Imperial Valley press., 1910-01-08
Advisory Committee Makes Report and Declines to "GO
 to He'll" Just Yet
False Excuses of Backinton and Pear son Exposed at Meeting of Chamber of Commentaries Meeting of citi- zens Called For Next Monday Night By the Chamber.

The following report was presented by the Advisory Committee and ac- cepted by the Chamber of Commerce at the special meeting last Thurs day night:
 "On June Sth, 1909, the Board of Supervisors of the City of Fl Gen. tro passed a resolution of intention to call an election on the question of issuing bonds in the sum of $75,OOO for the acquisition and construction of municipal water works. On June P, the Board passed to second read ing, an ordinance calling such election and on June 29, laid the ordinance over until August 10 for further con- sideration. The matter was postponed further to August "A, and it having become apparent that the Board was not making progress toward the adop ton of suitable plans for the pro- posed system and needed the advice and cooperation of the citizens, the Board was requested to suspend ac- tion on the ordinance until the mat ter should be considered by the Cham Der of Commerce.
 "A meeting of the Chamber was held early in September, and at the request of the Board of Trustees, the standing committees of the Chamber selected an Advisory Committee of o.t dHTtcn with the Trustees in the formulation of plans for water system and in carrying out the provisions of the law governing the issue of municipal bonds.
 "The services of the Committee seemed to be desired and welcomed by the Board, and since the middle of September the two bodies have held many joint meetings, formal and informal, without making appreciable advance toward the desired end When progress was made in the employment of a competent hydraulic engineer to- report on the proposed water system and the passage to second reading of a properly prepared resolution of in- tention, minority of the Board sud denly reversed it's attitude, rejected the advice, discredited the judgment and repudiated the function of the Ad visory Committee and refused to per init the citizens of Fl Centro to take the first legal step toward the install 1ation of a municipal water works. i
 "Your committee feels that an eX- planation is due you of the delay in making this report, but desires to say that such delay was unavoidable. Not until recently was decision reach ed as to the proper location for set ting basins, pump-houSe and tower, nor were the plans outlined with suf- ficient detail to give either the Board of Trustees or your Committee such data as was necessary to decide, with any degree of correctness, just what sum would be necessary to install a plant sufficient for the needs of the City. Such decision was finally reach ed, but as stated above, minority of the Board of Trustees have blocked any further action, at this time, lead ing to the installation of the water works.
 "In consequence of which, and be- cause your Committee feels there Is no further reason for its existence, it respectfully begs to be discharged"
 (Signed) George A. Carter, c. M. Perry, w. c. Whitescarver H. c. Gris- wold. Ansel Smith.
 The meeting decided that the com mittee should not be discharged, as it's services may be required later, The members said they were willing to remain in service if anything could be accomplished but they could not see any prospect of further progress so long as the board of trustees is constituted as at present. Judge Smith said 1t would have been proper for Pearson and Blackinton to appear and explain their action if they have any explanation to make or any intention to do anything to enable the city toI install water works. If neither of them intends to do anything or toI permit anything to be done, their ab- sence was sufficient notice. It had been reported that one of them had