The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-23

terminal facilities on the bay of San Fran
cisco, the lease shall forthwith terminate
and all rights thereto Immediately cease.
provision calling for immediate con-
struction of the railway from San Fran
cisco is introduced as follows:
And the said party of the second part does
hereby further covenant, promise ana agree
that it will proceed within six months from
the date hereof to improve said demlseo
premises, and to construct such improvements
as and for the use for which the same are de-
missed as hereinbefore defined.
That the party of the second part VIII pro.
coed whiting six months from the date hereof
TO construct its railroad, and thereafter with
reasonable diligence.to equip and operate the
same. Also that it shall construct and have IN
operation not less than 100 miles OF road
within five years from the date OF the eXecu-
ton hereof, and actually use said premises IN
connection Herewith as its railway terminal.
The final proviso deals with possible
changes in the future in Channel street,
and collection of tolls and dockage at the
railway company's wharves III the follow
ing language:
1t is further agreed that should Channel
street be widened at any time, and should any
portion Of the premises described in this lease
be within the line of said street so widened,
then such portion shall be thereby expressly
exempted, and hereby is so expressly exempted
from the operation of this lease, and the i'm
provements thereon erected by the party OF the
second part shall be removed from such land
so required at its sole cost.
1t is agreed by and between the parties 10
this lease that nothing herein contained shall
be construed to affect the right of the people
OF the State of California, or the Board OF State
Harbor Commissioners, or any successor or
successors of said Board OF State Harbor Com
missioners. from collecting dockage and tolls
at the rates and charges now or hereafter to
be established by said Board OF State Harbor
Commissioners, its successor or successors, at
any seawall, pier, slip or wharf constructed
about said demised premises, nor shall any
thing herein contained ever be construed to
give the second party the right to any dockage
or toll facilities, either at or upon the harbor
embankment line as established by law, or
within said line, or upon any part OF the
within described premises, without such pay
ment of the rates heretofore or hereafter to be
established according to law.
That the valley road directors approved
this lease after mature deliberatlon is proof
that they intend pushing ahead with their
work, and SO give San Francisco COM
peting line into some of the richest lands
of California. They accept binding
agreement that the valley road shall not
for fifty years pass into other hands, and
this of itself shows how clear is their posi-
ton with regard to preserving the integrity
of the great enterprise. While engineers
and workmen will be building the new
road down by the San Joaquin River, an
other force will be occupied on China
Basin and the bay shore route through
San Mateo and the Santa Clara Valley to
meet the line running through the heart
of California.
All that remains now to close the lease
of China Basin is for the Harbor Commits
sioners to pass resolutions to execute 1t
and the valley road directors to pass resolu-
tions accepting it. Just as soon as Gov
ernor Budd comes to town the Harbor
Commissioners will hold a meeting, at
which the lease will be signed by him,
Mayor Sutro and Commissioners Colnon,
Cole and Chadbourne.
The directors decided to ask the Super
visors for rights of way through the city
over the following streets;
From Fourth and Illinois streets across
Fourth, along Illinois to the southwest side OF
First avenue south, formerly known Hon
duras street; street south, formerly known
as st. John street; from the southwest side OF
First avenue south TO the north line of Twelfth
avenue south, thence In q general Southerly
direction across Twelfth avenue south, Thir-
teenth avenue south, Parnassus avenue,
Latonia street and Thornton avenue TO Rail
road avenue opposite the center line OF Twenty
first avenue south; thence along Railroad
avenue TO the north line of Thirtysixth avenue
south; thence in a general southerly direction
under Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh, Thirty
eighth and Thirty ninth avenues south, ] street
10 the east line of street, thence along Eyart
street to the county line, with the rights TO lay
and maintain a single or double track OF
standard width thereon, and to operate thereon
a railroad propelled by steam electricity or
other power for the transportation of freight
and passengers for the term OF fifty years from
date.
The petition was considered by the
Supervisors, and referred to the Street
Committee for consideration.