Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-09

Given Hearing.
 The Board of Supervisors of Im- perial County convened at the Court House in Fl Centro at 10 o'clock on April 4.
 Supervisors present: McHarg, Web ster, Clark, Ferguson Supervisor ab- sent: Wade.
 March : were read and ordered cor rected to show that the communication sent to the State Board of Horticul- tural Commissioners cited the law in the case.
 The minutes of the meeting held March s were read and ordered cor rected, changing Mulberry voting pre- cinct to Wiest precinct, as called for in the petition; also changing the wording in the matter of the Pres ton road to read the main canal of the c. D. Company instead of Water Company No. l.
 District Attorney Eshleman appear ed before the Board regarding the matter of purchasing books for the County Law Library. The matter was deferred for further action.
 MT. Rays appeared before the Board and presented a petition for the ere ation of new voting precinct to be known as Mulberry Precinct. The pe- tition was accepted and action was deferred.
 A. N. Dyke appeared before the Board and presented certificate from the Tax Collector and Auditor show ing that double assessment had been made on his property The same was ordered cancelled.
 Dr. Virgil McCombs recommended that the County pay the fare of Law renee Miller, an inmate of the County Hospital, to Colton, where he has friends to care for him. The Board so ordered.
 Supervisor Wade appeared at this time.
 The Clerk was instructed to send to Riverside County a bill for the care of Clarence Hays at the Imper-. ial County Hospital, as he was injured in Riverside County.
 The Board took up the matter of the Corwin road. A. W. Rogers and Messrs. Pitts and Wheelock appear ed before the Board on behalf of the proposed road. E. E. Forester and Roy D. McPherrin appeared in oppo- sition. The matter was continued to 30 o'clock D. m.
 The Board adjourned for the noon recess, and reconvened at 2 o'clock D. m. Chairman McHarg being ab- sent Supervisor Clark was appointed to preside.
 Judge Franklin J. Cole and Attor- neys Eshleman, Shaw and Birkhauser appeared before the Board and re- quested that the matter of providing books for the Law Library be taken up. The Law Library Board recom- mended that the sum of $391 50 be ap- propriated for the purpose of these books. The Board voted to make an appropriation of $4OO for such pur- pose.
 A motion was carried that $50 per month be appropriated for the County Law Library, to begin April 1.
 The matter of the Corwin road was taken under advisement.
 Petitions for the creation of a new voting precinct to be named either Wiest or Mulberry were denied.
 The Board adjourned to meet at 9 o'clock on April 5.
 Tuesdays Session.
 The Board convened at 9 o'clock a. m on April 5, all members being pres ent except Supervisor Wade.
 The minutes of the meeting of April were read and approved,
 The time for opening bids for the construction of a jury room was set for D. m.
 The Board granted sixty days leave of absence from the State to Su- pervisor McHarg, County Treasurer Roman. Superintendent of Schools Carr and County Assessor Fuller.
 Bids for the construction of a jury room were opened and were as fol- lows.