Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE RIVERS AND DRAINAGE.

GiiuEQ EdIAt-fg dL-A- AAN't-a AC-NN-A7 B-ETSN ~
Brighton mas, ike q welI-bshaved river, re-
tired within It's banks practically. Below
that it Is backed up by the high stage of the
Sacramento. but its fall has nevertheless been
gratifyingiy great. The Sacramento river
has also steadily fallen. At mid
night it registered . Test. In days
gone BY this used TO be considered high
water - indeed, 1t is high water - but
since the Sacramento hiss succeeded IN
reaching 70 feet 8 inches, the pres.
ent mark has ceased 20 be sensational.
The levees on the north and water front re-
main intact, after having passed through
trials greater than their builders dreamed
they wOuld be called on TO endure. Instead
however Of this fact Iulliug the people into
state Of complete trustGlusss in them, the
expression without q CissenGent voice IS In
favor OF making them at the earliest moment
so much brgaaer and higher that the posi-
bility of fear concerning them snail be utterly
abolished. Wherever the IeWsgatherers go
amOug the PIE there IS but one expression,
and That IS il favor of making the levee from
Twelfth street to Brighton a broad and high
roadway, on which the people Of the country
may come to market with ease, no matter
how high the water, end tha5 the outer slope
OF the leyee be 80 protected tnaJ the bItterest
attack of the waves under the influence
of the winds shall not affect 1t. Some have
cone SO far as to draw plans and make
estimates for this roadway and facing system
already, with view o. submitting them to
the authorities, and others are considering
financial schemes for accomplishing it. One
civil engineer has estimated the roadway
plan to cost S25. COO on the basis of 24-fooJ
Ton tn the levee. Another scheme includes
fba sb,Itfinr of Burns slough out of the CITY
entirely and Of securing the co-operation of
tbe c,,7ntv in thst work as It rises outside
fbe civ the LARGEST district it drains is out
side rnrnicioa} limits. This plan has for its
aim tbe running of the slough wholly east of
+bs citv or in use of q refusal of the county
e. co-o1arata then fhs raising of a defense
AGAINST it along the city lines. Many other
plans are di5ousse' and a.. &! |ti ~ VlgqI now
n rs ion is to be relied up9n the discussion
will not cease this tius-as heretofore
when the SKIES srl-a' nor VIII It
emu r, IL si@,-b - near En-
teepth street developed these facts The
SLOUGH there is passing through q box by
feet. giviug q sectiona! area If 40 square feet.
This water IS now spreadin- over the south and
southwestern section IF the city, to the loss,
Inconvenience and serious injury Of the PEG
ple and propettg of that rsgior Its deepest
Accumulation Is along y street, ard thence
north to Z. Fortunately that region is
snarseIv settled. but norta OF R street TO D,
and south OF Tenth TO Fourth, the dwellings
are more numerous than in any other section
of ike area IN the city. Below Fourth
street and north Of r there is little water ac-
cumu,s ting. At Ninth and Y streets, where
a culvsrt was set IN. q leak developed on Fri
DAY. Surrey "a @ yGs'7F NJ Low ~ tp,.t-o
a. al d, s 81 rea6s secars. 11t5 Of Y street
the back water froa the breaks in District
No. / is wlthiq three feet ct the cop OF the
leyee. On tie inside 10 IS about y
lucbes-aVerag nom several n'easu eiHenVS-
lower. OuJslde the W"tel rose Yesterday one
foot, and inside I'VE inches. Inc pumps III
use at SiXth ald ! streets nave proven IN
capable 81 the J1sS gwen Jneul--no suIhclent
foundation can he had i2r them, and the DIS
charge made by the tout Was insignificant
With no allowance Tor siln the four threw
out bu6 Gus = gallons per minute, or--ess
slip-36,GOO gallons per hour, being only
$4,000 gallons Per day. Reahzlng
these facts, earle IL Jr9iy nave aoan-
doned the pumps, and nave conlmehGed
80 aacb III, G.i,.cb hr.j,ets These
will be run by tie p horsepower engine
already on the ground, and WILL each t IN 66V
, h.
syoNI per e' - - 1870 mean.
ag.4 g - t -. P,,rrli sIoneb win
w. i. - -, - +Is Sa,born fiovirg
$50 So ~ - l. 10 efonned The
W 80 - ~ - - bojI,, emf mn bv waron
49, s.ies "a ,,,sls IF mud in the road
49, T. +rr,Lcr,t aft and gpopev, and
- 60 -, -, rs,,siys5 when the back
49, recsdss i fnTced mon the observant,
IL ' Is nrobobja that Inc peonls now afflicted
with too much water, Ia the section from
Twelfth to Fourth, south OF y street. WIN WIN
nave b yrg lft trt MAJ nav reenablv expect It
to lessen. Patrols are still kept on the
leyees and precautions continue as here
tofore.
y. IT. w. L. o+17 n
NEW IlAE lALi-i-'- '''''5 az iA''' - -
a new time table goes INTO erect upon the
Capitalization Railroad. The overland train
o...,,.or,i IN Lava San F,sncisco at 3
e"ss"' a." ~ - ~
ana arrive mere at Lou Z H. anu ieA'e az
$50. There il no change IN the overland
going west in the morning. Inc heno eX-