Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-16
LEvEg IMPROVEMENTS.
Works at Todhunter's Break and Wash
ington Point Completed.

The new levee around the odhunter DIeak,
a short distance above Washington. has been
completed, and is fine piece of work. This
new piece of levee, as has been heretofore
stated. is constructed on the inside OF the
break and in the form of about third part
of circle, SO as to include within it sufficient
material to make the embankment. Ibis
was done to build around deep cut which
the action of the water had made where the
Ieyee formerly stood. The circular structure
lust built is about fourteen hundred feet long.
measuring along the center of the crest, and
is built to an average hight of between Is and
IA feet from the natural earth surface The
tor of the levee is six feet in width. The
| slope on the river side Is on the scale of four
feet horizontal spread to each perpendicular
foot. and on the other side it has a sleeper
slope of two feet TO one. The work has
very substantial look, and the embankment
already seems very firm since settled by the
recent rains
The work on the improvements at Wash
ington Point will be completed to-day, and
| it is believed will prove entirely successful
and sufficient for the purposes for which 1T
is made. The levee has been well recon-
structed, and a good slope given out into
where the current OF the river formerly flowed,
and this slope fully protected with thick brush
revetment, which has been heretofore
| fully, described. Seven spuls Of piles and
| brushwork have been built out from the
! levee to the line of the outer barrier, which
have successfully carried the current farther
out from the shore, and it IS expected will
| fully prevent any future cutting in that
vicinity, and eventually fill in by deposit of
sediment and extend the present bank much
further into the river. From measurement
made yesterday 1t was ascertained that de-
p0sit of sediment to the depth OF two and
! one half inches was made, in between two
aad three days, last week, when the river rosea
little higher from the recent rain. This de-
post was made between the spurs where the
current has been retarded, and where the
water seems at once to drop It's load to the
bottom. This shows as result of the work
! for holding back the current and reforming
the bank, deposit of not less than an inch
per day during the recent rise above the loca-
ton where the measurement was made, and
the water has not thus far this winter been
so heavily charged with sediment as it is
when the river is much higher. Should these
| works, therefore. be found to be sufficient to
Withstand the food currents, and no fear is
entertained by those best capable Of judging
in this matter. it can readily be perceived to
what extent this simple and economical brush
work can be made to control the current and
protect the lands along the Sacramento.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. = The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on the
18th: For G. P. r. r. Co., hogshead and
l cask lanterns; S. Nathan Il Co., box
shirts Lindley & Co., 135 boxes Goldfish
Adams, Mcneil & Co.. 10 crates mince meat,
20 boxes mackerel; L. L. Lewis & Co.,
bundle paper; Wiedmann & Hromada, l box
licorice; G. w. Blandon & Co., box en-
ameled paper A. Thompson, IS barrels
sugar H. a. Weaver, l bale and l case
paper; w. A. & c. S. Houghton, bales
blotting paper; Eureka Publishing House, 8
boxes books; Whittier, Fuller Il Co., l case
holdings, l case picture frames, c. II. Gil
man, box travelling bags, l trunk; Elmer
Bros, 8 barrels liquor, 10 barrels whisky;
Baker l. Hamilton, car wagons, 20 cases
ak handles, l barrel pillow castings, 5 cases
files; Huntington. Hopkins & Co., 8 boxes
brushes, 20 sheets copper. s boxes sleeves, 5
boxes clothes wringers, l box hardware, l
box sheet brass, 500 plates iron, l bale Irvine,
| meat chopping machine. l box hinges, 3
boxes files Continental Oil Co.. $40 cases
oil J. II. Netf. l box nuts; L. L. Terry, l
box cast steel. 3 crates marble.
JUST FOR FUN.-Jack Beede, while sport
ing along on L street, between Second ana
Third, night before last, and trying to dis
!
| smashed a large pane of glass in one of Bar
rons new houses, just to hear it rattle. He
was arrested by officers Fredericks and Ost-
waldt, and kept in the lookup until yesterday
morning, when no one appearing to prosecute
he was released upon condition that he make
good the damage, which he complied with.
FREIGHT MoyENENTs.-Th following car
loads of freight were received at this point
/ I ofl 20 , e
coal, 1 Of barley, ) of lumber, 2 Of steel rails,
IL of wood, of granite blocks. l of beer,
| of Merchandise, 1 of wagon stock, of ice, l
| of syrup l of oatmeal, l of plate iron, of
brick and l of wheat. Through carloads
| East were forwarded Forty-four of barley,
2 of copper bullion, l of raisins, 10 of wool,
OF salmon and 1 Of merchandise.
EXAMINATION OF rEAcHERs.-The County
Board of Education commenced its session
for examination of applicants for teachers
certificates yesterday at A. NJ. in the
| Pioneer Hall. A large number appeared for
examination and were heard in photography,
arithmetic and grammar yesterday. The
examination =-il continue to-day. 1t is be-
| ing held by County Superintendent Charles
E. Bishop, J. Z. Blanchard, w. l.. Willis
and George Smith.
REAL ESTATE SALE-Ann Olsen. executrix
of the estate of Eliza Olsen, deceased, will
sell at private sale to the highest bidder all
the title and interest of said estate to part of
lot s, between j and K, Sixth aud Seventh
streets, in the city Of Sacramento, being 70
! feet front on Sixth street and 60 feet front on
K street. See terms for bids and sale in
another column.
MEETING or PIONEERS. Pioneer As
| III l. 1
reconsidered the former decision to hold its
annual session in Pioneer Hall, and appointed
q committee to secure a larger hall and report
to the association next Saturday evening.
The change is made to provide sufficient
room so that the members may invite their
friends to meet with them on the coming &C.
casion.
ECLIPSE THIS MoRNING.-There will be
an eclipse of the moon this morning, COM
MERGING at 5:35. 1t will become total at
GA, and continue total until the moon dis
appears, about the time of the sun rising.
LADIES should remember that tomorrow
morning some rare bargains will be placed on
our millinery tables. We believe no urging
will be required to induce those to be on hand
bright and early who have protited by former
and similar occasions. Mechanics Store.*
FINE DIAMONDS, watches and stylish
iewelry, silver and platedware, have just
arrived, and are sold reasonably at J. B.
| Klune's jewelry store, No. 226 J street, be-
tween Second and Third.
WHEN IN DOUBT as to what to purchase for
Christmas present, call at Houghton's
bookstore, and inspect their enormous stock
of books No present is more useful or bene-
| fetal than well-selected book.
Our reduced prices on French and English
kid. button shoes will continue until every
pair is sold. They are genuine bargains.
| G. II. Stevens & Co.
The DEMAND for furnishing goods. still
continues, and our stock of all-wool socks are
going at 20 cents per pair st the closing sale
of the Red House.
To MORROW, TOMORROW bargains In mil
linery. Mechanics Store.
KID GLOVES Three, four and six-buttons.
All the new shades just received at l.. Bien's,
! Eighth and j streets.
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