The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-20

ana AMONGST otoof sales made ~ them In 1859
were NO lots, one Of twenty -nvo acres ond an
otner IT twelve acres The former was sold for
$l000000. and the latter Tor &loe. l66 Both were
eoio g ne New York New England Railroad
Company. They are also authorized to apply
to congress for appropriation for protecting
ana improving any hArbOr IN the stats. The
width OF the hafbQr line - recently established
N Boston harbor ~ board Of Uutfed States
enelnee1 u 90 ieet from the buikhead ltnes or
seaue1, 10 the pier hne. or emo 81 the Wherveo IN
deep water y coo feat
CALIrcRNIA-
The California b56fd Of hsrbor commissioners
Il appointed By the governor. By ana with the
advice and consent Of the senate for I term of
four years Tnev are re0uiref "a eive b0nds in
the sum OF $4,000 each fos the faifhfal perform-
ance OF their duties Their eecretary not !
member of the board. fles : efmilar bond in the
sum of $40 600 and the assiafnnt sefrefarv in the
sum of $4,000 They have the general care and
supervision of the property Of the state In its
harb0rs ana harbor lines. Under certain re-
stricuous and limitations they regulate the
rates OF wharfage aud dockage. tolls. rents and
cranage. bat NO greater amount l. to be col.
lected than is necessary to construct and keep
in repair such number Of wharves. pier. land
ines and thorouehfares coustruct sheds tlredgo
waIl and harbor embankment, and pay such in.
cidental expenses Is may be allowed When
the improvements now in course OF construction
are completed il is probable That the greater
part of the tolls and charges now paid will be
RENTED or no longer COLLECTED The width Of
under the control Of the harbor commission 10
$50 feet
SAN FRANCISCO.
The water front of the city was in what may
well be- called = chaotic condition. for MANY
years after the first settlement Of the city. Long
wharyes were built out over the shallow nor
tons Of Yerba Buena cove in order 4, reaeh
deep water. and gradually the space between
them was flIad in with other vharyrs and then
with earth. The ownership of the water lots
was subject for much dispute and litigation.
which lasted for yeafx A il becama evident
that this was 70 be large and permsneut city
the fact that some definite man for the manage
ment Of the waterfront must be decided upon
became apparent. and in 1853 the legislature
took the nrst step with this end "a view. by or
ganizing board of harbof commissioners, upon
whom the duty of constructing q seawall was
imposed In order to carry out this work the
legislature In 1864 passed an act defining the
water front Of the CITY.
!, f,st = ,v.s .<,,,et,,,c.
of rock. snrmountsd With copine Of cnt stone.
but this iflea WAS Quietly Abandoned q Alto
eether too costly An embankment was there
fore made al loose rock onarriei from Tele-
crenh hin M coverss win earn ana NTH
wharves extending from il Al ali sorfs - ANGLES
The vork was f,nished in 1870 bnt waa never al
4 satisfactorv cbnracter II cost ovp, s7no no0
The rocr however was dumned unon the soit
mnd botfom AZ the hsv' ana s.nI into thts y,
Ell At ! fe - wears alter the comnlerion al the ern
hankment II WAS iound TO have auhsiied sev.
ersl feet helou the correct level Prona, allow.
ance had NOT been made for the cnrren = and
tides and before long il became evident that
other ana even more radical chanoee va,e
necessarv
Aocordirg,v sn 1sze IN. la0is,.t,r. d;ractaa
the h.rbuor commissionars 10 re.rrvev tho
harhor for the rurnosa ri .stenlish;no : nav
water line This beiny done ana in sartem.
her' 1s77 the line for - narmanent seswau
~ decided unon Tbis ney line avoi ssd ali
sharn anoles ana i'm ceneral cnarsct S1tstif Il
,h.t 81 s,raari,s, .-ssraI c,,rv. t,or, ~. CO..,
mancement - The Presid;o reserv.t,on - it,
te,minns a. aonrh Ban Frsncisco r,om povelI
4, Filhert etraos the vel, Il yv;rhout ,ie,. az
tenainc into me hsv .nd daer watar ve,.al.
can lie .lorge;de srvwhara ana diecn.rv.
car.o ror the ramsinder ~ the dis,.nca
wbsrvo. 80 -, nil, ~ rrcv.dad
nna ~ sha rr;no;nel ohiaots In tbu. sxtard.
Inc the v.,e, front -. - rrovida !. h.,d lav.,
tho,onvbfara s,ound ,ha ant;re s,ont IN ,iaca
AZ the hodge. nodre n n.rrov and hrolan atrrets
,vhich th.r sv,stsd with ,hai- $780,, ar.ia.
go .,.- sss.,sa'.,s s-s..,..ss 80 a.,.s..s.
IN rhe trspsnor,.t,o,' ~ Coz. i,o, o,s s,,O, ~
.ro,ha, The ,no-o..n 80 - ooo -, ,-;aa
ma ~hsr cor,rl.ted Iii a~tay,a ,,or. tta 49,
40 v@sa~ s,,on =, rra 60, Massc xosrfv IN, -,
~. h.v' sno-a
Tha rsnesss. t.r,n. 49,, ....~,...a
In sor,amher is7s she .cr,rsct -. Ia TO- ~
con.fruc,io, ~ section :, a = ,ch - tha 80.
waII g rasehea nom tbs scnf &c a,c.r,o,, st,ast
to the foot Of Kearny. 1000 feet In extsut