El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-09-09
Hon. Guillermo Esteves :,
Commissioner of the Interior:


Commissioner of the Interior:
According with statements made by
you as Commissioner of the Interior,
and published in Ell MUNDO all i'm
provements at the port Of San Juan
are maue under the direction of the
harbor Board, organized in 1912.
The Harbor Board has constructed
concrete bulkhead along the water
line which measures 1850 teet. This is
the most costly part of the work, as
the steel sheed $40 feet in length, is
much les expensive Nevertheless the
bulkhead as we'll as part of the streets
covering total area of $4,000 square
yards Of asphalt pavement, are used
free of charge by big corporations. In
spite of this, and other errors in the
administration Of the shed, the 100000
invested in the works will be paid back
in Is years more or less,
It is not my purpose to comment on
these fats. I would only like to know
if it is the Harbor Board that grants
the leases of the lots along the water
front. If it is not the Board, how is it
possible for this body to authorize i'm
provements in lands which the Com
missioner Of the Interior may lease at
his pleasure7 What is the guiding plan
On which these leases are based, so al
to avoid "negocios flojos" to the Peo
pie of Porto Rico?
want to take advantage Of this op-
portunity to inform you that intend
ed some days ago to send to the United
States the plans of the "San Juan
Port Improvement and on examining
them, found that they were unavaila
BILE; on account of some commissions
which had been made on them.
Why have you not placed on the
plans of the San Juan Port Improve
ment" the improvents or advantageou:
uses made possible of "Pershing Ave
nue. by the occupancy of part of it
by. the San Juan Dock Co? Why have
.you not indicated on the opposite side
of the street the salient wich used to
belong to the People of Porto Rico
which is now in possession of Aboy
Vidal y Co., and which was fenced in
shortly after the competitive sale Of
lumber ended?
The improvements on the Avenue
have been so noteworthy, that it has
been converted into a spacious an croo
ked streetled, which might be named
'Tamarindo,'' Mango or ma
mey' street.
In spite of your numerous occupa
tons I dare hope you may be able to
find little time to answer these sim.
pie questions. Very sincerely yours
JOSE SANTIAGO SAN ANTONIO.
Hon. Guillermo Esteves,
Comisionado del Interior,
DE acuerdo con una information que
aparece EN- Ell MUNO todas las mejo-
ras del Puerto de San Juan, segun de
claraciones de I'd, en- su caractcr de
Comisionado del Interior, esta baio la
direction de la Junta de. obras del
Puerto, organiSada en- ell ailo 1912.
La junta tiene construido un maIecon
de Concrete 10 largo de la Inca de-
puerto midiendo una longitud de 1850
pies. Esta eS la obra mas costosa pues
el tiaglado de acero de $40 PIES de
largo, ese de mucho menos valor; sin EN-
barge .tanto d ralecon como parte de
las GALES con un area de 10000 yds.
cds de payinentaci6n de asfalto estan
al Servtcio gratuito de las grandes cor
poraciones. A pesar de toGo este de
otros tropiezos en- la administration de
Tinglado los 5000. 600 que Sc invirtie
ron en- las obras, seran pagados en- Is
afics mas menos. No es mi PROPOSE
to hacer concentrate alguno; solamente
deseo saber 81 es la Junta de Obras del
Puerto la quo acuerda los arrendamien
tos de las parcelas. de terrenos a 10 lar
go del MAR 81 no es la junta, Sc6mo
puede 6sta aeordar mejoras en- terrenos
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