Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-12
SHALL We IMPROVE

Tho citv council chamber was last night the scene
very earnest conference between property owners and the
ct council on the subject of street improvements which
are proposed Although few people are SO constituted
that they unable to confer without becoming ill ma,
tured about it, the most part the meeting represented
sincere effort clear the atmosphere and arrive at an
UNDERSTANDING of what is involved in the councils program
of paving.
It is probable that most of the projects cleared
up as the frank conference between the people
and their In two the pro-
represented effort to have the program made more
effective by including other improvements tor which no
provision made but which to get the ben
efit of the money to be expended In these cases the
the practical side of the matter and easily
agreed to the proposals other the protests deve
oped situations which the city trustees could not
know without such frank expression as the meeting brought
out and in these is probable that relief will be a
forded still other the protests broke down IN the
by individual councmen and in these it is not likely
that further objection will be made.
In tactfu summary Of the question, made after
everyone had been given hearing, Mayor Fawcet did
much quiet protests by frankly stating the position OF
the city council The paving program Mr. Fawcett said
represents the trustees highest understanding of what
required by good conservative business and stands for what
successful business would do If he owned the entire
city and had the responsibility for its future and the
comfort and convenience of its people The council enter
tans purpose to force improvements upon anyone, &C
cordng Mayor Fawce 1t appears to the trustees that
there should be paving of streets within the area ac
cessibe to the two main longitudinal streets IN paving
which people already have their money invested and of
which full benefit cannot be obtained unless the IS
provided for residents to reach the paving in season OF
storm Muddy streets seriously impair the value of
the paving now laid Fifth and Sixth streets whereas
conservative program of paving will give ten or
it is enjoyed by at the present time.
This according to Mayor Fawcett, is all that is in
voved in the paving program The scheme is simply to
effective what have and to give people
the benefit of it. Mr. Fawcett pointed out that few feeders
the trunk lines OF paving would take additional humid
dred of children to School dry shod in the stormies
weather
Trustee Anderson gave the people successful bust
mans piont OF view He pointed out that improve
programs become hardship by contracting for them
in flush times and paying for them in hard times. The
time upon Improvement enterprises is Gin hard
times he said pay them out when the turn of events
brings times. Mr.. Anderson said that everyone
should optimistic of for the better in the future
All business and financial data available bears the fact
that things have touched the bottom and tending up
ward Such being the the paving project not like
ly prove hardship, but the other hand Ell Centro
residents to have occasion to feel great sat-
sacon the fact that they had foresign to enter upon
such enterprise at this time and put themselves in pos
ition to reap the benefit the outlook becomes brighter
General benefit is certain to result from the confer
The trustees frankly expressed Willingness to make
adjustments wherever fuller understanding of the situ
seemed to make them desirable and in other
proestans sgned their whatever desired
by the majority and is for the benefit of the majority
Where people thus agreed there slight basis for dis
cord.