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Pender Street lowlands to be drained– July 23, 1888

Posted by By Posted in1888

City Engineer…to drain the low lands on Pender Street crossing Howe, Hornby and Granville. City Treasurer instructed not to collect any tax on personal property this year and to repay any tax that he has already collected.

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City hall upper floor to be offices for Mayor, City Engineer & Assessment Commissioner – December 20, 1886

City hall upper floor to be offices for Mayor, City Engineer & Assessment Commissioner – December 20, 1886

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John Clough (Vancouver’s infamous one-armed jailer) to be paid $20 for past services, and a salary of $5 per month in future. City Engineer granted $200 bonus in compensation for much extra work “thrown on his shoulders” during the year. A great many accounts reviewed and approved for payment before year end.

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Council’s first meeting at the new City Hall on Powell Street – November 8, 1886

Council’s first meeting at the new City Hall on Powell Street – November 8, 1886

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The Finance Committee reported purchase of “12 Arm Chairs, one Long Table for Council Chambers, one hanging lamp, 4 green holland blinds, 1 ton of Coal, Coal scuttle and shovel, 2 nests of pigeon holes for the City Clerk and Treasurer’s offices.” (The long table is still on display at the Hastings Mill Museum.)

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