Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28
Making Provision for Irriga- ton of Shade Trees in
 the Streets
Trustees Consider Ordinances Requ-
 latins Payment of Claims and Sal
 aries, Appoint Night Watchman, Amend Building Regulations and sidestep Contract For City Printing.

The El Centro City Trustees met at the City Hall on Tuesday night, all being present except Trustee Bur ger. The minutes of the meetings of May 10, IF and 19 were read and ap- proved.
 A communication was read from w. T. Bill stating that he had deposited in a bank here the deeds for the twenty acres of land desired as a site for the water works, subject to trans fer to the city upon it's payment of $5O00. The clerk was instructed to ask Mir Bill to send an abstract of title to this property.
 City Engineer Pearson reported that the intake ditch from the settling basins to the Date canal had been cleaned out and that a portion of the ditches for irrigation leading from the Orange ditch had been constructed. A communication from w. F. Holt was read, asking that the City Trus- tees meet him today to confer in re- gard to the proposed transfer to the city land now occupied by the set tling basins and intake ditch. A communication from the Women's s Ten Thousand Club was read. That body objects to the plans adopted for street tree planting, asserting that it will be inartistic and unattractive, and asks that the board reconsider a resolution adopted by the previous board in which eucalyptus and pepper trees are designated as the varieties to be used on the streets. The Club asks that property owners be given broader liberty in the selection of tree varieties. After discussion the com munication was tabled.
 The board approved bills as fol- lows:
 Imperial Valley Press, $4112; Hazel Crabb, $11:30; Frank Valley, $15; Frank Valley, $750; City Treasurer, for money advanced to pay laborers, $53.74 and $72.50.
 The City Clerk was instructed to draw warrants for these amounts
 Ordinance No. 53, prescribing the form and methods to be used in filing claims against the city was read and adopted.
 Ordinance No. 54, amending Ordi- nance No. 1 as to time of payment of city officers salaries, was read and adopted.
 The board adopted a resolution cre- ating the position of night watch man, with a salary of $65 per month attached thereto, and appointing H. A. Havens as night watchman.
 City Attorney Noland presented a communication relative to the pay ment of poll tax by members of the fire company This stated, that as the fire company had filed no list of its members with the city, there was no legal method of designating who would be exempt from the payment of poll tax, although the State law provides for such exemptions when the proper steps are taken.
 Bids for city printing for the en- suing year were opened. The Im- perial Valley Press bid fifty cents per inch for first insertions, and twenty five cents per inch for each subse- quent insertion. The Free Lance bid fifteen cents per inch for first in- sertions, and seven and one-fourth cents per inch for subsequent in- sertions.
 The call for bids stated that all bids must be received before noon of May "A. The bid of The Imperial Valley Press was the only one so received.
 Action on bids was deferred until the next regular meeting of the board.
 Dr. J, c. Blackinton appeared be- fore the board and asked for permis- sion to erect a lath house for the display of greenhouse plants on the lot adjoining the old postofice build ing. Trustee Hamilton objected to this apparent violation of the city ordinance prohibiting the erection of wooden buildings within certain dis tricts. and the City Attorney refused to give his opinion as to whether the