act in this case. The clerk read several letters. from Wm. Henderson, resident gov-: ment architect at Victoria, in reference to the light bill for the public building in this city. It appeared that the bill for the past three' months' light had .Been, returned several times, with a request for al terations and-a discount. The last letter threatened that the g overn ment would install its own lighting plant if a discount was not granted. The clerk stated that in his letter to 'Mr. Henderson he had explained that the light rate in this city was based on a 'sliding Rcale, according to the amount of power used, and that no discount was granted to anyone. Mayor Gaw .\"characterized the last communication from' the resident architect as the poorest let ter he bad ever heard read. If he were the chairman of the water and light committee, or the city clerk, he would return the bill to Mr. Henderson, with the statement that if it was not paid at once the water and light, in the public building would be.cut off. Aid. McCallum, chairman of the water and light committee, fully endorsed the views expressed by the mayor. He bad intended to have prepared a resolution embodying the suggestions made by Mr. Gaw, but the matter had been overlooked On motion of Aid. Maniy and Bickerton, the collection of this bill was left in the hands of the chairman'of the water and light committee and the city clerk. Aid. Manly, chairman of the finance committee, brought up the matter of a grant to Dr. Kingston's hospital.' He was not in favor of making the grant, but if the council decided on making it, at any rate it should not be made until after the collection of .the. taxes, as there no sense in \" the \"city\" borrowing- money at 7 pereentand then spending it on grants to private institu tions. Mr. Manly mainly maintained that private hospitals were usually paying investments. He had no doubt that the doctor need ed the money, but it was not the fault of the hospital. If he had not made so many unfortuaee investments, he would not now be com pelled to ask for aid of the city. Mr. Manly contended that Dr. Kingston had been well treated by the city of Grand Forks. Quoting from tbe public accounts, he showed that during 1914 the doctar had drawn nearly $1000 in fees from city patients and for salary as city health officer. He could not recommend to the council that the grant be. made. Aid. Bonthron was of the opinion that the question should he referred to the ratepayers. Aid. Bickerton thought the council would be justified in making the grant, if the ratepayers vote on the last two aid bylaws could be taken as a criterion of the will of the people on the subject of grants. He was, how ever, perfectly willing to let the people decide the question. Aid. Smith would rather let the matter go to tbe people, even if the council had thc authority to make the grant. Aid. Donaldson thought that if the doctor wished to have the questioa submitted to the people, there would be the place to let it go He would be quite satisfied with that course being taken. Aid. McCallum took the same view of the question as Aid. Manly, but he was always willing to consult the ratepayers. In discussing the matter, he added, present conditions would have to be considered. If the city was so poor that it bad to ask its employees to donate one-fifth of their wages, it was too poor to make any grants. It was like taking the money out of the pockets ef the city employees and distributing it for do- PATRIOT IS The Dominion department of agriculture will hold an agricultural conference-in the Grand- Fork's opera - house .in this city on Wednesday, March 3, at 8 o'clock in the evening. The speakers /rho will address the audience will be Prof. W. T. McDonald, provincial live stock commissioner; P. H. Moore, superintendent of the Dominion experimental farm at Agas- six, and H. Cuthbert, .industrial commissioner, of Victoria. Mayor Gaw will act as chairman of the meeting. All citizens are requested to attend, and seats will be reserved for ladies. \"Patriotism and Production\" !b the slogan adopted by the Canadian department of agriculture in the work undertaken. On the first point those who meet the farmers Will ex. plain that the suecess of the empire in the tremendous military task now before it depends to a very large extent on the continued ability to feed the men who are risking their lives in the line of battle. It will be urged- that\" those stayiug at home to.till the goil should cultivate that which will be \"most wanted by Earl Kitchener in his efforts'to keep the millions soon to be in the field provided with ..substantial food.- For weeks the agricultural department has been making use of all tbe 'government's resources to obtain for the speakers accurate general and statistical information, thus materially augmenting their own per������onal expert knowledge. They are, expected to inform tbe farmer in \"each district* having regard to the nature of- the soil of that particular part of the country, what he ^should grow in largest quantities in order to best help bis country in the present crisis. In this instance, personal and public interests go hand in band, for it is reasonable to suppose that if the farmer produces much of what is most needed he is going to be the most suecessful. ~ iii-i, v a* c(uit