Cañon City record., 1911-10-19
LEVY TO Be
II MILLS
COUNCIL PASSES ORDINANCE RE.
DUCING TAXATION FOR CITY
PURPOSES FOR NEXT
FISCAL YEAR.

council Monday night the tax levy
ordinance for the fiscal year begin
ming April 1st, 1912. fixing the assess
ment for municipal purposes at twen-
ty-one mills was adopted on first
reading without dissenting vote
The levy last year was twenty-five
mills and in 1910 was twenty-four
mills on the dollar.
in the budget very thoroughly the
members OF the finance committee
decided that a reduction could be
made in taxation without in any way
Gripping the efficiency of any of the
departments OF the city administra-
ton and they made their recommen-
dations accordingly. which were con-
CURED in by the council without de-
bate The revenue provided for the
city government last year were thir-
ty-seven thousand dollars and for the
twelve months beginning April 1st.
1912, will be a thousand dollars less
than that amount, which. It Is be-
fieved. will be sufficient to meet all OF
the regular and contingent expenses
Of the city.
letter was read at the council
meeting from Messrs- r. L. Kelsey
and r. L Street Of New York accept
Ing the conditions OF the franchise
ordinance granting them certain right
and privileges for the construction
an1 operAtiun Of An eIsctric s.Iluny
through the public streets and thru
the city park at the top Of the Royal
Gorge. The acceptance was ordered
placed on record by the city clerk
Ordinance No. 10. series OF 1911. con-
veying to the proposed electric rail
way company. Its heirs and assigns
terminal. hotel and certain other
privileges on city property at the TOP
OF the Royal Gorge was adopted on
second reading and ordered pub
iished as required by law.
The matter Of the seepage from the
canal of the Fruitlands Ditch COM
psny was taken up by the council and
discussed at length. Jas A. Stump
vas present a. attorney for the ditch
company and defined the rights and
responsibilities OF the company In the
premises. For some time past com
plant has been made by property
owners in Reynolds Heights and oth-
er sections in the northern portion
of the city that seepage water from
the ditch was a source OF consider
able injury to them and requests
made to the council to take steps &c
ahate the trouble. A special commit
tee consisting of Alderman Hamilton
Cheteiat and chapson. was appointed
by the mayor to Investigate the mat
ter and report the result OF its find-
ings-
Messrs. J. W. Mckinley. w. ]. Dav-
is and w. B. Newton were present at
Monday nights meeting and submit
ted certified copy OF the proceed
ings OF the South Canon town council
at Its last session accepting the pro-
position OF Mayor Smith and the
north side water committee to supply
South Canon with water from the
local system. BY their action the con-
tract entered into couple of weeks
ago was formally ratified.
A petition from w. ]. Davis and
others was laid before the city coun-
ell Monday night asking for lease
OF that portion OF the land belonging
to the Royal Gorge park on tho south
side OF tho Arkansas river for per-
iod Of twenty years for pasturage
purposes. They offer to pay the city
twenty dollars year for period
Of twenty years. but a. there Is some
doubt ~ to the right Of the council
to lease the property under the