The morning call., 1892-04-09
PACIFIC COAST INTERESTS.
1 Survey Of the Gelden Gate and Other
California Rivers and HarbOrs.

WASHINGTON. April S.-Representative
Caminetti has received a petition from the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, ask
ing him to assist in getting the River and
HarbOr Commissioners to order a survey Of
the entrance to the harbOr OF San Fran
cisco, the Golden Gate, with view to the
improvement thereof. Mr. Caminetti has
succeeded in getting what was wanted and
also a survey of the San Joaquin River
from Hills Ferry TO Firebaughs Ferry, and
the closure Of the sloughs above Stockton;
a survey of the old river branch of the San
Joaquin River and survey of the naviga-
bic portions of the StaniSlaGs, Merced and
Tuolumne rivers. These items will be in
serted in the river and harbor bill.
San Jose's Postoffice.
Bids for the excavation, foundation, cut
stone work, brick work, flooring and roof,
ready for the interior flush for the public
building at San Jose, Cal. were opened at
the supervising architects office IN the
Treasury Department to-day. Following is
the list of bidders: San FranciSco-J. q. &
j. Day. So, ,4S3, San Jose sandstone. Bate
man Brothers, S92,S75, Colusa sand stone;
Sl0o S75, Arizona marble. MCGOWAN & But
ler, S9S, $50, -COlusa sandstone. J. L. NJ.
Phillips, Sl27, 400, granite; S1GS, 400, sand
stone; $4,000. limestone. t. McGann &
j. Ill. Mckay, Sl0S, 500, Goodrich sandstone:
S1S00o0, Carara marble or Santa Clara lime
stone. +. q. Knowles IL Co., S97, ,597, Good
rich sandstone. r. r. Wells, San Jose,
SiOJ,500, graystone, sandstone. Western
Granite and Marble COMPANY, San Jose.
100000, ROekland granite and sandstone;
sl1I,000, Arizona sandstone. Ii. Clement
IL Co., Los Angeles, Sill, 79l. Arizona sand
stone, Carl Bros, sacramento, sos, ,999, Ari-
Zona sandstone; S96.9c0, graystone, sand
stone. Ii will be decided in few days
what kind of material is to be used and tho
contract Will be awarded to the lowest
bidder.
Land Cases Decided.
In the case of NJ. J. Mcnamara and others
against the State of California, which Nc
Namara appealed from the decision Of The
General Land Commissioner rejecting Nc
Nanara's application 10 make homestead
entries on sections % and 20, Humboldt,
California district, Secretary Noble di-
rected an investigation and re-eXaminaton
OF the tract in question, and ii they fall
within the limits OF the Klamath River In
dian Reservation the decision appealed from
is affirmed; II they DO not the parties liz
terested will be notified and the cases re-
opened. The Secretary also affirmed the
decisions OF the Land Commissioner from
which appeals were taken In the following
cases: Minor c. Butterield versus the
Southern Pacific Railrad Company. sustain
ing the action of the local officers in re-
jccting Butterfed's application 10 make
homestead entry on section %, Los An
geles district, and also rejecting the ap-
plicaton of Simon z. Randolph TO make
homestead entry on sections % and 2i,
meandered lake. supposed TO be dry and lit
for cultivation, near Seattle.
Postmasters and Pensions.
The postofiiee at Cedar Springs. Graham
County, AriZ., is discontinued; mail 10 Fort
Grant. Postofice estabiShed-At Seabold,
kit5ap County. Wash, Nils Nilsson. post
master.
II. Davidson was to-day appointed post
master at Black River, King County. Wash,
vice ii. A. Macmillan, resigned.
The Comptroller of Currency has de-
clared a. second dividend of 20 per cent in
favor of the creditors of the Spokane Ma
tional Bank, Spokane. Wash, making in all
80 per cent ON claims proved, amounting TO
S311 ,O00
Pensions = California: Original Elijah
| Conden. William Dierstein, James w. Eye
stone. Lycurgus Tevis.
Oregon: riginal-FranciStM Granger,
Isaac Woof.
Washington: 0riginal-jeremiah Foun-
tain. Henry W. Marlborough.