The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03

the Government steamer Mcdowell will be
kept busy in moving the targets and
making ready for the morning drill.
Yesterday the gunners at Fort Mason
(Black Point) made an excellent showing.
hundred feet of the target on every occa-
sion and once or twice the spray from
bursting shell broke clean over the buoy.
The target was clear across the channel
and In consequence the shots had to be
timed in order to allow vessels passing in
or out to clear the line of fire. The
schooner Dora Bluhm from Eureka and
the pilot-boat Oracle S both passed in
about the same time. The Oracle went
into irons but the Bluhm held on her way
The men at the fort held their fire, but
as soon as the schooner was out of danger
the cannon was discharged. Captain Lar
sen thought the shot was intended for
him and he at once lowered his main sail
and stood in for Meiggs wharf. 1t was
only when the Merchants Exchange re-
porter explained the situation to him that
be consented to stand on his way for the
Mission mud flats. Between the next two
shots the Oracle s passed in and came to
an anchorage off Powell-street wharf.
President Colnon of the Harbor Com
meeting of the board. He was not doing
politics in Stockton" but came to San
Francisco last Sunday and has been at
tending strictly to State business ever
since. A report submitted by Architect
f. R. Swain showed that $4,000 worth of
columns for the new ferry depot had been
delivered and found up to the standard re-
quired by the specifications.
Superintendent of Construction Robert
son will in future have to report to Archi-
tect Swain once week. Commissioner
Chadbourne thought that he should make
q showing in regard to his work. Presi-
dent Colnon thought no report was neces-
sary as Robertson was really employed as
a private detective. Chad bourne insisted
him should appear among the records of
the com mmission, and he gained his point.
In future his weekly report of work done
and ma terial accepted will be incorporated
in the architects statement.
II. Taylor asked for permission to ad-
vertise his navigation school on the build
ing of one of the tugboat companies. His
request was denied.
Manuel Drobaz bad to pay bill Of $22
over which he and the collector at fisher
mems wharf had several squabbles. Dro-
baz owns fishing-boat and the captain
failed to pay the State tolls. When they
amounted to $6 demand was made upon
DrobaZ for the amount. He refused to
pay and pointed to the fact that he had
told the collector to get his money every
Saturday night. In the meantime the
boat disappeared and the State was out S.
few days ago the lugeer turned up again
and Chief Wharfinger Root at once seized
her. Double wharfage and fine of $40
was charged, and before Drobaz could get
his boat he had to pay it. Yesterday he
made an impassioned appeal to the Com
missioners. but it availed him nothing, so
the double wharfage and fine still stands.
The work of rebuilding the outer half
of Bryant street was let yesterday. Sew
eral of the bids were rejected, but finally
on the advice of Attorney Ford all were
considered. Chief. Engineer Holmes
made it one of his conditions that the
bids on the three different demands should
contain an aggregate for all This was
not followed, but it made no difference in
the general result. Galloway, Townley q
Co. secured the contract for $3627 80. Their
offer TO relay the wharf with old timber
was only 80 cents foot, while the next
lowest bid was that OF Healy, Tibbetts &
Co. 81.
John d. Spreckels Bros. Company want
Pacific-street wharf for their steamers and
tugs. Folsom street wharf Is to be re-
built, and in consequence change has to
be made. Commissioners Colnon and
Cole were willing to grant space for the
ocean-going steamers, but they did not
want the tugs on the south end of the
front. Chief Wharfnger Root pointed
out that with two big steamers at the
wharf there would not be room for any
other deep-water ship, and that the tugs