Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-11
Van Slyck and Maurel Dis pleased With Road to
 Copper Hill
REJECT BIDS FOR
 BUILDING BRIDGE
Annual Cleanup of City Or dered-Other Matters at
 Regular Meeting

Because the majority C- the mem bers of the city council persisted in taking up matters of public improve ment displeasing to the minority, s. H. Van Slyck and Andre Maurel alder men from the fifth and sixth wards, respectively, rendered their resigna- tions at last night s session of the city council.
 Van Slyck was sorely displeased be- cause the majority was in favor of i'm proving the city streets leading toward Copper Hill, to form a connection with the proposed county road into this dis trict, at cost of about $500, and his resignation, to take effect at once, was rendered in good faith.
 Maurel was also displeased at this. action of council, as he could apparent ly see no reason why that portion of the city should be improved. Nerved to the proper pitch, he informed the council that unless the street system of North Globe be ordered sprinkled, his resignation would also be rendered.
 AS a plan for the sprinkling of the streets ot North Globe was abandoned the first of the year. by reason of the fact that it would entail an annual expense of about $3,500 a year, his threat did not secure the sprinkling. Neither resignation was accepted. The remaining members of the council declined to take action in the matter and both Van Slyck and Maurel are still members of the council. Van Slyck threatened to quit, whether or not his resignation was accepted, but it is hardly likely that he will carry out his threat. As Maurel has already taken out nomination petition, with the intention of becoming a, candidate for reelection from; the sixth, if is safe to say that he will not insist on his | resignation being accepted. The fireworks grew out of an at tempt of Councilman Pat Rose to se- cure some action on the improvement of the city streets forming part of the proposed Copper Hill road. | This matter has been before the council for some time and when the last tax levy was made, about $2,000 was provided to carry out this work According to the estimate of the city engineer, the work-at least the con struction of concrete wall and two | ereaux street bridge-can be done for grading will be done by interested property owners, as this expense will not be heavy.
 The matter was disposed of by order ing the city engineer to establish the grade of the road and prepare an es- innate of the cost of grading, in order that a petition, asking that the streets be improved, may be brought in by the interested property owners. It is ex- pected that more dennite action can be taken within short time. | The construction of good wagon road from Globe to Copper Hill is ex- pected to bring to this city much trade from that part of the country, and money expended in this work will be well invested, in the opinion of many who have given the matter considera- tion.
 New Foot Bridge
 Owing to the fact that the funds of the city will not permit of the construc- ton of a wagon bridge over Pinal creek at the present time, the city coun- cil last night rejected all bids for the construction of this bridge was ordered the immediate construction of new foot bridge on the east side of Broad street
 The matter was brought up by a number of interested property owners on Broad street, who requested that inasmuch as there was little chance of a wagon bridge being built for some time that a foot bridge be constructed | instead.
 The new structure will be either of steel or of the three cable suspension type, as decided by the council. Bids for both classes of construction will be asked for.
 | Twenty days will be allowed for bids and it is expected that work on the new | footbridge will be commenced within a few weeks.
 The city clerk was directed to noti- | fly the bidders on the wagon bridge of the action of the council and return all certified checks.
 City Cleaning Soon
 The annual city cleanup will be made during the week beginning Monday, March 26.
 At last night s session of the coun- cil the date of the city cleanup was of | fcially fixed. Of course property own. CTS may begin on the cleanup at once, but the work must be completed by | March 26.
 During the annual cleanup, every family in the city is expected to clean up their premises. All trash, papers, tin cans and other rubbish which may have been allowed to accumulate is to be collected and put in shape to be | hauled away
 l During the week following the an