Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-06
Calexico News

CALENICO, March 6.--At 4 meeting
of the grammar school board Saturday
night the question of improvements i'll
the heating and ventilating system of
the lockwood school was taken up and
discussed at length. 1t is an improve
ment that is vitally necessary and the
board passed a resolution instructing
Architect Swearingen to prepare plans
and specifications for the work to be
considered at a special meeting to be
held next Wednesday night.
The board also ordered a flag pole
to be erected at the Hoffman school
and passed an order for a concrete side
walk at the lockwood school.
President C.. B. Moore, of the board,
announced, much to the regret of the
other members of the board and the
citizens generally, that he would not be
Il candidate for reelection to the posi-
tion as trustee. He stated that his
duties in the Central bank were such
that he could no longer give the proper
care and attention to the position.
CALEXlCO, March 6.-Dr. Charles
?. Engle, who has been engaged in the
practice of medicine and surgery in
Calexico for the past five years, has
removed to Cotton where he has estab
lished offices. Mrs. Engle will remain
in CaleXico for some weeks because of
the fact that there are no available res
licences for rent in Cotton. The removal
of DR.. and Mrs. Engle from Calexico is
much regretted by their many friends.
I =
acre tract acquired. for park purposes
by the city is not to be "parked at
! the present time Instead Park Super
intendent Brandt is going to plant the
ground to alfalfa and raise enough feed
to take care of all the horses and
mules owned and employed by the city
III park and street and other work.
The city is not ready yet to properly
beautify and landscape this virgin tract
of ground as a city playground and
rather than let it lay idle Mr. Brandt
is going to put it to strictly utilitarian
purposes. Consequently until the city
has the money to plant the big place
in trees and flowers he is going to put
it in hay and save the city the expense
of buying feed for the city animals.
CALEXICO, March 6.-The men of
the Baptist church of CaleXico have or
ganized Il Baptist Men S Club with Is
representative members and citizens as
charter members. The slogan of the or
ganization is 'Good citizenship and
in social, religious and business ways
they are going to follow it.
+. L. Cavanah was elected president.
DR.. c. Tillmans as vice president; and
l.. :. Jacobsen, as secretary and treas
urer. a delicious luncheon was served
following the meeting by the women Of
the church.
Rev. Mr.. Flaming and f. L. Canning.
of El Centre, were present at the or
/ ganiling meeting and delivered stirring
addresses. The clab is to hold monthly
meetings and has decided to take a
large part III all matters affecting the
civic welfare of the city.
CALEXiCO, March 6.-The Pesca-
dero Cut is now carrying the full flow
of the Colorado river from Hanlon s
| Heading to the Gulf according to the
report of Chief Engineer Ray Carberrv
filed with the sle@,l office of the I'm
| pcrial Irrigation District.
| Approximately IL 900 second feet is
| flowing through the 3 barreled channel
| at the present time and Mr.. Carberrv
is confident that by the time the spring
floods arrive the channel will be able
| to carry the entire volume of water.
! The banks of the cut are sugaring off
and the bottom of the cut is scoul inc,
the silt and extra dirt being carried
off by the present flow. When the big
water arrives it is believed that the
cut will be deep enough to handle the
full volume and no apprehension need
be felt about the safety of the. low
lands inside of the levee district and
there will be no danger to any of the
| lands north of the border.
The dam across the old Bee river
channel is being strengthened and
raised and with the heavy protective
work which Engineer Carberry is hay
ing placed will throw the entire force
of the stream into the new channel
The cut, because of changes in the
original plans cost something like
| $l5O,0OO more than..tle original esti-
mate, is expected to save the Irrigation
District u quarter Of million or more
in flood protective and lcvcc work this
year.