Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-29
THE CITY SEWAGE.

of the Rev. DR.. Dwinell upon the subject of
the disposal of the city sewage, there is a
suggestion that this liquid filth be carried to
an artificial basin and pumped therefrom
directly into the Sacramento river. As this
same idea has been frequently discussed by |
former city Boards of Health, it may inter
est the public to know the principal reason |
why our river should not be polluted in this |
way. Briefly stated it is that we use this |
water for drinking purposes"
a few years ago it was discovered that the |
'Oderless Excavator, fresh from the vaults |
at Marysville, was being emptied of its con.
tents into one of the main sources of our
water supply, and State authority was in |
voked and applied to prevent solution of |
this mass from entering our water main. |
Should we now set an example in the same
direction. and directly pollute the water sup.
ply OF every river fancher below us? How
could we ask the towns or prisons above
us to cease from casting their collected
NTH into the river? Our plan Of utilizing
the drainage canal for liquid sewage
although open to some objections is as safe
and economical as can be suggested at the |
present time. This canal is a necessity for
our surface drainage, and when it IS compile
ted according to the original plan, opens into
the river so many miles below US that the In
hdence Of tide water and the long stretch of
country through which IL runs tends to free
its contents OF many bad qualities Farmers
upon It's banks miles below town are utilizing
this sewage, aud one Of the principal orchard
lists informed me that he had found it very
valuable.
Were our city not already overtaxed tie
construction Of huge basins upon the Holland
plan, Tor the manufacture Of manure. might
be considered; but for tls present let Us
finish the drainage canal; cover It If necss.
sary to the Riverside road, bat do not add
one drop OF preyentable filth to the water
supply Of hundreds of our fellow-nen. The
dilution Of foul air by the southwest breezss
Is certain, but no vital power OF the individ-
nal can overcome the poisons introduced into
he human system by drinking infected water
CITIZEN.
METROPOLITAN THEATER.- Ovens, as
Higgins in IS Dr. Clyde. has fine opportunity
to show his versatility, and improves it.
The character widely differs from all others
he assumes. It in no respect presents him
at a disadvantage-tha could hardly be.
For the matinee to-day Mr.. Owens will APP
pear again IN the new and very successful
comedy, ''That Man from Catfaraugus."
IL is q play in which, trashy as it is in the
main, Owens may find he mas after all his
best success Certainly it is above his old
specially. Scion Shingle, in which he is
master over all others. Tonight Mr.. Owens
appears IN the comedy 81 Everybody's
Friend, and as Scion Single His support
| is mostly good, his managers discreet, and
his entertainments worthy public patron
age. There have been in the past four years
so many miserable failures IL the way Of
" companies forced upon attention here,
| and they have been so uniformly and dis
criminatingly "let alone with empty
benches, that the community has acquired
reputation for chilling receptions, tending to
make fairly deserving combinations steer
clear of the place. But Mr.. Ovens engage
ment proves that fair talent need not fear
lack of remunerative recognition of legitimate
investment here. Sacramento theatrical
patrons will respond Just as literally to de
serving entertainments as they will Jelly cool
of mere pretenders. Last evening the COM
pany appeared TO much better advantage
than the on first night, and Mr. Arthur as
Meeker and Mr.. Cooke as DR.. Clyde received
deserved recognition,
THE New CoRRAL.-Qaite an increased
amount Of stock is being received and shipped
at the new eorrals, constructed by the rail-
road company during the last season, at
Fourteenth and streets, and full account
OF which was recently given. Tbs cor
raj IS upon the same plan as those
IN use by the company ct other places,
but this Is one Of the largest used
upon sny portion Of the road The building
for storing feed. and also containing an office
and stable, has been completed, and ali kinds
of stock arriving are now received, cared for
or shipped as required. Arrangements have
been made by which jerome q. Davis has
the superintendency Of the c0rrals, and 1t Is
anticipated that with the present facilities
and the central location occupied by Sacra-
mento quite an extensive business in reeeiv-
ing and shipping stock. as well as market for
It, will soon be established
FIRE COMMISSIONERS. The Board of Fire
Commissioners held It's regular monthly meet
ing last evening, all the members present.
There was no business before the Board ex-
cept in relation to finances. The payroll fol
January was ordered paid. Also, the follow
ing bills were examined and allowed e. w
Rapp, 81 90; G. Z. Adams, $50 90; Daugh-
erty & Co., 81 Is; Friend & Terry, 529 90
Neubourg & Lagos, So Is; H. P. Osborn,
81 25; H. Garrett, SIS 80; w. G. Hays,
81 so; d. Mckay So %; Butterfeld (
White, s. 70 S. ). Nixon, 81 so; c. II
, Krebs, S24 so; r. A. Fisk, $50 80; C. Sui
l Ivan, SO Is; Guthrie Bros, SIS 40; Nj
) McElany, 81 so; r. Miles, S4l 60 Hunt
t ingtou, Hopkins & CO., IS 60; Whittier
: Fuller i Co., 81 so @. A. Saw5ell, 81 10
John Farren, 81; Capital Gas Company
81 20.
a FALL IN REAL EsTATR-An old ono-stor!
t frame house near the southwest corner o
# Fifteenth and F streets, followed the exam
q DIe of the old one.borse chaisa. and wen
Y into general dissolution one day this week
q 1t has for q long time been used by the boy
n IN the ueighborhooa as a play house. and sew
q eral were in 1t at the time it fell to TIA
% ground, but fortunately none OF them weE,
i injured.
:; AUCTION SAbE.-Martin Plug & Co. vii
!. sell at 1890 this morning, on the premise.
at the corner Of Second and Ann streets, il
Washington. Yol5 county, one square Yves
!. Of the bridge, a large amount of furniture
u crockery, bedding, stoves, carpets, BARRON
]. fixtures etc. The terms will be cash, an
r. sale without reserve.
n BROKEN LEG.-Mr. 0'Farra, q stevsdor,
5, while discharging load of lumber from tn
+. schooner D. c. Haskin on Thursday rnornin
l, had both bones of his right leg broken ju.
~ below the knee. q tier Of lumber had bee
/
se upon him, causing the injury.
GERMANIA BUILDING AND LoAE-The al
a nual report of the Germania Building an
er Loan Association is published ia snoth,
% column, showing the transactions OF the pa
~ year. The FIRST series of stock was wort
ra S154 90 per share on December 81. 1880, an
ld the second series S14 OBJ.
ge Police ARRESTS. The following ares
IA were made in the city yesterday jim Brow
tn for petit larceny, BY officers Carroll al
Campbell; Bob Purcell, drunk, by ofic
if Atwood; and Dan Cummings, drunk,
a officers Rider and Lee
y. on TRIAL.-The case of the People '
ok Robert Gardner and others was on trial
to the Superior Court yesterday. The hearil
n of testimony was concluded, after which t
ed case was adjourned till 10 a. N. to-day for d
cd gument.
DEATH OF Mas. HANCOCK. Mrs. Julial
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