The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-24
ANXIOUS FISHERmSM
They Say They Are Being Shut In wit
Piles.

They Say They Are Being Shut in with
Piles.
The gas companies and the property
owners upon Fillmore street are NOT the
only ones suffering injury from the action
OF ex- Senator James G. Fair In driving piles
In along tie waterfront, from the inter-
section of Broderick with Tonquin streets,
and along this thoroughfare to Pierce. The
whole Of the local crab fishermen, number
ing between twenty and thirty men, and the
italian fishers, who have their boats near
the shore line. aud ii anything more numer-
Gus than the crab-iishers, are all seriously
affected.
Not only are their homes and little
wharves absolutely shut in by the mil
lionaire's pile-driving operations, but all
have to go fully half a mile out of their way
to get around these piles into the bay. A
number of these fisherman were seen by
CALL reporter yesterday, and all shared
the general alarm that their business and
homes would be ruined, and that already
they found their avocation had become more
difficult and less remunerative. One of the
men, an intelligent Scandinavian, said:
II have worked right here for the
last sixteen years, and my little
wharf and boats are completely hemmed
in. Not only have / to pull around for
nearly mile. but lose all chance Of the
sheltered and shallow fishing around where
the piles are driven in. When the weather
Is rough our boats are liable to be dashed 10
pieces against the piles, and, If Mr.. Fair car
ries out his avOwel intent and drives In the
piles right around TO Black Point, why our
wharyes and boats will be shut in entirely
and we will be compelled TO anchor out in
the bay, which 1t Is simply impossible for
small boats 10 do except IN comparatively
calm weather. Mr.. Fairs action is taking
the bread out of the mouths of numbers OF
poor fishermen, and hope The CALL will
try and help us ali in our trouble. OF course
Mr.. Fair is the landlord of most of US, and
L suppose as he has title 10 the water lots
be can DO as he likes. But perhaps he might
give us some chance to use natures limits
OF water front and shore If he knew how
hard pressed we were to make a small iiveli-
hood for wives ana families"
H. Herman, proprietor of the Harb0r
View, was seen upon the subject and said
I'm 1863 or 1864 the North San Francisco
Homestead acquired a patent for all the
swamp and overflowed lands commencing
serve. running southeast 20 outside the south
line of TOnqnin street, where it intersectS
with Scott street; from there in an easterly
direction parallel TO TOnquin street I'D TO the
OLD charter line of 1850; thence south TO or
near the southeast corner of Webster and
North Point streets; thence southwest in
irregular style to the point of commence
ment l acquired the patent rights in front
of my property from the State ITSELF SO Fair
cannot interfere with me, but there Is no
doubt his action Is seriously injurng the
fishermen In the neighb0rhood. They can
not get their boats outside these piles and if
Fair continues the work into the shore as he
claims he will. why they will be shut in alto
ge;her. Every one in this neighborhood de-
youtly hopes that the gas companies and tho
property-owners will be able TO effect some
sort OF compromise with the ex-senator"