Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-24
The DRAINAGE CANAL.
Statement upon the Part Of the City IN
Relation to the Pending Suit

TEN of levees, canals and other works neces-
sary to the protection of Sacramento,
and the said Trustees were declared to be the
legal representatives and successors OF the
Board of Supervisors of the county, and of
the Board of Levee Commissioners of the
city, in all matters pertaining to the Sacra
nento Drainage Canal The Act gave the
| Board OF Trustees full authority to repair,
maintain and construct canals, levees, ETC., to
the cast of 0.G00, but they could not expend
N re than that amount without the plans upon
which it was to be expended were first sub
united to and approved by vote of the
electors of the city.
The Board of City Trustees took posses
sion OF the canal in its partially completed
condition under this law, and prepared plans
to widen and improve the canal. The work
1t was found would cost more than SO, 900,
and the matter was accordingly submitted to
a vote of the electors and approved.
PARTIES BENEFITED TO HELP PAY COSTS.
! By Section 8 of the Act referred to, it is
| also provided that the city of Sacramento
may make such contracts with any swamp.
| land, levee or reclamation district, now in
existence or hereafter to be formed, or with
any person, OF body polite or corporate,
! whereby each may be compelled TO contribute
| to It's proper quota towards sny works neces-
sary to be constructed outside of said city.
| II any leyee or any system of drainage pro-
| jected, constructed, maintained or kept in
repair by said city shall be beneficial to any
levee, swamp-land or reclamation district,
such district shall contribute its just quota to
the payment of the expenses of such con-
struction maintenance and repair. The
amounts to be paid by the agreement of the
respective Boards CT Trustees of said
! city and districts In case the said
Boards OF Trustees cannot agree, the
District Court of said county must,
on the petition of said city, appoint a Com
mission of not more than three persons, who |
shall have power to determine, first, whether |
the levee OF drain is beneficial to such swamp |
land, reclamation or levee district, and if so,
| then, second, the proportion of the cost of
constructing and maintaining such levee or
drain which such district ought to pay. The
proportion SO fixed shall be conclusive on
said city and district, and each must there
after contribute to the construction, main
tena0ce and repair of such levee or drain in
the proportion fixed by such Commission"
As the improvement OF the canal would
greatly add to the natural drainage Of the
lands in the section through which it passed,
and thereby
BE BENEFICIAL TO THEM,
And bring them under the provision of the
statute the City Trustees endeavored, before
commencing the work, to procure An arrange
ment with the Trustees of Levee District No.
l, through which it passed, whereby the own
ers of the land in that district should pay
their proportion of the cost, in accordance
with the benefit by them to be derived.
The Trustees of Levee District No. re-
fused TO take any action in the premises and
the Trustees Of the city were compelled, in
order to have the work done without d clay, 10
go on and do it without such previous agree
meDt. This was done, and about $50 coo ex
pended in purchasing the right OF way for |
widening the canal, cutting it deeper and |
maintaining it from the city to Beach's lake.
After the work was completed a claim was |
made against Levee District No. l for
about IS 400 as its share of the cost,
and although frequent applications were
made to the Board requesting action upon
the claim, none was ever taken 50 far as can |
be learned, and thus the obligation upon
these land owners in the vicinity through |
which the canal passes was virtually repudi- |
ated and
THE CLAIM REJECTED.
With this action upon the part of the dis
trict which was benefited by the work, aud !
which. therefore, under the statute was re-
| quited to bear q due proportion of the cost, |
the city authorities did not feel justified in |
continuing the W rk from Besch's laket0 Snod- |
grass slough without first Obtaining an agree |
ment upon the partof thereclamation districts |
through which it was to pass, whereby the |
land owners should bear their portion of the |
eyp nse. The reclamation districts between |
Beach's lake and Srodgrass slough, through |
| which the lower part OF the canal was to be |
constructed, have failed to organize ard have |
thus prevented any such agreement being |
| effected, although desired and sought by the |
| Board of City Trustees.
The Mayor states that the Board Of City |
Trustt es are ready, as they always have been, |
and DESTROYS to enter into any acceptable |
arrangements for completion of the work, and |
are anxious TO have the construction carried |
| forward, as they regard it highly important
to the interests of Sacramento, with a view
| to completing its drainage system, and that |
st the same time it Will prove extremely |
| beneficial to the section CT country through |
which it is to pass and relieve the lands from |
overflow in the vicinity Of Beach's lake.
INQUEST AND INTERMEYT.-An inquest on |
the body of Albert Miller, who committed
suicide last Friday morning, was held by
| Coroner Vermilya on Saturday No new
facts were developed, and the jury returned |
verdict that the deceased was % years of |
age that he came to his death from pistol |
wound in the head, and that the shot was |
| fired by bis own hand. The remains were |
buried on Saturday afternoon, in Helvetia
Cemetery.
FREIGBTs.-The following carloads of
freight were received in this city yesterday
One of car materials, II of coal, of oil, OF
wine l of doors and sash, IL of steel rails, |
of merchandise, l of wagon materials, of
nails l of car springs, l of chairs, 2 OF wood |
8 of granite, 2 of coal. l of black ellis. The
following carloads were shipped East Three
of quicksilver, 2 of merchandise, OF wine,
of beans, of coke, 10 of barley.
MILITARY BALL-Company G (Sarsfeld
Guardl First Artillery Regiment, N. G. c.,
will give the first military ball of the season
at Turner Hall, next Thursday evening, to
raise funds for the payment of the expenses
incurred in fitting up its new armory. Dele
cations from the various military orsaniza-
tions throughout the State expected in
attendance, and will appear in full dress mill
tary uniform.
BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE.-The relatives
and friends of Geo. Z. Kuehler celebrated
his iftieth birthday anniversary at his resi-
depce. corner of Tenth and f streets, last
| Saturday evening. Music, dancing and games
were participated in and display Of fire.
works was given. Later in the evening
supper was spread, and the festivities con-
tinued until late hour.
POLICE CouRT-Cases were disposed of in
the Police Court on Saturday as follows:
Charles Yates, battery, dismissed for want
Of prosecution. John Fuchs, battery, tried
and fined 81 and costs The cases of William
| Gale, charged with rape, and Sarah Fisher,
arrested as accessory after the fact, in con-
necsion with the same crime. were continued
! until IL A. II. tomorrow.
PARTNERS IN CRIME.-Sherif C. F. Foster,
of Tehama county, passed through yesterday
afternoon, having in charge George Cooper,
who was sent to San Quentin in September
last for horse stealing, and who returned to
Red Bluff as witness against Stephen
Moody. charged as partner in the crime fer
which Cooper was convicted.
MADE A CITIzEN.-In the Supreme Court
on Saturday, John II. Hundertmark, Ia.
tive OF Germany, upon his affidavit that he
was under Is years of age when he came to
America. and upon the testimony of G.. L.
Simmons and II. G. May, was admitted to
citizenship.
SrocK-TAKING at the Mechanics Store.
Wednesday, January 26th, we shall close
out several lines Of goods in all departments