Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-03
COUNCIL |S
 PUSHING CITY
 ID THE FRONT
In the Midst of Details For Civic improvements That Total S350,000 -L Last Nights Session Busy One.

The sessions or the c.ty council these days are long and serious. Tie regular monthly meeting held last night WasNnO exception. The cause Hes sn atteutiOg to details of the ex- p5nditure of S2j0,00O. recently voted by the people of Bisbee for the im- provement or the streets Of the camp and for the improvement Of the fire system.
 Bids for supplies for the fire sys- lem, amounting t0 about S3U000. were awarded and others amounting to many more thousand await action.
 The resignation of Johnny James. recently on the police force of the city. was accepted and the matter or ihe appointment of ais successor ly,. lerred 10 the city marshal. Upon complaint of several of the property owners of Brewery Guicn the opening os the subway near the depot, which Is being built now with a smaller opening, was ordered to be, enlarged to it's former size in order 10 avoid flooding the property up the @uiCn
 A proposition to supply the city i with water from the Walnut Springs mining claim was received and re- .cired 10 a CCImittee for further ac- | ton.
 The contract for cement to be useo | in street Improvements was awarded 1 to the Moore Fuel < Feed Compauy ar $2.s3 a barrel. Between 5000 and ld,000 barrels will be used The council met with the mayor and all of the aldermen present ex- cept Edwards who came in later. | City Marshal Jack Stevens reported ' licenses collected $1960.90: property |, tax, S13SS.9S; street tax, S2S1.9 dog tax, $li fines. S50.0J; total. s2612.S .SS. i There were two small refunds. l City Physician John Hagen report ! ed for the month of February twenty one births, four deaths, five cases Of scarlet fever, with no cases at pres l CnJ; six city cases attended and one. milk license granted.
 l Street Commissioner F. !. McCul- | lOugn reported that he had enlarged | and improved the city yard on NacO | road, had placed fence about d and | that the old subway was practically ! filed. He reported the work on O. K. ! street progressing satisfactorily. but ! that he was handicapped by lack of 1 lumber and cement.
 | Permission was granted John l Wohlschlagel to build q cemcnt sldo walk g feet in length from the city | aall to John Treu's place. Applications for appointment to the place made vacant by the resignation ! of John James were made by Henry | Hall J. Wilmoth and L.. s. Merrill. They were all referred to the city marshal for recommendation Several applications for superin- tendent of the water works were or dered filed.
 All bids fo pipes and tanks were lFejesed and bsds ordered readver- tised for. This action was tak.n be cause of the recent drop in t;.C price or iron and steel, the cOaacii ligurine that they can thereby save several hundred dollars.
 The bid for hydrants. = in number. was awarded to the Ludlow people at 2 total of S2375A This was not the lowest bsd. but the hydrants were recommended by the fire chief a. being heavier and of a superior qual- fly. For the same reason the bid for valves was awarded to the same Deo- pie. The valves will cost the city $2S42-75- The hydrants will each ! connexions for four lines of hose. Valve boxes win be re advertised for. all bids having been rejected.
 Upon request of the Copper Queea | Company warrants held by them Co | the amount of si066 were ordered paid.
 The mayor was empowered to ern-