The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-28
MORE AFFIDAVITS.
Agent Gibson Had Another Busy
Day at the Baldwin.
Statements, Communications and Opinions
Coming in From All Sides Against the
Proposed Postcfice Site.

Yesterday was another busy day for Special
Agent Gibson, for the affidavit mill is still grind
ing out It's heavy grist, and there are statements,
communications, opinions, etc, galore.
The first man 10 call yesterday was G. L.
Daley, formerly Federal official. He had met
MI Gibson in Washington and called for the
purpose OF paying friendly visit and incIden-
tally 10 file an opinion. Daley considered The
price too high and he location bad. lie de-
uOunced the scheme as an INSCRIPTIONS piece
OF robbery" and added that this seemed TO be
the neral opinion Of the people. Daley fayors
tile Washingt On-street sic.
Ferdinand Nassault merchant and banker,
pioneer and real estate man, made an affidavit
concerning the proposed site. lie remembered
Il as a Sand-hill, regarded The lot cheap and
thought II excellent for building purposes. He
remembered that the marsh ran into the lot TO
the extent OF 1920.
s."Do you consider moist ground good for build
ing purposes? =" asked Gibson.
Not as a rule; but only small portion OF this
site was 'marsby'; The remainder was just little
moist"
THE oLD.TmE BRIDGE.
Don't you reeollect saying to me the ether day
that when you were building a bridge there you
drove two piles on top Of each other out OF sisht
and that third one was driven some distance;
and that You had to give up driving piles and
build The bridge on ilOats?'
Il never said any hing about a third rile; YOU
have things confused" responded Mr.. NaSSault.
I'VE did have 10 give up pIling, aud by advice Of
coed mechanics we Guul The bridge on floats.
Where we drove those piles l smoke az was
fully 100 feet away from The Pope Talbot LOT"
DO you consider yourself an expert on real
estate values IN THIS ciiy:' asked MI. Gibson
Il DO; I've owned property IN This city mat
to-day Is worth many millions OF dollars"
III you were buying rhe proposed site AT sew
enih and Mission as a speculation what would
you give for it2' qUefied The agent.
AS a speculation / would give 100000 for
Ina f,rrrf .Arf maud "a
NOT WORTH $4,000.
A. W Provost said that for business purposes
he would not give over S750,0OO Tor The pro
posed size. AS a matter Of speculation lie had
40 idea what 10 would be worth 10 him.
Bert McNulJy hied IN affidavit in which he
stated That IN 1888 The Seventh aud Mission
street property was covered 10y pond into which
lie had lequenty fallen when playing as boy
on a bridge WhiCn SCANNED IT,
Ex-Auditor Fleet +. STROLLER Fed an affidavit,
in which lie says:
have been a property holder in this city for
nearly twenty years and in Iny Judgment Twin
Peaks, Goat Island or Channel creek womb be
equality desirable as location Tor PoStoIce as Sew
el.th and Mission. That hy an means is the least
desirable site of any offered 10 the Government 1
came hliAer NJ The suggestion OF no man, simply -
cit zen having ne welfare Oh ny Cilf at Atatt ald
believe u would be a great injustice to the city
and 20 the Government TO make that purchase: aud
from The information haNs cDIdiHed lh ih7 news
papers. the opIuiOu Of experts whom | know per
soHBliy, satisfied that the price IS far ia
Yassault that S5UU GOO Is good price for the prop
eTty. aud don't see Why the Government Shcttd
pay any mere FOR lt tuaB an Individual wish TO
enter my rotesj. as am prJperty-owuer here.
and in my Judgment The P0stouce should be UH or
near Market street and near the principal hotels.
The property Market s.rtet tFarrOtt loo or
Calvary Cautch property would be satisfactory TO
the business portion %, the community. believe
that the site pant OF the marsh.
CAME Not TO CRITICIZE.
Robert o. Oakley called, not 10 criticize tie
siIe selected, buj 10 offer another Slte-ihe one
At Second and Mission streets, which lie valued
az s. 10000.
H. a. Lewis made an affidavit. requesting
lLlt u suould be forwarded dircc, 10 Washing
Ion.
JeIu p Irish paid BIS daily can and flied IN.
Other statement advancing b.s usual arguments
for Tie sIi. seIec ed.
IN lie evening Mr.. Gibson renamed in his
room until 10 o'clock waiting Tor callers. but no
r. T.