Appointment of outside counsel hit. Vancouver City Council voted last week, in secret session, to hire an outside lawyer for wage nego- tiations, thus bypassing its own law department which is maintained at a salary cost of more than $5,000 a month. The lawyer named for the job ic Victor Dryer, of Ellis, Dryer and McTaggart. The McTaggart in the firm is a son of Alderman Donald McTaggart, chairman of city coun- cil’s conciliation committee. Don Guise, business agent of Vancouver Civic Employees, Out- side Workers, condemned the city’s action in hiring an outside lawyer as “an extravagant waste of tax- payers’. money.” “What’s wrong with the city’s |. high-priced legal staff?” asked Guise. “Are they incompetent? If so, they should be replaced, in- stead of hiring outside lawyers on a retainer basis. I am in favor of cutting out useless expenditures. The appointment of Dryer should give us an idea of where to start in making proper economies.” The city law department pays these monthly salaries’ to its staff: corporation counsel, $1,331; city Solicitor, $864; assistant city soli- citor, $721; solicitor 2, $574; soli- citor 1, $456; law student, $181; stenographic help, $1,019. HEARING TROUBLE? Then restore your hearing with CLARITONE the most amazing hearing de- vice on the market today. There are no batteries’ -or cords. CLARITONE is com- fortable and inconspicuous. PRICE $20.00 No Special Fittings Required. Mail Orders accepted, CLARITONE . 163 West Hastings Street Vancouver 3, B.C. Telephone TAtlow 8639 PATR A c ONIZE : RNEe os OFFEE SHOP 410 Main St. Now Operated By _ GEORGE & WINNIFRED GIBBONS A Cc “Everything in Flowers” FROM... ~ EARL SYKES 56 E. Hastings St. PA. 3855 VANCOUVER, B.C. CONSTANTINE . FINE CUSTOM TAILORING Ladies’ and Gentlemen Rm., 118, 603 W. Hastings St. PA. 5810 Vancouver 2, B.C. OVALTINE CAFE 251 EAST HASTINGS Vancouver, B.C. QUALITY SERVICE NEW ZENITH CAFE 105 E. Hastings St. For The Finest In Good Eating \ oe ere TT i nd pack a cy Ne aS pd Scrubbing towers such as those which have eliminated smell * caused by Texas oil refineries could eliminate the nuisance caused by Shell and Standard refineries in Burnaby. Ratepayers continue fight Scrubbing towers can eliminate oil nuisance BURNABY, B.C. Scrubbing towers such as those used in atomic plants to prevent escape of radioactive particles could be installed in North Burnaby oil refineries to eliminate the smell which for two years has drawn complaints from residents of Vancouver Heights, Capitel Hill, Loch- dale and Westridge districts. Scrubbing Towers, have eliminated odors from refineries in southern Texas. ‘ This ,information was laid before Burnaby court of revision this week by Patrick Hood, counsel for 62 Capitol Hill ratepayers collec- tively appealing their assessments on the ground that the nuisance caused by Shell refinery has de- preciated the value of their pro- perty in relation to property else- where in the municipality. The appeal was endorsed by Capitol Hill Ratepayers Associa- tion and supported by a petition signed by another 152 Capitol Hill residents. A second separate group appeal against the nuisance caused by Standard refinery was entered by 36 Vancouver Heights ratepayers. Called as a witness by Hood, Mrs. A. M. Bakewell told the court that smell and noise from Shell refinery so affected her health that she had to put her house up for sale and had been forced to move when she was unable to sell it. An affidavit from a real estate agent gave the opinion that build- ing of the refinery nearby had re- duced the value of the house from $10,500 to $9,200. Court rejected the appeals when assessor Louis Grensward argued that property values in the dis- trict were holding firm, supporting his argument with sales records. In view of the fact that Shell Oil has claimed it is doing all it can to overcome the nuisance, ES ea MAY LENI and HY MARTIN Invite All Our Friends To Come To Our Wedding SaTturDAy, Marcu 5 ‘ 7:30 p.m. OF es ee Hastings Auditorium (Lower Hall) 828 E, Hastings Reception Follows Q DSOPBOOBSBSOBOHSO SLY These installations, known as Buffalo report that scrubbing towers can eliminate the smell is’ expected fo increase ratepayers’ pressure on the coucil for passage and enforcement of a nuisance by-. law. Morgan, Phillips to speak “B.C. Resources and Your Fu- ture,” will be the topic discussed by speakers Nigel Morgan, LPP provincial leader, and Jack Phil- lips, city trade unionist, at a pub- lic meeting in Clinton Hall, 2605 Pender Street here, this Monday, Seven unions back in 4 yard The union situation at Burrard Dry Dock in North Vancouver, where seven unions have returned to work while a strike ealled by Electrical Trades Union (CCL) is still: in effect, is clarified by an article in the current issue of Ship and Shop, official organ of the Marine Workers and Boilermakers Union. The article reports that after be- ing out of work for five weeks, be- eause they refused to cross picket lines set up by striking electric- ians, members of the Marine Work- ers returned to their jobs Febru- ary 16, following similar action on jthe part of the AFL Sheet Metal Workers and Machinists the prev- ious Monday. The article continues: “Return to work was decided on after receipt of a copy of a tele- gram from Bert Adair, business agent of the Electricians, to Dan ‘Radiord, CCL regional director, made available to the union by the latter, and reading as follows: “Tf the Marine Workers and Boilermakers Union feel obliged to implement their agreement with Burrard Dry Dock, they have the assurance of the Electrical Trades Union that this action will in no way be considered a hindrance or action against our strike, but will only narrow the strike to where it justly belongs between the Elec- trical Workers and Burrard Dry Dock Co.’ “The picket line, it was stressed by Electricians’ spokesmen, will be preserved for the electrical de- partment only, and will continue to operate against any scabs who may attempt to work in that field. “Ship and Shop does not propose to enter a debate at this time on the merits or demerits of the strike called by the Electrical Trades Union, although much has been said and unquestionably more will be said in the future. “One point, however, is worthy of note; that during the course of the strike, the AFL unions and the Marine Workers and Boilermakers were able to come together around the table to argue out the problem February 28 at 8 p.m. in a proper trade union manner. “This type of discussion and joint committees was totally lacking in the events leading up to. the strike. It is fair to say that there probably would have been no strike had there been joint discussions and joint ngoti- ations from the beginning of our talks with the company. That is unquestionably the big lesson that was learnéd by all the ~ unions, that in future there must be joint negotiations and a solid front presented, other- wise only chaos can resulf. “The: joint shop stewards” move.. ment has been revived in the ‘yard, and has every appearance of be- coming the healthy leadership body that it was a few years ago. This is the positive feature that _ developed during the strike. “It is our information that the Electrical Trades Union intends to continue picketing the electrical work in Burrard Dry Dock and all the unions, including the Marine Workers and Boilermakers, have pledged not to do any of the work coming under the jurisdiction of. the Electrical Trades Union.” City enumeration | starts next week Compiling of 1955 Vancouver civic voters list will get underway the first week of March with door- . to-door enumeration, which will continue until all homes in the city have been covered. Where residents are not at home énumerators are required to leave a card to be filled out and mailed to city hall. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING | A charge of 50 cents for each insertion of five lines or less with 10 cents for each additional line is made for notices appearing in this column. No notices will be accepted later than Tuesday noon of the week of publication. ~ NOTICES POSTAGE STAMPS wanted. 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