re ee

ee Rial

‘ “a “ ' thing about the expense of taking witnesses to outside points knows
eens Nan a this. If this case had been tried in Vancouver, it would have cost
; BF t ; the city twice as much; in this respect the plaintiffs were kind to

| j : i the city. In the second place, had these cases not been tried at the
ja i past civil sittings of the Supreme Court here it is not at all likely
Ae i H | that a hearing could have been had until next spring, and it is
"4 . ' ridiculous for Alderman Newton to talk of undue haste under the
$ 9 circumstances. Delay might have meant ruin to the contractors.
4 ep In the third place, it was in the interest of every business man in
MP Prince Rupert to have the matter settled speedily. I know in many
S Mi cases large accounts are owing by the contractors to local merchants

tres

i to non-litigants the benefits fought for and won by the litigants

ag | ‘ like promising a peacock to leave it one plume in its beautiful tail

o

=

ae q

fe | ‘which cannot be met until the contractors are paid. Alderman
4 MS Newton's cry strikes me as being the reverse of Aesop's fable of the
ree boys throwing stones at the frogs. He complains because the con-
4 4 tractors do not stand still to be killed.
cia It is clear that the remarks of Alderman Newton and Mayor
s Manson were aimed at Williams & Manson (the City Solicitor makes
al that. plain), who are known to be personae ingratae with some of
i ie, the city fathers. There is little doubt in the minds of many inde-
' i pendent onlookers that the private spleen of the city fathers is
ie largely responsible for its actions. This, as a citizen, I resent.
He r : I believe it is the duty of the city fathers to do justice regardless of
‘| f their own private animosities. It is not likely the Council will love

\ The Daily News

The Leading Newspaper and the Largest Circulation in Northern B.C.
Published by the Prince Rupert Publishing Company, Limited

DAILY AND WEEKLY

TRANSIENT DISPLAY ADVERTISING—50 cents per inch,
| on application.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES—To Canada, United States and Mexico—DalLy, 50c
per month, or $5.00 per year, inadvance. WEEKLY, $2.00 per year. All
Other Countries— Daily, $8.00 per year; Weekly, $2.50 per year, strictly

in advance.
? HEAD OFFICE
Daily News Building, Third Ave., Prince Rupert, B. C. Telephone 98.

JuBscRIBERS will greatly oblige by promptly calling up Phone 98 in case of

non-delivery or inattention on the part of the news carriers.

Datty EDITION. «Gi

.

: sansinee -
|

THE COUNCIL AND THE CONTRACTORS
‘

A Business Man Writes to The News Giving His Opinions About the
Council's Actions In the Matter.

Contract rates

TUESDAY, DEC. 26

’

’
|
As a citizen of Prince Rupert I note with more than casual
1% interest the report in the Prince Rupert Journal of December 22nd
lof the proceedings of the City Council upon the question of the
claims of the contractors and the pending lawsuits, etc. The posi-
Fi tion aired by the Mayor that “there were contractors who needed
| their money and he did not think it proper to keep them out of it
| longer than was absolutely necessary’ appears to be rather incon-
li
ji

'
sistent with his actions in the 8. H. Watson & Company case, where

it came out that the Mayor had refused to sign a cheque for quite
a considerable sum which was not in dispute and which counsel
at the trial admitted was due and owing.

The exposition of Alderman Hilditch, looking at the matter
' solely from the Council's point of view, is prohably true; when he
ij says Mr. Justice Clement has left the situation with respect to
| liquidated damages in a very unsatisfactory state, he is doubtless
revealing the true sentiment of certain members of the Council.
“I have never yet known a case where the outcome of a lawsuit was
satisfactory to the loser, and can understand that the Council/ is
‘not pleased with the defeat and roasting it has received. But the
_voluble John goes on to say that Mr. Justice Clement has decided
as to the strike period (referring to the question of liquidated dam-
ages) but not for the remainder. If this is the case, why is the city
called upon to pay, and why is the Council talking appeal?

Prior to the lawsuits I understand the Council deducted liqui-
dated damages for all delays, including the strike period, in excess
4 of the extensions granted during the progress of the work, due to
h hindrances cuuse by the city. Now the Gouneil has moved a little

further along and is willing to allow 8. H. Watson & Company for
the strike period (although Mr. Justice Clement has ruled against
any liquidated damages at all), and apparently is willing to waive
all liquidated damages as against non-litigant contractors who will
arbitrate. This surely means that the Counci! is prepared to grant

i}

to whom these rights are denied. But is this boon offered to the
non-litigant contractors, goldefti as it looks? The true
' *wardness of the matter would appear to be that there are other
matters covered by the judgment in the Watson case which the
Council does not like, and it is holding out the waiver of liquidated
| damages as a bait to induce non-litigant contractors to come into

so in-

 

PAPERHANGING

—AND—

HIGH CLASS
SIGN WORK

OUR SPECIALTIES

SILVERSIDES BROS.

P.O, BOX 120 PHONE 156 GREEN

Second Avenue, near McBride

 

Fine View Corner

—_—$2,250-—_—

SNAP - $525 Each

Lots 13, 14, 15, Block 28, Section 5

G.R. NADEN COMPANY

Limited.
Prince Rupert, B.C.

 

Second Ave.,

 

 

Shoes..."
JOHN CURRIE

SECOND AVENUE - < PRINCZ RUPERT

 

WE BUY EVERYTHING

We Pay Highest Prices

for Brass, Copper, Lead,

Rubber Boots, Solder,
Dross and Bottles

Prince Rupert Cash Store

735 THIRD AVE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CARTAGE and

LINDSAY'S “’storace
G. T. P. Transfer Agents
Prices reasonable,

Orders promptly filled.

OFFICE~—H. B. Rochester, Centre St. Phone 68.

 

 

 

 

\gineer, who has declared himself as opposed to the allowance granted

in the Watson judgment for back filling the excavation in muskeg
| © below grade, who has also stated his position regarding plank road-
; is this not

eon arbitration tribunal presided over presumably by the City En-
}
}

>
_ Ways, extra expense on account of retaining walls, ete.

if it will trust itself unreservedly into the hands of the plume
merchant? If the entire matter were left to the arbitrament of an
independent arbitrator, such as Judge Young, the matter might not
be open to such serious objection, provided the city undertakes to
pay the cost.

The real character of the proceedings is revealed in the remarks
of Alderman Newton and the Mayor. It was only a few months
ago when the citizens of Prince Rupert were smiling to see how
quickly Alderman Newton rushed into court when the former Council
4 , refused to pay his printing bill in full. Now he alleges that the
Rie contractors, or rather their lawyers, have acted with undue haste
against the city. He has either undergone a remarkable change of
" heart or is looking at the matter from a different standpoint from

_ that in which he stood a year ago,

| of his criticism. I believe the city had ample time to decide upon
its course. It apparently did so decide and it was up to the con-
tractors to move and move quickly. Whenever I employ solicitors

I always control their movements in matters of haste or delay in
action. I have followed these sarefully and am convinced
that there was only one thing for the contractors to do, and that

q was to act quickly. In the first place it was not feasible to try these
: actions elsewhere than at Prince Rupert.

I cannot, however, see the justice

cases

Anyone who knows any-

the lawyers who defeated them, although surely some admiration
is due, but to penalize the contractors because you don’t like their
lawyers is petty and childish, The contraetors are free to choose
the lawyers whom they believe most capable, and it is no business
of the Council whom they be. We have had one instance where this
Council appealed from the judgment of ‘Mr, Justice Clements and
fared worse, and I would just like to remind ‘the -Gounei!l that it is
just possible that in this case Mr. Justice Clements has handed
down the judgment which the Court of Appeals would give if

_ called upon, A BUSINESS MAN.

Windsor Hotel

FIRST AVENUE AT EIGHTH STREET
Newly Furnished and

Steam Heated Rooms

A FIRST CLASS BAR AND DINING
ROOM IN CONNECTION

 

RATES 50 CENTS AND UP
BATHS FREE TO GUESTS

Ge H. Wright, Prop P.O, BOX 37

 

 

 

SMITH & MALLETT
THIRD AVE.
Plumbing, Heating, Steamfitting and
Sheet Metal Work

Office: 3rd Ave,
Phone 174

Workshop
2nd Ave. bet. 7th and 8th Sts

 

 

 

 

 

ew
Knox

Hotel

BESNER & BESNER, Proprietors

The New Knox Hotel is run on the European
lan. First-class service. All the Latest Modern
improvements, BEDS 50c UP

FIRST AVENUE, PRINCE RUPERT

Whites Portland Cement..

G. C, EMMERSON
AGENT

Phone 125°  Naden Block Second ‘Ave

 

 

 

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that an applica-
tion will be made to the Legislative As-
sembly of the Province of British Columbia
at its next session for an act amending
Section 3 of the British Columbia & Alaska
Railway Act, 1910 (Ch, 56, Statutes of
British Columbia, 1910), by striking out
all the words after the word “Columbia”
in Line 10 of said Section and substituting
therefor the following:

“And or from Fort George
easterly direction to the valley of the
Parsnip River by way of Fort McLeod,
thence along the Parsnip River to a june-
tion with the Peace River, thence along
the valley of the Finlay River through
Sifton Pass, thence down the Stikene
River to a junction with the main line at
Telegraph Creek; also powers to build
branch lines either through the Pine River
or Peace River passes to the eastern boun-
dary of British Columbia, or by way of
the most feasible route, or in the alterna-
tive by the most feasible route between
Lytton and Teslin Lake, also te Pull! srom
4 point on said line of railway to the City
of Vancouver or from the City of Van-
couver to @ point on said line, by the most

in @ north-

 

 

feasible route,’
And further, for an act extending the
tine within which the company has to

commence construction and eapend ten per
cent of its capitalization.
Dated at Victoria, B, C., this 5th day of
December, 1911,

KOBERTSON & HEISTERMAN,
Solicitors for the Applicants, the British

 

THE DAILY NEWS

———

LAND PURCHASE NOTICE

 

Skeens Land District—District of Cassiar.

Take notice tuat 1, Semes T. Fullerton,
of Vercouver, B. C.,
ing student, intend to apply for permission
to purchase the following described lands:

   
 

or nen fh at a post planted ains
east of Naas River and 40 chains south of
pre-emption No. $97 (SEC), thence 40

chains north, thence 24 chains west, thence
40 chains south, following the Naas liver;
thence 52 chains east to point of com-
mencement; containing 160 acres, more

or less,
J. T. FULLERTON
R. H, Stewart, Agent.
Dated Prince Rupert, Dec. 11, 191
Pub. Dec. 13.

Skeena Land District—District Coast,
ange 5.

Take notice that I, Abraham H. Barber,
of Prince Rupert, B. C., occupation miner,
intend to apply for oeeece to purchase
the following described lands:

Commencing at @ post planted at the
southwest corner of @ small island about
twenty-five (25) chains north and two (2)
chains east of the northwest corner of Lot
1323, Range 5, Coast District, Porcher
Island, thence following the shore line In
4a northeasterly direction about twenty
(20) chains to the north end of the island,
thence in @ southwesterly direction along
the shore line about twenty (20) chains
to the point of commencement, being an
island containing about forty (40) acres,
more or less,

ABRAHAM H. BARBER.

Dated Dec, 6th, 1911,

Pub. Dee. 13,

Skeena Land District—District of Coast,

eoEe °
Take notice that I, Dagobert Auriol, of
Nanaimo, B. C., ooctpm ston miner, intend
to apply for permission to purchase the
following described lands:

Commencing at @ post planted at the
southeast corner of Lot 4484, thence south
40 chains, thence west 40 chains, thence
north 40 chains, thence east 40 chains to
point of commencement, containing 160
acres, more or less,

DAGOBERT AURIOL,
Fred E. Cowell, Agent,
Date Nov. 10th, 1914.

Pub. Dec. 9.

Skeena Land Cas of Coast,

an 5
Take notice that I, Theodore Nichalis,
driver, of Victoria, B. C., Can., intend to
apply for permission to purchase the fol-
lowing described lands;

Commencing at a post planted at the
southwest corner of Lot No, 2287, thence
east 80 chains, thence south 40 chains,
thence west 40 chains, thence south 40
chains, thence west 40 chains, thence north
80 chains to point of commencement, con-
dining 480 acres, more or less.

THEODORE NICHALIS,
Fred E. Cowell, Agent.
Dated Oct. 31, 1911,
Pub. Dec, 9,

Skeena Land District—District of Coast,

Take notice that I, Paul Curtiss, clerk
of Victoria, intend to apply for permission
to purchase the following described lands:

Commencing at a post planted on the
east boundary and about five (5) chains
from the southeast corner of Lot 4484,
thence north 60 chains, thence east 30

 

 

Columbia & Alaska Railway Company,

chains, thence south 60 chains, thence west
30 chains to point of commencement, con-
taining 180 acres, more or less.
PAUL CURTISS,
Fred E. Cowell, Agent.
Dated Oct. 31, 1911.
Pub. Dec. 9.

District—District of

Range 5.

Take notice that I, Michas Beganis, cook,
of Victoria, B. C., intend to appy for per-
mission to purchase the following de-
scribed lands; .

Commencing at a post planted on the
north side of Williams Creek, where the
Kitimat branch of the G, T. P. Ry. crosses
Williams Creek, and about ten (10) chains
from the reek shore, thence south 30
chains, thence east 40 chains, thence north
30 chains, thence west 40 chains to point
of commencement, containing 120 acres,

more or less,
MICHAS BEGANIS.
Fred E, Cowell, Agent.
Dated Oct, 31, 1911,
Pub. Dec, 9.

Skeena Land Coast,

  

Skeena Land District—District of Coast,
Range 5.
Take notice that I, Samuel Belitees,

gardener, of Victoria, intend to apply for
permission to purchase the following de-
scribed lands:

Commencing at a post planted on the
north side of Williams Creek, about ten
chains back from the creek bank, and
about fifty chains southeast from where
the Kitimat branch of the G. T. P, right-
of-way crosses Williams Creek, thence
south 40 chains, thence east 40 chains,
thence north 40 chains, thence west 40
chains to point of commencement,
taining 160 acres, more or less.

SAMUEL BEILTEES.
Fred E. Cowell, Agent.
Dated Oct, 31, 1911.
Pub. Dec, 9.

Skeena Land District—District of Coast,
Range 5.

Take notice that I, Louls Caleris, driver,
of Victoria, B. C,, intend to apply for per-
mission to purchase the following de-
scribed lands:

Commencing at a@ post planted at the
southeast corner of Lot 1729, thence south
80 chains, thence west 40 chains, thence
north 80 chains, thence east 40 chains to
point of commencement, containing 820
acres, more or less,

LOUIS CALERIS.
Fred E, Cowell, Agent.
Dated Oct. 81, 1011,
Pub. Dec, 9.

Skeena Land District—District of Cassiar.
Take notice that James Ewing Macrae,
of Vancouver, occupation real estate agent,
intends to apply for permission to pur-
chase the following described lands;
Commencing at & post planted about
seven miles distant and in an easterly
direction from the Naas River, and about
eight miles north of Alyansh Indian village,
thence north eighty chains, thence east
eighty chains, thence south elghty chains
thence west eighty chains to point o
commencement,
JAMES EWING MACRAE.
H. P, Rutter, Agent.
31,
14.

con-

Dated Oct,
Pub, Dec,

1911.

Skeena Land District—District of Queen
Charlotte Islands.

Take notice that Ellen Marion Young, of
Victoria, B. C,, occupation spinster, intends
to apply for permission to purchase the
following described lands;

Commencing at @ post planted at the
southeast corner of Lot 1552, thence west
to the northeast corner of Lot 1553, thence
south to beach, thence along beach to
0lnt of commencement, containing one
jundred and four (104) acres, more or

less,
ELLEN MARION YOUNG,
George Young, Agent,
Dated Nov, 15, 1911.

Pub, Dee, 15, 10114.
Skeena Land District-——District of Queen
Charlotte Islands.

Take notice that John Scott Young, of
Saanich, B, C,, occupation farmer, intends
to apply for permission to purchase the
following described lands;

Commencing at a post planted at the
northeast corner of Lot 1550, thence south
to the north pOUndary of Lot 1551, thence
east along the said boundary to the sea-
shore, thence following along the shore to
the point of commencement, containing
three hundred and sixty-one (361) acres,

more or less,
JOHN SCOTT YOUNG,
George Young, Agent,
15, 1911.
15, 1941.

Skeena Land District—District of Cassiar.
‘Take notice that Clarence Bowen, of Se-

Dated
Pub.

Nov.
Dec,

attle, Wash,, occupation woodsman, in-
tends to apply for permission to purchase
the following described lands:

Commencing at @ post planted four
miles east of the Naas River and about
five miles north of Atyansh, thence
eighty chains, thence south eighty chains,
thence east eighty chains, thence north
eighty chains to point of commencement,

SLARENCE BOWEN,

H, P. Kutter, Agent,
Dated Oct, 34, 1041.

Pub, Dec, 14,

Skeena Land District-——District of Cassiar.

Take notice that Frank Furey, of Seattle,
Wash., occupation chainman, intends to
apply for permission to purchase the fol-
lowing described lands:

Commencing at & post planted about six
miles cast of the Naas River and about
seven miles north of Alyansh, thence north
eighty chains, east eighty chains, south
elghty chains, west eighty chains to point

of commencement,
FRANK FUREY,
H, P, Rutter, Agent,
Dated Oct, $1, 1011.
Pub, Dec, 14,

a

Occupation engineer. |

} made

west |!

| prison, where she fainted and for

A REAL LIFE TRAGEDY |

 

Evelyn Granville, a Famous e6x~-
Beauty, Now Is Fallen.

New York, Dec. 22. Evelyn
Granville, whose charms and wit
her the talk of Broadway
when she was a chorus girl a}
score of years ago, the other day
staggered into Harlem Police |
Court, a ragged old woman, and
the rail,

 

threw herself across
screaming to Magistrate Corri-
gan,

She was sent to the court

thought she

a time physicians

would die of heart disease, Later
she recovered sufficiently to go
home.

Years ago Burton C. Webster
killed Charles E. Goodwin, a
Broadway ‘swell, over Good-
win’s attentions to her. Webster

was sent to Sing Sing for 19
years, but later was paroled.

“Tt was a good thing,” said
Magistrate Corrigan, “for some
of the young women who sit until

closing time in Broadway res-
taurants and think of life as all
silk stockings, diamonds and

champagne, to call on this wom-
an. They might learn something
but probably they would not.”

 

Born Like Caesar.
Chivago, Dec, 24.—A success-

 

ful Caesarian operation § per-
formed in a local hospital
brought a lively baby into the
world half an hour after the

death of her mother, The mother
developed a sudden swelling of
the throat while in the hospital
pending the delivery of her child,
and she died before anything
could be done to relieve her, The
attending physician tried the ex-

 

BEIRNES & MULVANY

Skeena Mail and Express

Leave all

express packages for interior points with the Pacific Trans-

fer Co., 807 Third Ave., and insure prompt forwarding.
All accounts and correspondence addressed to

P.0. Box 806

BEIRNES & MULVANY

will receive immediate attention

 

Hazelton, B. C.

 

 

—

Finest Cafe in B.C.

CORNER CORDOVA AND

Vancouver, B.C.

 

When in Vancouver You Should Stay at the

CARLTON

European Plan.
Hot and Cold Water in each room.

CAMBIE STREETS

HOTEL

 

Rates $1.00 to $2.50 per day

Me
$

 

weer

 

 

 

“FROM HOME TO HOME.”

 

 

HOTEL

Excellent Cafe.

1142 Pender Street West

 

pedient that saved Julius Caesar
to the world.

Per Cent. to
Build This

| = 7.45 4

 

ELYSIUM

Sid. Sykec, Manager

The Finest, Newest and Most Up-to-date Hotel in Vancouver.

Moderate Prices.

Phone 8500.

(on ne hl oF

ME PRPIORAR DU PI

We
Money

at

Per Cent. to
Build This

House

Let us loan you the money to buy or build a}thouse or pay off a mortgage.

CANADIAN HOME INVESTMENT CO.

McIntyre Block, Third Avenue, Prince Rupert.
Head Office: Pacific Building, Vancouver, B. C.

 

Vancouver, B.C.

Loaned

 

PLAS ™

 

 

 

as De De: D =A PA) Cape pe) Spe HS pe» = A fs) Agger
(COMED PILAR PTD CPUC Cos) PPAR) DTD DTD OLB PEE SE)

THE

“DAILY

 

NEWS”

It gives you all the news of your own city and district as well as the principal happenings
in all parts of the world. The news is well edited, its news columns are clean and whole-
some. It is a paper you need in your home. The advertising columns of the News bring
you in touch with opportunities for getting the full value for your money.

 

|
|

 

Bill Heads
Price Lists
Memorandum Forms
Commercial Cards

Ye

|

 

CERES ES

)) PHONE 98

 

In Commercial Printing
we have a large stock of
Bibi BIBBIA RAR
e Biba it "
Hr

a

We handle Blank Ledger
Forms for Loose
Leaf System

 

oS
=
=
wa

=
=

(ln or ecu yORe eater (PAE E id H |

Pte re mt rs Ht Pt Pe

Letterheads
Stock Certificates

Articles of Association
Illustrated Pamphlets

Pt Et es Fd Pk Ot Pt

For society printing, we ensure correctness of style and taste in Visiting Cards, Wedding
Invitations and Dance Programmes. For any kind of printing from the humble ‘“‘dodger”’
to the highest grades of multi-color printing consult the ‘‘News Job”’ eee ts reg

Third Ave

PHONE 98

ty

i r

és

ar

ut!

iy

5
ul

‘le
NS

 

 

  

1

|

 

ee 2 eee ee eT ere ee

j