The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-05-04
FLORENCE OBJECTS
TO CERTAIN ROAD WORK

ADout n1ty citizens OF Florence
gathered at the Chamber of Commerce
headquarters in response to hurried
, call for meeting at O'Clock We'd
nesday afternoon to enter protest
against the road work being carried
on by the Canon City Motor club on
the North road in County Commits ion
er McCandless' district.
The meeting was presided over by
President ]. w. Burkhard, of the Cham
! ber of commerce. stating the objects
of the meeting in which he said that
from information received it seemed
that the Canon City Motor club had
of boulevarding the North road and
that when County Commissioner Me-
Candless had learned of the fact he
ordered the work to cease. The gang
of men stopped work only temporarily
and resumed operations under the di-
rection of Messrs. Goodloe and Wilson
of the Canon City Motor club who
stated that they were paying for the
work and the commissioner from the
second district had nothing to say in
the matter.
From the sentiment expressed ut
the meeting. the taxpayers of Eastern
Fremont county are very much eyer-
cised over the matter and take the
position that no one has the right to
ork on county roads within com
''ss' 'oners d.stri t unle sanctioned
by the commissioner. This is prece-
dent that has been in vogue since the
county was first ORGANIZED.
A. l. Hadley addressed the meeting
and stated that he was in favor of TAX
ing this matter up with the county
commissioners to find ont just where
they stand on this question and then
to arrange meeting with the Canon
City Chamber of Commerce with the
same object in view. If they intend to
persist in trespassing and in disre-
gard ng the rights of the taxpayers Of
this end of the county. Mr.. Hadley
thought they should go on record to
that effect so the people of Penrose
and Florence would know where they
stand.
F. A. Moore, in order to get the
matter before the meeting in the prop
er way. offered a resolution and a
motion to the effect that II be endor-
ed and three copies be made; one fo-
the files of the Chamber OF Com
merce, one forwarded to the county
commissioners and one to the Canon
Citp Chamber of Commerce. Lieuten,
ant Governor Lewis suggested that ?
slight change be made in the resoin-
tion which was accepted and after gen.
eral discussion 1t was unanimously
passed. The resol ton reads as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS. The Florer-a Chamber
Of Commerce is informed shat a force
of men is working on a road leading
from Canon City TO Colorado Springs.
and that this road is in an isolated
portion of Fremont County with no
reason for its grading further than a
desire by some person or persons to
secure an automobile road from Canon
Ciy to Colorado Springs which will
cut out the city of Florence and the
town of Penrose; and
WHEREAS. The legislature of Col
orado in session some years ago APP
Dropriated money and prescribed a
route for highway between Canon
City and Colorado SPRINGS, which
runs thru the city of Florence AMI
the Town of Penrose. and that 1t is H.
legal and unlawful for the board of
County Commissioners of this county
to appropriate any money for boule-
ward or highway TO the Springs other
han the route prescribed by the legls-
lature
THEREFORE,. We. the Members
of the Florence Chamber OF Commerce,
do most emphaticaly protest against
any further work being done upon the
road North of the legally prescribed
route. and request the Board OF Coun-
ty Commissioners Of this county to
not only not spend any county money
for such purpose but TO also forbid
the working of any body or class of
men up-" such road without the per-
mission AM 'nder the direction of
the County Commissioner of District
No. O."
telephone message was received
from the citizens of Penrcse during
the meeting to the effect that on ac-
count of the short notice IT was i'm
DOgsible for n delegation In he nrea-