Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-03-05
COUNCIL ACTS
On IMPORTANT
ORDINANCES
Obstruction of Highways BY
Vehicles and Violations of
Milk Ordinance Are Made
MiSdemeanorS.

The regular monthly meeting of the
city council, which was postponed on
Tuesday evening, was held last night
at the city hall, and o number OF i'm.
portaht matters in addition 10 the
routine business were taken up and
disposed of, notable among which were
ordinances prohibiting the obstruct'
ing of highways by vehicles and pro-
viding for the purity of the city's milk
upply.
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor eaven, all OF the couneilmen
answering to the roll call with the
exception of Hughes.
The finance committee had audited
the various claims which had been
presented, and approved the same
with the recommendation that they
be paid. The street, lighting, build
ing. health and other committees re
ports were unimportant.
Reports from the various city of.
ficers were submitted. City Physician
Williams stated that there had been
no new cases of smallpox during the
past four weeks, and that at the pres
ent time there are only two patients
confined in the pest camp. There is
one case of diphtheria.
City Attorney Nsaie reported his
action in regard to the filing of suits
against those people who neglected tC
pay their city taxes, and stated that
still others would be filed against
those who had not paid the taxes on
personal property. He explained that
the ordinance recently passed making
a personal property tax lien on any
realty owned by the same person
woul dnot be effective until the next
levy.
Because of the numerous complaints
received lately in regard to the OBJ
structing of highway by vehicles an
ordinance was introduced and adopted
making it a misdemeanor for any per
son to leave a vehicle standing while
it is not in use or unhitched on any
portion of the streets for a period OF
more than one hour. The offence is
made punishable by a fine of not less
than So nor more than $40, or by i'm
prisonment in the city jail for not less
than FIVE nor more than twenty days
or by both such fine and imprison
ment. The street superintendent on
city marshal is empowered to take any
such vehicle to the city pound, and
hold it subject to the payment of SIC
by the owner, with an additions
charge of 81 fees for the officer.
Another ordinance covering a most
important matter was that regulating
the sale of and providing for the in
spection of milk in the city. Up unit
the present time milk dealers have
been allowed to dispose of their com
modify in the city without the slight
est restriction and in number OF
cases the results were banefuI, Undel
| the ordinance which was passed las
evening, everyone desiring TO dispose
of milk viii have to prouTe from the
board of health a license for which
he will be charged a fee of 50. Il
is, further provided that mo mill
which is watered, reduced, adulterated
| or changed in any respect by the add
| ton of water or other foreign sub
stance or by the removal of cream
shall be brought into the City of Bis
bee, or held, kept, sold or offered fol
sale at any place in said city" An ex
ception to this is made to cover the
sale of buttermiik or SKINNED milk
provided the same IS properly labeled
and sold as such.
The ordinance provides for a rigid
examination of milk at any time II
the discretion of the milk inspector
and for violations Of its provisions
lprescribes a punishment of not less
than SO, nor more than S100, or BY
imprisonment in the city Jail for mo-
less than five nor more than twenty
days, or both such fine and imprison
mant