Bisbee daily review., 1907-01-02
REGULARSESS|ON OF COUNCIL
 TONIGHT
Important Matters Engage the Attention of City Fathers Subway Proposition Now Taking Shape.

At the regular session of the city
 council which will be held at the city
 hall this evening several of the most important matters that have ever come
 before that body will be taken up and
 disposed of.
 The council will audit the bills. and
 will then take up the matter of the
 sewer bonds. with the idea of arrtv- Ing at some definite conclusion as to
 having legal opinion rendered by
 some competent bond authority. When the banks consented to take the sewer bonds. after they had been
 advertised and a suitable bidder had not submitted proposition. it was
 stipulated that the city council should
 appropriate $500 to defray the ex-
 pense of having the bonds passed upon by an eastern bond attorney. The matter was taken up by the city council and the necessary amount appropriated. The local bankers then sent the bonds and records to the firm Of Wood & Oakley, bond attorneys of Chicago. who had been recommended by prominent bankers of the east.
 After several weeks an opinion writ ten by Chas. Wood. of the firm of law yers, was received, in which the attor- neys stated that they could not pass fayorably on the bonds, as the legal requirements in regard to the voting Of the samc had not been complied with
 After a discussion in which several Of the prominent local attorneys took part, 1t was obvious that Wood & Oak ley had disagreed with the Supreme Court of the United States on the question involved. and fallen into er- TOT.
 The mistake of the bond iawye- was so evident that the bankers in. formed the council that they would take the matter up with Judge J. Dil- lon, of New York, 8 recognjzed author fly, and that if his fee was not exorbi- tant they would submit the bonds to him and abide by his decision. A re ply was received from Judge Dillon a day or two ago, in which he namcs what Mayor Caven stated was a res sonahle fee. The council will con sider the matter this evening, and it IS probable that they will accept tne proposition
 The next matter of importance which will come up is the taking over the subway by the city. A plan on which a majority of the council has agreed has been submitted to the own CTS of property abutting on the sub way, aud if t is favorabIy received the subway will probably pass into Ihe possession of the city.
 According to the plan which has been formulated, what is now an alley running along the rear of the buildings on the north side of Main street will be transformed into a business street. in order to bring about this change, II is planned that the property owners on tbe north side of the subway win deed 10 the city eight fesC 10 be used for sidewalk and street purposes. and that in addition to this tue property owners will place the subway in as nearly a permanent condition as is possible.
 Several of the prope -ty owners or Main street have already signified their willingness to work with Ibe council to bring about the desired re- suit, and by this evening the commit. tee, consisting of Mayor Cayen and Councilman Shattuck. Nh!cl has this matter in charge. will have report to make to the Council.
 Other matters nf minor importance will also be taken up m disposed Of.