The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-26
Harbor Commissioners and
Farmers Will Hold a
Conference.
Two Hundred Representative
Changers Have Been Re.
quested to Attend.
Tt of the Law Passed BIZ the Last
Legislature Directing the Bolrd
to Establish the Market

Tomorrow the State Harbor Commits
sioners will confer with farmers and
fruit-growers on the subject of esta blish-
ing free market on the water front IN
accordance with an act passed by the last
Legislature. A preliminary conference
was held last Wednesday, but the inter
ested producers had not been advised OF
the meeting; hence another meeting was
appointed.
Following is a copy of communication
recently sent to 200 representative
farmers:
The matter of establishing free market on
the water front in San Francisco was taken up
by the Board of State Harbor Commissioners
May Is and he subject laid over until Thurs
day, May y, at P. M, at the rooms OF the
board, 10 Market street.
1t is desirable to have representative farm
ers present ut that meeting to express their
view: as TO the best plans for carrying out the
law as passed by the last Legislature for estab-
fishing and maintaining free market.
1t seems necessary that producers should
take an interest in this matter at once, and 1t
is hoped that you will be present, that some
initiative movement at least will be inaugu-
rated before it is TOO late to secure the benefit
contemplated in the late act of the Legislature.
In response to the request OF many
farmers the text of the law as follows is
again published:
An act to authorize the State Board of Harbor
Commissioner to esta blish and maintain
free public market upon the water front
OF San Francisco, and providing for the eX-
penses and regulations thereof.
(AppToyed March 90, 1871
The people of The State of California repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section L The Board of State Harbor Com
missIoners shall set apart upon some con-
venient portion OF the water front of San
Francisco sufficient number of docks and
piers, which must be contiguous to each other,
Tor the reception of all perishabfe products
arriving by rail, boat or other conveyance, in
Guiding fruit, vegeta bles, eggs, poultry, game,
dairy products and fish, coming into San
Francisco, and shall permit the sale of such
products thereon, by or for account of pro-
ducers only, under such regulations may be
prescribed by the said Harbor Commissioners
and as the public convenience may require.
Sec 2 The docks and piers set apart for a
free public market shall be as convenient as
possible to that portion of the City and County
OF San Francisco in which the principal whole
sale trade in perishab bic prod ucts is now car
ried on, and must he SO situated as to be ac-
cessible to all water craft ordinarily employed
in carrying such products upon the waters OF
San Francisco Bay, and vessels so loaded shall
have the preference in docking at said wharves
over others not so engaged.
Sec. g. Docking room at said piers shall be
assigned without partial1ty to ali vessels en-
gagged in the trans portation OF such products,
and the space assigned shall De sufficient to
permit such vessels regularly running upon
route to receive and discharge their entire
cargoes of such products at such p.ers if they
so desire. The Harbor Com M issloneIs snail
construct car tracks 10 connect the docks and
piers SO set apart for the free public market
with the belt railroad. For the use OF these
tracks the State Harbor Commissioners shall
prescribe such regulations as public con-
venience may require and fix the compensa-
ton to be paid by The companies making use
of them for this purpose.
Sec. 4. The Harbor Commissioners must con-
struct suitable iramways and tracks other
devices for the rapid convey ance OF perisha Bile
products from car or boat or other convey
ance TO the stalls in the free market and
operate the same.
Sec. B. The Har Dor Commissioners shall as
sign space within the free market to all the
producers of perisha bic products under such
regulations as the Harbor Commissioners may
prescribe. No rental shall be charged for
space in the free market. ANY violation of
this act or of the regulations made pursuant
thereof shall exclude the person or firm guilty
OF such violation from the privilege of selling
in the free market during the pleasure of the
Harbor Com mis- ioneTs not exceeding one year
in addition TO any other penalty W icn may
be incurred thereby.
Sec. 8. For the payment of the expenses of
such free market The Harbor Comm ssion ers
may, in their judgment, so adjust the tolls as
to provide the necessary revenue.
Sec. z. The officers of said free market shall
be a superintendent and assistant supe in
tendent (who shall also be secretary and such
other EN- ployes as the State Board of Harbor
Commissioners may appoint. The salary of
all employees of said free market shall be fixed
by the State Board OF Harbor Commissioners
Sec. 8. ALI officers and employees of any pub
lie market on the State property are officers
and employees of the Stale, and shall qualify
in the same manner as other employees and
give bonds as the Harbor Commissioners may