The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-28
ANOTHER WATER PROPOSITION.
This Time From the American River
Company.
Messrs. Gallatin and Livermore Pro-
pose to Supply the City with
Mountain Water.

L. b. Hall appeared before the Board of
Trustees yesterday to present the report
OF the Citizens Committee on water sup
ply, which has already been published in
the REcoRD-UNIoN. He explained that
the committee did not think it advisable
to submit the question to the people at the
coming election, as they thought ii better
10 take time to prepare plans and specifi
cations, and after this was done time
should be given to the people for full
discussion of the matter before it was sub
mitted to vote
The committee did not take into con-
slderation the proposition of the South
uba Company, as it was to bring water
down in open bitches, and the sentiment
was decidedly adverse to the use of water
80 brought down. They had since re-
celved letter from the Sacramento Water
Company, containing a proposition to
take water from the South Fork of the
AMERICAN River, at point above all dan
ger of contamination. and furnish it to
the. city, and requested that it be submit
ted to the board. 1t would admit of the
system being widened out so that they
might in the future add to it from other
sources.
K. 7. Devlin said that Mr.. Henry did
not wish TO press the matter at this time,
but he thought that plans and specitica-
lions could be easily prepared, and the
question submitted to the people at the
coming March election. He suggested
that 1t would be a saving of expense to
the city to do this, instead OF having a
special election. There had been much
talk for number of years of securing a
good water supply, but there had never
been definite proposition submitted
until Mr. Henry had done so. AS soon as
he did 50 other schemes Immediately
sprang up. Henry had spent much
money here and done much for the i'm
provement of the city, and was now will
ing to spend his money and take his
chances on this enterprise, calculating on
the lncIeased consumption OF water to re-
imburse him. He was willing that other
citizens should take any amount up to
10 per cent. of the investment, but he
wanted to RETAIN the control of it.
Mr.. Hall thought it would be best to
take time to consider the various propo-
sitions. 1t was subject of great import
. ance 10 the city's future welfare. By
taking sufficient time we may receive
better propositions than any we have yet
received. Ii the board asked for a suisse
Quent report the committee would make
one.
The Sacramento Water Company would
take the water from pipes directly from
the river, and this was a feature that had
not been considered by the committee.
Hethought delay would ofbe great benefit
TO the city.
On motion of Trustee Conklin, the re-
port OF the committee was received and
referred back to them, with the request
that they would make a subsequent re-
port on the proposition OF the Sacramento
Water Company.
"a fol
presented by Mr.. Hall from the latter
company:
THE WATER CoNPANY'S PLAN.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
City OF Sdcr01nel.to-G GENTLEMEN: The
Sacramento County Water Company re-
specially request that they be allowed a
hearing and an opportunity to present
bids for a water supply to the city of Sac
ramento. The said company has been
Tor a number of years working up the de-
tails of Il comprehensive system OF water
supply for the whole Sacramento County,
including the supply OF the city of Sacra-
meuto.
1t is now in a position. where it can
offer TO the city of Sacramento a supply
OF water, to any amount desired by the
said city, up to ten millions of gallons
daily, the same to be drawn from the
South Fork of the American River, di-
verted theretrom by masonry dam and
headwork, above all sources OF contami-
nation, and thence piped to a reservoir
or reservoirs, situated at such a level
above the city OF Sacramento as will COM
mand a constant pressure in said city
sufficient to carry the water at all times
above the highest building therein. Con-
nectiOn between said reservoirs and the
city to be by pipe line, under gravity
pressure. The Sacramento County Wa
ter Company to deliver whatever GUAM
titU nf no so cd
the city distributing system, and to
further stipulate with the city that it will
build through the city, from the eastern
boundary to its river front, main of suf-
ticlent capacity to supply the entire dis
tributing system. Said main to be con-
Structed by Sacramento County Water
Company on a special agreement with
the city, that the city may acquire owner
ship thereof, at its actual cost, on terms
of payment to be adjusted with the city,
suiting its financial convenience.
The Sacramento County Water Com
oany have, as before stated, been dill
gently preparing the ground work for
such a system OF water supply for a num-
DER of years, but in view of the recent
adoption of a new charter by the city,
which made special provisions with ref
5Ience TO water supply, the company had
deemed it advisable TO defer definite pro-
posals until such charter should be in
operation. Recent action having been
taken on the subject of water supply by a
committee of citizens which brings the
question to point where the action of
your honorable board seems to be in
Voked, we now respectfully request that
in such action you so adjust the condi-
tons for receiving proposals for a new
water supply as 10 render it practicable
for the Sacramento County Water Com
pany to take part in the competition and
TO offer to the city the superior advantages
OF such system as herein outlined.