Bisbee daily review., 1911-06-07
300 TRAC|NGS ARE
 MISSING FROM CITY
 ENC|AEER'S OFFICE
Valuable Drawings Gone Local Bremen Will Not
 Help Lowell
BRAZlELS ASK COMPROMISE

Over 300 tracings are missing from the office of the city engineer. the only tTacings being those of the map of the original townsite. These tracings were missed when City Engineer Ziesemer took charge of the office and the matter was reported to the city council last night.
 City Engineer Ziesemer said that there should be a tracing of every map and deed the city had, as the only way in which surveys could be obtained without them was from the deeds, taking the metes and bounds as a starting point Here after tracings will be kept locked in the city vault, the engineer to be recepted by the city clerk every time tracings pass from the hands of the city engineer. The city clerk will write to the predecessors of Mr. Ziesemer to try to locate the miss ing tracings.
 The finance committee reported that 1t had approved bills against the city amounting to s3,S24.26.
 offer Reduction
 Attorneys representing the Bra zieis appeared before the colncil and stated they were present to make an offer, at the request of a member of the council, to settle the judgment against the city, S6,075. for cash. The attorneys stated they would settle for S6,000. The council took no action regarding the offer.
 Not Going to Lowell
 IL was decided that hereafter the fire fighting apparatus may not go to Lowell, several members of the council pointing out the danger the city was laying itself liable to while the apparatus was away. The fire department will loan Lowell hose, but it must be sent for by the city of Lowell and returned.
 The city marshal reported that SS,SS3.5T had been collected during tho Tronth in license money. The NlE s-tCc JIG1c reported S213.Su collected in fines during the month Of May from % cases.
 SprinkIine Costs Little
 The street superintendent reported that he had used water for sprink- ling purposes from the reservoir since May IS and that it had re- ouired only one inch of water from the reservoir per day. there being in the reservoir at the present time lSh feet of water The superintend ent recommended that two shifts Of workmen be put to work on the drifting being done in the city well below the Thomas residence.
 To Sell Tin Cans
 The sewer commissioner asked for instructions regarding cleaning up the city. asking if he must enforce ordinances strictly. He said the whole city, and particularly Chihua- hua hill and Dubacher canyon. are in very filthy condition. The council instructed him to hire a force of Mexicans to clean up these places, sell the tin cans found. and report hack to the council the differ ence between the cost of the extra hire and the profit from the sale of the tin cans
 City Marshal Bassett Watkins asked for a leave of absence of three weeks, to begin June 8, and he was granted the leave. Mir Wat kins will visit his old home at Madi- son, Wis.
 The council passed an ordinance fixing the street grade of Tombstone canyon from the corner of the Pal ace stables to the soda works
 Thirty New Licenses
 Applications for saloon license from 30 saloons were received ano acted upon favorably All of the 30 saloons have been doing busi- ness under city license except one, a new applicant.
 A communication was read from the Dicus Plumbing and Heating company, offering to destroy the rats that invest the city barn for wholesale price Of s25. with a new rat exterminator, a poison. Favors the Cats Councilman Newman suggested cats as being more economical, but Street Superintendent Mcdonald stated that there are already ten cats at the barn. He said that the fight betwen the cats and the rats was about a draw. Councilman Hen derson favored rough-on-rats, saving that it was claimed that it would vag them out of town. No action was taken regarding the offer. the council deciding to preserve neutral ! ity between the cats and the rats 1 for a while longer.