Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
CITIZENS
ROLL Up
BIC VOTE
Propositions No. | and
No. 2 Carry BY Large
MajOrities.
SMALL-NEALE w I n
Results of BallOting In
Other Cities of Imperial
Valley.

Fred j. Gianoia, William J. Glenn
cnts and Raymond T.. Couch wcr
elected to the city council by RI
Centre voters yesterday. j. G. Ncale
vas reelected city clerk, c. IL. IL
Small named city treasurer and both
propositions ON the ballot were ear
ricd by big maioritics. There wcro
1915 votes east in the election.
Gianola, assistant manager of th
bank of Italy and for sevcral years
city treasurer, easily led the rae,
for one of the three council seats
10 be filled. lie had total vot'
f 1850 Clements, druggist AM pres
rnt member of the council, polled the
tccond largest vote with total OF
905 while Couch, local jcwclar, re-
ceivcd 743 votes.
John r. Rice, encumbcnt, finished
Fourth in the race and was nearl%
&00 votes below Couch. his 'utal be
ing 54S. Frank NJ. Bowlcs had n
total of 225, Charles Ike 40 anG
Col. c. l.. Philips 122.
There was practically no fight il
the election of city clerk and city
treasurer. j, {. Neale, city clerk, re
tcived vote of S53 and only eight
votes were east against him. Small
was given vote of 40 against -.
Proposition number one which call
ed for the increase of tie tax rat"
for the fund known os the park.
music and advertising fund frorl
five to ten cents on each 500 of
assessed property won by almost q
two to one majority. The final coun'
read, Ycs-672 and No-351. Pr1posit
ion number two calling for the ar
neXation of some property jus; west
Of the city line won by better tha;.
four TO one. The vote was Nes-69G
and No-1i6.
Record Vote
The election board was kept busy
TO late hour last night in return
ing it's count but it became appar
cnt early that Clements, Couch an, ]
Gianola ticket would win. G.aHola Y
name seemed to appear on nearly
every ballot with Clements running
lust behind. The race between Rice
and Couch proved close for n time
hut Couch began to pile up consist
ant lead and it was evident that
Rice would be unable to ovcrtakc
the 'pcople 4 candidatc' before
the count was half completed.
The election drew record vote
for municipal balloting with AZ
Proximatcly 90 per cent Of the regis
Tered voters casting ballots.
Brawley voters placed three new
councilmcn in office in the munici-
pal election held there yesterday.
The three new councilmen are Fred
II. Fargo, Clyde Flukc and Paul w.
Palmer. O. May Juvenal was re-
elected city clerk and r. Creighton
Lee, city treasurer.
The complete summary of the
Brawley election reads as follows:
Couneilmen-Claydo Fluke, 677;
Paul W. Palmer, 626; Fred II. Far.
go, 593; X. w. Silgenbaur, present
mayor, 500; II. w. Diver, 1888,
City clcrk-O. May Juvenal 643,
Fay Conscr $50.
City treasurer. Creighton Lee,
400; Hattie w. West, $50 and l.. A.
Andrews ll3.
There were slightly more than 900
votes east in the Brawley election.
Express Appreciation
Expressions of appreciation wer'
offered this morning by Clements
Couch and Gianola in their e,ectio0
to office.
81 can not help but feel good, "
Gianola declared. 81 was more thar,
pleased with the vote accorded me
and can only murmur humble
Thank them all for me. am sure
that Mr. Clements, Mr.. Couch and |
will do all in our power to help make
the city council progressive husir