?.)L.Llino

?o1v-ni I?I?xu \?ul?iw'vll'u {)Uyul?tnarutti
relative: to the ol? proportiu.)
intern: 1 me L-x'ueumtzl. In the ixujorit.? 01'
um! in Uf?aitfl? hum,-

?u or NU m.no',
I..l let M, Lessor; 4.1?1 

.ZH:

15.3. Shuurs,
"31? Viztitml Ju?col?a?. pigeon at? ,UI?Humll :13. 
1t itreoti A large apartment Wei located.

3? ?13 

?:roxinutelf
Notice was receiVed from the City
uisL to draw jour attention to my letter dated deptenber :utt,
the defective eleCtrioal wiring in the above-neutLoned
.. . . u;
building, and wnicn to date has nit received 
hereby notified tiut unless the rolxirei a,plicat'on
the work

installed

You are
for a permit is filed Zn tLis o.flcc, and

Department, on or before Lee

1

to the satisfaction of tnis
day of October; 1942, we shall meodiately tane ;olice Court

proceedings a?einst for  provided for Ln t.;e 
owned b" a man in Japan and anot1.er

This property is
uhgse whereabouts are unknown. The net receiits rrom
to de;teuber, 1342 mounted to 4580.75. A general
furnished by tne Canadian Credit

Japanese

Lay, 1343,

estimate of tne crobable cos
Len's Trust Association Limited ranges from between QOJQ.UU
As figures were not satisfactory, I asked

to s1,2oo.oo.
to recommend an electrical

Nr. Walker, hananer of Penberton's,

his advice will get an estimate

contractor and in accord with
Evidently they are reasonable

from Lucas Electric Company.
We are trying to keep closer

in their charges and reliable.
tabs on all su work instead of leaving these matters in the
nands of agents. I anticipate no difficulty in arriving at

an expenditure in Keeping with our credit balance that will

meet the requirements of the City.

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'Idlns?:rl

ind litt' I: Oje'jxf?ut'ni,

1. .'1i.'1d Cir-A1". In: M. 1(21?
decided n: t: 3mm; men are st; 11 o1? t:.eir 
v. 
Jt; .Atl.) Jbbal 'Ilebl..1L?A JANA dk;
l(_v6_1 Rest pm; Has been FELIX: are uni.
441 as a matter of interu;t a?en you visit the urea, kLwdij

. 
\)ur arsuul.?tresgun5s si;21 and lMeHiChj 1t, Lne ;w)ster? 31w

b} tie City c)ndemning the premises:
JeVerul other biildinjs on tLis str-ut neLiUVel t? be owned 1
have been bourdeu up.
'1a?i?t?_i1enue Jest. Le next visited tnis address
resgonse to a letter from the Chief Junitnrf us follows:

"phe above grenises have been insyeCted b; the District Ilspec
?3 witn eocuroaches.

and round to be badly infeste(
to clean u,

 

Will you have tne necessary order given

 

his matter is being attendei to.
?iil you be good enough to Look at 010 ;est

546 Jest nienue
otn Avenue, just across the street from 054. A fire occurred
there a couple of weeks ago and we have settled the lunuge at
$500.00. Unfortunately, the firemen arrived tvO soon and the
building to the East untouched_bl_fire.gnd_

in

Your attention is drawn to numerous industries

condemned.
this prOperty

o3

this locality as it is our intention to adverti

Ne have an idea tLat BingLum and Hobbs Equipment

for sale.

Company next door may be interested.

 

 

 

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31.111111." and of the



1 quote lU?Id: syripqt inc

r; cullaact?tXi f?

rd 11:4." has no of tne Condition that are in . 

322 Lid-i Lg: 3??111? lent Lira: 'ni 1 1f Ll) 

Jir)n Pd' Juries are enhuerSSino"

n? arrangement has ?00; nude whereby all agplicants

fer leases on unSC.VUdblc progerties will be sent of us to

the Chit? Zhill ill crueu? that; the; Era rexgiixuyuentaz





as to improvements. Phe groperties we rentec as is" on
terms that tenants meet the City's demands regaruing installation
of baths etc. we wiLi protect ourselves as to Lechunlcs' Liens
bf ;avin3 with us an amount suf?icient to cover the
exgenditure.
Accounts will he paid and yayments credited a we Rape
way to at least meet the carrying ch r,



On the subject of baths, may I rerind we have

places on Powell
as 40 to 50 rooms Without a hath of any description. Phe
had three Public ?aths on Powell street anc they gatlereu
families and neighbors together and mixed bathing was the

of the day, with no thought of privacy. These places were possip

centres and is the ensuer to the question as to how they liVed in

congested quarters without thought of the convenienc?s recocnized

4-)

as an absolute necessity by the white man

 

 

 

 

 

 


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by 

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VI 

uli notjuua kn.



la? La forward buying

Lg inturnuws and eVucu us, as Lucy may

rovide funds Jquccs unknown to us.

u1m1 funazs txwarc \:111 (M: up
;:NJund for to 'ae are
'o avoid from tue

 

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F. G. Shears.

 

 

Ulull?tLu
mu Lulu-retitoi
Ildt, '11311?1111m';
nun qu grown?11;)
.: .Hiul.11.j 

u. L710 and lt/(tul

dual. Li's;  
LVCJU mt?m . on 
. it? ucliv-:rud
su?JL'I?ql days ago, I'cwir?gf   l; .Jn tne .?LUrd instant.
Pine U-s liVe in a house Just around the corner I?r?mr
laundry at ldo? Columbia Jtrset and will Lu rented. I 
arrears of taxes on all tnese lquCS.
was our next stwp, and there is a Cluuniu? and
LEA) rear and a store i I'I?ullt. dame 01' L3.-

storo are now occupied by a tenant n:o tuok

oi'uieebns nix). 'Ptc: prugsezrt otxzugauit "Leemhel

regardless of tLe Condition
of tne brilding, for the reas tnat mis goods and his

fauily Were all yacned and yarked on a truck wit; no shelter

in Signt and it was nearly This man works in a snipyard
and is doing minor repairs nimself. ?e paid us tree months' rent
in advance in oreer to get this place. if you have time to

walk down the lane, you will find proof that one half of tne world

does not know how the other half lives.

We drove from ?eefer Street to Powell ?t?e?t_and if you
go there you might read the signs posted by tne B. C. Security
Commission that all Japanese were required to register before
10 a.m. yesterday. The Registration Bureau was doing a thriving
business when we called and it was nearly five p.m. I do not

feel that there is any need to detail the arrangements made on


lowell street in regard to numerous rooming houses etc., as vou