The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
ALONG The WATER FRONT
Harbor Commissioners Worried
Over Steel Beams for
the Depot.
NO MEAES OF TESTING THEM.
British Captains Will Celebrate
the Queens Birthday With a
Regatta.
NO MEAEs OF TESTING THEM.

The Harbor Commissioners are q little
anxious about the steel beams that are to
be used in the new ferry depot 1t appears
that no provision has been made for test
ing them, and President Colnon wants to
know what is to be done in the matter. L.
r. Mead of the Risdon Iron Works was
sent for, and yesterday he appeared before
the board. He explained that the beams
were being made by the Carnegies, and
that they were depending upon their test.
He never expected that the Commissioners
would demand a test, and did not know
what to do in the matter. President Col
non said that a test would most assuredly
be made before the beams would be ac-
cepted, and with that the matter was
allowed to drop.
Chief Engineer Holmes presented the
plans and specifications for the new Fol-
som-street wharf, and they were approved
and ordered advertised. While the new
wharf is being built the Oceanic Steam
ship Company's steamers will dock at the
new Paclfic-street wharf.
Architect Swain reported that the plans
for the ventilating of the waiting-ro
and the skylights in the new ferry depot
were detective. He suggested some changes
plans of the Risdon Iron Works. Mr..
Mead said his company had no objection
to the making OF the changes, and the
board accepted Mr.. Swain's proposition.
The Manufacturers Association in
dorse the stand taken by the commission
In the matter of using California stone In
the erection of the new ferry depot.
All the British ships in port are going to
celebrate the Queens birthday on Satur-
day, the 23d inst. by a. big regatta at
Sausalito. Every ship in port has one or
more crews in training and the apprentice
boys expect to have great time Of it.
Prizes have been donated by Harry Chalo-
ner. John Sloan, Charles Dexter, A. Law
renee, Frank Tyler, Jacob Stutz & Co., A.
McBoyle d Co., Stewart Menzies, Sennett
& Co., Henry Bingham & Co., and host
of others.
On the 10Th inst. St. Andrews Society
will celebrate at Ell Campo. On that oc-
casion there will also be regatta, and five
prizes have been procured for the occasion.
The apprentice boys on the various ships
have all entered and there are sure TO be
some close finishes.
The British ship Ecclefechau arrived
from Calcutta yesterday in the smart time
of ninety-seven days. She averaged $50
miles a day throughout the entire run.
She brings almost an entire cargo of grain.
sacks, which will enter into competition
with the article made at San Quentin.
The United States Fish Commissioners
steamer Albatross is preparing for an
other cruise in Bering Sea. She will be
| gone some time, and beds that were not
| fully examined last year will be thoroughly
explored this season. The Albatross made
pretty picture yesterday as she lay in
the stream. AS she was sKetched yester-
day scow-schooner was approaching her
with load of coal, as WAS also one of the
steamers boats. In the distance was the
| Donnitnr Conn q nCho and IN ha Ifa
tance q small schooner.
L. B. o. Brien, Judge Campbell's fight
ing clerk, had rough time of it on the
steamer Solano last Tuesday night. He
was crossing from Benicia to Port Costa,
and from politics drifted to the A. P. A.
He abused the organization in no
measured terms and got terrible mauling
in Consequence. His eye was blacked, his
nose cut, his coat torn and his new silk
hat was tnrned into football. O'Brien
after he got on his feet watched the flying
hat for a while and then called out, 81
don't want that hat any more. When
| you're through with it cut it up into Nc
Kinley badges" He was very weary when
he reached Oakland, SO he stayed there ali
night and came to the City about noon
| yesterday.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
Zealandia is receiving thorough over
| hauling at Howard street wharf. 1t is
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after sugar, but Captain Howard says she
will be tied up. A new foremast and new
hawse holes have been put in and the
vessel has been repainted throughout.
A little steam launch used by one of the
laundries broke down in the bay yesterday
and her cargo of clean clothes got wet
ting. Henry Peterson went to her assist
ance in the Amy and towed her to Fol-
som-street wharf. An examination showed
that the steam launch had lost her pro-
peller.
Business has increased to such an ex-
tent on the Mail dock that the com pany is
compelled to considerably widen the
structure. As things are at present all the
New York freight has to be discharged at
! Lom bard-street wharf for want of room at
the foot of Brannan street. The wharf
will be widened on the basin or westerly
side and by this means the company's
working space will be largely increased.
The Harbor Commissioners have no OBJ
| lection to the change so long as the east
erly side of the wharf is not touched.
The well-known ship Elwell was spoken
| off Point Reyes st 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, havine made that much of the
round trip to Nanaimo in fifteen days.
| Should she get in this morning. she will
! beat the Wilna's run of sixteen days and
| six hours, which is a prize run.
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