The morning call., 1891-06-05
HUNTINGTON'S FOOT.
He Puts tt Down and Declares
Against North Beach.
Neither Does the Pacific Mail Company Want
to Go to 0akland-Hints Of Under
hand Proceedings.

at meeting of the Board of State Har-
Dor Commissioners held yesterday after
noon, attended by Commissioners Bassett,
brown and Alexander. Chief Engineer
Manson submitted plans for bulkheading
and hlllng East street from Howard to Fol-
som. The San Francisco Bridge Company
was given permission to erect a high board
fence before its works at the foot Of Market
street.
The matter Of the epistolatory CORE
spondence between the board and the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company did not come
up as expected. This correspondence COM
prlsed letter from G.. P. Huntington to
Alexander Center, General Agent of the
racine Mail. 1t is dated at New York and
is as follows:
Dear Sir: / have noticed by the public
ptlhts In san francisco discussion there con-
Cernlng Tue future location of the Pacific Mall
Steam ship COmpany's Wharf. In that discus
sion Inc question Is asked whether the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company wants 10 go TO Oak
iand or not. the interrogatOry being made by one
OF tne Dock Commissioners
We would say most certainly not; but this
statement Is based upon The understanding that
the cltlZens OF San Francisco do not wish 20
uflVe out OF their city so important living In
lereSt as The Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
! nat company has occupied its present location
III oan francisco many years-So long, 10 tdct.
mat certainly no one has precedence over them
In The occupancy OF that loeation-and the COM
pany would like 10 remain there, or IN some
other equally safe location in that immediate
vicinity. The officers and owners OF the conf
pahy have simply said hat II the question comes
up whether its valuable ships and others that
they are expecting 10 build, even more valuable
are TO be forced 10 go 10 North Beach as the only
alternative. then the company will certainly re-
Iuse 10 go there, as there is some other location
where Its property will be much safer. Such
location may not be convenient for San Fran
cisco, and this the company would certainly
@ fAtU l. lao first lINt n.
not believe that the people OF San Francisco VIII
allow his important Interest to be driven away
from The location it has So long occupied
Ii there has been any proposition from any
employe OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
10 20 TO North Beach, IL certainly is a propoSl-
lion That has never been authorized by It's OIL
cess aud owners.
The above letter was inclosed in one sent
TO the board by General Agent Alexander
Center, which is as follows:
StrS: l have the honor 10 acknowledge re-
celpt OF your communication OF the 12lh ult.,
eltlng The reasons why you deem II advantageous
10 THIS company 10 change its present wharf To-
cation 10 that at the foot Of Powell street, North
Beach.
1t is not within my province 10 enter into any
argument as 10 the merits or dement's OF The pro.
posed location at North Beach, as tile owners
and managers OF this company, WHO are fully
qualified 10 judge. have deetd d 1t TO be dam
gerous one TO The great amount Of property
involved, and they are unwilling TO take the risk
which would be forced upon Them In occupying
the premises indicated.
Your communication under reply states,
more than year ago this board, after thor
ough consideration, acquiesced in lie PROPOSE
ton OF the then agents of The company 10 change
The location OF your dock accommodations 10 tue
foot OF Powell street," and further After pro-
crossing thus lar your company, represented by
one OF It's Directors, asks this board TO ABANDON
policy adopted more than year ago at the re-
quest OF your company"
A thorough search through The records OF this
Office falls To reveal the fact that any such step
einanated from the eompany's former agents or
agent al this port, IN support OF which my pre-
deeessOrs distinctly aud unguallIiedy dsciaim
any such action or Intention OF their part
II Is evident that these remarks la your letter,
as above quoted, must have arisen from misun-
derstanGug Or misapprehens ion on your part,
which l respectfully desire TO remove.
MIR. &. F. Huntington, a Director of this CON-
pany, under date OF the 22d nit, addressed me
The ACCOMMODATING letter, the contents OF which
the managers of this company have instructed
me TO convey 10 you as expressing their views in
connection with tie proposed forced removal of
the company's wharf premises 10 The location at
the foot OF Powell street, North Beach.