The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
COUNCIL TO TAKE
UP HARBOR PLANS
Oakland Bond Issue Project for
Wharves and Buildings
Will Be Rushed

OAKLAND, Oct assistant CITY
Engineer P. f. Brown will submit TO
the city council tomorrow evening three
estimates of the cost of building a
quay wall in the estuary between
Broadway and Market streets, which
will be made the basis of the improve
ment of that portion of the water front
under the provisions of the proposed
bond issue.
The construction of such wall as
the most economical and advantageous
immediate development of the estuary
was recommended last Thursday even
ing to the council by the special COM
mission of engineers appointed by
Mayor Frank x. Mott, consisting of
Lieutenant Colonel W. II. Heuer,' NJ. X.
Miller and Otto Won Goldern.
FOR WALL AND WIDE STREET
Browns estimates will cover the
building of a concrete quay wall from
Broadway to Grove street, Broadway to
Castro street and Broadway to Market
street The building of street $50
feet wide adjacent and parallel to the
wall viii DC part OF the plans turned
over by the assistant city engineer
acted upon by the wharves and water
front committee of the council prior to
the regular council meeting Monday
evening. The portion of the estuary
strip TO be developed according to the
engineering commission will be decided
upon, and the legislative action toward
calling a bond election by the city
council viii proceed at once.
FACILITIES FOR SHIPPING
In dts report on harbor improvements
to the council the special advisory COM
mission said:
"A correct solution of the problem
should provide facilities for as much
shipping IS may reasonably be antici-
pated upon this particular section of
the waxer front at the least possible
cost consistent with modern construc-
tion.
I'VE are greatly impressed with the
ma gnitude of the Oakland water front
without taking into consideration the
doubling of this frontage, which will be
effected in case of the consolidation of
Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda, and
we therefore desire to emphasize the
fact that there exists an abundance of
frontage If designed solely for wharf
age facilities, and we hereby advise
against the adoption of any general
plan which provides for wharfage fa-
ciIities only, to the exclusion of factory
sites and railroad terminals, purposes
for which a large portion Oh Oakland
tide lands might be used to great ad-
vantage.
"A quay wall is necessary part Of
any modern plan of Improvement of
section of the harbor 'front.' and it
may be designed and constructed for
berthing purposes either Independently
of or in conjunction with the design for
wharves which may be built in the fu-
ture when the quay wall is overtaxed.'
EARLY BOND ISSUE ELECTION
The harbor improvements and the
municipal building projects will be sub
mitted to the voters in one issue The
city officials have paved the way for
constructive work by making arrange
ments for the necessary acquisitions of
land along parts of the water front as
well as contiguous to the present city
hall site.
In message to the council the board
of public works gave assurance that the
work will be done as rapidly as pos
sible The bond issue will be voted
upon at a date to be set by the council
tomorrow.