Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-07
County Gas Tax
Division Voted
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now on hand. The remaining sum
will remain in the treasury and be
distributed in the next amount
coming to Imperial county from
the gasoline tax collected by the
state.
While discussing the division of
the fund, supervisors expressed dis
gust with the continued haggling
over the apportioning of the money
every 80 days. 1t was decided to
bring about redivision of the road
districts in order to make the mile
age distribution on more equitable
basis. In the meantime Jay Little
field, county surveyor was ordered
to complete a survey OF all roads
in the county to determine the ac-
tual road mileage in each district.
He said he had completed a survey
of the roads in the irrigated areas
and void complete his survey of the
mileage of desert roads within the
week.
Osborne charged at the meeting
that Littlefield was not permitted
to make his survey without inter-
ference from certain members of
the board. He mentioned no names
but said he would air the matter
at the public hearing he proposed
to call if the mileage division went
through. Graham repeatedly re-
marked that he wished to get only
a fair division of the funds and con-
tended that his division was entitled
to more money because 1t had more
miles of roads than other divisions
and the traffic was as great.
Osborne disagreed and contended
the traffic in the Ell Centro district
was far greater. The supervisors
considered letting a general road
superintendent handle the roads.
This plan was discarded because
all could not agree.
During the discussion, Charles
Halliday, deputy district attorney,
pointed out that the board would
be establishing precedent by divid-
ing the funds on three to two
vote, reminding the supervisors that
unanimous vote had divided the
funds in the past.
The argument finally ended in
peace after certain of the group
tossed a few bouquets relative to
gerrymandering each other out Of
office and tacking long strings Of
expensive roads to certain districts
when there was no alleged justifi-
cation for it.
At the meeting the supervisors
decided to purchase truck and
semi-trailer dump truck for road
district No. |.
B. A. Harrigan, county agricultur-
al commissioner, was instructed to
telegraph governmental officials re
garding available land in Imperial
county to be used as site for locat-
ing farmers burned out in the
drought areas of the nation. Har-
vising those who have money to
purchase land to go to certain Sc
lected spots to establish themselves
in farming. 1t is hoped to interest
dairymen in buying land in this
county and to interest the govern
ment in establishing other farmers
in this section to rehabilitate them
after their drought losses.
Road tax delinquencies of several
years recently were paid and
brought the districts the following
sums: No. l, $84462; No. 2, STAB. .85;
No. 3, 1856 GA: No. 4, $4,64134 and
No. 5, $2,371.3O
The board met during the morn
ing as a board of equalization and
considered problems in assessment
presented by various property hold
ers The next meeting of .he board
will take place at 2 o'clock Monday.
In the meatime, the clerk will
collect information to be presented
at the meeting in regard to assess
ment disputes.