The morning call., 1895-02-05
BUDD AL HlGH llDE.
Why He Didn't Zee the Break
in the Piles.
HAS EXPERTS ON THE WORK.
Who Will Report Before the Ferry
Building Goes Up.
HOW THE AUTHORITIES DIFFER.
Chadbourne Says 1t Was All a Mistake,
but the Engineer Was on
Time.
HOW THE AUTHORITIES DIFFER

The question OF whose fault it was that
Governor Budd went to inspect the terry
piers at high tide when he wanted to see
them at low tide is being asked OF every
body who had anything to do with 1t, ana
the answers are varied.
The true answer is important and mate
rial because at high tide the defects In the
pier which have called out the criticisms
cannot be seen. and at low tide they can.
Engineer Holmes admits that at low tide
the piers do not look as beautiful as rain
bows-his words are that they look rather
rough. some few of them, but he insists
that they are call right for strong
AS to the missing OF the link in the Gov
errors engagement, which he came all the
vav down from Sacramento to fill, the cir
cumstances surrounding it are these: The
Governor expected to be met by Harbor
Commissioner Chadbourne at 10 o'clock at
the California Hotel Chadbourne says it
was a misunderstanding with him, and he
did not go, and the Governor, at midday,
drove to the water front himself in COM
panv with w. H. Gagan, foreman of the
Grand jury, Senator Gleayes and Detective
Stilwell.
StilweI said yesterday afternoon: "The
Governor was waiting at the appointed
time, and at about half-past 10 o'clock a
note was received at the California Hotel
from Chadbourne saying that he could not
be there until II, as State Engineer Holmes,
whom he desired to have with them, was
otherwise engaged until that time. Moth
ing more was heard from him, and at noon
the Governor started to the Harbor Com
missioners' Office, and there found Com
missioners Cole and Bassett. Chadbourne
and Holmes were picked up at the front. )"
Chadbourne, as stated, simply answers
this statement by saying that it was mis-
understanding.
As for Engineer Holmes he was at the
water front as early as 10 o'clock looking
after the boats for the Governors trip and
was met there at that time by CALL re-
porter. to whom he said: 'sChadbourne
and the Governor will not be here until
after IL o'clock. / can tell you that for a
fact"
Yesterday, being asked if job had been
put up on the Governor, he laughed and
said the idea was absurd. 1.-THE engage
ment was with Mr.. Chadbourne, however"
he said. "You had better see him."
Chadbourne was indignant at the sug-
gestion that he had purposely delayed the
visit until high tide, and said it was a
Misunderstanding he had been wait
ing on the Governor to come to the water
front, while the Governor had been wait
ing on him to go TO the hotel.
In any event the Governor has delegated
an expert to make an examination of the
piers when the tide is out and to further
examine into the manner in which the
work now under way is being done. The
experts were on the front yesterday after
noon looking after things.
of there was any disposition to de-
ceive," said Engineer Holmes, yesterday,
"would it not be perfectly easy for US to
plaster up the outside breaks so that they
would all right? If l was going to expart
this thing I'd do it with crowbar or a
drill. l wouldn't take the appearance of
it, nor would I chip the outside"