The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon. (Canon City, Colo.) 1911-192?, 1919-09-04
CITY CUUNCIL.
ENDORSES new
p 0. SITE IN
"A RESOLUTION
$1,000 is to Be Raised Among
Canon City Citizens and Gov
ernment to Be Asked for
$4,000.

At the regular semi-monthIy meeting
of the city council Tuesday night tho
following resolution concerning the
site for the proposed Federal build
ing in Canon City. was unanimously
adopted:
BE it resolved by the city council
of the city OF Canon City. Colorado.
Whereas. The location of the con-
templated postoffice Tor Canon City is
matter of great importance to the
people of the city and its vicinity. and.
therefore, one in which this council is
deeply concerned. and to which it has
given much attention and. accord
ingiy. the council has carefully cou-
sidered the matter of the proposed
change of the site OF said postoffice
from its present location to the south
west corner of Fifth and Main streets.
and the council knowing that before
the present site was Sc ected there
was decided difference of opinion
among the people as to where Il
should be. and that several other sites
had strong support by responsible and
representative people of this commu-
nifty. an dthe council also knowing that
at that time thar the site now pro-
posed was not seriously considered be-
cause of the fact that it could not be
bought for less than $1,000. but can
now be had for s22.5u0. and that sIo.-
900 of this S22.5o0 will be guaranteed
by responsible citizens of Canon City,
and that at least s2.50o can be real
lied from the sale of the present site.
and.
Is practically in the center of the bush
ness district on Mainss street. and said
location wiz help said business ais
trict to expand equally and will assist
in preventing any tendency to permit
a part of said street TO become dis
used. and,
Whereas. the said proposed site
has practically the unanimous support
of the people of this community, in
Guiding those who supported the pres
ent. and other sites. and the council
being strongly OF the opinion that the
proposed site is the best. and in fact,
an ideal site for said postoffice and
that it would serve the convenience OF
the people better than any other site.
Therefore. this council does earn
estly approve OF said site and does re-
spectfuily request the Hon Guy u.
Hardy as Congressman from this dis
trict. in which Canon City is located.
to use his best efforts to have the said
site selected by the government for
the location of the postoffice. and also
to request a suitable appropriation for
the construction thereof at an early
date.
The city clerk is hereby directed
to send certified copy of this reso-
luton to Congressman Hardy in Wash
ington. ID. c."
All members of the city council
were present at Monday nights ses-
sion except Alderman C. E. Reeves of
the First ward. who was prevented
from attending by illness. The fore-
going resolution was signed by Mayor
Biggs after its adoption and formailv
attested by City Clerk H c. Webster.
Protests were flied and read &c the
city council at Monday nights session
by various insurance companies doing
business in Canon City and by the
Colorado Packing Corporation object.
ing to the storage OF gasoline in tanks
or other containers, erected above
ground at public filling stations or fur
private purposes, to be fed into auto
mobiles or other vehicles by gravity
on account of their menace to the
community. The matter was referred
TO the fire committee for an iRyestige-
tion and report.
George l. Padgett. chief OF the
Canon City tire department. made ap-
plication to the city council to be per
mitted to attend the annual meeting OF
the Colorado State Firemen's Associa-
ton. to be held at Ordway September
IL. IL and Is. The request was re-
ferred to the IRE comraittee for deter
mination.
To prevent the parking OF antomo-
hiles in front oil the theaters of an
evening and thereby preventing cor-
gestion dangerous to the public is
me event OF an emergency. motion
was adopted by the council instructing
the proper authorities to erect appro-
pirate signs at such places warninr
| the owners Of tntomobilea Of The
psrils OF such congestion.
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