A picture of what is today known as Jager’s Walk in October 1927. Picture: Fish Hoek Valley Museum
A picture of Jager’s Walk taken on Friday November 29. The walkway that stretches along the False Bay coastline from Fish Hoek Beach to Sunny Cove was named after the first mayor and freeman of Fish Hoek, Herman Scott Jager, according to Joy Cobern’s book, Fish Hoek Looking Back. Mr Jager was honoured with the freedom of Fish Hoek on October 27, 1959, after serving on the Village Management Board and town council for 32 years. In 1931, the Village Management Board came up with the idea of a cemented path from the beach to as far as Sunny Cove station. According to Malcolm Cobern’s book, Story of the Fish Hoek Valley, an engineer was asked to draw up plans and to provide the board with an estimated cost of construction. The walkway was to be built in two phases with the first from the beach to the third subway and the second section from there to Sunny Cove station. In November 1931, the engineer submitted his plans and cost estimate to the board for approval. The estimated cost for the first section was £459.19 and £121.11 for the second section. A contract was drawn up and tenders called for. By August 1932, nine tenders had been received and JH Tyler’s tender for £440 was accepted for the first phase, and the contract was signed on the same day. The work was to be completed by October 31, 1932. Tenders were then called for the construction of the second phase of the walkway. Mr Cobern states that “price hikes must have been just as bad as they are now as the tenders were far above the original estimate”. Eight tenders were received, and James Gordon’s tender of £275 was accepted, and a contract was signed on November 21, 1932, with the date of completion on January 15, 1933. Mr Gordon completed the job on January 9, 1933. Picture: Nigel Riley
