The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

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CHARGES AGAINST A VESSEL N L. R., Selma,
Fresno County, Cal. From the time that YES
sci enters the port OF San Francisco until she
leaves she is subject to the following charges:
on entering, survey, 49, entry, So so; official
certificate and oath, 20 cents; general order,
~ cents. Clearance: Clearance papers, So so;
official certificate and OATH 20 cents; post en-
try, If any, So; tonnage tax on vessels from
any foreign port in North America, north of
the southern part OF the isthmus of Darien or
any port OF Newfoundland the West Indies or
the Hawaiian Islands, 3 cents per ton; on YES
sells from other foreign ports, 6 cents per ton;
pllotage on vessels over 500 tons, So per foot
draught and a cents per register ton: towage
from sea to anchorage varies from 500 to
T2oO, according to distance and condition of
the weather Under ordinary circumstances
the charges against vessel of 1000 tons for
the city 'front.' $50; to Port Costa to load, $3.50; ;
Port Costa to stream, $3.50; stream to sea,
$1lO. Dockage on Il vessel OF 1000 tons regis
ter is VIZ 90 for twenty-four hours. No charge
is made by the customs officers for weighing
cargo. Stevedores' rates for unloading are:
General merchandise. weight measure,
same; steel blooms, glass, sheet or bar iron, SO
cents; sulphur or shale, when over so
IONS IONS % cents; railroad irSn coke or
wheat and flour haGS n
2240 pounds, 3719 cents; barley, per ton of
1000 pounds, 371a cents; salmon and fruits, in
cases per ton OF 224O pounds, so cents; orchil-
la, cotton and pulp, in small lots of 2240
pounds per ton, 80 cents; lumber according to
size, from 81 to ST. % per NJ. These charges
are subject to reduction OF from Is to 90 per
over 1000 tons, 20 cents per day for every ton
registered, 20 cents for lay days, the maximum
painting only, 20 cents for the first day and 10
cents each lay day. The cargo is charged the
same as tonnage, but no charge is made for
ballast The cost for cleaning and painting
lIOO-ton vessel is 1878, If the contractor fur
nlshes the materials but if the ship furnishes
them the cost is but $3.50. A ships clerk is
paid $6 day, ballast costs 80 cents ton of
1000 pounds, water is half cent per gallon
A detailed account of ship of 1895 tons in
the harbor 81 days, which unloaded 1850 tons
OF cement and loaded 1925 tons of wheat
SHOWS that all the charges, which include port
charges OF every description and the fitting
out OF the vessel, amount to 1895 n.
Another vessel OF 22fS tons register in port 60
days and loaded with 3629 tons of wheat out
ward bound had an account which footed up
$S22S Is.
THE CAMERA CLUB-A. N. City The initia-
ton fee of the California Camera Club is $40
Tor active members and the dues 81 per month
Lady relatives OF the active members may be-
come members, known as assistants" upon
payment of dues in the sum of SO cents a
month. Active and assistant lem bers are en-
TITLED to all the benefits of the literature in the
clubrooms, the use of dark-rooms and applI-
ances for devel oping negatives and the use of
portrait cameras, which are of the class known
as l1Xl4. Those members who desire to take
exterior views must furnish their own cameras
tor that purpose. Subscribing members do not
have the privileges that are extended to active
and assistant members, but they are allowed
certain number OF tickets to the exhibitions
given by the club. An amateur who joins has
the beneht OF all the latest information of pho
Biography and the use of the rooms and appli-
anees Tor developing pictures, also an oppor-
tunlty TO see slides sent by like organizations
in other cities
KINDERGARTEN TEAcHERs-A. j. L., Irvington,
Alameda County, Cal. One who wishes 10 be-
come successful Kindergarten must, first of
all, have a good, substantial common school
education; but if there has been thor
ough high school, collegiate or university
course 1t is so much the better There must be
good moral character, sincere love for children
and an enthusiasm for teaching. The appli-
cant for course in Kindergarten work should
possess musical ability, as special training in
music is an important feature in kinder
garten course OF instruction. A kindergarten
student needs all her strength and time to pur-
sue her studies. communication addressed
TO Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper of the Golden Gate Free
Normal Training School, San Francisco will be
responded to with all the information desired
about the training OF kindergartners.
TELEGRAPHING-H. NJ. City. dispatch of
1000 words sent through Morse instrument
in good pOn6j from this " IN Sacr
would take about twenty minutes. II would
go TO New York on a straight wire in the same
length of time and without greater exertion on
the part of the operator. If the message had to
be repeated at Chicago it would take few
minutes more. ten-word message would
take but few seconds to go from here to New
York for electricity travels at the rate of 900
miles per second. The name of the winner OF
the EPSON Derby, June 4, 1890, was received
in New York from London at 10 :0S A. NJ, or
3:0S P. M, Greenwich time AS that was the
time the message was handed in at the London
office the time in transmission was minutes
lmal.
3 THE NAVAL REsERvEs-O. o. Y. S., City, The
same qualifications that are required of those
who wish to enlist in the National Guard of this
State are required of those who wish to join the
Naval Reserves. The only difference between
the two organizations is that in the guard the
men enlist while in the reserves they are
shipped. The applicant must be citizen of
the United States a resident OF the county in |
and 40 years OF age, and if under q must have |
the consent OF parent or guardian TO ship. An |
application may be sent to any of the COM |
panles OF the battalion and it will be acted |
upon.
A PoLIcEMAN's RIGHT-C. F., City. A police |
man has no right to infict physical punish
ment on person guilty of crime instead of
arresting him. If policeman detects person |
in the act of committing crime, or has rea-
sonable grounds to believe thatsuch a person |
has committed felony, it is his duty to arrest |
such person and take him forthwith before the |
nearest and most accessible magistrate, but as
magistrate is not always to be found the Off |
Ger is required to take his prisoner to place
OF detention for safe keeping 1t is only when
q policeman strikes in self-defense that his |
right to infict physical punishment on pris-
0ner is recognized.
SHIPPING GoLD-Marines, Mare Island, Solano
County, Cal. Five millions in gold might be
shipped from San Francisco to London in such !
q way. that there would not be any loss in
weight. That is if it were packed SO that there
would not be any friction of pieces, and so no
Joss. Ii the gold were in twenty-dollar pieces
and these We're packed in such way that on
the voyage they would chafe each other each
coin SO chafed would lose trifie in weight,
but what that would be could not be told with
out weighing. The effect would be the same
as coin carried for q long time in the pocket |
In time 1T bpcOm worn 81 that q Dprcapti hlo