The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20


( win be Of reinforced
concrete, finished
in the old mission
style, and although
considerably small
sl'l--z11-' - or than the main
ferry depot VIII be an Improvement on
that building inasmuch as there win
be no stretches of waste space. 1t will
be two story structure on the bav
and shore sides In the center. where
the main waiting room win be situated.
there VIII be only one story. but a
lofty roof. which VIII be of glass.
There viii be waiting rooms for pas
sengers upstairs and down Baggage
rooms VIII be located at the south end
oI the depot and al the north end in
one story annex, the ferry postoffice
WI be housed Upstairs, on the west
Slae- VIII be the cOmpany'S Offices and
once space mat may be rented By the
state The passenger exit viii run
straight from the Terry slip to East
There VIII be two slips on the bay
sl0e OF the depot, one Of which viii be
assigned TO the creek route boats Of
me Soulnern Pacific until the business
81 the Gould line requires them both
Ihere VIII be a covered roadway con-
lectlnS lhe new depot with the main
ferry building
ne hSrbOr commissioners will hold
their regular meeting this morning
Out VIII take no action on the new de-
POT plans which have yet 10 meet the
approval OF the railroad company. II
-s expected al todays meeting that the
santa Cruz cement company VIII sig
MY It's Willingness TO pay the state
me rebate claimed by the harbor COM
nlssloners on cement supplied under a
contract made last wear Under the
terms OF this contract If cement was
SolQ III tAe state during the life OF the
contract AT lower than the contract
nslre the .harbor board was to receive
t1e benefit OF the reduction Cement
was sold 10 the state engineer for 25
'.,5llt. ceL,ls 2 barrel less than the harbor
commission contract. The rebate asked
bN the harbor board amounts 10 a bout
$4,000 on cement already supplied
WiiheimiEa Due This Evening
The new steamer Wilheimina, on its
way here from Newport News for the
run between here and Honolulu. was
601 miles south Of here at S D. m Tues
day The Wilheimina is expected here
tllS evening The new steamer is
equipped with wireless and has an
nounced it's progress each day since
Establishing communication with the
atlCl here. The Wilhelmina was built
lor the Matson navigation company and
= tite ia seSl ol The neet- The new
steamer sgiH operate between here and
-47nolu lulu IN connection with the Lur-
limo and ailonian-
sale cE lAe =. e. GsrIEGs
The British six masted barkentine
everett q. Griggs. which changed
ltaacs lev Gays ago Tor Sz9,500 was
formerly the four masted bark Lord
Nelseley. The vessel was sold in 1895
81 Victoria for $4,000 10 a Seattle syn
olcate alld $1,000 was spent in altera-
lions. Including a change III the rig.
fle nfe Dig fore and aft sails are
fotsted 10y. steam and only J. men are
required 10 handle Jhe vessel. The
f4ffz-s- % lftI feet INN tleT
Goes North for Coal
1e 0rst octggard and visible move
toward getting ready Tor the next sal
mon season was made yesterday. when
the Alaska packers association ship
star o. Greenland cleared for Lady
smith TO get a cargo OF coal for use at
tte canEerles. 1nc star OF Greenland
was formerly the snip Hawaiian Isles
companys $ fleet
French Bark Dismasted
A wireless message received yester-
GlN from the steamer Asuncion reports
The French bark Ernest Legouve, from
Hamburg. on the Columbia river light
ship with its maintOpgallant mast gone
Water Front Notes
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO 100000 feet.
The big freighter Columbian sailed
yesterday for Honolulu VIA Tacoma
and Seattle.
The steamer Jim Butler. Tor san Pc
dro is barbOund at Astoria.
The japanese liner CRiyO Maru left
Yokohama yesterday for this port
Among the passengers is W. T. avery,
manager at this port Of the Toyo Kisen
kaisha.
The steamer Admiral Sampson was
of Rlanco yesterday at o'clock a. m.
and will be here at noon today.
The Pacific Mail liner Acapulco
sailed yesterday for Panama and way
ports with 10 cabin passengers and
about 500 tons Of freight.
ship in Distress sighted
SEATTLE. Jan 19.=Advices re-
ceiVed here tonight from Aberdeen re-
Dort that "A vessel believed to be the
American ship William T.. Smith, was
sighted in distress six miles off No
clips. north Of Grays Harbor, late this
afternoon.
Two tugs attempted TO go out TO the
aid of the sship DUt owing 70 a rough
bar were unable to leave the harbor.
Nothing was seen of the Smiths es-
cort the tank steamer Washtenaw. and
shining men here are at a loss to ac-
count for her disappearance.
The William II. Smith was last seen
Monday In tow OF the Washtenaw.
The smith had been dismantled by the
storm raging off the Oregon coast and
was picked up by the tank steamer,
which was towing il 10 Seattle. Since
then three steamers from the south
have arrived on the sound without
sighting the WashtenaW or her tow,
and revenue cutters cruising off the
entrance TO the strait of Juan de Fuca
failed to pick up either of the ships