Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-11-08
BUSY asSESSION
Of THE CITY
c0IINCII
City Attorney Makes State
ment-Reports of Officers
Heard-TaxeS RENTED
New Bids for Printing.

The regular session of the city
council was held last night and con-
siderable business disposed OF. The
principal items were a lengthy state
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awarding of the contract for publica-
ton of the city ordinances and the
report of the city physician, the city
clerk and the city marshal
All the members were in attendance
except Alderman Shattuck. After the
reading of the minutes the report of
the city marshal was heard and ac-
cepted- 1t showed a total receipt from
liquor taxes, property taxes and fines
amounting to $S342.45. The city
clerks report was then heard and ac-
cepted.
In regard to the property owners
along the right OF way for the propos-
ed improvements on o. K street it
was learned that they had all agreed
to the proposition and had assigned
the necessary land.
The city attorney then made state
ment to the council in regard to his
recent dismissal of a case in one of
the justice courts. He said that he
had called on the justice in the morn
MS III eAu W q ACiCJAtOlAE LiESSdEN
and had learned that the case in
question had been set for o'clock in
the afternoon. That he had stated that
he would be unable to attend at that
time and the case had been postponed
unit 1.-The next day. " That he was
very much surprised to learn that the
| case had been up in court at the ORR
gmal time for which il was set and
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occasion to the effect that he would
dismiss the case. That he afterward
did look up the law in the case and
| finding that it was insufficient for a
| conviction, had dismissed it. Four of
the councilmen who had given their
permission for a substitute to act in
place of the city attorney, stated that
| they had done so with the understand
| ing that it was with the consent of
| the city attorney.
The city attorney also informed the
city council that he was expecting a
decision soon from Judge Doan in re-
| gard to misdemeanor cases brought in
the name of the city OF Bisbee and
| that it was probable that he would
hold on one point at least-that such
suits must be brought in the name of
| the territory, as the charter of the
| city does not provide 70 Fit to make
| misdemeanor prosecutions in its own
name. An amendment was then intro
| dueed altering Section 8 Ordinance 4
of the city ordinances, so that 1t will
be possible hereafter to secure convic-
lions on complaints charging a dis
| turbance of the peace. This was
adopted
Dr. Williams, city health officer, then
made his report He stated that he
| had kept a record of births, deaths
and contagious diseases that had been
reported to him and had notified the
| physicians of the city to keep him in
| formed OF the same.
Ernest c. Clark was refunded taxes
to the amount of $3.50, the same hay
! ing been collected through error. The
valuation of property belonging to j.
S. Forley was changed so as to cor
respond with the valuation by the
county II was also moved and car
ried that the taxes assessed against
property owners on Chihuahua Hill,
who were building again, should be
RENTED TO them.
A balance of $S10.26 due to Hogan
& Daily for work in extending the fire
mains was allowed.
The road survey for the street rail
| way from the Stag dump to the freight
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| outlined by the city surveyor
Councilmen Allen, Hughes and Nor.
ris were appointed as committee to
see about sewer connections for john
/ sons addition and Lowell.
The bids for the city printing were
| then opened and the bid of the Review
for publication of the city ordinances
etc, was accepted, it being the only
bidder. On account of the bids foI
the job printing not being such thai
a comparison could be made, new pub
LEGATION for bids Tor this work were
ordered to be printed.
The council then adjourned.