The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-05-06
DOCTORS APPEAL
TO CITY TO KEEP
RIVER FREE FROM
ALL POLLUTION
Sinclair Oil Company Gets Per
mission To Build Overhead
Tanks.

At the regular meeting OF the city
council Monday night. Dr. W. T Lit
tie and DR.. c. II. Wilkinson addressed
its members in relation 10 putting into
effect more drastic measures for the
sanitation OF the community. Their
appearance before the council was an
outgrowth OF recent meeting OF the
health committee of the local chapter
OF the Red Cross at which the recon-
mendations they made to the council
were given nearly Endorsement
Drs. Little and Wilkinson suggested
4 in the interest of the public health
that the most scruplous cleanliness OF
I the streets and Alleys be maintained
during the summer months and that
the premises OF all residents be in
Z specied hy the city to see that there
! was no NTH OF any kind that would
ensender or promote disease. They
urged that all garbage be required to
7 be kept in a fiy-proof cans aud that
I all such accumuiations be csrted away
at the public expense at stated inter
vals. They commended the health
fulness OF Canon city's water supply.
spections Of the river banks be made
I. Nithin the city limits 10 see that moth
ing of a deieterious character found
its way into the channel TO pollute the
water. for either drinking or other
I domestic uses. To properly carry out
this idea they suggested that the river
he patroled between Canon City and
Z Coiopaxi
/ The recommendations were listened
Ia with the utmost interest and a
promise made that the city ordinances
concerning sanitation would be rigidly
enforced. The entire matter includ-
ing the pstrollins of the river banks
was referred To the health committee
OF the council for consideration
L. +. johnson. representing the Sin
clair OH and Refining Company. was
present at the council meeting on be-
half of the application made some time
avo by his principals for the privilege
OF building overhead tanks and reser-
voirs for the storage of coal oil and
gasoline. The fire committee had
! previously recommended that such a
site be granted TO the petitioners on
the grounds of the old Canon Brick
1 and Tile Company on East Main
street near the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad crossing The site was ac-
cepted by Mir Johnson for the COM
/ pany. and It will construct such n
plant there. including warehouses, etc.
The Jewell oil Company asked per
mission to build storage tanks for pc
tnoleum and gasoline under such re-
] strictions as might be impA ! near
the river bank. east of the pickle fac
tory. in the vicinity of the Santa Fe
railroad station. The application. was
/ referred TO the fire committee for
investigation.
The matter OF having all dairy cows
Z from which is obtained the city's milk
| supply subjected to the tubercular
test was discussed Mt length. and it
WAS decided to have such tests and in
vestiga,ions made by competent vet
eriafian to be employed by the city.
The Curran Bill Posting Company
OF Denver applied for the privilege of
| erecting bill board on the vacant
lot at the corner of Main and Seventh
streets, east OF the Canon hotel. The
application was refused
A committee from Greenwood post
No. 10. q, A. X. appeared before the
council aud asked that an appropria-
tion be made from the city treasury to
assist In paying the expense connect
ed with the holding OF the eucamp-
ment OF the Department of Colorado
and Wyoming here during the first
week in June. The proposition was
taken under advisement with dispo.
sition to make such a donation US was
asked for A carnival company.
which is to give a street fair here
from May IL &c :6. under the auspices
OF Wray. y.McKinstry post. American
Legion, has offered TO donate 500 OF
It's receipts TO Greenwood poet. g. A.
". 10 asnist II In meeting the ex-
penses of tho Forthcoming encamp-
meat OF Its order and associated pa.
! trotic organizations. As the carnt.
val company Il corning here at the In
atancc Of the American Legion, tho
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