Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-22


BURNS SLoUGH.-Burns' slough has been
occasioning difficulty again. 1t has failed to
carry the waters sent to it and discharge
them through the R-street embankment.
AS consequence gardens are destroyed,
cottage jewellers driven out Easements food
ed, streets drenched and much damage DONE
People all through the south part of the
city constantly ask now, SIS this always to
be 2" Shall that Slough a mere drain, al
ways menace us" The answer has not yet
been given. Burns slough drains 1000
acres of land and more outside the city linn
its, but within the levee boundaries There
is no reason in the world why that drain.
age should be poured upon the peoples
houses within the city limits, as hap
pens every time there is heavy rain.
One season that slough in part cost the city
thousands of dollars for pumping of drainage
water over the R-street grade. The senti-,
ment of all the people in the south end is in
favor of turning that slough beyond and east
of Poverty Ridge, by changing its channel
and raising a street grade sufficiently to force
the waters from the catchment described into
the slough. This would seem to be the wise
thing to do, and the sooner the better, for
periodically the slough as it now runs gives a
bad name to the city, and all the land cries
out Sacramento is flooded when in fact only
her largest sewer has overlooked.
ACTIVITY IN REAL ESTATE. = There is
greater activity in real estate in Oakland
and San Francisco now than for five years.
past The market is freer and local invest
ments more plenty. Such is the truth, but
let it be added also that there is a better feel
ing in Sacramento regarding real estate now
than at this time last year, and the promise
is-not for boom, for Sacramento has no
speculative real estate market-but for the
speedy erection of many homes, and for large
investments in grounds for the erection of
dwellings thereon at later date, and for an
appreciation of real estate values throughout
the city.
STATEMENT OF BUSINESS MEN.-The firm
of Locke & Lavenson, carpet dealers of this
city, say, in illustrating the business boom at
the East that manufacturers there, when ac-
cepting orders of California merchants, reply
that they will file their orders and fill them
as soon as they can make the goods. One
firm replied recently: "1here are 10000
packages to be made ahead of yours" The
firm is advised that there is general adj
vance in nearly all the lines of tapestry.
1T Is CoMING.-1'he business boom is the
current topic in business circles. It is the
universal belief of all classes of tradesmen,
merchants and manufacturers that the bust
ness boom, now so pronounced at the East,
will reach this State about the 1st of Septem-
Der next. The opinion is unanimous that the
season now opening will be the best ever
known to Sacramento since the Washoe ex-
element, and that in fact the good times
coming" Let it come right along.
The RIPRAPPING.-Part who yesterday
came over the Vallejo road, and are specially
qualified to judge, declare that the riprapping
of the railroad grade between here and Da-
visville is one of the best specimens of that
work on the continent, and is simply impreg-
nable to any wash of the tule waters. How
would some of that style of work do on our
levees, for instance?
SPECIAL OFFIoERs.-The prisoners at the
station house having been removed to the
open rooms above on account of the damp
ness in the cells, Chief Karcher has employed
Emile Nerison, Charles Crowley, Frank II.
Lambert and James Coffee as special police
men, and detailed them to watch the pris-
oners, so other officers can attend to their
beats as usual.