Bisbee daily review., 1901-12-27
NOW IS
 Tnt PROPER TIME.

This week will see the completion of the boundary lines of the proposed in corporated limits of the city of Bisbse. By Saturday morning, the 18th in- stant, or by Monday of the following V ,ek, at the fartherest, no less than eight legal petitions will be in circu- lstion in as many different parts of the town, and from the list of men who will present these petitions for sigma lures it shows conclusively that the right men have at last been induced to use their best efforts for this most of all to be desired condition.
 The men who will circulate the pe- titions are: J. B. Angius, Main street; L. F. Hammer, Tombstone canyon; H. M. Shields, Qusii.y hill; Charles Claw son and H. NJ. Wood, School hill; L. c. Shattuck and Jake Schmidt, Brewery gulch; Ed. Scott, Naco road; and MT. Asuirre, Chihuahua Lill.
 These petitions will be presented for your signature early next week. If you are taxpayer and believe in a clean. sanitary town, a greater Bisbee, a better fire department, NO WOMEN IN SALOONS, then sign the petition.
 The question is now fairly before the people and will be decided during the forthcoming week. To those who have lived under properly conducted city ( ha oIx ,,ta a raa a lrQ adv known. Bisbee has long since passed from its infancy into vigorous, enter. prising and loyal community of Amer ican citizens. Its population is stead- fly increasing. and without exaggera tion we now have no less than 1000 people in our midst, the third, if not the second largest town in the terri tory. At the same time Bisbse is the only town of such importance not in corporated.
 At the time the incorporation of Bisbee was first mentioned such men as Letson, Shattuck, Muheim, Schmidt and other property holders opposed it. They are now warm supporters Of the movement. Why? Because they are practical business men and were not slow to see the practical and whole some benefits that would follow on ti-e heels of incorporation.
 Through misrepresentation the i'm. pression was gained last summer that the incorporation movement was a "graft" of the business men of Main street to make the poor people" help p-y for the expense of fixing that thor oughfare, or for the purpose of fume- ing the flood waters of Tombstone can- yon. To the REVIEW readers we wish to say chat these assertions are false and without any foundation, and were made at the time to create prejudiced feeling against the incorporation move ment.
 Any improvements ordered by the city council along Main street or Brew cry avenue would be paid for solely by the holders of property fronting or that part of the street so improved, and by no other. The property tax payer in Tombstone canyon would not be called on for a cent.
 Bear this in mind. At no time can your city taxes amount to more than one per cent, and this years county assessment roll is taken as the city assessors tax book How much are you on the county assessment roll for: $5c0 or s1 900 year? Figure this at per cent year and that will be your taxes, unless the majority of the tax. payers vote for larger amount in the way of bonds, etc.
 The opposition raised the "buga- boo'' last summer that the first act oi the city council would be to vote a S50,000 hali. All those exaggerations were intended to scare the "poor tax payer," for whom they were so sorry. No doubt in the Library building room could now be found for the office of the city clerk, and one of the offices in the new hotel would make an ideal meet ing place for the city council.
 In few days the REVIEW will pub hsh the incorporation law in full. Be your own judge as to whether .Bisbee needs incorporation.
 The REVIEW does not believe there will be any active opposition. There is only one object in view-the better menL Cf the community in which we live, and surely that is a loyal and pat riotic motive.