Cañon City record., 1906-03-22

CT REOPcEty Oa GNintu hlIcct, dPR5dTtQ
before the council Monday evening and
asked that the sewer and improvement
taxes on what he termed little heat
er piece" of the property. be abated.
A small angle of the plot had been
sold for taxes and was bought in by
the city. 1t was supposed that 1t be-
longed to the Macon property until
the Deacon came to make deed, when
he found that the heater piece" be-
1onged to the smelter property. The
property mas been non-productive for
a long time and the taxes have been
high, especially the improvement tax.
Mr.. Phelps told the council that the
nsewer could not possibly be of any
advantage to the ground in question,
~ It was lower than the river bed.
He thought it right that the tax be
abated and the cloud be removed from
the title. The plot has been sold and
the transfer awaits the action of the
council.
The requests for an extension of the
<water mains in Harding's addition
were granted. The request of the
Cripple Creek shops for four-inch
main was granted and contract made
for the payment OF $35 month for the
water used at the shops.
The contract to supply water to the
Santa Fe railroad was ratified
DIR. T. b. Moore. city treasurer. filed
. new bond which was accepted by
the council. The necessity for a new
bond was caused by the death of Mr.
Reynolds, who was his principal sur
ETY..
The street commissioner was in
structed to grade College avenue.
which was recently opened to Fifteenth
street and the street committee was
instructed to furnish the necessary TIL
ing To carry the irrigating water along
the street.
Ordinance No. 6, defining the condi-
tons under which new additions may
be added TO the city, was read for the
FIRST time and ordered printed. The
ordinance will be found elsewhere in
this paper.
Alderman Arthur informed the coun-
, Gil that long time ago he had been
appointed chairman of committee to
investigate the feasibility OF the city
owning and operating its own light
plant. He said that the excitement
connected with the projection OF the
street railway had sidetracked his
plans. Now that the street railway
was assured he thought It time to
make the report. Mr.. Arthur then
read as follows:
To The Mayor and City Council:
The committee on Municipal Elec-
tric Lighting Plant begs leave TO re-
port the following results OF its in
vestigations:
That estimates have been received
roll nj nHO -
manufacturers. One estimate mot in
cluding buildings or lands) for en-
gines, boilers and all electrical ma
chinery, delivered in Canon City and
installed In plant for $2S,S9S: another.
including buildings and lands, engines.
boilers. all machinery as above. with
pole lines and meters extending over
the city. complete for immediate and
fullest operation. for $5S.S3S.
That these estimates are for plant
capable of furnishing very much more
light, street and commercial, than is
now being used in this city, enough to
cover probable Increase in use for
many years.
That these estimates could, probably.
be considerably reduced by taking
time for wider and more thorough in
vestigation. Tor by employing an cleo
trical experD without reducing the
capacity of the plant; or certainly by
reducing the capacity OF the pant
That from evidence from other cit
les and towns owning electric lighting
plants. Canon City people can properly
expect saving in both street and
commercial lighting. of from 33 to 40
per cent from present prices here, I'M
der n like ownership.
That other towns and cities borrow
money at 5, Az, and even 4 per cent.
interest with which to build and equip
their electric lighting plants. which is
much less than private companies bor-
row at, one source of less cost for
lights
That the present statutes of Colo
RADIO prevent Canon City from incur
ring debt for an electric lighting
plnnt by reason of the debt limitation
for the city having already been
reached.
That that same difficulty has been
overcome by the people of other towns
and cities, and could be overcome by
the people OF Canon City.
That Peabody, Massachusetts, a
town only q little larger when II built
it's lighting plant than Canon City is
now, and hampered by the same dim-
Guilty, by securing the aid OF other
towns In the state, brought such facts
and arguments before its legislature
that municipal electric lighting plants
were placeu on tue oaAn0 hUuAe - ~
Indebtedness az municipal water
works, and the town Immediately built.
and still owns and operates, Its own
electric lighting plant.
That Springfield, Illinois overcame
the same diflculty In different man
ner, sixty citizens Of that place put
ting up $1,000 each. the total sum to
be used In establishing an electric
lighting plant to b owned BY the cit-
ixen stockholders but operated by the
city. the city to turn over TO the stock