Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-01
GUT EXPENSES IF THE CITY
 ABOUT sl,OOO
Salaries of Some Policemen and Bremen Reduced, and Moon Will Act As SubSti- tute for Electric Lights.

The city council held a long and anxious session last night, lasting un- | til near sthe hour of midnight, in which they devised various methods of cutting down the expenses of the city. It was brought out with startling cleal ness that the city has been run ming fin the hole" at the rate of from 5000 to $500 each month. To de wise ways and means of making up ! this deficit was what corrugated the
 brows of the city solons.
 1 It was at a late hour that the tired
 councilmen reached the deficit prob
 lem. They wrestled with it faithfully
 despite the hot weather. They took
 the items of expense for the city dur. ing the past six months and looked
 for points at which they might make reduction. The city marshal was empowered to employ a deputy and pay him ten per cent to collect all de linquent road taxes which amount to S2 for each male resident of the city over eighteen and under fifty. This is expected to bring quite a neat sum to the city.
 The question of salaries of the city employees was then considered, with a view 10 possible reductions. The ma iority of the members seemed to be of the opinion that a reduction should be made in the police force and in the pay of the firemen, and upon motion the salaries of the three policemen of the city were cut each $25 a month. two of the paid men of the fire depart -neut each ,raY>.a ICr, f,,4 sos o r,,o-+b and another BIO month.
 Other retreuchments were made as follows: One of the street sweepers laid of Brewery Gulch, two teams and wagons, with drivers; lights to be turned on at 7:30 and off at 4:3O and no lights at all five days prior to and five days after full moon: no fur ther Improvements on streets after those under way are complied: and the passing of an ordinance restoring the license, S75 quarter higher than the present ore.
 This, it is estimated, will save in the neighborhood of between S750 and 5000.
 The first thing which came up at the meeting of the council, which was a called one, was the drafting of a city ordinance covering the plumb ing which must be done in the city during the next few months in con nection with the installation of sew CTS. No definite action was taken. After prolonged discussion of it's va rious features, it was upon motion referred to the sewer committee con sisting of Councilmen Haines. Allen and Shattuck. These are to call in such plumbers as they saw fit and go over the provisions of the ordinance. This committee will report at the meeting of the council which is to be held next Tuesday night.
 The ordinance was q lona one. GOV ering eight or ten pages of typewrit- ten matter, and was the subject of much discussion on the part of the councilmen. Among others of it's provisions were the following: All persons desiring to make connections with the sewer must secure a permit: all plumbers must register with the plumbing inspector; no plumbers license shall be good for more than one year; certain refuse, as exhaust from engines, must not be turned into the sewer; the making of breaking or injuring any part of the sewer sys- tenn misdemeanor, etc, etc.
 Alter this had been referred to the committee mentioned, the council took up the consideration of a location for drinking fountain which the Wo- mans Club had donated to the city. This was matter which was brought over to the present council from the >old one, and was referred to the street committee. The Womah's Club presented a plot of the ground in front of the postoffice, indicating a site for the fountain thirty-fiye feet from the Copper Queen store and an equal distance from the postofice and distant from the railway track ten feet. The city does not at present own this tract, but will in the near future, and the site was determined upon subject to the approval of the Copper Queen company. to whom the ground belongs.
 This disposed of the council took up the consideration of contracting with Messrs. M. l.. Grenard and Wm.
 iapgood for the disposal of the con tents Of the sewerage of the city Both gentlemen were present, and after some discussion the city attor- ney was ordered to draw up a contract which provided that these men should carry fthe sewerage in a ditch to a point six miles from the present end Of the system, and receive at the end of one year, in case the city was sat isfied with this method of disposal, the sum of $500 in partial payment for their expenditure in putting in the ditch. It was also agreed that in case the city deemed it necessary they should cover the ditch for a dis tance of onehalf mile. The city agreed on its part to grant them a 25-year franchise for the use of the sewerage.
 When the appointment of a plumb ing inspector was considered there was considerable discussion. It was a question whether one of the present city officers should be made inspector, whether some sone not at present an officer should be appointed, and in either case whether they should be paid salary or given commissions. It was pointed out by the mayor that owing to the many permits which would be granted during the next few months, and to the fact that under the ordinance as proposed there would be fee of about $2.50 for each permit issued, that |. would be money saved to the city to employ a man on salary for the first few months. and then if desired, put the office On a commission basis. The matter WIS referred to the sewer committee, as had been the plumbing ordinance.
 A resolution was introduced asking that tue license of the barbers of the