Gilpin observer., 1906-03-15
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Water in James Peak Lake Appropriated for
Domestic Purposes.

City council met in regular session
last Thursday evening. The mayor and
all the aldermen were present with the
exception Of Messrs. Cody and Griffin,
who are out OF the city.
The only business of importance which
was transacted outside Of the regular
routine was the reading of the following
report which WIS submitted by the water
committee:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of
Central City, Colorado.
Gentlemen:-
Your water committee beg leave to re-
port to your honorable body, that on the
2Sth day of February, 1906, your COM
mittee was informed by the city's water
commissioner that according to his best
information obtainable that the water of
what is known as James Peak lake re-
mained as yet unappropriated water, and
that in his opinion it was desirable for
the city to locate pipe line from said
lake to the intake of the city's present
water pipe line in Miners gulch, and to
appropriate SO much Of said water from
said lake as may be necessary in the fu.
ture to provide the inhabitants of said
city with pure and wholesome water for
domestic and other uses, and for fire and
| sprinkling purposes, and when there shall
be a surplus to supply the same to con-
sumers for mechanical and other pur-
poses, as provided by the charter of said
city and the amendments thereto.
Your committee further report that
J after calling together number of your
honorable body and consulting with
them, they deemed it important and to
the best interest of said city to locate
said pipe line and appropriate said wa
ter, and on account Of the liability of
very deep SHOWS prevalent in the spring
Of the year in the James Peak country,
and other reasons, they deemed it i'm
portant that steps should be Immediately
taken to secure said water.
And thereupon the city water COM
missioner was ordered by and with the
assistance OF the city surveyor to pro-
ceed at once and locate and survey said
pipe line and appropriate SO much OF
said water from said James Peak lake as
can now be utilized. And your commit.
tee would report that said pipe line has
been SO located and said water has been
so appropriated. and that in due time
the necessary papers will be approved by
and filed with the secretary Of state and
the county clerk and recorcer Of Gilpin
county, as provided by law.
And your water committee ask that
your honorable body will approve this
their report. and adopt and confirm the
work by them herein previously done.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT WILKINSON,
J. G. WILLIAMS,
THos. NJ. MITCHELL,
| OF the Water Committee.
On motion Of Alderman Wilkinson
seconded by Alderman Thomas Mitchell
it was unanimously ordered that the re.
port OF the water committee, locating a
water pipe line from James Peak lake to
Miners gulch intake and appropriating
so much Of said water as may be neces
sary for the use of the city, through q
10inch pipe line, be received and ap
proved by the council and all work done
as shown by said report be and the same
is hereby approved, adopted and con.
firmed for and on behalf of the city oi
Central and the city water commissioner
the city surveyor and the city attorney
are hereby ordered to forthwith proceed
to take all the necessary steps to secure
said water right and pipe line as provid
ed by law, for the use Of said city.
a special meeting of the aldermanic
board was held Friday evening at which
time the following motion was introduced
and adopted unanimously
1t is moved by Alderman Wilkinson
and seconded by Alderman Williams
that in addition to the instructions and
orders heretofore given by this council
to the city water commissioner, the city
surveyor and the city attorney, that the,
be and are hereby ordered and instruct
ed to Immediately locate what is knowr
as the James Peak lake and appropriate
all water therein for and on behalf Of tn,
city Of Central, as water reservoir, tt
be connected with the pipe line hereto
fore located with city water works in
take in Miners gulch, as heretofore in
structed.