Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-28
LANDSLIDE Of BALLOTS
FOR IRRIGATION BONDS
TREMENDOUS VOTE OF CONFI-
DENCE. IN DISTRICT AND
PROJECTED PLANS.
BY VOTE OF 13 TO l PEOPLE
SANCTION DISTRICT BOND IS
SUE%VOTE IN DETAIL.

SUE@VOlE I'm DEL ALL.
Complete returns from the landslide
for the Irrigation District bonds at
the election held Saturday show how
important and far-reaching was the
victory for the bonds, and the victory
for the officials of the district, who
were figuratively given vote Of con-
fidence by the people of Imperial Val
ley.
The opposition to the bords was so
insignificant that in some districts it
dwindled away to nothing. Through.
out the length and breadth of the
Valley the people spoke in no uncer-
tain terms for the improvements-foc
n ore water and for protection from
possible floods.
At the Irrigation District offices
this morning the directors canvassed
the vote from the several precincts.
Smiles were in evidence all around
the board.
The directors formally announced
the favorable result of the bond cleo
ton, and laid informal plans for the
selling of the bonds and for expendi-
lures along the line of the Alamo chan
rel and at the headgate held up by
the lack of funds.
The first matter will be the query
regarding the legality Of the bonds.
Attorneys Goodfellow, Eels & Orick,
OF San Francisco, foremost bond au-
tkorities in this state, will be asked
to pass upon the proceedings looking
up to the election. Each step in the
proceedings has been carefully taken
and legal authority has been invoked
IT, each case to see that no error has
crept in.
1t is probable, according to Manager
Faris of the district, that the bonds
will find ready sale, and that the
first money from them will be in the
hands of the district within thirty
days. Engineer G.. G. Anderson of
the district is also of this opinion.
Bond houses have already made tenta-
tive proffers for the bonds.
Contracts have been let and work
is proceeding on the intake gate, the
intake canal, on the Tccolote cut and
on the construction of one suction
Gredger, which has been launched.
These contracts, with other minor
work done by the District, amount to
approximately $750,OO0, which the
District will subtract from the $780,
600 voted Saturday.
"The warm season is approaching"
stated Engineer Anderson this morn
ing, "and the District cannot accom-
Ejish much more until early fall eco
nomically.
''If we had had the money, we would
have proceeded with the construction
Cf another new suction dredge, and
would have repaired the old one, and
would have opened up the Cerro Prieta
quarry to get rock for revetment work
along the levees. The other improve
ments projected in our report. how
ever, would not have been undertaken
until fall.
"Three old breaks in the Saiz levee
have been repaired and we are raising
the banks of many of the levees
through the flood protection fund and
general fund of the district. Mr..
Clark has contracted for the equip
ment for work on the Volcano Lake
levee.
1--WE are in no fear of flood damage
this year. I do not look for mighty
rise in the Colorado river, as has been
,eported in advance. From data to
hand, it seems that the river gauge
at Yuma will not read higher than
a6 or 27 feet. This will give us
river of about 100000 second-feet. Du-
ring the past two years we have sue
cessfully taken care of 2,0OO-second-
foot river.
However, we will err on the side
of caution, and take every possible
precaution against the overflow OF the
banks of the river"
Lanes Funeral Tuesday.