Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
OFFICIALS NAMED
 BY CITY TRUSTEES Noland as City Attorney and Sprague as City
 Recorder
Old Water Works Purchased From W. F. Holt As Basis of New System Disagreement With DriIIers as to Bill for Boring Test WeII-eids For Material Readvertised.

The Fl Centro City Trustees met on Tuesday evening at the City Hall, all members being present.
 It having been ascertained that the ordinance fixing the time and place of meetings of the Board had been wrongly numbered, it was ordered that this ordinance shall be known as Ordinance No. 51, and it was ordered republished
 Trustee Burger made a report on < his visit to Los Angeles in connec- tion with the issuance of municipal bonds for waterworks construction, and stated that the $69,000 is await ing the order of the Trustees and that the bond buyers expected that the total amount would be taken at once by the city.
 The matter of opening bids for wa ter system material was taken up, and the board was given legal ad- vice that the advertisement for bids
 
 requirements of the law.
 On motion, all bids were returned to the bidders and it was decided to G1 readvertise for bids, which are to be z opened on the evening of May IT,
 The bond of the City Clerk was de- clared sufficient and the board en- dorsed this bond and also the bonds of other city officials.
 w. B. Gibson was reelected Sewer Inspector at a salary of $75 per month. Dan V. Noland was elected City Attorney.
 w. H. Sprague was elected City Recorder.
 The matter of additional bonds for the City Treasurer was taken up and the Board adopted resolution calling for an additional bond of $75,000 to be filed by the City Treasurer within ten days after notification of the passage of this resolution.
 A. l.. Sonderegger's communication, requesting the payment of $2O0 alleg- ed to be due for services rendered the former board in connection with plans for a city water system, was read. The matter was laid over for one \ JTeek.
 The resignation of Mrs. H. H. Brown Xas member of the Library Board was received and accepted. John Norton h41I fA1 hi hic rnciav Hnt i0Yp which was also accepted.
 President Norton then announced the appointment of Prof. B. c. Nichols to take the place of Mrs. Brown, and H. B. Pearson, Jr, to take the place of himself. These appointments were approved by unanimous vote of the trustees.
 On motion of Trustee Whitescarver, President Norton appointed as com mittee to confer with W. F. Holt in regard to the purchase of the pres ent water system and water stock, F. M. Burger, w. O. Hamilton and w. c. Whitescarver. The committee was instructed to report at the first possible date.
 A general discussion of the proposed water system took place, In which the board agreed that 1t was necessary to purchase the present system as xsoon as possible, and to secure the Fuse of the Holt pumping plant until .kthe city system is installed.
 The City Clerk was instructed to insert in both newspapers published in El Centor advertisements for bids for city printing for the ensuing year. The City Clerk was instructed to correct an error on the assessment books which credited the improve ments on the lot of D. D. Pellet to the lot of Allen Kelly.
 The usual bills were approved and the City Clerk was instructed to draw warrants of their payment.
 The Board adjourned to meet May 4 at 7:3O o'clock p. m.
 Wednesdays Session
 The Board met in special session on Wednesday afternoon to consider the account presented by the Goa ~chella Development Go. for drilling the test well. City Attorney No lAnd filed a written opinion adverse