Bisbee daily review., 1913-01-12

further away from the road There was fly killing campaign inaugural ed which resulted in the destruction by children of 2.OO3, 400 of these germ carriers. Chiefly as result of this work there was a large reduction in the number of cases of typhoid as compared with past years and there were but two deaths from the disease only one of those two cases having been contracted in the district
 The Borderland Route
 The matter of placing Bisbee on an Ocean to Ocean Highway was taken up and the Borderland Route endors- ed. T. A. Hughes was sent to Fl PasO as representative of this dis trict to meet Harry Drum of the Transcontinental Tours club A dele gation of forty went from here to Douglas to attend a similar meeting there. Mir. Drum was entertained at a luncheon here and escorted to Tue son. His association approved the BOrderland route and now there are an average of three or four cars a week traversing it and its feasibility is generally admitted
 The Douglas plan for this route passed around Bisbee This has been obviated by the work this club did in obtaining as the route for the state highway course through this city and over the divide to Tomb stoTte and thence west. To obtain this required some delicate maneuver- ing
 Roads Are Oiled
 inf Uh sance came from Lowell and from along the Naco road in this city. This club obtained from the super visors the oiling of Naco road from tke city line. through Lowell to the bridge where the Douglas link of the state highway ends. Also the oiling of Naco road within the city boGn- daries.
 The matter of a fair apportiOnment of the county road funds was several times taken up with the board of su- pervisors. On the first occasion a promise was obtained by the sending of a delegation fn automobiles to Tombstone A second delegation was Irter sent and further promises 9b- tained While the south end of the county has not obtained it's proper
 
 ly this than at any time before and the new work that planned on state highway and by the county officials will give this district still more this year
 A telegram sent by this club. sign ed by more than forty members was more than anything else responsible for the failure of the legislature 10 abolish the once of state engineer and has made for the district a good friend in Lamar Cobb. the incumbent of that office.
 State Legislation
 When the Semi-monthly pay day bill was under consideration by the leg islatuTe this club sent letters to each member Of both houses urging theIr support and the passage of the bin. lt Is now a law.
 Similar letters we're sent relative to the county seat removal bill which failed and also asking for liberal appropriation for mineral exhibit and its collection for the san Francis co exposition. which also failed.
 Wilcox sought to divide the coua- ". This club safused to endorse he project after receiving a petition drdAlAHA AA HUH BthHth ana dlAEI d committee had sounded local seuti- ment on the subject The refusal Of the club more than anything else de- fested the Wilcox plan.
 A committee raised the funds re- quired for the erection of the band stand at Lowell and it was through correspondence with the secretary of this club that the manager Of the moving picture theatre there. came to this district
 chiIdren's Playground Plan
 Since last April the club has been working for a children's play ground. For a time 1t worked with the school trustees when ft was thought possible tO obtain the old cemetary as a site for school and playground combin- ed. When fear that it was the segre- gated school that was 10 be placed at that site prevented favorable aC- ton the club undertook to obtain this site fo- a playground alone. The matter is now pending before the council. A committee from the club and one from the council are work ing toge.her on the matter and indi- cations are that favorable action can soon be obtained. the bodies now iy- ing in fhA most unsightiy surround ings he properly buried and cared for an an attractive place for children be created to supplant an eye sore There is now every reason to believe