Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-25
BOARD GIVES
SUPPORT To
DOCTOR MEAD.
Resolution Passed This Morn
ing Expresses Confidence In
Him And Secretary Ickes.
CHARGE OF POLITICS MADE
Request For designations OF
Several Officials To Develop
Into Recall Campaigns.

Charges that they are playing pol
itics and that the same game will
be played against them were flung
at the majority of the irrigation
district board OF directors during
a board meeting held here this
morning.
Following the regular session of
the board, Carl Brown arose to dis
cuss the proposed discharge of Ger
tain district employees voted by the
board majority. He stated that he
felt this action was an injustice
in removing these officials at this
time, charged that the move was
political and said that if these men
are discharged without cause, "we
will be forced to ask for the resig-
nation of the district board as
culation of recall petition against
Evan Hewes will be started in CAL
exico tonight.
Mark Rose stated that the move
was politics as no charge has been
made against the men to be dis
charged. He further contended
that it was an effort to break up
the present district organization.
No action was taken by the board
today on the requested designations
of F. H. McIver, D. B. Roberts, Ar
thur Williams and George T. Wells.
A letter was read from Phil Swing
in reference to a discussion with
certain San Diego people relative to
the question of canal water rights
and other problems affecting the
canal. After some discussion it
was moved that the board meet
with these persons here on Satur-
day morning. February 3.
Confidence In Mead
A resolution expressing confidence
in Secretary Ickes and DR.. Mead
and leaving to their judgment the
method to be used in constructing
tht All-American canal was pro-
posed to the board After this res
olution had been read twice, Direc-.
: tor Young made motion that it
be adopted and that copies be sent
to both Secretary Ickes and DR..
Mead. This motion was seconded
by Director Aten.
The adoption of the resolution
was opposed by Rose who felt that
it would bar the way to any possi-
bility of the district doing the work
by force account. He said that the
board should not take any action
which might hinder this possibility.
When voted on, Directors Hewes,
Kalin, Aten and Young voted yes,
Rose voting no.
The resolution follows:
Whereas specifications have been
issued and bids called for the con-
Struction of schedules l, 2, and
on the All-American canal from Pi-
lot Knob to the weStside of the
sandhills, and
1 Whereas after said bids were op-
ened the commissioner of the bu-
reau of reclamation rejected the
same as being excessive in compar-
ison with estimates prepared by the
bureau of reclamation, and
3 Whereas the said estimates of the
bureau of reclamation compare very
favorably with the estimates made
by the chief engineer of Imperial
Irrigation district, and are approx
imately the same.
! No, therefore, be it resolved that
We, the board of directors of Imper-
ial Irrigation district do hereby ex-
press our confidence in the Honor
able Harold, L. Ickes. secretary of
the interior, and the Honorable Ell
wood Mead, commissioner, bureau
CT reclamation. in their actions con-
corning the construction of the ALL
American canal and believe that
they will fully protect the interests
Of Imperial Irrigation District and
do hereby solicit their further ef-
forts to commence the Construction
of the All-American Canal by what
ever means and method they have
at their disposal, ard that in their
good Judgment, believe will be for
the best interests of Imperial VAL
ley and urge that matters be COM
pleted in the earliest possible tine.