The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21

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sewers on East street, about which
Health officer Ragan complained a few
weeks ago, came up for discussion. 1t
was decided that the situation was Sc
rious. but the members of the board are
not satisfied that it is the States place
to repair these sewage conduits simply
because the State has granted the city
an easement through State lands to the
bay. The matter was referred to the
boards attorney. and If he says the
State is responsible the Harbor Commits
sioners viii attend to the matter with
out further delay. Meanwhile the sew
age that is not emptying into the bay is
working its way TO the surface some
where When this happens, predicts
Health Officer Ragan, there will be
much sickness In the vicinity.
Police Commissioner w. H. Leahy
desires to lease seawall lot No. for
twenty y-five years. His purpose, he ex-
planned to the board, was to build
warehouse thereon. His request was
denied for the reason that the State
property in question is already occu-
pied.
Wellman, Peck & Co. are going to
install a salt water system of their
own for fire protection, and applied to
the Commissioners yesterday for per-
mission TO cross East street with
pipe line. The Union OIL Company was
granted permission to install two ad-
ditional pipe lines from the Potrero to
Center-street dock. They will be
charged rental Of SIS d month for
each line.
The masters and pilots of bay craft
petitioned the board TO have the light
and fog signal re-esta hlished on Wash
ington-street wharf; the green light on
the end of Mission-street wharf and
the fog bell at Lombard street wharf
restored. The chief engineer of the
board is now working on these mat
ters.
The carpenters and blacksmith help
ers in the boards employ petitioned
yesterday for 81 day increase in their
pay.
MeNab & Smith and the Overland
Freight and Transfer Company re-
quested the board to have East street
cleaned. James MeSab declared that
the roadway had not been swept, ex-
cept in spots, since the earthquake, and
that the dirt was twelve inches deep
in places President Spear, by means
Of a rule, proved to McNab that the dirt
was not twelve inches deep The dirt
on East street. he said, was blown
there from the streets under the city's
Jurisdiction. He promised. however
that something would be done to make
the hauling of heavy loads easier over
the States thoroughfare.
Sullivan Has No BarKes.
NJ. Sullivan of the Sullivan Contract
ing Company yesterday explained his
connection with the alleged illegal
disposition of debris, which is being
investigated by Colonel w II. Heuer of
the army engineers. Sullivan, like
many other contractors, pays for the
privilege of dumping debris on the
barges berthed at Mission-street wharf
No. .. For this privilege he paws so
cents load to the owners of the
barges. He has no interest in the
barges and has nothing TO do with
their unloading or the selection of
place for the final disposition of the
debris. He says the eighteen men who
waited on Mission-street wharf for
their pay last Monday were not en-
ployed by him.
According to statements made to
Harbor Commissioner Spear by G. Boots
of s42 Railroad avenue and p. L.
Stoyer, it is Giichrist & Co. who op-
crate the debris barges docking at the
north side Of Mission-street wharf No.
2, and who have been breaking the
law. The Boots-Stoyer statements
have been turned over TO Colonel Heuer
by Spear.
According to these statements GIL
barges at night and instead of having
them towed outside the heads or to the
deep waters in the vicinity of Mile
Rock, where Colonel Heuer gave per
mission for debris to be thrown over
board. they have dropped the debris in
the bay about half way between the
pier-head line and Goat Island and in
the vicinity OF Goat Island.
President Spear said yesterday: II
nave turned these SfafefaenfS ouar
Colonel Heuer. who is Investigating the
matter. The Federal authorities have
sole Jurisdiction over the matters af
fecting the nayigability of the harbor
but If the Harbor Commissioners find
that Gilchrist & Co. are violating the
law by throwing debris into the bay
instead of disposing of it as directed
by Colonel Heuer, the board will cancel
whatever privileges Gilchrist g. Co. now
enjoy in the way of dockage facilities" /"
Siberia VIII Sail Today.
The Pacific Mail Company's liner ST.
IBERIA, Captain A. Feeder. will sail at
o'clock today for the Orient. She will
carry full cargo and all the passen-
gers she can accommodate. Her pas
sengers will include large number Of
tourists, missionaries and business men,
Among those who Will leave here on
the liner will be Mr.. and Mrs A S.
Tubbs of this city; J. r. Patterson, q
well-known resident of Shanghai; w
H Harries, the retired manager of the
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in this
city; Mr.. and Mrs. Ringer of Nagasaki
Mr.. Ringer is connected with the firm
Of Home, Ringer & Co.
On Their Way 10 England
Captain William Finch and Chief En-
giner John Richardson, late of the
White Star liner Coptic, left yesterday
for England to report at the White Star
company's office for assignment to duty
Captain Finch was accompanied by his
wife, and Richardson by his wife and
daughter. Both officers made their
homes In this city during the many
years they were connected with the
trans-Pacific service and they leave
many friends behind them. Captain
Finch, who lived at the Occidental Ho-
tel, lost much valuable personal prop
erty in the big fire.
Coptic Damaged In Hurricane.
The British steamer Coptic, which
now belongs to the Pacific Nail com
pany, and which will take the Man
churia's place on the trans-Pacific
schedule, will leave Hongkong today
for this port. According to advices re-