Kelowna Record
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2016-08-30
issued: 1918-12-12
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note: *mmm ^6��2.\iaryf>X ^6XoatO��t*\ Uctovb 'Ti**��ft. VOL XI NO. 4 KELOWNA BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1918.���6 PAGES T ��l.50PerAnnV *#�� Harked Improvement Id Civic Finances Better Payment of Taxes Haa | Enabled Several Old Scores toj�� Wiped Off Civic finance* have been on the up-grade for tome time, and the past year especially ha*' put a decidedly brighter aspect upon the municipal balance sheet. At Monday evening'* council meeting the collector presented a statement ol tax payment* to the end of last month. Receipt* of taxes thi* year have been very much better, and in all, including arreara and redemption* of tax sale property, the city ha* received clear of all expenses in .connection therewith over $73,000. This is much brighter than for many yean past, and a* the mayor-pointed out, it has relieved the council of many tiresome obligation* some of which have been long outstanding. For instance, the bank loan ha* now been all paid off and a very substantial amoynt from the private loan*. In addition the city ha* placed in the Sinking Fund the full quota, or in other word* the full Sinking Fund levy for the year, a thing which ha* not been possible foi several year*, A report wa* received from Mr. J. McMillan, chief engineer at the power house, upon the tequire- mehts of the provincial inapector of electrical energy a* outlined in hi* recent letter. There wa* one portion of the report which caused considerable discussion, viz., that portion dealing with the requirement of the inapector that greater clearance be given between the city's electric light wire* and the Okanagan Telephone Co.'* wire*, lhe clerk wa* instructed to advise the inapector that the city is endeavoring to cany out all the'recommendation* made by him with the exception of the one relating to the distance between the wire*. The council wa* of opinion that the city should not be put to any ebpence on this account a* the Telephone Company erected their wire* after the city'* system h…
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: 10.14288/1.0180697
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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