The San Francisco call., 1908-12-04
SHIP OWNERS LIES
COST STATE HIGH
Commissioners Pay Bills OF
S22,037.25 Because of De-
feat of India Basin Act
Draft on Harbor Improvement
Fund Is Made to Settle
Big Advertising Cost

The Misrepresentation away from
nome of the factions of the chamber of
commerce and of the ship owners asso-
citation not only defeated the India basin
and seawall acts but resulted in reduc-
ing the San Francisco harbor improve
ment fund by $22,93725. This fact devel-
oped at yesterdays meeting of the haI-
Dor commissioners. Under the law cop
les of these acts had to be published for
certain number of days in one paper
In each county of the state, the cost of
advertising 1t to be betrayed out of the
San Francisco harbor Improvement
fund- 1t was estimated at the time
the copy for the advertisement was
prepared that the expense would be
about $4,000. The advertising was
placed by the secretary of state, who
also Q. KID the bills. which the harbor
commissioners were compelled yester-
day to order paid
The advertisement appeared in each
paper 15 times and the cost to the
state varied from s1.750, which was the
amount of the San Francisco Chron-
lcle's bill, to the Daily Humboldt Stand
ards modest charge of $3.50. All the
country papers were not modest The
oakland Tribune exacted s1,070; the
Kern County Echo and the Oxnard
Courier, $500 each. The Hollister Free
Lance drew $3.50 and the Visalia Delta
valued its services at $3.50. Many of
eiici poPciS llldt SlidIeQ IN LQlS 1ndnkS-
giving pie also lent their columns to
the Misrepresentation of the ship
owners association
Il would suggest" said President
Stafford, when the S22,937.25 advertising
bill was presented to the board for ac-
ton, that we send it to Los Angeles
When l think what we could do
with that money on the water front
! hate to order these bills paid. but
this board" said Stafford, has no
say in the matter, so it is reluctantly
moved and regretfully seconded that
the bills be paid by drafts on the San
francisco harbor improvement fund.-
The contract for tearing down and
removing Beale and Brannan street
wharves was awarded to the Healy-
Tibbits construction company. In pay
ment the company will receive $3.50
and the material they remove. A bond
of $1,000 will be filed with the board to
insure the faithful performance of the
contract.
The contract with Frank Gallagher
for the construction of new chief
wharfinger's office was ssigned. and
within an hour work on the new build
ing was begun.
The Globe grain and milling company
represented to the board that it was
impossible TO remove from Greenwich
street wharf No. big cargoes of
grain within the time limit imposed by
the state regulations. An extension of
time was asked and a refund of $21.10
wharfage charged on 422 tons of wheat.
Both the request for an extension of
time and for the return of the wharf
age were denied.
Samuel j. Taylor. secretary for the
San Francisco Oakland and San Jose
railroad, Familiarity known as the Key
Route. has just discovered that the
north end of the ferry depot is being
remodeled, although the contract was
let some time ago and the work has
been in progress for couple of weeks.
He appeared before the board yester-
day and asked that the plans be
changed so as to give the Key Route
larger waiting room on the ground
floor. The commissioners will hold a
special meeting this morning to con-
slider Taylor's request.