Bisbee daily review., 1913-01-19
PLAY GROUND PLANS MEET DELAY I'LL
 ATTORNEY REPORTS
Question of Abandonment oi
 Old Cemetery and Tran
 script of Law Will Be Pre- 7 pared and Presented.
WILL SHOW PUBLIC
 THROUGH PICTURES

Another delay came to the play
 ground proposition fast night at the
 special meeting of the city council ! The city attorney was absent and al- i though the law had previously been read to .he council they still appear ed to feel some doubt on the matter and 1t was suggested by $. K. WI ! Hams chairman of the Commercial al ! Club committee that the matter he ' deferred until the final report from ! the city attorney shall have been re- ceived. The mayor stated that an- other meeting on this subject would Ge called next week when the city lt- rtoIneys report would be received aBi acted upon.
 Clubs Offer Read
 When the council met Inst n.gm there was read the statement Of Sec retary Gray of the Commercial club as to what the club was prepared e 90. This proyiued that the ciub should raise the funds for exhuming the Tod ies, boxing them prope ly nd trans feTring them to the new cemetary Alderman Hin raised tie point tha the club had previously offered io ie fray all expenses and that the sexton would require help.
 To this Secretary Gcay replied that the city generally believed that the ! sexton was employed to dig all graves l and was doing 90 but that fl such was l not the case that the club would go 10 that added expense and he did not l hel.eye it would cost over $lS0. oie l slid the club had already undertaken | 10 raise upwards of S2.00O and wolli | not hesitate al this added amount.
 Will publish Pictures
 After the meeting was over last | night Secretary Gray said that he hop i ed for favorable action at the next | meeting but that he would delay no i longer in pushing action He sad that | he had five photographs showing The present disgraceful conditions and i Monday would send for a group cut of these to be made 10 show the pres | ent horrible conditions in the ceme- | tery. This cut, he said. would take at least a week to obtain but that then, i, no matter what might be the acion of i the council i should be published
 The question raised in the council was whether or not the cemetery has l been abandoned and at tne next meet | ing decisions on that subject as well |
  ed. The law on the subject was read | to the council several months since but the point of abandonment has never been brought up.
 Conditions Descr bed
 Speaking of the cemetery Secretary fray said. There are supposed tO be fifty three bodies buried there. We could find only thirty-six graves and .HH E not be determined We want 10 | place all of these bodies where they Til be deCently cased for, where dry ! Ing clothes will not be hung upon , where The graves will be sept as they should be. We want no iescIation Of graves but on the con trary want them made sacred All will be made with de cent and proper respect Marked graves will take the place of neglect ed ones It is true that some are now 9 ell kept. but they are the exception. the rule is neglect.
 Contrast is Offered
 Tn place of this condition picture l, a playground filled with happy chil- 5ren. Can any one desire more beautiful contrast! Should the many graves be allowed 70 pc lpISotteh toi the few when all memories may be given honor at the suitable place2 Should little children be killed on the streets Of Bisbee when their lives may he savedg l can admire senti- ment hut ! can think of no sentiment more beautiful than that the dead s ould wish their places taken by aappy. laughing, healthy children And besides this when any Of those now may oppose the project are gone. any who now care for those graves. r who will take their place on the up- keep of those graves?
 As yet there has been no valid oo- .ection to the proposed change and when we show the pabiic the photo graphs we have they will be almost unanimously with us.