Bisbee daily review., 1915-09-21

lengthy talk. In response to an as
sertion. made by Baptiste Caretto. to
the effect that the park petition rep.
resented more taxable property than
did the other. offered to let the merits
/ of the question rest on that basis He
declared that any such petition. on
those grounds. would show the proper
/ ty owners sentiment strongly opposed
to the proposed expenditure Kyle
also stated the need of other improve
ments, before a park should be
Thought Of He called the proposed
item an extravaganza and not econo-
my.
W. b. Cleary opened his remarks
in favor of the proposed item by pay
ing compliments to those speakers
who preceded him. Cleary compared
the city OF Bisbee with cities. of com.
parative size and importance, I'm other
parts Of the world and asked if il was
at all favorable He declared the
crowded condition of the streets ne.
cessitated a park where men. women
and children could congregate and
could keep off the city streets and.
thus. avoid blocking traffic.
Councilman Charles Cunningham
voiced the crux of the matter when he
said the objections were based on the
antagonism existing between the two
ends of the city-Brewery Gulch and
Main Street. He stated that were the
proposed park to be situated i'm Tomb.
stone Canyon there would be No com
plant from the residents Of that sec.
ton. Cunningham stated the council
wanted to do what was exactly right
in the matter He also stated his be
lief in the integrity Of the council
and Of its wish to serve the entire
people
In Billy Delbridge's talk was found
the best spirit of the evening. Del
bridge is miner and owns property
in Tombstone Canyon.
Delbridge opened by comparing Bis
bee today with Bisbee thirteen wears
ago. He traced the progress of the
city calling attention In the instala.
ton of the sewer. TO the improvement
OF Tombstone Canyon from a creek
bed to a well kept street TO the build.
ing of subway along the length NJ
the canyon and finally 10 the nave.
ment of the downtown sections Of the
city
In passing he called attention TO the
great Improvement I'm property and its
attendant rise i'm valuation. And final
ly the speaker appealed 70 the people
.of Bisbee, as a whole, to get together
on matters effecting the city. He stat
ed that it had been the policy too
long for Tombstone Canyon and
Brewery Gulch to oppose anything
that might help the other. He show
ed that anything helpful and conduc-
I'VE Of large property values and better
living conditions. helped the whole of
Bisbee. He gave it as his opinion
that a rejection Of the proposed item
for the park would render new an Old
sore. He offered the suggestion that
the park was an excellent thing. and
should be gone ahead with. but laid
HIeat stress on working together and
stated that to make a good start
Tombstone Canyon should aid Brew
cry Gulch in securing a place where
its people and the people Of the en-
tire city could have some place TO
reCreate.
After Delbridge's remarks. Council.
man Toland offered a motion. approv.
ing Of the item. Tt was PASSED with
one objection. After a discussion of
very few minutes Councilman Toland
moved the adoption Of the entire bud
get This was approved unanimously.
The council viii meet i'm regular
session this evening to take up the
business that has accumulated since
the nrst Of the month