The San Francisco call., 1898-12-22
CoInon Goes Back on
 His Record.
HARBOR POLICE NOT NEEDED
FERRY BUILDING PLANS RE-
 VISED AT GREAT COST.
Chadbounne Testifies That Changes Were Made to Suit the Souther~ Pacific Without Consult
 in0 Others,

Whatever the end of the Senate com uittees investigation among the inner things of the union ferry building; what ever the outcome of the official search into the methods that revised the original plans of that structure at an added cost of S90 000 whatever the result of the bursting open of the secret chamber, as it. were, of the States big water front structure an epoch may happen in the lives of the i've Harbor Commission po- licemen.
 The House of Revision,' named from its varied changes. which represents $691 ,66S and standing upon foundation worth $344 344, may be monument to the memory of one sergeant and four patrol men whose official existence was a mys- tery. .
 These five officers in blue and brass have been seen at intervals wandering through the lonely hours of daylight along the wharves. Nobody ever saw them do anything bad or very good. They had no occasion to make any arrests, as the city police were on hand and were permitted to exercise the happy preroga- tive of peace preServers. But they drew the sergeant l25 and the four priVates S75 apiece per month. The status of these officers was yesterday touched upon in the examination of eX-Harbor Commis- sioner Chadbourne before the Senate com mittee.
 General Dickinson-What are the duties of the HarbOr Commissioners policemen?
 MT. Chadbourne-Oh, they watch State property.
 Dickinson-Do they ever make any ar rests?
 Chadbourne-No. Their duty is to straighten out things on the wharves, get the draymen in line and such, and watch public property. (Mr. ChadbOurne was not asked what the public property Cn the wharves consisted of, but if he had his answer could on-Y have been the %barveS themselVeS)
 Dick5insson-,Why can't the city police
 Chadbourne-Oh, they can't cross East street; that is the domain of the State.
 Dickinson--,Why, l often see city police men cross the sacred territory of the State, and even have the temerity to en- ter the ferry building.
 Chadbourne-But city police can't have any authority on the wharVes.
 Dlckinson-DO not the shipping compa- nles occupying the wharves have their own watchmen there also?
 Chadbourne-Yes
 DickinsOn-What is the difference be- tween pay roll ''Watchman'' and pay roll policeman?
 Chadbourne-The Watchman walks around on the dredgers and tugs al night and the policeman wears a uniform and protects public property.
 -DlcKlnSon-How many additional watch men, policemen or whatever they are we're employed in the ferry building dur Ing US construction, and what was their pay?
 Chadbourne-I think there were four and their pay was $4 per day
 It transpired that the duties of these St men were to stand around the gates or the lnclosures surrounding the struc- ture and occasionally wander through it.
 Commissioner Colnon. while on the stand yesterday, repeated his declaration that the policemen were not needed. and eH-Commlssloner Dan Cole reluctantly admitted that he always had objected 10 100 many employees, especially policemen 50 It does seem that an epoch is sneaking along those wharves and five harhoT policemen will be it's object
 At the morning session Mir Colnon testf- ned regarding the revisions of the original pans. Among those who asked for changes were the Southern Pacific Rail road people and the changes were made Lo sult them, without considering the cost Ihe matter of cost never entered into the
 Among the employees that could he dis pensed with were the superintendent and assistant superintendent of repairs He accounteu for the gradual increase of the payroll hgures from the fact that the un- hnished state of the great building neces- sltated more employees. There was a con structor Of the building, who received S20O per month. There was an inspector of IfoorS' also a roof inspector, who got S4 per day each. - Dickinson-Suppose that 5000 per month would cover .all these expenses, how do you account for the great excess
 .Colnon-Had more men in the different departments-more sweepers. more labor CTS everywhere. -.',
 Ex-Commissioner Chadbourne stated that they started in on the general plans and revised them whenever an oppor- tunity would occur. They counseled with the future tenants and made the changes where wanted. .ss,
 Dickinson- Did not all these changes cost the State almost s1O00OO?
 sChadbourne-Well,, I don't know that they cost anything like that figure.
 Dickinson-What is your opinion of the purchasing agency of the commission?
 Chadbourne-It is an excellent idea It checked careless buying on the part of the departments.
 Dickinson-Are you aware of it's addi- tional expense?
 Chadbourne-Yes but, General, this is the idea. When a foreman wanted a tool or a few nails he had to leave his gang. go up town and buy The purchasing de- partment prevented waste of material and
 Dickinson-But it cost you 5000 to run a purchasing department while it was doing just $22000 worth of purchasing. How about that?
 Chadbourne-Well, there was some ex- pense in the matter.
 MT. Chadbonrne said that he did not