The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
ALONG THE WATER FRONT,
State Harbor~ Tugs and Fire
Department Will Work
Together.
THE FERRY BRIDGE LANDING.
Distribution Of Money Collected for
the Survivors of the Schooner
White.

The representatives OF the Franks es-
tate were in attendance upon the
Board of Harbor Commissioners yester-
day, and discussed the proposal of the
State to secure the north corner of East
and Market streets for a terminus of the
ferry foot bridge. Some time ago the Com
mlssloners proposed to straighten East
street to line drawn from the northern
corner of Clay to Market street. This re-
claimed space would have a frontage on
Clay street of 150 feet, on East street OF 125
feet, and on Commercial of 60 feet. South
OF Commercial street it would have 'front.'
age on East street of 90 feet, and on Com
mercial of 40 feet. The space required for
bridge landing is right-angle triangle
clipped at its southern point by Market
street, which gives a frontage on that
thoroughfare of Is feet. It's frontage on
East street is so feet, and on Sacramento
almost so feet. 1t is also proposed to throw
the curve of the Sacramento-street cable
line, which is a constant menace and a
nuisance to foot passengers and vehicles,
north of the bridge landing and away
from Market street.
The Franks brothers do not take kindly
to anything like an even exchange, and it
is evident that their valuation of the cor
ner desired by the State will be no small
figure. They hold that it is the best
paying property in the whole City, and
while the trade would add a large increase
OF street frontage and more area to their
property the addition is comparatively in
significant in value.
Mr.. Cole held that the new frontage
north of the proposed street for the cable
line would be of no inconsiderable value to
the block, but the attorney of the estate in
sisted that the cars running close to
the sidewalk, as they would in the narrow
thoroughfare, would destroy what COM
mercial value there might be in that
frontage.
The cars and the bridge landing itself
will shut in that locality" said he, land
the people passing by will simply go up
and down the bridge stairway and never
see that frontage"
President Colnon pressed them to set
some valuation upon the space in ques-
ton, but without success. "If we are to
buy horse we must have price put on
him, " said the Commissioner.
But | have the horse and | am not
anxious to sell him, " returned the lawyer.
Mr.. Colnon sugg ested that as the bridge
would not be built until the completion of
the great ferry building two years hence
lie
Commissioner Chadbourne stated that
the board was determined to build the
bridge and the landing would be either on
the north Or south side of Market street.
Any place may be condemned for that
purpose and a valuation fixed upon the
property.
Chief Sullivan of the Fire Department
was present al the meeting of the board
and he was told that it was the desire of
IA Harhor Com tbot fr1oc
should work in harmony with the City
Fire Department when possible. a tele-
phone message from the Chief would call
the tugs to any part of the water front
where depth of water would permit to go,
where the fremen would go aboard and
the vessels would be under the control of
the Chief and his assistants. Mr.. Chad
bourne stated that the Harbor Commits
sioners refused TO send the tugs north of
Powell street only because the water was
too shallow. Chief Sullivan expressed
himself perfectly satisfied with those ar
engagements and promised the hearty CO.
operation OF the City Fire Department
with the Harbor Commissioners in case of
fires within reach of the tugs.
a communication was received from the
Chamber of Commerce plimenting the
board upon the building of better and
stronger system of wharves along the
water front of San Francisco.
II. n. Campbell was appointed wharf
niger in place in place of G. E. Ellsworth,
term expired.
The money collected among merchants
and shippers by Al White for the benefit
of the schooner White survivors was dis
tributed TO them yesterday. The amount
raised was $671, and was expended as fol-
lows: E. w. Bail, who is in the hospital
with both feet and portion of his hands
gone, was given 5000; E. J. Voisinet, SIPS,
and four other sufferers $67 apiece. One
man who escaped injury was given $58. A
finely engrossed testimonial in parchment
was ordered prepared for DR.. A. Dickinson,
the heroic physician of Wood Island, who
attended the frozen men alone and without
sufficient medicines and appliances for his
work.
The crew of the schooner James Town
send, wrecked Sunday morning on the
Mendocino coast, arrived here yesterday
on the steam schooner Point Arena. Cap
tain Jensen states that they left Fort
Bragg Saturday evening in tow of the
steam schooner Noyo and soon encoun-
tered rough weather. The night was dark
and foggy and the sea ran high. Early
next morning the tow lines parted and
the vessel began to drift in the heavy
swell on 10 the beach. When she struck
the crew took to the rigging, and all that
day and the following night they re-
manned in their insecure positions. Next
morning the sea had gone down and the
mate managed to launch boat and reach
the shore. The schooner went on the
beach near Point Arena lighthouse, and
soon number of people from the town
came down to the scene of the wreck.
A raft was sent off to the vessel and all
the men were with much difficulty res
cucd. The schooner's cook was exhausted
and would have been lost if Professor
Frank a. Butts of the Point Arena schools
had not SWIM through the surf to the YES
sci with line and assisted him to reach
the beach. The James Townsend was soon
crushed by the breakers, and is total
loss.
The photographic office in this City
gives notice that rock with three fathoms
of water on it has been discovered on the
north side of Bonita Channel, about $50
feet outside of black buoy 3 and IN line
with red buoy 2.
Ex-Congressman Thomas j. Geary was
out in the bay yesterday in his handsome
new 19-foot gasoline launch. Her engines are
of two horsepower and will steam about
seven miles an hour. She was built by
Twiggs at the foot of Third street, and is
the prettiest craft imaginable. Mr.. Geary
will take her to Inverness, where he domi-
Giles his family during the summer
months, and the little boat will be soon
cutting over the quiet waters of Tomales