The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-21
REGULAR
MEETING or
COUNCIL
ONLY ROUTINE MATTERS ACTED
on AT MONDAY NIGHTS
4 SESSION

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There was comparatively little bus
mess on the clerks desk for consider
alton Monday night and the session of
the city council was shorter one
than is, usual with that body. All
members were present and the abb
sence of petitions. remonstrances and
complaints greatly simp1ffied matters
and enabled the council to get thru
with its work in much less time than
common.
The right of way contract between
the Santa Fe Railroad company and
the city, under the provisions of
which permission is given to lay an
eight-inch water main under the
tracks and across the company's pro-
perty at Fourth street. was approved
and the mayor and city clerk were in
structed to execute the agreement on
behalf of the city.
The police committee made a ver-
bal report in relation to its investiga-
ton of the charges that Night Mar
shall Hiram Fillmore had been unduly
harsh in his treatment of Tom Hanni-
gan whom he arrested for drunk and
disorderly conduct at the foot of the
] stairway leading to Annex hall on
Main street about II o'clock last Sat-
urday night. The repcft was to the
effect that nothing had been shown in
the testimony taken before City At
torney Pease Monday morning that
tended to show that Mr.. Fillmore had
exceeded his authority in making the
arrest, nor that he had treated his
prisoner brutally after taking him in
to custody. Under the circumstances
the police committee did not deem it
necessary to either exonerate or
reprimand the officer as he seemed 70
have acted within his rights and pow
ers in the case.
The water committee made a repor,
as the result of certain Investigations
recently conducted by II and recon-
mended special rates not covered by
ordinances, Elks club building. 81:
per annum; and the Florence & Grip
pie Creek railroad shops $50 pei
month instead of ss5 per month here.
tofore.
By unanimous vote the sum of five
hundred dollars was transferred from
the park fund TO the street, alley and
bridge fund. In consideration Of his
Tsuable services to the city for many
tyears as chief of the fire department
the sum OF thirteen dollars and fifteen
cents was rebated to Geo. Cassidy. on
certain property owned by him on e
Main street.
The matter OF fixing the concrete
sidewalk in front of the Acme block
at 722-723 Main s4-act and in front CT
A. E. Wilson's property at 72s Main
Tstreet in such manner 20 to ob- ate
its "slipperiness" during the winter
season was referred to the sidewalk
committee with power to take such
action in the matter as 1t thought.
best The following resolution, offered
by Alderman D. " Cooper. was unani-
mousiy adopted:
Resolved. BY the city council o.
the city OF Canon City that the city
clerk he requested to notify the prop
er officers OF the Canon City Hydrau-
lie Irrigation Ditch company that the
city is now ready to begin the con-
duit, across Fourth street In South
Canon for the purpose of conveying
the water in said company's ditch
during the time OF the construction OF
said pipe line, or conduit; that the
city viii guarantee to the said ditch
company that the conduit, when com.
pleted. as per specifications. now on
file in the city clerks office viii moi
in any way deter. or hinder. the flow
OF water in the said ditch when run.
ming at its full capacity, or carrying