Imperial Valley press., 1910-06-18

for use early in the fall.
 The contracts for material were awarded at an adjourned meeting of the Board of Trustees held on We'd nesday evening.
 The El Centro City Trustees met at the City Hall on Tuesday evening" June IA, all members being present except Trustee Burger.
 The minutes of the meeting of May 21, were read and approved.
 Sewer Commissioner Hamilton re- ported that he had conferred with l.. N. Stephens in regard to the city sewer farm, and had reached an agree ment whereby Stephens was to lease to the city for term of ten years the forty acres now used as a sewer farm but to which patent has not yet been issued.
 In accordance with this, the City Attorney presented and the Trustees adopted resolution No. 8, providing for the city entering into a lease on this land for period of ten years. -~ The Trustees proceeded to open bids for supplying materials for the muni- cipal water system. Ten bids were received, opened and read by the City Clerk, and after discussion the City Engineer was instructed to tabulate the bids so that they might be further considered by the Board at an ad journed meeting.
 Bids for city advertising for the en- suing year were opened. The bid of the Imperial Valley Press was fifty cents per single column inch for first insertions and twenty five cents per inch for subsequent insertions. The bid of the Free Lance was fifty cents per inch for first insertions, and three and eleven -thirteenths cents per inch for subsequent insertions. On motion of Trustee Hamilton, seconded by Trustee Force, the Free Lance was given the contract.
 City Attorney Noland presented to the Board various legal papers in reference to the deal with w. F. Holt for the land lying north of Railroad avenue and between the Southern Pa cific Railroad and the Date Canal. The suggestion was made by the City Attorney that the best solution of present difficulties would be the crea- tion of street along the north side of this strip of land, so that the city might thus be abutting property owner on both sides.
 Ordinance No. 55, amending Ordi- nance No. IA, was read and passed to its second reading. This amendment provides for the erection of lath green houses within the fire limits, and also provides that in case application is made by citizens for permission to erect buildings or to take actions pro hibited by this ordinance, they must submit their propositions to the Board, atHeast five days prior to action by the Board, and that such permission can only be granted by unanimous vote of all members of the Board,
 Ordinance No. 54, amending Ordi- nances Nos. and 54, in regard to the method of payment of salaries of city officers. was given its first reading and passed to its second reading.
 Ordinance No 57, amending Ordi- nance No, 5S, and relating to the method of making out demands against the city, was read and passed to its second reading.
 Resolution No, 2, was read and adopted, providing for the vacation of a portion of the alley in block 26, and opening an alley In another portion of this block
 The deed of w. T. Bill to the city for the twenty acres located in the southeast corner of the Balcom tract was presented and referred to tAs
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