Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-15
THE LEvEE QUESTION.

EDS. RECORD UNION The note of Mr..
Knox published last evening, aud his ref
erence to the position of the RECORD UNION
and my remarks upon the question of aid to
District No. /, demand notice. / have GER
tainly intended truthfully to present to
those whose decision will be the law certain
facts. and if misstatements or exaggerated
statements were made, calculating to mislead
the public, gratitude (wittily defined to be a
lively sense of favers to GOMEZ to the public
shonld have constrained that gentleman to
the task OF definitely pointing them out. I
stated that the Y-street levee was but
10 to 20 feet high that the water was up last
winter to 265 feet that the water stood in
the tules "a feet and upwards that the
Y.street leyee. being but 10 to 20
feet. would have heen and 6 feet
under water, if the water had
been as high east SIS it was west of the river; ;
that if there had been no levee at all below
Y street the water would have been as high
practically east of the river as it was in the
river itself; that the taxpayers of Lsvee
District No. had paid about $500 for
levse purposes in the past three years that
the east end of the Y-street levee was on
level with the surrounding country, and
could not be raised to any practicable pur-
pose, unless it was continued along Thirty
first street to connect with the north levee.
Now, which of these statements was exag-
gerated? The fact IS it is almost as easy TO
querulcusly question statements of facts as
to find fault with proposed measures OF i'm
provement without taking the trouble to
substitute better ones. That Mr.. Knox
should at last be forced to admit 8 the great
Importance It is Co this city to have this (ghe
Y o,A 80,
to admit all that L have tried SO hard to
prove. Now, in common fairness, would it
be right for man worth eleven millions of
dollars to require a neighbor worth but
a quarter of million to al me construct
work necessary to both parties costing 500
900, simply because, l. the work was not
done, the weaker, financially, would be
ruined? Supposing the land from Y street
to Freeport was unoccupied Government
land, wouldn't it be just as necessary for the
protection of the city that shis levee be
built? Aud will any one tell this community
upon what other principle it is that the city
undertakes solely the cost of constructing
and maintaining the north levee east of
Thirty first street?
l don't believe there are many people in
this city who will construe plain statement
of facts into threat" but if. under the
teachings of the correspondent referred to,
they should make this mistake, aad this leyee
be not built, shan't envy him his position
when the error is discovered, If the result
proves as disastrous as believe it will Re-
spec.fully, w. S. MEsIcK.
AcoDENT.-During the trial Of the new
steam traction wagon at the Union Iron
Works yesterday, an employe named Henry
SERVER was severely hurt by being caught 10
the machinery. A physician was called, who
found his right arm badly bruised, but no
bones broken. He will probably be confined
to his room for several days.
AUCTION NOTICED. J. Simmons 4 Co.
announce that there viii be no postponement
of the great auction sale of the Arcade Hotel
and its furnishings, but that it will commence
tomorrow, and all property will be sold to
the highest bidder.
NEw PosToFFIcE.-A new postoffice has
been established On the Amador branch road
between Gait and Clay Station, which is
named Connely, and Of which Charles Con-
nelly has been appointed Postmaster.
COMMISSIONER. The Governor has ap-
pointed James f. Topliff as Commissioner
of Deeds for the State of California, to reside
at Tucson, Arizona.
NIw SHop.-W. C. Oliver has built a new
carriage trimming-shop on Tenth street, be-
tween and X, for the prosecution OF that
line of business.
COMMENCEMENT The commencement ex-
ercises at st. Joseph's Academy take place
to-day at P. NJ. at the schoolrcom, Ninth
and e streets.
TRADE MARK.-Mebius & Co., of Sacra-
mento, have fled with the Secretary of State
claim to trademark for Excelsior Safety
OIL"
IMMIGRANTS. - Sixty-cpe immigrant pas.
sengers will arrive from the East by overland
this afternoon.
TIE river shows a fill nf one inch re.tar