Cañon City record., 1909-10-07


regular meeting Monday night and
asked what steps should be taken to
enforce collection OF the three dollars
poll tax which was several months
ago levied against every able-bodied
male citizen between the ages of
twenty-one and sixty years residing
within the city limits for road pur-
poses. Mr.. Rogers stated that Street
Commissioner s. B. George had mailed
written notices of their liability to
such tax to all those subject to its
provisions In the first, second and
third wards and that its payment was
long overdue in the first two. The verS
least that could be collected from de-
linquents under the ordinance was
eight dollars and eighty cents, accord
ing to Mr.. Rogers, and he desired to
know whether he should proceed un-
der the law to collect the tax without
first serving personal notice upon
those who had defaulted in its pay
ment In the first ward alone ffty-two
persons had disregarded the notices
addressed to them and could be pro-
ceeded against under the ordinance.
Some OF them have made the excuse
that they have received no notice of
the tax and are innocent of any viola
ton Of the ordinance. On motion of
Alderman Cooper the council adopted
resolution instructing the street
commissioner TO serve notice to all
delinquents by registered letter. the
receipt for which would be regarded
as evidence that they had received
such notice. and that If they further
neglected payment steps would be
taken to collect the tax by judicial
process.
Secretary W. D. Ross of the Canon
City Merchants association was pres
ent and addressed the council at some
length in relation to the building OF
temporary bridge across the Arkansas
river at Ninth street for the conven-
ience OF the people of South Canon
and Lincoln Park, who were greatly
inconvenienced by reason OF the fact
that they are unable to cross the
stream at that point. Mr.. Ross said
that he had been informed by the
contractors that ii would be impos-
sible to erect a permanent structure
across the river in less than four
months. II the council would ascertain
the cost OF a temporary bridge thru
the city engineer Mr.. Ross said that
basis would be obtained upon which
those favoring the temporary struct-
ure could intelligently proceed.
Mr.. Ross stated that the proposed
bridge could be built according to
some authorities for FIVE or six hun
dred dollars. although the estimate of
the county commissioners was fifteen
hundred dollars. Mr.. Ross said that he
had been requested TO present the
matter to the council and that the
plea he made for action on the matter
was a general. instead OF a personal
one.
H. S. Maddox, local agent OF the
Denver s Rio Grande Ra ,ad COM
pany also spoke on the same topic
and urged that something be done
with as little delay as possible.
On motion of Alderman Jewett the
mayor was instructed to appoint a
committee of two members to confer
with similar committees from South
Canon and Lincoln Park in relation to
the sdvisability OF erecting a tempor-
airy bridge at the place designated and
to ascertain the probable cost OF its
Under authority of the
resolution the mayor appointed Alder
men Jewett and Craig TO represent
Canon City in any conference on the |
subject that might be arranged.
Frank McGillicuddy and Rev. Faith |
ed Lockschmidt were present at the |
council meeting and asked its mem
bers TO consider the proposition OF |
free water for St Michaers school |
building on Macon avenue, In view of
the fact that no water tax is imposed |
upon many of the schools of the city |
for drinking purposes it was unani- |
mously voted TO grant the same priv |
ilege to st. Michaeis.
A petition was presented to the |
asking that some action be
taken by the city authorities to drain |
n small swamp In the vicinity OF the |
Lincoln school building on East Main |
the existence OF which was q menace |
to the health and well being Of people |