Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-29


work on the front levee SO long as left un-
protected from back water. He favored re-
pairing weak places, but to pay $1,000 more
he'd give up his land first and leave the
country, and the district might take his land,
unless it built to protect from back water.
4 Propositions to raise money on bonds; to
turn Willow creek so as to make it flow the
other way, ETC., were discussed at length, the
latter idea finding much favor.
Mr. Flint moved that it is the sense of the
meeting that the Trustees ought to levy tax
to make our levees wider, stronger and higher.
Mr. Lake-That is too indefinite. How
much money do we need
Mr. Flint-That is a subsequent matter.
A sharp debate ensued, going over the
whole ground again, and developing great
unanimity of sentiment as to something being
done, and great variety OF differences also
Not only varied opinions and differences, but
varities of each, dividing the meeting into
I" Pocket" men, Riverside road men, men
back of the pocket, North End and South
End men men for front levee anyhow; men
for no more front levee on the old plan men
for middle back leYee; men for an extreme
back levee; men for repairs only; men for
enlargement; men for raising without regard
to enlargement men for plumper tax ;
men for series of taxes; men for trusting
to Providence; men opposed to the drainage
age men who saw the necessity for drainage,
and favored the canal, and so on.
Finally Mr.. Flint made speech and told
the meeting he was tired of night and storm
alarms He related how he sold poor land
before the break of two years ago for $500,
and had to avoid men bidding for bits of his
land at fabulous prices. Now with the fear
about levees, who can reach up to the old
values? Yet the lands are better than ever.
He had confidence in the Trustees. They
would squander no money and do no unneces-
sary work. He wanted to feel safe. Trust
ing in Providence was all well enough but
after neglect of sixteen years 1t is time to do
something and repay the trust in Providence
by work.
MIR. DeCosta again objected unless the res
olution included work on a back levee.
Mr.. Fern Ito Mr.. Flint)-Are you willing
to include back levee in your resolution?
Mr.. Flint favor protecting the whole
district.
Mr.. Merkley-Yes.
Mr.. Fern-We are ready to vote.
Mr.. Merkley-Would $1,000 build your
| levee?
Mr.. Fern-I think it ought to.
MIR. Klotz-That levee won't protect me
that the Pocket men want. Remember what
l told you.
Mr.. Flint-Let us agree that something
ought to be DONE If with the danger this
moment before us we cannot agree, then l
want to clear out quickly. Let US leave it to
the Trustees to examine the district with an
engineers aid and report to another meeting
estimates of COSTS
Mr.. Lake, move that the Trustees en-
ploying surveyors, if necessary, examine the
district and see what is necessary to protect
the whole district and estimate the cost, and
report to a called meeting at this place.
Mr.. Flint-That is good that will do.
The Secretary-Shall we employ an en-
gineer.
Mr.. Mesick-Yes.
Mr.. Klotz-But no levee work without
back levee, and not one cutting the district
into two pieces.
Voices-All right. Vote, vote
| The question on the motion of Mr.. Lake
was put and carried almost unanimously, and
the meeting adjourned.
A VOICE FROM THE WATERS The bull
frog croaks in the deep, deep pond; the
'skeeter skins the surface dark; the sewers
run no more water off of us, and we are in
the confoundest fix up about 0, P, Ninth and
Tenth streets that ever any one was, or will
be, and we want to know why we can't be
pumped out because sipage has ceased and
there's lake in the bowels of our block that
promises to make the suring crop of doctors
increase and grow fat" Thus POLITICALLY be-
gins and practically finishes correspondent
who writes from the flooded section that
caught the uptown water when Burns slough
got ambitious. The writer wants to know if
the fire department couldn't and wouldn't be
good enough to ''hist the water out of the
belly of the block up into the Ninth. street
drain? Undoubtedly it can. If ID will de-
ponds on its being asked officially, probably.
But the impatient sufferer should remember
that the city officers have done WELL and will
in good time undoubtedly get around to his
proposition.
The HAMILTON CAsE.-The preliminary
examination of Mrs. George Hamilton,
charged with an assault to murder, in the
shooting of Nettie Winkelplek, March 14th,
was commenced in the Police Court yester-
day District Attorney Buckley conducted
the prosecution, and Clinton l.. White ap-
peared for the defendant. B. C. Brier was
sworn as reporter, and will take stenographic
reports of the testimony. Several witnesses
were examined in regard to the circumstances
of the shooting. No testimony was produced
the substance of which was not published at
the time of the occurrence. The testimony
of the other witnesses will be taken to-day,
and the examination concluded. The prose-
cutting witness, Nettie Winkelplek, and one
or two other witnesses, have left the city, but
the prosecution feel sure of conviction.
EARTH HAULING.-Earth for filling in of
good quality is being hauled from near the
school-house on the Riverside road into the
city for rs cents per wagon load. This is
very early for filling in, but it is going on
generally, and people are not disposed to
wait till next fall to get river sand. The
Riverside earth is the deposit from the food
of 1873, and having had one crop grown on
it, is considered superior. The land owners
on the Riverside are disposed to clear off all
that deposit, and hence a long line of teams
may be seen daily bringing the soil into the
city. This is a new move, and one likely to
advance local improvements more rapidly
than ever before so early in the season.
CHURCH SocIAL.-A pleasant entertain
ment and church social was given at West
minister Presbyterian Church last evening.
The musical and literary programme con-
sisted of an instrumental solo by Miss Lizzie
Griffin quartet song, by Mrs. j. +. Cooper,
Miss May Hansbrow, w. d. Grove and j.
+. Cooper; solo, by Miss Jennie Logan
Miss Matte Powers; solo, by W. ID. Grove.
For DISTURBING THE PEACE.-In Justice
Coggirs' Court yesterday John Conkling was
fined So Thomas Treganza $40 and George
Kiner S15 for disturbing the peace. The
offense was committed April 18th by the men
named going to Rhodes School house, and
making disturbance there during an exhibit
ton and entertainment which was given for
charitable purposes.
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS. There were for
warded to the East yesterday cars of
wool, of merchandise, 1 of lumber, 1 of
wine, of anthony, of sugar, of mer-
chandise, of canned goods, of red oil, 10 of
barley. There were received here car loads
of WOOL of black oil, of beer, l of agri-
cultural implements and of lumber.
SURPRISE PARTY.-Last evening the young
friends of Willie and George Watson gave
them pleasant surprise at the residence of
their mother, Tenth street, between l. and
NJ The young people left at late hour, all
satisfied with their evenings enjoyment. The
party consisted of about thirty-hve couples.
COMPANY DRnL.-Company B, First Ar