March Session of City Fathers Ends With Appointments
City council met at City Hall with Mayor Simon Taylor presiding. Treasurer J A Arnold resigns and T M Roberts appointed as clerk. city without engineer. Grants $600 to Cranbrook City Band for weekly summer concerts. Bills totaling hundreds are approved including city services, payrolls, and school board expenses. Finance notes visit by Fred Dean of a Toledo trust company eyeing debentures in western Canada towns. City engineer report presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chad McKowan
Cranbrook City Band
Genest and Leank
Cranbrook Cartage & Trans
Cranbrook Elec, Lgt. Co
Henderson, J. B
Kootenay Tele, Lines, Ltd
Garrett
Esssseeeee
Manning
Csesseesee
Fire Dept
Cccesseeee
School Board
Parks & Co
Parrett, T. Ni
Prospector Publishing Co
Quain Elec. Co
Raworth Bros
Worden
Trustees Assn
Turney, J.D. & Co
Fred Dean
Toledo
Ohio
Western
Canada
City Engineer's Report Highlights Permits and Utilities
The city reports 6 v0.00 in building permits issued since January 1, down from $250.00 last year. Frost damaged sidewalks on Lewis Street near Odd Fellows Hall. contractors will repair after frost. Telephone Co plans new poles on Hanson Armstrong Norbury Kains Fenwick across several streets. no poles exist yet. Thawing costs for water services and hydrants are lower this season, with better equipment. Council discussed reappointing City Engineer O'Hara. votes tied and motion failed. A committee was formed to study purchasing Cranbrook Electric Light plant. City Treasurer J A Arnold resigned to become police magistrate. T M Roberts appointed city treasurer without salary.
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the Telephone Co
Hanson Ave
Lewis Steet
Kains Street
Armstrong Ave
Lewis Street
Norbury Ave
Baker Street
Kains ST
Fenwick Ave
Harwell Ave
Edward Street
O'Hara
Campbell
Genest
Leask
Cranbrook
Canada
Electric Light Co
Hickbotham and Leask
Cranbrook Electric Light Co
Campbell, Leask and Hickenbotham
J. A. Arnold
Leask and
Hickenbotham
T. M. Roberts
Roberts
Board of School ‘Trustees
White
Fink
Quain
Laurie
South School
Cranston
Interesting Poultry Meeting Deliberates on Disease Import Controls
The March Poultry Association meeting at the Old Gym approved a resolution urging Dominion inspectors to tighten live poultry imports to curb disease spread in the province. Breeders near the coast discussed outbreaks from neighboring imports and a boys and girls competition on hatching and growing poultry was proposed with Mr. A. H. Webb overseeing details.
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The
Poultry Association
B. C. Poultry Association
Fsa
A. H. Webb
E. Slater
Slater
Plymouth Rocks
C.R. Sheppard
T. 8. Gill
Plymouth Rock
W. Harvey
Hamilton, Ont
Alaska Railway Plan Moves Toward President’s Signature
The Alaska railway bill authorizes 1000 miles of government railroad at a cost of 35 million dollars. The Senate and House conference report was adopted, with President Wilson expected to sign upon receipt. Interior Department plans advance as Secretary Lane supports rapid construction once approved.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wilson
White House
Interior Department
Lane
Kootenay Central Short Cut Surveyed and Br____
Engineer reports that a twenty five mile grade would run under 0.8 percent and would remove two high level bridges from service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kootenay Central
Board of Trade Eyes Cranbrook Line Charter Push
About fifty members met at city hall for Cranbrook Board of Trade annual session chaired by Darling. They backed a Kootenay Central spur to Cranbrook with CPR support and urged charters subsidies from governments after surveys and maps showed a feasible route under 0.8 percent grades, plus notes on regional development and rail access.
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Board of Trade
Darling
Halsall
Coop
Kootenay
Cranbrook
C.P.I
Kootenay Central
St. Mary's River
B. C. Southern
East Kootenay
C.P.R
H. Y. Parker
Parker
A. C. Bowness
K.c.ry
B.C
Stra
Porteous
Hungerford
Staplea Lumber Company
Kotenay Bench
Kootenay Bench
Calgary
Messrs. Fink
Pollen
Cranbrok
Fernie
K.C.R
K. C. Ry
Hindoo Murders Reported Near Bull River
Two Hindoos were found murdered in an isolated shack near Bull River with gunshot and shoulder and chest wounds. Constable Minty led the inquest as five Hindoos were arrested and another fled into the hills amid limited local information. The killings appear to have occurred around one o'clock, several hours before discovery.
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Bull River
Minty
Fernie
Cranbrook
Jit
Dow resigns as Cranbrook Chief of Police
Mayor Simon Taylor and Alderman Hickenbottam accept the resignation of Chief Cory A. Dow effective April 1 1914. Percy Adams is named chief at 126 dollars per month. Dow, long a longtime officer, gave up duties after fourteen years in Cranbrook and Fernie. He may pursue other offers while remaining a CPR detective in the region. The board also orders supplies to be routed through the secretary, with trustees not liable for unsanctioned goods.
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Cranbrook
Kootenay
Board of Trade
Kimberley
Soo-Spokane
Simon Taylor
Hickenbottam
F. H. Dezall
A. Dow
Percy Adams
Cory A. Dow
Fernie
Dow
C.P.R
Province
Manitoba
Fink and
Quain
Special Prizes At Fall Fair Meeting Offer Cash Awards
The Cranbrook District Agricultural Association announces special prizes for the Fall Fair. Steele-Briggs prizes include 6.00 cash for top exhibitor points and 40.00 35.00 80.00 awards for prize collections. Reports to Winnipeg by Oct 20, 1914. Also mercantile horse prizes with 15.00 and 10.00 awards for best teams and delivery horses.
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Seeley Driggs
Cranbrook District Agricultural Association
Steele -Brigges
Steele—Briggs
Canada
City Hall
Pacific Ocean
Port Arthur
Ontario
Winnipeg
Kootenay
Association For Mercantile
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Clek
F. O'Hara
P. E. Wilson
J. H. M. Bell
R. Adamson
Odd Fellows’ Hall
J.H.M. Bell
Meningitia
Leask and Genest
States
Alaska
Lands Immediately
Wycliffe
Wardner
North Star and Sullivan
Dominion
British Columbia
C.P, BR
Laurie and
Miss Woodland
Old Country
Committee On
Famuop
Esse
Beattie-Murphiy
Cranbrook Laundry
Cranbrook Cartage O
Cranbrook Agney
Vais Corbin Coal & Coke Co
Cranbrook Sash & Door Co
Brook Deng & Book Co
Hindoos
C. Eakin
Enelaver
City Electric Light Plant
Vernon
Salmon Arm
Armstrong
Eakin
Edith Casiake
J. H. Caulake
Haw
Alberta
Garbutt Business College
City Transfer
Liddicoat & Waller
McMilland Book Co
J. D. McBride
F. Parks & Co
Percy
Patmore Bros
Thes Eee Bay
Adams
C.P.R. Freight Aeferes TM
Collector of Customs
Kootenay Telephone Tesa
Quain Electric Co
Thos. S. Gill Shield
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