Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-06
NOTICE.
Imperial Irrigation District Special
Election on Question of Ratifying
ALL American Canal Contract.


District, a special election will be he'll
the 21st day Of January, 1919, be
tween the hours of eight (S) o'clocl
A. NJ. of said day and four a
o'clock p NJ. of said day for the pur
pose of submitting to the qualified
electors of said District the question
of the ratification of the contract eX
ecuted by the Board of Directors o
said District and by the United State.
calling for the construction by the
District of an All-American Cana
and Laguna Dam connection and fo1
joint development of power possibili
ties and obligating the District tt
pay the United States the sum Of
One Million Six Hundred ThousanC
($1,6OO,000) Dollars for the right tc
use said Laguna Dam, the main cana
and appurtenant structures.
The ballots at said election shall
contain the following proposition:
''Shall the contract executed by
the Board OF Directors of the
Imperial Irrigation District and
the United States calling for the
construction of an All-American
Canal and LaguRa Dam cOnnec-
ton by the District and for ioint
development Of power possibilities
and obligating the District 70 pay
the United States the SUM Of One
Million Six Hundred Thousand
($1,600,0G0) Dollars for the right
to use said Laguna Dam, main
canal and appurtenant structures,
be ratified and confirmed"
To vote for the contract stamp a
Cross (X) in the voting space after
the words: Contract Yes" To vote
AGAINST the contract stamp 9 Cross
(X) in the voting space after the
words: Contract No"
Said election will be held and the
result thereof determined ard de-
clared in all respects as nearly as
practicable in conformity with the
provisions Of the Irrigation District
Law governing the issuance Of Dis
trict bonds; provided, that no infor-
malities in conducting said election
shall flvalidate the same if the elec-
ton shall be otherwise fairly con-
Quoted. If the majority of the votes
cast for and against the contract are
for Contract Yes" the Board CT Di-
rectors will declare said contract rati-
fed and confirmed; if the majority of
the votes cast for and against the
contract are for Contract Nc" the
Boarl Of Directors will declare said
contract rejected.
Said election will be held in the
several regularly constituted election
precincts\ in said District and the
polling place in each precinct and the
persons dppointed officers OF elec-
ton for Eaid precincts respectively
arc as follows:
DIVISION NO. +.
Election Precinct: ChLEXICO
Calexico precinct shall be composed
of all OF Imperial County election
precincts: Calexico No. l, CaleXico No
2, CaleXico No. and CaleXico. No. 4
Inspector-DON DAVENPORT
JudCe-EARL F. CAVANAH.
Judga-MRS. LENA WILLIAMS
Polling Place-CITY HALL
Election Precinct: HEBER
Heber precinct shall be composed
of all of Imperial County election pre-
cinct Of Heber.
Insgector-MRs. FERNE L. BAR
NUM-
JudQe-CHAS. A. PHILBRIC
Judge-MRS. LILLIAN G, TRIFt
Polling Place-HEBER FOSTOF.
FICE.
Election Precinct: MT. SIGNAL
Mt. Signal precinct shall be com
posed of all of Imperial County cleo
ten precinct OF Nit Signal lying with
in Imperial Irrigation District.
Inepector-JOSEPH T. COVEY
Judge-JOSEPH L. BARTHOLO-
NEW
Judge-MRS. ROSA BURTON
Polling Place-MT. SIGNAL Store
Election Precinct: ALDER
Alder precinct shall be composed o.
all of Imperial County election pre-
cinct of Alder.
Inspector-MRS. J 4 N N e M
D Jn5ge-MRs. GRACE E. FER
RELL.
Ju5gc-URIAH B. M'KINNON.
Polling Place--TEN-FOOT DROP
j Election EECCtHtts = A1ANCS
Verde precinct shall be composed o
all Of Imperial County election pre-
cinct of Verde lying within said I'm
perial Irrigation District.
Observation-Disclosures j. BORNT
.Tudge-HENRY HOOKER
Judg:-ARTHUR ]. LEONARD
Polling Place-VERDE STORE
DIVISION NO. 2.
Election Precinct: EL CENTRO A
Precinct FL Centre a shall be. com
posed of all of Imperial County elec
tion precincts El Centre No. !, E
Centre No. 2 and FL Centre No. 5.
Inspector-SANFORD n. LEFF
INGWELL
JuJge-PAUL J. EIMKE
Julge-WALTER I. STONE
Polling Place-BARBARA WORTH
HOTEL, Seventh and Main Streets.
Election Precinct: Ell CENTRIC B
Precinct FL Centre B shall be corn
posed of all of Imperial County elec
tion precincts El Centre No. 3, Z
Centre No. 4, and Ell Centric No. 6.
nspector-RALPH w. VOYCE
Judge-MRS. JESSIE r. HELMS
Judge-ERNEST POSITION