Two Bicycles Purchased for Vancouver Police – May 15, 1899

Two Bicycles Purchased for Vancouver Police – May 15, 1899

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Resolved that two bicycles be purchased for the Police Force viz one Gendrow at $50.00 and one Massey Harris at $52.50. James Clandenning was appointed Inspector on the Street Railway Construction on Denman Street at a Salary of $3.50 per day. At least two companies offered prices for street sprinkling (to keep the dust down) for the summer of 1899.

Carole’s Research on W. A. Cumyow

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https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/won-alexander-cumyow W.A. Cumyow p 359 the interpreter as the first Chinese Canadian born in 1861 from the article above https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-heres-why-won-alexander-cumyow-is-the-best-candidate-for-the-new-5-bill Also the first Chinese Canadian to cast a vote in 1947. …

Media

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November 4, 2022 | Vancouver Sun | JOHN MACKIE Handwritten History Online The City of Vancouver's operating budget for 2022 was $1.747 billion. In 1897, it was $363,937. How do…
Videos about early Vancouver

Videos about early Vancouver

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A ride through Victoria and Vancouver 1907 (Vancouver begins at about 3.14) released by the Canadian archives in Ottawa, and enhanced by youtube user guy jones. Sam Sullivan has made…