The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-12
Mariposa for the Coast.

At 10 o'clock this morning the Ocean
ic steamship Mariposa, Captain Renn1e,
sails for San Francisco from the Gee
anic wharf. There are a great many
people going to the Coast and Berger's
band will be on hand to give them
send-off. The bookings for the Mari
posa up to a late hour last night were
as follows: Miss Harriet Levers, Mr..
and Mrs. Robt. Levers, Mrs. j. II.
Craig and two children, J. H. Payne,
w. E. Ransome Miss M. E. Killean.
Mrs. Augustine,s Mrs. Fulcher and
daughter, A. Jacobs, H. Kimball and
wife, E. B. Beard Mrs. w. A. Hardy.
J. E. Miller, A M. Harrison and wife,
C. F. Herrick, wife and son. c. F. Solo
mon, E. A. Won Arnim, James Doyle
and wife, j. F. Pearce and wife, R. S.
Rawlings, Miss Meade, Miss Schwarz.
Mrs Crosby. Miss Chausslor, Miss
Briggs, Mr.. Palumbo,~Dr. c. Shoreman,
wife and child, Miss Ana Lenaghan,
Miss Hannah Johnson. Fl. V. Reeves.
r. A. Perry and wife, Edward Brown
and wife, L. r. Crawford. Mr.. Sween-
ey. w G.. Eldred, Messrs. Tyrell and
Bowen, B. w. Ripley and wife, Theo-
dore Holzhausen and wife, Miss Cap
tain Matthias Miss P. T. Hossack, h.
Kenneally, F. r. Weber and wife.
Deals With the Pilots.
! SACRAMENTO, Jan. 25.-In the Sen
ate today Senator Maggard of Te-
hama introduced a bill proposing that
the San Francisco Board or Pilot
Commissioners be abolished, and pro-
posing a series of radical changes in
the pay and charges of pilots. 1t pro-
nf. no nil
shall be placed in the hands of the
State Board of Harbor Commission
ers, which is authorized to appoint a
single Pilot Commissioner.
The bill begins by amending section
1858 of the Political Code in such man
ner as to take the appointment of Pr
lot Commissioners for the harbors OF
San Francisco, Mare Island, Vallejo
and Benicia out of the hands of the
Governor It is then provided that the
State Board of Harbor Commissioners
shall appoint one. Pilot Commissioners
for the four ports named, and one sec
rotary. The Commissioner must be a
shipmaster or nautical man, and shall
hold office during the pleasure OF the
Harbor Commissioners. The Commits
sioner is directed to examine and Il
cense not less than ten nor more than
twenty pilots for the port of San
Francisco, and not more than two pi-
lots for the ports of Mare Island, Val
lejo and Benicia. He is also directed
to issue licenses as special pilots to
the masters and mates of American
vessels.
The section reducing and fixing sal
aries reads as follows:
Every general pilot of the harbors
of San Francisco, Mare Island Val
lejo and Benicia must render an &C
count each day, and all vessels tc
which or for which he has rendered
services and the pilotage therefor must
be charged up and collected by the
said Commissioner, who shall deposit
the same with the State Treasurer
The Commissioner shall draw by war
rant upon the State Treasurer for the
necessary expenses of the pilots boats
ano office expenses, not to exceed $20t
per month salary for each general pi-
lot licensed and actually rendering
services that produces an income equa
to such salary; $500 per month salary
for the Commissioner, $500 per month
salary for the secretary, $40 per month
for rent and sundries. and $500 pei
| month for the use, maintenance an6
repair of each pilot boat in actua
service, not to exceed four Any sur
| plus remaining shall go to the State
public school fund.-
The bill provides that all vessels Of
under 800 tons shall pay So per foot
| oraught and cents per ton on hel
net registered measurement. Where
vessels are spoken inside the bar the
rates are cut 80 per cent. Any vessel
the master or mate of which holds {
| special pilots license, or that is in tow
of steam vessel. the master of which
| holds special license, and. all vessel:
| engaged in whaling and fishing arr
exempt. No provision is made for yes
sells of over 500 tons, but that is un
derstood to be an oversight that vii
be rectified by amendment The bill
imposes the usual conditions as to tn,
| qualifications of pilots and their re
moval for misconduct. The bill alst