The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-25
THE WATER FRONT.
Changes Contemplated and I'M
prOyements Agreed Upon.

The State Board of Harbor Commits
sloners met yesterday; all the members
present, and William d. English in the
chair.
Bills amounting to $339S were audited
and ordered paid and on the report Of the
Chief Engineer it was decided to eXpend
$3.50 in the construction of a ladies' waiting
room and baggage department on Broad
way Pier No. l.
Captain Nelson of the Oregon Coal and
Navigation Company appeared to show why
he should not surrender n portion of his lot
on the southeast corner of Davis and Vallejo
streets, now occupied by his coal-yard. A
forty-foot strip extending the full length OF
the block on Davis street is needed by the
Southern Pncifc Railroad Company for
platform and double track to be used III
connection with the belt line. The lot is
State property, and is leased by the present
occupants. who have spent con siderable
money in erecting necessary improvements
for the carrying on of their business.
The captain was strongly opposed to
making any concessions to the railroad
people till Commissioner English reminded
him that his tenancy was subject to the will
OF the board, when he concluded to take the
matter under Amusement, the board prom
iSing that it would make tire necessary
alterations at the expense of the commits
sion and that he should be subject TO no
further Inconvenience. His rent, too, Will
be reduced i'll proportion to the amount OF
room taken from him.
After the Captain left, Luther Fillmore
appeared with William G. Curtis and sug-
gested several slight alterations in the inte-
rlOr plans of the temporary ferry depot.
These related solely to the arrangement of
the ticket-otfice, and as the object was to in
crease the facilities for the sale of tickets,
the suggestions were at once approved
Charles Foster and II HnOEpr
prietoTS of the ws-standS in the present
ferry depots, applied for space in the tenn
porary structure. They asked for a floor
space of 10X40 feet, for which they offered
$40 per month. Their petition wasgranted
with the understanding that they put up
their own partitions under the Chief En-
gneer's supervision.
In an informal talk which followed be-
tween the railroad representatives and the
board il became evident that the former
gentlemen had serious business on hand.
They were quite rctlcent, however, about
their wants, which were neatly masked be-
hind breastwork OF suggestions for the
good OF everybody apparently but the rail
road company. When the grain was shifted
from the chaff, however, it became apparent
that the gentlemen We're looking out for no.
bOdy's interests but the railroad, which is
DESTROYS of consolidating all its business
around the present location, no matter who
has to go.
SO far as the drift of opinion went the
Commissioners seemed inclined to cede
everything the company asked and it was
practically agreed at the conclusion of the
talk to remove the fire-boats from Mission
to Clay street, nave the humboldt away
and give the vacant slip to the railroad COM
pany's Sacramento steamer.
The Chairman stated that the board con-
tenn slated erecting two piers at the foot of
Mason street for the accommodation of the
Pacific Mail, Occidental and Oceanic steam-
ship companies, and asked Mr.. Curtis
whether his company would creosote the
piles for the work. Mr.. Curtis answered
promptly in the affirmative and will submit
an estimate of the cost in few days. The
piers will each be 125 feet wide by 600 long
and will need 200 piles in their construc-.
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