Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-27
COMMERCIAL CLUB SEEKS PAVEMENT ON
 UPPER MAIN STREET
Movement Inaugurated will Mean Much to Merchants and Gene ral Public; Street Railway Plans Assistance.

! lbilo HooioA AdiiJGs
 Paving of upper Main Street was the matter of most general interest 10 be considered by the directors of the ] Commercial club at their regular meet ing for the month of July, such meet lings being held monthly instead of bi-weekly duing the summer months. i This is a matter the club has had un- der consideration before but allowed ! to rest when the European War broke out and was followed by reductions i in the mines. It can be secured only on petition of the property owners and hence a committee was named to sound their views as first steps in the project
 There has long been complaint that upper Main Street from the end of the brick paving is either a dust heap or bog. Passengers who board cars at the Flood Gate stop have to wade through dust or mud and dirty shoes and boots, soiled or bedraggled skirts for the women are the inevitable re- suit. Complaint has been general and there seemed to be good chances for the paving before the business depres- sion of last year that how now SO hap oily vanished
 If it is determined to pave upper Main Street the street railway will pave between its tracks and two feet on either side This leaves but a small amount of paving for the prop erty owners who would pay four-Htths of the expense Of paving such strips in front of their premises and the city the remaining one-ffth. It is believed
 that the property owners are now ready for the improvement and this is what the special committee composed . of M. J. Cunningham, M Newman and L J. Overlook will ascertain. l Without the persistent and consist ent efforts of the Commercial Club the recently paved surface of Naco Road would not have been secured. ] These efforts followed the success of |. the club in securing from the county the paving of the road between Bis bee and Warren If the present move ment prove equally successful the club will have secured the completion of the paving of most of the import ant business sections of the city. The demand for such paving comes from | all classes of citizens, those compell- cd to walk across the dusty or muddy street to board cars traversing it or driving vehicles of all classes. It is believed that the Street Railway com pany would welcome such paving as | |it would tend 10 lessen the difficulty I in keeping tracks clear from detritus after and during such heavy rain and enable traffic to be kept open without eXasperating breaks and delays ! Bringing the Liberty Bell' to Bis bee was also discussed and as re- suit nine letters were yesterday sent out by the secretary taking up the matter of cooperation with other |. Commercial Bodies, the railroad and .the company heads In this matter the directors stand ready to cooperate with all interested in bringing the Bell this way and here if it be possible to do so
 Whether or no Warren shall have public library is now depending up on the will of Andrew Carnegie. The i secretary read the directors the let ter he had sent to MT Carnegie ask ing for the donation of a library as he had been directed to do at the last meeting.
 Some of the finest pictures of the roads and scenery about Bi9bee ever secured have been taken for the club by Irwin and will be used by the !. secretary in illustrated magazine ar ticles that will appear within the next two or three months. These and new views taken in the city and of the mines will also appear in the county book.