Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-05
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City Council Acts FayorabIy on the Petition of Tombstone Canyon People Annexation Within Ten Days.

In accordance with a petition pre- sented last evening at the regular monthly meeting of the City Council, the city limits are to be extended on the western boundaries to conform to the original townsite patent map. bringing into the city additional tax able property 10 the amount of S9S, ,OO0.
 The petition which was presented to the council last night was the result of several public meetings which have been held in that section of the dis trict for the past two weks. The pc tition contains 104 names out of a pos sible 16S residents, and Messrs. Porter. Rowden and Pritchard, who presented the petition last night, stated that they could easily obtain additional sigma lures if it was necessary,
 On the petition was represented tax able property to the amount of S60, ,00O as shown by the last county assess ment rolls. practically two-thirds of the entire assessed valuation.
 The map fisd with the petition shows that the entire residence sec tion of Tombstone Canyon, almost to the divide, is to be included within the corporate limits. It is understood that this move was taken by the Tombstone Canyon residents in order that the proposed street railway would be extended to the upper end of Tomb stone Canyon, which, if the franchise is adopted by the voters on 5une 12th, will be done.
 The ordinance providing for the an- nexation of that section to the City of Bisbee had been previously prepared, and upon motion of Shattuck, and seconded by Morris, the ordinance was adopted and the map ordered filed with the. County Recorder at Tomb stone. Within eight dSys the ordin- ance will have been published the re- quired time by law. and Upper Tomb stone Canyon residents will be en- toying the pleasures and yicissitudes of city government.
 The greater part of the time of the Council was devoted to discussion of the decision of Judge Doan, in the case of the City of Bisbee and Terri tory of Arizona vs. R. Arborn, in which decision Judge Doan held that justices or the peace were not authorized to try defendants for violation of a city
 
 under which Bisbee is at present op- erating. This decision is treated al length in another column. but is was the general concensus of opinion of the Council, that it was absolutely necessary that Bisbee immediately adopt the new charter, passed by the last legislature. or else suspend bust ness.
 The auditing committee reported on all bills favorably. with the exception of the bills of the Bisbee Improvement company for lighting the city, and the City Clerk was instructed to hire a man to count the number of lights be- ing furnished the city by the Bisbee Improvement company, and to make his report at the next meeting of the Council. in order that the bills could be intelligently audited.
 The city marshal reported licenses collected for the month of May amounted to s1119.35 and fines for the month s230.50,
 Upon representations by interested parties, that a certain map showing a parcel of land in Tombstone canyon, for which deeds had been issued by the former trustee. had not been filed
 
 Recorder, the matter was referred to the City Attorney and the City Engin- eer for adjustment.
 Other business transacted was a de- cision to build an additional retaining wall along Opera Drive; the purchase of a street sweeper; increase of City Attorneys salary from sf00 to $125 psr month, and the insurance of the cifr harm for s750n
 Before adjournment, George Porter, representing those residents of Tomb stone Canyon, who had signed the pc tition for annexation. desired an opin- ion as to whether they would be per mitted to vote at the approaching franchise election and again on the question to adopt the new city char tier. City Attorney Merit held that they could not vote, and gave it as his opinion that only those whose names appeared on the last City Great Register would be entitled to vote.
 Among the last acts of the Council was the passage of an ordinance fix ing the license tax of hacks at ten dollars per quarter and stages at the same figure, and an ordinance fixing the grade of Naco road