CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-05-21
|CITY ATTORNEY A. |. TAYLOR
REFUSES TO RESIGN HIS OFFICE
Majority of City Counch Say He Was Not Honestly Elected
to Office and Ask Him by Resolntion to Resisn-He
Refsses-Other Matters Before City Counch .

sign and that the only way in which
he could be removed was by impeach-
ment proceedings, which he was con-
fident could not be carried out. The
put a quietus on the controversy
aroused by Alderman Reeves resolu-
ton, but it broke out again on the ad-'
journment of the council, the MEM
less disagreeable humor over their de-
liberations. Other business transacted
before the council was as follows:
Alderman Boyle from the committee
on licenses reported upon the mat
ter of peddling garden and fruit pro-
ducts and recommended that a liberal
construction be placed upon the ordi-
nance The report recommended that
the venders of food products be re-
quired a grocer's license. of $3.50 .
year, instead of $500 per diem, an
heretofore demanded. The report vas
adopted and the city attorney was in
structed to prepare an amendment to
the ordinance with its suggestions
The products of the vendors benefiting
by the revised ordinance will be sub
ject to examination by the pure food
inspector. the same as the mercantile
establishments handling that line OF
goods.
Alderman Okey. chairman of the
water committee, reported that the
village council of South Canon had
expressed a desire to confer with the
Qenon City council in relation to the
proposed water supply on this side
Of the river with a view Of making
arrangements to become users of It
themselves On motion the members
Of the water committee were authorf-
zed to represent Canon City, In the Con-
ference and were instructed to report
Fae the next regular meeting OF tAe
council.
The matter of making certain fills
and excavations along the route OF
the proposed pipe line from the intake
of the new water supply to the reser-
voirs was brought up by Alderman
okey who stated that fifty convicts
could be obtained from the peniten-
tiary to do the work, provided the
city would pay for the necessary
guards. If the work can be done in
this manner a material saving can
be made to the city over what 1t
would have to pay if awarded by con-
tract
In the matter of extension of the
water main on Allison avenue Al
derman Okey recommended that such
extension be made in accordance with
the petition of property owners filed
with the city council several weeks
ago. On motion the report was adopt
ed as read.
The matter of repairing broken and
defective concrete sidewalks was TAX
en- up and discussed. At two places.
at the corner of Sixth, street and Pike
avenue. and at the intersection OF
Eighth street and Rudd avenue, the
walks were reported broken and In
need of repairs. The Qnestion OF re-
pairs was referred to the sidewalk
committee .-.
The matter of the station Of licensed
hacks and express wagons was taken
up and discussed and the ordinance
governing the same was read for q
better understanding of the question.
1t was the consensus of opinion that
the city marshal had the power to
make such disposition of the matter
as he chose. Some dissatisfaction was
expressed with the manner Of index
ing the recently published ordinance
book. but no action was taken in re-
lation to the AFFAIR. On motion 1t was
ordered that the city hall be closed ON
Saturday afternoons during the
months of June. July and August.
Council adjourned till tomorrow night
at which time bids for the construc-
ton OF the proposed gravity water sys-
tenn will be opened.
meeting and four members of the