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Identifier: biennialreportof1932cali (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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n plant,and two ship side terminals for the concentration of general cargo.At Fishermens Lagoon, facilities are provided for the accommodationof approximately 300 fishing boats. The Ferry Building, at the foot of Market Street, in approxi-mately the center of the developed water front, provides accommoda-tions for ferry companies operating between San Francisco and Oak-land, Alameda, Berkeley, Richmond, Sausalito, and other bay points.Approximately 50,000,000 passengers pass through this building everyyear. The board also operates the State Belt Railroad, which serves allof the piers and various industries adjacent to the water front, andconnects with all trunk line railroads entering the city. The value of the facilities exclusive of land, is approximately$50,000,000. San Francisco Bay, the entrance to which is through the famousGolden Gate, is a land-locked harbor, with an area of 450 squaremiles. It is 48 miles long, has a maximum width of 13 miles, with100 miles of shore line. (T)
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REPORT OF BOARD OF STATE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS 9 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF STATE HARBORCOMMISSIONERS Conditions which caused decreasing tonnage and revenues duringthe previous biennial period continued through most of the bienniumcovered by this report—namely, from July 1, 1932, to June 30, 1934.There was a slight increase in tonnage, however, in the last year ofthis biennium, which indicates the extreme low period has beenpassed, and the business of the port is again on the upgrade. Cargo handled through the facilities of the port during theprevious biennium totaled 21,217,269 tons, and for the last biennium,17,701,132 tons. This represents a decrease of 3,516,137 tons, or16.6 per cent under the total tonnage handled during the previousbiennium. The falling off in tonnage naturally resulted in a decrease inthe revenue produced by the port. The total revenue of the port forthe previous biennium amounted to $5,960,312.19, and for the bienniumjust ended, $5,314,411.93, a decrease of $645,

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