Cañon City record., 1908-02-13

son OF the year Is but little IN excess
of one cubic foot, hence 1t will be
seen that our contemplated gravity
system will be vastly in excess Of our
pumping plant, which, by the way, is
so nearly worn out as to necessitate
very expensive repairs unless some
other system of procuring water is
devised.
The additional fourteen cubic feet
of water, which We will have under
the proposed gravity system, will be
more than sufficient to irrigate the
l 200 acres of semi-arid land in the
vicinity OF the fair grounds and will
yield the city a nice revenue every
year. in addition to paying the cost of
main ntaining the water system and in
terest on the bonds issued for its
construction.
There can be no complaint from
water consumers under the new or
der OF things everybody will have all
the water they want. whether for
household uses or irrigation pur-
poses.
The reservoir. which will be in the
little valley between the Hogback
proper and the so-callei Pigbacks
along its eastern slope. will be high
enough to afford a heavy pressure IN
all parts OF the city. indeed. the pres
sure will be sufficient to force water
on Lincoln Park. or on the grounds
of the Natatorium. II necessary.
The construction will be = very
easy matter as the site selected 10 an
ideal one for the purpose. About all
that will have to be done will be to
build a dam across one end OF the lit
tie valley and the thing is complete.
The capacity Of the reservoir can be
increased indefinitely by raising the
heighih of the dam.
There will be a filtration plant at
the end OF the pipe line and the water
will have to pass through 1t before
reaching the first of the trio OF settling
basins. BY the time 1t gets into the
or;ess drinking fluid. The following
letter. which will be mailed to all tax
payers by the city clerk this after
noon, explains the proposition as IT
has been worked out by the city coun-
Gil. II 1t receives their appreciation
the Iong-deferred water question will
have passed into its last stages"
The full text OF the statement is AS
follows:
To the Tax Paying Voters of Canon
City. Colorado:
Owing TO the recent financial panic
II has been found impossible to dis
pose OF $4,000 OF water bonds with
out sacrificing to an extent that We
do not feel warranted. We can. how
ever. sell to good advantage at the
present time about $3.50 OF bonds
With this amount, or so much there
OF as may be necessary, We propose
to acquire suitable reservoirs, and
settling basins, near Canon City, and
sufficiently high to distribute water to
the city by gravity. These to be sup
piled by q gravity line extending ap.
proximateiy eight miles mp the Ar
kansas river Such q system, while
complete in itself, win be constructed
from the Cottonwood specifications
and would form a part OF that systeu,
should II be desired At any time In
the future to complete It.
Thus the city could be sivsn m
abundant supply OF q better quality
Of water than we have st the pres.
ent time, and in addition to supplying
our own water for irrigatinE the
streets we would have a large guam.
.ity 20 sell to land owners. The city
owns about forty cubic feet Of watei
rights. more or less old.
pumping plant and additional facili.
ties would have to be installed. Il
pumping Ia continued. This woult
not only require a large outlay. but
would also require much heavier op
Grating expenses. This system coult
be built and operated BY the city. moi
only without levying q single mill IL
additional taxes but an actual profit
which we will sndeavor to demon.
strate BY the following flgurss:
EstlnassA EaralAgs Il New systsn
Water sold in city. based on
1907 revenue v1S.OO>
wstsr sold for irrisatioa. 60
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