CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-05-05
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
A Large Amount of Business
Transacted. A Proposition Sub
mitted By The Park Center
Land & Water Company
to Furnish The City
$4,000 Gallons
of Water Per
Diem.

council last Monday night more than
the usual amount of business was
brought up for consideration, among
the most important items being the ap-
pointment of a health off cer, petition
for the creation Of new improvement
and sidewa ak district and the submission
OF a proposition by S. H. Atwsteron be-
Water Company to supply the city
with 325 900 gallons of water from Will
sons creek at Il minimum price OF five
cents per thousand gallons.
A petition of 232 tax payers WAS
presented to the council by City
Engineer Smythe asking for the organi-
Eation OF an improvement district to
include River, Main, Macon avenue,
Greenwood avenue and Harrison Ave.
and intersecting streets, from First
street to Twelfth street, and, on mo-
ton, was placed on file for investiga-
ton. The petitioners represent 3d.
623 feet front of the total frontage to be
assessed, which extends So ,e5s feet.
On motion the matter of the election
OF city health officer for the current
year was brough. up for consideration
and DR.. J. W. Cannon and DR.. T. d.
Palmer re placed in nomination. On
a ballot being taken DIR. Cannon receiv-
ed five votes and DIR. Palmer four votes
whereupon the mayor declared the
former duly elected.
/ Frank Bachelor asked the council to
take some action 10 compel the d. &
r. G Railroad Company to construct
the necessary culverrs under its tracks
to carry of the food waters. The
matter was referred TO the committee
on streets, alleys and bridges and the
city attorney.
The petition of J c. Watson for ap-
pointment as sidewalk inspector was
read and referred to committee
The committee on ,treets, alleys and
/ bridge reported in relation to the
waste waters in the ea-tern part OF the
city that the ID. K r. G.. Railroad Com
pany can be compelled under the law
to make adequate means for its escape.
The report OF the committee was
adopted.
A resolution was introduced by
Alderman Mingay instructing the city
attorney TO act in conjunction with the
the d. & r. G. and the @. c. & O. O.
Railroad Companies in relation TO the
construction Of the necessary culverts
to carry of food waters that flow
through that portion of the city. Reso-
luton adopted.
The matter of the condition OF the
alley between Main and River streets
was referred TO the proper committee.
The city marshal reported that all
express and carriage licenses had been
paid for the current year with two eI-
ceptions.
A resolution was read and adopted in
relation to the proposed sidewalks to
be constructed in improvement district
number one. Ii was moved and adopt
ed that all bidders be required to put
up certified check for $500 as an
evidence of good faith.
Ordinance No. 8, series Of 1904, con-
corning the building of concrete side
walks in district number one was read
for the second time in full and adopted
without change.
On motion the city clerk was in
structed to order testing machines for
the purpose of determining the
character OF all concrete sidewalks to
be laid within the city limits.
The monthly reports OF city officers
were read and placed on file and all
bills in the general and water funds
were read and allowed.