Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-18
LIBRARY BOARD
ASKS INCREASE
FROM COUNCIL
Will Be Unable To Keep
Open Mornings, Roberts
Asserts.

d. L. Roberts, chairman Of the FL
Centre library board, appeared be-
fore tn emembers of the city cOun-
ell last night and advised them that
unless the city was able to increase
its budget for this year in some
way. it would be necessary to close
the library during the morning.
In presenting his subject Roberts
declared that an effort has been
made for the last month to run the
library on a staff of three and con
tiEue its l2-hOur schedule but that
this can not be continued for an
indefinite period. The present budget
makes available $4,000 for the
library but, Roberts said, it will
require a little more than $4,000 to
keep to its present schedule.
Roberts said that a count has been
, kept for several weeks and the re-
suit shows that there is an aver
age of 20 persons visiting the library
| during the morning period. By elm
mating this period it would be possi-
, bic to keep within the present bud
get of $4,000.
While Roberts asked that he be
given immediate decision it became
apparent that the board was an
Xious to do all in its power to keep
the library open during the morn
| ing and the matter was carried over
! to the next meeting of the board.
This was only one of a number
/ nf npfa Hro,pI+ l..
fore the city council at its session
! last night.
May Open State Street
The meeting opened with the APP
pearance of delegation from the
! FL Centre Chamber of Commerce
and several citizens to open dis
cussion on the proposed opening of
State street over the Southern Pa
cific tracks. 1t was brought out
that slight expenditure would be
necessary to present proper blue
Prints and application to the rail
road commission.
1t was decided that the plan was
a feasible one and that it would
prove a needed Improvement. City
! Ing WAS lO
proceed with the work, While the
cost of such application was placed
at 5000, it was brought. out that a
| portion of this expenditure is in the
form of salary to City Engineer
knights and merely meant the trans
fer of funds in the treasury, the
| payment having no visible effect
1 II Ia, lor,, Of
An effort had been made to have
the taxpayers of the district furn-
ish this money.
Wiley NJ. Weaver, county tax
assessor, placed before the board the
same project that he had presented
to the Brawley council Monday
night. He asked that the cities of
the valley cooperate with the I'm
perial Irrigation district and his
| office in raising fund of $1,000
for the purpose of providing him
with deputy assessor.
This deputy, he pointed out,
would start work immediately on
cqualizinG the county assessment
roll, his first work to be in the in
W. POi"'Nu NillCS. lc dSScSSOT
brought out that this money would
pay the deputy for a period of five
months and that by the end of that
time the position could probably be
made a permanent one through the
state legislature and the county
take care of the salary.
Weaver pointed out that it was
not the object of this re-assessment
10 raise the assessment roll but that
the deputy would be instructed only
to cqualize the roll
Councilman Bucklin was named
as committee of one to act with
representative of the other cities
in bringing about meeting at which
the plan could be discussed and de-
cided upon.
To Buy Hangar
Ralph Cary, former councilman,
appeared before the board as a dele
gate from the chamber of commerce
and asked that the board approve an
expenditure, not to exceed 81 900,
by the chamber, for the purpose of
obtaining n hangar for the new FL
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