PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN NO- <*2- PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., TUESDAY, JULY 12th, 1921. *V* FIVE VOL. 4, NO. 02. FIVE CENTS. Contracts are Called For Fine Brick Station Here : AST CHAPTER JN LONG DRAWN OUT STATION SITK CONTROVERSY JS WRITTEN BELOW WITH NEWS THAT TENDERS AUK CALLED �PLANS AM) SPECIFICATIONS WITH ASSISTANT ENGINEER M. A. BURBANK HERE, FOlf LOCAL CONTRACTORS. All further doubt Is dispelled in the station site matter here. Plans ;it,,i specifications for the fine station building are now in the hands of Issistant Engineer Burbank, of the C. N. R. and may be seen at his office ,,,i tin* railroad property by any.local contractors wishing to bid on the Tenders will close on July 25. ihis matter appears on another paj�t The length of the station building . ]\\'2 feet and the width 30 feet. The whole building will be construct-ed of brick, the facing being of a fine quality of finish brick, and stone-turnl arches and copings to the doors ,!ni windows will give a fine finish in the building. The roof will be ipvered with red tile shingles of :ireproof character. The building will contain a large express and baggage room, general waiting room, ladies waiting room, ticket and yard office, kitchen and ipstaurant, with the usual convenances. The location of the station will be at the point designated by the Canadian railway commission, on the mdings of its last session, held here on October 4, 1920. This is between Quebec and Dominion Streets, on First Avenue, the centre of the building being opposite the alley which forms a central intersection between itu'sp two streets. In order to locate the station at this point, the eastern end of the present temporary frieght ^heds will be torn down and team tracks from this end of the sheds will also be removed. Local contractors may figure on these plans and specifications, and must submit their bids to the chief tngineer of the C.X.R. at Winnipeg. All necessary forms for the submit-ting of these bids are to be had from Major Burbank here, who will supply information to anyone interested. Ample time for begiuuing has been allowed to local people to get their bids in. and it is anticipated that work will commence on the station ;.s soon as possible after the bids are in. This brings to a definite conclusion the fight between Prince George and the old townsite of Fort George, lor the location of the station site here. This commenced in 1911. af- An official advertisement dealing with ! ter the Fort George Herald published ! the first townsite plan of Prince ! George, which showed the location I of the station at the foot of George i Street. Owing to a tentative arrangement between the promoter of the ; Forl George townsite and officials of ; the G.T.P., to locate the depot within j a certain distance of the Fort George : townsites, which fell through, cause j for protesting against the location at j George Street presented itself to the i clever lawyers of the townsite pro-| moter, who fought the matter to the 1 bitter end. The case opened in 1S11 before the late Judge Mabee, chairman of the railway commission, who refused a ruling, as steel was still hundreds of miles from this city. In January, 1913, an order was made, placing the location of the station at the foot of George Street, and on May 6th of the same year, through application of the Fort George people, this was rescinded and a location was ordered at Maple Street, 3,000 feet east of the eastern boundary of the Fort George townsites. This was about 6,000 feet west of George Street. In spite of the vigorous protest of the City of Prince George, the Hudson's Bay Company, and many public bodies here, this order stood until November 24, 1014. when an order was issued here by D'Arcy Scott, then ou the railway commission, placing the location between Oak and Ash streets, a location anout equidistant between George Street and the former location at Maple Street. This decision remained standing until the result of the railway commission's findines of October last were published, in March this year, when the site was fixed between Dominion and Quebec streets, one block west of George Street. offence could be again penalized by such a bylaw as this was a matter which the aldermen were not sure about. It passed Its first and second readings however, and will be referred to the city solicitor. The council adjourned after a short session. COAL RESERVE LIFTED �THREE EXCEPTIONS Peace Terms Agreed to In Ireland on Saturday j BRITISH AND REPUBLICANS AGREED TO PEACE TERMS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON�APPLY IN MARTIAL LAW AREAS AS ELSE-WHERE�SPIRIT OF TREATY ALREADY SERIOUSLY BROKEN IN BELFAST. VICTORIA, July 12 � The order lifting tho coal reserve, so as to open for staking all coal lands within the province, with three exceptions, was passed by the government yesterday. These exceptions are: The east coast of Vancouver Island; the Groundhog country, and the Peace IPive.r district, nils coal reserve was put on last year to give the government a chance to see what coal it possessed. DUBLIN, July 11�Peace terms were agreed to between the British and Republicans on Saturday afternoon. These terms specify that there shall be no further incoming of Crown forces or munitions into Ireland j and that there will be no military movements or provocative display of | lorces. No Irish officers or men will be pursued, or premises searched, and there will be no secret surveillance. Neither is there to be any search of messengers or of lines of communication. � The Republicans agree to cease | guns were rushed to the scene. The BANTAMWEIGHTS LONDON'. July 12�Pete Herman, former bantamweight champion of the world, knocked out Jim Higgius, the English bantamweight champion, in the eleventh round of a twanty-rouad bout. *********** * DB VALERA WILL � GO TO LONDON * * _____ * * DUBLIN, July 12 � De * * Valera has notified Lloyd * George that he will go to Ijon- * don for a conference to be * held there on Thursday. * London receives this in form a- * * tion with signs of optimism in regard to Irish affairs. * | attacks on the Crown forces; to cease �.-. j interference with Crown property. * j and generally to discontinue actions >� I likely to cause disturbances. The peace terms are to apply in the martial law areas as well as elsewhere. This agreement was made for a truce at 3 o'clock on Saturday \ afternoon, between representatives of the British headquarters and those rioting extended to the suburbs. The spirit of the truce, signed in the afternoon, is decidedly lacking, especially in Belfast. A Belfast dispatch of today's date states that Incendiarism is increasing as a result of week-end disorders. Stores have been destroyed and the police have been fired on, without casualties. There are fourteen fires of the Republican army, and it went | burning in the city. The rioting was into effect today. BELFAST, July 11�Fifteen were known to be killed and one hundred I wounded in rioting on Saturday j night, which lasted until Sunday I morning, following the attack of Republicans on British patrols. The military were summoned to restore order. Orangemen later participated, rushing the bullet-swept streets. a three-cornered fight between Revolutionaries, Unionists and the Crown forces. From Dublin a report of today states that two are dead and six wounded in today's outrages in outlying districts, where the truce order is believed to not have been received. Several attackers are believed wounded and two captured. Dublin while armoured cars and machine ' itself is quiet today. SCOTS SCORED ONE BETTER PRESS RATES LONDON, July 12�The Pacific cable board is reinstating the deferred press service between Canada, England and Australia, effecting considerable reduction in press rates. SUItPIUSE PARTY MONTREAL, July 11�The final game in the Canadian tour of the Scottish football team was played here on Saturday. The All-Canadian team was defeated by a score of one to nothing. The first game in the United States was with the Jersey Celtics, and was won by the Scots by four to two. 'RUPERT STATION TOO 159 CANDIDATES FOR 61 SEATS IN ALBERTA No Lack of Candidates in Alberta Contest Set for Monday Next� Many Parties Williams Lake Burning Up Present Damage $100,000 WILLIAMS LAKE DIVISIONAL POINT ON P.G.E. REPORTED BURNING IP WITH DAMAGE OF $100,000 AND FIRE STILL RAGING�FIRE STARTED ON SUNDAY NIGHT. ASHCROFT, July II�Williams Lake, a divisional point on the Pacific '�teat Eastern Railway, is reported to be burning fiercely. The fire started <�n Sunday night in the Fraser McKenzie Store, and, according to last reports, is still raging there. Already the damage reported is $100,OO0( in value, the post office, telegraph office, hotel, public hall, and several stores being destroyed. Williajns l,ake lies west of the old 150 Mile House �>n the Cariboo Road. It is the distributing centre of the upper part of Liliooet, part of Cariboo and the whole of the Ohilcotin country. TUESDAY�The* fire was brought under control late last night. A preliminary search party disclosed two charred bodies of unidentified persons. OITY COUNCIL ADOPTS THLE HOUSING COMMITTEE'S REPORT Short Special Session Last Night Receives and Adopts Housing Committee's Unaltered Report Following the decision of the City council, at its last regular meeting, held on Thursday night last, to refer the housing report back to the committee, with the suggestion that unmarried tnen be eliminated from the list of allotments for houses, the housing committee met on Saturday evening. After a brief dlscusaion on Saturday the housing committee decided that it could not find room for improvement in the allotments it had made, which included two unmarried men who have announced their intentions of getting married as soon as they can get their houses. The committee, having reached this decision unanimously, the opposition which had recently materialized wilh�n it, having given way to the majority, referred the original find-'"R buck to the council. foe special meeting called last ht received the housing commit- tee's supplementary report, which was to the effect that the plan of allotment was the best possible, in the consideration of the committee. Alderman Keegan, who opposed the adoption of the report at the last regular meeting, stated that he did not wish to further object to the committee, which he had confidence in, and if it was of the opinion that the plan adopted was the best, he would not further oppose the matter. Alderman Wimbles stated that his position was that married men should get the preference. Without further comment the motion that the report be adopted was passed by the council. An amendment to the Club by-law was read a first and second time. This amendment, By-law No. 137. was for the purpose of prohibiting any person who has been convicted of an indictable offence, from being an officer of any club within the city. This was a recommendation from the police commissioners. It created some little discussion. Whether a man who had been penalized for an Judge and Mrs. Robertson were agreeably surprised last evening when several of the",r friends arranged a surprise party in honor of the fifteenth anniversary of their wedding. The party gathered at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burden and proceeding to the residence of the unsuspecting Judge and Mrs. Robertson about 9.30.' Among those present were Mesdames Burden. Pyne. Lyon. Shives, Johnson. Cooke, Munroe, Dixon, Carney, Adams, Burbank and Perkins. The Misses Skinner, Pat and Judy Wilson, Murray and Ewert; Monsieurs Pete Wilson, Carney, Ewert, Johnson, Crocker, Randall, Bennett, Watson, Shives. Fred Burden, Dixon, Lyon, Adams, Burbank and Allan McKenzie. The floor was soon cleared and dancing indulged in up to midnight, when a dainty supper was served, after which Miss Ewert provided a pianoforte selection and Mr. Bennett sang. The evening was a great success, the party dispersing in the early morning. PRINCE RUPERT, July 11�Tenders far both the Prince Rupert and the Prince George stations are being called, to close July 25. The Prince George station wlW � be somewhat longer than the station here, and similar to that at Snuithers, but constructed of brick. HONOUR FOR LIEUT.-GOVKRNOR EDMONTON, July 12�There are 159 candidates nominated for sixty-one seatB in the Alberta legislature for the provincial election of Monday next. The government has representatives in all but Lethbridge and Claresholm. There are in the running 48 Farmers, 14 Conservatives, 15 Labor, 19 Independent and 2 Socialist candidates. Twenty-six are nom4