Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-07-04
Ralph Congreve
Resigns as City
Bldg. Inspector
Continued from Page II


in the clerks office Her salary
Will be $50 a month as compared
with the $3.50 received by Mrs.
Burke
The new alignment in the city
engineers office will leave only one
employe who was there during the
old regime" OF Phil knights. who
resigned as engineer after the April
elections. and of Don Davis. who
resigned as engineer when Heinecke
took over the newly created office
of director of public works. That
is Clyde Lee, draughtSman.
Council Adjourns
The council adjourned shortly at
ter 10 pm. Wednesday night after
consideration OF multitude OF
other routine business that inClud-
ed lengthy discussion of bonds for
city employees. Mark Washburn.
representing the u S. Fidelity and
Guaranty company appeared be-
fore the board 10 deny that his
company was reluctant to pay the
SO 900 bond of Mrs. Lillian Rich
ards Little former water clerk now
in prison for ENLIGHTENMENT of city
funds. City Attorney Dorsey White
law had indicated last week that
a suit might be necessary to re-
cover the $4,000.
The company was only awaiting
proof of loss. Washburn said, ana
quoted a letter from his Superin-
tendent of claims pointing out that
no copy of a city audit had been
received nor explanation of other
actions of the city toward recover
ing from other assets of Mrs. Little.
We stand ready TO pay this claim
upon receipt of the Proof of Loss,
properly executed - the super
| intendent wrote
Whitelaw commented that he
wanted TO discuss recovery on Roy
JohnstoneS bond. tombstone was
city clerk at the time. and Mrs.
Llttles superior. Washburn added
that this point would have to be
discussed by the council. WhltelaW
and the bonding firm officials.
New Action
WhltelaW later explained in q
lengthy written report on the Little
case that he contemplated a new
action against Mrs. Little to re-
cover as much of the missing wa
ter department money as possible.
as we'll as suit against Mrs. NJ.
L. Frost, sister of John Little White
law said he understood some of the
money was turned over to Mrs.
Frost. In grand jury testimony, Mrs.
Frost denied having received any
money from Little and Little de-
MED having given her any, al
though Mrs. Little said she had
given money to Little to give to Mrs.
Frost.
Whitelaw announced that he had
arranged to sell the oregon ranch
property that Mrs. Little turned
over to the city for $4,000. The pur-
chaser would assume the $4,000
mortgage and deliver $4,000 cash
he said. This would mean that the
city will recover about $1,000 after
Application Denied
Routine business items disposed
of included:
Denial of an application of H. J.
Erwin for card room at 443 Broad
way; discussion of a lowered water
rate for houses under construction
and Whitelaw was instructed to
draw up an amendment TO the city
ordinance, leaving the amount
blank; discussion of charges that
wage scales on recent city ad-
vertisement for bids were below
those in other cities and in Ell
Centre schools and designation of
Heinecke to check.
The board adjourned as a coun-
Gil and reconvened as a board of
equalization for a few moments be-
fore adjourning until Friday night
Councilmen receive S. a night when
I ciftinp ac a hoard IF ap,iali1otiop