Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-22
BUSINESS MEN
ARE BOOSTING
BON D ISSUE
Think Such Action Essential to
Continued Growth of City
Urge Completion of Road Up
Tombstone Canyon.

The enthusiasm which was arousel
at the recent banquet given by .Ee
Board of Trade has renewed DISCUS
sion 81 the improvements which were
recently outlined by members Of tic
city council. and for which they pro
lrised a tnnd issue to &c amour Ga
$50, 600. Interviews with other lead
ing citizens than those who were
uoted in these columns a few days
ago, seem to indicate that the gen
eral impression is that the city
should by all means go ahead and
make the improvements suggested.
DR.. Edmundson, prominent in finan-
cial circles and heavy stakeholder
in one of the local banks, in recent
interview expressed mis- opinion as to
the ACCESSIBILITY of issuing the bones
as follows:
''By issuing these bonds for fifteeI.
or twenty years we get the benefits
of the improvements that will accrue
therefrom and will have to pay but a
very small proportion of it at a time.
In my opinion, it is the wise thing to
do. For the Improvements which are
now being made up Tombstone Can
yon we must increase the assessment
for next year, provided these bonds
are not issued as proposed. AS to
whether or not the bonds could find
a market, will say that it cannot be
roretoid-it might be difficult thing
to dispose of them and then again 1t
might not"
George Buxton, president of the
Board OF Trade, was very enthusiastic
in regard to the proposed issue.
You may put me down as strictly
in favor of the proposed issue, and Of
every other move that will mean a
benefit to the city. ! think the issue
is the proper solution 10 the improve
ments that the city must have to
take the rank it is entitled to with
other cities of its size. Especially in
regard to the completion of the work
that was begun in Tombstone Canyon
/ am decidedly of the opinion that
the work should be finished, especial
ly as the completion of the car ser
vice to that part Oh the city depends
on it. The idea of extending the
bonds over a number of years is one
that is used by all modern cities, be
cause of the fact that is distributes
the burden among those who receive
the benefits To resort TO the methou
of taxing certain merchants along a
street for having it sprinkled, but
where all get the benefit, is similar
to the method of paying for such i'm
proyements by direct assessment.
C. e Rinehart, leading druggist,
in an interview in regard to the bond
issue, said:
You can say for me that the idea
suits me. / think it is up to the city
to make good as an up-to-date plaec,
and it can never become one unless
the improvements suggested are
made. l thing that the Board of
Trade could not boost better thing
TO promote the progress OF the city
than to urge the issuing of those
bonds Especially in regard to the
work that has been done in Tomb
stone Canyon, do l think that it
should be pushed to completion. There
is no use in leaving a thing half done
and by all means the work there
should be, completed, that the people
up the canyon may have the car SER
vice they are entitled to. 1t is also
of vital Importance that the fire pro-
lection be made adequate and the
sewer system made TO cover the en-
tire city"