Cañon City record., 1907-09-19
Action Of Coun I'll Booms
Cerneter' i Lot Values
the Former Rates-No Ger
Complaint About Water from
iGnified Dads In Regular Session

are filled with refuse of all kinds. and
that teams are left standing in them
to such an extent that it Is practical
ly impossible for the firemen to make
fast runs. He says the city Is taking
great chances on a big fire this dry
weather, and advocated strenuous
measures to abate the nuisance. This
matter was referred to the marshal
and the police committee.
Gene Bradbury was before council
with a map he has recently prepared.
This map, which shows accurately the
water and sewer systems. and con-
tains a great deal Of other valuable
information, he offers to sell for $50.
Council seemed savorably impressed
with the map. 1t was referred to the
water committee with power to act.
Dr. Lamb, chairman Of the commit
tee to secure figures on the compiling
and printing Of city ordinances, re-
ported. Three bids were received on
the compilation work. That OF Judge
Dale was $121 and this was accepted.
The work will be done under the sup
ervision OF City Attorney Taylor. At
torneys Jefreys and Taylor & Sayre
also made bids on the work. 1t will
take some time to get the ordinances
ready for the printer. The printing
contract will then be let.
r. B. Sartor made application for q
license for one billiard table and four
pool table Bond was filed with the ap-
plication. On vote Reeves, Garrett and
Hiatt favored the license. Linkins.
Lamb and Boyle opposed it. Acting
Mayor Okey. presiding in the absence
of Mayor Seely, said he would rather
not cast the deciding vote. He got out
OF the diniculty by referring the mat
ter to the license committee. The IL
cense expires Sept IS, but the estab
lishment will be allowed to continue
until some disposition OF the matter il
made.
II was decided by resolution. at the
suggestion OF Alderman Hiatt, that
suit against C. A. Beghtol and others.
now pending in the land once at Pu-
eblo, be Withdrawn. The negotiations
for n settlement have now proceeded
TO 4 point where this is a right and
proper step to take. The city attorney
The streets came In for some in
formal discussion. Fifth street, re-
Gently sanded. VS. ordered wet down"
with the city fre hose. Some OF the
side streets which have developed a
large quantity of dust will get a share
of the sprinklinx The water wagon
now used by the penitentiary will be
used for this purpose.
The matter OF compelling property
owners TO tap the sewer was discussed
at considerable length. This provision
was never made. and as a result some
of the oldest houses in town are not
in the sewer district Fetid vaults and
dangerous cesspools abound all over
Canon City. the councilmen say. Ply
sicians claim that typhoid fever lie
more attributable to these conditions
than to the water system.
II was argued, however, that COM
pulsory tapping would result in
great hardship for many people. Poor
widows who own their property but
have nothing else and who have hard
time to make ends meet would not be
able to pay the big charge that ia made
by plumbers for this work. II is es-
timstsd that . single tap. made In the
leaat expenaive manner. will cost
$3.50.
The necessity 10 % great. however.
thai the sewer committee was in
structed to prepare an ordinance
covering the matter. A long time limit,
perhaps eight months. will be allowed
on this ruling II 1t is passed. II was
the general opinion that such q move
would have a good effect on the gen
eral health conditions.