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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 09, 1911
Page
8
The article continues from Page One detailing local property assessments for Prince Rupert. It outlines figures for residential, commercial, and industrial properties, noting variances from prior years and the impact on municipal revenue. Officials discuss methods used and upcoming hearings for property owners seeking review.
Tenders from J R Morgan J R Weeker B J Hicks W R Morrison Collier and others were reviewed by the city engineer to select the cheapest bid for the school project. W H Vickers named truancy officer aims to ensure all school age children attend. Budget set at 16900 with two extra rooms possibility and a high school teacher if needed. Captain Johnson returns from river trip aboard Foley Welch Stewart steamers as other local captions note family dialogue with Peter and mother.
The steam whalers Sebastian and Germania return to Victoria after weeks as fishery protection cruisers for the Dominion government. Their work ends this month with no poachers sighted inside the three mile limit. The Germania was sent to Rosedale reef to recover a derelict buoy near Race Rocks. The ruler of the salvage case for the prior ship Rosedale involved the Otter, which received 2500 dollars. The Greenwood Smelter has coke to run furnaces until June, with 1000 tons arriving from the east last week and 4000 more in transit, plus 1000 tons western coke staged between Greenwood and Coleman. Eastern coke arrives in 40-ton cars. Pennsylvania coke is superior to Coleman coke, which loses weight in transit.
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