Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-28
PUMPMG FHK SEWAGE INTO TIE
RIvBR-AE EXPLANATION.

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PUMPmG FHK SEWAGE INTO TIE
RIVBR-AE EXPLANATION.
EDS. REooRD- UNION: Permit me a few
words Of explanation, and perhaps of final
appeal, on this subject As 1 brought the
subject upon the public, and at meeting of
citizsns was appointed Chairman of COM
mittee TO draw up detailed report upon it,
1 wish to state, before leave the city, Why
the report has never been made. The com
mittee bad meeting and agreed on certain
points to be recommended, and the drafting
of the report was committed 60 the City
Engineer, that he might include in it
the requisite specifications and estimates.
The committee were unanimous on the point
of pumping the sewage into the river. A
report was drawn up By Mr.. Bassett recon-
mendipg this, and several other things con-
neoted Herewith ofimmediate practical utility
But he wished to delay the presentation ofthe
report to the public till he could engrsfE in it
estimates of the cost of introducing Shone's
method of sewerage, where we have no sew
ers, and where and when the old sewers
should need to be repaired. The data for
these estimates, Mr.. Bassett informs me, are
not yet received.
Meanwhile, the present disposition OF the
sewage is menscing the city. 1t ID perhaps
not generally known that the contents of all
the sewers we have are now headed towards
the drainage canal, and such as reach there lie
and stsgnats and become putrid. The canal
has no outlet, is throttled and gorged; and
anyone who is unfortunate enough tego near it.
finds its "cffense,n like that of the King in
/" Hamlet, /" is rank; it smells to heaven"
If nothing else is done in a sanitary way to
protect Sacramento from pestilence. the daily
replenishment of this putrid channel Of death
should be stepped, and tha canal made
healthy. Immediate relief could be had by
pumping the sewage into the river. MAS
ure about which all the mem bers of The com.
mittee were agreed-is practicable inexpen.
sive and urgent. If this were done, there
would be immediate relief from a source Of
great danger to lifs and health; the present
sewers would he freed from distractions at
their mouth, and could be flushed and kept
in good condition, and the city would
be free TO extend and perfect its
present sewerage, or introduce the
Saone method or any other system in
the eastern part of the city, when ready to DO
it. This is providing for an i0msdiate neces-
sity, and in q way that would enable all the
expenditure, or nearly all to be utilized in
EHB JUtufE IMPROVEMENTS OI sewerage, IOE
is more and more sn admitted fact that the
contents of our sewers must be pumped into
the river. [. +. DwINELL.
Sacramento. JAY q, 1888.
FIRE CoMMIssIoNERs-BIEN ELEc.
TIoN.-The Board of Fire Commissioners
held regular monthly meeting last evening,
all the members present. After trsnsacting
some preliminary business, an election of
officers for the ensuing two years was held.
The following were reelected by a unanimous
vote Chief Engineer, Con Sullivan Assist
ant Chief Engineer, Michael O'Mesra. The
payroll for the month Of July, amounting to
81, 525 was ordered paid, and the following
bills were allowed r. A. Fisk. SO: Gutta
Percha Rubber Company, $40; Sacramento
Lumber Company, 50 so; Rhode IslaRd
Coupling Company, $50; Con Sullivan,
sS2 50; P. Potter, 81 so; McElaney,
S12 so; Myers & Barber, S22 06; James
McCaw, 81 so; Guthrie Bros, 81 70; Whit
tier, Fuller & Co, Sc IS; George Schrotb,
SIS So; Joseph A. Martin, So 40; W. F.
Ashby. sc Is; Neubourg & Lsges, Sl2 rs !;
S. j. Nathan, Sc %; q. Nelson, SIS; Hunt
ington, Hopkins & Co., S21 40; 2. j. Coffee
& Sop, 81 25 d. T. Cummings, S14 % !;
s. J. & J. NJ. jackson, $36 So; Hook & Son,
So 30 Friend l. Terry Lumber Company,
81 so: Weizsl & Son. 81 80 s. S. Nixon,
S.; r. i G0ginqs, Sc; Root, Nelson L Co.,
IS 46 Bauer & Yogle, So; Beehive Grocery
Store, 81 90; NJ. Il. Rose, So % Geo. T.
Bush, 81 90. Con. Sullivan has been con-
nected with the paid FIRE department since its
first organization, with the exception Of two
years, He has just closed his fourth year as
CHIEF OF the department. For ths four years
preceding he was Assistant Chief Engineer.
Michael O'Mears has been connected with
TIE department for over six years, and for the
last three years and eig t months has held the
position to which be was last night re. elected.
Both OF these have made very efficient Off
GERS, and the department TO day is second 60
none en- the coast.
AN IMPORTANT DEoIsIoN.-In the case of
Thomas H. Williams against TIE Board of
Supervisors of Sacramento county, argued in
the Superior Court yesterday, Jddge Nc
Farland held the Act Of April Is, 1880. pur,
porting to amend Section 34S1 Of the Politi-
cal Code. void. upon the ground that the
suhjecs Of the Act is not expressed in the I'll
tie. Il is simply entitled "Au Act to
amend Section 34sl of the Political Code. F"
The effect of the decision is to ansul all Of
the orders of the Supervisors heretofore made
county. We understand test case, embrac-
ing the point decided, will be immediately
prepared for the Supreme Court.
NOOK TEapERATURE,-Th temperature
yesterday, at II NJ /, as received by Sergeant
Barwick, was for Portland 75'; Roseburg. 81;
Mendocino, So; Red Bluff. So; Sacramento,
| S0'; San Francisco, So; Los Angeles, So;
San Diego. 7S'; Salt Lake, 81; Cheyenne,
7S'; Denver. II; North Platte, 74'; Omaha,
75'; Davenport, Ia., 7S'; Chicago, 76'. A
sprinkle of rain during yesterday afternoon
| at Roseburg, Or.
WRIT OF HABEAs CoRPUs.-In Depart
ment Two Of the Superior Court, on Thurs
day, Judge Mcfarland Issued 8 writ of
habess corpus in the case of the People VS..
Salvatore Trosi, returnable at 10 A. H. to-
| day. Sheriff Estill was IN San Francisco,
| ani the sauna was sent to him by telegraph.