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The Imperial press., 1905-05-20
IMPORTANT MEETING
Mir. Heber Meets With The Water Compa
 nies Directors
Frank And Amabe Discussion Leads To Propositions Which
 Means Mnch To Imperial Valley

to have the finest irrigation system il
 California and they are to be congratu
 lated on now having the resources witt
 which to build it. Another thing the, can do, they can pay their stockhOlder
 for the crop damages they have suffered in the past, and that item alone vii ease the burden of a good many of oul most deserving settlers. We hope tC present to our readers the new contrac
 between Imperial Water Go. No 5 and the California Development Go. next week. In the case of Imperial Yates Co., No l, a difficulty was presented in that it's authorized capital stock is about al issued. However as there are 16l ,0O( aci es of lad within the boundaries o Imperial Water Go. No and only 100 900 shares of stock, it was determined tc call a stockholders meeting for July 26th 1905 for the purpose of increasing the capital stock of the company to 125, 00( shares as it is believed that at least 25, GOO acres out of the 6l 1000 acres not pro- vided with water stock within u e limits of number one can be irrigated. This will give Imperial Water Go. No 25- 900 shares of stock to sell for it's own use and benefit.
 This matter was fully discussed at a m T |. Water Go. No held Tuesday evening and an understanding reached, that of the 25,00O shares of stock thus accrung to number one, 10000 shares would be distributed among the stockholders of number one who suffered crop damages during 1904. As there were about $350,- 900 of such damages, according to the appraising committees estimate it will be seen that each claimant will get about 57 per cent of his claim in water stock at SEQ per share. This will no doubt be quite welcome to most of those parties who suffered the damages In Imperial Water Co.,, No 7 there are 6,OOO shares of stock that will go to the water com pany under this arrangement, and it is believed that at least 2,000 acres of good land is yet available in that com pany on which stock can be sold. This will give number seven quite it's proportion of benefit with the other companies by this arrangement.
 The representatives of Water Go. No. 6 and No 8 that were present at the Tuesday meeting expressed themselves as being entirely pleased with the pro- position made by MT. Heber, and no doubt the offer will be accepted by these as soon as their directors can hold meeting Water Go. No was not represented, but it is reported that the proposition will also be accepted by them. With the acceptance by all of the Imperial water companies of their un- sold stock, and stock for the available lands within their territory as in the case
The Imperial press., 1905-05-20

A new day has arisen on the Imperial Valley. A spirit of the utmost frank ness now obtains between the California Development Co. and the people, and on the new basis of friendship and CO., operation this valley will be developed each within his own sphere and each CO., operating with the other A. H. Heber the president and general manager Of the California Development Go. re- quested the presidents of the various Imperial water companies to call their boards of directors together at Imperial on Tuesday, May 18th, to meet him in consultation, as he had a proposition that he wished to make to them. In pur- suance to this request, the call was issu- ed and the directors of the various water companies met with Mir. Heber at Brackett's Hall in;this city at 10 o'clock last Tuesday morning. That there was some extraordinary move on the taps was known, those who had studied the trend of events, and had observed the
 Jeadfast course that MT. Heber has been pursuing since the failure of the negotiations with the government, felt certain that the time had come for i'm portant developments. Therefore when MT. Heber, on behalf of the California Development Go. proposed to turn over to the various mutual water companies all their unsold stock, to be sold by them for their own use and benefit, and for the California Development Go. to re- tire from the wor.i of constructing the distributing systems for the various wat CT companies, and to devote itself to it's proper function of delivering water to the mutual water companies it was felt that the proper basis had been reached on which each would cooperate with the other.
 A full and frank discussion followed, MT. Heber taking the people fully into his confidence. disagreement was reach ed that day with Imperial Water Go. No by which the California Develop ment Go. turns over to No all the un- sold stock in number 5, and nu1lber 5 agrees to build, repair, maintain and improve it's own canal system, and settle up with it's own stock holders for all crop damages suffered in the past. It is expected that from 25,000 to 30,000 acres of good land can be found within the boundaries of Imperial Water Go. No on which stock can be sold. It is not expected that this stock will be offered for sale for less than $2O per share for with the cer- tainty that the more that the purchaser pays the better ditch system he will get, there will be disposition to pay a lib- eral price rather than have poor canal system.
 It is known that President Chaplin and the directors of No 5 are ambitions
The Imperial press., 1905-05-20

ot Imperial Water Co No l, each wate com pany becomes mutual water com
 pany Tn fact, it assumes the responsibili
 ty of providing it's stock holders with a
 adequate system, and looking to it tina
 they have asufficientsupply of water sel
 ved to them in right amount and on de
 mand. Thus strengthened and rehabi
 litated the Imperial Water Companie
 can assume their rightful position as tn
 guardians of the interest of their stocl
 holders, and in the discharge of this thei
 most vital function can take any stel
 necessary. In the meeting of last Tues day Mir. Heber frankly told the peop
 of the difficulties in which his compan, is involved and submitted proposition by which the various water ompanies may help his company complete it main canal system to the great mutua benefit of all.
 This proposition is briefly, that eacl one of the mutual water companies issue its bonds to an amount, the tOta of which shall be $400, ,000 for the whole Valley. These bonds to be sold, anC the proceeds expended under the super. vision of committee of three, one appointed by the water companies one by the California Development Company and one by the Trust Com.
 nh,, tI,., l,,,,Ju nn Df 4 Ia, money needed to be used in putting the main canal system of the California Development Company and Mexican Company in first class condition, put il safe headgates at the Colorado river and waste and controlling gates through. out the system. After this is done tt the satisfaction of all, the remaining money is to be used in paving the floating debt of the California U lop- ment Company. These bonds to be paid, both principal and interest, out of a sinking fund provided by the water rentals that will become due January l., and July of each year
 This bonding proposition was taken up and discussed by the Directors and Stockholders present, and it was voted to entertain the proposition, and to that end the board of directors of each water company was requested to call a meeting of their stock kholders for the purpose of voting on tie proposed bond issue. Imperial Water Companies Mo-. l and No. have already issued the calls for their stockholders meetings and the question can now be said to be fully before the people for discussion. As the meetings to take final action cannot be held untill the call has been for sixty days, we look forward to very enlghtening and discussion of the merits and demerits Of this matter, and feel assured that whatever may be the result when the vote comes to be taken, it will re- fleet the deliberate and enlightened judgment of the stock holders of the Im- perial water companies.
 Mir. IIeber, in his frank and manly statement of the matter to the people last Tuesday, told some facts which we believe should be borne in mind by the people in passing on this question. It seems that in the early inception of the Imperial irrigation scheme, it was deemed necessary to organize a general agency company and to turn over to it t he detail of marketing the water stock and other securities of the California | 4 [
The Imperial press., 1905-05-20

California" fleet
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-09
ORDINANCE NO. %.

An ordinance prepared and trans
mittad ana its passage reeommehaeu
hv the Board Of Local improvements
of inc city of Cairo Illinois, 10 1hs
city Council Of said city providing
for. authorizing and ordering me
local improvements Of Pine street, III
the CITY of Cairo, from point twenty /
feet south of the north line 81 twenty
| arst street to man-hole at the cen |
Ter Of Twenty-foumh street, by sewer
] ing ghe same as recommended ny 'he
Board Of Local improvements
i Be ii ordained by the City Council
ii the city Of Cairo, Illinois.
I section i That the local improve
ment Of pine street in the City ~
A cairo. Illinois, from d point twenty
feet sn,tth of the north line 81 lWsh-
!. y-firzt street To a man-hole at 1hs
/. centertof Twentyfourth street pc aha
\ NE same ia hereby ordered 20 ~
/ made by sewerng the same ior ~
/ distance and between the points alofs-
4 said said improvements 10 Pc an
y natui,e. character, locality and aes-
J. cription as prescribed In this ora''
r nance.
!. section 3. That In and along my
N line of Pine street there shan ~ sa'o
X. And constructed a vitrified clay-p ps
a sewer Of the diameter 81 tWelV'
u inches. form d point twenty feet souti
10 ~ the north line Of Twenty-first stree
N man.hole at the center of lWen
q. ty-fourth street, said sewer ~ 70 Ply
ID yidea with three brick manrhoiss ah'
y. Twelve brick catch basins az snow
"a. Nv ING maps, plans. piats, proliies an
NJ spcci6catiSns on file In the w
III. Clerks off 10, which are HEREBY =
al forred 10 and made apart OF this 2
of Il nance. and said sewer shall pc pr
10 yidcd on both sides with one
IN branch connection for eacn lot irV
,id ling or abutting upon the Inc q r.
~ sewer and all lots along the line
on- said scwer shall be entitled 70 the "
Ing and benefit Of said sewer.
IN SECTION 3. That the said lmproN
nc mcnt shall be made and the COSTS ~
nts expenxes of making said improN
xed ments to the amount % 'oo,'
,alg 100 dollars tbcing the amou
IN Of The estimate Of the Pre
mi. dent az The Board Of Local impro'
,cls ments) including the costs OF maKi'
non returning and collecting The spec
,ail taxes and including snperintcnden
and and court costs: to be paid ior
70 special taxation Of the lots, bloc
ent tracts. parcels Of land ana cont
css. obs property abuttlng and front
NAL III ne line Of said Improvement
I'M both sides of sald Pine street for
osts distance and between the points aft
ana said and to be Levied and taxed ~
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-09
ORDINANCE NO. n.

An ordinance prepared aud trans
mitted ana Hs pass age recommended
Nv the Board of Local impf yemenfs
of the city IF Caro-. illinois ~ tne
city Council of said city, providing |
for. authorizing and ordering tho local |
Improvement of Holbrcok ayenue' 10 |
the CITY III Cairo, from poAh
twenty feet south OF the north line
IL Twetny.frst street to- the center
| III Twenty-fourth street. by seWerins
Ifhe same Al recommended by me
| BOARD Of Local improvements,
/ be ii ords ned BY The CITY Council
If TIE city Of Cairo, Illinois
/ SECTION That the local improve
mont of Holbrook avenue in the City
Of Cairo, Illin9ts, from a point twenty
feet south of the north line Of Tween
ltv.first street 40 the center Of Twenty
H fourth street be and the same y here.
NV araereE Id be made BY sewering
the came Tor the distance and he'
J, tween the points aforesaid sad im-
provement to be in nature, character.
! locality ard description as prescribed
J | iii this ordinance.
i Section Z. That in and along the
4 line of 4olbrook avenue there shat
be laid and constructed Vitfinet
4 nlay-pipe sewer Of the diameter p
4 twelve inches, from pont twenty
4 fsct south of the north Inc 81 Iweh
tyfirst street III this center Of Iwen
u ltyfourth street. said sewer To BE- PFC
u vided with three brick mansholes an
"a Twelve brick catch basins, as show
l0 by The maps. plans, plats, profiles an
i0 specifications on file in the Cit
10 Clicks Office, which are hereby Y
a5 ferrea ID and made a part Of TINS 2
do dinance, and said sewer shall pc pr
90 vide,l On both Al des with one
IN thranch connection, for each lot iron
90 INK ar abuatlng upon the line oi ia
DO sewer and All lots along the inc
I'D said sewer shall be entitled TO me W
I'D and benefit 81 said sewer
IA Section q. That the said impros
.nn lmcns shall be made ana the costs 81
40 expenses Of making sail lmpfo'
ments to the amount 81 lauSs'
"a 1o0 dollars (being the amou
- Iof The estimate 81 the Fre
"a dent Of the Board Of Lo'
the improvements including the cost
making returning and collecting
Al. special taxes and including super
ler tcndcnce and court costs 70 PC y
,rd. fSr BY special taxation OF the Z
-I3. blocks. tracts, parcels Of land and 2
tiguoms property abutting ana irons
Az. IN the the Of said improvement
of hoth sides Of sata Holhrook avel
Hair for tho distance aud between me POI
" ,,s.:.:=:ssta. and to be levied and ~
npcn said lots, blocks, tracts, par'
Iow. az land and contiguous property
,on. prcpcrtiom tbs abuutage or IN
rncy age XIX said lots. blocks, tracts, par
M lof land and contiguous properly, Y
aacc tho Tine Of saii Improvement q
law Holbrook avenue for the distance
The between the 20 nts aforesaid An
mort pay the costs Cf said impruvem
' mil she legal costs 81 leyying, ass
Ing. collecting. the special TAX 2
low. Ill amount Id the costs m salu
provement and the said legal
ineer thereof aforesaid ishereby levied
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-09
ORDINANCE NO. 70.

Al ordinance prepared and trans
mitted aud it's passage recommended
Nv the Board OF Local improvements
IL tha Caty Of Cairo, Illinois. to the
City Council OF said city. PROVIDING
for. authorizing and ordering the local
tmprovement Of Twenry-flrst street n
mo CIV Of Cairo Illinois, from
point thirty feet east Of the Wcst liie
If eaid Pine street To q point thirty
| feef west Of the east line OF Hoiprook
! avenue, by sewcring the same AZ
recommended by the Board OF iocat
improvements
1 IA IL ordained by the City Council
4 Of tho City Of Cairo, Illinois
Section. I. That the local improve
ment OF Twenty-Iirst street ~ the
CITY Of Cairo. Illinois, from poaht
thirty feet cast Of the west ihe %
said pine street TO point thirty tee'
wesr az the east line OF Holbrook ave.
nne ba and the same Is hereby or
dered to be made by sewering the
same for the distance and between the
points aforesaid. said Improvement 70
4 10 In nature, character, locality ana
/ description as prescribed in this or
y dinance
Y Section 3. That in and along the
+ line Of Twenty.first street there shall
J. he laid and constructed vitrlhed
Y clay-pps sewer Of the diameter OF
4. twelve inches, from q point thirty feet
d east OF the west line OF said Pine
II street TO point thirty feet west o
&c the east line of Hobrook avenue, salt
sewer to be provided with one bricl
O. man-hole and six catch basins q
Id shown by the maps, plans, plats, pre-
q files and specifications on file In IN
TO- City Clerks office, which are horeb
Mt referred TO and made u part OF mi
VI. ordinance and said sewer shall y
c.lprovidod on both sides with one ~
IL, branch connection for each lot from
Ial ing or abuttng upon the line Of sal
co sewer and all lots along the line
by said sewer shall be entitled to the us
KS and benefit Of said sewer,
~ Section 3, That the said improv
ng ment shall be made and the costs az
on expenses Of making said improv
he mcnts 70 tho amount o. 1904
re. --~~-- W
IN Continued On Third PsSs.)
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be and he is hereby instructed to
place plank crossing on the east side
C Pine. arross HwentySfirst street aud
thar he also he instructed 10 place
plank crossing across Pine at Twenty
first street, south size.
Thc resolution was referred TO the
street COMMITTEES.
Alderman Masner offered the fol
lowing resolutions:
Resolved: That gas poet be or
dered placed on she north side oil
Twenty-seventh street midway be
tween Washington avenue and Wal
nui slrest.
I Resokod That the crossing on
onth side of Thirty fonrih streei
across Commerc' al avenue be re
paired. And also the crusf ne on
north side of Tweaty-ninth street
across Commercial avenue. The above
resolutions were referred TO th'
street committee.
Alderman Snyder introduced an OF
uinance granting the Cairo and Thebe
| Railroad Company a right OF wa,
&! along New Ievee Street to its intersec
ton with Washington avenue, theme
Ealong westerly side of Washington ave
nue. north to the northern limits Of tn
City
Said ordinance was read at lenst
the first time and referred to the ord
nance and street committees and cit
{ attorney,
: Alderman Werner introduced an o
/. dinance providing for the local in
; proyement of Fourth STREE by the la
!, ing of n cement sidewalk seven fe'
5 in width along the southerly side
{ said street from Ohio street TO Ra
e road street The said ordinance WI
G read at length the first time and 7
z ferred 10 the ordinance and sire
q committees
Alderman Nordman introduced
Q Eordinanee providing for the local i
IS proyement OF Washington avenue
the construction of a cement sidewa
% six feet in width along the westeI
D ide Of said street from Thirty-four
" street to Thirtyseyenth street "a
IT ordinance was read al length the III
time and referred 10 the ordinance a
Z street committees.
s Alderman Nordman introduced
ordinance providing fer the local
= proycment Of Washington avenue
y the construction III cement Fidewi
W six feet in width alonS the caste
side OF said street from Th rty-fon
~ street 10 Thirty.seycnlsh street
N tended. The said ordinance was r.
al length the first time and refer
n IL the ordinance and street conn
In tees.
s Alderman Koehler introduced an
ainance to prevent The excavation
IT. earth within certain limits. the
IL rdInance was read "a length for
Iii frs time and referred 20 the ord ma
~ land street committees.
Alderman Wood moved To allo
1.-THE motion was adopted and
III council then adjourned,
n. A. HATCHER,
!. City CLERK
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-09
Cairo, I'll, sept 30. 1905.

Cairo, Hi, Sept so, 1905
10 the Honorable, the Mayor and
Memberasof the City Council.
C,entlsmen4~l herewith make report
"a tle names and numbers cf persons
who have paid their dog tax fer the
year 1905, during the month % Sept
as follows. viz:
No. B. 22 Mary Ann Sheehan.
mob. 23r-Ias Foley.
No. u. 2i~-C Gilbert.
M. Il. rs u Atherton.
No, IA, 20--IIenry Wadlsins.
Mo. n. 2T--F1red Walbaum
No. u. zS---Annie Jackson,
Nu u. sss'---I Mcclellan
MI b, 3ot-H. J. Wilbur.
M N0. Bs SID Cain.
No. ns 3se~N. Jones'
W N MIL ID. Sssl-. As I3s Rude &
ASS \ nyV N, 3Arr-J as AIulvanis
R.S No4 n. 9s---H aenry pouglas.
Nv NH. u. ID Henry Douglas, w W
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assessed upon each Of the said lots
blocks. iracls. Of land and contiguous
property, admitting and frontng on ,he
n. of said Improvement Of said Hol-
brook avenue for the distance and be
tween the points aforesaid IN accord
anee with An Aei Of the General A.
sembly If the State of Illinois en-
tpled AN Act Concerning Local I'M
movements Approved June atm,
lSs7. in force July LIST 1891 and all
amendments since made thereto.
section 1. That thy improvement
of said lI0ibrosk avenue as herein Sc
forh and provided for. is hereby De
elslVd 10 be Local Improvement
section s. That the recommendation
f The said Board of Local Improve
mems eff The City of Cairo, Illinois,
browning for said Improvement 10
other with the estimate of the costs
thereof made by the President Of the
Roard of Local Improvements OF inc
iCity of Cairo, hereto attached, he and
the same are hereby approved.
| section 6. Said work 10 be don't
under the supervision of the Board O
llocal improvements of the CITY o
cairo. Illinois,
Section 4. That the aggregat
amour herein ordered TO be taXei
against property, and also the assess
ment on each 10, and parcel of Ian
herein ordered 20 be taxed, be divide
Into three installments as far as IN
!. same can be done under statute tina
MI such installments shall be equf
n amount except that traction;
4 amounts shall be added 10 the hrst u
: staument so as TO leave the reman
: ing ins ailments of tho aggregsl
ennaI in amount and each muitip
If ono hundred dollars said insta
= nents TO be paid at the time. m II
manner. r. the rate of interest 9
oroyidpd In Section ~ and amen
" meuts thereof, of the Act Approv'
I. June IA. 1897. Of the General Assel
y III, Of the state If Illinois, coneef
- Ting Local improvements.
I section S. And for the purpose
= anal cipating the collections OF the s.
;" ma and succeeding instaiiments
,, aid Improvement. bonds shall De
!" suaa Davahle out Of said installmef
bearing interest at the rate OF five !
~ cent per annum payable annua
" ana signed by tho Mayo, count
y signed hy The City Comptroller and
~ sstea IN tna CITY Clerk under
y corporate seai Of the City 81 ga
~ said bonds shall be issued IN acco
n auee with and shall In all respe
~ conform ID the proyis ons Of the
sa 10 the General Assembly OF
~ stale of illinois, entitled An
Concerning Local Improvement
II Approved june nth, AID 1897 ana
i, acls amendatory thereof
a1a section D. That the City Attor
III ~ tho city Of Cairo, Ibinois, Is n
mn III directed to file petition ln
name of the City Of Cairo, Him
~, I'LL i'll The county court q y
IN anaer County Illinois, Y
lug that steps may be taken
leyy 4 special tax for the SAIL
gf,yeinent. In accodanee with the
finance and the laws cf the Stat
Illinois.
sections10 This ordinance 70 ?
an force and offset from and after
ded passage aud approval
ants Adopted October ]. A, p l9a9-
fhe Approved October \, n. y 1900
iine GEORGE PARSONS,
sca{ Mayo
!. ID Attest. II. a. HATCHER,
.oint city Clerk.
line Published III the Cairo Bnl
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Alderman Koeiiler moved 10 refer
4 the tnauns committee. The motion
gas adopted.
j. III. Davidge, street supervisor
ind ponndkeeper submitted two re-
,orts a. follows
Cairo. lllino $. Sept. 80, 1905.
70 the Honorable. the Mayor and Mem
hers of tbs City Council
f.pnfIplupn-I herewith SUBMIT my
.s,,ort ~ street taxes collected in the
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No. 3. S7-clara Bush.
No. B. ss-Fannie White.
No. B. ss-Mollie Rees,
No B. io-Ed Bucher,
No. B. 4l-Matile Saith.
No B. 42-Willie Murray
No b. 4S-W. G. Imam
No. b. f4-Gus Kline
Ne. b 45-H S. Richardson
No d. 4G-Lee Watson.
No b. flee Watson.
No. r. 4S-Wm- Taylor.
No. s. 4a-Charlie Harmon
No 2. 52-S. L, Stssg.
no. B. 54-Douslas Burton
20 checks sold al s. each. 10000,
Treasurer's receipt attached for
$4,000.
Would also report having killed i0l
dogs In month Of Sept as shown by
sc parate bin flied with the city clerk
and certified to by tha city marshal.
Respectfully,
]. NJ. DAVInGE,
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1892 80
Alderman Wood moved that tne
aalary bill be allowed.
The motion was vote; aye Az
rim, Fuller, Jocelyn. June, koehler'
i.awIcr. Wagner, N'eff Nellis, Moro
man Snydor, Werner and Wood---l5.
Nay none.
The miscellaneous claims ana AZ.
counts were read and on motion q
Alderman Koehler refaTred 70 their
Irrespective committees
Resolutions and Motions.
Alderman Fuller offered the follow
ling resolution and moved iis adoption
1 Resolved; That The CITY ATTORNEY
ID and he Il hereby Instructed 4
4 secure froml all Justices of me peac'
report In accordance With the Wy
and tic ordinances ~ me city I'm
same to date from their last rcpor
! snbmlttods 10 this council.
The motion was adopted
/, Alderman Fuller oifGred ihs follow
D Ing resolution:
Resolved, That tile city Enxines
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-09

SG receipts at $150 each, $4,000
Tressurerg receipts Hattachsd for
$1,000
Respectfully submitted.
d. M. DAVlDGE
Street Supervisor.