Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-29
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEES.
They lecture the Trustees on the Fire
Department, the Levee Systems and
Drainage.

Yesterday morning three committees from
the Citizens Association appeared before the
Board of Trustees to present matters OF inter
est that have been for some time under con-
sideration by that organization. The first to
engage the attention Of the Board was the
Committee on Fire Protection, composed OF
Messrs. G. w. Carey, Thomas B. Hall and
r. Wittenbrock.
Mr.. Carey said they had called to ask that
a hose company be established in the eastern
portion of the city. He said that the recent
test Of the water-works system was salts
! factory IN the highest degree, and that they
were unanimous in the opinion that the locat-
| ing of hose company in the locality referred
to would furnish them with ample fire pro-
lection. He suggested that the four.wheel
car! owned by the city, but not il use at
present, be given than, with LOCO or l, 800
feet Of hose. He recommended that they
! tho I'D have two horses, and that the cart be
located on Nineteenth street.
Mr.. Hall, from the same committee, in
dorsed the views Of Mr.. Carey, and thought
the Board would do well to adopt his sugges-
tons He said if the cart was located at
| Nineteenth and L street, it would be able to
! reach any fire within the water supply limits
without having to go over six or eight blocks,
and the most populous districts would be
reached in a much shorter run. lie thought
there should be
TWO PERMANENT FIREMEN,
Ard about four extra men to handle the hose,
/ and estimated that the cost Of such an equip
nent would Eot exceed 50, 200 or So, 800 per
annum.
Mayor Brown thought well of the sugges.
| tions of the committee, and was of the opinion
! that the present water supply would, with
| the proposed hose-carts, furnish ample pro-
! lection. He thought that the recent test
must convince all who witnessed it that hose
carts without engines could protect the city.
/ However, he would not advocate dispensing
with the latter as long as the city was
! possessed of them. He thought the Com
missioners might be able to spare from
/ the present department the men re-
| quired. The Trustees, he said, would confer
! with the Fire OmTissiOuers, and the sugges-
| lions Of the Citzsns Committee would be
/ considered and acted on Immediately. He
| thought the hose company should be placed
| in the hands Of the Commissioners and con-
| trolled by them. He was aware that great
! many were of the opinion that under the ex-
| isting law their force could not be increased
nor their expenses enlarged. He had exam
ined the Law somewhat, and had come to the
conclusion that while they were restricted to
| two engines, the statute did not contemplate
they should not, in other ways and by other
means, protect the citYs property from fire.
Mr.. Hall said the matter of the expense Of
the Fire Department had received some at
tention, and a great many were OF the opin.
ion, he was himself, that the Fire Depart
ment could be reOrganized.
MEN COULD BE ECONoMIZED,
And the protection now asked for could be
given without additional expense.
Mr.. Carey said he would make PROPOSE.
ton to the city which he hoped they would
consider and act upon. He would give lot
on the northeast corner of Nineteenth and L
streets, in size 40 feet on l., so feet on Nine
tenth, free to the city for a term of five
years. At the expiration of that time three
real estate agents could be selected to put
price on the lot, irrespective of the improve
ments, aud he would deed it to the CITY for
the price named. Ii at the expiration Of the
FIVE years the city did not wish TO buy. then
he would accept whatever the city authori.
ties considered fair rental for the premises
At the close Of Mr.. Careys remarks the
Trustees said they would have a conference
with the Fire Commissioners at 10 a. NJ. to-
day, to consider the matter in all its details
and the Citizens Committee was invited to
/ be present.
WHAT TRUSTEE GUTENBERGER SAYS.
III this connection it can be said, upon the
authority Of the Superintendent Of the water
works, that the suction capacity in the past
year had been increased to three times it's
former capacity. During that time It., 600
feet of six-iuch mains have been laid, 1850
feet of fIur-inch $40 feet of twelve.inch, and
l, 500 feet of eight-inch. A four.irch main
has been laid to Helvetia Cemetery, and the
mains on Twenty-sscond, between II and {;
Twenty third, l and J /; T~eDtY.first, \ and
O. had been taken up and replaced with six
inch mains. MIR. Gutenbsrger also : ys THAT |
the pipss throughout the city ara il perfect |
order, and could stand if necessary a much |
greater strain than they are subjected to by |
the ordinary FIRE pressure.
THE LEvEE COMMITTEE.
The Levee Committee Of the citizens or |
ganizatior, comp SEQ Of Daniel Flint, David !
Lubin, John NfcNeill Silas Carrie and James
McCiure, next occupied the attention of the
Board, Mr.. Flint said they appeared before
the Trustees to ask careful consideration of
their report, which wes published in the
RECORD UNION Monday morning. He said
the committee had made most thorough and
complete inspection of the levee system, and
were unanimous Of the opinion that it was
sufficient to protect the city from food How
ever, in order to make it ddubly secure give
confidence to the people and enhance the
q
suggestions, which he hoped would meet tie
approval Of the Board and that they would
carry cat the proposition made by the com
mittee,
BY reference to the published report in the
RECoRD-CNIoS OF yesterday it will be seen
that they propose a special tax Of $4,000 for
levee purposes.
The Trustees, as was in the case OF the
frat committee, indorsed the views OF the |
Levee Committee. and said that the PROPOSE
ton would be submitted to vote of the peo-
pie at the March election.
DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE.
Another committee, represented by c. Z. |
Grunsky, Assistant State Engineer, ad- |
dressed the Board at considerable length on
the subject Of drainage aud sewage. He re-
ferrsd the Board to the published report of
the committee, which appeared in the RECORD
UNION of Saturday, and which was treated
Of sdito,iallY yesterday.
The citizens organization seems to be wide
awake, and promises many reforms in the
near future.
THE WEATHER.-Serpeant Barwick says
that the rainfall for the present storm is l. a
inches 2l2 inches for the month, and ;. O4
inches for the season, as against IS inches
this time last year The season Of 1877 S to
corr spending date gave Hos inches
1889, 5.0l inches; lS79-SO, 7.9S inches
1851, 13 81 inches; 1881 >, 7.Sg inches
1889 s as inches and the present season
ISoS-i), Of inches. The average for the
seven seasons named above ia S.67 inches,
which leaves the present season deficient 63
inches. The total rainfall for esch Signal
station in California, IS For Red Bluff.
l.0S inches; Sacramento, l.45 inches; San
francisco, 100 inches; Los Angeles, 81
inches. Tha barometer Is very low, and
still falling from Tatoosh Island to Los
Angeles, with sou.horly winds, except Port
land, where they axe from the northwest.
The temperature, wind and weather q, -
NJ Yesterday as received a the SIGNAL Ssrvics
ofica, was For Tstoosh Island, 4O', east and
cloudy: Olympia, 42' cain snd cloudy:
Portland. 3S, north aud cloudy; Fort
Candy, AZ, east and cloudy: R7seburG IL,
uortheas; aud light rain Red Bluff, As,
south and cloudy; Sacramento, 5l' southeast
and con " san Francisco IS, southeast and
threatening Los Angeles So, south and light
rain; san Diego 6la, south snd cloudy; Salt
Lake, %, south and fair; Cheyenne, IL,
southwest and clesr; Denver 81, south and
fair: North Platte, As, north and fair
Om,hs. So, south and cloudy y ankton, 46',
calm and clear.
INy-FsT-Coroner Clark held an INQUEST