Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1916-02-21
Proceedings of the Board of
Supervisors
REGULAR MEETING.

REGULAR MEETING.
The Board of Supervisors Of Imper-
ial County, California, met in regular
session, this 7th day of February,
1916, at the hour Of 10 o'clock a. M,
and was called to order By Chairman
Beal, with the following members
present:
Present-Supervisor Boyce, Shep-
ard, Shaw and Chairman Beal-4.
Absent-Supervisor Carl.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved as read.
Supervisor Shepard was excused for
the rest of the sessions.
Demands.
The regular monthly demands were
presented and those approved were
ordered allowed.
Communications.
A communication from the Depart
ment of the. Interior, United States
Indian Service, regarding width of
roads to be laid out on Indian res
fervations. The clerk was ordered to
reply that the roads must be at least
fGrty feet in the clear.
bonds. Clerk ordered to reply that
these bonds are not for sale at pres
ent.
Reports of County Officials.
The regular monthly reports of the
Auditor, Treasurer, Horticultural
Commissioner, Live Stock Inspector,
Bee Inspector, Probation Officer and
County Farm Superintendent were
presented, approved and ordered filed.
Placer Claims presented for Road Dis
trict No. 4.
Notice of location of seven placer
claims were presented on behalf OF the
State of California for the Brawley-
to-Mecca and the Warmers Ranch
roads, and said notices were ordered
recorded.
Road Easements Accepted.
The following road easements were
presented and accepted:
Bert Lyon and J. P. Baker on the
Gardner road, in District No. A.
M. E. Witter, j. M. Sutton, w. ID.
Johnston, M. Parmalee, l.. Clement
and R. D. Beale, on Thorne Road No.
/, Road District No. 4.
Heirs of Louise Lee, across south
east corner of Tract IA, Township 10
South, Range IA East, S. B. NJ, Road
District No. a.
Recess is taken until 2 o'clock p. m.
200 P. M. SESSION.
All present excepting Supervisor
Shepard.
Proxy appointed for board at Water
Company's stockholders meeting.
On motion, it is ordered that Super
visor Boyce represent this board as
proxy at the stockholders meeting
of Imperial Water Company No. l,
February 7, 1916.
Representative appointed for Inland
Waterways Congress.
On motion Of Supervisor Boyce, sec
onded and carried, it is ordered that
Joseph F. Seymour, Jr., be and he is
hereby appointed special representa-
tive of this board, for the purpose Of
investigation, to attend the Inland Wa
terways Congress- in San Francisco,
February 81, 1916.
Insurance policy accepted.
Fire insurance policy for $4,000 COW
Clerks office was presented by Mrs
G. S. Helms and accepted.
Law Library Board appointed.
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the bar are appointed to serve as
trustees of the County Law Library
for the ensuing year: j. S. Larew, E.
r. Simon and Joseph F. Seymour, Jr.
In re report of viewers of the "HOus-
ton Road"
The hearing on the report of the
viewers of the Houston Road" hav-
| ing heretofore been set for January
| II, 1916, and continued to this date,
the matter is regularly called, and no
person appearing to object to said re-
port, and it appearing to this board
that the notice of said hearing had
been published as required by law, it
is therefore on motion of Supervisor
Carr, seconded and carried, ordered
that the report of the viewers of said
Houston Road be accepted and that
said road be and it is hereby declared
a public highway as prayed for, and
is described as follows:
The road is to run from the inter-
section of the south line of Tract 81,
T. Is s., r. Is E., and the Redwood
canal to the east boundary of the in
corporated limits of the City of I'M
perial. The length of said road will
be approximately six and one-uUarter
miles and the road will be located en-
tirely upon the south side Of the tract
lines along line running from the
southwest corner of Tract 10S, 1914,
to the. southeast corner of Tract 50,
15-15; j. e., such tract lines will form
the north line of the roadway.
In re report of viewers of the "Date
Cutoff Road"
The hearing of the report of view
ers of the "Date Cutoff Road" hav-
ing heretofore been set for January
II, 1916, and continued to this date,
the matter is regularly called, and no
person appearing to object to said re-
port, and it appearing to this board
that the notice of said hearing had
been published as required by law, it
is therefore on motion Of Supervisor
Carr. duly seconded and carried. or
dered that the report of the viewers