The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-22
DISCUSSED
ALL MANNER
OF THINGS


council Monday night was unusual in
the length of its session and in the
number OF propositions Of public in
terest considered, although compare
lively little legislative work was done.
The discussions made clear some mat
ters not very well understood and
will enable the council to determine
them inteiligently when the time for
action arrives.
On motion 1t was decided to author
ize the filling of the reservoirs n the
City park on South FIRST street from
the water mains in order to increase
the beauty of the surroundings and
add to the pleasure of visitors to the
park during the summer months. The
motion also authorized the laying of
about one hundred and twenty-five
feet Of drainage pipe to carry on the
seepage water from the reservoirs.
The work OF filling the lakes and lay
ing the drainage piple will be done un-
der the supervision of Park Comms-
sioner G. F. Skinner.
The offer submitted by South Canon
at previous meeting OF the council
to pay Canon City thirty dollars a
month for IRE protection was accept
ed and n contract on those terms duly
ratified, signed, sealed and delivered" :"
A request was made to the council by
J. NJ. Anderson & Company to be per-
mitted to construct at their own ex-
pense concrete gutter along the
street curb In front OF their place OF
business at sos Main street. All the
petitioners ask is to be instructed as
to the grade and the manner of laying
the concrete. The matter was refer
red to the street. alley and bridge
committee for recommendation.
The matter OF an additional street
sprinkler for use on the public streets
having been brought up 1t was voted
TO ask the penitentiary 10 return the
one belonging to the city 1t has used
for several years n order that the dust
problem in the business portion OF the
town may be more easily solved. The
sprinkler will be put into commission
as soon as some needed repairs can
be made to 1t and arrangements mace
:or its operation.
The advisability OF the purchase of
an auto truck for the use OF the fire
department was discussed at consid-
cradle length. but no action taken in
the matter owing to the condition OF
the city finances. On motion 1t was
decided to plat some additional lnts to
Lakeside cemetery and place them on
file with the city clerk. Mrs. D. Parks
was granted fruit peddiers license
at the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
station to take the place OF Mrs. Ks
sell. who has retired from selling
there.
Plumbers licenses were ordered is
sued Monday night to the Leader
Hardware company and to Henry
Gruene on their compliance with the
provisions of the ordinance governing
such matters. On motion 1t was voted
to place steel. or wire screens. hay-
ing a mesh of one inch, in the hy-
draulic ditch at the upper end of the
Fourth street culvert as a means OF
preventing accident. Children not in
frequently fall into the ditch and II Is
believed that screens OF the character
alluded to might be useful in saving
them from drowning. II the screens
are found n success at Fourt street
they will be later Installed at Sixth
and Eighth streets.
On petition 1t was voted to allow
A S. Sage the sum OF fifty dollars for
damages to his property by the install
lation OF the new Fifteenth street
sewer. II was announced at the time