CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-12-10

At the regular meeting Of the coun-
Gil Monday night Q contract was for
mally entered into BY that body on
behalf Of the city with the oflcials OF
the Denver 4 Rio 0rande railroad
company defining and confirming the
rights OF each In the Roal Gorge.....
Tho asremnt was practically reach
cd at . conference held earlier In the
day, but lacked the binding effect
which the action Of Monday night
gave It. Each party to the COVENANT
made certain conseooions 70 the
other. rendering An amicabls adjust
ment IN easy matter. Under the
terms Of the settlement both sides
have been q gamer and all future
controversy upon the questions de-
termined BY its provisions have bssn
forestalled. The contract executed By
tho mayor and city clerk with the rail-
road company under authority con-
serred upon them BY . resolution Of
tbs council Monday night II clear and
unequivocal and deliminaates the
rights and privileges Of each 20 far ~
the Royal Gorge is concerned.
In the installation and maintain
ance of its pipe line, or water conduit.
through the canon the city 10 respon-
sible for any and all damage that may
accrue to the company an result.
and, in return. the latter 10 liable for
any damage. loss or Interference with
the pipe line In the construction OF
It's contemplated double track along
its right OF way. Each agrees. ~ far
as possible. to protect and conserve
the rights OF the other. thereby mini
mixing khe expense OF maintaining
and operating the two enterprises.
For the privilege Of laying It's pipe
line the city agrees to convey to the
company a STRIP of land one hundred
feet wide at the bottom Of the gorge
through the property ceded TO II for
a public park by the congress OF the
United States two years ago. further
binds itself to supply the company
with all water needed for Its loco
motive engines at Canon City from
the mains on the following terms to-
wit: From January 1st. 1909 until the
completion OF the new hydraulic sys-
tenn at the rate OF SIS a month: from
the completion OF the new waterworks
| and for the period of three years
thereafter at the rate OF 500 month
and thenceforth at the rate OF six
cents per thousand gallons.
The ordinary business OF the coun-
ell was unimportant. and It's proceed
ings to a larger extent than usual un-
Interesting. Reference was made by
| special attorney A. H. McLain to the
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struction company In sidewalk dis
trict No. s. which was reported to be
practically completed, except, in res
pect to the grading, which had been
considerably interfered with OF late
by the cold weather.
Chairman Okey OF the water COM
mittee reported that the ranches own
ed by the city on Cottonwood creek
would require the attention Of the
council soon ~ the tenancy Of their
occupants would expire on March
30th and that their rental would have
to be looked after for the next calen-
dar year. On motion the matter Of
re-renting these ranches was refer
red to Alderman Boyle with power to
act. The city owns seven ranches on
Cottonwood creek and all of the watcr
In the normal flow Of the stream.
amounting to something like thirteen
cubic feet per second.
| Superintendent Van Patten of the
water department addressed the coun-
Gil in relation to the exposure of the
water pipes In sidewalk and improve
| ment district No. s. many of which,
he said. had been partially uncovered
by the contractors In grading the
streets, particularly on North Fifth
street. In several places the mains
are 90 near the surface ~ TO be in
danger of freeslng during the winter