Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-21
VISITING SOLON
ADDRESSES BOARD
ON BOULDER DAM
Congressman Wyant Ad-
vises City Council He
Will Aid Bill.

| An interesting address by Con
gressman Adam NJ. Wyant 3lst con
! gressional District, Pennsylvania
marked the meeting of the Cit,
council held at City Hall last
night. The board, despite the alb
sence of Mayor Bucklin and Coun
Gilman Fawcett, handled consider
/ able work during the session, Coun.
| Gilman Rice sitting as chairman OF
the meeting.
Congressman Wyant was intro
duced to the councilmen by A. f.
Kellogg OF the Imperial Irrigation
district. Tne congressman then
proceeded to give the meeting an
interesting discourse on the Boul-
der Dam situation, punctuating his
address with numerous humorous
remarks which drew much laughter
and applause.
The congressman expressed him
self as wholeheartedly in favor of
the Boulder Dam project. He said
that until his recent visit to An
drade and along the district hold
ings in Mexico, he had not realized
the magnitude of the venture and
its needs. He assured the council
men that he would bend every eff
fort to help the bill when he re
turned TO Washington.
The visitor then proceeded to
compliment Phil Swing on the eff
forts he has made to gain passage
of the measure and said that he
felt sure the bill woud pass when
it is brought before Congress in
December.
The congressman is beginning his
fourth term at Washington and is
a member of the house committee
on interstate and foreign commerce
Following the address the board
passed q resolution instructing the
city clerk to forward a vote of
thanks TO the congressman for his
appearance before the meeting, his
address and his assurance of sup
port for the Boulder Dam bin.
Cnisf Going to Portland
A motion was made and carried
that Chief Tom Reams Of the fire
department be- sent TO Portland,
Ore, as delegate to the Firemen s
convention to be held there on Aug
ust (, and 6.
j. s. Cameron of the chamber of
commerce appeared befok the
board. He sought to bring the mat
ter of an appropriation in the com
ing budget for an advertising fund
but was advised that he should
take the matter up with the board
when it meets as board of equal
izatiOn on August 8.
The matter of cooperating with
the city in regard to the ladies
rest room service was also brought
up by Cameron. He made a sug-
gestion that the room, at present
located on Sixth street and which
it is planned to abandon, be trans
ferred to the headquarters of the
chamber of commerce on Main
street. This matter will be gone
into further at the next meeting of
the board.
An application for a franchise
from the Inland Empire Gas com
pany was received. This matter
was also held up for further inves.
tigation and was continued until
the next meeting. The gas com
panv already holds a franchise for
the installation of a pipe service
within the old city boundary lines,
Orange to Park streets and First
to Eighth streets. The new fran.
chise seeks to have this extended
to take in all the territory covered
under the new boundary lines.
A petition was read from George
Nowlin asking for a reduction or
delinquent taxes on city property
The petition was denied upon ad
vice Of the city attorney, who held
that the request was illegal.
The board then held the first
reading of an ordinance regulating
the sale of the 10000 Eighth street
ditch bonds. The ordinance author
ICES the issuance and sale Of the
bonds in accordance with the re,
cent election.
The bonds will be 60 in number,
40 being for 81 900 and 20 for 5000
These will be retired at the rate
Of two 81 900 and one $500 bond
each year. The date of the issue
was set for October /. The ordl'
nance was ordered approved for
second reading.