The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-08
IMPORTANT
PETITIONS
PRESENTED
TO COUNCIL

OF the city council was held Monday
night with all members present A
large number Of matters were dis
cussed, although comparatively little
business was transacted. :.
J. H. Harrison. Capt B. F. Rocka-
fellow, P. H. Troutman and L.W. Thay-
er, representing the Canon City Hy-
draulic Ditch company. appeared be-
fore the council and addressed II AZ
length In relation to the seepage Of
aIkalai water into the ditch and ask
ed the cooperation Of the city. which
is the owner OF a large block OF stock
in the company. In the expense Of
laying a concrete drainage pipe along
the north bank of the ditch. and par
allel with 1t, through that portion Of
the territory traversed by the ditch
from which the alkalai comes. 1t is
the intention OF the officers Of the
ditch company, in the event the tiling
proposition is carried out, to drain all
of the alkalai seepage into the river.
No official action was taken by the
council in relation to the subject.
W. N. Clark on behalf of the Canon
City Civic Improvement league peti-
toned the council In relation to the
cultivation OF vacant lots during the
summer months and asked for assist
ance in seeding them to grass and
planting them with flowers. While
willing to do'what 1t could in keeping
the community free from weeds cf
various kinds II was decided that the
city was not in position to take upon
itself any additional obligations. es-
pecially those involving financial ex-
penditure. II was the opinion of the
members OF the council that the city
already had all the work 1t was cap
able OF doing In the care OF the pub
lie parks and in keeping the streets
clean. Mr.. Clark. however. was Civ
en- to understand that water from the
irrigation bitches might be used IA
connection with the cultivation of va
cant lots IL the civic improvement
league desired It for that purpose.
On motion a donation OF twenty-five
dollars was voted from the city treas
ury to help pay the deficit in connec-
ton with the recent cleanup day"
campaign. An invitation to the may
or and city council from Greenwood
public. to join in the observance Of
Decoration day was read by the city
clerk, and. on motion, unanimously
accepted. The invitation was in ac-
cordance with a time-honored custom
and was signed by the commando rnd
adjutant OF the post
a letter was read by the clerk from
Warden lyman OF the penitentiory
asking that council commission VIII
liam White. one of the prison patrol
men. a night police. as officer OF the
city with full power TO make arrests
of people guilty of disturbing the
trees, vines, shrubs. etc. in the pris-
on parks or of rowdyism at the Soda
springs or anywhere in the vicinity
warden was granted. but Mr.. White
will serve without pay from the city.
City Clerk ]. V. Blake read a COM
munication from Secretary OF State
Jas. d. Pearce in relation to the
statute recently enacted by the. legis-
lature taxing automobiles. The stat
ute abrogates the right heretofore
vested in towns and cities Of grant
ing licenses to automobiles. motor
cycles and similar vehicles. They
will hereafter be licensed by the state
and the fee will be graduated accord
ing to the horse power OF the ma
chimes. Canon City has heretofore
derived revenue Of something like
one hundred dollars year from sucn
licenses.