Bisbee daily review., 1907-01-30
MATTER IF HE SUBWAY IS
 PUSHING
City Engineer McNeish Makes Necessary Surveys for Coun- Gil and Makes Recommen- dations- for improvement,

In accordance with the directions meeting of the city council. all of data as to the grade and dimensions of the subway has been collected by McNeish and placed in the hands of, Mayor Caven to be brought up at the next meeting of the city's administra- tive body.
 When he matter of the city's talk ing over the subway was first brought up, the council was unanimous in the opinion that the owners of property along the water course should put it in a permanent condition. The major ity of the property owners had already signified their willingness to comply with this condition. and a set of plans was drawn up. according to which the improvements would be made.
 At the last meeting of the council several members suggested that the city should draw up plans in accord ance with it's own ideas on the sub ject and accordingly instructed the city engineer to make the necessary surveys and report to the council.
 City Engineer McNeish at once went to worE on the matter and from his study of the problem formulated two plans upon which the work of Iin- pIoyIGs the saOEay misnt De carried on. In his calcuiat.oas, McNeish found that the head of the subway had an elevation of 55z3.6, and that from the head of the waterway to the Bank of Blsbee a uniform grace of 3.s existed and at that point the grade changed. From the Bank of Bisbee to the outlet the grade is only IT, show ing a great difference and probably being the cause of the subway's filling to a certain extent during each flood.
 To remedy thls detect in the water way the city engineer submitted the two following plans; First. To raise the grade at the Bank of Bisbee and in each direction from that point until a unIIorm grade of 2.9 was established; and second, to excayate from the way that grade more pnifoT'a wiih the first stretch of the subway would be established.
 If the first plan were acted on it would cost a great deal to raise the suOway the necessary distance, which wouIa De in the neighborhood of seven feet. IL ls apparent rom lnIS LnaL tue expense of the fist plan wuuld bs very heavy and 1t is probable that .,he council will adopt the second plan.
 According to the latter plan, tn or der to esCaOlisn grade of z.3 rom the Bank of Bisbee to the outlet, it would be necessary to remove 2370 cubic yards of ground at a cost of about 50 tents per yaro. Nf IL were 1ounu desIr- apie to establish d, grade of 2.5 between thel points named, 5926 cubic yards would have to be removed at the same cost-pe: cubic yard.
 On account of thel steepness of the grade froln the head of the subway to the Dank of Bisbee and the compar- atiyeiy slight grade from that point on, depression is formed, which in time of a flood affords a place for rocks and debris to get lodged and cause the waterway to become con gested. For this reason 1t is probable that the council will decide to have as steep & grade established in the last stretch Of the subway as possible, with the idea of reducing the depres- sion at the Bank of Bisbee building to minimum.
 The matter of taking over the sub way is one of the most important matters that has ever come before the council and for that reason each step Is being taken with the utmost deiib- erstion so that the .city's interests will be protected to the fullest extent and at the same time an improvement which will benefit the property own CTS will be made along permanent lines. But though each successive step Is being taken slowly. progress In the matter Is apparent, and tka owners of abutting property seem to be unanimous in their endorsement ot he proposed improvement.
 When one stops to consider that as soon as the subway is placed in a permanent condition and what has hitherto been filthy alley will b. transformed Into valuable business street. the advantage to the commu
 nity at large is apparent.