Bisbee daily review., 1910-05-27

alarm system was taken up. Al the regular May meeting the bids were opened for the installation of such a system. with the Gamewen company was the only bidder. The fire com mittee reported that they had ob- tained several desirable changes in the contract and recommended it's acceptance. The report was adopted and then a resolution was passed that the city lease the system offered by the GamewelI company. This will be leased the city at $500 per year for three years, at the end of which time 1t becomes the property of Douglas. the rent going as payment on principal. Thus is insured a great improvement in the alarm sys- tem. which will end any trouble of calls to wrong localities such as can- nof be entirely avoided by the pres e1t method Of telephoning in alarms.
 In connectin with the fire depart meEt a request was mode for a raise in the salary of the captain. It was stated that two of the call men would be out next month and that the sf0 per month paid these two men could be used for the increase asked. A resolution was then passed reducing the number of call men from fifteen to thirteen and adding s1O to the captains salary. winch will make his pay after June l at the rate of sl0O per month.
 Hurry Up Commission.
 It was stated that the public gen erally were anxious to see the work of improving the water service in- augurated: that the mains and hy- drants, or fire plugs were not ale Quate, as had been reported some time since. A resolution was adopt ed instructing the water commission to immediately start the work of en- .largement and improvement of tho system to rectify these faults and al so that they check up and submit a report to the council on the material and supplies on hand turned over by the Douglas Improvement company tc the city.
 [ In connection with the water ques tion the recent dedication in the water department of Globe came up The commission was not instructed to require bond from the cashier oi bookkeeper of the Douglas depart ment but the matter will be called tC the attention of the commission ana bond will undoubtedly be required
 Greene Says Farewell.
 This ended the unfinished bushes, before the council and Mayor Greent said few words at the closing O his administration. He said that a times they he'd been the subject O. criticism from some sources, but tha he believed that it was generally agreed that they had done their best had acted in good faith and he wal sure that as time went by thel would receive the commendafion O the citizens. They had. he said. no always been agreed on all points but that in the end harmony has prevailed and that they could sub init their record as they retired iron iofice.
 The city administration which end lthis month has done much which vii lredound to the benefit of Douglas | Under it the fire department ma progressed 10 a splendid state of ei hciency. The paid system has growi
 with the paying of a small salary t
 ~call men," the premium rate on in surance has been largely decreased fine horses are owned by the city
 steam is constantly kept up in tn
 engine and in all ways the value O
 the department has been increased
 The ownership of the water plan
 has been accomplished by the pres
 ent administration, many excellent ol ldinances have been passed and a
 time goes by the much that has bee
 done by the Greene administrafio
 will come home to the people. ''B 'ltheir works shall they be known"