Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-03
CITY COUNCIL AOT
 DOING BANKING ON
 OWN RESPONSIBILITY
Individual Members Shy at Proposal to Take Custody
 of Bonds Last Night
BUSINESS SESSION HELD

The city's light bill will shown in- crease when the bills for the month of May come in. Much valuable cur rent was used by the council last night in trying to figure out what it shoWi do with S5,000 Southern Paci- fic bonds, offered by the Miners and Merchants bank as security for muni- cipal deposits. The proposition of the bank was in danger Of rejection twice because the couGcil did not know what 10 do with the bonds if they got them.
 It was suggested that they be de posted in a bank safety deposit vault and the key given to Councilman Newman, chairman of the finance committee, but Mir. Newman prompt ly sat on that plan, saying that he did not care to have the responsibil- ity. The mayor said the same thing. as did the city clerk. No one would accept the key to any vault contain ing so much of valuable bonds. The proposition seemed in q fair way to go overheard and the council was on the verge Of notifying the bank that another kind of security would have to be given, when Councilman New man conceived the idea of deposit ing the bonds in the M 6 M. bsAk and thus put the responsibility on the bank.
 Council Signs Relief.
 A box of cigars was then passed around and the body engaged in quiet celebration over that settlement of sR fnF cn thick that it could be sliced with . knife.
 Council held a lengthy session, the meeting lasting until nearly midnight, all aldermen being present excep: MT. Hughes. The finance committee approved bills amounting to s5,392.- 99, the expenditures being larger than usual owing to the settlement made in the Lombardi case, expense of auditing the city books, repair of fire wagon, purchase of cement, etc.
 A retail liquor license was granted to Tipton and company, the petition having been brought over from the last special meeting.
 Cars Cause Protest.
 Complaint was registered regard ing the stopping Of street cars oa 10th tracks at the same time in front of the Johnson building. This matter will be taken up by the street committee with the street railway company. Complaint was also made regarding teams and automobiles rounding the corners of the Copper Queen plaza at such a rapid rate and the marshal was requested to apply an ordinance governing speed near street car tracks.
 Fire Chief Norton registered a com plaint against the condition Of the tracks near the depot and the '. w. C. A., stating that the fire department wagon ran into a flange near the H. ". c. A. and sprung the axle of the ~agon, necessitating taking 1t to the repair shop. Numerous other com ulaints were made against the flanges at the depot and the association building.
 Pay For Winding Clock.
 X bill for S36 for winding the clock on the ?ythian castle was presented to the city, covering the past year There had been no authority granted by council for such an expenditure, but inasmuch as a similar bill had been previously paid, the claim was allowed.
 An incident of the report of the Hghting committee was that Alder man Newman's management Of the moon was saving the city apprcN- mately s200 6 month in it's light bills, by the system of turning of the Iignt with the advent of Luna and turning them on at her exit behind Mule mountain.
 A petition was received from resi- 7ents of Wood canyon, signed by dozen residents, asking for light and water" The petition was refer -ed to the light and fire committee, council having no water committee.
 The report of the health officer,