The San Francisco call., 1907-01-23
OlKLANI'5 HARBOR
Gets BIC sum
More Than Half a Million
Dollars Recommended for
the Extension Of Channels
CONGRESS CONVINCED

OAKLAND. Jan. 22-After weeks
of striving and much official, individ-
ual and organization effort an ap-
preparation OF more than half mill
lion dollars for the Improvement OF
Oakland harbor has been inserted IN
the rivers and harbors bin, which VIII
be reported to the House of Repre-
sentativos on Thursday. United states
Senator Perkins and Representative
Knowland have telegraphed the oak
land Chamber 'of Commerce that the
rccommendations OF that body have
been accepted by the House commit
tee on rivers and harbors. and there
Is every assurance that the appro-
priation VIII be made as reported
This means that s531.50O viii be
available for the work. as outlined in
the following:
A channel 500 feet wide and - feet deep
from san Francisco Bay t0 fallun street; 500
foet wide and - feet deep from Felion street
90 tho tiial basin, Tenth avenue, BOO feet VIDE
and ~ feet deep around the north side of na-
sin to tae udnl canal: thence 300 fee vide
and u feet deep ou fhe tdal canal along ihe
Alameda shore to Tenth avenue.
This project was attacked. accord
ing 10 dispatches from Washington.
bv Colonel W. H. Heuer OF the United
states Engineer Corps. in charge Of
harhOr work here. on the ground that
it fostercd real estate projects. Iele-
grams in denial We're sent from The
Chamber Of Commerce. one Of which.
from Secretary Edwin Stearns. read
as follows.
improvements now in and contracted Tor on
basin amount to moro than S3.oocou Miih
exception of Alaska Packers Association, Her
rl'es Gas Engine Company ana 10" 4-l l+i Z
Works. all orc on Oakland Side ot haSln- me
statement that The proposed improvements gre
real estate scheme is absolutely false. Not
200 feet on Oakland side ~ basin le pni .las-
able at any price. ON entire basin less than
10000 feet not hold hy owners now erecting
or contemplating erecting manntaciarIoS. These
hcurcs include more chan 4non feel owned Toy
Wafcr lr0nt Company and railroads.
This was supplemented by strong
dispatch to Washington from MaNor
Mott who has been actively and Vig-
orously supporting the chamber oI
Commerce recommendations The
Mayor was among the strongest adj
vocates OF the general Improvement
project as it was adopted az Wash
inEton.
The result Of the nght is outlined
in the following.
We are pleased to report that after numerous
recent contrrenres VIII Nhalrnhn buItoh hna
fnc Wan Department we nave secured ~ tiie
House river and hnrbor bill. which VIII prohahy
he reported Thursday. every dollar asked TOT
Oakland nnrhnr The proposed nr0Vlso that after
afmnlofion property owners must maintain chan-
ncI would amount t0 such an infnltes .mal sum
fhar ID mas hepn eliminated. although we per.
sonally expressed our willingness 20 guarantee
,-+ ! rr,,vIsior ti,af fhe rn,onnf aunroprinf fe,l
must De- sufficient 90 complete the project asked.
hut we would NOT consent, Tearing possible con
fIngencies
The bnl SIS placed again on n continuing con-
tract and authorizes Adio.nl0 ana also reaifFo.
printing unused balance af Sl69.00o. which would
Otherwise not have heen available. making
grand total of $3.50 300. This IS by far tbe
largest appropriation ever obtained VII write
iu detail We reioice with the people n Ala
JOSEPH r. KNOWLAND.