The San Francisco call., 1895-07-17

hitting grain to remain in the seawall
sheds, was virtually running a warehouse
business in opposition to them and their
buildings.
Chief Whar6nger Boobar stated that
the grain space was limited, and with the
new harvest coming on the wharf could
not be practically used if clogged with
freight awaiting disposal at the pleasure of
those having it in charge.
After much discussion something like an
agreement upon a limit of five days upon
the front of the seawall and fifteen days in
the rear was reached. The board took this
basis under consideration.
The superintendent of tugs and dredgers
was instructed to purchase all oil supplies
from the lowest bidder.
Captain Philip Brown of dredger / ap-
peared before the board and asked for
new machine. This was q startling re-
quest, and President Colnon, who if any
thing is economical, hauled the mud
dredger mans demand up for examina-
ton. He learned that the old dredger had
been brought to this coast by the Pacific
Mail Company in the early part of 1850 and
for over thirty years it had been industri-
all over this State. 1t is now worn COM
pletely out and is useless. Captain Brown
will get new dredger.
The attorney of the board, TREY L.
Ford, rendered his opinion yesterday on
the acts of the Legislature regarding the
employment of the ferry depot architect,
which is favorable to A. Page Brown, and
against the opinion of Attorney General
Fitzgerald.
The following is the substance of the
opinion:
The act of April 1, 1872, has never been re-
pealed in terms and is, therefore, still in force,
unless it has been repealed by Implication,
that is. by the enactment of some subsequent
statute inconsistent Herewith. The act is, by
express terms, made applicable to both State
and County buildings and provides that the
'pians and specifications for ali such build
ings shall be obtained through competitive
bids after advertisements therefor duly pub
lished. 1t is also provided that the architect
whose plans and specifications shall have
been adopted shall enter into written un-
dertaking in the penal sum of $4,000 to the
effect that he will himself, if called upon so to
do, enter into contract to construct the con-
templated building for the sum named in the
advertisement calling for competitive bids for
plans and specifications. II. upon being re-
quired to do so. the architect should enter into
the contract for the construction OF the con-
templated building, then some other COM
petent architect or superintendent must be
employed to superintend the work OF con-
struc ton.
You further ask: SHOULD the cost of con-
struction of the foundation for the proposed
railroad, passenger and ferry depot at the loot
OF Market street. IN this City, be PAID out OF
the fund raised by the sale of bonds pursuant
to the provisions of the San Francisco Depot
Act or may such cost of construction be paid
out OF the SAN Francisco Harbor Improvement
Fund in the same manner as the cost of con-
struction of other harbor Improvements is SO
paidq'
In answer to the foregoing question would
say that l fully concur in the conclusions
reached by the Attorney-General in relation to
the same question as set forth in his letter OF
the I'd inst to your honorable body.
Within reasonable limits the board is the
sole judge as to the kind and character of
structures to be erected on the water front.
The annual election OF officers of the
San Francisco Produce Exchange took
place yesterday with the following result:
President, W. A. Holcomb; vice-president,
George T. Morrow; treasurer, ]. w. Sperry;
board OF directors-W. A. Holcomb, George p.
Wright, 81. Eppinger, It. E. Trubenbach, T. G.
Warrington, H. c. Ellis; committee on ap-
peals-R. D. Giryin, Paul Keyser, H. c. Ellis,
II. Erlanger, H. Sinsheimer.
A telegram was received at the Mer-
chants Exchange yesterday morning stat
ing that the British ship Inchcape Rock,
which left here March 16, had arrived at
Queenstown. She had on board the crew
of the brig Gerda, which she collided with
and sunk off the Irish coast.
The Mexican authorities are not satisfied
with the methods of the Pacific Mail Off
cials, and law will be broueh hit before the
Congress OF that republic providing that
all vessels clearing from a Mexican port
shall carry lifeboats and rats provisioned
and ready for launching at a moments
notice.
The freight rate war has spread to the
southern coast, and the Willamette will
take cargo for the Mexican coast at 81 per
ton, Mexican silver, which is about 81
American gold.
The opposition steamers and steam
schooners in the north are also at work
and have forced the larger corporation
boats down to special rates to Portland
and the Sound ports. Freight has fallen
to 81 per ton and passenger rates to So to
Oregon points and $40 to Puget Sound.
The horse and wagon belonging to an
Italian crab peddler named CahaIiero