Kelowna Record
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2016-08-30
issued: 1915-04-08
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note: VOL. VII. NO. 20. KELOWNA. BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY, APRIL 8, I9I5.-6 PAGES $1.50 Per Annum. are . Looking for New Manager Manager Robertson will not Continue on Account of Opposition in Certain Parts of the Valley ��� New Officers Elected for the Year KING OF ITALY Owing to the present OOaUl.'ion ol things in Europe and the possibility of a further conflagration, ihe Kina; of Italv has expressed his intoatiam of leading his army in person. Mission Creek Power _j ^Scheme up Again Proposal Made to City Council Civic Clean-up Day -- Street Sprinkling Discussed . The council met last Friday morning . in regular meeting and several important matters of business were dealt with. A complaint was first heard from Mr. Moses Leslie, who stated that he had spent a considerable sum of money in laying out his land on Ellis street north as a market garden, and the irrigation water had been cut off by the oity in making new' streets This had not only reduced the value of his property but had occasioned him_muoh loss. He therefore askeil the council to rebate the arrears oi taxes against the lots, and also to either repair the flirmes or exempt him from further taxation. Alderman Copeland denied that the flumes had been removed at the order of the city, and if they had been disturbed it was without thoir authority. It was explained to Mr. Leslie that the irrigation system was not owned by the oity, and he was shown a letter from the Provincial Water flights, engineer ordering the system closed until- certain repairs had been made. The city was,only rcBponsiblo for tho flume whero it crossed the streets, and Hr. Leslie was promised that if the water users would put the avst of the system in order the oity would repair any break's which had been made for road construction. The counoil, however, had no power to crant any rebate of taxes, but if Mr. Leslie considerod ho was over-assessed ho should appeal to tho noxt court of revision. A communication wns received from' Mr. Wilbio, di…
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: 10.14288/1.0180695
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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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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