The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-02-19
SPECIAL
ELECTION
TO VOTE ON
VIADUCT

At the regular meeting OF the city
council Monday night Gov. Jas. H.
Peabody presented a petition to the
mayor and beard OF aldermen from
property owners between First and
Fifth streets and between Pike avenue
and the Arkansas river asking to be
formed into an improvement district
for the purpose of bonding all realty
within the said boundaries TO obtain
the funds required TO construct n steel
yiaduct from the northern approach
Of tho bridge aeross the Arkansas
river near the Santa Re railroad sta
ton to a point where II would inter
sect River street on 4 straight line
The petition contained the signatures
Of practically all OF the property own
crs within the district and It was
unanimously voted TO authorize the
steps necessary to carry cut the prop
osifion In accordance with the provi-
ssons Of tho law
In explanation Of the enterprise
Gov. Peabody stated that the object OF
the proposed vinduct was to obviate
the dangers OF the grade crossings Of
the Santa Fe and the Denver q RIo|
Grnnde railroads Mt Third and Fourth
streets. to facilitate public travel and
10 provide better means Of ascess to
that part OF town South Canon people.
he said. were greatly Interested In th-
success OF the project and would en-
courage it In q material way. sixty-one
youth side taxpayers having signed a
petition favoring the building OF .be
contemplated vlaauei-
DsG& - Dsst>r = Rio CrAnd< ana
the Santa ~ railroad officials hsc also
indicated their willingness TO coafrf'r
ute to the construction OF the yiaduct
IN order to eliminate the perlis 10 We
h.eies and pedestrians now existing
from crossing the TRACKS On ths street
grade. How much the railroads would
be expected to pay vas not stated and
= committee viii probably be appoint
ed TO Interview the officials with n
view Of ascertaining how large n dona
ton they would make to the construc-
tion fund In the event their oonfribu-
tion is no, as generous as the council
thinks II ought to be the railroads s.ii
be assessed their proportionate rate
ON the foot frontage plan the same as
other property owners.
The proposed visdact will begin at
the bridge across the Arkansas river
and will be built on per cent era
dent across the railroad tracks. which
win be spanned At an elevation Of
twenty-,hrec feet above the rlils. and
will terminate at its intersection with
River street near the middle OF the
block between Third and Fourth
streets. The structure. which will re
Of steel with q concrete roadway. viii
have . twenty-four foot driveway for
teams and win contain ave-soot ride
walk on each aide for pedestrians. Il
n believed by construction cxpeits
that the viaduct can BE- built for ap-
proxinateiy 10000. although the oos'
may be slightly In excess % that
amount. A revision Of the engineers
estimates 10 being made and will be
ready for submisaion to the taxpayers
Of the district In the course OF few
days.
Following o discussion Of the matter
Alderman d. n. Cooper offered n reso-
iution declaring 81 to be the opinion
Of ne council in view Of the unanimity
Of the request from the taxpayers
within the territory alluded to that
an improvement district having boun-
daries AZ described In the petition.
W. authority to issue construction
seads. be organized. the district to be
hnsvn and deaixnated ~ vladuct Im-