Bisbee daily review., 1919-05-07
CITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR BIDS FOR
 PAVING STREETS UNDER BOND ISSUE.
Bids for Work Covered by $2OOOOO Bonds Recently Voted to Be Opened June 3; Monthly Report Shows
 Community Health Good; Other Matters

At last nights regular meeting of the city council with Mayor Jacob Erickson presiding, a resolution was unanimously adopted calling for the advertisement of bids on the proposed paving of Bisbee streets recently made possible by the vote of the peo- pie in which $200,000 in road bonds were authorized. Publication of the call for bids Is to run for a period of ten consecutive days, the first publi- cation appearing in The Review this morning.
 An ordinance for the sale of the S200,000 bonds will come up at the ad- journed regular meeting to be held on the 18th. Sealed proposals for the paw ing of the streets will be opened on June 3, at 2 p. m.
 A report of the finance committee showed the city's indebtedness for the month of April to be $5,30714 in pub lie bills with payroll of $6,640.66. The report of the committee was accepted and warrants were authorized to liqui- date the debts.
 Community Health Good
 During the month of April the health of the community was generally good Influenza cases show a de- crease and the quarantine was op- dered lifted by the health committee and the council. Sixteen cases Of measles were reported for the month, and 16 deaths resulting from sundry causes Of the deaths eight were adults and eight were children. The males showed majority in the death list with a total of 12.
 The report of the fire chief showed that the department had answered five alarms during the month, all fro small fires excepting the Phelps Dodge fire, the total loss of which has not yet been announced by the adjusters. The police department showed a col lection of $432 in fines during the month with a total of AZ arrests. Rev enue derived from street tax amounted to $21S1.20, while $13 was paid into the city treasury for dog licenses. From all sources of taxation and col lections for the city during the month of April S7S76.S9 was reported.
 Engineering Dept. Busy
 City Engineer Halleck reported con siderable work accomplished in his department during the month with to- tai expenses amounting to $4400. Dur ing the month the city engineer drew up the plans and specifications for the paving and tested the city scales in accordance with the table of weights and measures. The reservoir, he reported, is now only four inches from being full. The Phelps Dodge fire, he said, had taken approximately 100000 gallons of water from the reservoir.
 s. K. Williams, representing about 1000 taxpayers, presented to the council a petition calling for the War ren Company to extend their tracks to the western corporate limits of the city. The reason for the request, ne said, was because of the present, in convenience of the people living in Tombstone canyon, and it would pre- vent the unnecessary expense of Changing the pavement at later date, when all the paving will have been laid. Motion by Mayor Brick son that the matter be postponed un- tA later date, when the officials ol the Warren company could be present, was agreed upon by the council
 On the top of Mason Hill, near Rob arc light was needed in view of that place being dangerous at night. The matter was referred to the street lighting committee with power to ac;
 City Engineer Halleck stated that Mir. Ackard, on School Hill, had his wall damaged by being undermined by reason of the city grading in that vi