Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11
NO. 3 SEPARATION
FIGHT GOES OVER
FOR ADJUSTMENT

Hearing before the board of direc-
tors of Imperial Irrigation District on
petition of Imperial Water Company
No. 3 to be set out of the district was
called at 10 o'clock this morning. The
event failed of all oratorical pyrotech
MICS or anything whatever of II sensa-
rional character, but was large in i'm
- portance from the spirit in which the
proposition was approached.
Stuart NJ. Salisbury, representing I'M
perial Water Company No. ), formally
stated when the hearing opened that
the petitioners would ask for an ad
journmcnt until the next regular stated
meeting Of the board with the hope
that in the mean time some basis could
be found for separation Of the No. }
district from the irrigation district. Nh
Salisbury said the district directors
were not asked to commit themselves
TO anything except to give the No. 3
representatives AN opportunity to prove
to'them that the thing could be done
without prejudice to the interests OF
the irrigation district or to any others
who have become parties to the consol-
idation.
Law Suit Abandoned
Salisbury said that was the desire of
those he represented to enter into
friendly negotiations and to that end
he said he was able to state with au-
1horty that the contemplated suit to
oppose the sale of the irrigation dis
trict consolidation and drainage bonds
had been definitely abandoned and no
action would be taken at this time
In reply to Il Il question of President
McPherrin, Mr. Salisbury said that he
could not guarantee that no suit would
be brought at any time for the reason
that any property owner could bring
such Il suit and that naturally the thing
was beyond his control, but that there
was no present purpose to do this and
that it was his clients desire to enter
into the negotiations in II conciliatory
spirit without any reservations.
Board Not Bound
President McPherrin, members of
the board and John Stewart Ross, at
torney for the district, all made state
ments to clear the situation and to
have il understood that in agreeing to
an adjournment the board was making
no promises whatever except to meet
the petitioners in the spirit suggested
Nv iUtlF MT. hUSS Siill IL NdS
the present understanding of the dis
trict that no basis for separation eX-
listed, but that they were willing to be
'ShOWn.' y
The formal part of the proceedings
were then staged and j. c. Allison
sworn. He qualified as a property
owner of the No. section and stated
that it was his desire that the hearing
should be. adjourned. Mr.. Salisbury
made formal request that the hearing
be adjourned until the second Tuesday
in August and from time to time until
a final determination was reached
Motion was made and carried to this
effect and the board adjourned.
Not Opposing Bond Issue
In an informal statement, j. C. Ali
SON said he was especially anxious to
get ON record correctly in this matter.
He had been published as endeavoring
to make u settlement difficult and as
opposing the bond issue. He declared
that he favored the bonds and had Il
full realization of the importance of
reaching an amicabe adjustment of
differences. He believed it would be
possible to demonstrate that the adjust
ment which his people suggested would
be for the substantial interests of the
whole county and that a great and
record breaking era of prosperity and
united action in II strong pull all to-
gether would follow Il settlement.
Mr.. Allison said further that he had
full confidence that the directors of
the district would approach the matter
with open minds and Il Willingness to
do whatever could conscicntiously be
done to bring about Il basis of agree
ment.