Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-15

With the decisive vote cast in favor
 of the street railway franchise on l Wednesday when the voters of the
 City of Bisbee demonstrated plainly
 that they believe in progress and the undermining of the municipality, it now remains for the taxpayers of the city to decide on the most important question that has ever arisen since the time Bisbee was incorporated the adoption of the new charter law That this measure is not only ad- visable, but is absolutely necessary to the continuance of the city is evident
 to anyone who has kept in touch with recent events.
 The decision of Judge Doan, which
 denied to the City of Bisbee the right to enforce it's ordinances by criminal i prosecution. has brought about con- dition of affair." of a nature that the i taxpayers of the city, who are the ! only ones who have right to vote on l the charter question, must rectify by voting favorably on the new charter | law. Under the decision of Judge Doan the task of collecting licenses will become chain of endless law suits, and unless the taxpayers give the municipal authorities the power. which is granted to them in the new charter, to imprison those who refuse ! to pay licenses. the entire burden of operating the city will eventually fall i on the property owners.
 Mayor Caven who originated the ! movement to get new charter for
 Bisbee instead of the >antiquated one | under which she has been operating, and who is more familiar with it's pro- visions than probably any other per son in the city; was asked by the Re- 1 view to prepare a statement on the
 matter before leaving the city on his vacation, and submitted the following which should be closely read by everv- one interested in the welfare of Bis | bee: -..-
 i Tn the matter of the new charter 1 law passed by the last Territorial Tegislature, can not see how any cit zen of Pisbee. after careful nerusal of the same could do other 1 than vote favcrablv unon it.
 Cities and towns incornorated under the law under which Bisbee is | incorporated have received a hard
 hInw in the recent, decision of Judee | Doan in the Arlaorn case. wherein if iS h0ff mat rity can n0J nr0ceed ~~inlinaI1v against a person who re-
 fuses tn nav a license tax as provided
 for hv the oriinances of the citv. This is an areument in favor of the new charter lsw. made coasnicnous by the decision referred to. but there are
 many other arguments in it's favor.
 and very few objectionable features One can fancy the results of an un-
 favorable vote on the 9th of Julv in the face of this decision. and Bishne
 might better dirinrnrnnrate than try
 to exist under it's old law. Snail our
 city take a steD backward when our commercial and financial success is
 assured. and permit the many contem-
 plated improvements to stop?
 Tt must he remembered that all of
 the features of the new charter law
 were not aereable tn the Council of
 the City of Bisbee, but a compromise
 with the other cities interested was
 necessary for it's successful passage.
 I refer particularly 10 that part of the
 law giving increased power to the
 mayor and councilmen in the aDpoint-
 ment of the various officers. Bisbee's
 council fought diligentlv against this
 feature, but was compelled to give in
 at the last moment. It is needless to