The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-13

mitted by Attorney E. f. Preston. In it
were incorporated the suggestions of the
Governor, Mayor, Commissioners and ex.
Attorney Stratton of the board. a com
mittee has been appointed to confer with
the representatives of the road on the
amendments, and within ten days the
lease will be 81 gned.
Governor Budd, Mayor Sutro and the
Board of Harbor Commissioners met yes
terday morning to consider the lease.
John D. Spreckels and Attorney E. f.
Preston, representing the road, were pres
ent and were invited to Join the confer
eAce. President ColnOn Gale d the meet.
ing to order, and explained that it had
been called for the purpose of formulating
a lease which would afford every advan-
tage to the new road and, at the same
time protect the interests of the State.
With that end in view, Mr.. Colnon said
an informal meeting of the board had been
held on Thursday afternoon, the Governor
being present, at which the copy of the
ease submitted by Attorney Preston bad
been considered. A number of modifica
tons to Mr.. Preston's document had been
suggested, and the suggestions would now
be offered for the consideration of the
entire board and the representatives of the
railroad company.
On motion of Governor .Budd the entire
sisting of Attorney TREY L. Ford of the
board; f. S. Stratton, e1-attorney of the
board; Acknowledgement Fitzgerald and
President Z. L. Colnon. This committee
was instructed to confer with the represen-
tatives of the San Francisco and San
Joaquin Valley road, by which name the
competing road is to be designated in all
dealings with the board. and report to the
board at some future time. The Governor
also suggested that the committee in
corporate in the lease the definition of ter
minal facilities, so that both the board and
the company will know the exact meaning
of the term. Mr.. Stratton had some sug-
gestions to offer, which were embodied in
the modification of Mr.. Preston's draft OF
the lease.
Mayor Sutro, who was not present at the
informal meeting on Thursday afternoon,
had an amendment OF his own to offer.
He moved that that portion of Mr.. Pres
toms copy be stricken out which read as
follows:
Provided further, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to affect the right of
the people of the State of California or the
Board of State Harbor Commissioners from
collecting wharfage, dockage and tolls in the
general rates and charges established by said
board at any seawau, pier, slip or wharf con-
Etructed in or about said demised premises by
said Board of State Harbor Commissioners.
And the following amendment be in
serted:
It is agreed that nothing herein contained
shall abridge the right OF the State Of Califor-
mia through its proper officers to collect wharf
age, or dockage, or tolls, or all lawful charges
upon shipping, or merchandise, or both at any
seawall, pier, slip or wharf constructed at said
premises by the lessee.
1t is further agreed that neither the lease nor
any of the rights hereinunder shall ever be
assigned or be sublet as a whole or in part II
the lessee CORPORATION shall at any time during
the term of this lease, directly or indirectlN
tall under the ownership, management or con.
troll OF any railroad corporation or the stock
holder or stockholders of any such corporation
having terminal facilities anywhere upon or
adjacent to the water front of the CITY of San
Francisco, or If the ownership, MANAGEMENT or
control of said lessee corporation becomes
vested in any railroad corporation having such
terminal facilities or the stakeholder or stock
holders thereof, or If the said lessee corpora.
ton shall enter into any com bination pool OF
trust for the purpose OF regulating fares and
freights or for the purpose of pre-.
venting or limiting competition with any
railroad corporation or individual having raj.
road terminal facilities upon or adjacent to the
water front of the city of San Francisco where
by any of the advantages resulting from this
lease shall inure either directly indirectly to
such corporations or individuals so holding
such terminal facilities, or If any said lessee
corporation shall from any cause cease to be 8
competing railroad, or shall cease to be com
petitor in the business OF carrying passengers
and freights, then this lease shall determine
and said demised premises. with all the i'm
proyements ana appurtenances, shall revert tc
the State of California.
1t is further agreed that should Channel
street be widened at any time, and II
become necessary that any portion OF the
premises described in this lease should be used
therefor, such portion shall be thereby ex
pressly exempted from the operation of this
lease, and that the improvements thereon shall
cole cost.
Ii is further expressly agreed that neither the