Bisbee daily review., 1913-11-07
GARBAGE COSTS
 TO BE REDUCED
City Council Decides to Pur- chase Auto Truck = Saw ing of $6000 Yearly-Busy Session Held.

That Bisbee will have cheap gay5- age service is a certainty. It was de- cided by the city council to install an auto garbage truck and they will advertise for bids On trucks at once. This. and instructing the CeInetery committee to meet representatives of the various lodges of the district and tske up the matter of allOtting them plots in the city cemetery were the features of the regular meeting oi the city council held on Wednesday evening.
 The city clerk was instructed to ae- yertise at once for bids for a gaIb Sge auto truck after a lengthy dis ,ussion by the council The Mayor ed the discussion and stated that he had given the matter considerable at tention and investigation which com Yinced him that the saving to the city by the truck would be more than s6.O0O a year Each member of the council present carefully studied the figures of the lengthy report submit ted by the Mayor When the vote io purchase a truck was called, it was unanimous in favor
 A committee from nearly every lodge in the district attended the meeting and requested that the codn- -il allot each lodge a certain plot in he cemetery where their members who pass away. may be laid to rest
 The discussion of the request took considerable time and resulted in re- ferring it to the cemetery committee They were also given power to act in the best interests for the city. They will meet the lodge committees his afternoon immediately after the ball game for final action and will make the trip to the cemetery where he lodge representatives will select plots for their organizations.
 The street department was in structed to Eebuild the MeSparen steps on School bill. Work on them will be started in a few days.
 At the request of the school trus' tees it was decided to exchange six ret of ground adjoining the south tide of the new High school site foI ,ix feet on the west side. This was | :one to shift the flood water course 1 The school trustees will make the change without any expense to thE aity. They also guaranteed to pro | ect the adjoining property while th' change is made.
 Reports of the city officers were re eeiyed and accepted All officer made a good showing and were high ly complimented.
 The report Of the city marsha i showed the receipts for last mont to be S5,46O.26. The largest amour of this sum was derived from tn general license account which netted $2,31S75.
 Report of Fire Chief Norton show there were three fires during las 1 month to which calls the departmeE ] responded. The losses from tn | tires only amounted to about $40.
 The cemetery report, by Sexton c  i B. Thomas. showed that there wer i 2S funerals last month, Y adults an 1 6 children.
 City Attorney Fianigan reporte that he expected the case of Fo' | man against the city would come n Tor tr.al in the superior court th latter part of this month. That 'h trial of the case Of the city agains the B. I. Co will come the latter par of December. That the case of th city against Barker is practically sci tied, but is awaiting the completion of a survey before final papers ar signed
 City Health officer Herendeen rC ported that during the month ther were 21 deaths and g births. H quarantined six, four on account . diptheria and two on account Q small pox. and made inspections fol lowing complaints. One arrest rt suited from the inspection.
 Those present at the meeting wer Mayer J. $. Williams. Aldermen Hen nessey, Williams, Warrington, Hol' Jones, City Clerk Butler and City Al torney Flanigan.