Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-22
REGULAR MEETING

The Board of Supervisors of lmpe-
rial County, California, met in ad~
iourned regular session this 18th day
of April, 1916, at 0 o'clock q. M, and
was called to order by Chairman Beal,
with the following supervisors pres
ent:
Present-Superviso Boyce, Carr,
Shaw, Shepard and Chairman Beal-o.
Communication from Los Angeles
Board of Supervisors.
A communication in the above-entit-
led matter was received. calling at
tentiCn to conditions in Los Angeles
county resulting from the presence OF
large numbers of MeXicans, and ask
ing this board to report if similar con
ditions exist in this county. Clerk
ordered to reply that this county is
troubled in like manner, and that 1t
is understood by this board that there
IS to be conference in Los Angeles,
in the near future. to take uo the
question of the Floating element IN
Southern California.
Public highways declared.
On motion of Supervisor Carr, sec
onded by Supervisor Shaw, and car
ried. it is ordered that all roads that
have been Travelled for a period OF
five years or more, leading from the
Trifolium canal west over what is
known as the "Brawley-to Mecca
Route" or the "Brawley-to-W Warmers
Ranch Road" be, and they are here
by declared public highways by right
of usage.
Application to Railroad Commission
for grade crossing.
On motion duly made, seconded and
carried. it is ordered that the district
attorney be, and he is hereby directed
to make application to the Railroad
Commission and to the Southern Pa
cific Company for a grade crossing
approximately a mile north of the
south line of Section "a, Township II
South, Range IA East, on the railroad
right Of way.
In re petition of Charles Plaul for va
cation of Plat No. 119.
It appearing that the north half of
Tract AZ in Township Is South, Range
Il East. S. B. NJ, adjoining the City
Ol FL NelIio, llipclieti Souh.f' N"'.
heretofore duly surveyed and plated
by C. J. Park, April =, 1913, as "El
Centre Gardens and recorded in Book
2 at Page so of Maps No. 119, in the
Recorders office Of said county, and
it appearing from the petition pre-
sented at this time that said plating
was premature, is confusing, and that
the demand, if any, for the sale of
lots in said subdivision does not exist
and that said tract is used for general
farm purposes and undivided; that the
legal title to said tract is held by said
petitioner as part owner and in trust
for the benefit of the other part own
ers named in said petition, all OF whom
wish to divide the same according to
their several interests therein, and II
further appearing that the interests
of the general public will not suffer
by the granting OF said petition; that
no lot or portion thereof has been sold
off said tract at any time; that no
road, street, alley or highway shown
on said plat has ever been opened o.
used except the highways on the south
and east of said tract,
1t is Therefore Ordered by this
Board. That said petlton be and the
same is hereby granted, and that said
plat, including the roads, streets, al
leys and highways shown by said plat,
be and the same ere hereby vacated,
abandoned and held for naught, saving
and excepting the highways running
north and south on the east side and
east and west on the south side Of said
north half of said Tract Al, as shown
bv said plat.
Bond of Imperial Valley Improvement
Company on subdivision of CaleXicO
approved.
A bond in the sum Of $4,000, pre-
sented by the aforementioned COM
pany, as security for the payment OF
taxes on Block "a, Eastside Subdlvis-
ion of the City Of Calexico, was pre-
sented and approved.
Constable appointed at Calipatria.