Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-16
Chaos Increasing in China as New Troubles Loom
LOcuL Merchants
Protest Lou Rate
Competitors Pay

Seeking to curtail the activities
of itinefant merchants, peddlers,
huckstors, and people of the same
ilk was the reason for the protest
lodged by Josiah D. Foss, of b.
Salomon and Company to the city
council last night against the pres
ent ordinance asking the occasional
merchant to pay into the city treas
rry the sum of $40 per day.
''That is not enough said Mr..
Foss, Gas although It was put on
to protect the local merchant, ~
does not do so against the bigger
class trader The merchants want
more rigorous ordinance to deal
with the men who come to FL Cen
tro for few days and take hun
dreds of dollars out of the city,
displaying for few days only
thousands of dollars worth of goods
which do not pay a fair assessment
10 the city. lie gave two instances
where this particularly affected
local merchants, and the merchants
feel that the tax should be higher,
as such traders pay no local taxes
and pay no local employees.
He urged that an ordinance max
ing it less desirable for these men
to come in should be passed, and
the council expressed sympathy
with the idea and the matter was
referred to Trustee George +. An
derson.
To fill the vacancy of city clerk
which has been created by the res
ignation of j. $. Loofbourow. three
! applications were handed into thu
council and read. They were from
James A. Schofield, tn, present de
putty city clerk, who has been with
the city for two and half years,
j. r. Carlson. chief clerk of the
Imperial Irrigation District, and Ir-
vim Maupin of the First National
Bank. All three were held over for
q week for consideration by the
whole council.
1t was resolved that the paving
and the diagram made
by Engineer F. c. Dyer be accept
ed, the assessment covering Holt,
He'll, Hamilton, Vine, Wensley and
SEVENTH street Improvement.
To Prob, Liability
Although it was decided that !
the plan of prtting street lights on
standards abutting from the curbs
at arcade locations on Main streot
was the best plan yet suggested,
the matter came up of the possible
liability Of 'the city to damages in
he event Of Il driver on the high
way running into the abutments,
md City Attorney j. $. Larew will
ook into the legal aspect of the
nat,cr. Will S. Fawcett said it
lad been proved to him that the
,lacing Of the light poles on redes-
ais ut the corners Was the only
way out of the problem of securing
ornamental street lighting with
'om hing like regularity in ,db-
ign. However, he expressed the
elicf that the proposition should
e passed on us to Inability and the
uestions of assessment of the lights.
AS the Sou(&Csn Pacific railroad
putting Ill crossing on OfahSS
treet, they applied for permission
} close the street for few days
ntil the alterations are made, and
ngineer Dyer said he had given ,
lem permission to do 50 to get
lc work over as speedily as pos
BILE.
Asking that moneys to the
mount of $6224,55 be withheld
'om the contractor on work done
" the city, Il claim of j. A. Cos
lilo sr., WIS., referred to the city
ttorney for consideration.
1t was decided ;hat the council
eet weekly in the future as in
'eascd activity necessitates the
Ddy getting together oitener for
'aling promptly with matters com
9 before If
Vote Nov. A.