Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-06
CITY COUNCIL
HELD SESSION,
FAVOR B|SBEE
Pass Court House Resolution
and an Ordinance Regulat-
ing Street Gatherings-Re-
ports of City Officials Heard.

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the resignation OF Officer g. G. Nc
Coy was accepted, resolution favor
ing the location of the county seat II
Bisbee was passed, election officers
/ were named, and an ordinance passed
! giving the mayor of the city powe,
to reulate public speaking on inc
streets. Mayor and all the council
were present.
After the reading of the minutes,
! the monthly bills of tae city were
/ allowed, With one exception. This
was in the case of the horses when
were tried out by the city fire depart
pfent-the bays A bill was present
ed TO- S120 for the use of the horses.
Courcil allowed 500.
The report of City Marshal Snod-
grass was read, showing receipts
amounting to a little over $4,000 for
the preceding month. Street Commits
sioner Mccullough submitted a report
to the council covering his work for
the past two years, at the completion
of which, upon motion of Alderman
Allen, seconded by Aldermen Haynes
and Hughes, a vote of thanks was
extended him for the services ne had
rendered the city, and the same was
ordered placed on the minutes of the
meeting. Mayor Caven also compli-
mented the street commissioner on his
report adding that it had been a
matter OF hiring and firing until tbs
present commissioner mad been elect
ed In making his motion Alderman
Allen caused sosue amusement by adj
dressing the members of the coaacil
as gentlemen of the convention" evil
IDENTIFY having not forgotten the DEM
ocratic convention of the previous
Saturday.
DR.. Williams, as city health officer,
reported that aside from q few cases
or measles and mumps, there had been
but little sickness of contagious la
ture. He also reported eighteen
charity cases, mostly children, six
deaths and twenty-six births.
The mayor brought up the matter
of the location of drinking fountain,
which some of the women of the city
have volunteered to furnish, provided
the city will furnish a site. The
water company has also agreed to
furnish water without cost. The
fountain is said to be a pretty design,
of cast iron, and to provide facilities
Tor not only people, but horses and
dogs, to drink. The vacant space be-
tween the Copper Queen store and the
postofice was suggested as the most
available spot. The matter was refer
red to the street committee to ascer-
tain If there were any objections from
the property owners as to the location
suggested.
Information was brought before the
council to the effect that the COM
pany which had secured franchise
from the council about one year ago
for the purpose of establishing new
electric lighting plant in the city,
had a plant installed and lights burn
ing Questioning brought out the fact
that the plant consisted of a three
horse power gasoline engine and the
total of the lights numbered five. 1t
is understood that this has been done
in order to avoid losing the franchise.
The members of the city council
are very decidedly in favor of locating
the county court house in Bisbee and
not in Warren, and a resolution intro
duced by Alderman Allen to that eff
feet was unanimously passed as fol-
flows:
Whereas, the city of Bisbee is the
center of population of the county, is
the business center, the banking and
financial center. and the educational
center, and should be the official cen
ter of the county, and
Whereas, the removal of the county
seat from Tombstone to Bisbee will
save to the taxpayers and litigants Of
the county between $4,000 and $780,
900 year in money, besides being of
the greatest convenience and a saving
of time to the greatest number Of Peo-
pie of the county, be it
Resolved; that the city council of
the city OF Bisbee is heartily in favor
of the erection of a court house in
ard the removal OF the court house
to the city Of Bisbee; and that We
believe that Cochise county. with an
assessed valuation of over $4,000, COO
and with practically no bonded indebt-
ness. is rich enough to buy a suitable
site for the erection of a court house
and the erection Of a building to com
port with the dignity of the county.
After the passing of this resolution,
the committee tabled, a petition from
the Bywater Plumbing Company, the
Dicus Heating and Plumbing company
and the Standard Plumbing company,
asking for the creation of the Office
of plumbing inspector. An aDplica-
ton for the job met a similar fate.
The resignation of c. c. Mccoy as
a member of the city police force was
reed BY the clerk and accepted by the
council. The city marshal was au-
thorized to fill the vacancy.
Election officers for the coming city
election were appointed as follows:
From the Democrats: For the
third ward. Walter Goshn, Judge; I.
L FitzpatI ick, clerk; c. A. :?alley, it,
sLector; for the second ward, 1p1-
James, judge, Jack McGregor, clerk:
P. c. Andrews. inspector; for the first
ward, s. NJ. Burr, Judge; B. W. Nor
ton, clerk; George Hensbaw, inspect
or. From the Republicans: third
ward, F. NJ. L. Brichenhoff, Judge; L.
G. Jackson, clerk: second ward. h.
NJ. Wood, judge; VIII Forbes, clerk;
first ward, F. l.. Michaefs, Judge:
Chas. Watts, clerk. the city hail
Justice Hogan's Office and tae room
under Tammany Hail was designated
as the places OF election.
Upon motion OF Alderman Hughes
and second of Alderman Morris an
ordinance was passed prohibiting asy
person from obstracting the streets
by standing or sitting on same, or
annoying or nIolesting persons at the
entrance of churches, halls, and
other places of public assembly; also
making It unlawful Tor any person 70
obstruct any public street or the en-
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