Bisbee daily review., 1906-08-31
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL LAST
 EVENING
New Sewer Bond Ordinance
 Accepted by City and Oth- '. CT Matters Settled,

The City Council met in special
 session last evening to attend to the
 firal details preparatory to the accep
 tance of the new sewer bond ordin apce. Il The Council first met as board oi equalization and tooil up the mattel
 of tbs assessment which was placed
 on the hsw library bui, ding. It Wal
 brought @ the attention of the poart
 that this Ess g public bn. ldins an' that even thoSEfs the post -e.af7,x ce -MQnLls 1 occupy the first fSor, still the . oppe l Queen would not rl1kke any prof, oi
 the investment. The board took i'm.
 view of the matter and directed the
 city clerk 10 strike the Assessment
 rom the tax roll, but to leate the
 assessment of the ground as it was. At SEQ Mayor Caven called Ise
 Council to order, and the first matteF
 taken up was the new sewer bond or
 dinance which had been drawn up by Acting City Attorney Sutter, Ill con
 junction with the attorneys of the different banks.
 lhe ordinance was read and differed from The former ordinance fC some technical details. The ordinance. was accepi@t by the Council, and the o.ty clerk was instructed to advertise for' bids in aEcordance with the statutor require ments.
 At this tifse communication flrsra the American Light and Water Com pany, of Kansas Sity, was read. Tlaa communication stated that the Amerfs- can Light and Water Company wo,ii,ph take the whole issse5 of municipal N bonds, paying par for them, if on their part the City Council would award to ne aforementioned company the con. ,ract for the building of. the sewer. ne communication stated that the company would build the sewer sys. em at actual cost. plus 15' per cent cF tools, perintendence and profit. l he city would have the right to se- ect the tmekeeper by whom all of ne records or work and material used ouid De kept. It also stated thar ne city could, if the Council so de ired, pay for the work as :t progress d, giving the bonds in payment. The Council referred the matter to ne attorney, and MT. Sutter said that Il ms opinion the proposal could not e accepted under the present ordin- nee on account of legal complica- ons which might arise, but that the latrer might be taken up if if was he wish of the Council to have an- tner ordinance drawn in accordance ith the new circumstances. Incl lembers of the Council felt that inc latter had been delayed too long at ie present time, ard for that reason nd the communication on the table definitely. It is understood that as soon as the onds are advertised the local banks Ill present their bids for the amounts IT hich they have agreed to take re- 'ectiyely, and that at the next meet g or the Council the bids will be 'ened and the bonds awarded. As on as these legal formalities are implied with the city will advertise bids on the construction of the wer, and when the statutory time
 ten days have been completed the is will be opened and the contract building the sewer awarded The next matter taken up was that
 building the retaining wall along co road. It seems that the time ! submitting bids on that matter has pired without any bids having been cred, and the city clerk was in- ucted to readvertise.
 The Council then referred a small