The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
CHADBOURNE IS
STILL WAITING
FOR THAT JOB
Harbor Commission
ers Meet.
HEROLD RETAINS HIS SEAT
EXPERIMENTAL PAVEMENT
PROVES A FAILURE.
HER0LD RETAINS HIS SEAT
EXPERIMENTAL PAVEMENr
PROVES A FAILURE.
Big Saving Effected in Repairs by
Rejecting the Bids First Of
fered and Calling for
New Proposals.

Colonel z. S. Chadbourne wandered
down 10 the water front yesterday after
noon and sat beneath the weeping will
low tree he planted in a concrete founda-
tiou when ne was one of the lords of the
docks, and unused over the. vicissitudes
u a political career, while the Board Of
Iia-hor Commissioners met and did bust
ness IN the spacious rooms in the ferry
depot that Chad" had helped to plan.
The meeting was brief and entirely
harmonious. All the Commissioners were
present, so if the colonel waited in the
hope OF being tagged to occupy Herold $
seat he waited in vain. President Kill
burn bowed to the majority, figura-
lively as well as literally speaking. and
no attempt was made 10 do politics.
There had been rumOrs of many changes
underway among the harbOr employees,
besides the abolition of the equipment
and supplies department. but if such ac-
Jion is contemplated there was no mani
testation of it yesterday. The only
change in the force of employees made
was in the dictatorship at Main street,
John A. Sullivan being, on motion of Ma
jor Harvey, appointed to the vacancy
caused by the registration of Charles
Pratt.
A Communication was received from
the Stauuen Chemical Company asking
the board to run a spur of the belt rail-
road 10 the companys works at the foot
of Bay street. The secretary was in
structed 10 notify the company that the
Commissioners had no jurisdiction over
that part of the front, and the company
would have 10 obtain permission from the
Supervisors and construct the spur itself
Engineer Holmes reported that the
block pavement on East street south of
Market. that was laid two years ago as
AN experiment under a guarantee by
the company laying it to keep It in repair
Tor I'VE years, was in bad condition, and
the board would be liable for any dam
age that might result therefrom. The
company had been requested repeatedly
10 place the pavement in repair, but have
not done so. and there was no power 10
compel II TO live up to its agreement, as
the paving had been laid originally with
out cost TO the board.
A communication was received from
the Harbor Light and Power Company
refuting eX-Prestdent Colnon's state
ment made at a recent meeting that the
company was defunCt and not in posi-
ton to bid for lighting the city front
on this statement the request of the COM
pany for permission to bid on the con-
tract for the lighting, which will soon be
let, was tabled. The company asserted
that ii was fully prepared to carry out
the terms of the contract, and it will
be given chance to bid a the proper
Sullivan & Doyle asked for the exclu-
sive privilege Of cleaning the hay wharf
a Berry street for two years.
Louis Glass who has the privilege of
maintaining slot weighing machines IN
the ferry depot, asked to be allowed to
place some of his machines in the upper
waiting room.
The Southern Pacific Company sent
communication wanting to know what
the commissioners intended to do about
closing up the spaces between the
arches in front of the depot and making
sort Of waiting room in the enclosure.
The matter was referred to the engineer.
The third set Of bids for repairing
piers and II were opened and the con-
tract awarded to the p. f. Dundon Co.,
its bid Of $500 being the lowest.
on March 7, when the first bids were
opened, Dundon's bid which was then
also the lowest. was S7l06 6S. Engineer
Holmes protested against awarding the
contract on the ground that the bids
We're exorbitant and the board called
for new bids, despite the fact that Dun
don and COlnOn were remarkably close
friends during the latter's entire term
as president Of the board. The second
set Of bids. opened March IS, were some
what better, Dundon's figures being cut
10 $3.50. Still Engineer Holmes was not
satisfied, so another call for bids was
made with the result that Dundon got
his figures down 10 $500. a clear saving
OF S2006 6S from his first bid.