The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-12-09
FAlRPLAY
ROAD TO Be
IMPROVED
BY THE CITY
THOSE INTERESTED IN IMPROVE
MENT OF ROADWAY APPEARED
BEFORE COUNCIL AT ITS REou-
LAR SESSION LAST NIGHT.
BOWEN GRANTED CONCESSION


At the regular meeting OF the city
council Monday night the matter OF
improving and maintaining at all times
a better roadway from Soda Point
north along the Fairpizy road to the
city limits was discussed at length
and finally referred TO the members
Of the street. alley & bridge commit.
tee for an Investigation and report.
Warden lyman OF the penitentiary.
DR.. Hart Goodloe and Others fayoring
action by the council were present
and urged that something be done in
the premises.
The road In question is deeply cut In
TO ruts at ali seasons Of the year In
consequence OF the hauling OF silica
from the quariess above Sand creek
10 the railroad to be shipped to the
Bessemer steel plant at Pueblo. Var
ious remedies for the improvement OF
this particular section Of the public
highway have been suggested. but
none Of them have appeared to be prac.
ticable to the council on account OF
the financial expenditure they would
involve. consequently nothing has
eeen done. After an exhaustive con-
sideration Of the proposition Monday
night the street alley. and bridge
committee was authorized TO purchase
two thousand feet of galvanized water
pipe. have IL connected up with the
water system and laid along the road.
way so that II can be drawn upon
for sprinkling the surface Of the road
vhsn needed. A Recommendation for
the betferment Of this stretch Of road
vay n expected to be presented TO the
counctl By the committee at an early
date.
The application OF A. d. Bowen fSr
the privilege Of erecting q refreshment
rest and recreation building on the
Skyline drive was fayorably oonsid-
cred By the council Monday night and
n permit ordered granted. Mr. Bow.
Kind was made to the council several
weeks ago. He proposes TO pipe water
20 the top OF the Hogback from the
city waterworks pipe line and to en-.
pend aitosether something like two
thousand dollars In his enterprise. Mr..
Bowen's concession will be good for
twenty years: at the end OF that time
they will revert to the city.
J. +. Bickers OF the law drm OF
Waldo q Bickers. appeared before the
council Monday night and presented
n protest against sale for taxes of
certain lots and parcels OF property
I'm sidewalk and Improvement district
No 8. Beyond the filing of the pro-
test no action was taken In the mat
ter.
At the request of Alderman Oren.
dorff, chairman OF the fire committee.
the council instructed the city marshal
TO rope on the necessary space about
burning buildings in the business sec.
ton OF the city to prevent the public
from hampering. or interfering Ia any
way. with the freedom of action Of the
hremen. The matter OF oyercrowd.
ing Of theatres and places OF amuse-
ment in violation of the city ordinan.
ces was discussed al great length
Monday night The police committee
was instructed to investigate the dan.
ger from Are from tent houses within
the city limits and report at n sub
sequent meeting OF the council.
On motion the council voted to
change that clause OF the automobile
ordinance relating to the responsible.
~ of drivers Of motor vehicles 70 as
TO conform to the state law ON the
subject. Alderman J. v. Blake was
deputized and empowered to attend
the annual meeting OF the stockhold.
ers Of the DcWeese-Dye Ditch COM
pany, to be held January first. and
represent the city's stock in the cor
poration.
The mayor and city clerk were au.
thorized TO execute . quit claim deed
to the county for strip Of land
through the city ranches in the west.
ern part Of the county for Z public
highway around Cottonwood hill. The
monthly reports Of officers we're read
and ordered nlsd and the usual bills.
amounting to something ike three
thousand dollars. wero peaseA ard