Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
Election Results
In Valley Cities
(Continued from Page One)

oss machine, with the interest o.
FL Centre at heart. =
Councilman Clements lad the fol
lowing to say:
During my service or thn coun-
ell | have strived to give the city
the best of my service. | consider
my reelection to office as IN eX.
preston of the confidence of the
people and can say only that l thank
them and that hope they VIII still
have this same confidence in me
four years hence. Mr.. Gianola and
Mr.. Couch. elected to office with
me, are unqueStionably men ot the
highest integrity and business abil.
ity.'
Mr.. Couch expressed his a7preci-
alton in the following manner
Saying that | am pleased would
be to put very mildly. Through mono
CT my own wishes the election rc
solved itself in.o battle botweer
Mr.. Rice and myself for the third
seat in council. That ;he people
elected me oveI Mr.. Rice, whom
have always considered as Il ma,
OF the highest calibcr, business abii
ity and forothought, is indeed A.,
honor.
The new councilmen will take of
fice Monday night The old board
will convene first and after the
meeting has becu called to order II
will be turned over to the new couu
ell.
CafeXico 5 election centcre! on til"
proposition of voting a $2O,0rC bonu
issue for municipal airport, and in
the contest for city treasur p. The
bond issue carried, $40 to 100 L.
Il three-cornercd fight fer city trca
>urer l.. j. Gorcc .Ir., finished first
with 1914 votes aad was tr@iied b.
\. y. Crane. - and W. T. Fugate,
81. r. T. Emerson, unopposnd for
city clerk. received 400 votes.
There was no opposition in TIE
lection Of city coun"ilmcn, thrca
ncumbents' being returned to Office
as follows: NJ. Bate, $685. W. G.
Jones, 368 and Q. l.. Petersen. 362.
Percy Brown, c. l.. Shaw and Sam f.
W obb were elected as members O : ,
he Holtyille city council in tha !
election held there vestct- Z
lay Mrs. +. c. Carpenter was elect
d as city clerk while NJ. c. Blanch !
lrd was named as city trtrEure. /
The vote on the $37 900 water bon | /
ssuc was carried by a 2j9 TO IS !
-otc.
The returns show that there wa,
total vote Of approXiaat. ly AZ !
asst during the day 5 ballotrg
Brown was given the largest vote
n the race fer council with = total /
# 31S; c. L. Shaw was second witt /
SO and Webb had 206; King 154, /
Noffard 66 and Crowder -
Mrs. Carpenter was uneppoScd for
.ity clerk and polled vote If 3?l
While Blanchard defeated Shaw 18t
o 40 for city treasurer.
W. S. Dunn, and 4. r. Care. wer.
he winners in the municipal elect
on at Imperial yesterday in the
ontest for city council. Herman
'onger was elected city cler% ant
i. $. Capron city treasurer.
Approximately 800 votes We're
asst in the election.
Dunn led the candidates for Cit
ouncil with 4 total of l73 whily
iarey polled Il vote Of 162 and l.
'. Gale 1874.
Congcr had little difficulty in tn
ace for clerk although he face
wo opponents. He had total Jf
50 votes to his credit while Edward
lc Donald scored II and r. Z. Far
ell 10. Capron WAS moppo>rd for
itv treasurer md had i vote Of
81 to his credit.
T. NJ. Montgomery, B. X. Travers
nd George S. Gullett were elected
o city council in the municipal
lection at Calipatria yesterday.
hey had no opposition. The only
ontest in the election at Calipat-
in was for city clerk which was
-on by p. VI. MEYERS, encunbent.
ie polled vote of 1j7 against 80
or Morris G. Avery.
The election drew little more than
90 voters to the polls.
George S. Gullett pollcd the heav-
-st vote for council with total of
SO. Travcrs was second with l79 !
nd Montgomery had l7J.