Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-09

| Mr.. Sims said the Joint meeting held some
months ago agreed that nothing of the kind
proposed by Mr.. Chance should be done
until repor. was made in regard to open
ing up the city drainage canal. They stood
ready, as agreed to meet the people who
claimed TO be injured, and give all the re-
lief possible.
Mr.. Chance said that everybody drains
his land into the road, which receives and
concentrates the water, increasing the vol
ume AT certain ,,.oints. Sims lake is the
natural depositorg for that section, the
| only difference being that tn "orN pio-
posed would hasten the deposit Of wa.sr
! therein. Ii would get there anyhow, ana II
doesn't injure Mr. Sims.
| Mr.. Sims ssid that was s matl>Hr ne
would ask the Courts to decide. Assessc-
! had told him that land strong enough 10
! hold up four feet of water was valuable.
but he had ed to think so. There had
been great deal said about improving the
Lower Stockton road. That road Was IN
better condition toe day, from end to end,
! than any street in this city. In fact, he
did not know that any complaint Of injury
had been made by landowners along the
road. The only purpose seemed to DE to
get the water oil from one place upon an
other.
Mr.. Chance said that if the Lower Stock
ton road was public highway it must be
drained and then graded.
Supervisor Greer said he was interested
il the welfare Of both the city and county,
and that such road existed near the city
limits was not commendable. Il should be
improved, even though lawsuits were
threatened. 1t was q matter OF cold bust
ness to improve the roads.
Supervisor Tebbets was in favor of abid-
ing by the report of the Canal Committee.
But he was also in favor of draining the
lower Stockton road into Alder creek,
natural water course. If the Improvement
of the city drainage canal had TO be de-
layed, that was no reason why the road in
question should go ungraded st this time.
Nobody was responsible for the late heavy
rains. The road must be improved, and
the canal later on. 1t looked as if Mr..
Sims thought the improvement of the
drainage canal had been abandoned. No
body was opposed to that, however, unless
perhaps some Of the people along its course.
Mr.. Sims thought that if Mr. T, bbets
had heard the Surveyors report read he
would see that it was proposed to not only
grade the road, but also TO construct a fume
across the head of Willow Slough. If they
simply graded the road ard let the water
take It's course he would not complain, but |
he did not want any fumes to carry the |
water past q natural water course and upon |
his property.
Supervisor Tebbets said if that was the |
situation he didn't blame Mr.. Sims for OBJ |
jecting. He had not understood it in that
way
Mr.. Sims recognized the fact that the |
string of lakes below Freeport were the |
natural outlet, but himself and neighbors |
did not want water brought upon them |
that otherwise would not come. The |
Pocket is now full of back water brought !
through the canal from beyond the ridge |
He would ask the Board TO set a day and |
have the matter further considered. The |
Canal Committee were ready to act when |
ever the Surveyor could operate. The |
natural drainage from the lower Stockton |
road was to Willow slough, along the line |
of the present ditcl., but the latter had been |
allowed to fill up.
After some further discussion Supervisor |
Tebbets moved that Overseer Chance be in |
structed to simply grade the road as soon
SIS its condition would permit. Carried.
1t was then agreed between Mr.. Sims and |
Surveyor Boyd that the latter should meet |
the Canal Committee, when notified of |
their readiness, and with them proceed to |
the vicinity of Freeport and do whatever |
was possible toward arriving at an estimate |
of the cost required TO open up and improve |
the canal.
The Board then took a recess till this
morning. |