May 2nd 1973. Ee We |

. That the Railway Transport: Committee. of the Canadian Transport Counission and.
the Canadian Pacific Railway be advised that the City of Port Coquitian wishes to. be

listed as an 1 intervenor with respect . to the proposed plan of the Canadian Pacific
Limited on behalf of the ‘Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway. to. establish a. customer ger-
vice centre at Vancouver; -

© AND THAT the said parties be advised that the City will be preparing a brief
in the very near future listing the reasons for their intervention and opposition
to the scheme," ‘Carried.

Moved by Alderman Ranger:

Seconded by Alderman Lakings:
That representatives of the Vancouver Division of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Company be invited. to meet with the City’ s Building & Prot tection Committee regarding

the proposed removal of the station agent at the Coquitlam location. Carried.
Alderman Thompson voted against the resolution.

Ri Hamilton,
From Mr. R. Hamilton, Vice President o£ the Coquitlam Chamber of Comaerce, V. Pres. Coq.

‘Chmbr. Comm
May llth, “1973 requesting, as a citizen ard tax cpayer of the City of Port Coquitlam, re dispos:

. - Mun Aid Act
that information requested by tle Chamber concerning the disposition of the mon- monies -
“ies received by the City under the Municipalities Aid Act be made available to him.

Moved by Alderman Ranger:

econded by Alderman Traboulay:

That the letter from Mr. R.Hamilton, Vice President of. the Coquitlam Chamber
of Commerce, May llth, 1973, requesting that information concerning the disposi-
tion of ‘monies received by the City under the Municipalities’ Aid Act he made

available to tidha, be received. . 7 Defeated.
Aldermen Meyer, Ranger and Traboulay voted in favour of the resolution.

Prior to. the question being called on the foregoing resolution a discussion
ensued, and Alderman Laking stated his view that as a taxpayer, Mr, ‘Hamilton has
the right to the information he requested, and that the report received fram the
Auditors should be made available to him. Albrman Thompson Stated he agreed with
the comments. made by Alderman Laking. Alderman Mever stated that although he
agreed with the views expressed by Alderman Laking, he was a bit confused that the
letter received from Mr. Hamilton was on the Chamber of Commerce Letterhead and
Signed over his title as an official of that organization, and that he would be in-

terested to learn if this request was from. the Chamber or from Mr. Hamilton asa
private citizen.

Moved by Alderman Thompson:

Seconded by Alderman Laking:

That as requested-in a letter from Mr. R. Hamilton, Vice President, Coquitlan

Chamber of Commerce, May lth, 1973, a copy of the report received from t! ne city’ 5