The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-03-18
CITY PARK WILL
BE MADE INTO A
TOURIST CAMPING.
SITE THIS SEASON
Glen Gebhardt Granted Perrnis-
sion to Make Improvements
at Top of Gorge.

C. A Biggs presided. and all mem.
bers were present except Aldermen
~ j. Turner and W. A Chapson. the
report of the committee on straat
parks and drives. of which Aldermen
H. u Mellvaney and G. H. Smith are
associate members, reported favor
ably on the matter of opening a Dor
ton OF the City park as an automo
bile camping ground for tourists dur
ing the coming season. This measure
had the hacking of the Chamber of
Commerce and other organiza tions. as
well As many individuals. The re-
port of the committee in its entirety
follows.
THE matter Of the investigation OF
the opening up Of the City park al
the west end OF River street as tour
isi camping ground during the sun.
mer months. which was referred to
this committee for report. has beer
given due study. and after thoroughly
investigating the proposition by go
ing over the ground and looking into
all phases Of the question. we offer the
fol owing commentators
THAT the city council open this
park As tourist camping ground an6
that the fence surrounding the part
be removed and placed from the ole
water works pumping station on the
north side OF River street to First
street and that the herd Of elk b.
confined within the inclosure whicf
II would create
I'VE further recommend that the
old reservoir site BE- Ieyeled and that
the area from First street to ThirC
street and north to the north line o.
River street be thrown open to pub
lie uses: that a toilet of the same
character and dimensions as those at
the other camp grounds he erectsd
that passage ways and drives within
the park be properly sanded; that one
and that the old and unnecessary
fences be taken away.
'Wp further recommend that the
rigtif-of-way be secured from the
Canon Crystal Ice Company and the
n. & r c. railroad company for q
sewerage QUITE to the Arkansas river.
I'VE further recommend that the
prucram arranged last year for the
opening up Of the balance OF the pres
ent tourist camping ground at the cor
ner OF Twelfth street and College ave
nue. be carried out as proposed. an6
that these grounds he sanded. streets
laid out within their borders and
shrubs and trees planted"
County Commissioner q. V. HodCin
appeared before the council MondaN
night and submitted his report as
delegate "a the recent meeting held
in Denver to consider the feasibility
az the construction of the James Peak
Marshall Pass and Cunbres Pass tuu
nels by the state. for which the mat
ter OF a bond issue is to be submitted
to the voters of Colorado at the gen
eral election next November
4 communication addressed to the
mayor by President Frohman of the
National Actors Relief Fund was read
by the city clerk. asking that the coun-
Gil set aside a special occasion for the
observance of the actors MEMORIAL
day in Canon City. No official &C
ton was taken in relation to the re
quest.
other communications and memo
randa presented to the council were
from the National Security League
asking its assistance to secure in
creased pay for teachers and from the
Federal BOARD Vocational Training
for sx-service men. The latter was
for public information. rather than
for any other purpose. With the
data submitted was a list containing
the names Of more than 400 former
soldiers OF Colorado who were now
receiving vocational training at the
expense of the government in the col
leges. universities, business schools.
mechanical Institutes. shops and com.
mercial organizations of the West.
among them several from Fremont
county and Canon City.
Glenn Gebhardt. owner OF the con-
c.ssion at the top OF the Royal Gorge,
presented to the council plans for the
erection OF an addition TO the pavilion
there, and asked its Endorsement by
the city authorities. The building he
purposes to erect will be 17xS0 feet on
It's foundations. and will cost several
hundred dollars. Concurrence was
given IN the contemplated improve
ment. which will he carried out under
the supervision of committee from
the council.
2 Tho council accepted the plat for
the new subdivision OF the triangular
plot In Lakeside cemetery and fixed
tho price for the sale of burial lots
within Its confines, The plat was
drawn by Hal Galley OF the Empire