Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-13
FAIR
BEATEN BY
BRAW[EY
Total Vote 3691 to 1881
On County Building
Proposition
TWO PRECINCTS OUT
Fair Issue Lost by Count
of 1862 to 1903 With
Two Thirds Needed

Soon the stately walls of the Imperial
county courthouse will rear their CLASH
cal lines against the horizon on West
Main street.
People of Imperial county determin.
ed this yesterday by an overwhelming
vote in favor of courthouse bonds.
With Picacho and Palo Verde missing
the total vote on the courthouse pro-
position stood:
Yes 3691.
No. 1881.
It's a nice little margin of about
three to one.
This transpired in spite of the utmost
activities of the politicians OF Braw-
ley Brawley voted 80 for the court
house bonds and 400 against. All sur
rounding precincts which fall under
the Brawley influence east their vote
in about the same proportion. These,
| be it said, however, were the only pre-
cincts in the county not to return .
favorable vote on the courthouse pro-
position.
Calexico very largely offset the vote
in Brawley, the vote in Calexico being
369 to Is in favor Of the courthouse and
297 to 1872 in favor of the county fair
bonds.
The east and west sides of the valley
supported the courthouse bonds Loyalty,
as did Mt. Signal and Verde, west and
east of Calexico.
The county fair proposition has fail
ed of the necessary two thirds affirmA-
tive vote. The fair bond total with
the above precincts missing is:
Yes, 1862. ..
No 1903.
While support for the county fair
was everywhere less enthusiastic than
that for the courthouse, opposition was
not pronounced except in Hrawley and
in precincts under Brawley influences.
Brawley, Lavender, Tamarack, Mag
nolia, lockwood, Westmorland, Cali.
patria, North End and INLAND rolled
up a vote of 6s7 against the fair and
this was sufficient to put quietus up
on all Of Imperial's ambitions.
May Break Ground by September !
Predictions were made today that
ground would be broken for the new
court house by September !. The first
step will be an official canvass by tho
board of supervisors next Monday. Ex-
pert investigation will be followed by
printing the bonds and advertising for
bids.
Imperial county bonds have always
brought the highest figure. Five per-
cent bonds here sold on the market in
competition with Liberty Bonds and
for long time the United States gov
ernment was actually paying higher
rate of interest than Imperial county.
Officials feel confident as to the mar
ket for the courthouse issue.
AS soon as the bonds are sold the
money will be available for erection
of the building There would be moth
ing to prevent the board of supervis-
ors going ahead sooner, as there IS
nearly $4,000 due the courthouse fund,
loaned by the board to the general
fund. After the new fiscal year thin
could be transferred back If thought
desirable and there would be money
Immediately available to start work
while bond details were being arranged.
1t is understood that local archi.
tect has sketches well under way for
a courthouse building already. Others
will no doubt compete and the super.
visors should soon have the finest de-
signs from which to make a selection
Sentiment favors a building which
| will be an architectural gem and it Is
hoped that inducements will be suffi-
cient to call forth the best.
Yesterdays vote in detail, except
| the two missing precincts, follows:
Vofe on Courthouse Bonds