Cañon City record., 1910-11-10
THE COUNCIL WITH
DRAWS CONTRACT OF
WATER COMMITTEE
VIII Endeavor To Negotiate A New
Agreement With The Fruitlands Ditch
Company In Relation To The Sale
Of Surplus Water.

At the regular meeting of the city
council last night. at which all mem
bers were present. a resolution was
presented by Alderman Hiatt with.
drawing the contract concurred in by
the council and water committee on
September sixth in relation to the
lease of seventeen cubic feet of water
from the waterworks pipe line TO the
Fruitlands Ditch company on the
ground that under the terms OF the
agreement 1t was self renewing, and
therefore. perpetual.
The resolution evoked considerable
discussion pro and con, but, on mo-
ton, was adopted and a committee
consisting OF Aldermen Hamilton
Weaber and Chapman appointed by
the mayor TO negotiate with the Of
ficers of the Fruitlands Ditch COM
pany in an endeavor TO bring about an
agreement more favorable to the city
Under the provisions of the contract
set aside by Mr.. Hats resolution the
ditch company was to have the priv
Ilege of renewing its agreement with
the city until such time as the water
was needed by the city for household
and domestic purposes and was TO pay
for II rs follows: During the first two
years of twenty year term. $3.50 per
cubic feet. during the second two
years. $500 per cubic foot. during the
third two years s25o per cubic foot.
and during the remaining years of
the term 5000 per cubic foot
The self-renewing feature OF the
agreement was especially obnoxious
to Mr.. Hiatt. creating. he contended.
practically a perpetual lease on one
Of the most valuable assets OF the
city. Mr.. Hiatt said that the stipula-
tlons contained in the contract were
agreed upon by the council during his
absence from town, otherwise his OBJ
jections TO II would have been made
In conference, rather than in oren
council.
The draft OF n contract submitted
10 the council by the Denver a Rio
Grande Railroad company relating to
the installation Of four inch water
pipe under the company's tracks. and
across it's right-of-way. was read by
Aiferman Wallace OF the water COM
mittee, and referred to committee for
t. he L..
ton was prepared by the railroad
company at the instance OF the coun-
ell. which desires to lay a pipe Hne
under the bridge across Sand creek
for the conveyance of water from the
reservoir to the Hot Springs addition
In South Canon.
c. ]. Miller addressed the council
at length upon the proposition OF be-
mill and wood yard within the fire
limits of the city. and, on motion. his
petition was referred to the fire com
mittee for Investigation with power
to act in the matter.
Al Baxter. representing Lumsden &
Gordon, contractors for the construc-
tion of the waterworks system. in
formed the council OF his purpose TO
pull down the buildings. erected by
his principals near the reservoir dur
ing their contract here. and haul away
the lumber and other material enter
ing into their composition. Mr.. Bax-
ter's proposition was referred TO the
water committee.
Petition was made to the council
for the erection of an arc light at the
intersection of Third and River
streets, but no action was taken in
relation to 1t for the reason that there
is no money available Mt the present
time for additional street lights. Fire
Chief George II. Cassidy appeared be-
fore the council and asked that some
steps be taken to install fire whistle
that could be heard in all parts of the
city. the present one being unsatis-
factory and Inefficient On motion the
petition was referred TO the members
OF the fire committee. the nre chief
and the city electrician with instruc-
tions to report at the next regular
meeting.
The application of r. NJ. Collins.
manager of the Canon Crystal Ice
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