Imperial Valley press., 1908-06-06

and Tuesday of this week, and trans acted large volume of county busi- ness
 At Mondays session of the board easements for public roads ill District No } were accepted.
 The board accepted the maps of the Lindsey subdivision, the Alamo town site, Paulin's subdivision and Conauts Vineyard subdivision.
 The petition of residents of Holt vile regarding an incorporation cleo tion was accepted and the board or dered that an election be held June 70.
 County Assessor Fred Fuller appear ed before the board and stated that while he could close up his books by the first Monday in July in accordance with the laws provision, on account of the extra work of a newly organized county he could largely increase the tax rolls if given an extension of twen- ty days time. The board decided to apply to State Controller Nye for a twenty days extension of time for this purpose.
 Various changes in the courthouse building were provided for, which in clude the removal of the partition be- tween the offices of the Tax Collector and the Assessor; placing telephones in each of the offices; construction of more ventilators in the roof and secur- ing hose for both floors of the court house and for the county jail.
 The Supervisors decided to increase the daylight burglar insurance on the County Treasurer's vault from $1O,00O to $25,OOO, in accordance with the of the grand jury.
 The Haskell road petition was de nied Hearing of the petition for the Censor road was continued indefinite ly. The petition for the Fuller and Stephens road, northeast of El Centro, was accepted and H. B. Pearson and Nj. Carey, with the County Surveyor, were appointed as viewers. Ease ments for the West Side road were ac cepted and the road was declared a public highway.
 A motion was adopted providing that each of the supervisor shall make with the various water companies for the watering of public highways in his own district.
 August 6 was the date set for the hearing of the petition of landowners in District No. 9 asking that the super visOrs fix the rates for irrigation wa ter in this county. Attorney Eldridge, of San Diego, appearing for the peti- board, showing that the law requires rates to be fixed when a proper peti- tion is presented. He asserted that the matter has been passed upon re- peatedly by the courts, and that there is an unbroken line of decisions by the Supreme Court sustaining the CalifOr- mia law governing the appropriation of water for sale and distribution. MT. Eldridge desired that the hearing be fixed at the earliest date possible, in order that the rights of settlers may be preserved, but he did not insist on strict compliance with the require ment that the date be set five weeks after first presentation of the petition As Supervisor McHarg will be away in July, the earliest meeting at which the full board can take up the question is the regular August session.
 Mir. Eldridge and his clients con tend that the c. D. Co., has no right to require purchase of water stock as a condition precedent to the use of water; that the company is obliged to furnish water, at a rate fixed by the Supervisors, to all who apply for It, and that 50 cents an acre foot is ample to pay lawful interest on the value of the system.
 The board decided to donate to the City of Imperial the old county jail To- cated there.
 A resolution was adopted declaring that it was the judgment of the board that it would be inadyisable at this time to ask the people of Imperial county to help build an intercOunty