Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
WATER SERVICE
NOT TO EXTEND
BEYOND LIMITS
Council Votes Against
Supplying Places Not
Within City Proper.

Fl Contro viii confinc It's water
service to points within thc city
limits from this time on. il was de-
cidcd at the meeting of the city
council. held in city hall last night.
\ resolution to this effect was pass
ed by the board.
The matter was brought to an is
sue with the appearance Of two rep
iescntativcs Of subdivision who
explained they would like to have
the division supplied with water
and asked that the council give
them figures for monthly rate for
the service.
This request brought up the mat
ter Of further extension of water
service to persons outside Of the
limits. While the council was not
aEcrsc to granting further extcn-
Sons Is long rs the city rights
were protected it was believed that
| it might lead to legal cntaugicmcnts
, IN IT." future. As q result Il rcsolu-
tion WAS finally entered 70 the ct
feet that any further service Of this
I nature would be granted.
Contracts have been entered into
| with those at present being supplied
with water by tn" city and these
! viii not be effected br the decision
Of the board.
\ delegation headed by Leo lEct-
! Zcl appeared before the board and
! entered OF lection TO bills received
| IN the matter of the pavement Of
| tie alley running from State street
70 another alley between Fifth and
! Sixth streets. Ii was brought out
i that property owners Lad greed 10
pay certain amount for the install
lation of the pavement and Lad met
! the demand.
The Incidental expenses. incu"rad
! n the work due to many holdupS,
proved far greater than was antiai-
| pattd and the result was the bill
! for inspection Was much greater
/ than expected. An agreement
! whereby the city shared the expense
of the inspection was finally made
and proved satisfactory 10 all.
To Audit Books
The board passed Il motion 10
have an audit made Of all city books
to begin directly after July /. Tie
| loomis Dow company OF Los Ange-
| les was named as the firm to do the
auditing.
Charles pitzcr was granted an cX-
:tnsiou Of 80 DAYS time in which TO
| complete work on the installation #
the six new settling basins near the
| water works.
Several applications for gefunis
or cancellation of taxes were read
| and approved by the board. Others
Of these were put over "tter being
read for final decision at the next
| regular meeting.
\ delegation representing lie
American Legion appeared before
I he board in regard to the purchase
Of the forty acre plot north of
the city limits and explained the
| plan OF NE war veterans to install
u play and picnic ground. The board
expressed its approval of the prof
| Get ard let il be known that they
would do anything possible to as
| Sist in the work.
/ The board in adlourning TOOK
leave until next Wednesday night.
| rhc members viii meet at that time
| to draft resolution relative to the
| endorsement of the power project
planned by the Imperial Irrigation
district. They will also tax" up the
mattcr of the purchase of II guam
titv q four and six inch pipe to
! be used by the water departments
Members of the board were treat
ed to Il trip TO Boulder Canyon,
| through the medium of Il miniature
motion picture machine. The pic.
lures were taken by Leo H"tz|l
while on the Boulder Canyon ASSo-
citation tour and showed extensive
views along the Colorado. y. +.
| Kellogg OF the Imperial Irrigation
district painted out the numerous
interesting points visited by the
! s.ght sreis.
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