The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06

fishing line of streets therein. This is
the property whiehit is proposed to ex-
change for part ihe Ffgnck estate.
Bill 81 supplements No. go, author IL
ing and empowering the Board of State
Harbor Commissioners to grant, exchange
or transfer certain property east of the
westerly line of East street, as delineated
and located upon the ground, between
Clay and Market streets, in the city and
county of San Francisco, to or with the
owner or owners of certain property on the
triangular corner, common to Market,
Sacramento and East streets.
Bill 81 provides for the contingency aris-
ing from failure to swap lots and is en-
titled can act to authorize and empower
the Board of State Harbor Commissioners
to institute condemnation proceedings
against certain property on the corner of
Market, Sacramento and East streets in
the city and county of San Francisco, and
extending their jurisdiction over the
same"
Bill 709 gives certain powers to the Board
of Harbor Commissioners by amending
the act finally approved with amendments
March 10, 1889. 1t provides that the Com
misSioners
May lease such portion or portions of seawal
lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, z, 8, g. 10, IL, IL, 13, IA
10 and 16 as they may deem expedent for
such purposes solely as will be most advan-
tageous to the commerce of the port: provided
that before the execution of any lease, notice
of the letting or leasing of any of the lots
herein mentioned or parts thereof shall be
given by publication in three of the daily
papers published in the city of San Francisco.
for of Iaas tan dev
the lot or portion of lot to be leased and that
bids will be received by the Commissioners at
place and time designated in such notice,
and that said property shall be let to the
highest and best bidder; provided further,
that all bids for lease of lots or portions of
lots, herein mentioned, shall set forth the pur-
poses for which said lots, or the portions
thereof, shall be used, and that the statement
OF such bid shall be embodied in the lease
given by the Board of Harbor Commissioners
with the condition that the lot shall be used
for such purposes only; provided, further, that
said board shall have power to reject any and all
bids; and provided, further, that in no event
shall any such lease or leases be made for
term exceeding twenty-five years.
The feature of the morning session was
Senator Martins motion to take a recess
until 2 o'clock out of respect to the late
Bishop Manogue and to allow members of
the Senate to attend the funeral services.
and, in the speech with which he accom-
panied his motion, Senator Martin de-
clared that the action of the Senate would
determine whether it was under A. P. A.
domination. He paid high tribute to the
worth of the dead Bishop.
The motion was opposed by Senator
Earl.
Senator Hart offered an amendment that
when the Senate adjourn it do so out of
respect to the memory of the late Bishop.
Senator Martin accepted the amendment.
Senator Seymour declared:
II am not member of either the Catho-
lie church or the A. P. A. and l don't think
any church affair should be introduced
into legislative affairs"
The motion was defeated.