The record-union., 1898-11-23
PUBLIC MATTERS DISCUSSED
CHAMBER OF CoMERCE HOLDS
A MEETING.
Engineer c. E. Grunsky Consents to
Examine Our Sewerage
System.

At the meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce Monday evening, presided
over by President Lindley, number of
Important matters were considered.
The following communication was re-
eeived from Weather Observer James
A. Barwick:
j. O. Coleman, Secretary Chamber
Commerce, Sacramento-Dear Sir:
have the honor through you to submit
to this Chamber of Commerce plan by
which the climatic conditions of this
city could be made available for ready
reference. / would most respectfully
suggest a card folder be issued consist
ing of four pages, the first or title page
to read something like the following:
Climatic Souvenir of Sacramento
City. Presented by and with the COM
pliments of the Chamber of Commerce.
The data is from the records of the
United States Weather Bureau and
other sources and was compiled by OBJ
server James A. Barwick, Official in
Charge"
This souvenir, according to my judg-
ment, should show the mean monthly
temperature, the highest and lowest
temperatures, prevailing winds, total
clear days, partly cloudy days, cloudy
days, rainy and foggy days and days
the temperature was below 32 degrees
and above 80 degrees, and will also
show the average dates of the first and
last killing frosts occurring in this vi
cinity also the rainfall by months and
seasons from September l, 1S49, to Oc-
tober 81, 1898. The temperature and
other data will cover the period from
June /, 1877 to October 81, 1898.
This data compiled and published will
give the Chamber of Commerce the eli
matte conditions for past years in such
a concise and brief form that it can be
readily understood by the tourist and
health seeker.
This souvenir will be prepared and is
sued to the extent of several thousand
for distribution to visitors and for dis
tribution by the members of the Cham
Der of Commerce to friends in the East
Other cities have issued such data in
pamphlet form, but consider the card
folder much the best, as it can be more
easily carried around without wearing
out, so it will be handy at any and
all times for ready reference.
AS the matter stands now, whenever
your Secretary is asked for climatic
data he has to report that he has none
on hand and is compelled to refer all
such inquiries to the Weather Bureau
for statistics that should be on file at
the rooms of the Chamber of Com
.merce The Weather Bureau does not
have such data I'M printed form for dis
tribution and when it is given to tour
lists. etc., they soon forget it, because
it is not in a printed form for constant
and ready use, while if such data was
issued by the Chamber of Commerce 1t
would always give your Secretary the
china tic. statistics at moments no
tice without having to pore over back
reports and search for what might be
wanted or called for.
If the Chamber of Commerce desires
to publish such a folder and will so in
form me, will with the greatest pleas
ure prepare the data at once, that 1t
may be issued on or before the 1st of
December or the 1st of January, 1899.
While stationed in Denver, Col, I pre-
pared such data for the Denver Board
Of Trade of which they issued several
thousand, with satisfactory results~to
the board
Awaiting your answer, L am very re-
spectfully, etc.,
JAMES A. BARWICK,
Observer and Official in Charge.
The offer by Mr.. Ba.rwick was well
received by all of the Directors, and
the President and Secretary were au-
thorized to provide a liberal supply of
the folders.
CITY WATER SUPPLY.
The following report was received
from D. A. Lindley, L. L. Lewis and j.
o. Coleman, the committee having
charge of the we'll water tests east of
the city:
To the Board of Directors, Sacra-
mento Chamber of Commerce-Gentle-
men: Your committee on wells reports
having made a satisfactory test of the
twelve inch we'll heretofore reported on
to the extent of it's capacity to supply
a. ten-inch pump for half a day with
out exhausting the well. The prelim-
mary test for quality was also highly
satisfactory.
Under the circumstances, we feel 1t
our duty to bore an additional well on
such plans as will make the test even
more severe, both as to the character
and quantity of water available for the
city, as. we are endeavoring to carry
out the object in appointing this COM
mittee, namely, to prove whether there
is water of such quality and quantity
as will make it desirable to advocate
vigorously the question of a supply
from wells, or whether it would be bet
ter to get the theory of well water out
of the way.
We hope that the appropriation you
have made for the experiment will be
sufficient to enable us to carry the mat
ter to such point as will warrant us
in asking the city to make more thor
ough test. We would like, however, to
use our discretion in the expenditure
of limited amount over that already
appropriated, as, among other things,
we would like to operate the pumps
for at least a week. Respectfully SUBJ
mitted, D. A. LINDLEY,
l.. l.. LEWIS,
j. O. COLEMAN,
Committee.
CITY SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
Secretary ]. O. Coleman reported that,
in accordance with. the action of the
general meeting held on the 1st inst,
the services of sanitary engineer &C.