Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-26
BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.
EXTRA POLICE SERVICE DURING
FAIR WEEK.
Mayor Browns Idea as to How the
Chinese Slough Nuisance
Can be Abated.

Mark Foster filed his usual weekly re-
port as Chief Engineer, which shows that
tbe machinery had been in operation Isl
hours and that 20, $50, $50 gallons of water
had been pumped.
After considerable discussion and the
reading Of recommendations from the
Chief of Police, the latter was authorized
to appoint eight extra policemen for ser
vice during the State Fair, which conf
mences on the Sth of September and closes
ON the Goth. The City Collector was also
allowed an extra deputy for the same
period. to collect gambling licenses.
Street Commissioner Nielsen was in
structed to close the city bridge on Twelfth
street, north of the north levee, during the
summer months. This bridge was built
for use during the overflow, and it is not
proposed to allow the farmers to wear the
bridge out during the summer months,
when they have good road alongside.
An order was passed granting to the
Sacramento Transportation Company the
use of 81 feet inches of improved water
front Just north of their freight shed.
The company will build wharf 90 by 20
feet west of the railroad track, and will
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provements will be commenced at once,
and be subject to the approval of the City
| Trustees
4 petition from +. d Hondt was filed,
complaining of bad smells from the gas
works, the hide factory and the winery in
! the vicinity of Front and r streets, those
three places draining into deep pools of
water there The east pool is very dark
in color. The Mayor says that the am
monia from the gas works goes into 1t and
producessa healthy smell. The bad drain
age from the winery and hide establish
ment go into the pool on the west side,
and it is covered with green scum and
vegetation, but only street separates the
two ponds.
CHINA SLOUGH.
| Mayor Brown said he had visited San
francisco during the past week and had
consultedswith Colonel c. Fred. Croker in
reference to the filling of China slough. He
| had also consulted with the Won Schmidts,
who are now using dredger to make an
extensive filling at Oakland. There they
are receiving 10 cents per cubic yard for
making the fill, and the earth is harder to
move than it would be from the river to
the slough The contractors are making a
large profit, and say they can fill China
slough for15 cents a yard. A man named
| Dennison is building a dredger, and says
he can do the work more cheaply than
that The Mayor thinks that if bids are
advertised for, as low a price as y! cents
may be agreed to- Engineer Won Schmidt
| will arrive here i'll about ten days from
| Washington, and visit the city to see
about the work The Mayor calculates
that 100000 yards of earth would fill the
slough to the high grade. AT 10 cents per
yard the cost would be 100000. One-fourth
of that would be assessed to the property
| holders on the south and east banks of the
slough. The Mayor says if the city will
agree to fill the low lots of the railroad
and the slough from the north line of the
alley, between q and II Streets to the
I-street property, the railroad company
/ will deed all of the slough lots to the city,
including Third street, to the west line. \
| private owner claims four lots, which he
will relinquish for $500. The city would
under such arrangements, become the
owner of twenty high lots, which the
! Mayor thinks will readily sell for - 800
each, or average that, thus making the
ground sell for 10000 One man has eX-
pressed his willingness to pay $1,000 each
for two Of the north lots. He said he was
assured that the railroad company did not
wish to expend any money in filling, and
! that ne was satisfied that the city could lose
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up the slough. Therefore, he favored the
plan outlined and proposed that the Board
make such a proposition to the railroad
people.
Trustee Nielsen said the proposition was
plausible, and if carried out would I'M
| doubtedly once and forever settle the China
slough question. However, he had some
doubts as to the propriety of the City
| Fathers going into the real estate bust
ness.
Trustee Gutenberger said he had some
doubts upon the matter of going into real
estate but if he could see his way clear, he
was wiling to do all in his power to abate
! the nu lsance. 1t was not matter of dol
lars and cents, but a question of the
| best method to be pursued that perplexed
| him. HE said he was confident, from
conversation held with citizens daily that
| the majority had come to the conclusion
that China slough must be filled or its
waters purified, and that Immediately.
They had already commenced a work that
in his opinion would in a great measure
relievtsthe city from some of the more Sc
rious results that daily arise from that cess
pool cf Impurities. If the slough could be
| filled md the plan suggested by the Mayor
could be carried out, then ii should most
certailly be done. That was what was
wanted by the entire community and
what met with the approval of the
entire membership of the Board of Health
He thought the lots could be sold for more
money even than that suggested by the
Mayor. He also said he believed if that
part Of the city was built up and occupied
by white people it would from natural
causes compel the Chinese to abandon /
strickland go over to Washington, where
they belong. In support of Mr.. Guten-
berger's argument on that proposition, it
can be said that combination of Chinese
mere hants are now negotiating for that
portion OF the town of Washington living
south of the railroad. If they succeed in
making the purchase the Chinese poPula-
ton of this city will be transferred to Yolo
county before the close of the present year
Trustee Gutenberger suggested that the
street scavengers be compelled to deposit
their debris in the pond on 5 street, between
the leyee and Front.
After auditing a large number of bills,
and ordering them paid, the Board adj
journed