Biennial report of the Board of State Harbor Commissioners for (1916) (14753229256)

Construction at Pier 29, San Francisco, June 7, 1917
Identifier: biennialreportof1916cali_0 (find matches)
Title: Biennial report of the Board of State Harbor Commissioners for ..
Year: 1865 (1860s)
Authors: California. Board of State Harbor Commissioners for San Francisco Harbor
Subjects: California. Board of State Harbor Commissioners for San Francisco Harbor Harbors Waterfronts Shipping
Publisher: San Francisco : Winterburn & Co
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant



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trip to the principal ports of the IliitedStates and Canada. I visited the most important i)()rts on the Pacificand Atlantic coasts as well as on the (Jreat Lakes and the (Julf ofMexico. I also attended the annual conventions of the Pacific Coast 4—43983 50 REPORT OF BOARD OF STATE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS. Association of Port Authorities at Portland, Oregon, and of theAmerican Association of Port Authorities at Cleveland, Ohio. Theentire trip covered a period of seven weeks and was outlined in a reportto your honorable board prepared after my return. In February, 1918, I went to Seattle to investigate and report con-cerning the importation and handling of Oriental vegetable oils. Theresults of my investigations and recommendations as to the policy to bepursued in San Francisco were reported on March 5, 1918. In conclusion, I desire to acknowledge the co-operation and efficientservices of all employees of the engineering department. Respectfully submitted. Frank G. White,Chief Engineer.
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Pier 29. Shed During Constructii PART III. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OFBELT RAILROAD 52 REPORT OF BOARD OF STATE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF THE BELT RAILROAD. San Francisco, July 1, 1918.To the Honorable Board of State Harbor Commissioners,San Francisco, California. Gentlemen : I herewith submit the biennial report of the operationof the Belt Railroad for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1916, andending June 30, 1918. Operation. The Belt Railroad is continuously operated, 24 hoursdaily. At the present time twelve crews, working in three eight-hourshifts, suffice to handle current business, but in times of activity inshipping circles, as many as sixteen crews are employed, every facilitybeing furnished for the prompt movement of freight to and from thesteamships calling at this port, as well as to the warehouses and com-mercial interests located here. To meet our urgent demand for increased motive power, a newstandard six-wheel switching locomotive has been purc