Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-11
ANOTHER rAIsgHoop NAILED.

EDS. RECORD UNION Intimation ia made
in last evenings Bee that the money to be
raised for levee purposes is TO be used to pro-
tect the hop lands of myself and others. Let
ne forever dispose of such statements, in
vented for campaign purposes, by saying hat
l do not own On acre of land in Sacramento
county. L. BOIL.
Every intelligent voter knows that not
one dollar of the money rsised by the pro.
posed special tax for levee purposes can be
used for any purpose whatever except upon
the city levees, and to protect the city
only.-EDs.
A TIMELY REAnNIscENCE. - During the
food of 1881, ia meeting Of the Board of
Trade of this city and other citizens. held IN
Judge Gilmer's office on Fifth street, the late
James McClatchy, then senior editor of the
Bee, who was firm supporter of approprir.
tions for leves purposes, made an earnest
speech in favor of building all the levees de-
Tending the city so high aud thick that no
possible danger from foods could exist. He
said he was il favor Of raising from $3.50, GOO
to S2C0 coo, and expanding it upon the levees,
not only to secure entire safety, but also to
convince the world that the city was safe.
L
down the remarks above given, tus they were
not finally published at the time, as il was
concluded not TO make known TO the world at
lsrce the feelings Of insecurity that existed
generally throughout the city, and for the
further reason that it was determined by the
meeting that the proposed work should be &C.
complished before another ouch flood should
come.
INSANE STATEMENTs.-Again our evening
contemporary gives evidence of insanity. It
again permits, through a correspondent who
fears to give his name, the absurd story TO be
printed that ihs plan is to widen the levee TO
enable the railroad company 10 lay double
track on top Of it. But suppose such thing
true, how on earth could it sffscs the ques.
ton? As sensible citizen lsst night ex-
clsiue6, &" l wish the railroad had tracks SIX
sbIeast on the north levee, and trains ran on
sll six ct all hours, There'd be no fear Of
gophers thea" But how weak must be the
cause that uses IS an argument against leves
protection the false statement, tie product of
a miserable disposition that suspects al men
of being as vile as itself, that the spccial
levy Of S2S, 600 IS to be used to enable the
railroad company TO move its works and de-
pets cut to Brighton. A more senseless and
irrational suspicion reyer had birth from the
fertile brain Of sn ass.
AUCTION SALEs.-Shertu urn & Smith viii
sell at auction at 1880 A. N. tomorrow, at
the residence Ne. 17l7 street, all the furni.
turs and household goods, including fine
carved.f frame parlor set, upholstered in fig
ured silk brocatel black walnut chamber
ret, e square grand piano (Alfred Newhan &
Co, Bossonl, Brussels carpets, lace curtains
and cornices, black walnut zideboard, black
walnut extension table and chairs, lounge,
essy chairs, crockery. glassware, etc. b IL
& Go. will sell 10 iow, at 10 i. n, at
their salesroom, Eighth and K streets, az
elegsns parlor set. Inarbls-top ceater-iablss,
walnut bookcase, walnut bedroom set (mar.
ble-top) two cottage bedroom sets, spring
and top mattresses, walnut bureau, two large
easy chairs, sofas ard lounges dinins-roon
tables and chairs. ranges, with fixtures CON-
plete, window awnings, six Brussels carpets,
feather pillows, mating, lswu-noweTs, bed
ding, crockery and glassware.
COMMERCIAL EFFEcr.-SAid a merchant
be By commercial sgeGcies, because we are
yesterday We are rated lower than we would
exposed to liability to inundation, and against
which we can't insure. We have to pay
more for goods in consequence but it sll
comes out of the consumer. So he is deeply
interested in leyee improvement, for if it is
defeated he ust pay higher rates than if
commercial credits for Sacramento were on
a better basis and our creditors felt more Sc
cure as 80 our safety from floods.
INTELLIGENCE WANTIYG.-A wild state
nent is il circulation in the eastern part of
the city, to the effect that under the plan
submitted for lsyce improvements, to be voted
upon to-day, it is intended to "extend the
Y-street levee eastward TO high land" Of
course, any one who can read knows that
nothing Of the kind was ever fer a moment
thought Of. It is an extension Of the north
lsvee, ard rot that of street, that is con-
teDplstsd.
THE OAKLAND ELECTION. = Advices re-
csived late last night state that the Reput.
lican ticket was successful at the Oakland
municipal election yesterday. There was a
hesvy vote, and much intereat manifested.
The election wss for Mayor, Attorney, SG-
perintendent Of Schools, City Clerk and
Treasurer, Police Judge and City Marshal.
BE CAREFUL CT Your TIcKErs.-Let it
be remembered that all tickets pat into the
ballot-boxes to-day upon which neither the
M hoF e5 against tu5 ieFt5 PROPOSE
ton ia not erased will hays only the effecs of
blank ballot. Therefore. let every voter
erase the uord mo" aad thus vots ia favor
of security OF our property aad homes.
THE JETTIEs Part Of the special tax is TO
fortify the jstty work on the American river.
Sunday part of the jetty work gave away be.
fore the high water, and now mere than ever
is the special levy needed to repair it.
Two.TH1RDs VoTE REQUIBED.-All voters
in favor of the special levee tax Of $4,000
must remember that it requires tlgo.ttirds Of
all rotes cast to be 10 favor Of this tax in order
to secure its adoption,