Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-12-18
THREE COMMITTEES
GET TOGETHER into
ONE ORGANIZATION
Permanent Officers Named
and Investigation of Com
mission Form of Govern
ment Will Start at Once.
OTHER CITIES WILL.
TELL OF RESULTS

Out OF three committees appointed
FOR the same purpose there has ueen
organized a single committee which
viii invest. gate the jesirability OF
some character of commission Iofm
OF government for Bisbee and report
their findings through the various or
carnations which have appointed the
members of the committee 10 the c.t'-
zens generIlly. This was the result
OF a meeting which was held in the
council chambed OF the City Hal
last evening at which were represent
atiyes Of the committees named here
to.ore BY The Business Mems Protec-
tive association, Commercial CluD aud
the city government. At this meet
ing the protective association was
represented By c. W Alien, the city
government by city Clerk Butler and
The Commercial Club by J. NJ. OCon-
Een, Walter u. Evans and Joseph II.
GRAY. The holiday rush OF business
Kept other members OF the commit
tees from attendance so that the quo
rum present proceeded to organiza-
ton without further delay.
Officers Are Selected.
Last evening the meeting called
for the organization OF the proposed
Investigation committee on forms Of
municipal government was called 20
order by ]. VI. O'Connell. who eN-
ulained the object of the call and
stated that a motion for the election
of permanent officers was in order.
He suggested NJ Newman Tor chair
man since he had given the matter
more study than any other member
I of the committee. This nomination
| W made By Gray and seconded by
RuckyaIter and carried. Next, Allen
moved the nomination of City Clerk
Butler as secretary but the latter de-
clined and nominated Secretary Gray
/ of the Commercial Club. The nomin-
/ alton was seconded by Evans ana
Gray was elected.
To Name subcommittee.
Nsxt was brought up the matter D.
committees and on motion OF Gray,
seconded ny Evans, the chairman was
Z authorized to appoint such commit
T tees ana composed of as many mem
hars as he might see the immediate
I need of This provides for the in
medi tie start OF invest cations OF the
I various phases through suD-cohlhill,
| tees which is the probable method
( that VIII De klhtl AahNAA ~ NAA+N
/ which is certain To extend over 4
usriod OF several months and II VIII
/ not be necessary to wait for the END
| of the holiday season when more
| largely attended meetings VIII come
10 start correspondence on the SUD
! iect in several different difecllohs.
| Discussion Is informal.
/ During the session various phases
| of the matter were discussed esps-
cially as applicable 10 Bisbee, as was
the action Of Phoenix recently, anu
/ the state OF affairs that had arisen
1 there by too hasty action. A be sure
snd be. careful spirit was manifested
hy all who were present and the sec
retary was instructed 70 obtain All
| the literature obtainable from the
Short Ballot association and inior-
nation from the cites OF similar size
to Risbee that had adopted charters
of natures similar 20 that conteu''
plated here as 10 the results that
| such cities had obtained.
| Before the next meeting, Whlca
will be at the call Of Chairman New
man, the committees he deems neces,
saTy 10 start the ball rolling VIII
have been organized and will have
something to report to the meeting
OF the committee Of the whole.