Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-11
DRAINAGE DIRECTORS MEETING.

The bond of Doane and McBeane, for the
dam on Bear river, was approved; also, the
bond of J. WEIGH, for work on upper south
side levee Yuba river.
Bids were received for work on the Yuba
and Bear rivers as follows:
North side of Yuba river, Brown valley
grade-John Mcguire, earthwork, Is cents
per cubic yard bush revetment 80 cents per
square yard spurwork, 20 cents per square
yard.
Citizens leyee-John Mcclure earth
| work, 36 cents revetment, so cents spur
work, SO cents.
Rideout & Binney, for all parts of the
Yuba river: revetment, IS cents; spur work,
% cents.
Lower south side of Yuba riyer-John e.
lott earthwork, II cents; reyetment, %
cents spurworlZ. so cents. Howell Davis:
earthwork, u cents; revetment, 80 cents
spurwork, 40 cents. ?. Ney: earthwork, 10
cents; reyetment. 40 cents; spurwork, 10
cents. Tomb & Duffcy: esrthwork, 1874
cents: revetment, "a cents spurwork, so
cents. John Ryan earthwork. 16f cents
reVetment, 30 cents; spurwork. 40 cents.
SntEef i Boyer: earthwork, AZ cents. M.
j. Kelly, all work on the Yuba river: earth
work, 292 cents; revetment, 40 cents spur
work, 40 cents.
Bear river, upper north side levee-M.
Doane earthwork, q cents. Hall & Stein
man: earthwOrk 10 cents Tevetment, 80
| cents spurwork, 50 cents. @. IL. kluegel
earth work, 25 cents; revetment, 40 cents
spurwork, so cents Wood & Jasper: earth
work, Is cents. John Ryan earthwork, 204
cents
Lower north side-M. Doane: earthwork,
q cents. Seweil & Seward earthwork, 1Sa
|
cents.
From railroad bridge to Long bridge, north
SIDED. ?. burst earthwork, Is cents re-
vetment. 50 cents spurwork, 45 cents. John
Ryan earthwork, 194 cents revetment, 80
cents; spurwork, 40 cents.
Upper south side-C. Fl. Kluegel earth
work, % cents revetment, 40 cents spur
work, 80 cents. P. a. Miller: earthwork,
u cents; revetment, 40 cents; spurwork, <e9
cents NJ. j. Kelly: earthwork, q cents.
NJ. Doane earthwork, 19a cents.
For all brushwork on Bear rlver-M
Doane revetment, so cents; spurwork, 80
cents. M. j. Kelly; revetment, SO cents;
spurwork, 40 cents.
Lower south side level Elliott :.earth-
work, Is cents revetnent, % cents spui-
work, 80 cents. NJ. Doane earthworlz, q
cents. Q. Ii. Kiuegel: earthwork, % cents
revetment 40 cents spurwork 90 cents. z.
A Miller earthwork, % cents; revetment,
3855 cents; spurwork, % cents. Grabbing
and clearing, per acre, NJ. Doane, S43 4;
SewelI & Seward, S26 80; NJ. J. Kelly, SAG
G. II. Kluegel, $50; John Ryan, $40; P. A.
Miller, SAG.
The following were considered the lowest
bidders, and it was ordered that contracts be
awarded in accordance Herewith:
Lower south side Yuha-Tomb & Dufficy,
earthwork and brushwork.
Bear River, upper north side-Wood &
Jasper, earthwork at Is cents per cubic yard
Lower north side-Sewell & Seward, at 18&
cents, earthwork and brushwork.
Railroad bridge to Long bridge, north
side-D. 2. burst, earthworb, Is cents per
yard.
South side Bear river-J. Elliott IS cents
per yard. Guarantees clubbing at actual
COST not to exceed l cent per square yard.
Boulware Mound-M. Doane, 1917 cents
per cubic yard for earthwork, and all brush
work on Bear river, except that included in
above contract to Elliott.
Grabbing and clearing on Bear river-Con-
tract to Sewell L Seward at SIS so per acre.
All brushWork On the Yubs to Rideout & |
Binney. except award to Tomb & Duffcy of |
lower south side.
North side of Yuba river TO John Nc
CURE, for Browns valley, at IS cents for
earthwork. His bid at Sc cents for Citizens
levee was taken under advisement.
The opening of bids for earthwork on Sac. |
river, between Fremont aud Wash |
ington, and on the American river, was post
Poned until September 20th, and the Secre-
Jary instructed to give notice.
The contract for work on the west side Of |
Feather river, opposite Nicolaus, closing the |
break and constructing levee on the new line, |
was awarded 70 N. Marcuse and w. L. Peck. |
The Board then adjourned to meet the 10Th (
instant.
The STATE MEETING. annual State
Convention and camp meeting of the Christian
Church commenced its session last evening,
opening with religious exercises, but the work
of The Convention viii not take place until |
to-day. But few had arrived yesterday.
and it is Lot expected there viii be full |
until Sunday. The grounds have |
been put into excellent condition and arrange
ments are complete, and adequate for all that
are likely to attend. The tents are arranged |
in rows forming streets, and are provided |
with clean straw, as also much Of the grounds, |
TO prevent things getting dusty. There are
forty-tive Sibley and twenty wall tents erect
ed upon the grounds. Besides these there
are ten apartments built square and forming
rooms 16x20 feet. The platform
has been fully seated, and canopied with white
muslin. 1t has also been plentifully |
provided with lamps and reAectors
for evening service, and which viii |
light the entire camp. The arrangements I
for furnishing refreshments, delicacies, etc, |
on the grounds have been let to parties, as |
foliows: Henry Fisher will vend ice cream
and lemonade Warren Starr, the variety |
store; +. Schumacher, the barber and boot |
blacking shop; Wm. Savers, restaurant, |
and Mr.. Hathaway provides hay and feed. t
The order OF exercises viii differ somewhat |
from day to day A prayer meeting will be |
held each morning at 1880. The exercises
to-day are: Convention at 9 a. II. preaching |
at A ". and P. h. Tomorrow there will |
be preaching st II = u, by Elder Alexander |
Proctor, OF Missouri also preaching at3P. N. |
and P. N.
MEETING OF CoLoRED CITIzgNs.-A meet
ing of colored citizens was held last evening, |
at which William Gait presided, R. J.
Fletcher Secretary. The object was to con
slider the propriety Of seecting a delegation
Of representative colored citizens to pay their
respects to President Hayes on the occasion
Of his visit to this city. The following were /
selected: r. IL. Small, Captain Sims /
Emory, William II. Gait, r. J. Fletcher, G. |
B. Bo0per, n. Christopher, /. Dunlap, Will |
iaya Gvinn, D. 4. johnson, William II.
Lewis, George w. Booth, A. Grubbs, r. G. |
Ferguson, IL. 0. johnson, George Sheppard, |
d. a. johnson, j. T. Dunlap, A. Giles, F. |
Hickman, +. Bowers, Rev Mr. Dorsey, |
Daniel Blue, ST., Moses Ward, Rev. l. n. |
Triplet. II was understood that an invita- |
ton will be extended to the President end |
party and Ex-Governor Stanford to visit the /
festival to be given by tie Sacramento I
Zouaves on the 2Sd.
Mass MEETING To-NIGHT.-There is to be
a grand Republican rally tonight in front of |
the Orleans Hotel property, on Second street,
which will be addressed by General John F. |
Miller of San Francisco, L. E. Pratt of San |
Francisco and Judge S. G.. benson of Saera- |
mento. The Republican Legion. Sailor |
Boys and ward clubs are expected to turn out |
with full numbers. The Army and Navy |
League is under call to appear, and invite all |
ex-soldiers and sailors to join with them. 1t |
is the intention to have torchlight process
sion, and the Boys in Blue especially are |
making extra exertions to secure large turn t
out of their members tonight.
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