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This i s the ^ i r s t L o c a l Stud i e s Resource K i t . I t i s t h e r e fore appropriate at t h i s early
s t a g e t o s a y s o m e t h i n g o f t h e overa l l aim of t h e s e r i e s .

More and more t e a c h e r s o f
S o c i a l Studies are discovering
t h e v a l u e of u s i n g a r c h i v a l m a t e r ials in their classes.
The a p p e a l
t h a t o l d newspapers, photographs
or p r i v a t e correspondence have f o r
s t u d e n t s and t e a c h e r s a l i k e i s
great.

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ANDREWS

Unfortunately, such sources
are o f t e n d i f f i c u l t to procure.
And s t u d e n t s p a s s t h r o u g h s c h o o l s
w i t h o u t e v e r h a v i n g l a i d e y e s on
t h e s t u f f t h a t h i s t o r i a n s u s e to
make t h e i r a c c o u n t s of h i s t o r y ,
and w i t h o u t e v e r h a v i n g had a
c h a n c e t o be h i s t o r i a n s themselves.

The S e l k i r k R e g i o n a l A r c h i v e s a t S e l k i r k C o l l e g e has been

c o l l e c t i n g West K o o t e n a y m a t e r i a l s s i n c e 1970. T h o s e h o l d i n g s
i n c l u d e r u n s o f l o c a l newsp a p e r s , ( T h e T r a i l " T i m e s " from
1895 t o 1952 and t h e R o s s l a n d
" M i n e r " from 1895 t o 1 9 7 1 ) , b u s i n e s s and C i t y r e c o r d s , p h o t o g r a p h s and o t h e r documents.

The S e l k i r k R e g i o n a l A r c h i v e s has been e s t a b l i s h e d w i t h
t h e s o l e a i m i n mind o f c o l l e c t i n g West K o o t e n a y m a t e r i a l s and
making a v a i l a b l e t o s t u d e n t s o f
l o c a l h i s t o r y such m a t e r i a l s
that i t c o l l e c t s .

The a i m o f t h e s e r i e s , t h e n ,
i s t o b r i n g under one c o v e r f a c s i m i l e s o f documents w h i c h r e l a t e to a s i n g l e topic.

I f you f i n d t h e k i t u s e f u l ;
i f y o u h a v e s u g g e s t i o n s f o r improvement; i f t h e r e a r e o t h e r
aspects of l o c a l h i s t o r y that
you t h i n k would make a good p a c k age - p l e a s e l e t u s know.

The L o c a l S t u d i e s R e s o u r c e
K i t i s t h e f i r s t attempt to t a k e
the A r c h i v e s to the people.

W r i t e t o C r a i g Andrews, c/o
S e l k i r k C o l l e g e , Box 1200,
C a s t l e g a r , B.C.

The m a t e r i a l s found i n t h i s
e n v e l o p e c o v e r two s t o r i e s : t h e
c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e Bay Avenue
B r i d g e ( o r Bay View Avenue B r i d g e
a s i t was sometimes c a l l e d i n
e a r l y t i m e s ) i n 1 8 9 7 , and t h e r e placement of t h e b r i d g e i n 19101911 by a s l a g f i l l .

o f f i c i a l C i t y correspondence covering this early story.
For this
p e r i o d t h e l o c a l h i s t o r i a n must
r e l y on c o n t e m p o r a r y newspaper
a c c o u n t s , p h o t o g r a p h s , and r e m i n iscences of old-timers.

As t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e
b r i d g e i n 1897 p r e - d a t e s t h e i n corporation of the C i t y of T r a i l
( t h a t came i n 1 9 0 1 ) t h e r e i s no

F o r t h e l a t t e r p r o j e c t though,,
t h e r e i s a v a i l a b l e n o t o n l y newsp a p e r s t o r i e s and p h o t o s , b u t a l s o
maps. C i t y C o u n c i l c o r r e s p o n d e n c e
and o t h e r C i t y documents, and

l e t t e r s from p r o p e r t y h o l d e r s .
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of a l l t h e s e k i n d s
o f i t e m s a r e found i n t h i s k i t .
They a r e i n t e n t i o n a l l y p r o d u c e d
i n a random o r d e r t o g i v e t h e
s t u d e n t - r e s e a r c h e r some i d e a of t h e
d i g g i n g t h e h i s t o r i a n must do t o
r e c r e a t e the p a s t .

The map s u p p l i e d i s b a s e d on
one done by J.D. A n d e r s o n i n 1909.
The a r e a shown i s a l a r g e p o r t i o n
o f " D i s t r i c t L o t " 230.
The p o r t i o n s c o v e r e d by l a r g e numbers a r e
" b l o c k s " and t h e s m a l l e r numbered
portions are " l o t s " .

t h i s k i t o n l y some of t h a t c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , and o n l y some of t h e
r e p l i e s from p r o p e r t y h o l d e r s .
What f o l l o w s i s a breakdown, by
name and p r o p e r t y owned, o f t h e
c o r r e s p o n d e n c e found i n t h e
package.

Waugh and McNwen owned
b l o c k 2, l o t s 11 and 12; S t e r n o l
b l . 2, l o t 13; H e i n z b l . 9, l o t s
6 and 17; B.C. and S o u t h e r n R a i l way ( H e i n z ) b l . 4, l o t s 17, 19,
20; M i l l e r b l . 4, l o t s 11, 1 2 , 1 3 ,
14; D a n i e l s b l . 8, l o t s 1, 2, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10; b l . 5, l o t s 1, 2; b l .
4, l o t s 3, 15; C.P.R. b l . 9, l o t s
14, 15, 16; b l , 5, l o t s 17, 18,
19, 20; Hunnex b l . 9, l o t 8;
Dominion Permanent L o a n Company
( M c C o n n e l l ) b l . 8, l o t 14; I n g l e
b l . 8, l o t 12; B i r d b l . 8, l o t 4;
C i t y of T r a i l b l . 1, l o t s 1, 2,
11, 12, 13, 14, 19.

The T o w n s i t e of T r a i l was o r i g i n a l l y l a i d out by E . S . T o p p i n g
i n 1891.

The p a r t o f t h e C i t y f i l l e d
i n w i t h the Consolidated Mining
and S m e l t i n g Company's s l a g i n c l u d e s b l o c k s 9, 1, 2, 4, 5 and
8.
S p e c i f i c a l l y , a l l of b l o c k s
1, 5 and 4; l o t s 11 t o 20 i n c l u s i v e o f b l o c k 2; l o t s 1 t o 14 i n c l u s i v e of b l o c k 8; and l o t s 5
t o 20 i n c l u s i v e of b l o c k 9.

The C i t y C l e r k , W i l l i a m E .
B. Monypenny w r o t e t o a l l whose
p r o p e r t y would be a f f e c t e d by t h e
land f i l l .
We h a v e i n c l u d e d i n

Many of t h e above, f o r examp l e , t h e C.P.R., t h e C i t y o f T r a i l ,
D a n i e l s and M i l l e r , owned o t h e r
p r o p e r t i e s i n t h e C i t y but t h e s e
w e r e n o t a f f e c t e d by t h e l a n d - f i l l
project.
At t h e same t i m e , many
w e l l known T r a i l names h a v e n o t
been i n c l u d e d i n the l i s t :
E.S.
T o p p i n g had l a n d i n b l o c k s 1 and 4;
J . C . B y e r s I n b l o c k 4 a l s o ; Noble
B i n n s i n b l o c k 8; t h e P e t e r s o n
b r o t h e r s owned l o t s 18, 19, 20 i n
b l o c k 9 where t h e i r h o t e l , the
Crown P o i n t s t o o d and s t a n d s s t i l l ;
and a c r o s s Bay Avenue on l o t s 1 and
2 o f b l o c k 8 i s where W.H.
Thomson
had h i s A r l i n g t o n H o t e l .

The T r a i l p a p e r h a s b e e n v e r y
c a r e f u l l y searched f o r a r t i c l e s
which p e r t a i n t o the c o n s t r u c t i o n
o f t h e b r i d g e and i t s l a t e r r e p l a c e ment w i t h t h e l a n d f i l l .
A l l these
a r t i c l e s a r e reproduced here.

Some o t h e r a r t i c l e s f r o m t h e
paper have a l s o been i n c l u d e d to
add a b i t o f c o l o r .

The newspaper s t o r i e s h a v e
b een p r i n t e d i n random o r d e r .
T h i s i s t h e c l o s e s t we c o u l d come
to s i m u l a t i n g t h e encounter between n e w s p a p e r s and r e s e a r c h e r .
S e a r c h i n g p a p e r s f o r a r t i c l e s on
a s p e c i f i c theme i s a v e r y t i m e
consuming, b u t i n t e r e s t i n g , j o b
for the l o c a l h i s t o r i a n .
The c o s t
i n v o l v e d i n making c o m p l e t e pages
o f t h e newspaper a v a i l a b l e i n
t h i s k i t , c o m p l e t e enough f o r
you t o g e t l o s t i n , was t o o h i g h
- t h u s a compromise.

PRINTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH

1973

By c l i p p i n g t h e a r t i c l e s ,
a r r a n g i n g the c l i p p i n g s chronol o g i c a l l y , and s t u d y i n g them, you
w i l l g e t some s e n s e o f w o r k i n g
w i t h newspapers.
(But of course
you n e v e r , never c l i p a r t i c l e s
from n e w s p a p e r s housed i n
archives.)

The p h o t o g r a p h s i n c l u d e d i n
t h e k i t , and t h e c o v e r p h o t o g r a p h ,
represent only a small f r a c t i o n of
those i n t h e c o l l e c t i o n a t
Cominco.

Many o f t h e b u i l d i n g s and
o t h e r f e a t u r e s h a v e been i d e n t i f i e d by Mrs. C l a r a S a u n d e r s who
came t o T r a i l a s a c h i l d i n 1897.

Many b u i l d i n g s and o t h e r f e a t u r e s p u r p o s e l y have n o t b e e n i d e n tified.
Why don't you f i n d a T r a i l
o l d - t i m e r t o h e l p you do t h a t ?

E l s i e G. T u r n b u l l , T o p p i n g ' s
T r a i l . M i t c h e l l P r e s s , 196A.
T r a i l B.C. A H a l f C e n t u r y
1901-1951. T r a i l G o l d e n J u b i l e e
Society.

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Next we^k Day View Avenue in
front of the NKVI-.S office wiii be pro
peily dlied ii and gnuled. The ex;eivatior.3 made alonjf Codur street i.n
Jhc interest of the water front have
.made of CtJdar street the best graded
jof ail streets ia Traii, and Bsiy View
iivenue luust now do i u "assessment " work.
Tlie Bay View Avenue bridge has
eoiue lo a sudden and untiniely cud,
^:lirousix the failure of some number
of subscribers to malte gowl tlieir
liubscriptions. The foundattoiis arc
ready (or planking, but no planks
br a dispoeiitiou to plank it are in eviilenee. The contractor, alone, has so
ar aciiulred the worst of it.

wiM la tt^^^
Jhe road bridge; >6rk^
; thff river tfaisfiuw nier.

• S A T U R D A Y , D E C . 10 1910

F R I D A Y . A l ' i i L S T :i. i^qe.

Heard & Westcott have let a
contract to Kaake & Williams for
the construction of a two-story '
frame building, 24x36, adjoining
their present store on the bridge.
The building is to cost about $1000
and will be completed in a month.
Messrs. Heard-& Wescott's tailor
shop will occupy one corner of the
building and the other side will be
for rent.

F R I D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 26, iSgj.

Mi88 L . a . Bigaey has opened a
typewriting oftice in the N K W S
building, and will be glad to do copying for all who need it.
Charlie Eoea Is erecting a livery
barn 24x40 at the lower end of the
bridge, opposite the Crown Point.
We do not advertisf* to cure fits,
but if you want a suit that will fit try
Heard & WesTOtt.
A 24x40 store bullding^ is being
erec'.ed by Mr, Bird on hia lot be-:
tween the Windsor Hotel and Collii fornla Bakery.

F R I D A Y , OCTOrSER

iSqC.

The resiwiiiUion of Fii s Ciiief .T.
Cmif^ was accepted an,I G W.Thotnson \VM ;\[>pyint'Aj in liis •itetv.? ftt a
salary of
per n»o«itl).
The Finance CommittBe psissc-d the
follov/sng iiceounts:
Sfiioltt'f
118-3.00
20.30
N. Wilmes
3^5.96
Street Employees
Schools
872.15
Salaries
323.16
7.40
B. Downea
7.20
F . W. Warren
2.60
H . Nicholson
2 50
N . Han3on
E d . Pavser
2.50
2..'50
Bobt. Gardiner
2.50
0. W. Thompson
2.50
Walter Carr
197.9S
J . R. Randall
1.00
Joe Doagaa
39.70
H . S. Wallica
7.00
Carr A Hoefer
$1517.75
An account from J . M. Heury, of
V&ncouver, for $100 for shade trei-s
was held over until the anlval^of the
trees.
J . F . Robilkrd, chairinat| of the
Board of Works, reported th»it ho
bad closed a d':;al with the Qou^hobors for 10,000 feet of cerlar at 7 cents
per foot, delivered at the i|>outh of
Triiil Creek, cedar to be not jess than
18 foot loD2 and 8 incbe.i at the sin.ili '
end and per-'ectly sound. 'Lumbi-r
for use in the city durin? the coming
suQimer will ba purohMcd from the.
Trail Lumher company at Paul.son.
Tlie smeiter had given the city a ;
good figure on the iron for the bottoir. of the launder and wpuld' aUc
cut it tlio reouired a'izi:.

S A T U R D A Y , APR. 9, 1910

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Alderman Austad drew ths coundi's attention to the very bad state of
repair of the fence along the C. P. R-.
right of way in Che Guich. The
clerk recPiveJ instructions to write
the local agent and have him take
Alderman Robillard Estimates the matter up with the divisional
gapcrintesdent.
Cost at $2028.00
Mayor Weir called the council's attention lo the aithy condition of Mrs.
Work Will be Completed In Hytt£tea*8 yard, stating that a num'
Three Montiis
ber of citizens had complained to
him. The clerk replied that he had i
Inspected the yard and had reported
Ths city ccancil laet ia the regular
the matter to the health officer.
seasioa In the city oSlce on Monday
The chairman of the Board of
evening, Mayor Weir in tho chair
Works received instructions to pur»ad Aidermfiu RkJlJ, Dockerill, Do!M , Robillard, and Au^tad In attend - \ chase a car lead of lumber to be used |
1B building sidewalks- and repair j
aiicc.
work durisjg the coming summer.
The finance cooimittee passed the
following accounts:
McDoKald & Winn
$250.00
A T U K D A Y , M A B . 12, 1910
A . Dickson
8.75
J . Ross •
.
21.00
B. Dowuea
7.62
gihools
514.G5
8.i!arie3
329.16
• At a regular trieeting- of citj'
A . L , Young
4.80
cour;cii on MoixUy evening. Alder,
E . Harkness
3.60
man Robilla'-c!, chairman of the
J . Norrig
8.60
boiird
of works, submitted an esE . Taggnati,
26.10.
timate
of 5202S.00 for the filling
Geo.Soiith
. 33.00
in of Bay Avenue bridge with slag.
Telephone
7.10
The figures include fluming the
J . Bain Thom
G.dO
J . Whitehead
6,fi0
slag from the snelter, excavatin£
and the cribbing of Trail Creek.
fl22G.01
It is also proposed to levy an ass- •
The Board of Works was granted
essment of.51.00 per front foot on
irermissioD to purchase a road plow,
the property directly bemeStted by '
eeraper and slusher.
the fill. Trail Creek, from a point
Alderman Robillard, chairman of
Gear Hagglund's blacksmith shop
the Board of Works, submitted his
on
Bay Avenue, will be straightenestimate* re the
filling
in
of
ed
and
carried through c n Fafwell
Bay
Avenue bridge,
viz: flum-slreel to the Columbia. This will
ing,
excavating
and
cribbing
-require coa5ider.sb!e cribbing s n d
creek, $2023.00. The old lumber in j
'excavating a:id will be the big item
the bridge could be used for repair I
work around the city. A new deck
|ofexpe-u.?e ia the project. Work
on the bridge would cost $1500, and
' will be coii-r.ienced at once, and it
in' view of the great improvement,
j is expected that the fill will be comthe extra cost of filling in was worth
Ipleted in about three
monthswhile.
When the work is completed it will
The clerk was instructed to write
• ;;reatly improve adjac<;ut property
the property owners re the_ proposed
in the north, end of the city and
filling in of Bay Avenue, and also to
will
remove an eyesore that h.is
find out if they were willing to conbcca
the
"bete .noire" of civic adtribute r.n assessment of $1.00 per.
front foot for the inaprovement.
S A T U H D A Y , M A R . 12, 1910
Alderman Dockerill aud Robillard
were appointed a committee to interview the smelter re procuring of slug
to make the fill.

To F i l l Bay
Avenue Brkls^e

.LOCAL MENTION
At tiuj National DcraocraMc C&svention at St. Louis, "Billy" Bryan,
the Jic'hrasira Fjree-^Jlver champion, |
wa.s nominated today for president.:
Wm. Fluhrer has purchaswl hi.s
partncr-'s interest in t^e T^rail Bot;Uing Works, a-nd herfciiter it will be
conducted by himself ariose, WilHam
i-is a bustler, and -undoretands h!>:
. busUesd thoroughly, so succeas will
I come to that establishmcn!;.
j Mrs. Geo. W. Caton, wife of Cusj toras Inspector Oiton, of Cook's Inlet,
: Alaska, Is visiting relations in Trail
—Mr. and Mrs. W. F . Thoinpson.
This is not Jlrs. CiUon's first vteit to
^ Trail.
Years ago Mr. Catoa >waB
i purser of the steamer Lytton, and
I the.y passed a-y fj^^ preseiit townsit'ci of Trail frequently.
I - \ DclmonlcG, on a private
junket of it.5 own in theniouth of
TwH creek, was ramming the'build-;
ings and racking tho piling below Khjs^
bridge, and fbr awhile looked as if it!
would do eonsldenible dair«f ^, but
was secured after a straggle whichwa-s watehe<I by a crowd of spectatoi-s
oa the bridge.

F R I D A Y , J U L Y 10, 1S96.

Arderman .Dockerill thought the
Federal Goveraouent should build a
retaining wall along the river bank
where the'fill was being made. A
resolution was passed and wilU be
sent to the Liberal Association asking thend to take the matter up.
J . . A . Jeffrey,^-Photographer aud
general repair man. Prices reasonable. Opera; house block, or P. O.

S A T t T R D A Y . APR. 23, 1910

R. T . Daniel, who has taken
active interest in the construction
of the Bay avenue bridge, says that
he has had pledges of contributions
amounting to,neariv $1000 to pay
for planicing,
FRIDAY.

APRIL

9.

1S07.

Alaermaa
Daekeriil
tbou^'l.;
sometluDg should be dona abaut
building a retatnlDg w.-til to hold the
slag in.
The Domiiiioa Govetnmeut, he was informed would d.,
nothing in the matter.
On motion of Diickerill and Oddy,
the city clerk WM iu-tracted u,
write to J. H , Sch,>fialii,^stuiug tn.ii
the Dominion Government uouh.t do
nothing ia tho matter auJ a^kin'^
him to take the matter u;>
tiaProvincial Government.

S A T U R D A Y . APR S 1911
Ordlnairilj', -the JslEws paj'S no
attention - whatever to communications to which a signature, is not
attached. The foUowing, however,
is so sensible and its suggestion of
such importance that we.feel justiT
fled -in deviating from the rule. The
letter follows:
EBITOR

N E W S : I should like to

call attention through the medium of
your |3;iuch-read, paper to the present
dangerous. stai^j of the unfinished,
bridge on .Cedar flvenya . A s it:
stands at present it is nothiqg. ipore.
nor less.than a death-trap, an^^som^,
steps should certainly be,.taken, .t<?
pre\;;ent further :8cc|,dent3,fr()m occurring. This could .be done ,fo.r next tq
nptbing_by^uttingjup.aipugb fence
Whece t.he.planking brealS off.'
-Ai5 ,yxjy .are,,a.\vay,,. stjr^ngers.j arg
daily cop.ing into our ,to.wn, ;i^nd un1i^\}^is mJatjterJs'at once attended to i
fiirthejr casualties .are ^certain- to•follow.
i,I^5pp.0.t|u3 Icittei v/|}l j'i:^^Hc§,.tbf|se.'
)n,authority,t,p.^ke immediate steps
to remedjr,the
•
'.Youre truly,
'

.-"ClXIZEX."

BAY

VIEW AVENUE , BRtDSE.

tt I * Hoped TU»t I t VtlU Ko Completed
Xhlt Month.

Messrs. McLean, Munter, Bbckmer and Daniels have been hustling
collections to defray the expense of
the bridge across the gully on Bay
View avenue, and have got about
$1300 of the 11800 subscribed. The
balance is promised before tho coming pay day, and if those- who subscribed pay the' amount of their
subscription the bridge will bo completed before snow flies.
A private subscription paper was
circulated among those living at the
southern approach to the bridge, and
$120 was raised, with which amount;
the bridge was planked out to the {
railroad crossing.
The collectors!
have aa unpleasant job, and tliosei
who subscribed siiould make theirjob" as easy for them as they can by;
paying up the araouut of their:
subscriptioas.

•
FRIDAY,

F R i DAY, J A N U A R Y S, i SQ;.

0 C T 0 P > P : R .16

iSc)6.

Nelson Bennett, thet nuhvay coiwt
tractor, who has b€*n iu*Tfiiil forj
seventl daj-s, !(Mjkhiij..aft**r the pn»-'
gress of tlie Caluinbhi & Western, left
fur his home in Pacoma Wednesday
morning.
ix^ T i Daniels and lib associateH
lire pushing the scheme to bulldr the
bridge from the Crown Poinfc ta the
Wellington, and it is now a" isure T»o
ifproperty owners along the line do
their share.
The Trail Creek Tramway or the
Columbia & Westeraas it wilt read,
is now running Into ilossland froMk
Trait, iilUh-m^li it will be seventi
(lays l)efure tntiai Wtircarry ] ^
ai>rs or freight.

LOCAL MENTION.
Naxt week the exodus of the fishermen and campers bt^gins.
From
Tndl they will go in all directions—
princip;Uiy to the Kootenay.
Mrs. Corsm and family have joined
tho doctor, and are at the Crown
Point. They will erect a cottage and.
muk^ Tmll their home.
\\*m. Donald has gone to his home
In Winnipeg on account of. illoess in
his fannly, Mr. Donald is P. Burns'
; cutter la the Trail market.

FRIDAY, JULY

17. ' S Q S .

'The Daniels. four-stnry : Woefc h*
Lb in<5^ ppslie<l as^hipidlx asi {Missible,,
. nmiF the window-* and a«it>w5 wIU
'iienrly" all tuS ui tUU
The'
; plasterers are afc work tnsidiVAnd as
I many -wurkiiien tu» crowded iutu: tli«
buiidingsis caiK work to advantage.
FRinkllauiia has let the'jEontract
ftir another 2Axl0ft two-stor^.building; to-be added toi the Ilanua block,
Miil work has been begurr thereon.
Liitf l<)w*rfl(S)rvvilTBeJiiadffTtitbone
Ii.rg« floor, and has-already- Jieen j
rentwl loOrr & C o . . for a periwl of
three years. Tho uppt?r flooi'will b^
made info olliees, as in the balance of
!h» block.
FranH Ilanna is te-arin.;^. things
"up the back" at the ilanna block.
The upper floor of the bhxrk has been
cut op into fine •btttce naim?, all of!
which have been rentwl. The:
{minters and dpcorators are at work
i oil the room* and everything, needed
to make them attractive and comfortable is t>elng done.
fine
douV>le vorandii is ii>:be built all
around the building.
SATURDAY,

M A Y

2$

1895.

rTraii creek dfi lai^^View, '^^vm^^ 'm
iieiog.piiahcM, jjipldiy.;

.:vvatc?r,^i3- -srivias- •

"rfe^^igh

ib«:piW-ffHm^

gOwVadvan^^

TP^apiling^lsMiaife

;bettEi.ve0.,

•

FRIDAY, JULY

10, 1896

The city clerk was granted le^ve
of absence from Aug. 20, to Sept. S
B. Downes will fill the vacancy.
The following accounts were pass
ed :
Carr and Hoerer
' I 49.50
License Commissioners
15.00
City CleVk 1
6.60
W. K . Carpenter
$68.00
F . W. Warren
10.02
Schools
334.15
S. J . Haekaey
15.00
The Trail Water company adke:
permisiiou to renew a cqaln on £»:
avenue from Spokane ^o Portiaoi
"street. Granted on cflodltion thi»
that thi street was left ID good rt
pair.
A petition was read frqm a sum
her of residents on Vlcteria street
asking for a sidewalk oa that thor
oughfar».
' Aid. Dockerill thought the E.i:
avenue fill would help thatsectlc
and suggftsted waiting until the fit
j finances were in bstterjsoaditlon.
I Aid. Fluhrer thought the peopJe
; that end of the city wer» antitlal t
; some consideration. H<<i himself wtpaying taxes ou a $10,000 asseasmea;
The improyements suggested wouli
i not cost more than $200.
I Mayor Weir stated that he f a . . ,.
! building the sidewalk, bat
75 p:
! cent, of the revenue was being apm:
j in that end they could afford to w. r
On being.put to a vote those agairr i
ware Skill, Dockerill, Dolaa anc
Austad ; for,. Fluhrer..
The city clerk was inatrucled t<
purchase dog lags.
The mayor reported that coin^
! plaints had been made of partis
I appropriating material around ^thf
Bay, avenue improvements.
Tht
police have been notified, and a nc
tice published warning people agaL.^^
taking city material.
Mayor Weir reported that tht
water case had been postponed* fo:
three months, and'also tjjat the citj
solicitor had been Instructed to op
pose the application of G . M. Ati
aable for a water record on Catx^
.bridge creek.

S A T U R D A Y , JUNE"25, 1 9 '

PETITION
To THE H ONORABLE
OF BRIT ISH

THE

SPEAKER

AND

MEMBERS

THE

OF

LEc;asr.ATIYE

AssDrnL.

CoLUMBIA,_ THE Hv ~rnLE PETITION OF THE U?\DER S IG~ED C1nzE::-;s oF

TRAI L,

.SHEWETH:
T 1tAT we, the uudersign ed, representative of the principal business interes t5 of the
t own of Trail wish to bring to your attention certain facts connected with this town
and to ask your serious consideration of our desires men tioned below.

THAT T rail has now within her li mits and dealing \vith her people a pop ulation
of 2500 and th is is increasing so rapidly that the p robabilicies a re tha t the revenue

fro m this town will have quadrupled during the next fiscal year.

The development of

t he prosp ects immedia tely surrounding Trail is of such a cha racter as to give every

p romise tha t this increase in population and revenue will be permanent.

\Ve have

now erected on Bay avenue the frame of a bridge a t a cost of about two thousand dollars.

T h e piles are driven and the stringers are laid, but the demands on private

citizens have been so heavy that ~·e have found it impossible to fi nish it.

T he finis h-

ing of this bridge means the opening out of an important thoroughfare in the heart of
the bu5iness section of the town a nd we would respectfolly ask an appropria tion of
. ~e thousand dollars for the purpose of its completion.

On Cedar avenue, the next

street,.. a bridge is also required and we would respectfully ask that a special apporP.~ tion of the sam e sum be made_for that purpose.

An d your petitioners will ever p ray:
' V:!\f. McMILLAN , of the Mac i fachine Co.
F R A;\K HANNA, YVb olcsale Liquors.
E'. S. T OPPING, J. P., a nd :\fining Broker.
M. E. STANSELL, Columbia Bottl ing \Vorks.
KA...\KE &. W I LLIAMS, '\Vholesale Mer.:hants.
::\1cLEA ~ & ;.roRROW,
FRE D KAISE R, Hotel Ka iser.
P. BURKS & CO., pc:- \V. D . , Wholesale ::\!eats .
STE ELE & McDO NALD, Grocers.
JACOB L U KOV, Clothier.
HEARD & \ \TESCOTT, Merchant Tailors.
:!\1cA~ ..\ LLY & COLEMAN. D ruggists an d Station ers
GEO. F. \V I LLL\N!S &. CO., D ry Goods l\forchants.
CLA RK, BI NNS & CO., Furniture Dea lers.
TH0:!\1AS HAUGHTON, D ry Goods Merchant.
THOS. \VILSON; General l\fe rchant.
RAYMO~:D & VOGELER, H ay, Grain, Livery
FARADAY & 111 0 NETTE, J ewelers.
H . T. BR ..\GDO N & CO., Hardware .
FUHRER c.. HO:, O LD, Bakery and Restaurant.
H. N . CO URSIER, General Merchant.
F . C. JORDA?'\, :\1ining Engi neer.
D. TI ETJEN, Cig ar Factory.
ORR & ?ARRIER, H c ~el Keepers.
f. :'.\L JO RDAN, ,Real Estate.
S. F . PETERSEN, He tel
]. ]. I NK STEQ., Custom Broker.
GEO. TIGHE, Cowan, Tighe:: & \Vilt.
D. GOLD BERG, Merchant.
CHARLES E. LEWIS, .!'resident Arl ington Hotel Co.
F. w .· BR OWN, Merchant.
JOS. A. ROGERS, Furniture.
A. \V. SH IELS,
J. FYFE, Engineer.
T!-IE TRAIL PLl.J::VIBING CO. , by Ch apple, Pluml ing,

FRIDAY, !\L\RCH 26, 189i.

A

FCUR-STORY

BLOCK.

Work Win Mo Mi>s:tn

Thereon

Sext

Notice is hereby given that any
person found taking logs, planks
or any other articles belonging to
the city will be prosecuted.—By
Order,

i R . T . Daniels came in irom Spn: knne Friday and is receivinjc bid.-*
•'or tho oriHitlon of his foui'-story
hoicl building in Trail, work to
i begin therein Mofiday. The fir^t
'• Insid (if lumber is cxptx-tcd to arrive i
I tonight.
S A T U R D A Y , J U N E 25, 1910
i The building when completwl will.
i be 50x00, and will contain ?>2 rfiorii.^!,
; with oRice.s, bar and Ija.'scage rooma:
• '.«n the gniund fliKir. Lukov, the
; clothier, will hove th;- corner fronting on Bay Viaw atsd .SiiDkme, a^
I space of 30x44, one of the, pest locaK. \Vallace'returned to Chicago
: tions fn Tndl.
this week, after spending a week in
j The building is o.xpected to be
this country. He returns to organize
completed .fane l.'i and tho Ciintract
a development company who will
is to be let 'oiii^y to Trail mechanics.
engage largely In that class of work
^ Mr. Daniel.-' will r.tnaiiv on the
ground undl the boildmg js'fairly
In this district.
ju!idep welgli, to pu.^h the work as
MORE TOV/N LO73
Next Wednesday a party consistrapidly us possible as Ids tenants are
ing of air. and Mrs. F . W . Brown>
very iinsioii.s to got into cofjifortable
; Tha linlance of Xoyjiliig'a Treemptlon • quarters. This house will be for
Mr. and Mrs. W. P . Thompson, the
: rent and to .some enterpristps landto be SurvtfycU,
{
Misses Howe, Claude Leete, sieveral |
{lord will be a line opening for busichildren leave for a fortnight's oatlng
'As sooii iw the' surveyor's ar»>;
ness.
oa the banks of the ICootenay river.
through wit!) the con?truction work!
In conversation with 3Ir, Daniels
lie exprcss*-'d himi^eif well plen>ed
of the Tr.unw.ay, the remainder of";
The Jjtgh M'ater has been worth
with Trail's outlook, nuil picdict^
the Topping preemption will be f-nr-,
several "hundred dollars to the men
that in a few years tho toivn will be
•vfyefl and placed on the market.'
who are building the Bay View ave- \
; a «;ity, one of the best in tids saclinii
I Everything but the bench on tho!
nae bridge. I t floated their timlwrs j
I of the country.
; hill where the smelter stands will U-'
! Mr. Daniels is a!.-:o maturing plans
to the tdps of the piles, aud all that j
;to bridge fhe cn^k on Bay Vti-w
cut up into lots and blocks.
;
was theb necessary for them to do'
! avenne, connecting both end's >'>f the
It is the Intention of the company
was to secure them In place.
town by a handsome bridge .-eventyto have Cedar street gradel and
five feet In width, which will enhance
Col. l^edpath. who Is managing the
bridged this .summer. The Pxperi-<';
the value nf the lots in the cret'k
; LeEoi product at this place, goes to
bottocn amazi.nsly, making that wcwill be $2300, and Col. Topping otT..-r> i
i the Fort Steele country next week to
.tion tho eeuter of thfi city. In f.ict
to pay $800 of the amount.
|
start operations on mines' he and
[lots there will bs of greats value
j
There
is
talk
ol
grading
Bay
Vi'?w
'
I ttiun those on either side, an thoy
Judge turner own, for the "winter.
1 avenue and bridging the gulley fro-n
i will have a front on Bty View
They aife exceptionally rich in lead
:aw<?nue and also on the iiffdS^'i that
t\w
Crown
Point
to
the
Wtllingtun,
*ind silver. The C-olonel will be
\ spans the nuiuth of thu ert—k.
which will make Bay View avcnmaway a month.
I There arc a'.sout fii) lots that iho
the principfd street of Trail.
j hridx'C ^vi'l redeem.
At pr^snt
' F R I D A Y . J U L Y 17. 1S96.
j their marli'-'t valu;? i.s abrnt two <)!•
hundred iJullirs, wliiit; JIMSC
S A T U R D A Y , APr?lb 2 S , 13S6 (three
; (in f.ii-U .'-ide of t!ie ere 'k aru >elii!ig
' from S'>0<.) up.' The. cKiismiittifin of
j fhi.s brid-jf! will co>t nut to e.vccoed
i four or live thou i-iiid I'.on-ir-'j atvord! ing to a ruugh csltiuatf r f r . j|.':'.ai(:';.-t
' Ml »d!^ aiid'at.'.n cvjionse <»f lirty
: jdoilnrs pt-r lot, fo those wlio (iro now*
J . K . Thompson on the bridg-e is
! in the ''inile," the hndgo CMJ be conmaking a specialty of repairing
;><truct«Ml. This will connecl; the
boots and shoes. All work entrustown, mtdce tiv.; uvensiu a th..)roii;;ii~
fare, increase the v.diw of jtroptrty
ted to him will receive prompt atMts entire leii.iTt'i and iiinkc yuUiable
tention. A full line of boots and
• property out of that wli'cii i^ ahno-st
shoes embracing the latest styles
i Uu-ieI<-!W now.
now on the road. Watch for his
i The .•Hiihyino Is a f.'a.sible ar.e, not
announcement.
jeostly when di.itriltutcil nmoii;? tlie
I many lot ovvu;!rs, and the Nr.w.s
i hop-is that Mr. Di.niels will bo enF R I D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 26, iSg;.
f courasod in his work.
SA1U??DAY, A P R I L

11, 1 8 9 6 .

t

^1

T R A I L , B. C. SATURDAY. J A N . 6, 1912
P r o s p e r o u s

.^RRIGOTS

Y e a r

1911 The Banner Year In
The History of The
Citv.

, No.

13

sucessfu! fail fair held last October being built by John Burn.s
'Sc.
under the auspices of the Trail
of Nelson,
The B. C . Plumbin
Fruit Fair .Association proved an
Co. have the contract for the hea
eye opentr to many skeptics, and 1
11
r
J- 1
.- ioff. the work being in charge c
the excellence of the display o!'
.small fruits and vegetab!.;s could |
not hi excelled in any other locality |

of British Columbia.

»

A number

&

of commodious a;:

j modern private residence have bci.-

The Provincial Government is built during iqi i . In every ca,
The citj of Trail is situated on
I
building
a steel trarhc bridge across .hey are of the better and mo;
Columbia river at the mouth of
the Columbia river at this point I
,,
,
.
Trail Creek a:ul is distant I'rom
.
^
,. , stable type and coiatorm to the ge
which will form an imoortant huk
^^ •
Rossland in a direct line- about
prosperity of th<3 c o m m u n i V urocers % seven miles, and from Nelson in a in the trans-proviucial highway to ,
I Alberta. In addition it will brinK j ^'""ng them being thaf ot L . F
south westerly dirccaon about 50
several iraporia.'it; and growing j Tyson, Mayor W e i r , W . E v a '
miles. The city iias a population
ranching communities witr.in trading : and E , Morgan,
of 0%-er 1,500 and possesses all the
distance of th« city. It is ^xpecied I
Civic pride in Trail Is developitmodern conveniences of an up-tothe w o r s will be comolsted i
.
,
.
,
date western city. It lias electric iI that
,
, „
.
*
, i rapidly and a progressive Imorovii
I cibout the hrst ot Ju.ne next and ;
lights, waterworks, telegraph and
'will cost approviimatdy $i 50,000. 1'''^"*
AssocirUion
accomplish..
te'ephoue, up-to-d;'.:*" stores and
The w.el! known firm of bridge ! '"^cb good work early jn the sf..
'-',1
appoir^ted
hctelsi. . Four
look after &.<i spidtuai j builders, Armstrong Morrison C o . . j o n . The grading and bouievardii;-.
........
I chui..
walfare oi ibe cumaianity, and a I Limited of Vancouver have the con I of a number of streets, whlct
hanusome ei_t>!u ro.-.m solid brick
_
|gre.itly add to the beauty of tlu; cit
of municioal work;
. . .
'
. . .
•jchoo! costirg $4,^,000 is in course | , .A. vast amount
,
,
,
, i and give u a more metropoiu.-:.
has
been
uadtrtaken
and
completed
!
.
'
of erection. SuieUuig form.s the
during 1911. The Bay avenue fiu i air, are directly attributable .0 h
;;tap!i industry o! I'.c commur.it)
over nearly si.\y :
and r':!e works of the Consolidated ! extending
Miiiif-.g & Smeitiiig C o , of Canada, ! blocks and reclaiming in the ne'gii- \t a con.ser'-ative estimate f.ht
Li.Tiited, employ in the neighbor- ; borhood of oae hi.uul;-cd lot;, has i amouiit exptndiid i n building op.t
: -oi of SIX hundrei.! ,'iieii with :i Ibeen pracucally coinpleted. 1" a J - : .tfons and improvements hi c:n>
to bfiiiijiug this umoui'.t or'
. ,
.
.
.
.
wa> . •5! uf S6u,ooo u :nonth. In 'I uition
, ,,
o
, .
' :ii-our.d the citv u u n n g the v"j
valuable
property
above
t
b
i
highi
aciiii'.ion ths C. P. K, employs u
«5ps« to ^550,000, a.;.,
number of cnurt crevvis and other ! water mark it will do away the up i X'^*"^;^''"
j
keep
of
an
expensive
wood-.-ii
bridge
i
«t
can
be
said
without any exaggrii
.J at
(Employees at this point which with
I
o'.'er
Qoo
feet
K>ng.
T
h
e
estimated
tioo
thar
i
g
u
has been the m0"i
the men employed in the mill and
i
cost
of
the
wuri.;
l:i
in
tlis
neighbor\s
year
in
the
history
of th
forests coriliguoas to the city will
Mangier
(hood
of
$:5,ooo.
j^j^^^
bring the pay roll up to $80,000
. ,
pir month. While .•inselttng is the j ii-.e nc'.v solid hr'ick aiiu concrete;
,
,
,
.
;• With this district deveiopim
staple industry at present, ranching ; • I ,
.cigl'.L
roomed
school
co.st;ng: ,
^ •
and fruiigrowing are rapidly becom: :^45>ooo, iri n..Aring campiction and J'^P'^'y and well built roads reach
\s in the up building and
i
•
I v,'ill be ot\ of the most rn.iuern ;,iid '"g out in every direction, Trail wil
advancement of the comnumity. It
! up-to-date in ^the provii>c:e. T i i c isoon occupy a position of commer
is conservatively est'-'^'^'ed that
i
building -'Hs. designed by Alex icial supremacy, and even to-day i
there are 30,000 acres of arable
recognized as one ot the most pr<
land within a trading distance of the
KT ^ President
?
gressive of tha smaller cities 0
citj', A great deal of this has been
• i fa! Manaije,the province.
taken up aud the owners of ranches
4
have in many instances brought
1 •tlu.ir holdiogs to an advanced state
ot cultivation. O f tiie tertihty ofi
the soil there is no question and the j

Trail Now Has a Chartared
9

Bank

No. 28.

A P R I L 16, 1897.

1
It Will

But the committee insisted that the ;| Andrew Waugh

Mf mm

I K sawing be done here in to%vn so ; Thessen & Haughsvor

Be Compleied
First

bif iiie

of. May

that the money might stay in Trail, '! Patterson's Building
Bowling Alley..'.
and remain arncng the citizens who }
Kaake & Williams
had subscribed. The company has ) A. D. McLennon
agreed to this and the Trail mill will j Fred Kaiser
do the work.
•( Hillman & Davis
R. R. Stevenson

MONEY

!S ALL SUBSCRIBEO.

One MUndfecl Ttiotxsand Fe«t of
PianKin<S Heeded in tt)«
Tlootitii.

If all goes well, the Bay avenue
, bridge will stand complete on May i .
An impromptu committee was at
work this week securing funds to
finish the bridge. It was led by
Major W . E . Blackmer and I L T .
Daniel, but there were generally
from two to a dozen other citizens
along with them. They went at it
to win and they won. Everybody
who was approached subscribed liberally,

and

$1200,

the

amount

The contract for laying the lumJames White
ber has been let to Harry Bird, who | L. J. D. Berg.'
will do the %vorK for

.$1

per thoi:- | Angus Beaton

Kootenay Brewing Co,
sand.
Tlie nails and incidentals will cost E . S. Topping
T . Haughton
about $100 more, so that the $1200
Heard & Wescott
subscription just covers the cost of S. Barry Yuill
the thing.
W . R . Myers
The road is 75 feet wide, and the i O. B. Thatcher
bridge will be 44 feet wide. This J Rule & McMann
Frank Hanna
leaves i6}i feet- on each side for i
D. Reardon
pavements, which will be put in by j W. F . Dolan
the builders who are to erect stores 1 L . Spencer
along the bridge. The logs from H . C . Pollock
which the planking is to be cut are j McAnally & Coleman
beginning to arrive, and the con- j,C. H. Brown
H. H . Huganson
tractors hope tc have the bridge \ Clark Binns & Co
done by May
first,
i Trail Plumbing Co
The present skeleton work of the ji Lee Chung
bridge was built last summer during j: J . Robertson
the high water. A big S'^ow was i Blake St Hector.
St. Elmo
equipped with a pile driver, and was
Amanda Duboi.s
floated out on the flood. The piles Adolph Sakris
•were driven from the scow.
Chas. Dundee

needed, was raised without trouble.
People who had subscribed to start
the bridge, last summer, added ItbThe underpinning cost SrSoo *' B. H. Johns
: erally to their former donations;
Heisterman
I newcomers were glad to contribute and it will cost $1200 more to floor : Dr. Corsa'n
j all they could to the welfare of their it. This entire sum, has been sub- 11Sing Yung
; adopted town. No difficulty was scribed by Trail people, wirh.-)ut a ; Tom Lee
j 'Sam King
I met with in raising the funds needed: cent of government aid.
BeUa Rhodes
The
following
is
the
list
of
sub{.
i it was merely a matter of seeing the ,
scrifaers
who
contributed
to
the
i
; people.
fund this week. This is exclusi\-e j
I The bridge Is complete except for of the contributions made for the '.
; the flooring. Three inch planking pujiting up of the skeleton work, j
will be used, and the bridge will be Manj' citizens, though, gf^v't' liber- J
44 'ftgr~Wtde,"5B* roo7ooo feet of ally to both lists. The contributers \
! lumber will be needed. The con- of the past week were:
j
itract for the planking has been let Trait Creek Xews.
.$ 10 oc j
4o the Nelson sawmill company, Dr. Hoyes
....
5 00 i
500!
which oflFered to deliver the lumber P.D.Wilson
J.
M.
Jbrda.1
10
00 |
on the ground for $ 1 0 per thousand.
Mrs. J . F , Hamilton
$00,
It will come in twenty and twentyD. Tietjen
5 00 ;
' four foot lengths, so it can be laid J. R. Sry..
5 00
j without sawing.
Henry Ewert
5 00
The bid of the Nelson sawmill J . Kline..
,
,
5 00
«S 00
company w^as $ 2 less than the mar- H . N. Coursier
2 50
' ket price, but the company wanted \ Mrs, Reynolds
H. P. Smith...
5 00
t^dojthe work #t its Riobsoa mill, j Wm. Claff>5 00

3P 00
5 00
3 00
« S'>
9
25 00
5 00
3 00
!0 00
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xae u>iumu(o« appointed to draft j
a resolution to the local Liberal Association re the Federal Government j"
building a dyke oa the Columbia to :
protect the Bay Avenue fill, reported
that the Aaiociatiou had asked for'
oneasurements, etc.
; Mayor Weir reported that the com-1,
mittee had closed tha doal for Brown's
hall at $1200, $400 down and the balance at 7 par cent. Tfa« action of the
committee was endorsed by the couccil.
Alderman Skill inquired re the
work baing done on the Trail Creek
cut off.
. Alderman fiobillard replied tuat
the escavatlng for the cut was finish-,
ed, and that the plans for the 8la<;
launder would be ready In a faw days.
Alt the material necessary was on
hand. Although the council had
contracted for 10,000 feet of cedar
there was already enough on hftud.
' Mayor Weir explained that much
of the cedar was over size and that
it had been split thereby effecting a
great saving.
Alderman Skill wanted to know
i what was being done to protect tbs
• trees the city iiad planted.
'; Mayor Weir replied that the com- i
cilttee Intended completing the work. •
: They had endeavored to get C. E .
Ferris to build and iDStal the racks
around thfl treei for 10 or 12 cents
e&ch, but he figured that SO cants was
theleast haeould'do tiie work for.
They would now endeavor to get
iomeone elso to do the work at a
more reasonable figure.

S A T U R D A Y , M . \ 7, 1910

The city council met m wguidi .,1.1
s'S'n \n the city iifflc"-' r-n
evMiir.g. Mayor Weir occupiKU Ihr,
chair and Alderman Skill, Dackerih,
Doliui, Austad, Eobillard and FlUiirer wtre in attendance.
A .-jundver of communicalions wer?*
read from property owners frontiasc
on Bay Avenue fill ami "all agreed
the levy of $1.IJG per front ft><')t.
The fluaoce commiltee recnrfltnendcd the payment of the^ following
accounts:
{
G. P. Weir
f 5.00
A. Donaldson
i
5.00
P. E . Dockerill
o.Ot)
J . R, Randall
(52.85
W. E . B . Mooypenny
9.10
Make yourself a GhriBtmaa present
by oruering a KUU of clothes of Heard
& Wescott, "Taifors oh the B r i d g e /
FRIDAY

DECKVIBER

4.

ISQO

Bay View avenue bridge is the
promenade of Trail; and contains
more square feet cf unobstructed
space in which to exorcise than any
other part of Trail.

F R I D A Y , J U x N E 11, 1897.

;

B . Downes
L-HasTglund
Water Co.

I2.cO
6.15
1.50

$107.10
The oommiitee appointe(| to interview the smelter re the turii»ing in of
slag to make the fill on Bay A venue
reported that the smelter would
build a launder to the end of the sla^'
dump whenever the city ^yas ready
\o proceed with the work.
' Alderman Fluhrer states} that
' thought the smelter should do betteir
than that as the city was takinjj
away slag which otherwise would
have to be dumped on their own
property.
Alderman Austad stated that
smelter had rafusetl th3 satne request
twfvj'ears ago owing to the fact that
ttie atoount of slag to be taken away
would not warrant the building a
flame.
Mayor Weir stated that the smelter
was not a.^klog the city to t^ke away
the slag^ the shoe was on |he other
foot, and he throught the smelter was
acting generously In switphing the
slag ^out around.
The report of the committee w
o
finally
adopted.
T-K
AldPrmau Dockerill thongnt the
council should take up the patter of
CI the appointment of the water commissfoners and write a personal K-ttir-r
to the premier, urging him to have
i the ooaimiesioners appointed :>t ontv
so that the pn^snt light over the
water could be settled. After seme
disscussion it was regularly raovtd
and seconded that a c«>!iitnitltte be
to draft a letter to the
(A appointed
premier.
Mayor Weir'now brought up t^.^•
matter of the city purcha-jicg .Sharif
trees. He stated that a .•"um sliould
be set a.side for this piirpose and the
iree-j given out free to responsible
persons who would look, after the.'M.
He suggested Arbor day as a goo. I
'""B to plant them. By the city

<

City Council

On Spokane street, between the
Meakin hotel. and the Thompson •
cottage a splendid lot with two j
room cabin can be had on easy pay- \
ments. See EsUng.
i

Peterson Bros., will soon com- I
mehce spring improvements in the ;
Crown Point hotel. They will tear
out one or two partitions and wlil
construct a billiard room.
It is generally conceded that when •
the Bay avenue bridge is covered,
that thoroughfare will be a splendid
business street. If you want a Ipt
beforepricesgo upi'see Eslingf.

FRID.-W. S i . \ R C H 19. 1S97.

-The new Bay' View avenue bridge!
IS being'pianked slowly. The plank;
reach to the railroad crossing.
The new. telephone cards, now in
press In thisofflQC, show 27 telephones
in use in Trail and 2(! in Bcssland.
If you know a piece of news that
will be of interest to the public, we
would be gi;id to have you tell it to
The Itossland Cascade Steam laundry, branch office, I.H at Bflvel'.-* brtr-,
ber shop opposite Steele & McDon-,
aid's.
A big shipment of boilers for the
War Eiigle and Homestake mines;
went up to Ilo.*iLind on today's
train.
Heard AWesOTtt has just received
a shipment of fine overcoatings, in
Mfltors, Irish iVeir'.f, cbinthlUtis ixiul
biiivfr.s.
•

F k i U A V . OCTOiJKR 9. 1896.

T h f ' c i l y I'l'iaii'il nicl in rij:;nl:ir
'•.eMsiciii in ilic cDiincit i-h;imlH"rs inr
.Miiiiiliiy I'Viiilii-r, M:iynr Weir in llif
chiiir 111 (1 .Al tcMiiHU .Skil!, DacUci ill,
Dolan, Itiibiliard and Kluhrir in
attpnditiu ('.
CliiH' Downs r(<'('ivod iii.-itnicfions
to liuvi' cell:-, ill lock lip whitcvviislii'd. !
Thi' tiliiuu'*' (MmiiiiUfc r<-;por(rtl
.
f (tlows:
I
I . . Hiiffijldnd
S \2.'i'>
X . Wilmt-s
• -irt.ir,
P.. Diiwncs ,
10 r,-\
Sahiries
.
;>.'>2 i>i»
Strwt Kmployefts
•l(>ti.;>.'»
Water il^Ue
.-JOO
HHud.-ill & McMillan
.J74 91
Ituukhohors
]W-ir)
M. v.. (irosvonor
2i).mi i
N . Hinris
12 Oil j
L . Luntucci
27.011 i
S..I. Hackney
2t>.!t2 ;
*l.")l0.1(i
. \ l d . Skill rcportcil Ihtit the smi'iItrr liMil ii<iotcd a fijfitrc of $:\Jtil per
I'Wf. lor iron for tlu> .-ilaf;; IUUIKI'T,
Ai pn-ifiit it would rtquirt* 7(lt) fwt
HUil would i'<wt enod.oo.
.•\ld. l>ockt'rill inquired i f it '.ould
\e nm'ssiiry for thf city to pis^ H hylnw to conform wita the now I'mvincial liquor act.
Mnyor WVir stated he thiiu<rli' not
hut he would look the matter up.

S A T U R D A Y , J U L Y 9, 1910

Bicycic's .-ire increasing in nunbe.in Tnul, and the bicyclists are beginning 10 howl for better ro.-t.ds.

JULY

1S96.

Spokane street opposite the .'\rlin •
ton.
For specul.-ittve purposes a lot i
the business center of Trail wj.
malse you money. One can be hat
on easy terms.

J You will make fifty per cent or
; your money in three months if yoi
Randall &> McMillan: lost one oi have enough cash to buy a desir:
, their horses this week through fall* ble corner and the adjoining k
tng through the Bay avenise bridge.
It is generally conceded that whe,
The accident happened while a the Say avenue bridge is coverec'.
load of coal was being put into that thoroughfare will be a spiet '
business street. If you want a v-.
Goddu Bros.
before prices go up, see Esling.

S A T U R D A Y , D E C . 10 1910

The two corner lots opposite th'.
•Meakin Hotel, 50x100, are for i^ale.
Unnecessary to , talk . aboui their
merits, For price and tenns, s;
Esling.
A comfortable tv/o room .0
cabin, 14x22, with a small additio
can be purchased for $100 ca»h. ;
is located on the first ben^n, iu.-.
above the the new theatre. X ,
occasion to pay rent when such :
snap is to be had. Sec Eslir.^-.

F R I D A Y . MARCH 5 ,

City Council
•

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, J .4. .f ^ .j. .V + 4.

.i- .f S'^^ -f- -^r -f- "J- * i-.-i-

-f + .1,

Vv^e take thJs^ oppcrcunity^of thanking^ our r.

and friends in Trail and vicinity for. the v
''I'M w.'f !w!d iu the city hall ;>;'. "M"on-,toraers
+
liberal patronage er;:ended to us in the year just cl;
pveiiiuor, Blayor Vvdr in
and assure tliem that our efforts to supply them v. ;•
''«-h:ur ami Aiderrrion S k i l l , Doekenil,;
j>,,l;in, Robiiliird, Austad and Piiili-'
goods of the highest quality at the lov/est legidn-:-'..

tue'-i-

Mtteodano'?.
| ^ prices'vvill be continued in the future as in the
11.e finance committet;
mmittet; pA.-!^od the
Wishing- you a happy and prosperous Novv Y-.-,following accouu'.:?:
i + v,'e reniain, yours faithfully,
N. Wtlines
$ SI. 00
5. !0
R. A. Richtirds i Ca
K. Downs
9. 4S
J. Morrow
19. 95
P) r:" f> v» *r? x-f
-f
F. W. Warren
6. 45
4Carr ii Kocfer
6, 00
Joe Doug.io
1. 00
Aldern»an i^'luhn^r rtskwl re fhereStreet Employees
375. 55
iMayor Weir staled that the matter
4H»!ii(»g wall trtpiuu'ct Ihe iJay avenue
W. Danks
1. 75
was !'. most impf>rt:uit one. TTo
fiil.
Randall & McMillan
177. 0:5
Tho mayor rt-plit-d that Mr. M . H .
l.2r>
L . Hagglund
Wt'!' utLSHfe. Hf, tho'ight the hill for
Sullivan w<>s now in OtUiwa wlKire
i IbO for H ii..)r.sc of that sturisp iui oulhe. was ti'.kiiig the matter wi'tli proptT
$6S1. 56
^. rageouH oae. Mo roooitimeiKU'd that
atiihoriUcM.
Aldermaa Dockerill reported that i; (h'^ itoaimittee fjet fmtlifn' inforiiiMtAidennan Fluhrt>r stated thht B;iy
he hiid Interviewcfl Mr, Ilandall ra! ion a!-to thi.'. value of iho liOi.s(.>, smd
MViMHKS wiiHUOw lieinfj u:-;(d by citlKttio horse icillfxl 0:1 tha B'\ avenue ! u" iiaymcnUiad to mude let it ho dono
( MS and h<! thought the council should
tri.l^f! rtvently, and had told him ^ <ly arbitmtiou.
liuiil the strci't.
th:it tlu-city would not pay tlie billi
.'^^lacnrnia Robillard was not in.MdcriiiiUi Skill .tiali'd Muii. he
. p.-.-cntfl. Mr. Randall replied that; f,^^,,^
y,^.
.^^ Uiis ifift
tlioiijrlit I he (street wa>< cloi^riil.
j h.'.MuId not replace Uieh^onse for ie.^.s. ^
bulancc. The
.Mavor
ri-iiticiljthal tho s(:-i'(:;
iW -M'O informed
Mr. Ratidail ; matter .stsould bo loft to arbitration.
j
uas
i'ln-i'(i
uolii
.-licli limeiis ihi'i'otiuj t f . i i the teamster had b<»eD<Mrel(H-i.
Ou motion tho matter wan referred-! ,11 coiisulcrrf! i i .sa!,- for irafiio.
: Mr. Randall refused lo discuris the
i nialter further and relorrcd him to J w c k to l!ie commdtne for a luoi'cdo-• (tn iiiolioii of .•sUlll a n d Ansfmi,
b.'>ard of woi k ' Was i;;,-tnic!c.! to
Mr, Carr, who stated that the matter j 'aii'-d report.
Ald^'riiian R.-»bi!l».-d t'ccotnnioiidrtt k e e p i;:iy uveriiie cioi'.-d a n d to t a k e
was entirely In the hand* of M r .
Randall. Mr. DockerUl suggested thai the city olbjw
k(»pt hrnfcf all nece;isnry p r e c a u t i o n s lUitil Mtich
that the city pny the sum of $100 to
((i)i(' n.s it WAS r'on-^idi'.'fii fii''t!.
on Sunday's during the cold weather. |
the firm of Randall & McMillan.
Tlie city clerk pninii-cii to looic after |
Alderman Fluhiar staled that he
the iHiittfT. Theriiirne thiiiic applied ! S A T U R D A Y . JAN. 7 1911
had interviewed the teamster, who
said that if assistautance had been to the fire hrill and he thou.jht the
near at the time of tho accident the Are chief should attend to thesodutifiS.
horse could have Ixfr. pulled out. The niiittcr was referred to the chairThe Supt. of Works h.ul stated th.it ma!) of the t3i-f, WiUf-r y.ad light cam'
tho bridge was in aa good condition uiittee.
At
this
stageof
the
proee?dingsj
as i t ever was at the lhi>e of the accidJulius Pfcterson v/as granted pprmfsa- >
ent.
ion to address the council. He stat-'.
Alderman Austad
that tho
ed that oa Labor Day ;i m m ncmwl j
bridge was in bifel conditioii. Krom
IVte McPhe.-son had liUlen otTthe Bay |
Inquirias ho learned that the tert;navenue bri(i<j&. Ho had
taken
ster had mado several trips over tlu!
to his iiotel where'he had cared tor
ftiiincspot but at tho tiino of tho actiim until "ho recovered.
McPher<'idcnt .iwiiiicd to cavi! Htriick n pnrt*>n walked out without paying unyit'ulnrly hiu! place. Mt* was in favor
thing and now hoHtated that the city
nf payiii;; (he owiier.'J .soiiuflUiii^; hrtt
would pay tho bill.
ln' th.iui^hf iiiji) too iiiui'li.
Ma.vor Weir replied that McPherAM( rnotu I'Mulircr .S(if.'},'t',~tr.i
stn had put in abill to the city forthei
'•ii.iidfi''s 111! iiiiulo iiKMlly lo SCI- if
MUiount. The city, however, denied
the horse could not
r^idacitl. A t
nay liability in the matter. Mc.
tht- "U!!!!' tliiio ill! askct} for {.i^iinij'HJ'herson had no OH« (iependcnt .upon
ion i(; withdraw from tlin coiiimiliu',
him and at present he was working
!und oi. mittiou ihe request
wiin
Hiid drawing good iiKniey.
! jjriiiitcd.
nr

•t

ainM

been

L o o k i n g s o u t h e a s t e r l y around 1905.
The two p r o m i n e n t , l i g h t - c o l o r e d b u i l d i n g s on t h e l e f t a r e t h e
W e l l i n g t o n ( f o r e g r o u n d ) and S t . Elmo H o t e l s .
The l i g h t c o l o r e d b u i l d i n g i n t h e m i d d l e of t h e photo
i s the K a i s e r Hotel.
Why don't you t r y t o i d e n t i f y o t h e r b u i l d i n g s i n t h e "Bowery".
(Cnm-incct Photo')

Bay Avenue l o o k i n g N o r t h .
The b u i l d i n g w i t h t h e tower i s t h e f i r e h a l l .
(Cominco P h o t o )

A c r o s s Bay Avenue i s t h e C e n t r a l H o t e l .

3

Cominco M a g a z i n e , J u l y , 1951 d e s c r i b e s t h e d e t a i l s i n t h i s p h o t o g r a p h .
"The g r e a t f l o o d of 1894 w i p e d out a l l b u t
one o f t h e b u i l d i n g s a t T r a i l C r e e k .
A t t h e b e g i n n i n g of 1895 t h e r e was a b l a c k s m i t h shop and a l o g b u i l d i n g .
By
t h e end of 1895, a town o f 1500 p e o p l e had mushroomed. T h i s p i c t u r e was t a k e n l a t e i n 1895, and some of t h e
b u i l d i n g s a r e i d e n t i f i e d as f o l l o w s : (1) Wellington Hotel
( 2 ) S t . Elmo H o t e l
( 3 ) T h r e e Deuces
(4) Blake's
Rooming House
(5) Bayview H o t e l
( 6 ) Monte C r i s t o Rooming House
( 7 ) T r a i l House
( 8 ) Bowery b r i d g e
(9) f r e i g h t
s h e d s ( 1 0 ) Crown P o i n t H o t e l
(11) S t e e l e ' s s t o r e
(12) T r a i l Cafe
( 1 3 ) Bank of Commerce
( 1 4 ) Daddy Warren's S t o r e
(15) Hazlewood's S t o r e
( 1 6 ) Warren's S t o r e
( 1 7 ) Bay Avenue
( 1 8 ) saw m i l l
( 1 9 ) steamboat from N o r t h p o r t
(20) I r o n s i d e S a l o o n " .
(Cominco P h o t o )

1

On t h e e x t r e m e l e f t of t h i s p i c t u r e a r e shown t h e two c h a r m i n g s c h o o l b u i l d i n g s w h i c h w e r e r e p l a c e d i n 1912 by t h e b r i c k mass known t o d a y a s C e n t r a l
School.
The open s p a c e i n t h e c e n t e r of t h e photo k i d s u s e d f o r b a l l and i n
t h e w i n t e r , when c o n d i t i o n s were r i g h t , f o r s k a t i n g .
(Cominco P h o t o )

O v e r l o o k i n g T r a i l i n t h e w i n t e r o f 1910-11.
The " s l a g l a u n d e r " i s c l e a r l y v i s i b l e .
C e d a r Avenue i s i n t h e
foreground.
Some o f t h e b u i l d i n g p i c t u r e d a r e ( 1 ) Hagglund's B l a c k s m i t h shop on Bay Avenue
(2) Grocery Store
(3) Warren's S t o r e
( 4 ) Drug S t o r e , p o s s i b l y Hazlewood's
( 5 ) A r l i n g t o n H o t e l Annex
(6) Arlington Hotel
( 7 ) Dr. Hoyes h o s p i t a l
( 8 ) T r a i l O p e r a ( y e s o p e r a l ) House.
(Cominco P h o t o )

Children's fashions
(Cominco P h o t o )

i n tum-of-the-century

Trail.

^fs

±tl9m.

(Cominco P h o t o )

Methodist.

The home a c r o s s P i n e Avenue from Alderman S k i l l ' s

i s the Randall's.

T r a i l , looking East.
Shown i n t h e photo a r e C D B i n n s ' w a r e h o u s e
( 2 ) Bowery B r i d g e
( 3 ) Bay Avenue B r i d g e ( 4 ) B l a n d a l l ' s
Feed S t o r e
C5) A l d e r m a n S k i l l ' s home
( 6 ) Why don't y o u f i n d o u t whose home t h i s w a s ?
(Cominco P h o t o )

L o o k i n g s o u t h a l o n g Bay Avenue i n e a y l y 1 9 0 0 ' s . Numbers ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) a r e "sample rooms" s u p p l i e d by t h e
Crown P o i n t H o t e l .
C3) i s a g r o c e r y s t o r e , p e r h a p s McConnels
( 4 ) T h i s b u i l d i n g housed C r a i g ' s and W h i t e ' s
dry goods s t o r e s and > I a r t i n ' s B a r b e r shop.
E v e r y summer t h e Columbia b a c k e d up under t h i s b r i d g e - and t h e
l o c a l boys u s e d t h e b r i d g e a s a d i v i n g p l a t f o r m .
(Cominco P h o t o )

The two p r o m i n e n t b u i l d i n g s i n t h e f o r e g r o u n d a r e , on t h e l e f t . T r a i l Opera House, and t h e McPhee
Hall.
The P o s t O f f i c e was i n t h e main f l o o r o f t h e l a t t e r .
A c r o s s Bay Avenue from t h e P o s t O f f i c e
i s t h e B.C. T e l e p h o n e o f f i c e .
The b u i l d i n g c l o s e t o t h e r i v e r and b e h i n d t h e Crown P o i n t i s t h e
C a r r & Hoefer l i v e r y s t a b l e .
(Cominco P h o t o )

th^^VJ"

J^f l a n d - f i l l p r o j e c t i s n e a r l y c o m p l e t e d .

that there i s s t i l l
(Cominco P h o t o )

some work l e f t

Bay Avenue i s smoothly g r a d e d b u t i t a p p e a r s
t o be done a t t h e end o f Cedar Avenue
appears

'
T h i s f e r r y o p e r a t e d u n t i l t h e b r i d g e was b u i l t
ended i n t h e l a t e 1 8 9 0 ' s .
(Cominco P h o t o )

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 9 ^ m ^
i n 1912.

The s t e a m e r s e r v i c e

Maroh ath» 1910«

Mr P . A* Helns©
c / o Ste

Hamilton
Rossland,

B.C.

Dear F i r ,
At a r e g u l a r raeeting; of the Clt^' C o u n c i l , held
l a s t n i g h t , i t m-as d e c i d e d , t h a t

the f i l l i n g i n of Bay Avenue

bridge with slag,would be commenced Immediately.
The idea Is^ to f i l l

I n the i?hole of the d e p r ^ s i o n ^

between Cedar Avenue and the r i v e r bank ,to the height of the
present Ba^- Avenue and Bowery b r i d g e s a n d i was i n s t r u c t e d
to encuire i f you would gi'ant l e a v e to have any property you
own thore brought up to the u n i f o r n l e v e l during the p r o c e s s ,
by being f i l l e d i n w i t h the r e s t .
i n the event of Jour wir^hing t h i s doiie would you
be w i l l i n g to allotr the City the s m a l l sum of $1,00,per
foot on youi' property^ for t

front

work as i t r i l l bo considerably

enhanced i n value when completed.
Awaiting an early r e p l y
I ara Der-r f i r ,
Yourr t r u l y

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R. H U N N E X

Druggist

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Mr J . R . M i l l e r
The R-^yal Alexandra Hotel
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Dear ? ? i r .
At a regulai' meetinf

of the City C o u n c i l , held on the

7th i n s t , i t was decided that the f i l l i n g l-i of Bay Avenue bridge
would be cwsmenced jmmedlately,
The idea i s to f i l l

i n tti© whole of the der^ression,

fr«»i Cedar Avenue to the r i v e r bank w5th s l a g , and l am I n F t r u c t e d
tn apk you I f you w i l l grant the C i t y leave to f i l l

i n any

property you njay have i n that l o c a l i t y with t h e P r e s t , so as

to

bring i t to a unlf>orm l e v e l .
I n the event of the City doing t h i s would you be
w i l l i n g to allow then the s m a l l pura of § 1 , 0 0 , per f r o n t foot
of your wroperty^ m 3t w i l l be considerably incre-ised i n value
when the work i s

completed*

Awaiting the favor of Mn early reply
I am. Dear F i r ,
Yoiirs t r u l y

City C l e r k .

004200
CHAMJES R. H A M I L T O N , K.

CABLt

C.

ADDItnS " D A L H A M "

^^^..i B«OI'OIW> MCNULL

, aANIItSTCII. SOUCITOR
NOTAKY PUIIUC
S o u e m w roil BANK or MttNTncAt.

BANK OF MOMTRKAL CHAMISnS
ROSSIAKB, I.

Vm. X. 3« HonTpennj, Esq.,
City Clerk,
T r a i l , B. C«
i)©ar S i r : -

I have your farour of tlie lOth i n s t a ^ r « f S31ffl« i n «f Bfty
Avenue bridge.

Would you be gocMt j^H^v^ to l e t me knov i b i i t ^r^ep^^ty

the B.C«S. & R; Company and 7« A. Heinze own mhiiti^ w i l l be i^fee^ed 'iby
the propoaed iBaproYea^nts? and oblige*
Youra tr*uly^

^

«

e/^e

«

^

C^^W/

March

12th,

1910.

Jas . R . Hunnex Ff;<5.
Erie.

B.C.

Dean S i r ,
yours

the 10th i n s t to hand.

i t was crtimated

by the Chairman ol' t.ie Board of Works at the l a s t Council
meeting that the c o s t of the f i l l i n g i n of the -pToxi^'cty
raentioned

i n my l a s t l e t t e r

to you would be about ^?,$eO,00

Two thousand and eighty d o l l a r s .

T r u s t i n g thle le

I n f orian,tlon you r e o u l r e
I remain, •*-'ear P l r ,
Yours t r u l y

City Clerk.

the

O A N A D I A M P A C I F I C R A I L W A Y COIVIPANY
OFFICE OF QENEaAt. SUPEraNTSNDEWT
r.F.BUSTMD.
VANCOUVER. B.C.

15th.l910
In yonr reply refer to No.

S/AH
Win. E.Bv Monypenny» E s q . ,
Trail, B.C.
Dear Bir;«Your favor of tlae 9th i n s t . , w i t h
reference to f i l l i n g i n Bay Avenue "bridge, as been
r e f e r r e d to me by Mr. S a l i s b u r y .
t have taken the matter up w i t n
L o c a l Supt. M i l l e r at ITelson and you w i l l no
doubt heas from him s h o r t l y *
Yours t r u l y .

Gener81 Surfer i n t endeat.

004062

42X1
CHARLES

R. H A M I L T O N .

CAai.E ADDRES/) " O A L H A K '

K. C.

-

BARRISTCR, S O U C I T O R
NOTARY

/ esDTORO MCNtlUt.
t MORKINO a NEAU

RUBUC

SoueiTOR FOR BANK orMoNTREAi
m\HK or MON-mSAL. CMAMOKRS
Basu*iiti.B.c,
Tiartsh i 9 t h « 1 9 X 0 ,

C i t y <J.li?rl?,
T r a i l , B.
Bear S l r : The following i s a l e t t e r ® h i d i i rne^irmil

from Mr, H e i n a © : -

''I, beg to mtjknowledge r e c e i p t nf ^^caf" SiiV«afa®IL jR&vottr o f
the 4 t h i n a t . , a n c l o s i n s I s t t o r .f^'te
i.»lerk .at
Trail.
I t I B *^«iT d i r r i c u l t
-JitepoTO
-a m t l i e r of .
t h i s kind trm % d i s t a n c e » n.n^'W
lalsSteauliar -wltJ-i th®
deirelopaent0 f o r * .ntjaRi"ber of y«»m»"'®
Yo>tr« tnal^,^-

%:ea^ QSAA, ^ (j^c-^uA. Jejuni

Uf

e/'/Ae

c^a^

c^/^i

A p r i l 5th, 1910.
C» R . Kamiltcn E s o .
Rossland

B.C.

Dear ? i r ,
lief e r r i n g to yours of the 19th u l t o .

I am i n s t r u c t e d

to ask you whether Mr Heinze has any o b j e c t i o n to the C i t y
f i l l i n g i n h i s property on Bay A^venue b r i d g e , as he does not
say one way or the other i n h i s l e t t e r to you of ^hlch you
sent me a copy.

P l e a s e l e t me know t h i s as soon as p o s t i b l e .
Yours tiruly

City

Clerk.

m

e

0^ee o/^e <l§//y C^UJ

Mr C. R, H a m i l t o n
Rorsiland.

B«C,

Dear P i r ,
Yoiirr o f the 6 t h i n s t t o hand r e f i l l i n g
iiein'',e'e l o t s a l o n g Bay Avenue t o hand,
before

I n of ;,'ti'

l w i l l p l a c e your le^.i;er

the C o u n c i l and v r i t e you t h e r e s u l t .

.-Ir r.einsfe I s assessed

f o r L o t 17 B l o c k ^ w h i c h I r c o n f i r m e d by tho R e g i s t r a r
t o v.'hOTa I wx'ote on the s u b j e c t .

a t :^'©lson

x'hiP l o t i s c u t I T h a l f by

o l d G, f . H y . t r a c k and I s h o u l d Imagine belonged
b u t har never been r r ^ g l ? t e r e d ar s u c h .

to t h a t Coy,

W c i l d you k i n d l y

out i f t h i r

i? so as t h l ?

affected.

Lots 7.7, 1 ^ , A PO SKKJ'HSSBsrfr.si.^rti?

the

find

Is one o f t h e l o t e which i s m a t e r i a l l y

t o the B . C , R « C o y . which I u n d e r s t a n d
and I r h o u l d l i k e t o kno"' i f he r i l l
y ours t r v i l y

b l o c k 4 .are aseesred

I F p r a c t i c a l l y JvV nQlnz%%

hnve these f i l l e d

City Clerk.

in.

] HOTEL
;

E A S X m

MP,s. T . E . P A T T E R S O N , Mao«get

NE¥/LY FURFv-iSHED
k STEAM HBAT AND
RUNNING WATER
•

IN KACH ROOM.
Phone Main 5591

Oa the S t r a n d , E a s t si Pjer.

J
0^

^^^^^i

.y/

/i^^^-. iZ^i'-ij ' : 5 ^ ^ > « ^ - -y^

m<0 *

00426C
ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOTEL

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

WiNNiPEO, M A N .

- X ^ , ^

O*^

'^y.

Vo i45- Crsscgwi /ioa3./^S5^tfG/5,

-forordo Ont, Uth April

•iini, E, B, ^ioriypenny Esq
.

•

- City

1910,
"

Otsrk '
Trail

S. 0.

Osor Sir:
^fter CO-IS in.-treble delay your fovor of ihs lOth reoched ne h^m, I or sorry for th^ co^nsquant dslay in aokrio'iisd^riC receipt,but

I aas trau^Ui^^ iriro'^^-

thi l?ssi for Jhr^e '^o^dhs.
.

'^01 in y'iiily to your iy,oui-''y,'.iOuld soy I hcue >iO obj^otio'i to the City
the Gr'SfikJ)?.d at th^ r^nr of 'ny Lots,

'

or ^im any co'^fifrmsotioi for iu^
I QUiStioYi ih^thir

it ^iill

hcve to bs sxcauatid,should

but I mv.l'i y>oi o-r^ to 6$ ioxsd for ihi sla<i,

''y\.

enhouos

vcdua of ^.y Lots

ony oilivr

b?. requir-.i on tho Property,th^.n built uPou,

I prefer to s a / / tho^i> Lots ot cost todoy,so
gladly,Gon$ide.r it.

don^^Jt artoi-Av

if you con -uA'-: n-3 any offer,/

Iha Lots cost u. SDO. ^ocb I tnink,

in f9i

int Per onr,un:,Mh the taxes Paid on th^n. since,:^hy I xiU
est'iOiolly

if cash.

filU.nK

I A>>., Osar Sir,

consider acoiPting

off-r,

I do not ih^'.

'lr':iil,

'^ost Cordidly

josi^Ph r,.

?.Ul

ond if I con r^t 7?

I o'l sorry I cannot ccquUi^cs to your wishes,hut

to add furth'^r cost to %y broP-^riy in

'^ill

mii',r.

Yorrs. .

;

CABIZ A D D R E S S D A L H A M

Cf'iA J^'LSS H. HAISIIUTOM, K . C .

storORO M<?Nr.iu.
BANK OF MONTREAL CHAMBERS
R08SLA86, B.C. Apr* i * 5 t l i ,

City Clerk,
Trail, B.
Daar S i r : -

' '

•

B a f e r r i n s to ^rour l e t t e r o f the 7 t h i n s t a n t , w i l l yon
k i n d 2 y l e t me knew what t h e cowncil dacided
I s i t t ^ o f the 6th

to do regarding ray

instant.
Yours tr-uXy,

004217
0 % e

April

10th,

1910.

R. Kfarnilton E s q .
Rossland* B . C .

Dear T i r ,
i n answer to yoiirs of the 6th and I 5 t h i n s t I r a s
i n s t r u o t e d a t ^he Council meeting l a s t night to i-xorm you
that the work when done w i l l be of a permanent nature and therefore
tha C i t y w i l l consider your l e t t e r as the consent to having the
work done.

As f a r as tho cedar l y i n g on the l o t i s

concerned,

i t i s of no value aiid \7a cannot agr^e to take t h i s :iS payment.
W i l l you p l e a s e l o t me know i f iwr Heinze ovvns the other
properti' menv.ioned i n ray l e t t e r of the7th

inst.

/ ours U'uly

City C l e r k ,

004^67

Maj' 3rd- 1910,

^r Jopeph R . M i l l e r
The Royal Alerandra Hotel
Winnipeg, Umx»

Dear S i r ,
Yoiirs of the 14th u l t o to hand*
hear that you oannot see your

ara s o r r y to

to p®y th© s m a l l sum of

^1,00 per f r o "it f o o t to have yotir property f i l l e d i n and
leveled up.

i n t h e event o f many orners refusing

the C i t y Council are somtteplating
people imposing a frontage

t o to

this

putting a by-lai? t o the

ta.^ of fP.OO per front foot on

the owners o f p r o p e r t y who ar© b e n e f i t i n g

by the f i l l i n g

in

of thip d c p r e f s i c n ana i t 3s p r e t t y c e r t a i n that the by-law
w i l l be pasred unecssiRsciiSly,

Xhls w i l l however only be

r e s o r t e d to m the l a s t resource as the C i t y would sooner
the owner? paid c'l^OO per foot v o l u n t a r i l y th&n go to
tsuublB and expense of introducing and passing t h i s

the

by-law.

Cannot you p o s s i b l y see your way to reconsider your
d e c i s i o n i n this

matter*
I ain,i^ear P l r ^

_ W Orescent Road, Rosedale,

Toronto Ont. 9th May

1910,

0 0 4 2 6 8

^m, 5. 8. Monypenny Esq

^^-^ •-;v;H^r

City Clerk" Trail 8.C
^

Oear Sir:your favor of the 3rd inst,- duly received.
reply would say,I

^definitely

think in my letter

re filling

Contents carefully

of the Uth ulto,

in of Lots 11,12,13,

i. U,

observed,

I iave you %y opinion

Block 4, Trail,mch

I

quits

unfortmatBi)

' S g am the owner. Sine then I received your assessment notice, in 'shich you value these L:
^ 1 s at $550, i wrote you they cost me $400, in /96,and I ms %nlling to sell
^

^«

with 7% int,

n'js at CQ-4

added since Purchase,but you say nothing re ny de^ir^, to sell,but

inst^u

assess them f $150,over my selling price,! dont think, that is fair treatmnt,if
yoi
o
•
•S^ oouta sell at $400,or get the town to accept theri at wiy original cost,you muld not
have asked me to reconsider my refusal
i s F may state

to Pay tomrds filling

in the depression^

for tha past fm years f got Just ai>out cost for every lot I sold, and f ^

able to build on some ! om,but

the prospect

i::*^ ful so far,and / Prefer therefore

to sell

take further

chances of making a

o 8 / am surprised

all my property

•2® general,and / doubt if they can legally

in Trait at

cost,rather

tax for such improvement to the to'm i

Pass a by-*law to tax omers a frontage tax t

^

pay for a fill

i t

an idea the Ma^r of the Smelter muld gladly -rnks such a fit I,to

'^'^ gratis,and

revenue is very io'A'y-

profit.

at the City asking a special

in %hich is liable

to securing a fair

to ?o out -nth the first

probably Pay the tarn for the priuilage

good freshet,besrOs

f r:i

get rid of the s / . §

of using the ground to awnp on.

<3 ,

chance of selti
o<» fto /• cannot see to add further expense to my property,nith so little
^
,but will prefer to sell every lot en bloc just at yoTr assessed value,so if you ov
3^

make a sate at $400.for above Lots mth 7% int.
value them in tax bill,

I am no kicker,but

or for alt

the 11 Lots,just

my investment so far there has been a ba..

one and I dont see much hope of improvement, I am going ^est )st
me 'c/o Royal •Alexandra H. mnnipeg,

ehat yoi

June,after

I M, Oear Sir, mst Cordially
Joseph R, Uiller,

Yours.

%hich T -

UaJhd

arrangement

/ " I I mo.

betwscn the Gonsolidateii" WMU^Z

k Smelting Company o f Canada, L t d . ^ and the C i t y ,

the C i t j has

attached to the S m e l t e r s l a g l a u n d e r o f the s a i d

Censolidatad

M i n i n g k S m e l t i n g Company of Canada, L t d . , a c o n t i n u a t i o n o f
l a u n d e r f o r the purpose o f corn-eying

rater

and furnace

slag i n

^

order that c e r t a i n p u b l i c and p r i T a t e land^aaay he l e v e l l e d

^

s a i d s l a g t o the grade of the surroxmding property; ise,

with

tha

^ C o u n c i l of the C o r p o r a t i o n of the C i t y of T r a i l , on behalf of
^,

said

eaid

;^..,Gorps2'ati0R hers'isi^ r ' s c l a r a that such w r k I B undertaken
^''on accewiit and a t tha r i s k ©f the- C o r p o r a t i o n and agre© t o i i u l e t ^ i x ,
t aad 0a¥0 h a i ^ e s s the s a i d C o n s o l i d a t e d M i n i n g h S m e l t i n g C o . , oi"
--j^CaKada., L t d , , t h e i r aucceseors and a s s i g n ® , f r o a any and a l l causes
C-of a c t i o n , a c t i o n s and demnds and from a l l l i a b i l i t y of efer-y i d t i i
r v i s i n g out of she f i l l i n g operations a f o r e s a i d or from tiie extension o f th© s a i d laundei? b o t h w i t h r e s p e c t to p r i v a t e and to
p u b l i c p r o p s r t : ^ >ihe*her r e a l o r p e r s o n a l ,
a r i s i n g the.'efroa or

and to p e r s o n a l i n j u r i e s

thereout.

i.ad the l?ay©r ar;d C l e r k are hereby' a u t h o r i s e d t o sign a
relea©© t© thu C o n s o l i d a t e d M i n i ; i g h S m e l t i n g C o . , o f Canada,
L t d . , i n t;ie above terms and to a t t a c h the s e a l of the C o r p o r a t i o n
ther©t®»

031056
.D.e.c...I,9..tli.,......J.9J.Q.....y^^

_f^_-.Go-i?p-oration of.'.Tlie C i t y of.

Irall

dn ^Iccount

DEADER IN

^ay» d*e6^f £un\&er, © c a ( , iDoors, Sas^, Sfass ai\ f^ulf^tng 3Tiater4a{.
Dee a

To Horse k i l l e d on Bay Ave Bridge
Medical

Attendance

175

00

ID

00 \
$I85d00

^-

'

•

February

19

1911,

:-?oPoland, i i . o ,

Daar S i . ; - : -

R.^ lot;^
In

.iu;a o r

i;;i,00

tiv^

i r t r r;.orit

l?.10,,iO,

finrly

^-rt

itjot

for

i^^Oij-jf'&i.' la nitJ.Oiioc!. a u c v o ,

unaEi4];;c.u;;ly
you

ap:i'-^'H><i

t o ' :f4iy

l>i K i i v l ^-iicuv';.; t o

lii;=3'-'it^«,

Int

ci;

nlc^k

^.

laaz

y^'^nr I

tn ^ i ^ l l i n ; ;

uty

In

or

'^iot^

ci^

tis-ir

^ i t y /i£iV-! fTC»n ^ t,r

tiM* a i x j u n ^

ai^lc^fi,

iv:; r:riC--v i r

you;:'

Ycii.ra

t;n.ily

you

;fn;:id-

vt^iilv?.

Oo-oj^tiy v i l l

ro

0 1 4 1

j_ 2

^•^^^''^^

July 12th, 1911,

Messrs. F , W, Warren, & Coapaaij',
. T r a i l . B.C^
Dear S i r s ; —

We enclose you herewith statement o f account rendered
U8 hy the City o f T r a i l for f i l l i n g i n l o t 14,block 8 with s l a g
a t #1,00 per front foot, $25.00
We s h a l l be o b l i g e d i f - you w i l l e x p l a i n t h i s , w@ h.,.ir=s
had no n o t i f i c a t i o n of t h i s work being necessary,and i f we ar©
compelled to pay i t , and you have s u f f i c i e n t moneys on hand . y i
might forward us voucher, otherwise notify us when we w i l l
you cheque.
Yours t r u l y .

Die. H.N.G./H.
Snc.l.
J

General I^anager.
IT'

esui

014109

,.

Tha Dominion ^nmmmnt

J u l y 17 tn 1911.

Loan aoy,

12 K i n g ' S t r a a t ••W@at,
foionto,

0«ntalaen:-

Re f i l l i n g o r l o t

block 8.

(Moconnel).

Your l e t t e r t o des^iTH F, "W, Warran & Co,
of

tha 12th i n n t r a - t h s above hm

bean hanriad to me,

She

raason ot your haFiiJif h a d m . n o t i n o a t i o n o f t h i s work, i s
owing t o an e r r o r i n t h s c i t y Books when t h i a woi*: was
sSOiuimmedt %m Mcoonnel' ujsrperty being i n t/ie naiae o f Tha
C o l o n i a l Loan Bt I n v a s f c i a n t noy, ox" f o r o n t o a t t h e
of l a s t year,

beginning

m i s oontpany have o t h e r property i n t h i s

d i s t r i c t and na'^^^ affra^d t o :'»,y t h a p r i a o aa^ad, naia^^ly ^1,00
per n o n t

it>ot & r «i25^00 po:- l o t ,
fim

Bay

v?mXB o f

f:::ie d o p r a s s i o n o v e r which

Avemifj^uaf?'^ t o r u n , anr^i i a l t i n p I n :> .bloelcs o f psjopsrty,

has bssn f l l i ' j d . In. by t h e

a t t h e expens^i o f olo^e on

$10,000,00 ann s i d a w a l k a a.*e beln?;? run ao?0 3s t h e

fill,

raaklnpf t h l « p o r t t o i ^ o f th-* r x t y Insvel w i t h th*» r e s t ,
fha

m a j o r i t y o f tm

owners h'.-.v-^ boen o n l y too

willing

to mK,a t . i i s iJimaeat as t n e 'va^iie o f tJie JJ:^p^-'sri; has b®«n
.jonaidarably iinhano^fd,

fht

back j ^ a l f o f t h e MoConnol

pioparty wa,3 i n t n i s d a p r a s . l i i K i , w h i c h has baan f i l l o r t i n ,
and

tha t - n i r . n t o hava now t h a i . s a o f a f u l l l o t

o f h a l f n l o t and. a at^flp'bajtc

instead

as thoy Im;-' .befbra.

• ,

014110

Th.8 Dominion Pernansnt Loan 0 o y , , . . 2 .

T h i a paym^'^nt i a not r e ^ l a t s d by by-law, the proj>«rty owners
having baan

to fyiva t h i a small atiount to a i d i n the

woric, and out o f 5 blooKs o f property only 8 have rafliaed.
T r u s t i n g t h a t you w i l l see your way to ooiuply w i t h thip
raquast and a s s u r i n g you tnat any f u r t h e r l n « ) n a a t l o n you
may recpiire w i l l be c h e e r f u l l y

given

I r a n a i n , Oantlaman,
yours

faithfully
ite, I i , a .

i^tonyvonny
o i t y oia2&.

City Treasurer,
Trail,

Dear S i r ; -

B.C.

Re McConnell P r o p e r t y . L o t 14. Block 8.

With, f u r t h e r reference to your favor o f the 1 7 t h u l t .
we heg leave to enclose you herewith cheque for #25.00 covering
the ai^ount f o r which we have been charged i n connection w i t h
f i l l i n g i n of t h i s l o t .

We s h a l l be glad to have voucher .

04633!
THE

TRAIL

BOARD

TRAIL,

O F

TRADE

BRITISH COLUMBIA,

Nov.23rd,1915.
To the Mayor & Aldermen,
C i t y of T r a i l , B . C ,
Dear S i r s : A coianittee of thfi Board of Trade t h i s morning i n t e r -viewed MR.Peters of the C.P.R.Amongst other matters taken up was the
question of the non-payment by the C . P . R . o f t h e i r share of expense i n
the s l a g

fill.
Mr.Petdrs stated that at the time the C . P . R . r e f u s e d

to

pay t h i s , b u t he thoughtthaj; the o f f i c i a l s were under the impression
that the C . P . R . p r o p e r t y held not been improved.,Tender the c i r eteast a n c e s ,
on being pointed out that i f i t were not for the f i l l
u s i n g them

the G.P.R.would

not be able to use t h e i r l o t s as they-are^^at the present moment,he
that he was of the opinion that the

s4id

P . R . s h o u l d and would pay t h e i r

share of the expense i n c u r r e d , a t the time t h i s was put dovm as § 5 0 0 . 0 0 ,
and sugs'5sted that the C i t y Clerk should w r i t e to him,giving a

f€Ll

statement of the work done :^d the improvements made,when he would take
the matter up and do h i s best to have the matter immediately attended
to.
Yours t r u l y 5
f

Secretary.

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0 . Brown. S s q ,
3ecy. T r a i l iioara or Traae
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a © c . P . i i y . ai.a a i a g f i l l

.

iieforrii^j to your l e t t e r or i^oveijuber
23ra I aii. in^ true tea to t'iii.nK the

;iOara or Traaa,on

beh&lf of tJiG C i t y C'vuncil,rf>r tjseir e f f o r t s i n s o c u r i r ^
uie

#4G0, ,wiiic]i iias am

Cani^uiaii Pu-clfic iiy.
slag

aeon p a i a to the C i t y Oy the

C o y . , i i U t i . e i r ohare i n the

fill.
Yours t r u l y

C i t y ClerK

1910