The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-19

O'CLOCK MONDAY n1BnL Win all mem
bers present and the minutes OF the
previous meeting read and approved.
There being 20 other business for 1t
to consider a few minutes were TAX
en- up in reviewing the accomplish
meats of the council during the last
two years: particularly as they re-
lated TO Alderman J v. Blake. chair
man of the finance committee. who
was soon to retire from the council
by reason OF tie expiration Of his
term of office. Mayor Cooper high
ly praised Alderman Blake's devo-
tion TO the public service and his
splendid work for the city as a couu-
Gilman from the first ward. a few
minutes after o'clock the old coun-
ell adjourned sine die. The King
is Dead; Long Live the King"
The new council WAS Immediately
convened by order OF Mayor Cooper
after which the city clerk read an
abstract from the official returns of
the municipal election held on Tues
day. April 3rd. 1917. showing that
d. ". Cooper was elected Mayor:
Jonathan Seaman. city clerk; c. NJ.
Benton. city treasurer; Chas. T..
Reeves and A. ]. Turner. aldermen
from the first ward: Lafe Combs and
j. M Anderson. aldermen from the
second ward; Grant Dickinson and
W. c. Hunieon. aldermen from the
third ward. and John Hamilton and
r.. J. Craig. aldermen from the
fourth ward. The mayor then deelar
cd the above named men 10 be the
legally chosen representatives of the
city for the transaction of its legis.
lative and executive business. The
oath of Office Was then administer
ed 10 them by the city clerk. who IL
a notary public
The nrst business OF the new coun-
ell was the adoption OF resolution
vesting its members with the righ;
TO terminate the services Of any Of
their appointees or employees at any
time without notice. hearing or trial
of any kind. IL Il should be deemed
advisable that their connection with
the city vas no longer necessary.
The next matter taken up vas the
nxIng Of salaries Of All city employees
not otherwise defined by ordinance.
The consideration of this subject re
suited In the adoption of resolution
fxinE the salaries OF these special
city appointees as follows: Caretak.
er AT the waierxorks intake s65oo n
month with house rent free; Care
iak.r at the waie-works intake
$500 n month and house rent free;
Assistant to the water superintend-
ent. $40. 90 a month and $500 a
month allowance for furnishing his
own horse. Each teamster. regular
b employed by the city. sll5.00 a
month. but he must furnish his own
team. wagon. harness.. feed and
other essentials without expense TO
the council; all extra teams and men
for their use will be paid at the rate
of tl.50 day: All laborers in the
service Of the city will receive thirty
cents an hour aud the city vete mar.
ian will be paid ore dollar for each
COW or other animal actually tested
and examined for disease Of any kind.
Alderman Lafe Combs OF the sec
ond ward was unanimously chosen
to be president of the council and
mayor pro tenn; n position he held
under the old administration. The
honor is one highly deserved by its
present recipient. The mayor sub
mitted the following nominations.
which were endorsed by the unani.
nous vote of the council; Augustus
police magistrate: DR.. E. c. Webb.
health officer; Wilson Pearson, city
veterinarian; A. s. Munroe. city sex
ton.
The bond OF the city clerk IN the
sum of $1,000. and the bonds OF the
city marshall and street supervisor
In the sum Of $1,000 each. ware read
and approved. Mayor Cooper then
appointed the standing committees Of
the council as follows: Finance, Al.
dermen Craig. Turner and Huntoon.
Fire. Aldermen Combs. Dickinson and
Reeves. Streets, Alleys and Bridges.
Aldermen Reeves. Anderson and
Craig. building, Aldermen Hamilton.
Dickinson and Anderson. Cemetery.
Aldermen Anderson. Hamilton and
Turner. Water. Aldermen Huntoon.
Combs and Hamilton. Police. Alder
men Hamilton. Huntoon and Turner.
Lighting. Aldermen Anderson. Reeves
and Hamilton. Liccnse. Aldermen
Dickinson. Reeves and Anderson. Or.