Cañon City record., 1906-12-06

direct from the river, before the two
small settling basins were built. After
settling, the water filtering plants are
a success in many cities
As to the pressure in Hardirg's
Additions: since all the users have
stopped sprinkling at the same time
there is much less cause for COM
plant.
The statement that after making a
debt requiring payment of $4,000 ad-
on as now; also that the Cottonwood
system will require but a superin-
tendent and one man, at cost of
about 81 800 per year, we think quite
trary, being that the long line, cross
ing many ravines and gulches. in a
very rough country nearly all the
way, that mishaps are likely to occur
average seasons that will cost nearly
as much to maintain as the present
pumping plant That the income from
| the water system Will pay $4,000 in
creased interest we consider a most
absurd proposition.
1t is well known that not bond
can be sold that does not provide that
the Council shall annually make a
levy. and collect the taxes, on all thte
property OF the city, TO meet such in
terest Capitalists viii take no such
promises as payment of income from
plant their money is TO build. They
are more likely to Judge the future by
the past, and say future boards may
divert that fund as heretofore, and we
cannot take promises for our interest
that are not in the bond. No, friends,
the only legitimate use that should
be made from savings from the water
fund is putting il in a sinking fund
from the start towards the payment
of the principal, which with the aver
age for the past four years of $4,000
per year, it viii take forty years to
cancel in that way
| Is 1t not d safer, less worrisome
plan TO have all the water from all
the tributaries of this largest river in
the state properly clarified and taken
out at our door, than to take from
and rely upon one tributary 35 miles
iaway? That 10 be able TO advertise
such fact to the world will be worth
all the effort il will cost. TO say that
we draw pure mountain water from
rs miles OF the average highest range
lof the Continental Divide, snow banks
and springs. that comes down to us
with great velocity through the dis
integrated granite and sands, and
turned up to the light and air thou
sands of times every mile. giving ma
lures method of purifying water the
greatest chance. That this city owns
nineteen cubic feet in the river, with
lpriority dating back to 1868. That
the recently purchased rights report
ed as dating to 1876, 1850 to 1891 bear
no comparison to them inn value.
We do not deem it advisable to at
tempt to jump at one bound into
have few drawbacks and many bless
lings. With a complete new sewer
system. twenty-six miles of new ce-
ment sidewalks, Skyline boulevard,
INatatorium, Convention Hall and rink.
new canning works, starting in on a
park system. and Royal Gorge cleo
trio road, and numerous valuable
private improvements, we are not in
any way siow We can get along
under the present levy of g. mills.
THE new levy OF 769s mills will be
burdensome if 100000 bonds are
voted.
Let US be contented for the present
land labor to make our summer water
supply as pure and clean as our win
ter water supply invariably is.
Respectfully submitted,
B. F RoCKAFELLOw.
LYMAN RoBISON,
J. q. HARRISON,
DR. 4 H CRAVEN.
c. R c. DYE.
HENRY II WHITE.
HUNTER PALMER.
GEO. A BAKER,
G. r. TANNER
H. C. BECKHAM.
CALLED TO THE BEDSIDE