Cañon City record., 1908-02-20

The system of water works which
the city has in contemplation under
the provisions of the ordinance al
luded to presumes a 24-inch pipe line
from its intake on the right hand
bank Of the Arkansas river. at point
approximately eight miles northwest
from the limits of Canon City, thence
down through the Royal Gorge on the
grade of the old State ditch, across
Sand creek, through the tunnel un-
der the hogback, thence northward
to the Alpine Heights property Of 8.
A. Van Buskirk where a series Of set
tling basins and a large reservoir will
be constructed from which the water
will be fed directly into the Canon
City mains by natural pressure.
Upon inquiry by Alderman Okey as
to the advisability of fixing the amount
of the bonds to be issued for con-
struction and equipment purposes at
1925 900 it was stated by Mayor See
ly that such a sum was regarded as
ample for the requirements of. the
case IF, however. it should prove in
adequate by few thousand dollars
the deficiency could be made up oy
later bond ISSUE" he asserted. Mr..
Allen of Denver. representing the
Holme, Allen Construction company
of that city, was present and stated
that after having given the matter
some investigation. he was convinced
that the proposed water system could
easily be installed for the amount set
forth in the ordinance. The company
with which Allen ia connected is one
OF the largest OF its kind In the Unit
ed States, making specially Of lay
ing pipe lines and conduits. 1t has
Just completed a big contract for the
Beaver Land & Irrigation company
and a year or two ago laid a man.
moth pipe line for several miles down
the Conemaugh river from Johnstown,
Pennsylvania, through country far
more difficult and inaccessible than
the contemplated enc through the
Royal Gorge.
The ordinance empowering the city
council to pledge the credit of the city
to raise money for a new water sys-
TEN is predicated on the special cleo
tion held on the first Tuesday in
April, 1907. which authorized thai
body to issue bonds in the sum CT
100000 for that purpose. OF the le-
gal and qualified voters in the city
at that time a majority of 275 support
ed the proposition. The forthcoming
gravity system. 1t is alleged, will af-
ford many times the quantity Of water
now obtainable by the pumping pro-
cess, and, it is asserted. that the i'm
less marked than the increase in
quantity.
At the instance OF City Attorney
Taylor a resolution was adopted by
the council stating that the legal and
qualified voters of the city had au-
thorized the council at a special cleo
ton held on the second day of April.
1907, to contract for the sale of mu-
nicipal bonds in the sum OF $500. 900
for the purpose of building and equip
ping a new and adequate system of
waterworks for the use Of the people
of Canon City. The resolution which
was for the purpose Of officially de-
claring that the tax payers had Civ
en- their consent to the building of a
new system of water works, was in
troduced at the request OF the pros
pective bond purchasers.
On motion Alderman D. N Garrett
and 8. p. Boyle were appointed a spe-
cial committee to canvass the votes
filed with the city clerk upon the
matter OF building. or not building.
the contemplated gravity water sys-
TEN at an expense Of s225.000. A
count OF the ballots showed that 40s
votes had been sent In. Of which $50
were for the proposition and "a
against It. The vote cas-. was only
about two-thirds the qualified electro
ate.
On motion the council took up the
matter OF the vacancy on the board
OF aldermen from the third ward cans-
I'd By the removal of q. W. orms to
Grand Junction. and proceeded by
ballot 10 mako nonainations prslipin-
arg Do H. elsetioA q NJ sacesssor.
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