Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-30
WATER WORKS PLANS
 WANTED BY BOARDS
Advisory Committee Suggests Notifications of Proposed
 City System.
Detail Data Required of City Eng. neer as Basis For Definite Discus. sion in Conferences-Test Well Not to Delay Construction of Plant to Use Canal Water.

Conferences of the City Trustees and the Advisory Committee on the matter of an improved water system for Fl Centro have advanced the project at least half an inch, It is several months since the board de- clared it's intention to call a bond election, and it is still waiting for plans and estimates in detail The city engineers estimate in lump of the cost of new system was about $80,O00, but the advisory committee thinks satisfactory system could be installed more economically. The committee approves the plan of bor- ing a test well for artesian water, but is not in favor of delaying work to await the result of that expert ment. It will be three or four months; at least before work can begin on a water system if the city votes to issue bonds
 The trustees have called for esti- mates in detail and the engineer agrees to have the data ready in three weeks. When the figures are submitted, the committee will be able to make a report to the citizens. Following are the minutes of two meetings of the trustees i'll which the water question was considered:
 First Conference
 Fl Centro, Oct 25
 Board of City Trustees met in spe- cial session, on call of the president, for the purpose of conference with the Advisory Water Board regarding the proposed water works improve ments for the city of Fl Centro. All members present The meetinng was attended by all the members of the Advisory Water Board: Messrs. Car ter, Perry Whitescarver, Griswold and Smith.
 President Pearson called the meet ing to order and requested Chair man Carter of the Water Board to present any matter the board haG considered: MT. Carter called on MT. Perry to present the suggestions so far discussed by the Water Board. This MT Perry proceeded to do, stat ing that what he presented was in no sense report, but merely sugges- tn ha Wit the city trustees. The matters pre- scented were discussed and consensus of opinion favored the purchase of land south of the city for the To- cation of settling basins, the con- Struction of a distributing system to cover that part of the city west of Fourth street and north of State street, the purchase of the water stock and present water system and the installation of a pumping plant with tower 100 feet high.
 Further discussion brought out the agreement that if contract can be made for a test we'll 2000 feet deep for 5000, such we'll should be un- dertaken.
 Other recommendations related to changes in the line of economy in the proposed system by cutting out some parts of it for the present. The memoranda presented by MT. Perry were received and the Advisory Board was requested to meet with the Board of Trustees at all its meetings until the water works matter is disposed of. MT. Griswold was requested to take up the matter of land for set ting basins with the owners of land south of the city and ascertain what land suitably located can be purchas- ed for and report to the board at his earliest convenience.
 The Board adjourned to the next regular session.
 F. G. RAVENS,
 City Clerk.
 Joint Meeting.
 HI CantrO Oct 06 lQ0Q