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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 28, 1912
Page
4
A call from City Engineer William Mahlon Davis stresses municipal health officials lead anti tuberculosis efforts. Ontario clinics in Ottawa and four other districts illustrate effective local sanatoria and coordinated funding under municipal and provincial oversight.
Officials warn water restrictions may be needed for two to three hours of pumping daily. The plan aims to protect the supply, despite inconvenience to manufacturers and other users, by prompt economy to prevent broader shortages.
Alderman Douglas supported the move to advertise while Alderman Morrissey warned funds were tight. Bullock-Webster shifted from a citywide ad to a bulletin board notice outside City Hall after the motion failed. The vote later carried the amendment to post a notice on the bulletin board despite initial abstentions and controversy.
Sealed tenders addressed to the undersigned with a certified cheque for 500 dollars are invited up to noon on Wednesday July 3 1912 for the purchase of the Canadian Government Steamer Kestrel formerly used for Fishery Protection on the British Columbia coast and now at HM Dockyard Esquimalt BC.
The finance committee will weigh installing a switchboard in the city hall at about 80 dollars versus bringing a cable from the central station.
Sealed tenders addressed to the Postmaster General will be received at Ottawa until noon on Friday August 9 1912 for a two year fortnightly mail conveyance between Aiyansh and Kitsumkalum. Notices with conditions available at local post offices and at E H Fletcher Victoria BC Post Office Inspector's Office.
Desirable four room suite in Rand Block at Fifth Avenue and Fulton Street. Also large store and offices on Second Avenue offered for rent. Public notices list two mining prospecting and land lease applications by Filippo Panvini and J A M Faulds for parcels on Graham Island Skeena region with start points and acreage details.
Tenders for the tearing down of the present post office building will be received by the undersigned. The building is to be vacated Monday. The tearing down must follow immediately after vacating with no delay. Information can be obtained at the post office.
Sole agents in Prince Rupert offer Terrace townsite lots and ten acre tracts on easy terms. Various parcels priced from 580 to 38 600 plus furnished houses with monthly payments and cash options. Listings include lots on Second Beach Sixth Seventh and Summit Avenues with multiple sections, blocks, and terms. Insurance mentioned.
Sole heads of families or males over 18 may homestead 160 acres in Manitoba Saskatchewan or Alberta. Applicants must appear in person at the Dominion Lands Agency. proxy entry allowed under conditions by close relatives. Residence and cultivation requirements apply over six years with different pre emption and purchase options priced at 3 dollars per acre. Deputy W W Cory notes unauthorized publication not paid for.
The Civil Service exam for Third-class Clerks Junior Clerks and Stenographers begins July 2 in Arm strong Chilliwack Cumberland Duncan Golden Grand Forks Kamloops Kaslo Kelowna Ladysmith Nanaimo Nelson New Westminster Peachland Prince Rupert Penticton Revelstoke Rossland Salmon Arm Summerland Vancouver Vernon and Victoria Applications must be in by June 15 and candidates must be British subjects aged 21 to 30 for Third-class Clerks and 16 to 21 for Junior Clerks or Stenographers.
Acting under instructions from the City Council, owners must complete titles with the Grand Trunk Pacific Development company and register them in the Land Registry before July 1. Unregistered lots may bar voting in municipal matters or eligibility for Mayor or Alderman. Public notice issued.
Notice under the Companies Act states that after one month from first appearance the Grand Trunk Development Company Limited will change its name to The Christians in Brandt Company Limited. Dated Vancouver April 28 1912. Craig Bourne and McDonald, solicitors for the company.
Notice that the Northern British Columbia Liquor Company Limited applies to the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies in Victoria B C one month after the date to change its name to The Prince Rupert Importing Company Limited. Dated April 25 1912 by J Cooper secretary.
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