Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-20
CITY TRUSTEES.
Complaint from Steamboat Company
China Slough to be Filled.


The Board of Trustees, owing TO an en-
gagement of the Mayor, postponed their
meeting yesterday at 10 A. NJ until P. NJ.
At that hour all the members were pres
ent.
Robert Miller was awarded the contract
for grading 0 street, from Second to Third.
The weekly report of H. C. Wolf, chief
engineer of the Water Works, was read as
follows Machinery in operation, 16S hours
gallons of water pumped, 23,649,7 $50.
A petition was received, signed by resi-
dents in the south and southwesterly por-
tons of the city, asking that special Off
Ger be appointed for that section. Referred
to the Board of Police Commissioners.
The following communication, which is
self-explanatory, was read:
SACRAMENTO, October IS. 1885
To The Honorable Board OF Trustees Of Sdcrq-
Hleiit0 CHy-GENTLEMES l wish 10 call your at
tentiOn 10 the condition of the city wharf and
the injustice the Marysyille Boat Company re-
ceives at your hands Arrived this evening at
P N. with boat and barge. Found barge of
coal, two barges OF grain and steamer lying
abreast OF the wharf Had to wait two hours
and half TO have the steamer and two
barges Of grain moved, and they would not
have been moved If had not tried 10 find the
Herbormaster and bring him TO the wharf II
hAtl take US three uOuTs lOIBtE ~ lDhu our
freight over the coal barge than it would If we
could get our barge TO the wharf. 1t was al
most as bad week ago. We have only had a
clear landing once IN the last three months. II
costs the boat company more for extra labor
and time lost than they receive for freight
transported. Since Mr.. kidder has been Har-
bormaster, the boat company has Jared worse
and paid more harbor dues than before. The
owners have been talking about not landing at
Sacramento and shall advise them not to do
so in the future Two little steamers have been
living q 10 landing for nearly
waiting TO sell them to the first boat that runs
into and sinks them. | ask as long as the boat
company pays harbor dues, TO be allowed
E W. sAwrELLE.
Clerk Steamer D. E Knight.
P. 81 saw Mr.. Kidder tonight by sending
man and getting him out OF bed and he would
give me satisfaction or say the wharf would
be so the boat could land in the future.
After some little discussion an order was
passed notifying the Harbornaster to APP
pear before the Board at 10 O'Clock A. N.
Tuesday, the 10Th, and file an answer to
the complaint.
Trustee Nielsen said he had been spoken
to by 4 representative OF the railroad peo-
pie, J. r. Watson, who had informed him
that they had already made arrangements
with Won Schmidt, of Oakland, to fill China
Slough. There was but one obstacle in the
way, and when that was removed the work
would be proceeded with Immediately.
-Four lots in the center Of the slough were
claimed by Justice Gabriel Haynes. If the
city would purchase those and deed them
to the railroad company, the work would
proceed without moments DELAY.
Mayor Brown said he had also talked /
with Mr. Watson and the railroad people, |
and was delighted with the proposition for |
II at last looked as if that disease breeding !
eyesore, China slough, was to be blotted |
out. In anticipation of the result that |
would be arrived at by the Board he had |
called upon Judge Haines, and the latter |
had agreed to sell the lots to the city for |
$500. Thus the city, for that small amount |
would be enabled to blot out forever a curse |
that costs the city twice that amount an
nually.
Trustees Jones and Nielsen both agreed !!
with the Mayor, and the Board authorized |
the Clerk to notify Judge Haines to make !
out his deed and call for his coin. The |
Trustees will transfer the city's title to the |
lots to the railroad company Just as soon as |
the latter fills the lake as stated
Mayor Brown said that the railroad COM |
pany had engaged Won Schmidt to do the |
work. and he would pump the sand requi- |
site from the river. The proportions |
pumped will be two-thirds sand and one |
third water. The machinery to be used in |
the work will be shipped here within ten |
days.
After allowing the following bills the
Board adjourned Holbrook Merrill d |
Stetson, $40 90; F. Foster q Co., $26; C. s. |
Houghton. $13 10; J. P Brissell, $61 80 : |
Thos. Cotter, S27; RECORD UNION, S. 10
D. Maletesta, 81; VIM. Irvine, 81 Whit |
tier, Fuller & Co, $40; J. w. Watt. $40 |
Thomas Scott. 81, Philip Cohn, So 70; H. |
Hammond, 81; c. Leigens, $24; 7. J. Bal !
lou, SIC 80; Telegraph Mill, s. % A !
never SIG Is Philin RI1nlhle SO