The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-30
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uOOO NOduS FOpuldT.
About thirty Of the business men of
the city met in the City Clerks
offise on Wednesday evening to con-
slider the question of beginning work
on the Floyd Hill boulevarde. The
meeting was organized by the election
of W. L. Bush as chairman and Charles
A. Woodward a. secretary. The OBJ
ject Of the meeting was stated by A.
A. Slower and there followed general
discussion of the methods OF work on
the road that would accomplish the
most and bring the best results. Com
missioners Ellis and Hickman were pre-
sent and stated that the board would
put six Of the road overseers and one
man with each overseer to work with
the force that would be organized from
this section and render other practical
assistance. They stated that what
ever could be done to forward this
movement would be done. Mr.. Heck
man offered his services to superin-
tend the entire work and this was
accepted and followed by a unanimous
vote of thanks for his kind offer An
executive committee of five WAS on
motion appointed by the chair of which
the chairman Of the meeting was to be
the chairman. The other members
of this committee are A. A. Slower, w.
L. Shaffer, !. D. Ellis and Geo. X.
Kimball. This committee is to have
entire supervision of everything per-
tanning to the work as well as the
business and financial duties. The
meeting was an in eresting one and the
spirit of determination to make a sue
cess of the building of the boulevarde
prsdominated in a unanimous manner.
The fact that there is hitch in the
tate appropria ion did not in tho least
mitigate against the going ahead. The
sentiment was that the work would be
commenced and pushed towards corn-
pletion by our own exertions and the
co operation of the Board of county com
rnissioners and when the money of the
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used in giving the finishing touches and
putting it in more convenient condition
With the contribution of labor and
means on the part of this community
along with the assistance Of the county
a good part Of the necessary work
could be done to the top of Floyd Hill
and it was the determination to do it.
After the adjournment of the meeting
the executive committee met and or
ganized. The city was divided along
the ward lines and committees ap-
pointed to visit every house and place
of business to solicit contributions of
labor or funds. The committee is as
follows.
First District, Tom Coppard, Victor
Jaenson, John Trathen.
Second District. Geo. Hanson, H. E.
Machol. ]. H. Nankervis.
Third District, g. c. McGinnis. Frank
A. Miller, Zeke Boyd
Fourth District, Jesse Adams, l.. A,
Hafer, G. L. Lamb
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Waldo, Chas. Sauer.
A cemmittee on mass meeting and
entertainment was appointed consisting
of H. A Elliott, Joe Meyers. Jr. Rens
E. Shirmer, W. J. Woodward and c.
A. Woodward.
There should not be a solitary OBJ
lection to cooperating in this great
move by any citizen, corporation or
business house. Each and everyone
should join heartily in making this
success for it means great results for
Idaho Springs and Clear Creek county.
Every man should contribute . day or
two or else furnish an equivalent Ev-
cry mining corporation or any other
can iuat1v afford to