CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-06-04
COMMITTEE REPORTS ATTORNEY
A. |. TAYLOR LEGALLY ELECTED
Counch Having Trouble With Arkansas Land & Water
Company Abost Use Of the Grade of Old State Ditch
No Rieht-ofWay Yet Secured From the D.
& r. G. Railroad Throush the Gorge

that no proposals had yet been made
to the company on the subject. Alder
man Okey, chairman Of the water
committee stated that the matter
would be taken up at once and that he
did not apprehend any trouble in
reaching a satisfactory agreement
with the company.
Richard Houle, the city's food in
spector, addressed the council at some
length upon the question of tubercular
disease among dairy cows and asked
whether he would be required to make
such inspections as the statutes of
Colorado demanded or whether such
examinations would have to be made
by a professional veterinarian. On
motion Mr.. Houle's inquiry was re-
ferred to the license committee with
instructions to report at the next
meeting of the council. Mr.. Houle
stated that the dairies from which
Canon City's milk supply was obtain
ed were sanitary and we'll kept, but
that the utmost vigilance should be
exercised by the authorities to keep
them SO. A petition was read from
Mr.. Houle asking for an increase Of
salary as food inspector of from $50
to $75 a month. On motion the in
crease was allowed as requested.
A communication was read from the
Colorado Telephone company in which
it submitted several propositions to
the council for the construction OF a
tslephnns line FROM the .ettI limits
to the intake Or the Proposed psDe ffne.
some seven or eight miles up into
the Royal Gorge One OF the proposals.
was that the company construct the
line, estimated to cost $500. and
lease 1t to the city at rental OF 10
per cent per annum. Another was
for the company to build the. line and
sell 1t to the city outright. The latter
plaa. seemed to hnd the most favor
with the council On motion the mat
ter was given into the hands of the
water committee with power to act.
Alderman Pressey, chairman Of the
special committee appointed month
ago to inquire into the matter of the
election of the city attorney on April
Goth reported that Alderman Garrett
and Hiatt had acted as tellerS to count
the ballots and had found that four
votes were cast for A. L Taylor for
city attorney and that four votes had
been cast for S. P. Dale for city at
torney and that the mayor had cast
lor. Mr.. Hiatt, who was without his
glasses at the time. did not attempesto.
read the ballots, but held the hat in
which they had been collected while
Alderman Garrett did SO. Affidavits
were submitted by Alderman Garrett
and City Clerk l.. d. Dawson that the
count of the ballots showed that the
vote was equally divided between Mr..
Taylor and Judge Dale and that May
or Seely had decided in favor of Mr..
Taylor On motion the report Of the
committee was adopted. Alderman
Reeves and Alderman Lamb voted
against its acceptance.
Alderman Lamb. chairman OF the
committee charged with carrying ON
negotiations looking to a settlement Of
the trouble with the Canon City Elks
club. reported that the club had In
conformity with its agreement on the
first day of June ceased the dispens-
ing of liquors to its members and all
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