Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07
Mutuals Ask designations
By Decision of 20 to |

"To the Directors of the Imperial 1r-
rigation District.
Gentlemen: Whereas, on Thursday
evening, August 3, 1916, at the Bar
bara Worth hotel in the City of El
Centro there was held meeting OF
citizens for the purpose of endeavor-
my 70 oeViSe ways ana means ny Wnicn
tne eX.sLng irrigation problem might
be solved to the satisfaction and best
interests of all concerned: ana
wneIeaS, 1t was The sense OF the
meeting that committee of five rep
resentaulve men of this District be
appointed to formulate a plan and rec
concentrations pertaining thereto and
submit the same to the directors OF
the Imperial Irrigation District for
their approval ana acceptance or dis
approval and rejection and then to
MAKE q report of Its findings and rec
concentrations and action thereon by
the directors of the Imperial irrigation
District, to the general public at a
public meeting to be held for the pur-
pose of receiving the said committees
report, i'll the City of Ell Centric. on
Tuesday evening, August 8, 1916, at
8 p. H., at a place to be decided upon;
and
Whereas, the following citizens
were appointed to constitute the menl-
bership of and be the said committee
of five, to wit Arthur Long, G. W..
Watkins, w. l. Stone, w. w. Cochran
and j. F. Seymour, Jr.; therefore, be 1T
"Resolved, That this committee of
five does at this time respectfully sub
NIT to your body this report and their
recommendation requesting that you
forthwith approve and accept or dis
approve and reject the same.
Whereas, there is Ut the present
time general belief that it will be for
the best interests of all concerned that
there be an immediate change in the
Irrigation District and that business
management should be injected into
the management of the affairs of the
District; and
''Whereas, although. Directors Fer
guson and Mcbride have at all times
opposed the policy of Directors HAM
ilton, Brockman and bennett, this COM
mittee believes that from a harmonl-
Gus standpoint and for the best inter-
ests of all concerned that all five of
the directors of the Imperial lrriga-
ton District should forthwith resign;
therefore, be it
"Resolved, That this committee, aft
er due thought and deliberation and
careful and unbiased discussion, does
submit the following proposai 10 the
directors of the Imperial Irrigation
District: = -..-
"That all the directors of the I'M
perial Irrigation District resign forth
with and that in their place and stead
there be recommended to the super
visors of the County Of Imperial for
appointment bv the mutual water COM
panies and the Bankers Association
of Imperial Valley, in joint meeting
assembled for that purpose, the names
of five capable and representative men
from the County of Imperial TO act as
and be the directors of. the Imperial
Irrigation District in the place and
stead of the present five directors of
said Irrigation District and that the
mutual water companies and the Bank
ers' Association of Imperial Valley. in
Joint meeting assembled. do recon-
mend to the new board Of directors
for appointment capable and expert
enced business manager with full pow
er to manage the said Imperial Irri-
cation District and all business per-
tanning thereto."'
BY vote of "a to 6. representatives
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