Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-07

The newly organized city coun-
ell of Ell Centre spent four hours
Wednesday night tranSacting rou-
tine business, delving into city
problems, familiarizing themselves
NTH city business and making
plans for the future.
Arrangements for collecting over
due occupation licenses were dis
cuSsed after Councilman Gordon
Scriven reported that approxim-
ately S2,170 are in arrears. Scriyen
said the police department is to
attempt to collect the delinquencies
without recourse to legal means.
He also suggested a modification
in the rates in some cases where
business changes have changed the
financial picture of some concerns.
All the members of El Centro's
police department soon will be
qualified to give first aid 1t is
proposed to give the police train
ing in first aid and to provide the
facilities for taking care of minor
injuries. This was suggested by
Scriven as means of cutting down
the expense of calling a physician
to treat minor injuries.
To Call Physician
Councilmen said the men are to
be instructed 10 call a physician in
all cases where injuries are serious.
Details of tho training course and
the type Of treatment are to be
worked out with the police depart
ment.
Philip w. knights city engineer
and water superintendent. was ap-
pointed city purchasing agent,
new office created BY the coun-
Gil. He was instructed 10 make all
purchases by the usual order and
voucher method but 10 obtain
council approval for purchases
amounting to more than $10O FL
Ceniro merchants, he was inform
cd, must be given first considera-
ton in purchasing for the city.
Ross avenue from Fourth to
Eighth street is to be treated to
oil mix in conjunction with county
road district No 2. The cost of
maintaining the present dirt road.
which lies half in Imperial county
and half in Ell Centre. was said
to be a burden to both divisions.
The county offered to provide the
eduiDment and gravel if the citv
would provide and spread the oil.
Constant complaints regarding the
dust nuisance were said to be reg
istered by residents of the area
affected.
Amendment Read
Amendments to the ordinance
regulating downtown marking were
read with an idea Of Incorporating
them in the present ordinance. The
amendments have to DO With the
TO hour parking regulation in the
downtown business district. and
loadino and unloading in the streets
and alleys. The barking ordinance
was made to include Saturday
nights to 9 o'clock and also 10 in
clude Sundays.
A committee COMPOSED Of Coun-
cilmen Harry SOnes. II. w. Faw-
cett. and J. p. Ever vas appointed
to confer with organizations in the
CITY for the provision Of transpor-
tat-on Of boys and girls TO various
hiking and canning sites. The
council agreed that something prob
ably could be worked out for the
character building ORGANIZATIONS.
REQUEST for the councils aid was
made bV DR.. r. G. Clemons and
w Il Rhodes.
Contract Approved
The council approved contract
i&ith the state highway department
for the department to widen the
highway in front Of the Eastside
school on East Main street.
Councilman Fawcett said he
wished to call the attention of the
board TO the fact that many key
men in city government had taken
a salary cut during the depression
and had weatnered a rise in prices
without a raise in salary. He sUg-
gested the matter be considered
prior 10 the passing of the budget.
El Centro will plav host TO the
imperial county branch Of the
California League Of Municipalities
at the May meeting. it was an
ncunced by Sones. The date of the
meeting has not been set as yet.
A letter from the Ell Centro
chamber Of commerce pledged CO.
operation and support in plans of
the council for CITY bpffprmpnt and