The San Francisco call., 1905-01-20
GETTING READY
TO SELL BONDS
Harbor Board Expects Secur-
tiles for the New Seawall
to Command a Premium
TRAVEL rs INCREASING
Space in the Ferry Building
May Be Reassigned for
Benefit of the Key Route

State Treasurer Truman Reeves has
advised the Board of Harbor Commis-
sioners that the plates and proofs of
the new bonds for the extension Of the
seawall are ready for inspection. With
as little delay as possible the bonds
will be offered to the public. 1t Is ex-
pected that the securities wilf command
premium in the money market. The
bond issue is limited to $4,000, 900.
reassignment of space in the ferry
building to give better accommodations
for Key Route travel may become nee
essary. Commissioners Spear. Kirk
patrick and Mackenzie considered the
subject yesterday and several altera-
tions on the lower floor of the north
end Of the building were suggested In
order to accommodate the Santa Fe
with ticket offices, waiting room and
baggage space in that quarter. If the
plans under advisement meet the views
of Captain Payson, the North Shore
offices will be moved nearer the center
of the depot, and the slip now used
by the Tiburon boats will be assigned
to the Santa Fe steamers. Accomfno-
dations for all the lines of travel could
be easily provided If the companies
carrying passengers would make gen.
eral use of the extensive space on the
second or upper floor of the depot. Cap
tain Payson, A. w. Foster and the
Key Route people will have to give
and take" in order to reach an agree
able adjustment. The Commissioners
are not inclined to make an arbitrary
ruling.
The board. at regular meeting yes
terday, which was attended by the
three Commissioners, the attorneys and
chief engineer, resolved to build the
Vallejo street pier at an expense of
100000. exclusive of cement The engin-
eer was directed to prepare specifica-
tions for cement.
The board resolved to spend $4,000
to repair the Souther nPacific freight
slip in Central Basin. Owing to heavy
winds and tides and the careless hand
ling of boats by the company. the slip
has been materially damaged. Bills for
damages will be presented to the
Southern Pacific. Informal proposals
for the repairs will be considered and
the company itself may bid.
The Commissioners yesterday decid-
ed to invest $4,000 in a modern up-to-
date scow piledriver. The engineer
reported that it would be cheaper to
get a new scow than repair the old
boat
The board, on advice of Attorney
Davis, yesterday adopted this resolu-
ton:
Whereas. in the cases Of Schultz, Hansen
& Co., Webster & Dunbar. Jonas Erlanger-
Davis Company and G. B. Oicese against the
board the temporary injunctions restraining
the board from acting under its orders
vokirg the permits of said firms TO sell perish
able products on the wharves have been dis
solved: now therefore be 1t
Resolved That the secretary notify said
firms that the board will on February l. 1905,
enforce it's order revoking said permits.
The following bids for treating piles
for Jackson and Howard street
wharves were received: San Francis
CO Timber Preserving Company, 36
cents per foot; H. r. Rood & Co., 40
cents; Paraffine Paint Company, 35
cents. The paint company's process
of treatment is not acceptable. The
bid of Rood & Co. was held by the en-
gineer to be much lower than that of
the Timber Preserving Company, as
the former charges only for the preser-
walton of the submerged portion of the
pile The contract was awarded to
Rood & Co.
The Commissioners will attend the
Governors reception at Sacramento
next Wednesday night.