‘The ant, source of outside
“revenue to support the home
owners’ taxes will come from
the stores,
blocks and other tourist accom-
modation which will be built
here in the future, he added.
Ald.
should be no civie restrictions
or regulations that will hinder
the development of the city.
He predicts White Rock will

The Corporation of The City of White Rock

ator there. Undoubtedly this has proved

a
ter

ttractions,

only in-
"be the

Ald. Zack warns.

large apartment

elected,” he said

there /street paving,

Zack belioves

r ag tourist trade;
ng, Max Zack urges

‘become the finest resort in Can-
both for summer and win-

“If we don't encourage out-
side investments to relieve the
residential taxpayers
ment, we'll all end up by “just
taking in each other's washing,”

He said he will continue to
press for provincial government
aid in developing and maintain-
ing White Rock’s beaches.

“I will work for the well-|
being of every citizen

Need of more street lights,
sidewalk con-
struction and additional sewage
disposal with possible enlarge |
ment of the present sewage dis
posal plant was advocated by! anything else.

Ald. Zack.

“If we make mistakes now
we may not be able to correct
them because this is a small
area Gd at present there is
nowhere to expand. We just
Can't afford to make mistakes.”

Mr. Zack brought his family

chased Coldicutt

Mr. Tom Coldicttt.
Mr. and Mrs. Zack operated

& general store at Turner Val-

they resided in Calgary.

Their children were educated
at the local schools and they
no whave a grandchild attend-
ing.

Mr. Zack served as secretary
{of White Rock Board of Trade
|from 1948 to 1954 and has serv-
ed as president of the Auto
Court and Resorts Association
of B.C. He has also been a dir-
ector on the provincial body.
Mr. Zack was elected to White
|Rock’s first city council in Sep.
tember of 1957.

ASSCSSS-

if re-

He that is good as making

| ;
excuses is seldom good

to White Rock in 1946 and pur-|
Villas from}

ley for 16 years and before this| bers and friends of the White

Miss Verona Jones
honored at party

Miss Verona Jones, Decem-
ber 27 brideelect’ and her ||f
fiance Christenson Berger of
Tacoma were honored guests at
a dinner party at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. T. Don, 14220
Marine Drive, Saturday evening,
November 29, prior to a sur-|}
prise shower held in the Don's ||}
rumpus room attended by mem-

Rock Pentecostal Church.

Sonedhine Seldom Available

A neat modern two bedroom home in an excellent
| close in location at » modest price.
OWNER TRANSFERRED -

A. R. HILLMAN REALTY

REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE
1233 Johnston Road

ASKING $8500

Phone WI, 8-9455 J

Among the 40 guests were!
Miss Jones’ parents and broth-|
ers and sisters Trom  Chiili.|
wack, |

After a short interesting pro-|
gram the lovely shower gifts
were brought forth in a decor-
ated wheelbarrow.

The wedding will take place}
in the Pentecostal Church with}
the reception to be held at the
home of Capt. and Mrs. Hicks,
Sunset Drive. |

{or
iday is the duty thereof.

Se |
We cannot boast ourselves of
omorrow; sufficient unto cach}

4717 Kingsway

Announce the opening of a branch office at the
Crescent Real Estate and Insurance Agency office
Crescent Beach, B.C. Mr. R. F. Marshall will be in
attendance on Tuesday and Mr.
Saturday of each week.

Hean, Wylie, Hyde,
Marshall & Dixon

BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS
Burnaby, B.C.

H. B. Dixon on

49-52c

Stewardship Report by the City Council

It has been the custom of many Municipal Councils in the

past to hold meetings in November for the purpose of presenting

to the electors a report on the Council’s stewardship of their af-

fairs.

No meeting of that nature has been held in White Rock

since the City was incoporated in April, 1957. The City Council

realize the importance of keeping the ratepayers informed re-

garding civic affirs, but are not convinced that the holding of

a Stewardship meeting is the most effective method of doing

this.

Finance

The general mill rate of 38 mills fix-
ed by the City Council for 1958 was hig!
er than the mill rate for 1957, but this
included all the Special Charges, such as
Fire, Garbage, Street Lighting, Hospital
and Library, which were previously levied
separately, so that for comparative pur-
poses the mill rate was more or less the
same as applied in the Municipality of
Surrey.

Tax collections for the year have been
very satisfactory, with 93.4% of current.
taxes having been collected as at 31st
October. The amount of Tax Arrears out-
standing is $4,277.00.

Sewers

When the City took over the admin-
istration of the Sewer system, there was a
deficit of $118,000 outstanding, which had
accumulated over a period of years due
to fact that the cost of operations exceed-
ed the amount of revenue derived from the
Sewer rental charges. The deficit in-
creased during 1957 by another $16,000
making a total debt of $134,000. This debt
has now been completely wiped out. Fur-
thermore, the Council has revised the sew-
er rental charges to put the system on a
paying basis and the new charges now in
operation should ensure that no further
deficit accrues.

- Garbage

Since the Incorporation of the City,
a weekly garbage collection has been in
operation. The disposal of the garbage
was a matter that gaye the Council some
concern due to the lack of suitable facilit-
ies, The only satisfactory arrangement pos;
sible it the was to have the garbage
taken to for disposal in the Inciner-

y than would have been the case
ape been available within the

|

The experience of other Municipalities shows that in rc-

means of disposal and it is hoped to have
such a system in operation during 1959.
The total amount allocated in 1958 for
arbage collection and disposal, and for the
clearing of brush, etc. from ditches through-
out the City was $24,800.

Publie Works

The Council resolved that for the first
year, the bulk of the moneys allocated to
the Public Works Department should, in
general, be concentrated on maintenance
of existing roads and services, leaving the
question of new construction and paving
to 1959, by which time it was hoped the
financial affairs of the City would be ad-
justed to the extent that the Council
would be in a better position to formulate
a planned programme of future public
works. With this in mind the Council
was able to devote'some $40,000 for expen-
diture on Public Works,

_ The bulk of the money has been spent
‘and the work completed to date includes
the following:-

New Road Construction 561 feet
Road Paving 2,546 feet
Flush Coat 3,140 feet
Roads provided by
Clearing of ditches 110 miles
Sub-dividers 1% miles
Storm Sewers - concrete 6,529 feet
Storm Sewers - creosote 120 feet
Culvert crossings installed 185 units

Social Assistance

One of the -heavy items of expenditure
in the City has been the cost of Social
Assistance, which during 1957 cost the
City $12,806 and for 1958, the net sum
allocated for this purpose for $16,812. Due
to changes made during the present year
by the Provincial Government, this cost
will be reduced in the future for the Goy-
ernment has now agreed to assume a great-
er proportion of the costs than it has done
in the past. It is anticipated that during
1959, the cost to the City will not exceed
$10,000.

ent years attendance at Stewardship meetings has fallen off,
and bearing in mind that in any event such meetings can be at-
tended by only a small minority of the ratepayers, the Council
has decided not to hold a Stewardship meeting, but to publish
a brief report through the medium of the local Press.

It will be realize that final figures for the current year will
not be available until the books close at the end of December.
After the audit has been completed, a statement will be prepared

as reguired by statute and will then be available tor publication.

Fire Department

By mutual arrangement, the Municip-
ality of Surrey will continue to ope:
| the White Rock - Sunnyside Fire Dep:

ment until December 3ist, 1956 The City
will take over the Fire Department as at
Ist January, 1959, and a permanent crew
| of five paid men (a Fire Chief and 4 fire-
men) have been engaged and will assume
| duty on Ist January.
| The present Fire Hall, situated at
| Johnston Road and North Bluff has been
transferred to the ownership of the City
| at the purchase price set by the Board of
| Arbitration of $8,018.
| The expenses of operating the Fire
| Department will, in future, be borne en-
tirely out of City taxation. The amount al-
located for this expenditure during 1958
was $33,080.

Capital Expenditures

During 1957, capital expenditures were
high and made a heavy drain on the City’s
financial resources. This, of course, is
understandable for one of the immediate
tasks of the Council following Incorpora-
tion was to set up the necessary admin
istrative machinery, and heavy expenditure
was required to obtain proper tools and
equipment. While this undoubtedly put a
very strict limit on the amount of money
otherwise available to the Council for other
services, the fact remains that since Incor-
poration, the City has spent $76,164 on the
acquisition of equipment. The fact that
this equipment has been obtained, however,
will have the effect of enabling the var- |
ious Departments to operate at maximum
efficiency and it will also mean that in
future years a much larger proportion of
the City’s revenue can be devoted to cur~ |
rent requrements,

. .
Arbitration

As a result of the Arbitration proceed:
ings, the City was awarded the sum of
$149,275, less the expenses of the Arbitra-
tion proceedings. After deduction of the
purchase price of the Fire Hall, the net

balance of approximately $120,000 has to

ISSUED BY THE CITY COI

be set aside for capital expenditures.
Also resulting from the Arbitration
proceedings, other assets of the Municipal
ity of Surrey within the City have now
been transferred to ownership of the City.

General

Since Incorporation, the Council has
had the task of “setting up house” in an
administrative sense and. like others in 2
similar position has had to concentrate its
available resources on essentials. For this
‘eason, it has had to hold over many pro-
ects which, though desirable in them-
selves, could not have been carried out
without embarrassing financial conse-
quences. By adopting this policy, the
Council believes it has overcome the init-
ial difficulties and at the same time con-
served the City’s finances without too much
inconvenience and that having done so,
the City is now in a position to face the
future with confidence. It is expected that
there will be a balance on hand at the end
of the current year, with all previous def
icits wiped out, and it is the Council’s view
that the City is now in a sound financial
position and that the future growth and
development of the City can proceed at a
pace in keeping with modern demands and
Tequirements, but in a planned and order-
Ty fashion and in a manner commensurate
with the financial resources of its people,

As an example of how the Council
see things for the future, it is anticipated
that WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN THE
GENERAL MILL RATE, it will be possible
for the Council during 1959, to -

() Allocate for Public Works double the
amount spent in 1958;

(2) Purchase a new Fire Engine for the
City Fire Department;

(3) Purchase a new Bulldozer to enable
the City to operate a better and less
costly Garbage Disposal system;

(4) Purchase a new Highway Line Marker
for the centre line-marking of traffic
roads;

(5) Purchase a new Back-hoe for improved

cleaning of ditches;
(6) Erect proper Storage Buildings for the
Public Works Department vehicles.
December 2nd, 1958,

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