Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-09
ASSEMBLY,. A

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The Assembly met ct II o'clock A. NJ. Speaker
Parks in the chair. Roll call Quorum present
Prayer by the Chaplain. Reading and approval OF
the Journal.
The Committee on Military Affairs reported back
s. B. 2l9, to amend Sections 194l, 1875 20lS, 202S
211O ana 2l17 OF the Political Code relating to the
National Guard, recommending that it do pass.
Mir. HARRISON, by consent, offered concurrent
resolution relative to procuring aid from Congress
to dredge the channel OF Napa river Federal Re
latons
Mr.. HEATING also had leave to introduce a resoIu
ton requiring the Charmen of the various com.
mttees OF the Assembly each day before adjourn
ment, to announce the time and place OF meetings
Adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. You're, the substitute for all
the Assembly bills referred to the Committee on
County Governments was ordered printed.
The Committee on Elections reported back A. b
342 to amend Sections 402i and 400 of the Political
Code, recommending that it do not pass.
The Committee on Corporations reported back
A. B. 33S, to prohibit the employment of aliens by
corporations also A B. 33S, to repeal Section sos
of the Civil Code, relative street railroad corpo
rations recommending that they do pass also, A
B. 32S, 10 regulate the quality and standard u
minating power and the price of gas within this
State recommending that it do pass amended.
The Committee Labor and Capital reported
back A. B. 295. TO provide for the speedy and eff
cient enforcement of liens of mechanics, etc. with
out recommendation.
The Committee on Water Rights and Drainage
presented the following report
Your Committee on Water Rights and Drainage
to whom was referred A. Bs and s. entitled an Act
to repeal an Act to. promote drainage, approved
April % 1880 beg leave to make the following re.
port: Your committee have, in pursuance OF reso
luton adopted by the Assembly, instituted inves
tigation which has been such as to the entire
subject. We have taken some 700 folios of testi
mony and heard a number of witnesses for and
against the bills. We find:
First-That the entire cost of work done under
the direction OF the Board of Directors, under the
provisions Of the Act above mentioned, according to
the sworn statement OF the Secretary of the Board
and the estimates of the engineers has been $40.
7S ST. OF this amount the contractors have already
received in warrants S32032l Is, leaving balance
of S150397 "a still due them. This is exclusive OF
repairs rendered necessary by the floods, the esti
mates for which have not yet been received. They
will not however, materially swell the aggregate.
Second-That this money was expended the
construction of dams for the impounding Of mining
debris-One the Bear river at a cost OF $3.50 "A
and one on the Yuba river at cost Of Sl2I O69 81
evee the south side of the Yuba river above the
railroad, Sl9,744 80 levce the south side of the
Yuba river at its mouth, 81 450 80; brush work
the Yuba river at various points, S2l 92I "a levee
work on the north side the Yuba river, Browns
Valley grade, 50, III 80; levee on north side OF
Bear river Johnsons crossing, S22 965 SO; levee
on Bear river at Webster S crossing, 81 ,259 98
evee on Bear river, upper south side, S32, ,S6l so
Bear river lower south side, s12 754 II Bear river
north side railroad bridge (the Long Bridget Sl2.
152 "a levee on the SACRAMENTO river above Wash
ngton, SS,377 IA levee on the Ssramento, Tod
hunters break, S4,665 2l: Yuba river, citizens
levee, 9s5 80 levee on Feather river west side
opposite Nicolaus, SIS, 106 levee Bear river
north side Uong Bridge to Okleys IS, III 39 levee
on Sacramento river, foot Of street, S6,031 is
evee on the upper Sacramento, 81 23s IL weir on
the Sacramento at the English break. sl0,54s 81
1t viii thus be seen, that of the $40 us expended
in the construction and reformation of levees rect
flying channels etc, only S194 651 Is were expended
in the construction of brush dams.
Third-As to the financial management of the
work, your committee of the opinion that il
could not have been placed in safer hands. From
the testimony OF reliable witnesses it has been con-
clusvely esta bshed that the contracts have invar
ably been let to the lowest bidders after having been
fully advertised, and the awards were made openly
and publicly in the presence OF the bidders. During
the whole course Of the investigation, while some
witnesses have attacked the policy AMI wisdom OF
the scheme, no has hinted at any thing
like colusion mismanagement in the fnsncial
affairs and your committee are fully satisfied tha,
not dollar Of the money has been misspent or
direct your attention 10 the sworn testimony Of
Charles u. Coglan as to the manner Of letting con.
tracts, approving bills and certifying 10 the same
Fourth-Your committee, in consil lerine A. Rs
and 5, have considered well the report of the
State Engineer, and the testimony Of the Consulting
and Resident Engineers as to the policy and feast
bility of the work undertsksD by the Commission.
We have likewise taken testimony OF experts as to
The works now in process Of construction under the
direction Of the Commission in the fuldllment Of an
act 10 promote drainage. From the consider tion
OF such reports and testimony, your committee ar
riEss at the following conclusions
f:SThat the recommendations Of the engineers are
wise, and that the benefits to flow from the works
planned and projected by them viii be substantial
and permanent, not only to the people of the dis.
trict, but the State in this that valuable prop
eEty will be saved from destruction and vast in
crease in the taxable property OF the State viii result
in the future.
2. In the opinion Of your committee, unless the
system Of drainage contemplated by the State En-
gineer some other similar system, shall be carried
out the navigation OF these rivers must in time be
wholly destroyed and the h5rbor and bag CT San
Francisco win be in imminent danger Of being
ruined.