Cañon City record., 1911-01-19
CITY COUN-
Gil HOLD.
SESSION

t.iouncil Monday night a petition was
Ssesented from :he hackmen asking
for a reduction OF the license fee from
thirty-two dollars year to fifteen dol
lars and that its payment be requiF-
ed twelve months in advance, instead
hbf In quarterly installments. as Is the
case at present The existing license
fee, Il Is contended by the petitioners,
is exhorbitant and out OF proportion
TO the assessments made by the au-
thorlties In other towns In Colorado.
Sam T. Higgins. Martin Moyie and w.
S. Loggins addressed the council on
behalf OF the proposed reduction. On
motion OF Alderman Cooper. the city
clerk was Instructed TO write to the
proper officers at Boulder. Fort Col
Hns. Greeley. Colorado Springs. Trim
idad, Grand Junction and other towns
OF that class and ascertain the amount
OF tn. license required OF hackInen
there and report the result OF his In
vestigations at subsequent meeting
o, the council
= The matter OF refunding $4,000 OF
the FIRST issue OF the water bonds was
brought up by the chairman OF the
finance committee and discussed as
i<snEth. but no definite action taken
sn relation 10 the proposition. beyoud
referring II to Alderman Cooper with
iaasructIons TO and out the best bid
be could for them and report TO the
council These bonds bear Ave per
cent iutsre<t and may run for ten years
besose maturity. although under the
tsfusr sf thsir izsue. they may he paid
By the city on the sixteenth OF March
OF the current year II II In desired 10
do 20. In order TO refund them n spe-
elai election would have to be called.
" 10 estimated. would cost about nf-
teen hundred dollars. The saving in
Interest. however. n they can be sold
al the figure named In recent nego-
t,a;ions, wouid ia few years wipe out
fsa cost Of the election. and. in the
end. return revenue to the city.
On motion City Attorney Hardy
sayer was Instructed TO ascertain by
tnvestlEaiion the legal status Of tho
kllinauent taxes on the lots and par
cells OF property owned by the Pueblo
Realty. Title Trust company ia
blocks 10 and II on First street and
report 90 the council at the next reg
uiar meeting for final disposition.
The matter OF the delinquent sewer
tax certificates held by the county.
for which n request for redemption
has been made by the county treas
urcr upon tho mayor and city clerk.
was discussed at length. and. on mo-
ton, Il was decided TO defer action in
the promises until subsequent meet
ing
The report OF Alderman Cyrus wea-
her, OF the committee on streets. al
leys and bridges. In relation to tho
s2ss.24 expended by the county in con-
nection with the construction OF a cat
tie runway under the new Royal
Gorge highway on the Mcclure place.
which was brought up two weeks ago.
was presented and placed on file, A
conference was held by the committee
With the board of county commission
- Win n Wow III kFtAtuS tnf tbAhef
TO pay tho bill In question. but was un-
successful On motion the city clerS
was ordered TO inform the secretary
Of tho Business Mems association OF
,ke committees report in order that
Il might be officially apprised OF the
action Of the county commissioners in
turning down the request for the pay
raent OF tho bill In question. The to-
amount spent by the city In the
construction OF the Royal Gorge road
was b4i360. all OF which, except the
bfi In dispute. was used In building
the roadway across the city park.
The mayor and city clerk were au-
thorixcd nv resolution TO inform the
Wnvcr & Rio Grande Rnilroad COM
raiiy thosngh Mr. Wood, It's local
agent. that II was transcending It's
rights and privileges In filling up the
drainage ditch along lts right OF way
fgom Twelfth street eastward to the
liant of the Canon City Gas company
and that a new drainage ditch adc-
Qalto TO meet the demands Of the sit
,i0tion must he constructed without
unnecessary delay. The ohlItcration
NJ the ditch In question IL unwarrant-
cd by the ordinance and ID prssiudir.
~ 10 tho interests OF the city,
A resolution confirming the special
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