Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-26
REJo1NDEa OF MAYOR STONE.

EDS. RECORD UNION: [ have no desire to
enter into personal controversy with any one,
but the article in your issue of the 9th in
slant, over the signature of J. H. Jewett,
forces me again to ask space in your journal
to reply. Mr.. j. says he regrets the first
article he wrote was considered ungentle-
manly, and then says nearly everything cor
tanned in it Was said In my presence before
meeting Of two or three hundred IN this city
in a more emphatic manner, and 1 did not
say it was uDgehtlemanly, and only said Mr..
Parks did offer to do the work Tor $50 OCO,
and l could prove it. MIR. Jewett again tells
an untruth. at the meeting alluded TO, there
were only ninety.five persons present, by
actual count and it was called by Mr..
Jewett for the purpose of making personal
attack upon myself. | told him IN that
meeting to regract what he then said,
and also stated | could prove all |
had said IA the article | had written
re ardiDg the G street and State dams. Mr..
,Iewett then attempts to prove By q vale
dictory Of ex-Meyor Gorham that the dam at
the foot Of q street cost 81 $40. | again say
the dam did not cost quite 81 600, and in ex-
PLANTATION of Mayor Gorham's tigur S, inform
the parties interested in the cost Of dams
that the total of all work, including putting
in and taking out the fume, repairing the
levee where the tlume had beer, arr attempt
ing TO pull out cut the dam OF lS7I, which it
was found could not be done, cost only s., SO.
Tie necessity for taking out the tiuIne was
caused by Degiect on the part of those putting
it in 10 obey the instructions of the one who
directed the putting in of the dam, and in
consequence of his illness at the time the
flume was built.
Mr.. Jewett says he does not seek notoriety.
1t is well known that he has been spoken Of
as possible candidate for each of the several
| Offices of Governor, United States Senator
and Represe ntative in Congress. Mr. Jewett
says the mass meeting called by himself after
the adjournment of the Anti-Debris Associa-
ton, Endorsed by decided vote the resolu-
ton offered by DIR. burst indorsing the action
of our representatives, in the legislature in
regard to the Drainage Act. I have already
stated the number of persons present at the
meeting to be % in all. DIR. n. S. Hamlin,
who presided as Chairman, told me yester-
day that when the ayes and noes
were taken he could not decide which
were most numerous, and when 3 division
was called for by Mr.. Jewett he lDr. II y
did not decide, because no one possibly could,
as there was so much confusion. Mr.. Ham
lin also says Mr.. Jewett was the oqe vino
announced tie motion carried, and then the
meeting broke up without adjouruing. Mr..
/ Jewett says the State dam has not been fairly
! tested | say 1t has, and further, 1t has
proved its worthlessness to do what it was
/ constructed for. / visited the south side yes
| teIday, and viii IN due time give the public
description of the dam from that point.
AS far as a knowledge of the sentiments Of
the citizens in this vicinity is concerned, J
am better able TO Judge than Mr.. Jewett is,
and l sincerely believe large majority are
ct this time opposed 20 the Drainage Act,
and desire its repeal. BY citizen, / mean
those people who are interested in try
ing TO preserve their homes-not bro
kers, swamp-laud spectators, or those
who bold the orders Of the
Debris Commission for money they fear they
cannot get if the Drainage Act is repealed.
| viii now close by stating the result of
conversation | had with MIR. Jeuett last
evening: He admitted he did not know how
many persons were present at the meeting Of
last Saturday, and could not tell whether the
resolution was adopted or not. He also adj
mitted he knew nothing about the dam Of
1871, except as stated in exMayor GOrham's
vaiedictoTy.
This, I think, settles the question of verac-
ity between Mr.. Jswett and myself In nv
communications l have stated only what /
could either prove or believed to be strictly
true; / have not drawn upon my magination
for anything, / now take leave of MIR.
Jewett, hoping he will hereafter state the
truth, ard not Try 70 support bad cause by
drawing largely upon his Imagination.
c. i. STONE.
Marysville, February %, 1881.