The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-02-08
BUSY SESSION
OF CITY DADS
HELD MONDAY

council MONDAY nlSut ldIet uuibpti
OF matters were presented for con
sideration and the session was a
longer one than usual. All members
were present and the questions sub
mitted for their deliberation were ex-
haustiveIy discussed.
DR.. X. Z. Holmes. the city health
officer. reported that he had. in com
pany with the city marshal, made an
OF the city and had found that the
ordinances were generally observed
and the community in fairly good
shape for this time of the year. Some
minor recommendations were made.
which will be carried out. The re-
port was accepted and placed on file.
Announcement was made to the
council that the State Utilities COM
mission had requested the city to
comply with its recent ruling requir-
ing all cities and towns in the state
having a population OF 5000 people
and over to make a scientific test OF
their drinking water at least once a
week for the purpose OF asesrtaining
whether st contained any trace OF
bacteria. or other matter injurious
TO the public health. The matter OF
complying with the ruling OF the COM
mission was agreed upon and the sub
ject referred to the health commit
tee and the health officer for execu-
T.
chemical apparatus 10 make the tests
can be procured for something like
one hundred dollars.
Notice OF the annual meeting of the
Canon City Hydraulic IrriEating
Ditch company. to he held at the Of
hce OF ID. r. Rockafellow. es5 Main
street. on February 2Gth was read by
the city clerk and Mayor Cooper was
authorized and requested TO attend
and represent and vote the stock
owned by the city; amounting to 7s5
shares
Maxsnsiet park. in the northern part
OF the city. having an area of about
onr and half acres. was leased 20
rorteous for the year 1917 for the
snm OF twenty-five dollars. The park
d ~ present devoted 10 alfalfa and
will Re continued in that crop by Mr..
i'c,feous.
n. : Beall. acting superintendent OF
the Empire Zinc company. and judge
&. r Waldo appeared before the
council and asked permission on be
half of the company TO install
the waterworks conduit near the res
ervoir for the purpose OF increasing
the fiow of water in its recently con
strrcted pipe line whenever IL WAS
unable TO obtain the amount contract
ed for by the present gravity system.
IThe matter WIS referred TO the city
attorney and the water committee for
Investigation. The proposed pump
ing operations would only be resort
cd TO in an emergency and at no time
Mould u stimulate the row Of water
thru the pipe line In excess of one
cubic foot second: the amount nam
"a in the existing agreement
Capt. u. r. Rockafellow was in at
tendance at the council session and
made inquiry about water from the
Empire Zinc oompany's pipe line for
the irrigation OF grass. flowers and
shrubbery In Greenwood cemetery;
a matter that had been previously
presented for the consideration of its
members. The proposition having
been investigated by the cemetery
committee 1t recommended that the
water asked for be furnished under
such regulations and restrictions Rs
the council might impose on It's use.
The report OF the committee was
adopted and the city attorney was in
structed to draw up resolution CIV
ing the councils consent to the en-
ployment of water for irrigation at
the cemetery and defining Its restric-
tlons in the premises. The use of
water N. the cemetery must be made
without any expense whatever TO the
city and under such regulations az
II may provide.
A letter from Glenn Gebhardt was
read by the city clerk asking for fur.
lher privileges and concession nj the
top OF the Royal Gorge that will bet
ter enable him to take care OF tour.
isls and visitors there during the
summer months. He desires, among
cihnr things. to enlarge th6n pavilion
erected there several years ago. Mr.,
iGebhardt's request was granted. sub
ject to the approval of the city attor-