The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-11-04
ANNUAL
TAX LEVY
MADE BY
COUNCIL
WAS FIXED AT NINE MILLS ON
THE DOLLAR, WHICH WILL BE
NINE PER CENT LESS THAN
PRECEDING YEAR.
SEVERAL PETITIONS RECEIVED

At the regular meeting Of the city
council Monday night the annual tax
levy for municipal purposes for the
fiscal year ending March 81, 1916.
was fixed at nine mills on the dollar
Of taxable property within the city
limits. which Will be approximately
Fine per cent less than the taxation
for the proceeding year. The levy is
the same this year as IL was twelve
months ago, but owing TO the decrease
in the assessed valuation a slight re-
duction In taxes will be made. The
nine mills levy It is computed. will
give the city q revenue Of s33,s75-22
for municipal uses.
On motion the street. alley and
bridge committee OF the city council
eto the south bank of the Arkansas
river east Of Grape street in the
Hot Springs addition as will. in Its
osnnion. protect adjoining psoperty
from the ravages OF the current dur
ing periods OF high water. For some
time past the river has been making
( serious inroads on property at that
point and the necessity has arisen for
the city to take steps to protect II
from further damage
Mayor Cooper appointed a commit
i. tee consisting Of Alderman John Ham
ilton. Otis orendorif and Grant Dickin-
son to confer with the city attorney
and the Canon City Chamber Of com
merce with n view Of ascstraining
whether = satisfactory basis can be
reached in relation to granting The
sAquest Of the chamber Of commerce
TO permit automobile. motorcycle and
pony racing on Main street during the
fall festival, to be held in connection
with Electrical Prosperity week from
November 2sth TO December 9Th.
Jas. T. Locke. attorney for the Fruit
lands Ditch 4 Water company pres
ented a detailed proposition to the
council asking that certain changes
aud notifications be made to the
4 agreement and lease specified in the
y contract for water between the com
pany and the city. concluded and en-
tered into between the parties In In
terest on March goth. 1911. The wat
sr committee recommended that the
tcity attorney prepare q new contract
touching the proposition and submit
II as early as practicable to the coun-
ell for its consideration.
In the matter OF the complaints
about grease traps and cesspools. fiied
during the last few months with the
city clerk. the council voted TO refer
them 10 the health committee with
power to act.
The Arkansas Valley Railway. Light
and Power company presented petit
ton and request asking for authority
to change and remodel some Of its
street lines, particularly in the alleys
: At the rear OF Main street. where It
desires to change n certain number OF
its 32-cendle power incandescent
lamps. which are being supplied un-
der its contract with the city. made
!. and subscribed to on May 25th. 1911.
The petition. which was written one.
recites among other things:
I'VE propose TO place the majority
OF these lights on our series circuit
and the smallest OF the new type OF
Nitrogen lamps we are planning to
use are rated at 60-candle power. We
are doing this principally to remove
Ssome unsightly wiring supplying the
32-candie power lamps.
"Since there will be some expense
in making the proposed changes and
alterations necessary to install the
Improvement we desire your author
,ity and permission to substitute dur
ing the remainder of our contract
1 with the city the 6o-candle power ser
les lamps in place OF the 32-capdle
power lamps now used and called for
under the existing contracts Since
the new candle power will be nearly
double that specified In the contract
we feel certain that this request will
meet with your concurrence and ap-
provai. There will be-. however. some
reduction in the wattago Of the new
lamps"
On motion the request Of the COM
pany wap granted and psrmission giv-