The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-02-20
CITY HAS
OFFER FOR
ITS RANCH
PROPERTY

Gil Monday night the special commit
tee having general supervision of the
Cottonwood ranches owned by the ciJy
in the western part Of the county
made a detailed report of its visit OF
Inspection to the property last week
II contained valuable data and in
formation in relation to the city's
holdings there and made certain re-
Communications as TO their disposition
After general discussion of the mat
ter the following resolution was unan-
imously adopted:
Whereas. The city council of the
City of Canon City through its special
committee. consisting OF Aldermen ID.
n. Cooper. W. A. chapson and A e
Sharman. h=s under consideration the
proposition Of renting. or selling. ths
Cottonwood ranches belonging to said
city. and.
Whereas. An offer has been made
10 the said committee for the purchase
OF these ranches. and. in the opinion
OF the committee the offer is coed
one for the city. therefore. be 1t
Resolved. BY the city council Of the
City of Canon City in regular session
assembled that it authorize the said
special committee consisting OF Alder
men d. y. Cooper. W. A. chapson and
A. E Sharman to sell the said Cotton
wood ranches to William H Smith Of
kHcssfd under lease and bond for the
sum OF twenty-five thousand dollars.
to be paid In i've years That the said
William II. Smith be required to pay
the sum OF seven hundred and fifty
dollars each year as advance rental
during that period. That he be re-
quired to make all outside fences
stock proof: tn re-seed all alfalfa land
and make such other improvements o
the property as. in the opinion Of the
committee. should be done and requir-
ed Provided. that the said committee
be further authorized to sell such
ranches between now and the first OF
March. 1918. to any other party should
a better and more advantageous oner
be made
1t Is further resolved. that the city
council will adjourn to meet next
Monday night at 1880 O'Clock. Feb
ruary twenty-fourth. at which time
any person. or persons. opposed to
this resolution are invited to appear
before it and be heard in opposition
to carry cut its provisions
To Build Bridge On 18th Street.
The matter of the construction of 4
bridge across the Hydraulic ditch n
Fifteenth street was brought up for
discussion at Monday nights meeting
OF the council and \ committee con-
sisting OF Aldermen Lafe Combs. A.
Z. sharman snd Grant Dickinson was
appointed by the mayor to confer with
the hoard of county commissioners IA
an effort to secure an appropriation
from the public moneys to assist in
building the proposed structure.
Endorse House Bill No. i6s.
The subjoIned resolution was pre-
sented to the council and adopted:
Whereas. there has been introduced
into the legislature OF Colorado bin
known as House bill No. 4s7. the OBJ
iect Of which Is to promote and faciii-
tate the acquisition. policing and con-
troll of city parks. and.
Whereas. II appears to the council
that the objects OF said bill are in
general meritorious. and that Its pro-
.dsions would be helpful to Canon
City in regulating and caring for Its
city parks. particularly tho Royal
Gorge park. therefore be II
Resolved. that the city council
heartily approves said bill and re-
spectfnliy requests Senators Mn. Lnss
and n. J. Nsts and Representatives
Thomas y. Houells and william :.