. Biennial report of the Board of State Harbor Commissioners for .. . re, to astrip 100 feet wdde along the bay front of the China Basin leasehold,and to other incidents, and only upon the completion of such con-tinuous seawall is the Board authorized to construct piers from thisportion of the shore line. When this Board took office, such continuousseawall had been constructed except the sections hereinafter indicated. 4. Seven new piers, to replace the present wholly wooden piersknown as piers Nos. 5, 15, 11, 6, 8, 14, 16. These piers are rapidly fall-ing to pieces, due to age and the action
. Biennial report of the Board of State Harbor Commissioners for .. . re, to astrip 100 feet wdde along the bay front of the China Basin leasehold,and to other incidents, and only upon the completion of such con-tinuous seawall is the Board authorized to construct piers from thisportion of the shore line. When this Board took office, such continuousseawall had been constructed except the sections hereinafter indicated. 4. Seven new piers, to replace the present wholly wooden piersknown as piers Nos. 5, 15, 11, 6, 8, 14, 16. These piers are rapidly fall-ing to pieces, due to age and the action of the teredo and limnoria, verydestructive marine borers. They must, however, be kept in commis-sion and necessary repairs made, in order to serve the present demandsof commerce until some of the additional new piers , when theformer will be successively eliminated. The other two existing wooden piers, No. 3, at the foot of Claystreet and No. 4 at the foot of Mission street, will soon be pulled outto make room for projected new passenger ferr^^boat REPORT OF BOARD OF STATE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS. 21 Additional New Piers, When To Be Completed. All the five new piers, now under course of construction will becompleted, it is estimated, by the end of 1913. All of the seven new piers to be located between Lombard andPowell streets, will be completed, it is estimated, by the end of 1914. These twelve w^ill increase the existing wharf area of San Franciscoto the extent of about 112 per cent. Some of the others will also be completed in 1914, and most, if notall of the remainder, it is hoped before 1915. Additional Ferry Slips Planned. The trans-bay passenger traffic has increased so enormously duringthe past six years that the present seven ferryboat slips at the foot of]\Iarket street are inadequate to meet the demands put upon , five new slips have been planned, three to the south,and two to the north of the present system. Contracts for th6 samewill
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