Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-16
EI CENTRO'S ROND TSCTTE

Many citizens of FL Centro are unaware of the
fact that they will be called upon in few weeks to vote
$4,000 bond issue to provide funds for the elm
naton of the Eighth ditch though action to this
effect was taken by the city council June and the
resolution passed on that date has been published
since in the Press.
If there is any opposition to the removal of this eye
and handicap FL Centros growth has not as
yet made Us appearance and it is to be hoped that
will.
Removal of the ditch is necessity demanded by Ell
Centros expansion and progress Such necessities
cost money and 1t Is hardly be conceived that for
ward looking Ell Centrans going to take any ad-
verse action the bond issue.
The total cost of the work is SCI GOO, of which S45
600 will be paid by the city to the Imperial Irrigation
District which is cooperating with the city in this
work, the removal recesstating Encouragement Of
the dlstrcts canal system The district assumes the
balance of the expense This cost has been shaved
down closely the district engineering department,
working with the city engineers office, possibly
make It The district the logical agency to do the
work: 1t has the equipment and the men and with
out doubt if the city had employ private contract
ors the work would cost much more
The remaining $4,000 of the citys bond issue will be
used to take o. incidental Indebtedness incurred
by the city, such cost Of printing in connection with
the bond election and issue, and in obtaining few
rights of Proof of the fact that Ell Centre prop
erty in favor Of the bond issue is in
the fact that practically all the rights of way neces-
sary the ditch and widen Eighth street have
been voluntarily released to the city without cost
Plans for the removal of the ditch call for widen
ing the present Dahia canal from the Dahla heading,
six and half miles south of the city, to the north
city limits. This canal will then carry the
amount of water the present Date canal, the dis
trict name for the Eighth street ditch. A canal
will be constructed eastery from the Dahlia along the
northern city limits ntersect the Date making the
latter north of the city limits lateral off the Dahlla
The Date canal will end at the city water works and
a waste canal will be built to the Dogwood canal east
of the city, south Of the southern city line.
A new canal will BE constructed east from the Dan
liza Date lateral aorg the north city limits to supply
small acreage between Eighth and Fourth streets, IN
the north part of the city.
The EIGHTH street ditch is not only an eyesore,
hut positive menace to the community. Residents IN
its vicinity live under the continual fear that their
Youngsters may meet with fatal accident while play
ing near it. Several months ago 1t cost the lie OF
voungster killed by the driver OF which was un-
able to see him the climbed across the dtch u-
til it too late. ,
Development of property has been hampered by the
presence of the ditch At present two large concerns
are onv awaiting its removal before building modern
business structures in that section which Will increase
propertv values and encourage further building.
The natural trend development in the city is west
ward The Eighth street ditch must go and the way
to make 90 is to give overwhelming majority for
the bonds.
the bonds July l.
They do say that every year is leap year no'*-tor
pedestrians
"Get out of Debt" urges Roger Babson. Sure
that's what we'd all like to do But how can we when
we need another and the old radio is getting