Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-13
WATER WORKS. REYRNus.

WATER WORKS REVENUE.
EDS. RECORD UNION: AS there seems &c
be doubt among some of cur citizens as &c
whether the revenue from the Water Works
is bsing properly applied, you will oblige me
by publishing the following In 1858. under
an Act of the Legislature, the city of Sacra.
mento called in, funded and refunded her out.
standing Indebtedness. That Act specially
set forth that 80 per cent of the revenue de.
rived from and within the city limits for
municipal purposes, viz, "Tsxes, licenses,
| harbor dues, water rents, and fines collected
in the Mayors Court or otherwise" should be
applied to the payment of the interest on
said bonds and the final redemption of the
same. There was surrendered at that time
81, Al, 755 n. and bonds to that amount is
sued in lieu thereof. Said indebtedness sur.
rendered consisted of the following items:
Old scrip. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81, los SO
Levee bonds. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1s2,593 "a
Funded bonds .--....,.....-..- 932,554 sc
Fire Department bonds. ............. 10000 90
| Water loan bonds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2S4, 495 is
Making total observation-disclosures 81 All, 755 II
Comparing the itemized amounts to the
whole, it will be seen that the Water Works
| owed about one. fifth of it, and was not only le-
gally but also honorably liable for that proper
ton of the debt, the interest of which, in round
numbers, amounts to $780, 600 per year. Now
the water interest having created one-ffth of
the debt ought, by all honorable reasoning,
pay that proportion of the 800, 900 each year
Last year il did so, and how anyone can say
the water interest should not pay its just pro-
portion is moro than l can comprehend. 1t
is plain proposition that the Water Works
created ne.fifth of the present debt, and, by
adding improvements, failed TO pay its part
of the interest for number of years, and
only commenced again to appropriate its pro-
portion whiting the last eighteen months-55
per cent on about an average Of $50, 600 per
year received into the Treasury, net, from
that source, which is about $4,000, or one
| fifth of the interest annually accruing on the
debt. JOHN @. BROWN.
| The WRATHER-Sergeant Barwick fur
nishes the following: The barometer at the
noon report yesterday was falling rapidly
from Olympia to Red Bluff. At the s P. NJ.
report last night the barometer was still fall
ing very rapidly from Olympia to Sacra-
mento, and in sixteen hours it had fallen 40
of an inch at Olympia, 81 Of an inch at
Portland, 80 of an inch at Roseburg, &c of
an inch at Red Bluff, 20 of an inch at Sacra-
mento, and OF OF an inch at San Francisco
and Visalia The barometer at Sacramento
at last nights report was SO Of an inch be-
low the mean average for March. At the
same report it was raining heavy at San Fran
cisco, with the telegraph line down south of
Visalia, consequently we get no reports from
| los ApuclaS San niaoo Tho upcf
barometer is at Sacramento, Red Bluff and
Roseburg, with the wind calm at Red Bluff,
northeast at Roseburg, and southwest al Sac
ranento. From the barometerical condition
Of the atmosphere last night there is evil
IDENTIFY very low pressure approaching this
coast, which may be accompanied by heavy
rains, tor such rapid and sudden changes in
the barometer, especially downward, is very
bad sign, as all searfaring men and those
Thirteen hundredths of an inch of rain had
fallen in San Francisco up to P N. last
night.
INcoRPoRATIoNs -The following articles
of incorporation will be filed with the Sec.
rotary of the State: The California Paper
bag Company; capital stock 100000,
divided into l. coo shares of 500 each. Trus-
tees-Chsrles o. Ssearnes, of Boston, Mass.
| n. w. Taylor. Of Cleveland, Ohio A. d.
Remington. WATERFOWL, n. Y; T. Fl. Nc
Cormack, VIM. Ireland, j. Gees Burt, and
George A. Fisher, Of San Francisco. Ell
Dorado Consolidated Mining Company, to
carry on mining operations in Eureka county,
| Nevada capital stock $40 600, 900, divided
into 100, 900 shares of 800 each. Directors
G. d. O'SulIivau, c. J. Hutchinson. Michael
Kane, VIM. f, Cushman, Fred. w. Cute.
United California Finn Brotherhood. The
purpose of the Brotherhood is to assist itd
sick members and bury its dead. The Di-
rectors are VIM. johnson, Frank Ahigren,
| Frank Johanson, Gustaf Laaninep, Frank
! Wilson, Alexander Davis.
INCORPORATED. = Articles Of incorpora,
ton have bean filed with the Secretary
of State of the Hibernia Hall Associ-
alton of Nevada City. Directors-John
Hussey. Michael Hanley, J. Z. Carr,
John Dunnicliff and Patrick Clancy.
| Capital stock So, GOO, divided into $50 shares.
Also, of the Good Tenplars Hall ASCOT.
alton of Stockton. Directors-Wiliiam era.
ham, NJ p Henderson, W. NJ. Waterbury,
John Game, C. G. Remission, M. J. Night
engale, NJ H. Wilbert and w. w. Crowell
Capital stock, $4,000, divided into 5000
shares. Also, Of the Farmers Bank q
| Fresno. DrecLors-o. UoidsCein, w imam
w. Phillips, W. L. Graves, Louis Leach,
Louis Einstein Capital stock, 500 OOo, di
| vided into !, 000 shares.
A PoLIT1cAL CARD.-William Guttenber
ger, regular Democratic candidate for TEirG
Trustee, prints card this morning, ADDRESSED
to the voters of Sacramento, in which ht
promises il elected to conduct the city gov
| amt choar,iu ,7Oaaihle and re6ure
the rate OF tsxes. In short. Mr.. Guttenbergel
adopts the tme-out-of mind pledge of re-
trenchment and reform. For many centu.
ries candidates have promised reduction Of
taxes, and Mr. G.. does not intend to let the
present municipal campaign pass without the
regulation pledge having been made by some
body Having introduced the platitude bus
mess of ECONOMY and low taxes" all Other
candidates are expected to follow suit.
CoMMERcIAL.-Arrived, since Last report
steamer San Joaquin No. 2, from San Fran.
cisco, with general merchandise, barge load
of lumber for the Sacramento Lumber Com
pany and barge. of merchandise for the
upper Sacramento Steamer Reform, from
San Francisco, with barge load of lumber fol
Friend & Terry Lumber Company and w. L
| Frazer Departed. steamer Neponset with
general merchandise for the upper Sacra
ment. Steamer San Joaquin No. with 6
barge of grain for San Francisco.
CRY REcEIPrs-Ti following amoxnti
were paid into the city treasury during the
past week: 5. f. Caldwell, Cemetery dues
s64 50; Il. d. SERVER, water rates, s7sS so
n. A. Kidder, harbor dues, $40; w. A.
Henry, Police Court fnes, SO; E. q. Nc
Kee, labor and connections. $50 20; George
A. Putnam, city licenses. 1929 81; George A
Putnam. dog licenses. 81 40: P. III. Cogeins
Justice Court fees, SLY j. G. Tubbs, Justic.
Court fees, S19l 50; total, 81, 443 "a.
Up CousTRY.-Capsain Albert Foster, SUI
perintendent of the steamboats, of the Contra
Pacific Railroad Company, returned to ths
city yesterday from Tehama. He stated to {
reporter that the recent rains were just wha'
the farmers were praying for in that section
The grain in the neighborhood of Squaw Hill
Chico, and other points visited by the Cap
tain, was growing nicely, and had thrifty
appearance.
FoREsTERs' PIcSIc The Foresters an
nounce that they will hold their annua