The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-08
TO IRRIGATE
GREENWOOD
CEMETERY
CITY COUNCIL ASKED TO IN
STALL PIPE LINE TO CONVEY
WATER FOR THAT PURPOSE.


J. S. BowIby, on behalf of the Mason
ic and odd Fellows lodges and Green
wood Post. G. A. r., appeared before
the city council at its regular meet
ing Monday night and asked that it
Install and maintain or provide ways
and means for doing SO. pipe limo
for conveying water from the Empire
Zinc company's main for the irrigation
of Greenwood cemetery. The petit
TONERS stated that the orders they
represented were willing to do every
thing they could to carry OUT the en-.
terprise. but did not feel that they
onght TO take any definite steps in
the matter without consulting the
city council. which had primary au-
thority in such undertakings The
propoaition was exhaustively discuss
ed and finally referred to the ceme--
tery committee with Instructions to
cooperate with accredited delegates
from the various lodges and. organiza-
tions interested in making an inves-
tigation of the project and report its
findings to the council at subseQu-
ent meeting. To carry out the under
taking 1t Will be necessary to lay
about ]. 100 feet of pipe line.
A petition from the citizens resid-
ing in the 500 block on River street
was laid before the council asking
the advertising bill board at the north
east corner OF Sixth and River street
be removed The matter was refer
red to the city attorney TO investigate
and report the result Of his >esearch-
es to the council for action
The sewer committee reported that
Il had Investigated the complaint
made to the council couple of weeks
ago IN relation to the choked cundi-
tion OF the sewer on South Eleventh.
street and bad found It unable TO
meet the demands npoa il. The Gem ].
-mittee stated that, the trooble had :
been sremDved- and that the sewer
was again in working ordrr
A resolution was adopted notifying
the South Canon Ditch company that
the city was ready to construct the
proposed conduit across the ditch and
request was made that the water be-
turned out of the ditch in order that
no delay might ensue in beginning
work. The council assured the ditch
company in the resolution that the
conduit would Be OF
sufficient capacity TO carry the full
volume OF water owned by the ditch
company under its decree.
a,eo.,.a
tween the city and Glenn Gebhardt
under the provisions Of which the lat
ter is granted permission To make
such additional Improvements at the
top Of the Royal Gorge as may be .
needed to properly take care of tour
lsts and other visitors there during
the summer months. contract was
also executed between the city and
the Empire Zinc company relating TO.
water furnished the latter from the
pipe line
On account of the removal of Al
derman Otis Orendorff from the first
ward to the second ward he Is pro
hibited by statute from further mem
hership in the council as such repres-
entative and his office was formally
declared vacant Monday night a ].
Turner was chosen by the mayor and
to I'LL out the unexpired
term OF Alderman Orendorff and he is
now a fully accredited member of the
council.
The matter of sanding the streets
and driveways of lakeside cemetery
which was recommended some time
ago. was referred to the cemetery
committee with power to act A con-
tract was entered into between the
city and b. p. Parham under the
terms OF which the city sells a certain
piece of land in. or near. Lakeside
for the sum OF two hundred
and fifty dollars The contract was
ratified and adopted without dissent.
Monthly reports OF the various city
officers. as we'll as the annual report
,f the officers of the Canon City Pub
lie Library association. were read
md nled The appropriation ortii-
nance for the hscal year beginning nm
April lst. 1917. carrying q total es
laoo1o, was read Tor lhe nrst time
Monday night. The anount at tho
appropriation for city enpsnses iano
year wis tso.D1s.
Rills Tor chrrsnt expenses. aaarU-
easihG 1hout q. 200. vsfs 'rsecmnsasl-
"a by tks' annnco cc,nhittssat 11onS
lay niGhtp Aaeting e ~ 6l,v. nn1sf
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