Bisbee daily review., 1902-05-02
ACTUAL NUMBER PRINTED TO-DAY. u5o.
TOWNSHIP PATENT FOR eIs1EE.

It now devolves upon Mayor Muir head to proceed in the matter of se- curing a townsite patent for the CitJ of Bisbee. This is question in which the residents of Bisbee are vitally in- terested. involving as it does the question of title to a large portion of the property now contained within the city limits.
 The people of Bisbee have reason to rejoice over the decision of the land office at Tucson, whereby the filing of the plat of Bisbee townsite was re fused The granting of the townsite patent to the probate judge would have necessarily caused great incon- venience and additional expense, not withstanding the fact that the judge was disposed to favor the litigants by holding sessions of his court in our midst.
 MT. Bostwick has been to consider able expense in the way of drawing up papers, making surveys, etc, and it would be eminently fitting if some satisfactory arrangement can now be made between the mayor and probate judge, whereby the time and money expended by Mir Bostwick will not be a total loss.
 Within three months after the entry of the townsite, to be surveyed into blocks, lots. streets and alleys. and & plat thereof made, which shall co1' form as near as may be to the exist ing rights and claims of the occu' pants, the plat shall be then submit ted to and approved by the board oi supervisors of the county in which the townsite is situated, and then record ed in the office of its county recorder and thereafter the streets and alleys designated Tn said plat shall remain dedicated to the public use forever.
 Before entering upon the discharge of his duties the mayor, who shai then be designated as the trustee shall execute a bond to the territory of Arizona, in the sum of two thou sand dollars, conditional to account for ali moneys that may come into hi: hands, and to discharge the duties o his trust according to the best of hi' ability.
 After the application for entry ha' been made in the land office a notice is published for four consecutive weeks and at the expiration Of tha time, providing there is no protest, , patent will be issued to the mayor a trustee for the inhabitants of Bisbee
 After the filing of the official pla in the ofice of the recorder. and it acceptance by the board of super visors, the mayor will publish a notic for sixty days, during which time al persons within the townsite may fil their claims with the trustee. At tn expiration of sky days. providing n adverse claims have been filed, tn mayor will cause deed to be issue to the property holder. If a contes arises, the trustee will set date fo hearing, and decide between htigant the same as any other court
 The securing of a townsite paten Is one of the advantages gained b incorporation, not that 1t could no have been obtained through the prC bate judge. but property holders wi ind the contemplated entry by th mayor both a saving in time an money.
 With . permanent title given by tn mayor to property holders in Bisbe' the 'bugaboo" of the would-be minin claim locator will be forever removed
 The first step of the mayor is { make application for entry in the Ian once In Tucson.
 Let's bs moving.