The record-union., 1895-05-04
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The protest as to the new bridge is not one
in which the city should meddle. Everyone
knows that one class OF steamers will have
Just as much room 10 turn in as has another
no matter where the bridge is placed. To put
the bridge higher up stream. as suggeste q, is
simply impossible. The span would be greater
and the people could not get to 1t or from 1t
without driving through the railroad yards
in network of tracks. To put the bridge
where it is proposed will give an overhead
way direct with the business streets and
avoid driving amidst mass of railroad
tracks. 1t Will give the entry into the depot
grounds from the Yolo shore that has been so
long needed also and in all ways it will be the
BEST indeed, for an overhea d-way, the only
crossing for bridge. Knock that out and we
will be in fine position to ask the railroad
people TO go on with the work and construct
double bridge. 1t would seem since the
con ,truction of the bridge where proposed
will put its landing upon the property of the
railroad company that the argument as to re
strcJion of the water front" is not applicable
The water front will be just wLat it is and all
these years has been. But with the double
bridge we will have free wagon-way sepa-
rate aud apart from the carway, which is SO
full OF danger to drivers of vehicles and to
pedestrians. 1t would seem, too, that the city
has no reason whatever to quarrel with the
railroad company in this matter There is
too great mutuaity between Sacramento
and its chief industry to have any issues of
this order disturb it, since this is a day when
industrial interests are fixed interests only so
long as conditions are agreeable. We do not
know what the railroad people think of this
protest and the attempt to compel them to
erect the new bridge on the old Site but to US
it seems unreasonable to do so; that such a
structure cannot be placed there with the ap-
proaches for which this county subscribed.
and that If the bridge is not to be erected
where the engineers have located it, it will be
equivalent to not building at all or of seeking
some other means Of ingress to and outlet
from the city thai will be less advantageous
and convenient for business and the people
generally.
We like the suggestion of General Rawlins,
that steps should be taken to provide COM
Portable retreat for the disabled old Confed-
crate soldiers, and that the Grand Army men
should start the movement. Why not !?
These old rebel soldiers, hobbling for yet a fe W
wears were our foes; they are now our coun-
tryfnen poor, broken, homeless Shall we
not do as mucn for them as We would for any
suffering human being?
A San Francisco contemporary wants to
know who is the most beautiful girl In Cali
fornia She resides here in Sacramento. and
the name is at the command OF our contem-
temporary provided it does not print an al
legged portrait" OF her.
The Vallejo Chronicle says the prettiest
woman in California is in that city. but Val
lejo does not propose to have her reputation
for beauty ruined by permitting the picture
to be printed in San Francisco newspaper.
That is sense; don't give the girl away, neigh
Dor, to any snapshot cameras.
Flushed with victory, with an unsatisfied
navy and army, Japan is looking with envi.