The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-04-08
Cleanup Day"
Is To Be Held
On April q

At the regular meeting Monday eve-
ming of the city council it was voted
to ce!ebratc Canon City's annual
cleanup day on Wednesday, April u.
The matter was enthusiastically
agreed to and it was decided to make
it the greatest cleanup day in the his
tory OF the commdnity and. to that
end. the cooperation of every citizen
Of the town will be invited. Never
has Canon City been as clean as it is
now, owing TO the civic pride of its
people declared Mayor Biggs, "and
we want to assist and encourage them
in every way possible in their good
work. he continued.
The mayor was authorized to appoint
a captain for The cleanup day under
taking and the selection will be made
within the next few DAYS The vari-
ous councilmen have been named as
lieutenants in their respective wards.
work is carried out in the most thor
ough manner. Mayor Biggs will ap-
point woman in each sub-diyision of
the.city to supervise the work TO be
done in her particular territory. and
in this way get the very best results
from the cleanup observance The
women Of the city are among the lead
ers in civic spirit. declared Mayor
Biggs this morning. and can be de-
pended upon for valuable assistance in
connection with the cleanup day en-
terprises. The names of the woln-h
to be appointed for this work will be
selected shortly and the list published
II Was the opinion of the council Mon
day night thar cleanup day SHOULD be
stressed this year. and that no Efforts
be spared to make Canon City spot
Less town"
The council Monday night instruct
ed Street Commissioner Tom Parker
20 clear away as much of the wreck
are and debris on the old mill site at
FIRST snd Main streets in order that a
better outlook nigh; be obtained from
the City park, which : 10 be used as a
camping grounds for automobile tour
ISIS this YEAR The old smokestack of
the mill wiz be removed. the ditch at
IFS base cleaned o. rubbish and much
of the surrounding Trash hauled away
Direct access to the Il ity park viii also
he created by a roadway from Main
street
The sidewalk on Main street. west
of the Strafhmore hotel. was made the
nibject OF discussion by the council
4cnday nieht. and means for its i'm
psoveEleni suggested The matter
was referred 20 the appropriate com
mittee for survey ard recommenda-
tion
The matter OF the purchase of addi
tlonal hose for the use of the fire de-
partment was favorably reported by
the fire committee and authorization
made to procure it.
The city attorney was instructed by
the adoption OF motion TO that effect
10 draw M AN ordinance for the re-
demption of city tax certificates, and
II will be presented by him at the
next meeting OF the council
A letter was read from the officials
of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
giving consent 10 the application OF
the city to lay the proposed sewer pipe
from the City park under its tracks
in finding an outlet to the Arkansas
river. 1t was stipulated that the pipe
must be of cast iron and must be laid
at a depth Of at least So feet below
the roadbed
The matter OF decorating the streets
of Canon City in accordance with the
plans suggested by the Chamber OF
Commerce was given consideration and
tacitly agreed to, although no formal
action was tagen concerning the mat
ter.
The Sinclair Refining Company pre-
sented petition to oe allowed to erect
overhead reservoirs for kerosene and
gasolene, as well as a warehouse. on
South First street. opposite the plant
of the Continental Oil Company The
matter was referred to committee for
investigation
Herbert w. Owen was elected aud
appointed to be a member of the fire
department in order to comply with
the two-platoon system adopted for
that organization a few weeks ago.
Mr.. Owen was former member OF
the fire department and is familiar
with the duties of the position.
Fruit peddlars' licenses We're granted
10 Mrs Flora Zeigler and Mrs Spang-
Ter for the next ensuing three months
at the n. & r. G. station under such
regulations as are prescribed by or
dinance.
Capt n. F. Rockafeilow made appli-
cation for authority TO plat two acres
of land near the Lincoln school build
ing on East Main street into city lots.
The application was granted
Following the adoption OF the report