The San Francisco call., 1906-10-26
WEIGH To PREVAIL
OVER SCHWERIN.

State Senator Richard J. WeIeh. IN
his official capacity as Chief Wharanger
for the port OF san Francisco. will take
possession OF the Little Mail Dock. de-
spite the objections OF r P. Schwerin.
vice president and general manager OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
After Mr. Schwertn's company sur
renders the little dock the corpora
ton VIII still hold the new and cOmuO-
dious piers Nos-42 and A. together with
the old Pacific Mall wharf. OF more
space By 1900 feet than II had before
the fire
HarbOr Commissioners Charles H
Spear, John D. Mackenzie and Henry J.
Croker. at the regular meeting OF the
board, decided that tia resolution Civ
ing the Chief Wharhnger control OF
the Little Mall Dock should prevail
Chief Engineer Norton was directed 20
remove all Obstacles that might con-
front the Chief Wharfnger- President
Spear. addressing Mr.. Welch. said.
The permission gave 20 Mr.
Schwerin to retain the dock was only
temporary. and was simply intended to
give 20 two steamers OF the KOsmcs
llre time TO discharge We want the
use OF the covered dock. and must have
it After we take il the Pacific Mall
Company viii have 1890 feet more
space than IL had prior TO the cOnstruc-
tiOn OF piers Nos 42 and A. The
Chief Engineer viii remove approaches
10 the gate II the gate is locked. take
a rock and break the lock I with
draw any verbal orders given 70 Dir.
Sehwerin in regard 70 this dock
Commissioners Croker and Mac
keuzie also expressed the opinion that
the orders OF the board should be en-
forced II Is fz1cieG that Vice Presi-
dent Schwerin VIII surrender the prem
ises 70 the Chief Wharhnxer, and that
no emergency viii arise which VIII
compel the use OF force 70 open the gate.
The firm OF Cray Brothers was given
crushed rock on the sea wall az the
north end OF the Mall dock At the
next meeting OF the board the rentals.
exclusive OF tolls. viii be fixed
Report was made TO the board yes
terday that the big freight boats of
the Southern Pacific had destroyed ths
slips and the wharf OF the san Fran
cisco DrydOck Company. Captain
Bruce OF the Dryd0ck Company asked
that repairs should be immediately
made BY the commission The presf-
dent OF the board and his fellow COM
missi0uers advised Captain Bruce to
demand that repairs be made BY the
Southern Pacific. or be made By the
Drydock Company and charged TO the
cD-tlcE4 racine.
Captain Bruce. replying 10 the Com
missionerS. said. You had the wharf
piled full OF lumber when II went down.
Everything IS down IN the water ana
adoat-yOur end OF the wharf and our
end"
The Commissioners insisted that ths
Southern Pacific was responsible for
the damage and that the Drydock
Company, according TO the terms OF
the lease. must keep its wharf and Sins
in repair
Chief Engineer Norton was dfreered
by the board 20 see SuperIntendent
Palmer OF the Southern Pacific. Cap
tain Bruce viii go with the engineer to
see the superintendent The damage
IS roughly appraised at $4,000 Il
was said that when a big boat Ike
the ThorouShfare. laden with f-ef=ht.
hits wharf. everything goes down
The Commissioners talked about or
Jack HOeT. TO prevent Rev. Father
Rogers from dumping debris on Beals
street between Bryant and Brannan.
When HOey first saw the reverend ia
ther- the latter claimed q right TO dump
the debris on permission given by the
Mayor. the Supervisors and the Board
OF Public Works Subsequently, that
board rescinded the grant or authority.
The correspondence on the subject IS
much more formidable than lack
Hoey's force Of policemen. Hoev was
directed 10 order Father Rogers to stop.
Subsequent events are awaited with
some feeling OF aupreheuSion