The record-union., 1898-02-12
SACRAMENTO'S STRIDES DURING 1897.

I $500. 900 for river work and the Gov
ernment engineers have recommended
| that it appropriate a like sum for the
| same purpose the outlook for substan-
, tial relief for the river was never SO
hopeful as it is now.
Last December this chamber adopted
resolutions commencing Congressman
De Vries of this district and other
| members Of Congress for their vigilance
in the matter of Sacramento River inn
provement, our Congressman have ap-
pealed to the Government engineers 10
| outline the work to be done and tor
| cooperation with the State.
| The Hon. Ed. E. Leake, Commissioner
| of Public Works, has associated with
his department as consulting aid, Major
Heuer, Government engineer of rec
| ognized ability. The Auditing Board
| seems to be making good progress in
| the Way of removing many obstacles
By request, the Attorney General Of
this State has decided to the effect that
| it will be legal to try and regulate the
river overflow of water and conduct it
somewhere rather than let it go tear
ing everywhere. Mr.. Muir has offered
free of charge, to let the State avail it.
self of his dredger rights, etc 1t was
also in December that this chamber ap-
| pointed a special committee on river
matters, and in the progress Of their
| action it developed that one of the OBJ
| structions to be remedied, or, rather
one of the most important aids to be
| invoked, was that extensive repairs had
| to be made to the levees on the west
bank of the Sacramento River before
| the authorities would place overflow
weirs on the river. Those people who
| have become almost bankrupt by re-
| peated levee repair expenditures have
| been prevailed on by Secretary J. 0.
Coleman, seconded by the special COM
| mittee on river matters, to sign an
| agreement to again put their levees In
| good condition, on the promise tina:
| the authorities will commence work on
| the river. This agreement has been
| generally signed, and if the proposed
| river work follows it will be in evidence
| that your special committee on river
matters has done the pioneer practical
| work toward this great river undertak-
| ing. That committee proposes that
| from now on they will follow up and
| help out all possible.
/ CANA LD - "a L 1INEfAoO LA "A,
| The records Of the United States
Treasury Department at Washington
| show that during the fiscal year from
| 1851 to 1897. inclusive, the State of
| California has contributed to that
| treasury and drawn therefrom as fol-
| lows:
The receipts from internal rev.
elue were $l0o 3o1, 10
L 1dStOilS Zf3, ,Z4S,I4
| Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $37s, COZ, ,8S7
Congress has appropriated for
| TINS state Tor rivers and har-
For public buildings sSsssS5 4Ss SIS
Total ,....:................... 81. sol, ,S55
There has been expended in this
state Ior rivers and harbors... s5,769, ,l92
For public buildings. s............... Ass, 1876
Total .......................... ss,s57, 427
| The period Of time above noted COW
| ers the commercial life Of the rivers,
| which are the mainstay Of the life of
| commerce, and which in turn is the real
| source Of all the revenue above stated
| The above figures will undoubtedly this
| winter be used before the River and
| Harbor Committee of Congress- On this
| showing the people of this State should
not hesitate from now on to urge all
| possible claims of the rivers before the
| appropriating power of the General
Government at Washington
| MODEL HIGHWAY TO FOLSOM.
| Prior to SEPTEMBER, 1896, this cham
Der appointed a special committee on
| the Folsom highway. Earnest efforts
were made to carry the proposition
| through as a Sacramento County un-
dertaking. Owing to the fact that la.se
interests along the proposed road could
not be enlisted to- the necessary extent,
| the matter was laid over until the meet
ing Of the State Legislature of 1897.
| At that time the Legislature provid-
| ed literally for a model highway to
| Folsom on condition that this county
would aid in it's construction, and your
| special committee were required to look
after the enterprise In November the
committee reported that an active cam
| paign had been inaugurated to enlist
| the interest of the people in the coming
| election for the issuance of the neces-
sary county bonds to aid the work and
also that the Capital City Wheelmen
| were making like effort Resolutions
were adopted calling on all citizens of
| the city and county to support the
| measure a the polls. Early in De-
cember, when this body nominated Off
GERS and directors for the coming year,
additional effort was made to further
| the model highway proposition; also,
| resolutions were passed asking the
manufacturers, merchants and other
employers to take an interest in the
election, and allow their employees time
| to vote on the measure.
The large majority vote given in ia
| vor of the proposition in this county
| was noted throughout the State and
added to our progressive standing. No
doubt but that the model highway"
will be constructed the coming summer,
and that its construction will strengthen
| the good roads movement every
| where.
| SACRAMENTO, FAIR OAKS AND
ORANGEvALE RAILROAD.
Early in the year a committee from
this chamber was urged by Mr. Will
son of the Fair Oaks Colony enterprise
| to revive the matter of the construction
of the Sacramento, Fair Oaks and Or
! angevale Railroad Good work was