The record-union., 1897-01-03
MONEY FOR MINING.
Appropriation to be Asked for to
Build Restraining Dams.

Build Restraining Dams.
The proposed amendments to the Act
of the Legislature of 1893 appropriating
S25O.0uO for the construction of restrain
| ing dams will be introduced simultane-
ously by Senator Prisk of Nevada and
| Assemblyman Seward of Sierra. Plumas
and LaSsen Counties. 1t is designed to
| meet the conditions of the Congress
sional appropriation, so that both sums
may be made available The bill for
this purpose is as follows, the portions
in parentheses to be stricken from the
present law, those in quotation marks
are new matter:
Section /. The Governor of the State
| of California, shall, on or before the 1st
day of January, eighteen hundred and
ninety Qfour) eight appoint a compe-
tent civil engineer for a period of four
years only, to be known as and called
the Debris Commissioner.
Section =. Said Commissioner shall.
| during the time he shall be actually
employed in the discharge of his official
| dutieS), receive a compensation of three
| hundred dollars per month and his ne
cessary travelling expenses, such trav-
cling expenses to be allowed by the State
Board of Examiners
J Section >. whenever any Board of
Engineers of the United States Govern
ment shall have been appointed with
power to adopt plans and specifications
| for the construction of works for the
| impounding of mining debris) it shall
be the duty of said Debris Commissioner
to consult and advise with such Board
! ernment and with the United States
Engineers comprising the California
Debris Commission, created by Act of
| Congress, March /, 1893, in relation to
| the construction of works for the re-
| straining and impounding of debris re-
| Sulting from mining operations natural
erosion, or other causes; and it shall be
his duty to examine and pass upon the
| merits of such works, and (said Debris
Commissioner "he'' shall determine
whether or not such works are calcu-
lated to and sufficient to protect the
| navigable waters of the State, and (to)
''he shall' keep a record Of such determ-
! nations.
Section 4. There is hereby appropria-
ted out of the general fund of the treas
ury Of this State, not otherwise appro-
| priated, the sum of two hundred and
! fifty thousand dollars (no warrant
against said sum to be drawn or paid
| until the United States Government
snail have appropriated at least an
equal amounD, to be used in the con-
struction Of works for the restraining
or impounding of (mining) debris Gn
California; resulting from mining
operations, natural erosion, or other
causes Said moneys to be paid only
! upon orders drawn by the Controller.
upon the written request of the said
Debris Commissioner, and to be drawn
only for the payment of not more than
one-half of the cost of (the) construc-
ton of any such work (for restraining
and impounding mining debris) as shall
have been approved by him and duly
adopted and recommended by engineers
of the United States Government ap-
pointed for that purpose) the said Cali
fornia Debris Commission.
Section 5.-The term Of office Of said
Debris Commissioner shall be four
years from the date of his appointment
He shall take the same oath of office as
is provided by law for other State Off
GERS, and, before entering upon the dis
charge of his duties, shall give bond,
with sufficient sureties, to be approved
by the Governor of the State, in the sum
OF fifty thousand dollars, for the faith
full discharge of his duties as such Off
GER
Section q. The said Debris Commits
sioner shall have the power to appoint e.
Secretary, at monthly salary to be
fixed by said Commissioner. not exceed
ing one hundred and twenty-five dollars
per month; said Secretary to hold office
at the pleasure of the said Commits
sioner; provided, however that no Sec
retary shall be appointed until said
Debris Commissioner shall enter upon
the actual discharge of his duties.
Section Z. All expenditures authorized
by the provisions of this Act. except
ing the salaries of said Commissioner
and said Secretary" shall be subject to
the approval of the State Board of Ex-
aminers; and the State Controller is
hereby authorized to draw his warrant
for all expenditures not in excess Of the
appropriation herein provided for, so
approved by the State Board of Ex-
aminerS, and the State Treasurer is
hereby directed to pay the same