The San Francisco call., 1908-04-01
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Monthly Revenue From Seawall Lots Is
Increased $4,000 by Raise in Rents

The harbor commissioners al spe-
cial meeting yesterday received from
the tenants of seawall lots an assur-
ance that as long as the rise IN rent
vas general they would not oppose IT,
The commissioners recently made
few comparisons between state rentals
and that demanded by private land
lords and came to the conclusion that
the state was not getting a square deal.
The raise in rentals of seawal lots
will increase the states income on the
water front by about $4,000 month.
The attention of the board was called
10 the lease OF seawall lot 4. which
will expire in 1910 and was made to
the late p. 3. Cornwall at a low figure
There is reason TO believe that this
lease has been invalidated. and il the
boards attorney finds this to be the
case the present lessor Will be invited
to contribute his share TO the increase
Of revenue.
Neal J. McKeon. secretary and man
ager OF the Oakland title and abstract
company, in response to a request was
notified that material approved by the
engineer OF the board could be dumped
On that part OF the water front be-
tween the section Of seawall now under
construction and the mainland.
The American Hawaiian steamship
company called the attention of the
board TO the shoaling OF the water be-
tween piers % and 25 and the superin-
tenoent OF dredgers was instructed to
give the matter attention.
Nippon Maru sails for Orient
The japanese liner Nippon Msru,
Captain N. ". Greene, sailed yester-
day afternoon for the orient with a
large passenger list and a full cargo,
including a heavy shipment of army
supplies for Manila Among the pas
eengers was John A. Britton, who was
70 have sailed on the Siberia. but who
was compelled 10 postpone his vaca-
sion until the supervisors and the gas
company had agreed upon rates for the
coming year Another passenger was
Otis A. Poole. q tea buyer and probably
the best known Of the regulars"
among trans Pacific passengers. Poole
counts his trips between here and the
orient by scores and he expects to
keep travelling for some years longer.
Fred a. Gardner of the Union iron
works was also a passenger. The cabin
passengers included:
For Yosohama--Airs. katherine {. EckIand.
Il. L. bppinger. augustus lay: Mrs Jay, C.
Asksysma. OTIS A. Poole. d, 5; Richardson. Mrs.
Richardson. John b. Ross. = Shiboi.
Kcbe-M- TaDusa and servant.
Nagasaki-Johu A. Britton. A. T. Eastland.
Manila-Mss Pearl Archey. q. W Garvens
Charles a. Heuver. Mrs. Z. T. Hull Walter L.
Linton. Oliver scow. a. f. southard r. II.
whinery-
Miss Constance Aitken. William c. Assy. Mrs.
Assy. Fred A. Gardner, c. A. Kupferourg.
eonbe.
VIII Leave From Transport Wharf
The army way station so long main
tained at the end OF Washington street
wharf has been done away with, and
beginning today the army steamers
running between the army posts about
the bay viii take their departure from
the transport wharf at Folsom street.
The army has rented and fenced in the
5ulkhead between Folsom street
wharves and ,. and there all freight
for the army posts viii be received and
all passengers from the city viii en-
bark and be landed. Quartermaster' 8
Clerk Watson. who has been chief fac
totum at Washington street. viii re-
move his Office TO the transport wharf,
where he VIII receive freight. inspect
passes and be a repository for mes
sages and packages as he has for many
years. The army steamers that keep
the posts in touch With each other and
the city and which wiH hereafter have
their headquarters at the transport
wharf are the General Mcdowell. Cen
eral Mifiin and Lieutenant George NJ.
Harris
Wireless From HiIonfan
The United wireless station on Rus
sian hill received message last night
from the steamer Hiloniaa. The ves-
sci was 100 miles from eort and sent
word that il would dock this morning
between 9 and 10 o'clock. It reported
all hands well.
LurIine Is on Its Way
a wireless message reported the new
steamer Lurline so miles southeast OF
the Bermudas at noon yesterday. The
Luriine was built in the east for the
Watson navigation company and is on
. its way here TO so on the the Honolulu
run with the Hilonian.
Water Front Notes
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1,2S2.00O feet.
The steamer Greenwood returned
yesterday from the scene OF the wreck
of the steamer Pomona with cargo of
gear recovered from the stranded
coaster.
The japanese liner Hongkong Maru
sailed yesterday from Yokohama for