Cañon City record., 1911-09-21
MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL IN
SESSION
City Fathers Transact RoStS
inc Business, Hear Protest =
and Receive Petition.

. day night was one of comparatively
little interest and was one of tho
shortest for several months. All OF
the members we're present and busi-
ness was dispatched with celebrity
unusual with deliberative assemblies
r. G. Arthur was present and adj
dressed the council at some length in
opposition to certain features Of the
railway franchise ordinance. es-
peciaily the provision granting to the
company concessions for the erection
OF hotels and similar resorts within
the boundaries of the City park II
the top OF the Royal Gorge.
Application was made by T. f.
Proctor, of South Canon. for a lease
on the ranches owned by the city on.
Cottonwood creek In the Urssern part
OF the county and the matter was re-
ferred to a special committee consist
ing OF Aldermen Cooper. chapsg and
Cheteiat for Recommendation. The
Proctor Brothers submitted propo-
sition In which they offered to pay
rental OF eight hundred dollars par
annum for period Of Ave years-
There are six ranches in the group
on which the city is now deriving
revenue OF approximately seven hun
dred dollars n year.
The street. alley and bridge CON-
mittee reported that the offer OF tev
dollars for a deed to the right-of-way
and property adjoining to make
Fourth street from River street to the
Santa Fe railroad station OF pX
width prescribed by the sgydinAnee
had been rejected by the owners Of
the land in question. No further m
structions were given to ~ commit
tee in the matter.
On motion the proposition 10 ex-
tend the city sewer on South
Eleventh street from its present
terminus to the river channel was re-
ferred to the members Of the sewer
committee for Investigation and pow
er to act. A resolution was present
ed by Alderman IL s: Maddox author
izing the mayor and city clerk in the
name OF the city to invite the
Knights Ternplar OF Colorado to hosr
theif-annuai conciave here in 1919
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
An ordinance was introduced for
the changing of the names of certain
streets and avenue within the city
limits to avoid repetition and conse-
quent confusion in relation to LOCAL.
tiles. The ordinance. which was adopt
ed on first reading ami ordered pub.
iIshed as required by law. provides
for the changing Of the name ~ Elm
avenue in Harding's addition to Glow
er avenue; Greenwood avenue in said
addition to Harding avenue; Vine
street in the Hot Springs addition to
Grape street and Poplar street In the
Hot Springs addition to Garden
street.
II was moved and seconded that all
bills In connection with the paving
Of the alley between Main street and
Macon avenue and between Fifth and
Sixth streets be charged against the
street. alley and bridge fund TSc
paving In question cost approximately
seven hundred dollars: one-haif OF
which was paid by the city and the
remainder by the owners OF the Nd
perty abutting on the improved al
ley
After some other business OF n,
routine character the council adjourn
ed TIL Monday night. September
twenty-sixth, when the franchise or
dinancc giving TO f. d. STREET and
F. l.. Kelsey. OF New York City, sp,Sr
their associates the right to build and
operate an electric railway through
Main, street and across the City park
ut the tim NJ thu D,v.t rrr.~ ...t,s