Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
CONDEMN
circular
ON Canal
Aten Offers Resolution
Challenging Action OF
Beal And BrOckman.
VOTE IS DEFERRED
Authority Of President
And Director Question
ed In Document.

That the irrigation district is pre-
pairing to issue an official state
ment showing that the assertions
made in the c. w. Brockman and
w. F. Beal circular opposing the
All-American canal contract are err
roneous ana misrepresent the facts
was indicated at this mornings
session of the board of directors
when Director Ira Aten laid res
olution before the board.
Aten stated that he would not
ask for adoption of his resolution
until all members of the board were
present, although he desired to have
it read and discussed.
The resolution brands the Brock
man-Beal letter as being a misrep-
resentation of the terms of the ten
tative contract and requests that two
directors WHO issued it file all of
the answers to their questionnaire
with the secretary of the board.
1t further asks that Brockman
and Beal file statement of the
costs involved in issuing their let
ter to landowners together with q
statement of who participated in
paying these costs.
A second resolution by Aten,
which also is tabled pending the
arrival of Director W. o. Blair, the
absent member this morning, asks
that Brockman file with the Sec
retary of the board his asserted
correspondence with the Secretary
of Interior regarding the canal to-
gether with the replies receive.
Mark Rose condemned the action
of Brockman and Beal, terming
their letter propaganda"
Miss Winnie Barry, assessor and
collector for the district, appeared
before the board and read q pro-
test against the boards action In
reducing salaries in her department
at last weeks meeting.
The directors listened to her
protest but made no comment and
it was accepted for filing.
Whereas, c. w. Brockman, chair
man of the board of directors OF
Imperial Irrigation District, and w.
F.. Beal, director, have seen tit
to send to the landowners in I'M
perial Irrigation District a letter
misrepresenting the true facts re-
garding the All-American canal
contract, and requesting the land
owners to express their views in a
QUESTIONABLE, and
Whereas, the said c. w. Brock
man and w. F. Beal signed their
names to this circular letter as di-
rectors of Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict and further instructed the
landowners to mail their replies to
C. w. Brockman, president of I'M
perial Irrigation District, with the
promise that same shall be held In
confidence if desired,
Now, Therefore be it Resolved,
that 1t is against the precedent OF
this board of directors to withhold
from the district files any commu-
nications sent by any director as u
director together with the answers
thereto, and for that reason 1t IS
hereby requested that Directors
Brockman and Beal file with the
secretary of the board of directors
a copy of their circular letter and
QUESTIONABLE as well as each and
all of the answers received.
And be it further resolved. that
the board of directors hereby auth
orize an orce 70 be sent to all OF
the water users and landowners OF
this district an official letter giving
the correct information regarding
the proposed All-American Canal
contract and calling attention to
the Misrepresentation contained
in the letter sent by Directors
Brockman and Beal.
And be it further resolved. that
c. w. Brockman, president Of the
Imperial Irrigation District, and w.
F.. Beal director. file with the Sec
retary of the board OF Imperial Ir-
rigation District complete informa-
ton regarding the cost OF the above
mentioned circular, who participat-
ed in payment of that cost and any
other information that will serve
to inform this board and the people
as to what agency is attempting to
defeat the All-American canal pro-
gram by this means.
(EiODed) IRA ATEN Director