i i ‘12 mayors’ -- _ but no sewers Determined South Vancouver citizens jampacked Collingwood Community Hall on Friday night last week to demand immediate action on sewers in their district to replace septic tanks, and pressured Mayor Fred Hume, who cancelled a fishing trip to attend the protest rally, to agree to tour the district wih a committee of residents and place their request before city council. © An overflow crowd braved a cold wind to listen to proceedings Over a public address system, and joined in the cheers and booes which punctuated the meeting. The cheers were for ratepayers who rose, one after another, and gave vent to their anger at city council for failure to undertake a sewer plan for the district. The booes were largely directed at City. Medical Health Officer Stewart Murray, who attempted to excuse the council’s inaction on the basis of “shortage of funds.” “There wasn’t any shortage of funds when you shoved me into uniform in 1939,” shouted one listener, “What about that new Cadillac for the mayor?” cried another. “Julius Caesar introduced septic tanks into Britain about 55 BC, and I’ve waited 41 years to get a sewer connection,” yelled an old resi- dent ,drawing applause and laugh- ter. ° Herb Cormier, one of the active workers for sewers, waved a bottled rat and declared: “Hun- dreds of these fellows are parad- ing through the septic tank ditches in the lane between 51st and 52nd. Septic tanks plus rats breed trouble.” Percy Padgham, president of Col- lingwood Community Association, chaired the meeting, which heard three reports on the septic tank situation from Herb Cormier, George Lucas and John Scotland, all active leaders in the petition campaign for a sewer program. Scotland, a long-time resident, averred that the rats in his dis- trict were $o numerous “that I had to establish a trap line in order to keep them down sufficiently to live there.” Sewers, he continued, “had been demanded over a period of 40 years, of 12 mayors, and 110 alder- men, spanning the reigns of four monarchs.” All aspirants for of- fice had promised, “Vote for me and you'll get sewers,” but resi: dents “are still waiting, and our present crop of civic leaders spout the same old humbug.” Cormier listed nine cases of polio which had broken out in the area between September, 1952 and March this year. Another four cases have been reported so far this month from the heart of the septic tank area. Mayor Fred Hume, sensing the political dynamite inherent in the situation should an epidemic of polio break out, assured the meeting that he would take action on the matter. “Rats, ditches and septic tanks are your chief complaints,” said the mayor. “I will take your de- mand for sewers back to city coun- cil and if you appoint a committee, I'll tour the area and do all I can.” The meeting passed a resolution demanding immediate action by city council, suggested a bylaw be “ZENITH CAFE _ . 105 E. Hastings Street Vancouver, B.C. UNION HOUSE e | @ e e Visits Britain Tim Buck, national leader of the Labor-Progressive party, at- tended the 23rd convention of the British Communist panty in London last week as a fraternal delegate. He also took part in the conference of representatives of the Communist movements in the Commonwealth. placed before ratepayers along with the June plebiscite on the air- port sale and six-day shopping week, and elected a delegation to work with the mayor and go after City Council for action. Padgham announced that speak- ers had been invited from the Non- Partisan Association, the CCF and the Civil Reform Association. ' Booes following the reading of a reply from the NPA stating tthe organization “confines itself ex- clusively to a short campaign for a few weeks before election time.” ; The CCF failed to send either a letter or a speaker, _ Mrs. Effie Jones, president of Civic Reform Association, said that the CRA and the Associated Coun- cil of South Vancouver had “been fighting this sewer battle for years” and pledged full support to the present campaign. “Everything in Flowers” — FROM... EARL ‘SYKES 56 E. Hastings St. PA. 3855 VANCOUVER, B.C. Castle Jewelers Watchmaker and Jewelers Special Discount to fall Tribune Read- &® Bring this ad a ANY ers. AM / with you 752 Granville St. * o Y OT nT tT tir | a a Council’s ‘secrecy’ bylaw stirs storm of protest in Victoria VICTORIA, B.C. Victoria City Council has voted 6-2 in favor of a “secrecy” bylaw which has aroused a storm of protest in the capital. The new procedure bylaw gives Mayor Claude Harrison the right to hold back any letter or petition addressed to the council if he doesn’t like its tone. It also clamps a veil of secrecy over all council com business. The secrecy bylaw has been op- posed by both labor councils, the two local newspapers and a large number of citizens since it was first proposed last month. Alder- man Robert MaeMillan, who fought the would-be book-burners in the Victoria Public Library dispute, was-its chief opponent in the coun- cil. His only support came from Alderman Margaret. Christie. Ald. Macmillan said he had no confidence in the major’s judg- ment. He gave as his reasons the following recent examples of the -Mayor’s conduct: : @ Harrison’s book-burning state- ment which he recorded for TV and then denied having made. @ His scaremongering declara- tion that Victoria is a first-rate _H-bomb target. @ His refusal to read a letter ' from the Sannich Teachers’ As- sociation. @ His fantastic opinion that each alderman would be _ legally liable if such a letter were read, Council action on the bylaw arose directly out of the recent library dispute. The mayor refused to al- low four letters criticizing the lib- rary board to be read in a council meeting on the ground that they were “libelous.” Letters were from Victoria Trades and Labor Council (TLC), Victoria College Faculty and Victoria and Saanich Teachers’ As- sociation. ‘ mittees considering city Real trouble of course was that the mayor didn’t like what they had to say about censorship of books and witch-hunting by his appointees to the board. The Times and the Colonist made the Mayor’s charges look ridiculous by bublishing copies of the letters which they got from. the city clerk. Harrison then denied their city hall reporters access to letters sent to the council. The secrecy bylaw represents an- other attempt by the Chamber of Commerce to tighten its control over city government, In the ab- sence of any effective labor opposi- tion over the past Several years, C-of-C nominees have made prac- tically a clean sweep in civic elec- tions. The result has been a steady whittling away at civic democracy. The mayoralty term has lengthen- ed from one year to two, the num- ber of aldermen cut from ten to eight and a city manager installed. But Victoria taxpayers are not happy — taxes have continued to mount and services have been cut in the name of debt reduction. Whenever civic voters have been given a chance to vote against the machine they have done So. Har- Tison was elected against a Cham- ber of Commerce nominee on a platform of civic reform. Alder- man Macmillan who refused C-of-C endorsation was reelected at the top of the poll. . But Harrison who at first eppes- ed the chamber and the civic mat- ager plan has made a deal, as 2 result of which he now has tke support of C-of-C nominees in the council. Gene Timpany dies in Interior NOTCH HILL, B.C. Gene Timpany, well known local farmer and a supporter of the labor movement for many. years, died here last week in his 77th year. 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