Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-13
SAYS CITY CAN
 ISSUE BONDS
ATTORNEY MILLER RENDERS AN
 OPINION ON BOND MATTER
Council Meeting Last Night Was De- void of Interesting Features Lumber for Opera Drive Bridge


 City Attorney Miller believes that the city can issue bonds for a better fire protection system, regardless of Ihe fact that it has no patent to the property inside of the city limits He stated ;nis much in a written opinion read at lhe council meeting last night.
 The council took no further action in the mater Of calling an election to give the people a chance to decide whether or not they want to vote S20,- coo bonds for the purpose of putting in large pipes in every part of the city, and n"- pig :. large supply O. "tt, teron hand for use in case of fire.
 The members of the council will have to confer with the city attorney before they can take any further ac- tion. Alderman Taylor of the commit tee, which has this matter in charge, stated that the committee had nothing further to report. The opinion handed in by City Attorney Miller is as fol- lows:
 ITO the city council: Gentlemen-I an advised jtat you desire to know whether or not the fact that the city has no patent from the United States affects the power of the city to issue bonds for special or local improve ments
 T have 70 advise you that the city can issue bonds for such purpose at any time The only way the matter could be regarded as material, that is to say, the absence of such patent, is by reason of the fact that the land in question cannot be assessed or taxed because the title to the same is in the United States, but by the laws of the territory the possession or right Of possession of occupants Of such land is subject to taxation, and this is also so under the ordinances Of the city.
 See section 3S35. Revised Statutes and Ordinance No. IT.
 Tn other words, the interest or the occupants of the land is, in my opin- ion, subject to taxation for the pur- pose of local improvement as well as for general purposes
 At the meeting last night those present were Mayor Muirhead, Alder men Scott, Kindred and Taylor. Mar shal Henderson and Clerk KinsG. Those absent were Aldermen Bowen and Warner Street Superintendent Krigbaum and Architect Olmstead were present and made reports.
 The council did not select a pound master and the mayor instructed Mar shal Henderson to look after this part of the citys interests. He will not be- gin actively upon his duties until li- cense tags arrive here to be sold 10 those who buy licenses for their dogs.
 Architect Olmstead repo>ted that it was now necessary to look after the plumbing work that will have to be done in the new city jail. Alderman Scott moved that the clerk be instruct ed to advertise for bids TOT the work, and the motion was carried.
 Wood, of Wood X Muirhead, who have the contract for building the bridge over Opera Drive, was present and stated that he had ordered the lumber from Shattuck's lumber yard He stated that the bridge could be built within thirty days after work was started. The council decided to give him sixty days. The bond of the contractors was left to the mayor and city clerk.
 Alderman Taylor complained about the manner in which R. Coleman, driy- CT of the scavenger wagon. was doing his work He stated that he has heard of several instances in which the garbage has been allowed to stand in boxes instead of being taken away at once
 Street Superintendent Krigbaum stated that several of the stores on the north side of Main street were not taking proper care of closets. The marshal was instructed to have these people see that no further complaints are made about this matter.