Cañon City record., 1907-02-07

Capt b. r. RockafellOw as the re-
preventative of the Canon City BUSH
ness Mems Association. appeared be-
fore the City Council Monday night
and asked that body to cooperate with
the Chamber of Commerce of Salida
in an effort to stop the pollution of
the waters of the Arkansas river from
placer mining and other causes and to
reaffirm resolution adopted in 1908
appropriating the sum of $500 for that
purpose.
| Capt. Rockafellow, T. NJ Harding
and S. H. Atwater form committee
appointed by the Business Mems As
sociation to take the matter before the
city council.
The necessity of protecting the wat
ers OF the river from contamination
| from whatever cause has long been re-
garded as a matter of primary import
ance and after an exhaustive discus
sion of Capt. Rockafellow's PROPOSE
ton the following resolution was un-
animously adopted:
Resolved, that the mayor be auth
orized to provide under the direction
of the City Council and that he be
authorized to join with the Salida
committee in legal proceedings neces-
sary to stop the pollution of the Ar
kansas river by the Granite placer
and that he be permitted to expend
not to exceed the sum of $500, and
that the amount of $500, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, be and
the same is hereby appropriated out
of the city water fund to carry out
the provisions of this resolution"
A communication from Mrs. D. E
Gibson defining the right and power
of cities of the first and second class
under the statutes of Colorado to ac-
quire and maintain public parks and
pointing out the authority of such
municipalities to provide for their
care by a park commission was filed
with the mayor last week and pre-
sented to the council Monday night.
Under the authority conferred upon
him by law Mayor Coulter nominated
the following park commission, which
was promptly confirmed by the coun-
Gil: Mrs. NJ. L. Harding, Mrs. Jennie
d. Cannon, Mrs. Ada Baker, Mr.. d.
E Gibson, Mr. F. L. Smith, and Mr.
]. F. Marr. The commission is re-
quired by law to consist of six mem-
bers, and two OF them are to serve for
six years, two for four years and two
for two years. Vacancies in the COM
mission will be filled by the election
of the remaining members and they
are to serve without pay.
Frank d. Heath, to whom was re-
Gently granted an electric railway
franchise, filed the following assign
ment in conformity with a promise
made at the time of the adoption of
the franchise ordinance:
For value received hereby assign
and transfer all my right, title and
interest in the franchise and privileges
granted in Ordinance No. /, Series
1907, of the City of Canon City, to the
mayor of said Canon City, said as
signment being made in accordance
with the expressed conditions and linn
itations contained in letter address
sed to the mayor and city council OF
Canon City under date of January 10
1907"
FRANK D. HEATH.
Ordinance No. 8, Series of 1907, was
read for the first time in full and ad-
opted without change. It is for the
purpose OF defining the duties and
compensation of the City Attorney and
repeals all former ordinances relating
to the subject, and fixes the salary OF
the City Attorney at $50 month.
Ordinance No. 4, Series of 1907, re-
quiring all OF the children in the pub
lie schools to be vaccinated. was read
for the first time and ordered publish
ed In accordance with the laws OF the
state. There are several sporadic
cases of smallpox in the community
and to prevent the possible spread OF
the contagion the vaccination ordin-
ance was introduced.
Ordinance No. 2, calling special
election on the water proposition in
conjunction with the regular munich
pal election. Tuesday. April Q, was
read for the second time In full.
A petition was presented to the
council. signed by fifty taxpayers. ask
ing that ownership. possession and
control of all the water rights and
nronerfv receutlv acrufro,3 NV tha rttv