Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-02
MAY TEST
 ORDER IF
 TAX BODY
City Council in Session Last Night lnferrs Thatit May Contest Recent Orders Of Tax Commission.
MAY BRING SUIT TO
 COMPEL PAYMENT TAX
Cemetery Matter Discussed And Referred to Special Committees-G. w. Totman To Succeed Thomas.


 That the city of Bisbee will soon contest two recent orders of the state tax commission became evident last night when the city fathers tabled all discussion in regard to the $110. GOO assessment of the city upon the Copper Queen general office site and the S2O.O00 assessment upon the Y. M. C. A. It was decided to take up the matter of contestine the orders at a late- meeting.
 The discussion arose when com munication was read to the council from C. NJ. Zander. chairman of the state tax commission. notifying the city of Bisbee 10 eliminate from it's tax rolls the $2O.OOO item on the Y. VI. C. A. building Chief Allison told the council that such institutions were exempted in most cities through out the country
 lt was then brought out that the previous order Of the state tax com mission was parallel to the Y M c. A arder and that if one were fol- lowed both would have to be Though m vote was taken on the matter it seemed to be tue concensus of opin- ion among the members of the COun- cil that it should be made a test case of A new angle of the case arose when Marshal Allison asked if he could accept a part of the taxes from the Copper Queen Company, and still hold the right to the city to sue the company for the taxes on the other assessments.
 A comparatively large crowd was on hand before the council last even ing to speak in regard to the old cem- etery. The mayor in speaking of the matter advised that immediate steps be taken to eliminate the cemetery and to convert it into a city park The mayor declared that a number of peope had come to him in regard Co the proposition and had said that they would bear a part of the burden financially, in making the change
 The mayor then asked for the opin ion of several prominent residents of the city and particularly taXpay CTS of the Brewery Gulch section of Bisbee. Wm. TruaX, Jr., in speak ing for Mrs Brady. property owner in the neighborhood, said that the latter would be willing 10 bear her proportion of the expense incl dental to the removal of the bodies now inferred there and to the perma rant improvement of the property for park purposes. Joe Muheim, l. J. Overlook. Baptiste Carretto anC W. NJ. Edwards also expressed tho 1. opinion that the cemetery should b' removed and a park built in its stead
 Alderman Poland showed where i would be useless to go ahead witt the proposition unless the building now facing Brewery Gulch and ownet by the Copper City Brewing Compan! and Mrs. Harrison. could be included in the tract proposal to purchas the buildings was then mentioned
 Councilman Hennessy stated that in his opinion, it would be adyisab to make a start on the matter, bu in view of the condition of Bisbee from a general business standpoint not 10 undertake the whole matte at once Hennessy advised the couI cil first to make the start by secul ing the permit from the trustees the cemetery to make the chang' and second: to go ahead once this secured and remove from the cem, tery the fifty or sixty inferred bodie which are now in the abandoned bu ia ground.
 Mayor Adams then appointed COT mittee of counclmen and propert owners to confer on the matter
 was stipulated that this cOmmitte should determine what the properi could be purchased for that no stands between the cemetery and tt Gulch. The committee was also i structed to determine if the cemetel