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Identifier: biennialreportof1920cali_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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on shipping andcargoes, in the form of rents, tolls, dockage and wharfage for the use ofthe wharves; switching charges on the Belt Railroad; from the rentalprivileges of the seawall lots and of the Ferry Building and other buildingsand for the use of the ferry slips, and other lesser sources. The principaland interest of all bond issues must also be paid out of the same revenues.San Francisco Harbor thus pays its own way, not a dollar coming outof the public treasury or taxes. The advantage of public ownership to the shipping interests is shownby the provision of the law that harbor charges must not exceed theamount necessary to meet operation, repair and construction expensesand redeem bond issues. TOWAGE, PILOTAGE AND STEVEDORING. The charges for towage and pilotage from the Pacific Ocean into SanFrancisco Bay are contained herein as matters of general information,but are not in any degree under the jurisdiction of the Board of StateHarbor Commissioners. PART I. REPORT OF THE BOARD.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF STATE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS. 13 REPORT OF GENERAL CONDITIONS CONCERNING SAN FRAN-CISCO HARBOR UNDER PRESENT ADMINISTRATION. During the biennium 1920-1922, the port of San Francisco havingexperienced its share in the business depression which overshadowedthe entire shipping world following the world war, no extensive improve-ments were necessary or made. It is a fact, however, worthy of notethat San Francisco is the only port during the period which not only paidexpenses but showed a large financial gain, the surplus revenue overand above operating expense, cost of repairs and replacements, interestand sinking fund on bonds, etc., being §665,782.07 for the vear endingJune 30, 1921, and So80,818.03 for the year ending June 30, 1922, a totalof $1,246,600.10 for the period. In the Secretarys report there will be found a comprehensive anddetailed account of the finances for the biennial period. However, it isdesired to call attention to the fact that the finances are in

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