paoe fotjh inr.nv MAYOR VETOES BRINGING UP FATHER By George McM anus II I - ci,r , II II HELLO JIA rw. vXTS I? il 1 I . ., V'.C Ov,E Mfc rrr-, ' WttHM' SALARY RAISE . lm TTfTror II . 7 IOO F?ft TOW ' COUUeCT T H BSWH , I jTS I III II I llll ' ' - 11... 111 I 191. d itHMkatMHWi N I f Lr'l II MHTIIA.Wt V XI Increase of $25 a Month to Cn glneer Pearson Passed by Council IS NOW RECEIVING $225 Several 'Aldermen Take Stand Against Higher Salaries at Present Mayor Newlnn last night vetoed an increase of $25 per month in the Salary of Frank W. Pearson cily engineer, affor il. hail been approved , by resolution of tho rntinr.il on a niajorily voir. This means tlial the inrroaso is held tip for, thirty days, at Hie o"xpiry of which lime the connril may i t.nke.;'anolher vote on I fin mailer and,' if il lias nof Ihen altered ils mind, (ho increase will take of. loci, l nose voimgr for the in crease worn Aid. Ilrnwn, Aid. .Me Keehnie, Aid. Perry, Ald.vSuiilh and Aid. Stephens; those again. were Aid- .Larson, Aid. Casey and Aid. McMordie. .Mr. Poasoit, in a lollor boforo I he council, : asked for an increase of $50 in view of llio fact that Ihe program of work being carried out was heavy, the hours were long and lie had, in tiny rase, horn promised an increase if lie made good. Ald Perry moved I halt I lie s.-il-ary increase of $50 he granted. He foil I hat the engineer was a very eonipolcnl ollirial Jand was worlh (he money. Aid. Smith seconded the motion. Alii. La'rsen imderljod dial the salary of Iho engineer had already last year heen increased from $2 -'5 to fl'5(l. He felt if I lie prCsoril request was me Die council might he deluged with requesls along the same line. On this ground alone he could nol see his way clear In support itu increase. Aid. McMordie agreed that the engineer was working hard and giving oflicionl service. There was a liniil, however, to the sal aries the city cotitd pay and he fell $250 was sufficient. For that reason, he Would not support an increase. Aid. Stephens recognized Iho ability of llio cily engineer and was appreciative- of his splendid work. Merit should he rewarded hul Iho cilv had to hnshand ils finances and he did not foot that il. was in a, position In grant Iho $5(i increase. Ho moved in amendment llial an increase of $25 higranled. Ald. J.' , Jlrmvn seconded Aid. .Stephens' amendment. The engineer' he said was a competent official who worked hard, and whose work spoke for itself. The engineer worked more Jhan eight hours a day and he felt he was earning more lhan $250. Aid. l'orry fell that I lie cily as a. whole would endorse Iho $50 increase. AM. ('asey believed thai,, when cily officials were receiving more I hah $200 per month, liey were not badly off. lie fell, that $250 was' adequate salary for Iho work being done hy dho engineer. There was no real seienlifie engineering work hut merely the huilding of roads on - contour grade-work (hat could be am was being done by others than trained engineers. He 'fell that if iIIib engineer's salary jwas boosted it would mean? boosting salaries all around. He. had do eided lo support no 'morlt'in. creases in salaries. ,?,AM. l'orry ..withdrew liis- motion and the amendment was put and carried, the mayor HumY pulling his vein on it. He agreed with AM. tiasey that the increase would mean increases all around The citizens would not be at all satisfied, he felt.. TWO MEN INJURED AND ONE MAY DIE Jack McGettlgan and Section Man Named Davles Seriously Hurt In Accident Near Priestly SMITHHIIS, April 7. -.Lick 'Mcfielllgan of K.ndakn and a man of Ihe name of Davies, sec-lion men, nwl wilh a sorjous accident when passing around a curve. in ri speeder al Priestley last Thursday evening. The freiphLirain vvas caiiiglil Jiy wire at lose Lake and rushed hack in '.: order lo take Ihe viclims lo Sniilbers Hospital. I'rom informal ion, received here it is probable that Davjes will din. Mc-fSelllg'ah has liolh legs broken tnd suffers oilier injuries. . r . lNri FcTor Scrvhc Inc Mr" ' " WATER BYLAW IS OUTLINED New Scale of Charges Laid Down for ail Members of Community I'he pity's new waler bylaw was. pul throughl its first read ing at lasl night's council meet ing, llio .only active opjmiicul In il being AM. Stephens who opposed increases of rales on I he round lhal il would be incon- islenl lo shove up waler rales ifler having reduced (hose of other utilities and llial rales, hero wore already high enough. The new bylaw was sponsored by Aid. McMordie, chairman of Ihe iilililies.comniilleo, who declared that Ihe waler department had been losing money for .two reasons first, because if very heavy interest ami redemption charges, ami second, because of low rales lhal were being charg ed. The revised charges now ing placed before he council wore slill far from being exces sive bill were low. ' II was proposed to charge 20e per hundred cubic feof1 as a maximum to moler eonsuniers as -compared with Iho former rale of t:ic. In .ew Westminster. :Pi was charged. Aid. Stephens argued thai, as far as industrial waler rules were eonecM'nod,.. I'rince lluitert should be compared wilbf lis eompelilor, Vancouver, ralher. lhan with Now Westminster. Against Ihis, Sup erintendent Lne expressed tin view lhal Prince Rupert, with ils present population and extensive system, could nol yet hope Jo meet Vancouver rales. Tho sup erintendent al some length explained the details of Ihe new bylaw. The new bylaw, which Is a lengthy document, besides in stituting a new charge for meler consumers sliding down from a a maximum of 20c per hunderd cubic feel .according lo consump tion, revises all flal charges for business and domestic premises It makes necessary the metering of all large consumers. Some of the proposed new barges are as- follows: Apartments 'each), public lint list (each , business si ores (25 fool frontage or under), Tke Secret of! Successful Baking MAGIC BAKING churches or halls used for lodge purposes only, business or professional offices, denial offices per chair , printing offices, gas-olim engines (under 2,5 h.p.),-$1 ph inonlh. ' HakcjMos, on motor, 5 minium id'. . f llaTber shops, up to two chairs, St.5'(, .extra chairs. 5(10. .,a rages. each vehicle, 00c. Jlolels, on meter, -v minimum. I'ubfie halls, stores selling liquid 'refreshments consumed on pnyiiises, ?2. ' ... . . i St n ; ; l.auutlies, on llieier, lomi- imiin. J'holographic studios, .$2.25. J'oo.l rooms, with tuihlio eou- venieuces, $2. oil, without r.rn. 1'rtMiiises with bar other than hotels, .1.50. dooming or boarding houses. up lo ittne room. .'.io; eaen additional room, I5n. 1 ' itositt.ui auis, iiiiuimtim,. -i.i. ..Stable, each horse or ciiw, 30c. JSIvam iMjilersv under .15 h.p. $1.50; over, by meter. Private Dwellings l'p to six rooms, $1 . Seven lo nine rooms, $1:25. Over nine rooms, $1.5(1. Mel i t- rate ami tufilding rales are also sper'.;illv itrolirii iof. HOLBINGBACK V ' Warnlna Given Council That They ' May be Going Too Fast Heeded Aid. .Stephens having sounded n warning thai if rigid care was not exercised with respect lo expending money for local improvement undertakings slill iiclber properties would rovorl lo .Ihe cily with Ihe result Hint next year oV laler the mill rale would lie forced up to a point of exoossivenoss, the cily council last n iigli I . decided lo lay over for week bylaws providing lor ine m'allross grading of Seventh Avenue l'asl from Hays f'.ove Avenue and SeveulU Avenue be tween Taylor SI reel nod the )dind end east of Lnlhinioro Slr'oL Aid. Slophens roll that service .might lie given residents tin' I hose, streets by shortening up' on the work and possibly making connection from oilier avenues by means of cross POWDER enjoys the larpest sale In Canada; simply because housewives have found out that it is always reliable. It contains no alum or adulterants of any kind. Made In Canada E. W. GILLETT COMPANY LIMITED , TORONTO Wionlptf Mootrctl streets. He ailinilled thai Ihe wiirk on Sevi'iilh Avenue easl of Fuiloii .Street was necessary but perhaps lint s west of I'ullim. To servt Seventh Avenue across Hays' tji'eeli, conneclions v$h Kighlh Avenue might be given. I he view of Aid. Stephens received certain support from other '-nienvbers of the council including Aid. Casey and il was decided to defer Ihe rnnsi lera-ioii til Itolh bvlaws. PARKING BYLAW TO BE PASSED City Solicitor, Chief of Police, and Police commission lo Prepare Document fler a discussion in wIin-Ii f'olice r.oimrrissinner .1. Coombs IMi'liei-pHleir, the cily council si night decided In meet wilh Hie request of the ;ojioe' pom. mission for Hie briugiiig in tif a parking livlaw and left the drafl- nicf of such a bylaw lo Ihe city -ulicilor, Chief of nolice ami oiice eominifsion. In speaking U Ihe council, Mr. 'oniibH referred particularly lo I'ongrstiiin of Sixth Sliwl where I here was, be felt, a real rnennce the tmblic safety. There also should he, be believed, some I'Holaliim imiHised l pndiitdt Ihe parking of cars williin n ii-rlain distance from Ihe en-lnines lo places of public, us-senildy. Aid. McMordie, Aid. Larson ind Aid. Oasey spoke in favor of some regulations being made. he last mentioned suggesting lo Ihe polietf cirnmis.Mioii thai something ought to be done iu Hie case of ' jay walkers" who crossed the streets anywhere with Ihe manner of "owning everything in sishl." On motion of Aid. flasey, soc-nded by AM. McMordie, the plan for a parking bylaw was iid'O-sed and Hie cily solicitor, chief of iMdico ami police cont- nissioii were authorized to draft !ie bylaw. bigfursale" AT MONTREAL Ten Per Cent Advance on Wolf v' CL. '' - . nw' ""ma er rormcr uner-Inns; Mink Lower MONTIIL'AL,; Apl. 7.- Aiqiroxi- mi.lidy l.7.r0.iKi worlh of goods luini'd bands during Ihe four liy-' ,;(le of Hie (lunadian Kur Viii-i tmi comnariv'whleh djised al ,. ... il.. -1 1 in- wi'i'K i-iiii. I'nres were- aver age ami only in a row cases was there increase tHUir, the orevlouo sale. Mink 5olt ttbotll Id per ''nl lielnw the reeenl market H ice when rt,i50 skins wen alTi red. Yesterday sales of fisher nnd ermine showed a do eline of nhoul 15 per cent com pan d wilh the uiid-wlnler sale. Ilussiau squirrel and sahle did well. There was no change in the prices of Hiese arliclos. fJross foves nltn did well, Hie highesl lod being .$75 and HiV shovyei it" cliauge com('.ireil vvifli previ ous sales. Other results .nr fisher, firty skins offered, lot twice ii:i0, decline 25 per peul ermine, r.,!5t." .skins offered loji price $2.7S. decline 15 pr cent lliissiiin sqiiirrel, 07,1125 skim oirereil, Inn tirlee -Hl.iHi. no rliange; proa's fox, '1,10(1 skin microti, toil price, is ion ror a large dark pell, Hie next highel bid was $75 mi change. No change, was reported in Ihe A.'ib" of limber wolves, 175 skills, fdnne marlen, 159 skins; hnntn rnarlen, 005 skins, ami Ilussiau sable, 8,1 skins. Wolf skins were the feature, an advance of ten Wanted ForjSale ForJRent DAILY NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS, 2cpcr word in advance. No Advertiiement taken for less ihanQc FOR SALE Will SALK.--AI Terrace. 11.0.. several ten acre tracts and one I acre trad. Look them over and make me an offer. -A . Little. TO RENT i-t ItMSllKI) liouHHkeeiiinir Suile for rent. 110 Sixth Avenue, Kast. Phone lllue iljH. If KOH HHM'.- Two furnished bed- silling ifinms; every comfort. 1 01 II First Avenue. 83 WILL lll'NT Furnished desk room imr olllee. W'eHlenhuvcr Itroy. If AUCTION SALE M'tJTId.N SALK will he held al Iho Alaska llottms, leiiil I'riuce Uuperl Hotel on Thnrs day, April W,at 2.:i(l p.m. ctm-sisting of oak chairs, buffet, ilining table, living room suile, upholstered in Instry betlrnom suilo in l'rem-li graj. Victrola, beds, bureaus, Oin-golfuin rugs, linoleum, (iiir-ney range, healer. eleeiric healer, aluminium ware. eie.. carpels, etc. IMiilpoll, KmII A (lo., Lid. Aitettoneers. BOARD HOAIlh. The Inlander. 830 Second Avenue. Phone 137. HOAltD ANH HOO.M, or hoard only. Phone Ited 707. COLUMBIA HECOROS N'KW Process Columbia Record no scratching. Finest reproductions of latest Fox Trols, Songs and Instrumental music by world finned artists Oall in and he.rr litem. PRINCE RUPERT MUSIC STORE, Third Avenue per petit at a lop price of $21.50 being recorded over the Febni- rry sale. The niajorily of Ihnse pelfs came from Ihe ('anadian iiorlltW' sf. and , were 1ouHil principally fur Ameritian ae- ounls. ESTIMATES FOR Smaller Expenditures Pronoscd This Year Than Last The cily council lasl night np proven esiimaies ror caiillal e- liemlilure of 930,811.05 for I hi lighl denarlmeiil and ;,i'.H for the telephone department n stib-milletl hy Ihe utililies eommiHee, Of Ihe lighl deparloienl estimate, $21,871 is already provided for through a money hylaw for Ihe elevator irnusmission line passed al, the lasl elect ion, In speaking to Ihe resolution lo approve Ihe esiimaies, Aid McMordie pointed out lhal, ex clusive of the spec ill I 22,000 lent, the light deparlmont was asking Ibis year for S8.000 as compared wilh $20,00(1 capital it,.. 1 . . . e.ii'iiiiiiure tasi year. I ins year Hie phone, department was asking for $7,101 as compared with ir,ri()(i last year. Itolh estimates would be covered by profits f(om the departments during Ihe year, htiperinlendonl Love explained (lie esiimaies from a technical point of view. In connection Willi Hie phone department, ,lhe estimate would cover the pos of pulling Iho enlire syslem In cable and exlemling the service MnliilennficH would he lower hnd a better service would bo given TO EXCHANGE WILL KXUlANtiK improved Ohio farm, 1 08 icres, for improved I'riuce Hup. i l properly. Wcsl-elilmser Itriis. IT BOATS AND LAUNCHES I'lllOW OF HAKTIIOPK 4-OYCLR Marine 1 jigini's i-II.P. without clolcli $ir, 00 i-ILP. 1 cylinder' Mf 200.00 W-ILP. I cylinder III! 150.00 8-11. P. 1 cylinder Hl 7.'.0.0fl 8-H.P. 2 cylinder Ml 159,00 10-H.P. 4 cylinder LI) 175.00 AH the above ei- i-l-l. the first include tltr I-;iiimih- Joe He-verse (ii-iir. and lull eleclrient anil propeller equi.inent. I'he bent that money ran buy. Kaslitope Mm-.., 1717 Oemgia HI. W. Vancouver, H Q. Always at your cjvipe. SHED DON TAXI 134 nywlieie al Anytime. Fiv pas- senger Doilge Sod 11 11 Ooioforl and Oourlcy. Hates: 50c for I or 2 passenger, 25c for each additional passenger. PHONE 134 MARINE TAXI SERVICE .AUNCIl "Oh Hahy" at youoAr-vice tlay or nighl. tlointort Safely Oourlesy. If il'n a walor trip call Laurie Lambty. Phones 670 or I3L TAXI 592 lllli IKT'KNIAHLB TAXI. oaj ami Night tterxtre. Comfort ami Courlesy is uiy motto. PHONE 592 CONRAD LEE Stand: Richmond lloome. TAXI Taxi 67 Phone (Oail t'.eotge, Paul or (lust-i'runipt Servioe and Oomfor. Day or Nig' I Stand: HOSS BROS. POOL ROOWI Meeker tlloek, er' troni nt'ir ', Hoiei FURNITURE VK hantlle Ibc FAWOUTI' g'laranleetl ' copper fusnrilig Steel llanges and all grades of high grade furniture we os-chaiige. PRINCE nUPERT EXCHANGE, Ai.'dioncers FURNITURE. New and Secondhand Furnl-ure Store. We Huy. Sell and Kx- change New and Socondhnnd Hoods. GEO. PAPADUPULIS, H3 Third Ave. Phono 140 GENERAL BLACKSMITH F.vory description of lUarksriiith work done. Hoal work a speo-lalily. Prompt altenlion and tnoderale prices, A Trial Solicited. J. M. WALKER Near Sbnckley' Planing Mill. NORTHERN TRANSFEn Call for llaggaae ami F.xfiress Northern Transfer. Day Phone lied 'J l.'L Nigltl plume (ireen .107. W. H. MONTGOiYlERY, JR. MONUMENTS P. LeClalro Rub. P.O. No. 1 Prince lluport, H.3. Agent fur Granite, Marble and Stono Monuments and Headstones. STENOGRAPHER Public Sleiingniphnr ' E. M. EARL Office: Dollnr Store, Third Avo. Phono: fled 321. roinl,t, For the East Miiiiu.. . uril.i. . From th EU- Mot'.l.-iv - W Fri..., To Vantouncr Titi'- i ,. - M , fahn ' , Friii. i ' CP !, From Vancuuu. rftlllll.n - We.ln. tlUll'-,.- I O.I'.H To Anyox, Ai;c Arm Li ana Pit n)cr- -1 ' Weil:. ... . 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