City Market rents established – October 13, 1890
Rents for the new City Market – five cents per front foot per day for a stall in the market building for a period of one month or more (six…
Garbage burning crematory will cost $6,000 – September 30, 1890
Vancouver to contract with the Dominion Sanitary and Cremating Co. to build a garbage burning facility at a cost of $6,000. H.B. Warren appointed City Engineer. BC Government informs Council…
CPR bridge must have a draw, Council affirms – September 22, 1890
The CPR bridge across False Creek "... offers a serious obstruction to the passage of steamers and sailing vessels." City to "communicate with" Canadian government to "cause" the CPR to…
City buildings to be numbered – September 15, 1890
Board of Works to undertake contract with Mr. Henderson to number all the buildings in the city, “provided the cost does not exceed 25 cents for each set of numbers.”…
Council carefully review market by-laws – September 9, 1890
This transcript was made in 2015 by Transcribimus volunteer Donna Kynaston and sponsored by Arnold Silber original handwritten minutes here City of Vancouver Archives Series 23-A Volume 4 pg 39…
Street railway route revealed – September 8, 1890
Committee met with Street Railway Company and recommends the company be allowed to extend their line along Westminster Ave (Main Street) to Ninth Ave (Broadway), then west to Centre Street…
Morley gets $200 reward for info on Sunbury murder – August 25, 1890
Chief of Police recommended George Morley for $200 reward for information on Henry T. Sunbury murder. Mr. Wetzler suggested that the nozzles of fire hoses should be furnished with a…
Rev. E. D. McLaren to head University of British Columbia – August 11, 1890
Rev. E.D. McLaren appointed the City’s representative to the newly-formed Corporation of the University of British Columbia. Council recommended that the Union Steam Ship Company be granted a subsidy of…
Garbage burning crematory urgently needed – August 4, 1890
City Clerk instructed to reply to Harbour Master’s complaint about the City’s dumping of waste into the harbour would soon be replaced by burning it. Burning site to be established…
Barbers clamour to re-open on Sundays – July 28, 1890
City barbers request to be allowed to re-open their shops on Sundays, and the request is seconded by the hotel keepers. Royal City Planing Mills objects to the Cambie Street…