Imperial Valley press., 1910-01-01
HOLDING UP 4 CITY


 One Backnton who became a city by appoint men and only the politician who foisted him ce and Pearson have decided that tey will permit
 citizens by whether or not the city shall have a municipal system
 There several for the efforts of these block the public improvement demanded people the city and declared by themselves months ago. and expedn but the given by themselves their obstructive attitude not the true These city trustees one o whom was not elected to office by the citizens of E Centro conducted with the then city attorney M w. Conng illicit bar under the sheerng wing the Eagles and defiance of the expressed will people the city They compelled to close their blind pig revenge they tempted to get the city, with drastic prohbory ord but their ignorance defeated their purpose Conkng kicked out of office That Blacnons attitude
 Pearson fOisted the city his city engineer had other visible of support since When the works project broached the requested the of the city employ experienced hydraulic engineer to assist the inexperienced young preparing plans inmates for water system and they agreed by But Pearson feared that the lucrative job of experimenting the construction work might be taken away his gmeer should be employed and the board allowed its promise the taxpayers At request of the trustees the Der of Commerce appointed advisory committee board in passing plans and estimates arranging bond issue and last June the board adopted defective resolution intention to call bond election The city engineers plans inmates placed before the committee but they proved and indefinite and after five months of uiess effort get tangible proposal formulated from the data submitted e committee advised that competent engineer be employed plan water system Hydraulic Engineer Sondeeggr employ ed to make the project and his report Pearson alone voting against the employment of the engineer Pearson explained that he considered the employment Mr. deregger reflection the competence of his It was more than that It declaration that the citizens of Fl Centro considered the city engineer incompetent of experience and knowledge to plan and construct works and that they would not vote borrow money expended der his direction.
 Trustee Pearsons and of his for blocking the water works project is that has said his not qualified civil and hydraulic engineer That true Pearson public explanation of his negative vote the resolution of inter- ton that he did consider the estimate by the engineer approved by the advisory committee
 accepted by the board week previously to be high enough In that be found perhaps the real for Pearson att ude Engineer Sonderegger has figured pipe and machinery actual cost without allowance for commissions No such e mates obainable until Sonderegger employed
 This is the situation: Fl Centro is in need of adequate water supply and distributing ytem and the citizens desire vote bonds for the construction of producing public provement Two heavily interested the city but pdy subservnt petty political obber and his quad schemes of revenge and the other der and parasite the body polite with nothing to lose the progress of the city held have the ronter declare that they will not permit E Ceno determine by of its citizens whether municipal water system shall be installed.
 The people of the city choose to submit to the mpuden dctaton of these they demonstrate their ability and determination control their public business with decent regard for their welfare If they fit to civic affairs they will demand and compel the resinaons of Backnton and Pearson.