Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
COUNCIL HEARS
PLEA TO OPEN
STATE STREET
Hetzel States Railroad
May Change Stand Up
on Extension

Opening up of State street across
the Southern Pacific right of way.
a question which has been agitated
in FL Centre for some years past,
was again brought to the front at
last nights meeting of the city
council when it was moved and see
onded that the city attorney be in
structed to draw up petition COW
ering the opening of this street, to
be presented to the railroad com
mission for its consideration. A
similar petition had been drawn
up and presented to the commission
some time past but was denied by
that body at it's hearing.
Leo Hetzel, during whose term as
president of the local chamber of
of commerce this matter of the op-
ening of State street had been CON
sidered by the commission, appeared
before the board last night, stat
ing that he had just returned from
San Francisco where he had con-
suited with officials of the rail-
road company and others who were
acquainted with conditions existing
at present in the valley, relative to
the opening of this street. Hetzel
said he was told that prospects for
a favorable rehearing of the propos
al looked bright.
He had also conferred with Off
cials of the state farm bureau fed.
Grafton who seemed to feel that an
other petition from the city on the
question of opening State street
would possibly meet with more
favorable reception. A letter from
the federation was read to the
council, in which it was stated that
it might not be out of place at this
time for the city attorney to draft
new petition to be presented to
he commission.
a communication from the cham
bcr of commerce relative to the in.
stallation of ornamental light stan
dards along State street was read
and Jasper Travers, delegated by
he commerce organization to
present the matter to the council,
pointed out that the chamber was
anxious to sec his matter carried
through. A petition signed by over
5J per cent of State street property
owners, asking the installation of
these lights, should the proposed cx-
tcnsion of State street become a
fact, was also read to the council,
and after some discussion on the
part of the board, it was decided to-
refer the matter to the city plan
ming commission with the recon-
mendation that immediate action on
this question be taken by the lat
ter body. The standards suggesed
are similar to those now in use on
Main street. The question of
other city streets being lighted in n
like manner was also brought up
for discussion but nothing definite
was done about it.
DIR. Carol Aronovici presented his
proposed setback ordinance for its
first reading before inc council. The
ordinance was passed to its second
reading by vote of the board.
Members of the FL Centre Nolun-
tccr Fire Department appeared be-
fore the board relative to insurance
on cars driven by members of the
department when answering calls.
1t was asked that such cars be re-
insured for full coverage in answer
ing such fire alarms, i'll manner
which would really protect the ear
owner and driver as well. The com
mittcc was informed by the city at
torney that there existed a blanket
policy by which the city is covered
as to all liability and the employees
of the city are similarly covered
while engaged in city business,
when such business necessitates the
operation of automobiles. or other
vehicles.
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