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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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ed behind the building, and thesewill also serve the industrial property which will be available be-tween these tracks and Berry street. The combined wharfshed and warehouse, six stories in height, willprovide floor areas as follows: First floor: 100,370 square feet;second floor, 89,760 square feet; third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors,81,600 square feet each. Assuming that the first and second floors are used as outboundand inbound transit sheds, and the other four floors for warehousepurposes, there wifl be provided 190,130 square feet of wharfshedspace and 326,400 square feet of warehouse space. A detailed account of this improvement is shown in the report ofthe Engineer. This warehouse will bring to the Port of San Francisco, the facilitiesfor handHng at the water side, all cargoes of seasonable freight,grain, tropical pineapple, sugar and cotton, at a minimum cost forboth domestic and export movement. Cargo for re-export may also 16 REPORT OF BOARD OF STATE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS.
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Launch Governor Stephens. REPORT OF BOARD OF STATE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS. 17 bestored here. The largest ship may dock at the wharf and thecargo be placed in storage at the harbor front. ^ «■ - \. (f This improvement means not only a tremendous increase in cargoand dock space, but will estabUsh a port warehousing system which,when completed, will rival anything in any port in the world. As further stated in the Engineers report, the port has continued itspolicy of wiring the piers for the purpose of furnishing power on thepiers and light and power on the ships. Piers 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 35, 37and 39 have been so wired and Piers 5, 19, 27 and 39 were entirely re-wired in conduit. Ships are thus enabled to work night as well as day, aconvenience which is much appreciated. Inspection Launch Governor Stephens. During this period also, there has been completed and put into com-mission a new combination tug and inspection launch named, followingthe policy of the Board in naming its craft f

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