Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-07
THAT CANAL NUISANCE.
A WATERWAY WHICH IS BEING USED
AS AN OPEN SEWER.
Supervisor Greer Wants to Have its Pol
luton Cause.-The Board Fixes the
Pay Of Election Oficers.

The most important matter to come ~
for consideration at yesterdays session o
the Board of Supervisors was that relating
to the foul condition of the drainage cana
in the vicinity of Thirty-first and Y streets
This was done by Mr.. Greer offering the
following resolution:
WHEREAS At q former meeting of the Board
of Supervisors, a complaint was made that the
winery In the vicinity of Thirtieth and Y
the Y-street canal, thereby causing an unbear-
able stencil and nuisance in and along said
canal, to the detriment and injury of numerous
citizens living along the line OF said canal
Resolved, That the Health Officer of said dis.
trict be notified to examine the premises, and
see if measures can be taken to stop or prevent
the drainage and debris from said winery from
being discharged into said canal.
Mr.. Greer made a long and earnest
speech in support of his resolution. He
said the people living in that vicinity had
been complaining of the foul condition of
the canal, but had not been able to get re-
lief from the city authorities. A winery
and brewery had persistently run their
sewage into this canal, which was never
intended as a sewer at all. 1t was dug for
the purpose of carrying off the surplus
water from Burns slough, and the water
therein should at all seasons of the year be
clean. Instead, however, it had been 80
polluted that it was too dense TO flow, and
the stencil arising from it had brought
sickness and death into many households.
1t was q burning shame that people should
be subjected to such an infliction. He had
tried to have the nuisance abated, but it
was still there in all the strength of its Of
fensiveness, a menace to all people living
in the vicinity of the canal He wanted to
have the Health Officer in that district per-
sonally inquire into the condition of the
canal, and report TO the Board at the ear
hest moment, so that something may be
done, if that officer should find that the
situation is as bad as it seems to be.
Chairman Ross. who lives not many
hundred yards from the canal, Endorsed
all that Mr.. Greer had said. He personally
knew that its condition was offensive in
the extreme, and desired to have compe-
tent person examine the character of the
material in the canal and report thereon.
After some further talk on the subject,
the resolution was unanimously adopted.
The only other matter taken up for con-
sideration was the determination of the
amount of the per diem to be allowed
members of the various election boards for
their services on election day. The law
provides that for such services officers shall
be allowed not TO exceed $40.
Supervisor Te6bets moved to make the
pay of each officer $40. He thought that
sam little enough considering the fact that
they had TO do duty all day and most of
the following night
fhor,rIf hat
be very fair pay for the services rendered.
He spoke of the great expense which
would be entailed upon the county by the
election. He offered TO amend Mr.. Teb-
bets motion to that effect, adding an allow
ance of 20 cents per mile for those officers
coming 10 the city with the official returns.
Mr.. Tebbets jumped upon this PROPOSE
ton with both feet" as the saying is.
His motion had not yet been seconded, and
Mr.. Greer had no right to offer an amend
nsnt to it.
A warm debate ensued between the
gentlemen, in which Chairman Ross finally
took hand, declaring that the discussion
was out of order.
Supervisor Bates then made motion
u.t election officers be allowed $40 per day
for active service, and that the men who
brought returns to the city be allowed
mileage.
Mr.. Greer was disposed to accept Mr..
Bates motion, but offered an amendment
thereto providing that, in addition to mile
age, the persons bringing in returns be al
lowed 81 per day for their time and labor
while performing that duty. Mileage alone
would not Iecompense farmer for the loss
of one or two days valuable time taken
from his work on his ranch.
This proposition seemed to be agreeable
to the majority of the Board, and it was,
after some discussion, adopted by the votes
of Greer, Tebbets and Ross. Bates and
Black voted no.
During the debate on the subject, some
of the Supervisors expressed the belief that
the county would have to dip into its
Treasury to the amount of at least Sc. 600
to meet the expenses entailed by the cleo
ton of Tuesday.
The afternoon session of the Board was
devoted to the examination of demands
against the county. The Board will meet
again to-day at 10 o'clock A. n.