The San Francisco call., 1906-08-10


e. q \ ing viii be removed and replaced
by pole without any kinks in
,.sr The Harbor Commissioners yester-
10, awarded the contract for repair
% ing the ferry tower TO the Paclfic Con-
sf~uction Company. The job viii cost
spe state S43.397. and provision is smaoe
n tie contract for the taking down OF
me ofending flagstaff, which lost its
perpendicular shortly after O'CLOCK
on tie morning of April lS.
The ferry building was not damaged
vitality bv the earthquake, but some OF
4he insecurely anchored stoneWork on
the tower was shaken down, dlshgur-
ing the canpanile and doing some dam
re below as il fell A few layers Of
dishonest plaster led TO the crumbing
Of the upper section OF the wall at the
south end Of the nave This also VIII
, be repaired
The stonework that faced the tower
viii not be replaced, but the iron sheet
aug that viii be substituted will, when
properly painted, says Chief Engineer
Lott D. Norton. look just the same as
the quarried article.
Work on the tower will be begun at
once.and in a few months the timeOall
viii make its daily descension and the
ferry clock resume its place among
the sights Of the city.
Percy L. Henderson. for whom the
position Of auditor OF tolls was Gre
ated several years ago, yesterday ten
dered to the board his resignation. He
IS going into business Ior himself
The fremen and deckhands of the
three. State dredgers and the two fire
tugs fled with the board a request for
higher pay. Since the fire, they say,
the cost Of living has increased to such
an extent that what used TO be a fair
wage is now insufficient for the support
Of 2 family Firemen now receive $50
a month and deckhands $50 a month.
The petition was filed for future con-
sideration.
The contract for rebuilding the shed
over Union-street wharf NO. was
awarded TO the Empire Construction
and Engineering Company. Ihe cost
VIII be s25,766.
Escapes Arrest by Hiding.
Frank Haviside, son Of the well
known rigger, escaped arrest yester-
day On e charge of cruelty to animals
by going into hiding until the people
who witnessed the act Of cruelty had
left the scene. Haviside, who was ar
rested only a few days ago for fast
driving. keeps a savage bull terrier on
1IissiOn-street wharf No. ,. The dog
IS usually chained to a kennel, but
yesterday was turned loose after a
big fine looking black cat Puss took
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waited driveway over which the city S
garbage was handled for a few weeks
after the fire. The dog, encouraged
by Frank Haviside, made a number of
leaps at the cat, but was unable TO
reach il. AS the dog attained tie limit
OF each leap he snapped his jaws saw
ageiy within a few inches of the fear
stricken cat. After torturing the AMI
nal for some time in this way Haviside
placed the dog on a barrel, from which
the brute was able TO reach the cat.
There was one leap from the barrel,
and the cat came down in the dogs
jaws.
After making sure that the dog had
such a hold that the cats claws could
90 il no harm, Haviside walked away,
but returned later and made a mild
effort TO call off his dog. The terrier
cid not let go, however, until puss was
mangled and torn. Leaving the dying
cat on the wharf, Haviside led his dog
away and then disappeared. Some
body put the suffering cat out of its
misery and dropped the body into the
bay.
Haviside's dog a few days ago at
tackled Policeman James McGrath- The
dog was chained. and McGrath jumped
. when the dog did. but not before the
terrier had ripped out the seat and a
strip down the back of each leg OF the
poNcemans pantaloons.
- Weathers Sudden Hurricane.
The British ship Donna Francisco
which arrived yesterday with cargo
Of cement from Hamburg, encountered
q terrific hurricane in the Pacific and
.- narrowly escaped being sent TO the
bottom with all hands She crossed the
equator June 26 and reached degrees
north without mishap. Then for a
spell her luck changed. With hardly
pa minutes warning a hurricane swept
down on the windjammer. II was SO
sudden that she was caught with all
sa1 set over on her beam ends she
was thrown and did not right herself
uHtu most Of the sheets had been cut
away Every sail that had been set
was lost. After an hour or so the
storm steadied down into heavy gale,
which lasted for eighteen hours. After
that the Donna Francisco was favored
with nothing but light winds. She
was lz5 days coming from Hamburg.
Much Building Material Arrives.
Nearly every vessel that reached port
yesterday brought some addition to the
already large supply of material on
hand for the rebuilding of the city. A
large number Of heavily laden tramp
steamers from Europe are now due
and each is bringing cement or struc-
1Ural iron TO be used in the great work
The British ship Donna Francisco
which arrived yesterday from Ham
burg, brought Il, 7,024 barrels Of cement
Of lumber there came into port yes