Cañon City record., 1909-02-04
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Protests against assessment ordi-
nancss covering the cost Of improve
ments in sidewalk district numbsm
fivo must be made before March
21st. Special committee recommends
reduction in license fec exacted OF
msat markets and slaughter houses.
Several questions of more or less
public interest were discussed at the
regular semi-monthly meeting Of the
city council Monday night. among
them being the final report of the
sidewalk committee in relation to the
work recently completed In grading
and Improvement district number five
ny the Fisher-Dempsey Construction
Company. the findings Of the special
committee charged with the investi-
CATION of the complaints OF the meat
dealers OF tho city upon the matter
OF license. the application Of Park
Commissioner c. F. Skinner for po-
lice authority. the adoption of q new
plumbing and sewer ordinace and the
appointment OF City Attorney Hardy
Sayre to look after the interests of
the defendant in the legal proceed
ing of Frank Manning ct el versus
The City Of Canon City. (The Elks
Club case,) which II docksted for trial
In tie supreme court At Denver on
the 18th inst
The report Of the sidewalk commit
tee was submitted BY two Of its mem
bers. Alderman G. c. Lamb and Al
derman Lewis F. Collins. and was
adopted by q unanimous vote OF the
council. It was shown that the total
cost Of the improvements in district
number five. with accrued interest
ON the bonds to date. had been $z8.-
1883. The assessing ordinaee. by
whcih the expense will be apportion-
ed among the abutting property own
ers. will be presented later and will
be subject to protests by people d.
rectly interested until March 21st
The committee charged with the in
vestigation OF the complaints Of Sam
Wright and others at . previous meet
ing OF the council in which they con-
tended that the proprietors Of meat
markets and slaughter houses were
Disseminated against In the matter
Of license. recommended that relief
be afforded them in accordance with
their petition. It reported that its
inquiries into the subject had con-
&h~k Nha Hnf
OF the meat dealers was well founded
and that an equitable license Tee for
meat markets would be five dollars
per annum and for slaughter houses
ten dollars per annum. instead OF the
ten an fifteen dollar license fees as
demanded by the ordinace.
The report of the committee was
adopted without dissent
A new plumbing ordinace to super
cede the existing regulations on that
subject was read for the first time,
and. on motion of Alderman Okey,
was accepted and ordered published
as required by law. The existing or
dinance Is defective and inadquate
and the new one is designed to cover
its shortcomings. 1t is predicted up
on the plumbing ordinace in opera
ton in Denver. Colorado Springs. Pu-
eblo and other cities. and. 1t is be-
lieved. will meet all exigencies OF the
situation here.
c. r. Skinner. who. In his official
capacity as park superintendent, Is
frequently called upon to do police
duty. petitoned in council for . reg
ularly authorised commission As .
police officer. On . ballot beiag TAX
en- the request was granted and he
was appointed to the coveted position
with full police powers to make ar
rests and do all other things that q
peace officer may Of right perform.
City Attorney Hardy Eayre an
nounced to the council that he had
received notice from the clerk Of the
state supreme court at Denver that
the case of Frank Manning ct el.
against the city of Canon City had
been docketed for trial there on the
18th inst. and he asked what action
the city desired to take In the matter.
On motion Mr.. Sayre was instructed
to defend the interests of the city in
the suit and to employ whatever as
sistant counsel he desired to make
the best possible showing for the city
when the case was brought up for
trial This suit. it will be remember
ed, was taken up on appeal by the
plaintiffs from the county court.
Aldermen n n Hiatt and 4 r