Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-22
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
The WATER BOOM.

Eighth and o streets is a well only forty feet
clear, soft, palatable water, which we think
far more wholesome than the "tule juice"
now being pumped up by the city engines
fail to see how the wash from hundreds of
thousands of acres of land, dotted with the
carcasses of sheep and cattle, with OCCASION
ally something more repulsive, can be cor
ducive to health and the prevalence of ma
larial disease is, think, traceable to the i'm
mepse quantity of decayed vegetable matter
carried in the solution of river water. By
all means give US pure water, if it can be
had | do not allow the city water to be
used for household purposes, and | doubt the
wisdom of even using it for irrigating. \.
EDS. RECORD UNION: Regarding the
water boom " let me put in an oar. 1 heard
something tonight that l think should be
known. A mechanic of acknowledged CON-
potency, one who has no superior in the
State, and who is familiar with the subject,
told me that the old and the new pumps at
the water works can be used to lift clear water,
if found, to a reservoir or tank, and that such
use would not be difficult to apply, and he
added that the same pumps and engines can
be run % per cent. cheaper lifting clear water,
than as now used. as with tank steam
work az night would be different and for
other reasons. He also added, in answer to
me, that the machinery we now have will
wear 500 per cent. longer and better with
clear water than the grinding, wearing sed-
iment now used He said it cost about
81, 600 to bush the Holly pumps after but
four years use, and that the Stevens pump
will have to be pushed in no very long time,
and it viii cost $500 probably. So these are
new reasons, and weighty ones, for looking
for clear water. The fact that it costs US %
cents more on every dollar to pump mud than
to pump clear water, makes the matter one
of wonderful interest to every
TAXPAYER.
EDS. RECORD UNION: I heard officials
laughing to-day over the idea that clear
water can be running in the city pipes in
three months after being found. Now it was
in my letter of yesterday that that prophecy
was made. To see if / va, 50 badly mistaken
had mechanic and an engineer give an
opinion about it. The result was that it was
concluded, if coed water is found that in
three months several wells could be sunk, the
Stevens pump moved, tank set up and clear
water be put into the mains. The officials
who think it should take years will do well to
figure little, and learn whether it takes q
few days or q week to sink q well here, and
year DT u rev WCths " tICGs bitlho anu lttONt
a pump, and that it Is not necessary to
abandon one system until another has been
tested j.
EDS. RECORD UNION Add Woodland to
the list. 1t has an artesian well water sup
ply, and though using powerful pumps in one
well, does not lover the water an inch in TIE
other few feet from it. S.
POLICE CoURT-In the Police Court yes
terday +. +. McMahon, for carrying con-
cealed weapons, tried and found guilty-to
appear for judgment to-day Barney Nc
Sor.ey, C. C. Kyle and Peter Quigley.
druuks, fined $40 each and costs. Raphael
Vasquez, disturbing the peace, by entering
the premises of Mrs. Cravens and disturbing
her slumbers, found guilty and fined SD 80.
All Jim, disturbing the peace, 50 and costs
}. F. Wright, same offense, found guilty and
DISCHARGED The cases of Eddie johnson and
Patrick Quinn, for disturbing the peace, and
Jerry Craven, for exposure of person. swere
continued until to-day. That of Martin
Ryan, for keeping disorderly house, con-
tinued till the. 9Th, and that of L. c.
Chandler, for violating the health ordinance,
continued until the 18th proximo.
MERCHANDISE REPoRr.- The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on the
10Th: For Adams, Mcneil & Co., 10 barrels
syrup, % boxes CLANS John Bruner boxes
furniture Baker & Hamilton, bales rubber
betting Huntington, Hopkins & Co.,
boxes sad irons, "a bundles pipe; a. Den
merry & Co, 3 barrels tumblers; Lindley &
Co., q barrels hams; Weinstock & Lubin,
soap, l box paper; j. T.. Parker, II boxes
oil, boxes soap, box paper; G. Nelson, 4
boxes soap, 6 boxes and l crate oil, box
paper; Whittier, Fuller Il Co., II bundles
wooden blocks Hall, Luhrs l. Co., 10 tierces
hams J. L. Felter & Co., boxes cigars r.
Stone & Co., box soap.
BOARD OF EoUALIzATIoN.-At the meeting
Of the Board OF Equalization yesterday all
members Of the Board were present, except
Mr.. Wilson. Mr. Blair Chairman pro tern
7. D. SERVER made application for reduc-
ton OF the assessment upon personal prop
erty consisting OF watches, furniture, sewing
machine, saloon fixtures, hacks, cabs, rock
Always, buegies and horses, from $40, 265 to
$3.50. d. Wright applied for reduction
upon north part of Swamp Land Survey No.
5S2 on 100 acres, from So 600 to 5000. No
other business appeard, and Board adjourned
till to-day.
loads of freight were received in this city yes
terday: Six Of sand, 2 Of oil, of ties, of
iron. Of lumber, l Of potatoes, s of wheat,
2 of doors and sash-s. 10 of coal, s of steel
rails. l of old wheels, OF lime, l Of granite,
l of wood, / of merchandise, 2 of canned
fruit. Car loads were forwarded east as fol-
lows: Eight of coke, OF wool, OF salmon,
5 of merchandise, of malt, Of honey, of
sugar, of glycerine.
COMMISSIONS ISSUED. - Yesterday these
commissions were issued: To Richard e.
Hooker as Captain of Company A, Second
Regiment Of Infantry, Second Brigade Ma
tional Guard Of California to Charles Ii.
Shattuck as Lieutenant Of the same company.
There was also issued an exempt certificate
for c. Donohue Of Company A, Third ln-
fantry Regiment, Second Brigade, National
Guard of California
SETTLED WITH THE STATE yesterday c.
i. Palmer, Treasurer of Alameda county,
paid into the State Treasury sl3, IA 81. X.
IL Hathaway. Treasurer OF Contra Costa
county, paidintothe State Treasury 81. lS2 90.
d. Il. Callahan. Treasurer of Sacramento
county, paid into the State Treasury Sl0,-
655 rs.
SCHOOL CENSUS Additional school census
returns have been received at the Office Of the
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
from three counties, as follows: Lake, l674
school children-last year she had 1853;
Santa Barbara, 3,004-last year she had
S,00l Solano, 4, 960-last year she had 1904
NEw SrocK-W. C. Merrill received this
Morning n large invoice of woolens com.