The Western Call
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2012-09-14
issued: 1911-02-03
description: Published in the Interests of Greater Vancouver and the Western People.
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note: ���f" t* r -=K1��� -"WT->VJ l^T' 1 ' < 1 sfr.v - ** it s In. > ��^ -*, JT* A-tf. ^ "* �� -���*�� J-^pI^Wi t ARE YOU ON OUR lJST? NO ! WHY ? s. Published in the interests of Greater Vancouver. i h' * ' \.Va^tV-?'tl ^ ^ > *��� J r. c s^ ^.1 ^S UW*��Uv�� /i^\ r r^'sV&i '*' FEB 6 I9|| >']|, ��������� *>:Y.Y L r l , .J,., ,_ r,. ��� SUBSCRIPTION $1 A YEAI. ;7-,*.$ . IN ADVANCE . VOLUME II H, H. .Stevens, Editor. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, FEB. 3, 1911. No. 39 1 Construction of Bridget Not Yet Commenced���Company in Open Defiance of Railway Oommiasion. Last September, as a result of an energetic campaign by Alderman Stevens, the Railway Commission ordered the 6. N. Railway Company to file plans within one month providing for bridges over their cut at Woodland Drive. Broadway and Templeton Drive, and that the structures be "completed*'.within six months, which would be March 7th next. The Railway Company filed the plans, but have taken no* steps towards the construction of the bridges, exeept a little timber at Woodland Drive. It is clear that they purpose openly defying both the city and the Railway Commission. This insufferable in- solance by a foreign corporation to the city and the Dominion authorities, is going altogether too far. This Company has received many favors from this city and from the Government, and we should receive more consideration at their hands. These bridges are badly needed NOW, and in ashort time the spring work will be opened up and we will be without transportation facilities. Our purpose in getting the order set at "six months" was to avoid the delay in our summer's work, which is now being made impossible by the impertinence pf this arrogant Railway Company. Most of the concessions the ��Citj\ of Vancouver received from "Jim Hill" re False Creek are verbal, and if he defies the Railway Commission's orders, what will he do with verbal promises? We have repeatedly pointed out this tendency to break faith on the part of the Great Northern, and …
note: Print Run: 1910-1916 Frequency: Weekly Published by Dean and Goard from 1910-01-07 to 1910-04-01, Terminal City Press from 1910-04-08 to 1915-12-24, and then McConnells from 1915-12-31 to 1916-06-30.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0188224
language: English
lat: 49.2500000
long: -123.1167000
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Terminal City Press
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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