The San Francisco call., 1896-03-27

Townsend streets. A committee from the
chamber will be heard by the Commits
sioners next Tuesday but the chances are
that nothing will be done, as the board
will not do any work in the direction OF
extending the road until the seawall is
built.
McDermon & Co., the asbestos boiler.
covering people, wrote obiecting to giving
up their premises at the foot OF Broadway
to the Southern Pacific. They said the
firm had spent money in improving the
property and that some consideration
should be shown. The matter was laid on
the table.
George Schneider & Co. sent in petition
with 112 signatures of residents of Alameda
attached, asking that the newsstand at the
ferry landing be allowed to remain. Joseph
but nothing was done, President Colnon
remarking that it was time the commission
went out of the ''Deddling business"
The stringers along the bulkheads be-
tween the various piers are to be removed.
President Colnon said they were nuisance
and dangerous to foot passengers. They
will be replaced by posts similar to those
at the ferries.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pahy is about to remove its office from the
ferry building to the west side of East
street. 1t, therefore, asked for permission
to tear up the street in order to lay its
wires and also to drive three-inch pipe
through the ferry foundation in order to
carry its telephone wires out to the
dolphin. The matter was referred to the
Chief Engineer.
A new shed is to be built on pier 8
and the contract was let to Galloway,
Townley & Co., whose bid was $2654. The
next lowest bid was Healy. Tibbits e. Co.,
$2693, and the highest was f. A. Williams,
$3423 Bateman Bros bid was rejected as
it was not accompanied by certified
check.
Captain John Burns of the Tropic Bird
will not go out in the barkentlne next
trip. He is going to take a well-earned
rest ashore, and his place will be taken bv
Captain G. w. Jackson of the American
ship Louisiana. First Officer Aggers of
the same ship will also take the place of
Chief officer Murray of the ropic Bird.
Sealing men in general are very much
exasperated over the manner in which the
Government has handled the schooners
Bowhead and Winchester. The way it
looks now it appears to be case of petty
persecution, and as if Uncle Sam was try
ing to ruin the owners of the vessels by
false kindness. When the vessels were
first seized they were appraised at $4,000 by
the Government. Now that they have
been released the owners find that there is
over $45O0 in charges against the vessels,
of which $1650 is United States Marshal
fees. Collector Wise has received instruc-
tions to release the schooners, but District
Attorney Foote has not, so the matter is
in abeyance. The owners are considering
the situation, however, and they may
elect to allow Uncle Sam to keep the yes.
sells until Senator Perkins and the Califor-
MIA delegation can lay the matter before
Congress.
The big tug Fearless is to have new
14-inch wrecking-pump, and when it is in
position she will be one of the most pow
erful fireboats in the United States. Cap
tain Dan Haskell tested the pump on the
wharf yesterday, and it worked to tue en-
tire satisfaction of every body connected
with the towboat company.
The little Alaska steamer Jeanie has
been heightened thirty feet and thor
oughly overhauled. Her engines have
been repaired, and on her trial trip yester-
day she made two knots more than before
she was remodeled.
The barkentine S. N. Castle, which ar
rived from Honolulu yesterday, reports
that on the night of March 25 she was in
company with British bark. Her name
could not be made out.