Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-25

orted solidly in favor o. it, ana tner
<5as no opposition from the trustees
But Bill Cass threw a monke,
french into the machinery which wa
eady to buy a La France engine o
90 gallons capacity. Cass said h
nderstood that the city was to ge
n engine of $50 gallons capacity
hen the argument waXed warm un
I'd Trustee Bucklin set his foot dowi
n buying the engine unless it wa.
dvertised for, and this action wa:
aiken.
The fire engine people have agreed
, take the fire bonds at par and sci
lem for the city if their engine is
! ought But if we want a 750-gallor
Jump we will have to pay about $150C
more for it. 1t cannot be shipped in
ess than five months, and material
5 going up every day. Last night
he fire engine representative said his
price might go up $1OO or 5000 if the
trustees advertised for bids.
New Street -Water-Sewer Boss.
F. Z. Thompson gets a $40 boost
n salary and promotion to the job
experimenting the city water
liant, the sewer system and the street
ork. He first said he would not
Ike the job for that, Tut consented
, the stipend in view of a promise
ON the city trustees that they would
Use him again when the next budget
made up in September.
Before Mr.. Thompson was select
j, applications were read from ".
. Sawyer, Fred Cole. John NJ. Nor
isey, Thomas f. Magee, Henry Q.
itske. Thomas Fogg and George A.
1arks.
Thompson gave the trustees notice
nat he wanted them to keep hands
IF his new job and let him run it his
'wn way.
Then the city Golfers were light
ned by more raises.
City Clerk Van Way was only get
ing $125 and he was worth $3.50. He
Tas given $40 and promised anothe,
ubstantial raise in September. Then
ne minimum wages of city laborers
Fas made So instead of $3.50 and
'2.75. 1t was expected by Trustee
5ucklin that other city cmployeg
would storm the next meeting fo,
aises.
Bucklin met the assertion that the
nen raised could go elsewhere and
ct more money by saying that any
IAN working for the city who could
ct more elsewhere had something
'rong with his head.
War on Bugs. Flies. Crickets.
The "J-J Bug Man" from Holtville
lll conduct a war upon the flies.
l1ckets, reaches and other pests in
ne city, ably aided and abetted by
rustee Egerer of the Health De-
artment. The city voted to allow
'rustee Egerer to buy any quantity
f this "J-J" bug poison that was
eeded to do the work.
The city will ask the newspapers
assistin campaign of publicity.
skiing the people to put out fly traps,
olson, fly paper, etc.
No Liberty Bonds.
The City of FL Centre will not par
lcipate in the Third Liberty Loan.
here is no money in the treasury to
ny any. The impoverished condition
{ the city treasury, the absolute pen.
ry Of the municipality, was harrow
1gly manifest when a letter from J.
:. Davis of the city Liberty Bond
ommittee was read. Therefore, it
'as decided not to buy any bonds, as
ne city is already holding $1,000
foIth, and would have to sell some
ity bonds to take up Liberty bonds.
No Anti-Sedition Law Needed.
A letter from City Clerk Briggs of
serkeley asking the city to pass an
law, so as to muzzle dis
oyalists, pro-Germans, etc, and thow
hem into jail, but the city took no
ction. Trustee Egerer said there was
lready an organization here acting
long the same lines, and he did not
hink it necessary to pass the ordi-
lance.
Food Signs on Streets.
The United States Food Commits
ion directed a letter to the city, ask
NO the municipality to cooperate in
he conservation of food in placing
arge signs upon the streets urging
he people to save wheat. These
signs are to be five feet wide and 20
o 30 feet long.
Trustee Egerer thought that the
should be seriously