Cañon City record., 1910-02-10
MANY QUESTIONS DISCUSSED
Ar MONTHLY COUNCIL MEETING

| York, bondsmen for Messrs. Lumsden
& Gordon as contractors for the con-
struction of the waterworks system,
objecting to the city council appoint
ing a superintendent to look after the
completion of the undertaking.
About $4,000, it is estimated. will
be required to finish the enterprise,
and, under the terms of the recent
settlement with Lumsden & Gordon,
whatever money remains, If any,
when the work is completed. is to go
to the original contractors.
Mr.. Smith stated in his communica-
ton that U. S. Okey, who was recently
employed by council to take charge
of the work, was unfriendly towards
Lumsden & Gordon, and would use
the entire $4,000 in carrying out the
work, possibly to the detriment of the
original contractors. Mr.. Smith, as
the representative of the bondsmen OF
Messrs. Lumsden & Gordon, demanded
that the completion of the water
works system be regularly advertised
and that the contract be awarded TO
the lowest bidder.
Following a general discussion OF
Mr. Smiths letter the city clerk was
instructed to inform him that Mr..
Okey had been formally authorized to
superintend the work and that what
ever money was left when the under
taking was finished, If any. would be
turned over to Lumsden & Gordon.
The petition of R. G. Arthur OF
West Canal street to be furnished
water from the city's reservoir sys-
TEN for irrigation purposes was re-
ferred to the irrigation committee for
investigation. Alderman Weaber re-
commended to the council that four
or five teams be employed by the city
for a week or ten days to haul gravel
from the river bed, near the proposed
Ninth street bridge. for use on the
public streets. On motion the sug-
gestion was referred to the street, al
ley and bridge committee with power
to act.
communication was read from
John p. welch. residing at 1116 Main
street, in protest to a fine imposed
upon him a few days ago for falling
TO make a sewer connection at his
home as required by ordinance. Mr..
Welch was arrested and compelled to
pay an assessment of twenty-five dol
lars for delinquency In connecting his
privy vault with the sewer system and
asked to have the fine remitted on
agreement TO comply with the ordin-
ance at once. The council refused TO
rebate the fine imposed by the police
magistrate.
William Curtis of Cooper avenue,
made complaint that he was charged
by the tax collector for the street
grading on the east side OF his prop
erty. when, in reality. there never had
been any grading done there. Mr.. Cur
tis' complaint was referred for inves-
tigation by the proper committee.
On motion a right of way for the
proposed public roadway TO the top
of the Royal Gorge was granted to the
county commissioners to be dedicated
by them to the highway uses.
The water committee was instruct
ed to purchase a sand washer at a
cost of something like three hundred
dollars; it having been decided that
such a machine is needed for public
purposes.
On motion the Young Mems Christ
ian association was granted the use
of water from the city mains for its
bath and other purposes for the sum
of thirteen dollars per annum. Here
tofore the association has paid fifty
two dollars a year, which was consid-
cred excessive in view of the gener-
oslty of the treatment accorded the
association in other towns in Colora-
do.
After the adoption of the finance
committees report relating to the
monthly bills and the reports OF the
various officers OF the city the coun-
ell adjourned TIL Monday night, the
21st inst.