The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-05-03

al INV oEAAAb 0AnN11s
ed by the city council IL consum-
mated. II has been proposed that the
city purchase combination auto
sprinkler and sand truck. The city
council met In special session last
night and talked the proposition over
tboroly from every standpoint.
All Of the members are In favor of
the improvement IL 1t can be obtain
ed without extra expense TO the tax
payers. and. according TO estimates
that have been drawn up. this can
easily be done. The new machine, ii
Is thought viii pay for itself in five
years and eive TO the city excellent
service all OF that time.
Mayor ID. N. Cooper and Alderman
Charles Reeves were authorized by
the council TO visit Denver. Pueblo.
and Colorado Springs In the near fu-
ture in order TO investigate the eff
cheney OF the auto spr.nkling and
truck system as Il applies TO cities
The city council has taken up this
matter with the end in view OF giving
to the citizen and the taxpayer the
best that IL possible for his money.
They are OF the opinion that the auto
sprinkler would solve the dust prob
lem TO n very large degree and that
the sanding OF the streets would aid
materially IN making them smooth
and level thorofares. Both OF these
problems have puzzled the city dads
for long time. and after much invcr-
iigation they have reached the point
where they think the taxpayer would
receive tie best results and get the
most bens.iit out OF the motor method
Of sprinkling and sanding the streets-
The auto sprinkler viii enable the
rprinkHne and wetfinR Of larger
street area than under the old system
In the same length OF time ess
blocks will be covered which makes
a total o, "a miles in a day. Main
street will set two wettlngs from
First street TO Fifteenth street and
four wetiinEs from End 10 10th SITS.
The cost for gasoline viii be 4
cents per mile or six miles on gal
lon. The water tank on the new tank
would be- filled sc times on aver
are for days spFinklIng. The time
1; is estimated that ~iil be consumed
in hIling the tank viii be three hours
and 36 minutes. The running time
Of the sprinkler win be 4 hours and
"a minutes. This would make the
rate the sprinkler viii cover the
ground per hour as SASS miles.
The territory that could be covered
In day would include Water. River.
Main streets. Macon. Greenwood. Har-
rssou and Rudd avenue from their be-
ginning to 18th street. In addition
Main street could be sprinkied once
clear out on East Main street ak
blocks. The principle portion OF Main
street could be sprinkled four times
at least. All OF the side streets with
in the above mentioned area could
also be wet down. This of course.
may not be the territory the sprink-
Ter will cover. but II Is used as an IL
hstration OF the area that might DO
reached in day.
The acquisition of the auto sprink-
Ier would mean that twenty.four
miles OF the main portion OF Canon
City would be well sprinkled every
day. which would serve wonderfully
In keeping down tho dust menace
and would aid considerably In lower.
ing the temperature OF bot days.
The proposed equipment will be
portable and interchangeable 80 that
on days when the sprinkler is not
required sand truck could be sub
stituted. SO that sand could be easily
hauled to M up the streets.
The bed proposed for this truck
would be steel thruout with hydraulic
hoist apparatus for raising the bed to
spread sand to any thickness desired
upon the streets, This truck bed
would be 10 feet In length. feet wide
and 20 inches high and would have
the capacity to carry three yards of
nand. which Is double the average
loild hauled with a team and a wagon.
Daring the past two years Canon
CITY has had hauled upon the streets
$50 loads OF sand each year or ap-
pr0nimately $40 yards. This would
require the use Of one team, making
two loads day. $50 Gays 70 deliver
this amount. Those who know sAy
that = conservative catimste for tho
truck would hs four loads . day or
Is days time IN which 70 eaiiy 80
yards os sAnd. ss