Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-06

Monday morning February 2, prominent local man
into the Press office and said, do want to know
who going get the paving contract this afternoon
GOOD idea snd ia he repv made The caller
wered Ernest Werden This four hours before the
opened Investigation by the Press had indicated
the Los Angeles Paving Company would be low bidder.
The only difference in guesses were this Ernest Werden
the field of the Los Angeles Paving Com
pany
HAD AN AWARD BEEN MADE THAT AFTER;
NOON IT HAyE HAR TO GO TO ERNG NGy
PANY
For weeks before the bids were to have been opened
of the drawn irregularities in the
specifications AT times printed comment made
these irregularities Lead pencil corrections pasted slips
of paper okers in the specifications
in such chaotic state that honest refused to Did, beng
afraid to take chances with the oophoes which could be
used to their advantage or to break them.
Those specifications favored Warrenite absolutely;
they possessed latitude which would have broke
had the engineer been ugly and
forced the contractor to fulfill every em they We're not
with Brothers price schedules they
excluded the because of their indefniteness
etc. p Ell They were coNTY hSHGs goo
WHGH T9 RhAT GAk HAVE MADE SO
These have been viewed by the general public
There has suspicion, SUSPICION suspicion through
There is suspicion than there
Politicians have been steering the county highway COM
AT THE OPENING OF BIDS ONE MAN SAID.
HEAVEN"
The exposure of the spslod suspicious and inefficient
methods caused Messrs Lack and Thomas to rush into
print AS in the with clever politicians the first at
muddy the water and throw mud at the other
fellow. They cry, Politics., cement trust 'El Centro
again. uerior motives etc. etc. Really is laughabe the
frantic efforts they making to clear themselves We
every particular of the law has been complied with all of
which just an attempt to save their political hides
Insinuations being made that Ell Centre desires
NOT 4 SINGLE NAME YET SUGGESTED HAS
BEEN FROM Ell CENTRO is NOT THIS PROOF THAT
THIS is NON-POLITICAL MOVEMENT?
And the cry of cement trust it might be proper at
this point outline the policy of the Press IN regard to the
various kinds of paving.
The Press favors neither asphalt cement paving.
The relative merits of these two kinds of paving must be de-
termned by engineers The Press against that kind OF
asphalt paving Warrente solely because carries
a royalty Imperial county cannot afford to stiff
royalty foot OF paving when there are SO many
other good kinds.
sion which will play fair with both kinds of paving
which will place and above the board specifications for
above suspicion.
The records show the present commission is directly
opposite from what the voters want
This commission should resign.
IF THE COMMISSION DOES NOT RESIGN STEPS
TO SECURE THEIR REMOVAL WILL BE TAKEN.
The actions of the board of supervisors have been
above question But unless the board acts when public
sentiment is crysalized there is likely to be popular
the board because there is almost
universal sentiment that the highway commission must
The Auto Dealers Association is one of the leading
factors in the fight.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SHOULD RE
sPoND TO THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. AND IF IF
ENFORCE THE PEOPLES WILL"
Sir Oliver Lodge "a nebuous haze of solemn
cience broods the fate of the man.. Not
imagin if he bathes often enough
Correcting is such simple matter, it's wonder
there isn't of it done All that is necessary to write
to the newspaper about 1t.
peever wet" looking for an appropriate birthday