Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Address Delivered by the Hon. W. J. Bowser, K. C., Attorney-General for the Province of British Columbia: In Reply to the Annual Report of the British Columbia Board of Trade on April 17, 1914
In respect of the commission form of government which has been the subject of so much discussion. It was not considered the wisest method to be permitted for adoption in this Province. At least for the' present. But' on the other hand under certain condi tions. Boards of control. Such as exist in Montreal. Toronto. \n'in mpeg. Calgary and Edmonton. May be created. The membersbeing elected from the city at large. So far from the powers of municipalities being restricted by the new Act. They have been greatly enlarged and it will be possible to undertake many things for the sanitation. Better regulation and beautifying of municipal ities that were not before possible. Mr. Shallcross will be able to carry out his scheme of town planning if he can induce a sufficient number of ratepayers to support him in the idea. Aid if so disposed under similar circumstances he can make a paradis'e of this city.
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