The record-union., 1891-02-11
SACRAMENTO RIVER.
THE EXAMINING BOARDS REPORT
RECEIVED AT WASHINGTON.
Permanent Appropriations RECON-
mended for the Improvement
of the Channel.
Special to the REcoRD-US1oS.

special 10 the IIECORD-UN1ON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-The report of
the Board appointed to make an eXamin-
alton of the Sacramento River has been
received by the War Department, and it
will be made public tomorrow. The
War Department officials guarded the re-
port very carefully, and even refused to
let a California Congressman see it before
it was transmitted TO Congress.
Secretary Proctor in his statement will
say that the board appointed under the
provisions of the river and harbor appro-
priation bill of September, 1890, to make
a preliminary examination Of the Sacra-
mento and Feather Rivers, in California,
has submitted to this department a re-
port Of their investigation.
The recommendations of the board may
be summarized as follows: First. pre-
mancnt yearly appropriation not to ex-
ceed S25, 600 for the improvement and
preservation of the channels and banks
by use of Snag-boat and crew on the
Sacramento River above the city of Sacra-
mento; second, specific appropriation
OF S2I5, 900 for the closure of Jacob Slough,
on the east bank of the Sacramento River
above the city OF Sacramento; third, a
specific appropriation of $500, 900 for treat
ment OF the Yuba, near and above
Marysville; fourth, n specific annual APP
preparation of 1900 for the improve
ment of the navi9able channels of Feather
River.
The board concludes its report with the
following language: ''In closing the re-
port the board desires to say that levee
system, in a great part already existing,
needs to be projected and completed for
the Feather River, in order to secure the
maximum Improvement of which it is
capable.''
The report OF the Board is made direct
TO Brigadier-G General Chief of Engineers,
Thomas l.. Casey. and is by him trans
mitted to Secretary Proctor. Each men,
Der of the California delegation, except
Senator Hearst, was seen tonight by the
California Associated Press correspondent
and asked about the prospects for secur-'
ing the appropriations, or at least a part
OF them, as recommended by the Sacra-
Iaento River Commission. None of them
had seen the report, but when told of the
recommendations contained in it, they
seemed gratified ana thankful that the
board had even recommended this small
outlay of money FOR these important ina
provements.
All OF the California Representatives in
Congress take more or less interest in the
Sacramento River, as they all regard it
as one of the most important matters that
concerns the STATE OF IaillOfnla.
Mchenna probably takes livelier in
terest in the matter than any of the
others. Mei<enna thinks that the appro-
priation recommended BY the board is a
mere pittance TO what it should be. 1.-THE
people OF the Sacramento Valley have for
years been hoping against hope that Con-
gress would do something for the river
The boards heretofore appointed have
never taken a broad view OF the situation.
and il has baen like pulling teeth to get
the Government to do anything at all for
the river.
The appropriations recommended by
the River Commission will, of course, be
better than nothing, and perhaps we
ought to be thankful to get this much.
The next thing to accomplish is to get
Congress to carry out the recommends
tions. The commissions report came in
SO late that the prospects for getting an
appropriation at this Congress are not
very bright, but with a strong effort we
may be able to get an appropriation in on
the sundry civil appropriation bill, which
is now pending in the Senate"