Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-21
MAY FAVOR THE TAKING OVER
 0F SUBWAY
Matter Now Engaging Atten-
 ton of City Council Plans . Formulated to Make It Sub stantial and Permanent.

Two matters which iank in import. ance to the city with any affairs that have ever come before tNs City Coun- cil since the town was incorporated. are now engaging the attention of that body. One is the question of the sewer bonds. and the other is the matter of taking over the subway. The sewer bonds are now in the hands of the local banks. and it Is probable tha' a week or two will elapse before any thing further is determined in regard to them.
 The subway matter is the one whicn is receiving most of the attention at the present time on account of it's i'm portance. and it is probable that some before the end of the present week.
 That the subway is of vital import ance to the city Is admitted by every enc. the only difference of opinion on the question arising from the fact that after it is taken over the city will hay. to defray the expense of cleaning 1t out and keeping St in repair. Since the city will have to stand the expense of maintenance the residents of DOT tions of the city distant from that sec tion through which the subway passe., will have to bear their pro rata. and the opponents of the measure claim that for this reason the taking over of the waterway by the city would be all injustice.
 Those favoring the proposition de mand that the owners of the property abutting on the subway will eacL stand their pro .Nta of the expense oi placing the waterway in permanent condition According to the plans which have been formulated the sub way. when turned over to the city would be entirely of cement and con crete reinforced by iron. W, ich would make it as near permanent as poss. ble. The waterway would be 10 it G inches in depth and 16 feet wide. ano covered with a flooring of concrete feet thick. The bottom would bs curved, making it easy for the floods to sluice the subway by their own force.
 During the last twelve months q great deal of attention has been paid to bringing the subway to a standard as near perfection in the matter of grade as possible. It was noticed some time ago that there were places where, on account of slight depres- sion. piles of rocks and the sedimen, were piled higher than at other points, and these imperfeotions were reme- did. so that at the present time the subway with per cent grade, if it had q curved cement bottom. would be almost clean of sediment after 6 rain storm. il a
 The estimated cost of placing the subway in the condition demanded by those of the council who favor the taxing over is s35,o00, almost two thirds of which would fall on the Cop per Queen Company on account of the frontage which this company's prop erty has on the waterway.
 Some are of the opinion that the city should stand one-fjfth of the ex- psnse as it does in such Improvements as street paving. but others contend that no expense should fall on the city until after the subway had been plac- ed in permanent condition and turn. ed over.
 In support of their views those fav- oring the movement contend that a. the present time the weight of opin- ion shows that the city would be lla- bic for damages if anyone were injur- cd on the subway, because it has be- cone public highway by usage, and that unless the city has full control over il the stree. may get into bad condition and be dangerous to drivers.
 Those opposing the taking over of the subway contend that the people residing in sections of the city distant from where the subway runs should not be taxed for it's maintenance. In reply to this argument the supporters claim that ir is a public benefit as the waterway is. in the busiest section of he city, where citizens from all sections of the district do business eVe.y day. and show further that by ar the greater portion of the experse win be sustained by the owners oi abutfing property. The actual cos. to resident of one of the hills own ing $25ov house for the cleaning of the subway, and that will be practi- ca;ly the .onS expense. Is about s2.40 year.
 4 meeting Of the City Council will De held next Saturday evening for the purpose of giving this matter special attention
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