Kelowna Record
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2016-08-30
issued: 1913-05-15
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note: VOL V. NO. 25 KELOWNA. BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1913. Meeting of City Council Further Extensions to Water and Light Plant The Mayor and Aid. Calder, Cup* Und, Coaen,, Thompson, Suthorlnmf, were present art latt Friday's n^gular meeting of the City Council The correspondence included a letter rom the Attorney-General regarding; the disposal of municipal pri-onora; it was stated in thi* connection that prisoners who received sentences here would now be taken to Vernon stead of Kamloops ua heretofore.. Tenders for installing a new boiler at the power hause were received from The Robert Hamilton Co., The B.C Equipment Co., and The Canadian Fairbanks Co., all of Vancouver. The tender of the first-named firm waa accepted, subject to the approval of the Chief Engineer. By-laws No. 132 and No. 133 were then laid on the table. Theae by-laws provide for the raising of $10,000 eaoh for extension* of tbe water and light systems respectively. Commenting upon the by-laws, Aid. Sutherland said that tbe revenue for the first four months of this year in the light department showed an increase of 60 per .oral., while in the water department the increase for thu same period was 77 per cent, as compared with the corresponding period of last year. He further stated that last year there wa* a surplus on the light and water accounts of over ffiOOO and it might ba fully expeeted that this amount would be doubled if these by-laws were sanctioned by the rale/ payer*. Up to the present there were 56 new applications for electric Hght connection*, of which 33 hod been made, and 74 for water, of which 45 Had been inatalled, the remaining 20 being now in the hand* ol the workmen. It would be necessary tn get :���. large amount of waler pipe this year for connections. The water and light systems were undoubtedly ihe best paying investments tbe city had at the preaent time, and the revenue would naturally increase in proportion to the extensions made. With regard to installing a new boi…
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.)
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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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