ouT OF WORK TI try The News’ Wag L, Il, NO. 33 OWSER RAISES A STRENUOUS rclares Its Passage Would be Making the Legislature a Tinker Shop for Repairing Defective Municipal Legislation ONLY ONE PART OF BY-LAW DEFECTIVE nson Speaks of Difficulties in ‘Drafting Souhawe Arising From Unsatisfactory State of Municipal Clauses Act and Moved Postponement to Permit of By-Law Being Amended Victoria, Feb. 8.—In the Legislature last night Attorney General Bowser raised the most enuous objection to the third reading of the bill to validate Prince Rupert water bylaw and ake good its debentures issued in connection therewith. Quoting from the language used by » member for Richmond the Attorney General sald that such practices would make the legisla- re the tinker shop for repairing all defective municipal legislation. The bill introduced re- ired the House to validate the whole bylaw, while only one part of it was pointed out as de- tive. William Manson (Skeena), mover of the bill, said a great deal of difficulty arose from the satisfactory state of the Municipal Clauses Act. He moved that the committee of the whole e so that the bill might be amended. The committee then rose. The Mayor's View. ja perfectly good bylaw, notwith-| strange to me, when the simple as I am coneerned,”|standing the clause in the Mu-|need for this assurance of the Mayor this morning inj/nicipal Clauses Act. validity of the measure is all that the above despatch, But the bank has required the|is required by the bank, that so along held that the|assurance that the bylaw is per-|much difficulty should be raised es vater supply and) fectly legal as a matter of secur-|over the matter by the Attorney one and the samel/ity, and this has been the whole | General. All that the city of and the the bylaw re-|purpose of the steps taken at — A Licensee hem was from the first| Victoria. I must say that it seems | Continued on Page 4. quith PRINCE RuPERT, B.C THURSDAy, FEBRUARY 8, 1912. OBJECTION JUST LISTEN Compare the Extraordinary Hard Winter They are Having in On- tario with the Delightful Sun- shine We Have Here (Canadian Press Despatch. Kingston, Ont,, ‘Feb. 8—This is the coldest winter around here |for half a century, and one of the jeffects has been to drive the fox- les in hundreds, and many timber up to the limits of civil- ization. Farmers are jiu Carry rifles continually to pro- themselves and_ their live olves, i tect stoek. TO DISPLACE ASQUITH Serious Dissension in the British Cabinet Reported Canadian Press Despatch. London, Feb. 8—According te this morning’s Standard there is zain serious dissension in thi British cabinet, involving an in- trigue to. displace Premier As- in favor of Lloyd George. AT HOME RULE MEETING TONIGHT IN CITY OF BELFAST AVY RAINS MAY DAMPEN ARDOR OF NATIONALISTS OR OF HOME RULERS—NOW BELIEVED EVENT WILL PASS OFF QUIETLY. t int Despatch Jsodden tent, which creates a Feb. 8 Last night! cheerless appearance, in which t and prepar-jare recruited large bodies of pleted for cine peeial constables to help to pre- vathering. in Celtic |} serve the peace. rhe general Right Hon. Winston] belief is that everything will pass Jolin Redmond, M.j off quietly addresses to the M Churehill left London last } Heavy rain prevail-|night for Belfast accompanied | he night and this|by his wife, and by boarding the ie streets are desert-|train half an hour before its ithall field hired for|starting time avoided the band of is a quagmire. The]suffragettes who planned to in- | ns an enormous rain|terview him, ITY PURCHASING AGENT PREMIER ASQUITH Who may be supplant ed by Lloyd George. IS AGAIN HOTLY DISCUSSED | Clayton to preside while he ad-| kind of soda cost 10 cents per oe | dressed the Council, He told of pound, ee Fy | e audien ad ¢ aug OTION TO CONTINUE city CLERK IN THAT CAPACITY WITH- |) |. experience on the Finance}, are nae a 1 Seton DRAWN AND MATTER LAID OVER TO AWAIT RE- lcommittee of the last council, oN Nae aan PORT OF CITY ENGINEER. }and that Alderman Pattullo had question of employing a|CGity Clerk was unable to devote said about the time he resigned hasing agent was again|the time to it as he was already/from office that the city would he Gity Gouneil last night,|overworked, and the Mayor SU8-/}haye saved thousands of dollars | lining clauses in the first}gested that the City Engineer, |), having an efficient purchasing | f the new Board of|who had just returned from Se-| cone ite” Saha? thal. SIMMS | being read elause by|attle, be asked for his opinion, fs oe aht aitnladt {temeaiiied ica ind this recommendation} Colonel Davis thought it very] ff the clauses, The | important the city should have a} posal to give to the proper plac- | ion of the subject wasistore keeper, and this position| ing of orders and the checking up| ! up with that of the clause|might be eombined with that of|of accounts To his mind the} ng the office of superin-|purchasing agent. With a store} employment of: purchasing | nt of publie works to be keeper the city eould then buy} agent was absolutely essential, ous, which brought out}supplies in quantities, they could|/and an efficient man in that posi- ch acrimonious argument.|pe issued out to the various de~| tion would save the city many | \ the ildermen had some-j|partments and a complete ac-|times his salary, But such an} say about this new ap-| count kept of the purchases of! official to be efficient must be ab- ent, Alderman Kerr moy-|the goods and what became of] solutely free and independent. hat the Gity Glerk, who is/them, The Engineering depart- City Clerk Woods made a brief} icting in that capacity, be|ment required a store keeper at} and concise speech upon the sub-| ed, as not a breath of|the present time, but on the whole] ject, stating that from his experi had been aroused by/subject he would prefel to givelence and from what he knew of anner in which he had car-| it more consideration and to|the government of other munici-} ul those duties in addition}hand to the Council a written re~| palities the appointment of a city} of olty iolani port. store keeper and purchasing| : , [ears seman {agent was an absolute necessity. a ointe i at | The Mayor asked Alderman | agen 31t3 pointed Gub SHAL Ans | He also added thaf such officer must be his own boss in order to | be able to give the most eflicient| and economie results, | Alderman Morrissey said that | the last council had passed and} paid a Dill for $40 for forty! pounds of sal soda, He knew all PRINCE RUPERT TWENTY ‘MINUTES AGO New police commissioners are meeting in Mayor's ollice, rank Eis announces expeeted visit of J. KR. Waite, su- about sal soda and knew that the| preme delegate of 8, O, KE, B, 8. ordinary price was 6 cents pe r| The © ngineer , s the , ‘esent a report pound, Che City Engineer mentions that he will prest I |’ ‘The Gity Glerk said the bill in 'O Council on his visit to Seattle and Victoria, | question was not for the ordinary The “Man in the Street” comments frequently on last soda, but for soda chemically Nights doing in Council, pure, It was bought for the Red Che first slicker for seventeen days is seen passing The | Devil and had to be chemically News Offiee, It is yellow and Jooks well in the sunshine, (Pure to suit the purpose for i which it was purchased, ‘That jwere was carried that the matter of employing a } ‘hasing agent be laid over until the City Engineer had time to -b down a report CITY HEALTH FIRST CLASS Officer Reports Entire Freedom from Disease and Very Low Death Rate—Birth Rate Is Above the Average. » subject |Health Health Oficer Reddie reported to the City CGouneil that during lJanuary there had been a@ con- itinuanee of whooping cough and bronchial ailments, but with this exception the health of the city had been good. There had been eleven births during the month, ltwo males and nine females a birth rate of 26.24 per and per annum, had been two deaths in the period, both showing a death rate of 4.8 per thousand per annum, The of death bronchitis and epilepsy. No other infee showing MY, ana thousand Viiere same males, causes typhoid o1 serious TO THIS NEWS compelled} SERIOUS CAVE-IN Sixty-Five Miners Imprisoned in Famous Bunker Hill Mine | | nt | Canadian Press Despatch. | Amador, Calif., Feb. 8 Sixty- | five men were imprisoned by a cave-in at the Bunker Hill mine, two miles north of here, late} yesterday afternoon, Rescue le rews are at work, oN FANNING ISLAND Constructing Huge Harbor—wWill Make it Free Port Canadian Press Despatch. Victoria, Feb. 8—According to capitalists, work on the construe |tion of huge wharf facilities is to be commenced in May. It is the intention to make it a free port. He also says the British Govern- ment is likely to establish a na- val station there. TO DEVELOP Father Rougier, who last year . * | sold Fanning Island to a syndi- cate of Canadian and_ British THE DAILY NEWS | Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist \NOTHIER DELAY IN VALIDATING WATER }tional report as chairman of the ‘for discussion at the Council last | pover |Seattle of the City Engineer. It OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT LATIVE: MAILS v¢ . 7 For sown Firtnce Soeesve \Friday 8 a.m. ) Prine e “AS. trice. .Sdfurday, 9 a.m. ae — ZORIA, B: Price FIvE Cunte BY-LAW OF PUBLIC WORKS ABOLISHED STORMY SCENES IN THE COUNCIL « CHAMBER — RESOLUTION PASSED DECLARING SUPERINTENDENT M’NEILL TO HAVE BEEN EFFICIENT AND FAITHFUL SERVANT OF CITY. and not make personal remarks about the aldermen and city of- ficials. Mr. McNeill said he was a ratepayer and had as much right to speak as the Mayor or anybody. Then the Mayor left his seat, went to the telephone, called up the police station and asked for all the|@ force to assist him in maintain- were|ing order. Later on a policeman that a|added himself to the crowd of works|0nlookers, with orders from the appoint-|Mayor to oust anyone who inter- purchasing agent|fered or interrupted. was not without But the mixed up discussion very unseemly|Went on for a time, when the Mayor, to pour oil on the troubled The reading of the clause rela-| Waters, suggested that a mation tive to the superintendent was|@xonerating Mr. MeNeill even followed by a marked silence. I{|ftom implied charges might be Alderman Morrissey’s sensa- Board of Works again came up night, part of it having been laid pending the return from was read and acted upon, by clause, and although important clauses in it adopted, notably those superintendent of publie was superfluous and the ment of a city a necessity, it much and discussion, clause some was broken by Alderman Clayton|ffered. Alderman Bullock-Web- expressing himself in favor of|Ster believed the city could dis- the adoption of the clause, hast-|pense with the position of super- R ES ening to add that he was not ex-|intendent, as he would like to see pressing himself in favor of Mr.|the engineer staff do the work. connie MeNeill being replaced by an- But Mr. MeNeill had certainly Captain Alford, of the Standard) ,(her man in that position, done good work for the city and Fish Co., of Pacofi, is on a Visit At once Mr. MeNeill tried to|Should be given such certificate to the Islands to Arrange New) {aji: and Alderman Maitland spoke|0f character as his work entitied Developments. jat the same time. The Mayor|him to. ore |told the Superintendent he would} Again Mr. McNeill was given a Captain Alford, who is one of} have his opportunity to make a|hearing, but failed to keep with- those principally interested in| statement later, but Alderman}in the rules of order and it was the thriving Standard Fish Co., of| Maitland declared that the chair-|@Xplained again and again that Pacofi, Q. €. L, arrived by the/man of Public works has charged|there was no charge of complaint Prince Rupert yesterday after-| Mr, MeNeill with stuffing the pay |against him but the position was noon. -He is proceeding to Paco-| polis and he wanted’ Mro McNeil! | being done: away -wicebecatse it fi, to further the interests of the|tg have a fair show. Alderman|Was found — superfluous. At company and arrange for the Morrissey denied having said ajlength on the motion of Alder- carrying out of large develop-|word in his report about stuffing|™man Morrissey, seconded by Al- ments during the coming sum-/|pay rolls or of Mr. MeNeill either,;|derman Douglas, a_ resolution mer, As a steady shipper of fish The whole trouble was alee passed that the council had of all kinds to the southern mar-| and McNeill and two or three of|always found Mr. MeNeill‘an ef- ; kets the Standard Fish Company) the aldermen were all making| ficient and faithful servant of the jis one of the most promising oOf|themselves heard at the same|Ccity and the only reason for dis- {the Island industries. Amongst! time. Alderman Morrissey said/continuing his services was the jthe latest moves of the company} he was an alderman and was not}abolishing of the office. The is the securing of the shrimp in-| going to stand it. Mr. MeNeill|Clause abolishing the office of by the ipt. M. retain Captain and make large Prince Rupert's shrimps to Van- started shrimp fisher, Ci Phe Standard Co Jim's” dustry expert Burgess. services of fine shipments particularly couver, |; Ward's Lunch Counter now }open, Third avenue. Be ee St. Andrew’s Society. The regular meeting of the St. Andrew's Society Friday night in Hall at 8 o’clock, the Carpenters’ will be held aa jhe }what was contained in the ARRIVA LS BY RUPERT the South—Over 100 Landed. Passenger List Yesterday oo) | seemed to be charging that the | Superinte ndent was also passed City Engineer had made a false j and the session ended. to himself} But it and his work, and the Mayor told/at times, one incident being Al- him that he would have his|derman Morrissey’s handing in chance to speak later and when | of his resignation as chairman of did he must to|the Board of Works to the Mayor, revert [o which no notice was taken. PLAN ON FOOT TO MERGE MANY ISLAND OIL FIELDS | MR. J. COOVERT TO visit” THE VARIOUS CLAIMS AND ESTI- MATE THEIR VALUE WITH MERGER IN VIEW— PROMISE OF PROSPERITY FOR DISTRICT. statement in regard had been a stormy one speak speak Giiecinibisiccn There is a very definite under-jof oil instead of coal as fuel for GR Manion. A, Azzali, Misal standing amongst those interest-|power production enormous ex- Aurora Azzali, G, §, Cure and| eq in the Queen Charlotte Islands | "4 importance is being attached wife, J. Bushfield, F. M,. Spencer, oil prospects that the whole of ito oil enterprises everywhere, C. M. Waite, Ed. Scheele, F. lthe promising oil claims on the | Such particular attention as is Warren, Miss M, Wagner, L, Mar-)jgjands are to be merged into one | being paid to oil prospects and j}ton and wife, Miss BE, H. Halgen- enterprise under one dominating jactual oil wells discovered so lied, J. Reilley, F. B, Foney, Nels} eontrol provided the prospects |¢ ose to Prince Rupert looks well Hamve, Nels Nelson, Col. Davis justify the merger and that ar- |for the prosperity in future of the J. Hagman, M, Hagman, A. Bas-|rangements can be made to this|district through development of sett, J. Camer, A, G, King, N.! end. these nesourses should results Me ae. Corie Mee we M. Ho oy | Mr. J. Coovett; who arrived by|/ Mature as confidently antiolpayens ss Corry, Mrs. . M. Imes a pS RS aes \ h, Young, A. G, Donahue, J_c,{ te Prince Rupert yesterday af) gous oF ENGLAND NOTICE Ee: eee ee oe * | ternoon, is visiting the islands for] if aoe Serene. ng i the purpose of investigating the | | odge Prince Rupert, No. 318, ansine, Mrs. Kugler, Mr. J.|,, : ; : WaAting “ ; Kugler, Miss Des Rosiers, Miss Cetera re rove’ Visit of Supreme Delegate. McLaren, @> Brown, 2. Mobtillan, should the result of his investi- | All members of the 8. O. E, Mr, and Mrs, t,, Duncan, Duncan gations warrant the steps being|B, 8S, are requested to hold them- MoIntosh, Mere. MoIntosb, MP! taken, ise Ives in readiness for a specially rhompson, Mrs rhompson, E.| Mr. Goovert 1s known le repre- important meeting of the lodge Hewibls adi MoPougalt, Mra, R.| | sent some very large and power-|to be held this week-end. Due pl Bherralge Male ce fine a jful interests in the world of oil |notice will be mailed by the sage operation, and there is nojretary. Be on the look out for it. Faulds, J. J. Logan, A. L. Thompson, Gray, A. Dickson, Bonanza, Mr, and Mrs. Helger, George Moore, J. D. MeLeod, O. Grassen, Theo, Forbes, John Munro, J. W. Coovert, William Garbrough, C, Robertson, F. W. Steele, | Wilson, QO... DL, | Hodgson, aise. Renworth, EK. Bunting, J. H. Wilbur Dunean, Arthur Duncan, tious diseases had been reported) aura Chadwick, G, Chadwick} |during the month, and wife, M. L. Young, Phillip | Neff, 8. A. Ramsay, Miss J. Smith, | Indoor Baseball. Miss G. MeNeil, F. W. Frankner Quill Drivers vs, Teddy Bears,|/and wife, Mrs. Hanafan, J. C. Auditorium Friday evening, called 8:15 sharp. Skating after the at the Feb. 9th, Game Admission 250. Raine, 21 Thompson and wife, E, W. Baker, Kk. Dispeati, e - Best meal in town at Savoy. | Henry| ¥°’ J | doubt that with the strides now | | be ing taken toward the adoption | FRANK ELLIS, Secy. 8S. O. E, B, 8. Convention of Liberals A convention of British Columbia Liberals will be held at O’Brien’s Hall, Hastings street, Vancouver, on February 29th, 1912, Upon purchasing a first-class ticket to Vancouver via CG. P. R. and obtaining at the time of purchase from the ticket agent a standard certificate, and upon the signing of this certificate by the Secretary of the Convention, the holder will be entitled to a return ticket al one-thtrd the usual fare, m a ‘ " r if a ao Le a ; ea q : " }