The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-04


January ! next. The two new wharves
built for the Hartman corporation have
been completed and practically ready
for use for some time, but the steam
ship company has shown disinclina-
ton 10 give up the old wharf The lit
tie mail dock was taken away from the
company some weeks ago. The chief
wharfinger was compelled TO break a
Hartman paddock TO gain possession OF
that pier, and the Commissioners are
wondering whether Secretary Foy's OF
ficially Endorsed demand Will be sufl-
cient to overcome Schwerin's reluc-
lance to let go in the matter Of the
larger wharf.
AS soon as the Pacific Mail has va
Gated both wharves viii be torn down
and Cray Brothers viii proceed with
their contract 10 I'LL in for the new sea-
wall. AS the building OF this 1000 feet
OF seawall viii temporarily wipe out
large area of wharf space now used by
the lumber people, the chief engineer
was ordered to prepare plans and spec
ihcations for two wharves, each 250
feet long. to be built out from the
China Basin bulkhead for the use Of
the lum bermen.
The contract for rebuilding Lombard
street wharf has been transferred by
Healy. Tibbitts & Co. TO the Pacific
Construction Company, which concern
viii go ahead with the work.
Chief Engineer Norton was instruct
ed TO take away from the Crowley
Launch Company the float at Howard
street wharf, which was lent to Crow
ley by the board. and the board now
wants to lend il TO the army authori-
ties for a boat landing at Clay street.
The Hastings trust estate, which
Owls a frontage Of $50 feet on East
street. between Jackson and Oregon.
will deed to the board slice Of the
property claimed and for forty years
occupied by the estate in order that the
Commissioners may carry out their plan
for strengthening East street.
Wharhngers and collectors who have
been IN the habit of consulting their
own convenience about turning in their
monthly statements were ordered to
have their future reports in the secre-
tary's Office by the first Of each month.
It was reported to the Commissioners
that Of l02 lights paid for by the State
only ffty-eight were IN nightly com
mission along the water front The
secretary was instructed to take up the
matter with the electric light company
and TO arrange for arc lights on the
new Pacific Mail wharves and addition
81 Illumination on Broadway wharf No
? and Union-street wharf No. ?.
Arrival of the China
The Pacific Mail Steamship Compa-
y
terday morning with her colors gayly
flying. She had no sooner passed the
quarantine inspection than the tug
Arabs ran alongside. bringing orders TO
have all her flags pulled down TO half
mast out OF respect TO the memory of
Captain s. W. Hauxthurst, the late SUI
perintendent Of the Mail dock The
China brought ffty-ive first cabin pas
sengers and nineteen in the steerage.
She experienced fair weather on the
voyage across. She was p days hours
81 minutes from Hongkong. 16 days 7
hours is minutes from Yokohama and
days hours from Honolulu. She
brought the following cabin passen-
gers:
Miss 2. Anderson, c. A Anderson,
Rev. William AXling, Mrs. William AK
ling, @. Y. Bowman, A c. Dryer, Mrs.
y. f. Collbran, A. II. Collbran, .drs.
Davies. F. B. Deacon, c. T. Durant. G.
Gershuni, A. c. Grilke, H. F. Harring-
ton; n F. Hansen, D. A: Kelder, K.
Oberlein. George Peace. DR.. ". II.
Mays. II. c. Cheek and wife, A. Ras-
mussen; /, L J. Smith, J. r Tallman; -lrs.
Terry. Mrs. D. Arb Mrs. D. A. Ham
man and child. John Half Jr., W. W.
Eames, c. A. Bruins. Mrs. NJ. Peters. II.
Johnson. /. A. Hayden, Mrs. l. A. Hay
den, Fred Sweeney. Mrs. Fred Sweeney,
Frank Sweeney, Mrs Frank Sweeney
J 3. Castle I G. BurPee. Mrs. l. G.
Burpee and child. A. l. Gage, @. p.
Thielen. Mrs. ]. Barlowitz. G. Shishima
San Juan Sails
The Pacific Mail Steamship Com.
pany's steamer San Juan sailed for An
con and way ports yesterday at !
o'clock. She had about 1900 tons Of
freight. She carried the following
cabin passengers:
Mrs. J. c. EIkins Miss Lucina Elkins
J. c. Weir Miss Jessie Flanagan, Mrs
A P. Herbert and maid, Cornelia Her
bert, Helen Herbert. Frederick @. King
James J. Codoni, George l. Laymar
and wife. George X. Butler, c. F. Carr
and wife. Ida NJ. Apgar, H. T. Sedgley
l. B. Dryfuss and John E. Sullivan.
OnHciaIs Attend Funeral
S. ". Hauxhurst, dock superintendent
and supervising engineer for the Pa
cihc Mail Company. who died on Sat
urday at his daughters home in Berke
ley, was buried yesterday afternoon
and his funeral was attended by Off
Gals and employees of high and low de
gree. In the death of Mr.. Hauxhurs
the Pacific Mail Company loses a faith
full servant and everybody that ha
been connected with the service for an,
length Of time feels that death ha
taken away a personal friend. II Il
given to few men to inspire in thei
Hauxhurst's personality developed Fl
those around him. In the line of hi
duty Superintendent Hauxhurst was no
infrequently compelled to discipline
those under his Jurisdiction but yes
terday nobody on the Mail dock coul,
recall having ever heard anybody sa,
an unkind word of the "oId man."
Hauxhurst came to this coast first il
1858 as chief engineer of the steame
Champion. He went to the Orient ii
1852 and for ten years was in the EN-
ploy Of Russell & Co. He was sen
East by the Pacific Mail Company, an,
returned TO San Francisco as chic
engineer of the steamer Granada. H
was appointed superintendent in 1875
He was about "A years of age, an
leaves two children, Mrs. Mangel o
Berkeley, at whose home he died, an
DR.. Harry W. HauXhurst, surgeon O
the japanese liner America Maru.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by Sc
amounted to more than 100000 fee
D. A Mckinley, who lives at sos
-ns