Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-22
ORGANIZING.
DR.. Dixon offered the following resolu

ORGANIZING.
DR.. Dixon offered the following resolu-
tons:
Resolred That the Chairman of this Conven-
ton appoint committee, which shall consist
OF seven citizens, one each IRON the counties of
sacramento, San Joaquin, Yolo, Solano, Yuba
Suffer and Colusa, whose duty it shall be 10 i'm
mediately organize and thoroughly investigate
the subject of navigation and overflow of the
Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and report
to an early future meeting of this Convention
what steps should be taken to Sc cure the adop-
ton of plans for adequate drainage systems In
sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, and to Sc
cure the construction of the nece. sary works;
to further report what legislation will be re-
quired to enable the carrying out of sue h plans.
and to recommend to this Convention such
other action for improving the navigability of
these rivers and protecting the adjacent valley
lands and property from damage by floods dur
ing nigh water as may By them be deemed ad-
yiSable.
Resolred, Further, that the Board of Super
visorS of each of the above named counties be
requested to appoint three delegates who shall
represent the several counties and shall con-
stltute the Convention to whom the above COM
mittee shall ort, said Convention to be called
by the Chairman of this body upon the request
OF 4 majority of said committee stating their
readiness TO report.
Sparrow Smith offered the following sub
sti.ute:
Rcsolred That an Executive Committee of
fifteen be appointed. by this Convention, to
whom this whole surjeet matter be rererre1.
with instructions 70 carry forward this work to
successful issue. and that to this end they are
hereby invited and empowered to form any or
ganizatlon or invoke any engineering skin or
legislative aid necessary TO this purpose and that
in the united interest of the State of CaIifol mia
and United States Government, which has CON
troll OF all the navigable streams the committee
DC instructed to seek the counsel of Major W. H.
iieuer OF the g. 5. Army Engineer Corps, now in
charge OF the Sacramento and San joaquin riv-
ers.
The substitute was adopted, but subse-
quenty, on motion of John Boggs of Co.
lusa, the Chairman was authorized to ap-
point three from each of the counties of
Colusa, Suffer, Yuba, Solano, Yolo, Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin.
THE COMMITTEE.
At the suggestion of the members from
the different counties the Chair appointed
the following:
ColGsa-A H. Rose W. S. Green and
George F. Thacker.
Yolo-O. A. Lovdal, DR.. G. II. Dixon
and Thomas Snyder.
Solano-R S. Egbert, J. II. Clyde and E.
/. Upham.
Suffer- B. Tisdale, E. Boffenberger
and Phillip E Dresler
Yuba-J. c. White, B. F. Dam and C. E.
Stone.
Sacramento-E. K. Alsip. r. s. Carev
and William Johnston.
There being no representatives from San
Joaquin county it was decided, on motion
of Sparrow Smith, TO ask the Board of Su-
pervlsors of San Joaquin county TO name
three members to represent that county.
DUTY OF THE GOVERNMENT.
George Ohleyer, of Suffer county. offered
the following preamble and resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, The Sacramento is tee chief navi-
gable river of California, draining fully one-half
of the State, including the great Sacramento
valley, and carrying annually on its bosom not
less than 100000 tons of wheat and other pro-
ducts, notwithstanding the railroads on either
side OF It, the river being to the state what the
hudson river is to the state of New York, with
q vastly widening use compared to the Hudson;
and, whereas fully one-half of the navigabiity
of the river has been destroyed by the process of
hydraulic mining which dumps its debris into
the yer and its tributaries thus raising the
beds of the streams, widening the CHI 8nnels snd
reducing the depth of wa-er and navigability;
and. whereas, this process has been declared
illegal by the highest Courts, both Federal and
state, under common law; now, therefore be it
Resoiued, That we. in Convention assembled as
representatives of the Sacramento valley and
its water ways, demand at the hands of Con
gress such iegislat on as win guarantee the
safety and restoration Of its chief river and TO
execute the laws and DEGREES prohibitory OF the
cause OF the evil.
1t was decided 10 call the Permanent
Committee the Sacramento Valley Navi-
CATION aud Drainage Committee"
The Convention then adjourned sine die
THE COMMITTEE ORGANIZED.
the committee was called 70 order at
once by Mr.. Johnston and organized BY the
election of William Johnston Chairman
and 6. @. Pickett Secretary.