Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-21
Proceedings of the Board Of
Supervisors
REGULAR MEETING.
Monday, Aug. 7, 1916.

Monday, Aug. 7, 1916.
REGULAR MEETING.
The Board of Supervisors Of I'M
perial County, California, met in regu-
lar session, this 7th day of August
1916, at 10 o'clock a. M, and was
called to order by Chairman Beal, with
the following Supervisors present:
Present: Supervisors j. j. Carr, P
E. Carr, Shaw, Shepard and Chairman
Beal-5.
Absent: None.
The minutes of the previous meet
ings were read and approved as read
DEMANDS ALLOWED:
The regular monthly demands
against the County were presented
and those approved were ordered al.
lowed and paid.
Upon motion, recess is taken until
2 o'clock p. M, this date.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 2 p. M.
All Supervisors present and meeting
called to order by Chairman Beal.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communications were
received, read and disposed of as fol
lows:
1 LeanOre Lorraine, regarding
opening of road near Pool ranch, or
motion duly made, seconded and car
ried, it is ordered that this matter be
referred to Supervisor Shepard.
(2) Egit Arkclian, regarding al
lOWance of demand, on motion duly
made, seconded and carried, it is or
dered that this communication be
placed on file.
co Henry M. Mcdonald, regarding
purchase of State Highway bonds. Or
dered filed.
(4) p. A. Fagg, regarding issuance
of $1,0OO,O0O Road Bonds. Ordered
filed.
(5) State Supt. of Weights and
Measures, asking that this Board dele.
gate County Sealer of Weights anC
Measures, Mr.. F. w. Waite. to at.
tend the Second Annual Conference OF
the Weights and Measures Officials
of the State of California. Ordered
filed.
REPORTS OF COUNTY OFFICIALS
The regular monthly reports of th'
following county officials were pre-
sented and ordered filed: Auditor
Treasurer, Live Stock Inspector, Coun
ty Health Officer, Bee Inspector anC
Superintendent Of County Farm. The
annual report Of Imperial County Free
Library for year ending June 80, 1916
was presented, approved and ordered
filed.
ROAD EASEMENT ACCEPTED:
The following easement On road il
Road District No. 2, was presented ant
accepted: The Evans Read, from Mrs
M. B. Harris.
The following easements on roads IL
Road District No. 1, were presented
and accepted: The Portice Road, from
H. o. Lane, from R. H. PorsIs.
In the Matter the Hearing on the Peti
ton of Florence Hoffman ct al. fOl
Abandonment of Road in Distric
No. 1.
This being the time heretofore Sc
for the hearing on the petition Of
Florence A. Hoffman ct a, for aband
oning of the following described pub
lie road situated in Road District No
i:
Beginning at point 60 feet due cas-
of the southwest corner of Section IL
T. II S.. R. IA E., S. B. NJ, and alon9
the south boundary line of Section II
T. II S., r. IA F., S. B. NJ; thence
running north and parallel with tht
west line of Section II, T. II S., R. Il
E., S. B. M. a distance of 271O.5 feet
thence due west distance of 20 feet
thence due south distance of 271O.!
feet parallel with the west line of sait
Section 12, to the south line of sale
Section IL. thence due east distance
of 20 feet to the point of beginning,
And it arnearing to the Board tina
due notice of such hearing has beer
given by publication for a period OF
two weeks in the Calexico Chronicle
and by posting along the line of sale
road proposed to be vacated.
1t further appearing from the evi
dence submitted by the parties inter
ested, that the above described roaC
is unnecessary for present or pros
pective public use, it is therefore OF
motion duly made and carried.
Ordered that the public road here
in described be vacated and abandoned
riven shall cease, and the title to the
land previously subjected thereto shall
revert to the respective owners there
of.
In the Matter of AppOrtiOnment o
Colorado River Water by the United
States.
WHEREAS there has been present
ed to this Board of Supervisors a pc
ktition to the Hon. Secretary of Stat
of the United States protesting agains
the ceding to the Republic of Mexico
any of the waters of the Colorado
River for reasons stated in said peti
ton, which are good and sufficient;
Now, therefore, be it resolved thai
the Board of Supervisors heartily ap'
prove of the petition and respectfully
urges the national authorities to be
WANTED-KEAL ESTATE
WANTED-To rent 40 acres soft lane
within A miles Of EIeher old alfalfa