The record-union., 1895-02-13
the lands in the southern end of this


the lands in the southern end of this
county.
FIRST LET TIE WATER OUT.
L. w. Sheehan asked if the bill could
not De amended so that it would provide
lof renewing the Y olo basin first, in order
70 determine the feasibility OF taking care
OF the hood waters, and Mr.. Devlin re-
pied that it could.
General Sheehan then went on to say
mat an outlet from the tule basin into
Sulsun Bay would be a good thing. The
lrst thing to be demonstrated is whether
or not an outlet to the bay would relieve
the olo tule basin. If that would result
then further work of reclamation and
drainage could be prosecuted. If not, it
would be folly to open the river above
ana pour water down into the lower end
| OF the valley, where 1t could not get out.
a committee should be selected TO pre-
pare bill looking to this end.
Mr.. Dray said this proposition could be
| entertained in connection with the pro-
posed drainage district if the present plan
provided Tor any such outlet but he be-
Heved il does not.
General Sheehan spoke of the character
OF the several streams and sloughs in the
lower end of the county, and said he
thought that ali expenditure of S250,000
would determine the feasibility of such
a thing. This money could be assessed
against the lands down that way.
SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE.
Il. X. Alsip said the topic OF getting
rid OF the surplus waters is an annual
one, and something should be done.
Vast sums OF money have been expended
| IN ieVee building in this county, and the
citizens here should not be taxed too
high for draining lands elsewhere. II
lhe tax were levied on city property as
| other lands would be assessed, the cost
would be mere trifle. This water
should be gotten rid of in some way,
and the effort TO that end should not stop.
AT TO BENEFIT.
Frank Miller said that whatever valua-
ton might be placed on city property,
according to the benefit TO De derived,
he would like to know whether the
benefit would be determined by the
ability of the land to raise yegeta bles, or
Its value for commercial purposes.
Mr.. Deylin said the law required city
| property to be assessed-when for "bene-
| 1its"-simply as SO much land or acreage
| property. There are about 1900 acres in
| Sacramento City, and the assessment
thereon would be light.
a GOOD BILL TO THROTTLE.
w. a. Gett declared that the bill is 8
good one to kill, and after it shall have
| been killed let committee be appointed
| to draft substitute bill to provide for
the drainage of the Goio basin. MIR.
| Gett, after some further remarks, offered
| the following resolution:
WHEREAS, There has been introduced
| in the Senate Of the State of California a
! bill to create the Sacramento Valley
! Drainage District and defining It's
| boundaries, and providing for the gov
! ernment and management thereof, and
! Tor other purposes, by which bill it is
proposed 10 form the entire Sacramento
/ Valley into one drainage district, iuclud-
ing lands in the City OF Sacramento. and
| thus entail upon the people of this city an
unjust and ouerOus burden of taxation,
therefore, be it
''ReS0tCed. By the citizens of Sacra-
mento, in mass meeting assembled, that
we do unquallhedly condemn said pro-
posed law and instruct our representa-
Ilves IN the Legislature of this State TO
use al honorable means IN their power to
defeat said action"
! The resolution was adopted without a
| dissenting voice.
COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE THE Bill.
Mr.. Gett then read the names of twenty
! cltlZens OF the city who he moved be
! selected as a committee to appear before
/ the Joint committees Of the Legislature
! TINS evening and oppose the passage OF
/ the bill. Several other names were added
| anu VIC ASlI dS uHdlIy adopted, Is as fol-
! lows:
/ Frank Miller. J. II. Glide, D. D. Whit.
! beck, Charles X. McClatchy, b. L. Stein
man, Henry Elliot, Frederick Cox, c. II.
/ Cummings, James Faris, Sr., b. (.
/ Kelly, K. T. Dwyer, \. J. Bruner, Geo.
/ u. hatzensteln, Everett Pierce, Perrin
/ stanton, John We'll, X. s. Carey, Charles
/ \. Luhrs, VIM. ID. Lawton, DR.. Dixon,
/ W. n. Gett, Jr., J. W. Armstrong, +. K.
1 Dray, William Johnston, Robert I. Dew
! lin.
! THE SWAMP LAND MEETING.
! /. w. Sheehau moved that q committee
| OF six be named by the Chair to attend
/ the swamp land meeting at the Capital
! Hotel at O'Clock this (NN ednesdayJ alter
noon.
The motion was carried, and the com.
mlttee was selected as follows: +. K
! bray, X. L. Devlin, T. ". Sheehan, q
d. hatzenstein, L. X. Alsip and W. \,
! Crett.
! THANKS TO MR.. DEVLIN.
! On motion of Fred Cox, the meeting
/ unanimously rendered q vote of thanks
to X. 7. Devlin for the clear and concise
manner in which lie had explained tht
/ provisions Of the bill now before the I.eg.
/ lsiature, alter which the meeting al.
/ Journed.