The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
ADVISE UNION
BAGGAGE ROOM
Harbor Commissioners
Try to Solve Ferry
Space Problem.
Santa Fe and North Shore
Railroads Agree to
New Plan.


visibility OF making a reassignment
o9 slips for TIE ferry-boats f'the four
raaroads occupying the Northern end
Of the ferry Building was discussed.
The Commissioners labored the entire
afternoon with the aid OF representa-
tives>of the railroads 70 be affected 70
reach a solution OF the problem.
The proposition 70 make a union
ticket ofice and waiting-room for the
railroads. occupying the space in the
north end OF the building was dis
oussed. The plan was agreed upon
by the representatives Of the Santa
Ee and the North Shore railroads. but
did not receive the approval Of Pres
i6enr Foster Of the California North
western. Railway.
The aim OF the Harbor Commits
sioners is 10 minimize as much as
possible the danger arising from the
different ferrysboats crossing one an
% others courses. At the present time
the courses Of the fsrry-boats OF the
. santa Fe and the new Key Route.
commonly knoyn among the Commits
D.. Eoners as the yellow kid" boats.
cross. each other. This is deemed a
bad feature and the United States in
spectors. have signihed their dislike
Of the present arrangements, mas
much as the danger OF collision in
1oggy weather Is great
UNION RAGGAGE-RooM.
The Harbor Commissioners have
nearly completed q new slip for the
- ferry-boats at the foot Of Clay street.
This slip has 20 be taken by one Of
the four railways in the north end OF
the. building in order that waiting
room space may be arranged sufficient
for all
-. At the present time the Key Route
occupies a small waiting-room. which
was formed by closing up one Of the
exits and taking a slice from the Cal
tfornia Northwestern waiting-room.
IT'S space IS inadequate and encroaches
Upon the rights OF the Tiburon ferry.
The commission looked with. favor
On the forming OF a union baggage
room at the north end Of the building
snd this seemed 70 be the most feas-
fble solution OF the problem. The
space now occupied by the baggage
rooms OF the Tiburon ferry and the
Santa Fe. could then be utilized TO
make enough room. for a waiting
rbom for the new railroad. Then the
Key Route would be changed 10 slip
. 4 which the Santa .Te TOW uses and
- the Santa Fe would be put in slip g.
doing away 70 q great extent with the
danger Of collision between these two
lines Of ferry-boats, as their courses
would then not cross.
This plan was readily agreed upon
by the North Shore road and the San
"a Fe. but Foster again refused to be
led 10 believe that this would be
good plan. although he admitted that
1t would solve the problem OF space
and arrangement Of ferry-boats to the
end that danger Of collisions would
be lessened.'
RANK OPPOSES PLAN.
j. The three railroads having terminals
: n the northern part OF. the bay run
practically the same course for a mile
or 50 out from the ferry building. The
Ssusslito boats pursue the most west
. erly. course in crossing the bay, 50 that
. they viii necessarily have 10 be placed
IN the most northerly slip to avoid
their crossing. the courses Of the other
. two lines BY order Of their courses
! the California Northwestern comes
and The Santa Fflast.
II the waiting-room space order re-
. mains as it'.is. AT present the North
Shore road will be forced into the:most
northerIy slip: which is the new one.
Its officials. represented by General
Manager y. n. Rank. objected siren
u0usly 20 this plan yesterday. Their
plea was that the new slip would be
. impractical for their use. as the dan
ger Of collision with river steamers
would be greatly augmented and the
strong ebb tides would sweep
them into the wharves- Furthermore.
they claimed. 70 carry more passengers
than eithef Of the other roads and to
run. more boats, and thought that this
should be taken into consideration in
the disposition Of slips II has always
been the aim Of the Commissioners to
place the road having the most traffic
nearest Market street. when possible 10
do SO without having the. various ferry
boats cross courses
MANAGERS TO CONFER.
President Foster Of the Tiburon ferry
argued that. the union baggage room
would be bad, iRasmuch as it would
cause the Crossing Of trucks in front
Of the passengers. This same condition
is existing at the south end OF the
building. where the Southern Pacific
handles all its baggage through one
channel. and 10 special Inconvenience
has been had. Failing to get the Tib-
uron road 90 agree on any point, the
Commissioners advised a meeting be-
tween the three railroads affected. so
that they might discuss the union bag.
bage plan and report early TO the
board Should they still fail TO agree
as 10 the best means out Of the diff
fculty the commission viii be com
PEELED 10 make such disposition of the
different boats as il thinks best. re-
1less as 10 whether the manage
meuts are satisfied Room has 70 be
made for the new ferry as near Market
street as possible. and at once.
In case the railroads agree on the
union bsggage-room proposition. the
new slip viii be used as lay up"