Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-15
Clear Water for Sacramento.


mento river, although pure in Itself, Is
highly charged with debris. Some time
since the Amador Canal Company pro-
posed to furnish the city with water from
the Blue Lakes, in Alpine county, for
$50 600 per annum They proposed to have
their distributing reservoir near Latrooe, III
Ell Dorado county. The company IS packed
with unlimited capital, and they offered TO
give any bond desired The Amador Canal
| COMPANY propose to drop the water INTO
the Costumes river near its head waters, .
| take it out again above all mining opera
| tons and deliver it to the reservoir at La
| trobe pure and unadulierated
6kThe California Water Company, when
| has a water-right in the Georgetown d.
vile in Ell Dorado county, between the
South and Middle Forks of the American
river. has desire to furnish the city with
water. and has addressed the following let
! ter to the Mayor; so-
To the Honorable Mayor Of Sacrdnae'to-SIR;-l
the wear 1850 while was preparing documents
prior to organizing the above named COMPANY I
one of the strong features presented lor colsluel
alton was the supply OF large gwen !u'ii NY
of water daily to the City Of sacramento Inc
matter was not then pressed, and II only Iell 10
my lot few months ago to assume 1he presl-
deney of the company. In DOING 50 al oLice
supply for your city, and even greater guam
uity for purposes of irrigation III the surrounding
neighborhood. have had several cohSuLtallons
with practical contractors and capitalists, VINO
have examined the several estimates: one, on
the basis of an eighteen inch pipe; one, on a
basis of % inch pipe; one on BASIS OF ~ lnches
in diameter $50 feet in elevation, IL miles to the
large distributing reservoir, approximately. IL
is needless for me to speak OF the quality OF the
waterways on Georgetown Dlvlde-a map OF
which nclOse herewith. need only say That
no better water flows from any mountain stream
in apy State or country in the world. The ques-
tons for negotiation are
First-The quantity OF water required Dy the
city for public use
Second-The quantity for private use-say 60
gallons per man, woman and child per day.
! Third-To provide for the doubling OF the
present population of Sacramento.
Fourth-On what basis would the city turn
over its plant to a company we might form,
conditioned that the city receive water for its
fire-plugs for street sprnkling public fountains
flushing sewers, and the right to charge private
parties for water supply to be agreed upon as
per water meter gauge.
Conditioned that the whole work shall be en-
tered upon within three months after negotia
| tions have been closed and the whole works of
| supply completed within nine months more for
| the city supply.
1t is our intention in any event. to build
works for water supply, for irrigating purposes,
along the route marked in red east of the city.
If these questions now interest your city, l
will arrange in few days to send proper per-
son to you TO negotiate with the city of Sacra-
mento.
| shall be glad to hear from YOU by telegraph
or by mail. Any communication you may be
pleased to make will lay before the company,
and have most prompt action. am aware that
other companies propose to give water supply.
Sacramento can get the best of water she may
desire and i'll any quantity. five cannot give
the best ii is not wise for your city to negotiate
with us. The present operation is for the future
as well as for today. If we can give better and
larger quantities. then we solicit your consider
alton of our suggestions. l have the honor to
be, sir, your obedient servant,
SIMON STEVENS.
The company proposes to cross the Mid
die Fork of the American at Cooper's
ravine. five miles east of Loomis and will
come down east of Roseville and Rocklin.
Nine miles east of the city, and four miles
northeast of Arcade, they have an elevation
of $50 feet This would burst all the pipes
| in the city, consequently their distributing
/ reservoir will have to be constructed nearer
| the city. The company is thoroughly or
gained, has twenty-one reservoirs and 257
miles of canal
SLIGHTLY FoRGETFUL-George W. Ly-
| ford. of Woodland, missed his horse and
buggy between II and u o'clock two or
three nights since, and was greatly worried
in consequence, as the horse is held in high
estimation by him. Heinformed his friends
that he had left the animal securely hitched
| at the bank corner in that town, while he
attended an entertainment and on his re-
turn the turnout had disappeared. Wood
land was thoroughly searched, but the
property could not be found, and its owner,
accompanied by Al. Dedman, procured q
team and drove TO Sacramento. On arriy
ing here, the assistance of the " finest po
lice force in the world was invoked, and
brisk hunt was being prosecuted, when a
telephone message from Woodland came,
announcing that the horse was quietly rest
ing in his owners stable at Woodland. The
Democrat remarks: The sequel of all this
trouble is that George had put his horse up
in his stable, but in the midst of a good So
cial time had made no mental record of the
fact, and al - o clock made the foregoing
mistake. As soon as the proper state OF af-
fairs was understood this morning, g tele-
phonic dispatch was sent to Sacramento,
just as the care-wOrn pair were asking,
Have you seen anything of a beautiful bay
buggy horse answering to the name Of
Rock? No. said the policeman, but l
have a dispatch that Rock is at home in his
stable, and | shall arrest a couple of vags.
for trying TO impose on the public if you
| don't git. The robber-hunters are not ex-
pected here until after night
METROPOLITAN THEATER-The return of
the Charley Reed Ministries last evening
was inaugurated by the strongest and most
varied first part minstrel performance
which has been given in many years in this
city, and ii is doubtful if it has ever been
equaled here 1t was, musically, very SUI
perior, the Instrumentation notably fine, |
and the changing of the end-men-Hav
| erly and Cameron in the middle of the
programme yielding to Seamon and Girard
IL
| introduced some new business and greatly
enhanced the interest in the entertainment.
| 1t was the first time Girard had been seen
here on - the end He proved a capital
comedian of the minstrel order. The entire
entertainment was marked by variety and
vivacity. The audience was kept in the
| merriest of moods, and manifested its
! pleasure with the performers by so many
encores as to force the actors TO decline
some of them. With the reorganized first
| part and equally as strong programmes.
the company could play here another week,
with a certainty Of - good business" To-
night and tomorrow night will close the
| engagement. There will be no Sunday
night performance.
CREDIT SALE OF REAL EsrATE-William
J. Dingee, real estate auctioneer of Oak
| land, announces great credit sale of Fruit
Vale Alameda county, real estate by or
der OF c. c. Knox and Frank Otis, assigneeS.
! to take place tomorrow, at P. NJ, on the
premises. The property offered includes
the palatial residence of w. A. Bray, CON
| tanning several conveniences of a home.
| The lot is go by $50 feet, handsomely laid
out and planted, and ornamented by
! fountain Of beautiful design. Also, an at
! tractive cottage of eight rooms, stable, etc,
with a fine lawn, flowers and fruit trees.
Also, forty-four plats OF land, from one acre
upwards, all fronting on well improved
streets and shaded by ornamental trees.
The property IS only fifty minutes from
San Francisco, with half-hourly trips. The
climate and soil can scarcely be surpassed
| Taken all together better opportunity to
obtain a home in the country with city IA
| ciities can rarely he found. Further par
ticulars can be found in another column.
DANGEROUSLY HUBr.-About o'clock
last evening Albert Ogg, boy about Is
years of age, son of the late Mrs II. w.
| Ogc. OF the Orleans House, was engaged in
! throwing some dish water from the rear
| door on the second floor of that building,
/ Second street, between J and X, when a
board upon the edge of which he was