Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-17
COUNCIL ORDERS
PAVEMENT F @ R
STONE ADDITION
Stormy Session Attended
BY Divided Residents of
District.

After q stormy session the city
council last night passed a resolu-
tion approving the paving of four
streets in the northwest section of
the city. Opposition to the pave
ment at this time was made by W..
/. Stone, who presented an alleged
petition containing the names of
81 property owners in the district
which sought to have the improve
ment delayed until after the com
pletion of the work ON Eighth
street. e.:
But there were some 90 odd pro-
perty owners, who appeared in per
son before the board last night, and
fought for the improvement. In
their declarations to the council
they charged that the petition cir
culated by Stone, misrepresented
the true facts regarding the pave
ment program and several were
present who had signed the petit
tion and asked that their names be
removed.
These persons said that upon pre-
senting the petition Stone had in
formed them that Adams street was
not to be paved at this time and in
various other ways had misrepre-
sented the program outlined for the
paw vement of the streets.
The board was made intimately
acquainted with the situation in the
district by the property owners,
who told of boat rides along the
streets. the fire hazard presented in
flood times and the general need of
Improvement.
Richard Cohen in asking the
councils approval said:
81 have lived in that district for
some II years and while these peo-
pie talk of boat rides, I've been
shipwrecked. I believe that the i'm
provement is much needed.'
The council in finally acting upon
the petition presented by Stone in
opposition to the pavement, ruled
that the petition was illegal in that
it failed to contain 81 per cent of
the property owners in the district
With this matter disposed of the
council then passed resolutions call
ing for the pavement of Adams
street from Imperial to Eighth
street; Euclid and Ell Centre, from
Eighty street to Twelfth street,
and Tenth street from Adams
| to Woodward. A second reso-
luton for the continuation OF
the pavement of Olive street was
passed, no opposition being pre-
sented.
Ditch Removal Progressing
A deed for the right of way
through the Ross property, south OF
the city was turned over to the city
at the meeting last night. This
right of way was obtained by the
city in connection with the work
being done for the elimination of
tn Eighth street ditch.
An agreement was also entered
into by the city and the district
whereby the city will turn over
$4,000 on December /, second
$4,000 on January =, and q thlrd
$4,000 on February l, for the work
to be done bv the district in elimi'
mating the ditch.
The contract calls for the com
pletion of the work in approximate
ly 90 days, although provisions are
made in the ease of some unusual
occurrance holding up the work. 1t
is expected, however, that the work
will be completed late in January.
The council ordered a light in
stalled at the intersection of Com
mercial and Fourth streets. The
subject of installing lights on each
of the paved alleys between Fourth
and Eighth street was discussed but
action was put over until the next
meeting.
The council granted permission
to L. M. Smyser and to the Union
Oil company to cut the curbing at
He'll and Fourth streets.
Other routine duties were dis
posed of by the council before ad-