The morning call., 1893-01-20
PLAN OF TIE NEW FERRY BUILDING.

boats. You can't get to them or from them
without exercising the utmost vigilance to
escape being run over by the passing vehi-
cles or ca6ie-caTs.
Four policemen should be stationed at
this point all day. The need for them is
| very great, and there is usually but one of
/ them on hand, very often none at all.
The street crossings further up Market
, street are never so crowded with both teams
| and pedestrians as are the corners OF East
| street in the immediate vicinity of the pres
! ent ferry house, especially when an over
| land or through train adds its great con-
| course of travellers 10 the already ample
| Oakland and Alameda travel.
OF course. this will all be changed when
| the new depot is built, but meanwhile tue
! police protection is inadequate.
The Union Depot and Ferry-house Is the
| official title of the new structure. II " i'll
extend along the water front between Clay
| and Mission streets, distance Of $40 feet,
| and Will be $50 feet in depth.
The central tower and main entrance will
| face Market street. though the entrances at
| each end OF the depot Will be quite as pre-
| tentious and comm dious as the central one.
The general corniee line will he fifty feet
| above the official city base There will be
entrances throughout the entire length Of
| the building. and the three grand entrances
| already described will lead TO both the
! lower and upper floors.
| The entrances to the lower floors will, Of
| course. be chiefly used for vehicles convey
| ing freight and baggage TO and from the
| depot.
From the central arch In each entrance
| Will extend a staircase to the second floor.
| These entrances break the long line Of the
| building and will project thirty-fve feet
| from the seawall. These arches will DO on
| either side of the main entrance and one In
| the center. On either side of these large
arched entrances are Corinthian columns
| thirty-twO leet long and two and half feet
| In diameter.
Across the entire front Of the ground floor
will be continuous arcade, forming a GOV.
| cred passageway. and leading directly 10 the
| tickei-ofices, baggsge-rooms and entrances
| to all the ferries
The center Of the facade is surmoanted
| by tower, rising about 200 feet. This will
| be built upon a separate foundation Of con-
| crete, resting on piles. The tower is in
| tended not only 10 mark the foot OF Market
| street, and be the first object OF interest TO
those coming over the bay, but will serve az
beacon and clock tower which can be
seen Tor many miles in every direction.
The tower Itself will be built principally of
iron and steel, and will be thoroughly earth
quake proof Dals oil great size will give
the time 10 passengers.
HE long structure will extend across and
embrace the six ferry slips now occupied by
the following companies and boats:
The Southern Pacific creek or freight boat
The North PaciGr Railways ferry.
The San Francisco and North Pacific
Railroads ferry slip.
Tho Southern Paciie's broad-gauge boat
for through travel.
Tie Southern Pacific's broad-gauge boat
Tor Oakland aud Alameda travel
The Southern Pacifc's narrow-gauge boat
TO Oakland and Alameda
The front line Of the new depot will rest
upon the new seawall, and the $50 feet of
depth allotted TO the structure will be built