The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-24
WORK is PROMISED
WITHIN SIXTY DAYS
Direct Statement Made by
President Dwyer Is to the
Effect That State Will As
sist in Improving Condi-
tions and Will Play No
Favorites in the Case

The problem of lower Market street
loops and handling of traffic during the
Panama Pacific exposition has not es-
capped the observation of the state
hoard of harbor commissioners, which
is now considering tentative plans for
bridges across the Emhareadero and
also has plans for north wing ter
minal at the ferry depot that will ham
die any traffic necessary TO be taken
care of from an overhead surface rail-
road to have its terminal at this point.
The state, however. can not give the
right to itself to operate a passenger
service on the Embarcadero. But this
definite statement was issued BY Presi-
dent J. J. Dwyer of the harbor board.
who desires to press the elevated road
idea:
The state board of harbor commits
sioners viii furnish all the. terminals
for municipal United Railroads or any
other corporation that will build a line
Of elevated roads 60 tlte tir gtunds.
eve will play no favorites. What the
state believes is proper is an elevated
road over the Embarcadero from both
north and south extensions.
STATE WILL ACT SOON
The state can not go into the pas
senger transportation business, bat it
is willing and ready to help those who
will If the city does not get together
with the Panama Pacific. Bion J. Ar
mold or whoever has the plans for ele-
waiting or improving the tracks of the
United Railroads, the state will within
so days go ahead with its plans for the
bridging of Market street TO relieve the
congestion that is sure to occur when
the exposition is opened.
Our idea is to have two viaducts
across Market street, and these viii be
built If the emergency arises. In the
meantime we are awaiting the action
of the supervisors and the United Rail
roads on the Bion J. Arnold plans.
What we want to do is to give serv-
ice TO the public-all the public. This
service. of course, means that San
francisco shall be benefited, We de-
sire to cooperate with the city and
the utilities corporations. and l believe
SECOND STORY LANDING
Jerome Newman assistant state en-
gineer for the board of harbor com
nissioners. said that the Arnold plans
included the bringing of the Geary ano
All other lines TO the second story sec
tion of the ferry depot. These loops
could. il necessary, pass into the build
ing. But. Mr. Newman says. he does
not believe that this would be the
best idea.
4 The engineers department has de-
cided that the terminal would best be
placed at the north wing of the ferry
depot. for which Improvement bonds
are soon to be sold. In accordance VITA.
Mr.. Dwyer's idea there will be a re-
routing of the Haight street and sew
eraI other lines that will send these
cars up Mission street and turn them
at Tenth or Twelfth into Market to
continue their journey along their reg
ular routes at these points.
Mr. Newman says that the board, in
planning for the Market and Embarca-
dero bridges, has not followed the plans
of Howard c. Holmes. former chief en-
gineer of the harbor board The rea-
son for this is that conditions have
changed and IT may be necessary to
run the viaducts from the extreme ends
of the building to the Sacramento and
Market streets corner and the Market
and Embarcadero streets corner. The
Holmes plans called for parallel
bridge over Market street from the
ferry depot's main entrance, which at
the time they were drawn were con-
sidered just what was required
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE
The Panama. Pacific directors have
been interested in the solving Of the
lower Market street problem. consider
ing that, whether there be municipal
system Of railroads or whether the
United Railroads shall handle the traf-
fc. there must me something done TO
have the terminals of railroads cleared
Nbr action.
A n Mortensen, traffic manager of
the exposition who has the Bion J.
Arnold and other plans under consider
alton. is in the east and will shortly
return and take up the matter with
Mayor Rolph. the exposition people. the
United Railroads and the harbor COM
misSionera