The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-02

WARNING PORT WARDENS,
Governor Budd's Board Fails
to Present Its Creden-.
tails. s.. 81 J.
THE OLD BOARD HOLDS ON.
Insists That 1t Has a Year to Serve
and VIII Fight to the
End. II.
THE OLD BOARD HOLDS ON.

Two Boards Of Port Wardens are now
guarding the interests of the shipping in
port, but only one board is deriving any
benefit from the office Governor Budd's
appointees were TO. present their creden-,
:tials yesterday, the first of the month, and
demand that Messrs. Watson, Gage and
Martingiye up their seats. but they failed to
put in an appearance and the old broad
held the fort and will probably continue to-
do so until next March, when their COM
missions expire. Samuel Braunhart is
the only one of the Governors appointees
who succeeded in getting into office. He
took Thurstons place, that Port Warden
having .officiated four years. while the
others have only been in. three years:
Messrs. Harvey, Provost and Atwood are.
the gentlemen who are out in the cold but
they are doing precisely as their prede-
cessors did four years ago-awaitlng their
turn. They are next, but all the chairs
are full. They were at the office of the
Port Wardens Saturday afternoon, but ac-
complished nothing further than learning
something of their duties and little law
in the case.
There had been sonic talk of going into
the courts If the Port Wardeps who are
now in refused to go out. Watson, Gage
and Martin have emphatically refused to
go and they all say that they will fight the
matter vigorously if it is pressed. Z.
1--WE are perfectly satisfied, y said Captain
Gage yesterday, 'sthat our commissions
hold for four years. having learned that
think that the new appointees will go: to
law about the matter. If they do, we will
go with them, that is all. Should they do
this our fees will 60 on while the suit is
pending, as we will have to do the work all
the while, and q law passed in 1891 covers
that case. The suit would not, in all prob
ability: be decided until our: term of Office
expired" :: ~ +: -.
Major Harvey, member of: the new
board, says that he does not desire toenter
upon his duties until his appointment goes
into effect, but he wants. to be sure that his.
successor, whoever he may be, cannot GUST
him at the end of three years. -. -"
The appointment of the present board
was an illegal act, but that question has
not entered into the controversy. The law.
says that at least two members: of the
board shall be qualified shipmasters and
Captain John Gage is: the only master
mariner on the board. Captain Gage ac-
knowledged this fact yesterday morning,
but said that it was too late to bring up the
question of the boards legality.
Port Warden Brau nhart. is breaking
himself in to the new duties upon which
he has entered, and he promises to be a
success. The principal part of these duties,
it must be understood, consists in over
seeing the discharging of eargoes. Yester-s
day vessel in ballast went alongside at
Green-street wharf and Sammy ran up
to the Office and breathlessly informed
those present that a big ship had just.
got ms:
.<nShe must have lots of cargo he ex-.
claimed, t'for she is high: up above. the
wharf, ~. -" =:
The new Port Warden was informed,
that ships which were, full lay very low in
the water, and that this: one was empty.
Sammy. stood the cigars, and said that
he would know enough about ships to run
business. $3.50: -. :.
AT the present time there is more bust
ness for Port Wardens than there has been
in year. :. :. :;