The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-06-05
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Al the regular meeting OF the city
council Monday night the committee
having charge OF the matter recon-
mended that another night officer be
added to the police force for the next
four months. or for such period as in
the judgment OF the council his scrv-
ice should be needed The recon-
mendation was adopted. whereupon
Hiram Fillmore was named for the
place and commissioned TO enter upon
his duties at once. Mr.. Pilmore's ap-
pointment 10 terminabie at the pleas
ure OF the mayor. or. whenever. In his
opinion. the necessity for such addI-
tion to the police force no longer ex-
lists.
Under the provisions of a resolu-
ton adopted by the council Monday
night the mayor and city clerk were
instructed 10 execute and deliver to
J. 5. Schwartz. the contractor OF the
Fifteenth street sewer. bonds Of sanl-
tary sewer district number two to the
yalus of s3.5se; the amount due him
for work done 10 June nrst according
10 the estimates submitted by the city
engineer.
A motion Was adopted ratfying the
contract drawn up by the city attor-
ney and agreed to by the claimants.
under the terms Of which the council
will pay A. S. and 4. y. sage the sum
Of nifty dollars In settlement OF I
claim for damages acrruins from the
laying OF a drainage pipe at the sur
face Of the ground snrors . tract of
land owned BY them on fifte~nfh
street Compensation 20 ths Messrs.
SAGE in the above named amount was
voted Al a previous session OF the
council
A bid for lite purchase At par having
been made the mayor and city clerk
we're ordered to sign M and deliver
20 Mrs. Mary J.. Dickinson on tend
er Of the noaey bonds Of sanitary
sewer district number two to the val
ue Of $1,000 and turn the proceeds
into the treasury TO be placed TO the
credit Of the sewer fund On motion
the nre committee was authorized to
purchase from the Harding Hardware
company three hundred feet Of hose
Tor the use OF the fre department.
After n discussion Of the matter the
mayor was instructed TO use his In
nuenee and good offices with the
members of the board Of trustees OF
the public library to secure the ac-
ceptance By them of the of1er OF nfty
dollars a year to the library fund by
the board of aldermen OF South Can
on IN exchange for a coFeessier TO
the people of South Canon by which
they can obtain books from the IL
brary on the same terms a. subscrib-
ers on the north side OF the river. The
commission was undertaken by the
mayor and he will make a formal re-
port on the subject to the council at
the next regular meeting of that tody.
The matter OF the construction of
n new concrete culvert under the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad tracks
nj Burnito switch. In the vicinity OF
Keniey's gardens. to carry on drain
age and flood waters along the north
side Of the railroad ccmpany's right
of ysy was discussed. and. on motion.
referred to the water committee for
investigation.
The applications OF the Harding
Har<ware company and OF Ellis q
Hood for plumbers licenses were read
and approved and the permits sought
for granted. The petition and bond
Of Oscar Walton for \ billiard table
license was accepted and license or
dered issued. His place Of business
wnl be al 22e Main street
The monthly reportA Of the various
city onicers were read and ordsrsd