The record-union., 1896-12-23
LOWLANDERS and DRAINAGE.
SutterVille District Intends to Put in a
Pumping Plant.
Want the County to Assist-Matters
Before the Supervisors
Yesterday.

SUPERVISORS MOfrlSOn has Ietuih0u
from his trip to Siskiyou County and
presided at the session Of the board
held yesterday.
Peter CLAIM again appeared before
The board in relation to the approaches
10 certain bridges on the lower Stoch-
ton road, mile from Mokelumne RlVer,
and after some discussion of the matter
the necessary extensions were ordered
made on motion of Supervisor jenkins
HOSPITAL PUMP.
Plans for a power pump for the hos
pital were submitted by Supervisor
Curtis and adopted Clerk Hamilton
was instructed to advertise for bids
therefor, the same to be opened at :
p. m. OF Wednesday, January 9th.
The bond of A A. Clough, Pound
master of Dry Creek township, was
approved.
AS Swamp Land Commissioner the
board allowed a number of claims
against Grand Island District, No. ).
RIVER ENFORCEMENT.
w. E. LovdaI addressed the board in
regard to the matter referred to by him
on Monday regarding the repairs
needed to protect the river bank and
levee opposite the Daniel Flint place,
north of the city. He said that Super
visor Curtis had visited and examined
the place, and they also had a report of
the District Engineer, c. M. Phinney,
who had made estimates of the work
required.
The report stated that wing dam
ard brush mattresses would be re-
quired, the latter to be weighted down
with stone. Roughly estimated the
work would involve an outlay of about
Sc, 900 1t had been ascertained, how
ever, that wing dam could not be con-
structed without permission of the Sec
retary of War.
4 detailed statement was also sub
mitted by Engineer Phinney to the eff
feet that without a wing dam the cost
would be about 50. 400 for such repairs
as could be made at this time.
Supervisor Curtis said he had found
the river was cutting away the bank
rapidly and something should be done.
Mr. Lovdal said the trouble was
caused by the river changing its chan
mel and swerving over against the levee.
Within a week ten feet had been cut
away and all of forty feet during the
last six months.
IT is not the desire of the property
owners in the district. said Mr.. Lovdal,
to have the county pay all the expense
of protecting the levee. In fact, only
a portion of it can now be completed,
owing to the high water.
Chairman Morrison said the general
fund had been heavily drawn on re-
Gently on account of election expenses,
bridge work, etc. and funds are quite
low He did not see just to what eX-
pense the county could go at this time.
The situation, said Mr.. Lovdal, is a
very urgent one, and if the levee should
give way there thousands of acres
would be flooded and bridges destroyed.
The matter interests people outside the
Reclamation District, and the repairs
would be for the benefit of all the peo-
pie down along the river. He desired
to know if the county would stand one
half the expense.
Chairman Morrison and Supervisor
Curtis thought the better way to pro-
ceed would be for the land owners to SO
ahead and do the work, and later on he
believed the board would be willing tc
stand fair share of the expense.
Mr.. Lovdal and Mr.. Schrener. speak
ing on behalf Of the people of the dis
trict, said that would be satisfactory.
ENOUGH WITHOUT IT.
Mr.. Lovdal also Informed the board
that ii is the intention of the Reclama-
tion District to put in a pumping plant
to dispose of the water that is brought
down upon the land by road bitches
that drain the lands east of the dis
trct They had asked the city to stand
q portion OF the expense of this pump
ing plant to dispose of this and other
surplus waters, and the county should
also assist. They did not desire to have
any litigation over the matter, but il
IS not right for the county. through the
construction of road bitches, to carr9
water from the plains down upon them
Chairman Morrison said the people
down that way should have put in {
pumping plant long ago instead O.
quarreling over the matter and havins
two districts formed with double ex
pense.
Headvised Messrs. Lovda1 and Schrei
ner to confer with the District Attor
ney and ascertain whether or not it i!
a case in which the county would b.
justified in taking any action.
SUPPLIES.
Contracts for hospital supplies wert
awarded as follows:
Groceries-To ]. Lands & Son, Chris
fianson & Co., S. Dwyer, S. II. Davis
D. Dierssen & Co.
Beef and Mutton-To John Gerber s
Bros.
Dry Gcods-To p. Wilson & Co.
Shoes and Woman's Slippers-To GU
LavenSon-
Mems Brogans and Slippers-To c. P
Nathan & Co
Crockery, Brushes, etc.-To j. Landi
& Son.
C1othing-To William Petrie.
Coal-To John Shelton.