Sealed Tenders for City Roadway and Grading Projects
City Clerk and City Engineer invite sealed tenders labeled Tender 1 and Tender 2 to August 24 1910 noon. Projects include a 16 foot plank roadway on Hays Cove and Highth avenues with grading on Hays Cove and Eighth avenues. Plans and tender forms available at the City Engineer's office. Lowest bid not guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays Cove Avenue
Highth Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Ernest A. Woods
WM. M. Davis
Land Purchase Notice Coast Skeena District
George Hie and Robert Corlett of Little Canyon BC farmers apply to purchase 80 acres described lands near the Skeena river island two miles below Little Canyon in Range V Skeena Land District Coast District. Notice dated August 1 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Land District
Skeena
George Hie
Robert Corlett
Little Canyon
B.C
Skeena River
George Hib
Alf
Navy war staff needed to guide British fleet use
A London Daily Mail critic argues the British Admiralty lacks a naval war staff to plan campaigns and study enemy forces. He cites past plans like withdrawing ships from the North Sea and notes disputes among officers over strategy, urging formation of a dedicated staff under a chief of staff to craft a campaign plan and modernize the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Wilson
London Daily Mail
Scharnhorst
Clausewitz
Germany
North Sea
Lamlash
Scotland
Nelson
Napoleon
Grant
Moltke
McKenna
Admiralty
Chas
Beresford
Cabinet
Charles Beresford
Lord Charles Beresford
Channel Fleet
City considers private plant for street lighting costs
City engineers report on renting factory boiler and engine to power electric lighting projects outlines annual operating costs of 17 281 dollars and potential revenue under winter and summer usage. Durants firm offers delivery within four months at about 12 cents per kilowatt hour with options for city purchase after ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sash and Door
As Corporation
H.p
K.w
McBride Street
Mahlon Davis
Ald
Smith
Durant
Vancouver
Waller
Mobley
Lynch
Naden
Pattullo
Naval chiefs must lead plans from front in war says writer
The article argues the chief of staff should sail with the main fleet and personally ensure plans are executed. It cites the 1898 Spanish Admiral Cervera planning error and the 1904 Russian Red fleet fiasco as examples of dangerous councils that fail when carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cervera
Rojesvensky
Ward System Measure Before City Council
Alderman Pattullo introduced a temporary bylaw to divide the city into wards ahead of the next election under the municipal clauses act. He argued the line would be Fulton Street, with Ward One west of it and Ward Two east, aiming for roughly equal assessments of over 6 million and over 8 million dollars respectively. The proposal faces committee review as it seeks three aldermen from Ward One and five from Ward Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid
Pattullo
Fulton Street
G.T.P
Sixth Street
Second Avenue
Fulton
Ninth Avenue
Ward Two
Ald
McIntyre
McBride Street
Sullivan to Retire from Public Life and Farm Near Boston
John L. Sullivan once world champion and undefeated under London rules retires from public life to settle on a small farm near Boston with his family. He has toured the country in vaudeville under Frank Hall for six years and will end their partnership on July 1, 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Sullivan
Boston
John L
Frank Hall
Retired Skeena fishery overseer honored with tribute
Hans Helgeson, longtime Skeena fishery overseer, retires and receives a gold headed cane and $600 from cannery owners. The testimonial praises his impartiality, help in banning the Babine barricades, and the strong salmon run now reaching spawning grounds. Signed by major Skeena canneries and packing firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. C. Williams
Port Essington
Skeena River
Dominion
Babine
Department
Skeena
B. C. Packers Association
M. M. English
Wallace Bros. Packing C O., Ltd
Peter Wallace
British America Cannery
G. B. Baillie
the Cassiar Packing Co
D. Mr. Moore
Oceanic Cannery
Trade With Germany Shows Growth After Surtax Removal
Ottawa reports three months after Germany surtax removal Canada imported 1,902,723 dollars, up 181,327 from the prior quarter. Exports to Germany rose to 803,784 dollars, up 392,228 from the previous three months, reflecting improved trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
Germany
French Study Finds Shorter Arm Lengths Among Criminals
After measuring hundreds of prisoners, French scientists report that the average criminal has arms below normal length, suggesting a potential physical trait associated with criminality.
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C. D. Newton
3Rd Avenue
P.O. Box
Tel
The
Washington Cafe
W. F. Carpenter
Seventh Street
B.C. Saddlery Company
Yates Street
Victoria
Clarmont Rooms
Sixth Avenue
Annie McGrath
TS Navy
Sweden
Russia
Lieut. Dewar
Naval War Staff
Department of Naval Intelligence
Naval War
Cyprian Bridge
Naval Annual
War
War College
Tour Mencia Ohms Reretriels
Pastae
Hans Helgeson
Fishing Department
Prince Rupert
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