The San Francisco call., 1910-04-09
WORK WILL IMPROVE.
VALUES OF REALTY
HarbOr Commission to Build
Long SeawaII if S9,OOO,O0O
Bond Issue Carries

The largest public work calculated
to cause the permanent Improvement
u san Francisco realty values is that
proposed by the board of state harbor
.ommissioners. President Stafford OF
tne harbor commission says that if the
hond issue for $4,000, 600 carries next
November seawaI construction will
Begin Immediately from Mission street
30 spear. 10 connect with all that has
been already built. and making the
sections continuous from Taylor
street south.
Docks OF immense capacity" said
stafford. will be built in all the gaps
from Mission street to the foot OF
f-i-su street. AT the same time a piece
n seawau can be built from the south
end of the present wall to a point
where bridge viii be necessary to
cross The channel.
"This wall should wing up the chan
mel TO Third street and provide COM
modious docking berths on the north
side of the channel, making 1t possible
20 lll in about eight and a half acres
rf new seawau property. This prob
ably would be Of sufficient value tc
meet the cost OF the seawall about that
neighborhood. the bridging of the
channel and the construction of two
c- three docks. This land would be
worth nearly s2.00O.OO0 and would
readily rent on per cent basis
PIER LINE EXTENDED
Completing the seawall from First
street 10 the channel, and continuing
ON the other side. crossing the chan
rel by draw bridge, would restore tc
The state the frontage Of China basin
Il rorECfh7e the rIxr 10
Of number Of large docks along the
property held by the Santa Fe, under
The China basin lease. We have JUS
obtained the governments permission
20 extend the pier head line $50 fee
f-Om this buIkhead.
This construction would be com.
rrenceG Immediately after the bonds
were sold and within two years il
should be possible TO complete all the
Scawali from Mission street to China
basin. With docks along East street
from TAYLOR to Fourth, we should bs
able 10 take care of all commerce thai
VIII seek this port for many year tC
come"
BOND ISSUE ADVOCATED
In connection with this officia
statement Icy the head of the harbol
commission the Merchants association
has published d plea to the mercan
tile community and to all others L
get ready for the Ss.OO0,OO0 bond issue
Incidental 10 this a picture of the SaI
Francisco water front, as il is fore
seen by the merchants OF this port, il
drawn I'm words. having more than th'
ordinary amount of interest. Some ex
tracts are given:
The whole map of the water from
VIII be fringed with armored concret
docks, built on teredo proof concret'
piers extending down to hardpan; docks
that Viii cost practically nothing fol
maintenance, being imperishable, anC
, lsJ viii doubtless be standing a thou
sand years from now, unless they have
to make way for hangers for aeria
navigation.
built already. and show what ought t.
be the character Of all public improve
nent-time defying and costing moth
ing for repairs. Pier 80, costing S303,
200, was built on this. plan and com
pleted June 26. 1909. Pier SO. COSTING
S28S 500, was finished September S, 1903
Pier 36, z combination dock and ca
FERRY slip. was finished January q, 1910
Piers 81 and 81 are now under con
struction-34. at the foot of Firs
street. to cost sI67,730 and to be lease,
80 the Western Pacific. and 81, at Chini
basin. at q cost Of S263. 900, TO be lease,
10 the Santa Fe.
This sort of construction is to go on
In addition. the old wooden piers to tn
north of Market street will be brace,
Up so that they will be able to carry tn
weight Of the belt line cars and of th'
fine new style Baldwin locomotive tn
harbor commission has recently bough
Tor s15.373. and more like it that the.
viii buy in the future.
a magnificent port it will be. Ever
before the Panama-Pacific exposition
opens East street will be a broad
smooth, well paved thoroughfare, 20
feet wide. running uninterruptedly from
TAYLOR street to the foot of Fourth, 6
and % feet to sidewalks, leaving 12
feet for traffic.
BELT LINE AND SPUR TRACKS
"On this street there will be a bel
railroad with the finest equipment
crossing Market, possibly by a cut be
low the present level. or in some othe
way that will not interfere with traf
6c. Spur tracks will run from thi
road out to every wharf, so that car
can be brought alongside ships an
receive or deliver freight directly
either by travelling cranes or the yes
seI's own cargo derricks. Other spu
tracks VIII lead inshore to warehouse
and freight yards, on state land tha
does not now exist in any practica
sense operated on leases that viii
swell harbor revenues and pay for TIL
bonds without putting any additiona
burden on commerce, and that ma,
b even relieve It Of some it now has {
bear.
Between Main street and the chan
mel new construction on the belt lin
has already begun, and in. a short spac
Of time Il Will be ready TO serve pier
g. &c, Ss, 40, ~ and ~. II is beinl
equipped with nine inch girder rail
weighing 141 pounds 10 the yard. Their
VIII be a small storage yard for car
south Of Market street, but as soon a
the construction Of more, seawall wi
warrant the belt line viii be extende
10 connect with the part now in opera
tiOn north Of Market"