The morning call., 1894-03-02
he OLD ONE Is DEFECTIVE.

The Southern Pacific Company is to
| have a new freight slip.
The Southern Pacific generally gets
what 1t wants on the water front.
Nevertheless the new slip is to be a big
| Improvement over the one now in use.
! Charges are made that the latter is defec-
tive IN many details of its construction.
Several years ago the San Francisco
| Bridge Company secured the contract for
building a slip for freighLboats at the
| foot of Lombard street, and Thereby
! hangs tale"
! Ex-Engineer Manson of the Board of
Harbor Commissioners prepared the plans
Tor its construction, and now the present
board declares that owing to misjudgment
! in sinking a foundation for the piers that
support the towers on either side of the
apron the work is so defective that the
Southern Pacific Company { ,ther roads are
not taken into consideration must have
fr-t-class $4,000 berth wherein to dock
it's freightbOats that unload cars on TO the
belt road.
There exists one redeeming feature to
the work about to be undertaken for the
Southern Pacific Company: an extra slip
perhaps can be utilized in days to come
| when freight rates are lowered ald the
! Kentucky corporation allows California TO
secure The share of trade that rightfully
belongs TO her. Until That remote period
The new slip will be of about as much use
| TO the water front as the pr, verbal fifth
wheel is 10 a cart. This is not saying that
| it will not be of Inestimable valus 10 the
Southern PACING of Kentucky.
Upon the decapitated head of ex-En-
gineer Manson is heaped all the blame for
The Harbor Con M lssiOners having had to
open bids yesterday for the buildiDg-at
the S ate's expense-of wharf for the ex-
elusive use If the grea. corporation IN at is
gradually becoming master Of our harbor
facilities. B. Mcmahon & Sons were
awarded the contract for S23.975
Following are the Complaints made
against the slip built by the San Francisco
Bridge Cmpany froE the plans of En-
giDeer Manson:
Firsi-That the approach, including the
apron and hosting towers, was Quilt too
close 10 he seawall. resulting in the cement
piers being forced outward in such a
manner that the one on the north side
leans hayward at an angle of several
degrees.
Seeond-That the gear used for boisting
the apron is defective, requiring constant
care and itention to keep 1t in repair.
There is no disruting the fact tina: the
new landing Is TO be the very best that
monev can buy. Rrmemb Der, the Southern
Pacific Is to he accommodated.
~.
fully ella i'm 10 have greatly in proved upon
the iDveiition for hosting slip apro ns, and
the result of Mr.. Holmes hard study and
planning will Girrc:ly benefit the big rail-
road corporation. Mr.. Holmes. of course
is simply following the instructions OF the
Harbor Board in preparing his plans and
specifications. He is an efficient officer
and does his work more than well.
THE new slips" said Mr.. Holmes. twill
be built out from the seawall instead of
being set IN close 20 the rocks.
1.-Two cylinder piers will support the
hosting gear, and three similar piers will
carry the weight of the bridge.
"The piers will be laid in cement Each
layer will be about inches in thickness
Old strands # wire cable will be mixed in
with the cement. thus forming a strong,
sol com position"
According to Engineer Holmes explana-
ton, very simple but exceedingly in
genious hosting device will be used. The
gear will work au omaticaly by means of
eyer which regulates an hydraulic press
ure.
Whenever this lever is set 10 hoist the
apron the latter Ia raised to its full height
before the water Is shut off. thus obvaiing
any accident that might occur by reason If
the apron remaining down when a steamer
is entering the slip.
The old LON bard-street slip cost over
$50 900.