Bisbee daily review., 1912-12-08
CHIlDREN'S PLAY GROUNDLOOKS
PRACTICALLY ASSURED THING
committees Will Determine Expense of Moving Graves
and II Appears That Report of Committee to Coun-
Gil viii Recommend reject and Taking Over Site
for Public Purposes Money Will Be Forthcom-
ing for Improvement

heard the merry laugh OF happy child
hood. The members of the commit
tees could not see how, when all due
respect was shown 10 the dead in the
reburial Of their bodies, there coulo
be any objection b. relatives. 1t was
deemed a movement for the benefit OF
all. general municipal improvement
which all should approve
Project Is Explained.
Upon the meeting Of the commit
tees Secretary Joe Gray OF the Com
mercial club explained the inception
of the playground idea and how il
had grown. He stated that he was
informed a promised donation of half
the amount Of a 500 equipment was
obtainable by the raising Of the other
half and that he believed the prom
ised donation would be raised TO
halt of the desired $1,000 for such
equipment. He told what other sums
were raised and how II waS planned
TO raise the balance. Then he told
| of plans TO raise any sum required
for the exhuming and re-casketing OF
bodies provided the city would pay
| for the re-burial. Continuing he told
of the urgent need Of u playground,
| place where children might go and
not be IN danger on the street.
S. X. Williams told of the endorse
ment OF the project by residents Of
the vicinity OF the old cemetery anu
of what he thought could be done IN
/ raising funds. He also told Of the
| good that would accrue.
L. J. Overlook spoke of the pres
4 ~
| few graves we're kept up. He de
clared he believed the city should
take the ground over for playground
especially since a, would cost 50 ut
| tie. Alderman Henncssy alSo tav-
ored the project aud advanced some
strong arguments. Alderman Warm
ington told of those whom he haC
heard Of who might object and then
! told of improvements on the plans
already advanced that might be made.
William Robinson Of the Commercial,
| club committee also favored the pro
| iect and il was he that made the mo.
| ton that the committee visit the old
Cemetery. count the graves and deter
mine what the expense would be.
4 Tuesday afternoon was the date de
cided on for this visit.
| After the meeting County Engineer
McNeish told one of the members
that he had a map showing locations
of graves. the names Of the dead and
other data, prepared about six years
ago. which he would turn over to the
committee and which they will find
great help.
Law Upon Subject.
| Inrav IN tho rnaTfaFs 0f han0On.
ing a cemetery and taking IL over
for public purposes is clear. 1t states
that wherever a cemetery lying with
in a city shall have been abandoned
the city council may by resolution
take the land over for public pur.
poses. This leaves open the projecl
of using the site for playground OF
park but makes it impracticable to
( take it for school purposes. When
the title is in a town trustee, as in
the present case, the law makes il
mandatory upon the trustee to deed
he land for the public purposes re
quired to the city. II is not believed
/ that when the matter is fully under.
stood that anyone will object to the
/. project for as has been stated, the
4 utmost decency aud consideration is
to be observed and the good that will
follow must be manifest to all.
h Expense Net Great.
\ Il was estimated that the total ex-
I pense would not exceed $1,000 includ-
ing the equipment and il was be
lieved that there would be a public
movement in sympathy with it which
would easily make this possible. At
this time Alderman Warrington
spoke of what a good idea it would
be for seats to be placed for women
to rest and get the air and then was
preached the possibility Of a band
stand, 10 come later, and of the in
stalIation Of public cOnyeniences a.
[ that point. II was here evident thar
/ all of those at the meeting favored
the project as Il had been explained