Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-02-17

r know several who are good author
ity on such subjects. personally
have had considerable experience
with undcrhow. especially in the To-
cality mentioned. l will gladly ten
der all OF my tests and surveys which
extend over the entire water shed
showing the location OF all of the
main water channel. depth of water
ETC., absolutely free to the city of
!. Rocky Ford. This data would be of
value to the examining board.
! hope the citizens Of this city can
get together and install water sys-
TEN that will be owned and controlled
by the city and the sytem to furnish
good. first class water by gravity
pressure and which will be Of trcmcn-
deus. value not only, as an advertising
card but IN every other way too. and
will properly go hand in hand with
the many other good things that are
MARK DENSoN.
City Engineer
W. c. Steele believed that the next
city administration should hire COM
pctent engineer to investigate all wat
er propositions and his report should
be placed before the people for ac-
tion.
Another speaker brought the meet
ing back to the original starting
point with the statement that the all
important question before it was to
get together. eliminate all factional
feeling and unite upon one set OF can
didates for the coming city election.
The question was asked whether
the prospective candidates would
abide by the action of mass meet
ing, il the same were called in the in
tcrests OF harmony, and this brought
the counter question whether those
present would agree to stand by the
action of a mass meeting called for
the purpose OF placing in nomination
a candidate for mayor!
On motion the last question was
put to a vote and the count of ballots
showed that exactly one-half were de-
| tcrmined to buck any and every at
tempt at harmony il things didn't go
their way, or in other words half OF
those present by their vote declared
that they would not agree to stand
by the action of citizens mass meet
ing.
At this surprising showing it was
apparent that no harmonious action
could be secured and many of those
prescn left for home. but the more
| earnest workers for the good of the
city believed that some benefits might
yet be had from the get together
meeting. and so the following resolu-
tions were put and unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense OF
this meeting that the future mayor
and city council should be pledged to
do everything in their power to keep
Rocky Ford a strictly prohibition
city"
Resolved, That the incoming may
or and city council are requested to
hire a water engineer of known re-
pute to investigate and report upon
all water accessible to Rocky Ford
The persistent workers for har-
| mony then sprung another get to-
gcthcr plan by the introduction OF
motion that a committee composed oi
five adhcrents of the two candidates
I-Coffman and Rccker-be appointed
to try and select a compromise can
didate for mayor. The motion was
| carried and the following members
we're appointed: For Coffman. Messrs
Bryant, Steele and Govreau; for
Rocker. Messrs. Vaudeville. Lance
and FcnIason. Each faction may add
two members and the committee Is
given until next Monday evening.
to which time the meeting adjourned
to make its report.