Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-10-03
PLAYGROUND TO
Be SUPPORTED
Commercial Club Boosts
Plan to Secure Breath
ing Spot for Boys and
Girls of Bisbee
PUT UP TO COUNCIL

Whether Bisbee will take its posi-
ton with the most progressive Of
Cities by installing a playground for
the children. fully equipped with APP
lGratus that would make It the most
attractive OF places for the little
folk is the question that has been put
NJ to the city council by the Com
n.ereial club. That OrsaR.z atiOn has
asked the council TO furrish the site
and has agreed to look after the
equipment II the council acts as re
qGested the children of Bishee will
have a park of their own before
spring.
Cine of the directors Of the Com
mercial club who is interested espe-
cially in the childrcn's playground
project made the above statement to
a representative OF The Review yes
terday following the request made to
the city council that ii pass a resolu-
tion taking over the old cemetery for
the purposes of park and playground.
Speaking on this subject he explained
how the matter stood so far as the
club is concerned and the feeling In
the city as he sees it, He declares
that there is more need for some
thing of the kind in this city than
ordinarily and that he was confident
that the people OF the city would
warmly support the project.
Lack Of Room Shown.
He called attention to the number
of children seen playing in and about
the streets daily. The lack of room
about the majority of homes for chill
dren TO play, the danger that at
tended life and limb from conditions
as they now are, sitting the death of
a little child run down on o. X. trail
but q few months ago and numerous
escapes that seem marvellous. The
children are not to be blamed nor are
the parents. he said. for there is no
other place for the children. The
whole people are at fault Tor not fuG.
nishing more places for tho little
ones to exercise and enjoy them.
selves. He added that by removing
the graves from the old cemetery 10
the new a slightly place would be
made instead of an unsightly one so
that the municipal Improvement would
be double one.
May Take Over Cemetery.
The law under which the playground
site may be obtained. he stated, puts
il in the power of 4 city council u
take over a graveyard, abandoned, by
the passage OF a resolution to that
effect This is under chapter rs OF
the laws of 1909. A second provision
makes it mandatory for a townsite
trustee to turn such property over to
the municipality for public purposes
after such a resolution. The munich
pality has TO remove, at its own ex'
pense, the bodies from the old grave
yard to the new. This is the ex
pense B.sbce viii be put to in OBJ
tanning a park ana playground. The
lives and health of the children are
what viii be purchased at this price
Wants Project Completed.
While Fairgrounds are at all times
needed, that need il greatest wher
school is not in session and the days
are filled with idleness. Now the
children are off the street fer many
hours. in the spring and summer theS
have no place else to go. The Com
mercial club is. therefore anxious that
the present winter shall see the pro
ject 1t is backing completed.
1T is time for the people generalli
to get behind the project said Sec
rotary Gray OF the club. Let then
show the council that there is a rea
demand for the playground. Let then
follow up the request Of the CONNER