Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-26
DEBRIS INVESTIGATION.
A LIVELY MEETING-TEsTIMoN OF THE E
GINFRRS-A HOT DFBATE

The Assembly Committee on Water Rights and
Drainage met last night and resumed the consdera-
ton OF the debris investigation question, Assembly
man Brown presiding.
The Chair submitted telegram from Commits
sioner Niles Searles stating that he was sick in bed
at Nevada and could not attend the meeting.
c. NJ Coglan, Secretary of the Commissioners Of
Drainage district No. l, was sworn He presented
report, giving the number Of contracts, price
amount Of work done and estimated, AID amounts
allowed. The report covered some 90 pages The
cost of the Yuba dam he stated to be 995 %
Of the Bear river dam, S73,59l A. Beside these
there were II other contracts. On the Yuba dam
RIdeout BinneY the contractors, aud on the
Bear river polan Mclean. Levee on south side
Yuba John Welch, sle,74 so No. 4, south Yuba,
I. Dulvin, S21, $50 35 No. 5, brush work in the
Yuba, Rideout & Binney, S2l, 921 "a No. 6, on
Browns valley grade, John Mcclure, s3.771 80
No. Z. Bear river, north side, from Jehnsons
crossing to the railroad Wood & Jasper,
s22, 96s 36 No. s, Bear river, north side,
at Wetzlsr place, Sewell & Seward, s2l 259 80
No. 9, upper Bear river and reyetment work, NJ.
Doane, S32, ,S61 so; No. 10, lower south side Bear
river, John Elliot, s12,75i II; No. II, north side
Bear river, long fridge to railroad bridge, /. 2.
burst. sl2, ,152 "a No. H. Sacramento river above
Washington, P. A. Miller, sS,s77 II +; No. 49, Sacra-
mento river, 1odhunter break, P. A Miller,
81 4,6e5 q No IA, citizens levee let. and too
late in the season, work done; No. IS, Suba
river, citizens levee, James Wagner, Sl2,9S5 so:
No 16, Feather river, north side, Marcuse & Beck,
SIS, ,lo6 No II, Bear river, north eide, lcng
bridge to Oakley's, Sherman Hal, s., III 50 No.
49, Sacramento river, street, p Ney, S6 OBJ IS
No. 49, Sacramento river. Kideout & Binncy, S1l,-
23s IL No. 20, Sacramento river, English break, P.
Ney, 81 54S 81. Grand total Of contracts,
$4eS, ,163 81. The report he made up in part from
the books Of the Commission, and in part from the
estimates OF the Engineer made for the purpose.
The report, he said, is rect. The expe for The
Yuba has not all been paid there is due $9 925 90
and on the Bear river s30,273 SO None OF the con
tracts were sub-let, far as he knew. In mai ing
certificates for warrants he, the Secretary, made
them in the name of the contractors;
none were ever made in the name OF
the Commissioners. The Engineer makes
his estimates; these come before the Board,
and it calculates the amount according to the terms
of the contract This then goes TO the Engineer for
approval, and then 10 the Controller. As the work
went on the contractors Tece we'd sums on progress
estimates" At the completion of the work final
estimates made. All the COZ tracts we're IN
writing, and let after notice Of thirty days IN three
papers in three places in the district. The BIDS we're
opened publicly, and the contracts awarded 10 the
lowest bidders He knew ii no contractor who
failed to do his duty. That would be ior the ehslu
eer to say. After The estimates on work done were
approved by the engineer then the Board acte'' on
each bill before ordering any paid Tine Boz, IN
one case rejected ali bids but that Of john Wien,
for the upper side Of South Yuba river, because heY
held the bids to be too high, ai new ones We adj
IcoYTIsUED ON LAST PAaE.I