Bisbee daily review., 1905-11-16

Tor interest payment on DOnded ln- debtedness not yet brought into exist ence, a matter the Review brought 10 Tublic attention several weeks ago. was illegal.
 The meeting came to order with Mayor Taylor, Councilmen Hogan, Sta cey and Devine, City Attorney Merritt and Clerk Hicks present.
 The contract for paving Main street and Brewery Gulch was read by the Clerk with the bond offered by Con tractor Brown, of Dallas. After discus sion as to what the contract covered. Councilman Hogan moved that the contract be signed and bond approved. Councilman Stacey seconded the mo- ton, and it was unanimously passed and signed by the Mayor.
 The resignation of Councilman J. E. Thompson was read to the meeting by the clerk as follows:
 Bisbee, Arizona, Nov. 18th, 1905 f'To the Hon. Mayor and Members of the Common Council of the City of Bisbee:
 Gentlemen Having been inform cd by legal authority that the lack of appearance of my name upon the Great Register of Cochise County inyalidates my appointment to your number, with which I was honored several weeks ago. respectfully request that you ac- cept this communication as an ah- nouncement that I consider myself not 10 have been appointed City Council man: and to avoid any possible legal complications. I herewith resign.
 Respectfully yours.
 "J. E. THOMPSON"
 By Mir. Stacey-'T suppose your for mer nomination of old Bill Morris still stands, don't it, Tom (to Mir. De- vine)?
 Upon NIT. Devine's assurance that 1t did, and a lengthy argument as to the necessity for the matter to be second ed or not, MT. Morris was elected to i'll the vacancy created by Mir. Thomp sons resignation.
 4 license for the sale of liquors was applied for by c. Martin, at No. 10, Brewery Gulch. A petition was pre- sented praying that this license be re- fused on the ground that it was asked in the residence part of the city. Af ter discussion the matter was referred to the License Committee.
 The question arose as to whether the City Engineer and City Attorney should not confer as to definite line over which no saloons should be al lowed. It was stated that some of the houses of i'll repute were nearer the business portion of the city than was legal, and as a result of motion by Councilman Hogan the Engineer was instructed to establish 40O-yard limit from the public school house and 250 yards from any public building, beyond which no licensed houses should be allowed to remain open. The City Attorney was further in structed to draft an ordinance prohib- ting the licensing of saloons outside of certain portions of the city.
 The citizens of Chihuahua Hill liv- ing near the Star Lodging House are desirous of better fire protection. It appears that though the rest of the town has been looked after by the fire committee, the residents of this section have received little attention, and in spite of the funds of the city being well nigh exhausted for the time being, the Mayor is intensely anxious that a 30O-foOt lateral and hose should be installed for the pro- lection of portion of Chihuahua HiD
 The Mayor was anxious to be in- formed as to what amount the city had right to go in debt, being strong ly of the opinion that the amount was S30,000. He was informed by the City Attorney that that was something he would not like to express an opin- ion on without carefully looking the matter up, which he would do and re- port to the Council.
 The Mayor went on record as of opinion that the important thing was that money raised through taxes and licenses be spent in a good way. and for the betterment of the town, and