The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
AROUND THE WATER FRONT
Two Sacramento-Street Parrots
That Discuss Current
Events.
NEW PACIFIC.sTREET WHARF.
Martinez Sends a Dying Chinese
Leper to Be Cared For by
This City.

The proprietor of saloon near the foot
OF Sacramento street has couple of par
rots that discuss current events from a
knowledge that amounts almost to inspir-
alton.
Their opportunities of observation may
be somewhat limited, but their vocabulary
is voluminous, and these two vocalists of
the emerald hue make things very inter
estlng for the neighborhood. Their re-
speetlye names are "Polly" and "Other
Polly" The former has enjoyed several
years residence in Sausalito, and the lat
ter began San Francisco life on the Bar
barry Coast.
But the two birds from the social an
tlpodes of each other have lived together in
peace. Polly never caught the modifying
adiectives from the Coast. Her vocaliza-
ton was in the purest Hoboken British,
and the long in her neither" could be
heard to Hunters Point. But the color of
her. plumage was inconsistent with her
social profession, and Polly's talk of even
Sausalito uttered with the broadest of
Italian as was heard and answered de-
rlslyely by the neighbor parrots.
"Other" Polly never got befogged among
her aspirates, and q suggestion of cricket,
lawn-tennis, rain-in-London and kindred
dissipations never was heard in her speech.
They would begin a discussion in the
! lingo of their adoption, but foreign lam
guage would soon be too slow vehicle for
their rushing thoughts, and then they
would go back to their native tongue.
Once launched into the natural mode of
| expression they would leave the point at
| issue, and issue another which gave them
! opportunities to be viciously personal, and
attack each others veracity, pedigree, taste
| in dress and social standing.
Other Polly watches for the policeman.
| He was the object of her lifelong hatred
| on the Coast. Often as she hung in her
cage in the Sailors Retreat she had seen
Conboy disturb the progress of a lively
row and crack the heads of those who were
ministering to her amusement. The sight
of an officer maddens her, and the angry
words tumble all over each other trying
to get out of her throat.
At the sight of the blue coat Polly calls
for the cook. Why that lady should be
notified at that particular time is unknown.
However, the bird was educated in Sausa-
Ito. "Other" Polly likes sailors and the
sea-appearing people that go along the
water front.
Polly only recognizes the deep-sea man
socially when under snowwhite yachting
cap and in duck trousers that furl at the bot
toms, and preserves a silence when "Other"
Polly's old Coast chums roll in sight.
The Board of Harbor Commissioners at
which permits grain 30 remain on the sea-
wall twenty days awaiting shipment.
After lying five days on the front of the
wharf the grain must be removed to the
rear, where it may remain fifteen days
longer. This disposal OF the question was
found to be satisfactory to the merchants
and shippers, and was accepted by the
board.
The contract for rebuilding Pacife-street
wharf was rewarded to the San Francisco
Bridge Company, their bid being $37, ,449.
This bid is considered to be very low, as
the foundations of the structure are to be
of iron and concrete and put together in
the strongest possible manner.
D. NJ. Angler was appointed a wharf
niger in place of L. NJ. Astier, whose time
has expired.
The question of charging the twenty five
coal hoppers, owned by private parties and
used on the wharyes, a monthly rental of
S. was taken into consideration, as a num-
Der of the owners of the machines appeared
before the Harbor Commissioners and
stated that the hoppers were all idle and
the proposed rental would be hardship
upon them.
A Chinaman affected with Asiatic lep-
rosy in its last stages was found sitting in
the ferry waiting-room this morning. The
unfortunate man was frightfully disfgured
and could hardly move, so far had the
dreadful disease progressed. At the bar
Dor Police station he told an interpreter
that he came from Martinez, the people OF
that place having purchased him ticket
and loaded him on to the train. He said
they told him the police of this City would
take care Of him.
The steamer Washtenaw yesterday took
aboard 5000 tons of general cargo and late
in the evening went to Port Costa, where
she will load 1900 tons of barley for
Panama.
a dispatch received by the Johnson
Locke Company states that the whaleback
City of Everett arrived at Panama the 18th
inst.