Kelowna Record
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2016-08-30
issued: 1912-11-21
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note: VOL IV. NO. 52. KELOWNA. BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY. NOV. 21, 1912. $1.50 Per Annum. Meeting of City Council Problem of New Streets - Tax Exemption for C.N.R. There waa a full attendance at Monday's council meeting. Mr. F. R. E. DeHart brought to the attention of the council the condition of Haynei avenue. Three or four new tracks had been put in but no crossings made. He thought it was the duty of the C. P. R. to see that these crossings were made passable and recommended that the city take the matter up with the company. At present he had two cars of hay down there which he could not get out until the road was fixed. The Mayor promised that the Council would have the situation remedied. Mr. VV. B. M. Calder attended with a subdivision plan of the north half of Block 37, which plans were laid on the table until next meeting to giVe I interested parties a chance to object if they wished. A autSdivision plan of Block 5, aubmitted by'Mr. A.Patterson was also dealt with in the aame way, This was in accordance with a resolution passed at a recent meeting. An important matter was brought up in a communication from Mr. H. A. Heggie, solicitor for the Canadian Northern Railway which referred to certain tax notices which had been received from the city on the lands owned by the company in Kelowna. Mr. Heggie stated that according to the agreement between' the provincial government and Messrs. MacKenzie & Mann, all lands belonging to the company were exempt from taxation until 1924. It was mentioned in discussion that Mackenzie & Mann owned some 140 acres in town, worth in the neighborhood of $150,000. At the present rate^ Of taxfflBh it| would mean, thia year, a drop of $3,000 in the city's revenue below ���vhat had been anticipated. It was felt that the matter was a serious one and legal opinion should be sought. A resolution was passed that this be done. Tha following accounts were pas'ed for payment: to subdivide and take the chance of paying three or four times the amou…
note: Titled The Orchard City Record from 1908 to 1911-11-16. Titled Kelowna Orchard City Record from 1911-11-23 to 1915-01-14. Titled Kelowna Record from 1915-01-21 to 1920-09-30 Print Run: 1912-1920 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Kelowna (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0180677
language: English
lat: 49.8880556
long: -119.495556
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Kelowna B.C. : John Leathley
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