Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . early youth on thefamily farm, obtaining his educa-tion in the County Public seventeen years of age he ob-tained employment with the NovaScotia Coal Company of Pictou,working first as locomotive fireman,later as train conductor, and finally as engineer. At the beginningof 1875 he resigned from the companys service to move to California,settling in San Francisco, and at once securing a position at theUnion Iron AA^orks, where he learned the machinists trade. In 1881he w^as made a Foreman of No. 1 Department Alachine Shop, at thehead of whic
Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . early youth on thefamily farm, obtaining his educa-tion in the County Public seventeen years of age he ob-tained employment with the NovaScotia Coal Company of Pictou,working first as locomotive fireman,later as train conductor, and finally as engineer. At the beginningof 1875 he resigned from the companys service to move to California,settling in San Francisco, and at once securing a position at theUnion Iron AA^orks, where he learned the machinists trade. In 1881he w^as made a Foreman of No. 1 Department Alachine Shop, at thehead of which he remained for thirty-one 3^ears continuously, despitechanges in the control of the works and the final transfer of Rolph, at the beginning of his term of office in 1912, re-quested Air. Fraser to accept a position on the Board of PublicWorks. The worth of his services was again recognized in his re-appointment by ]\layor Rolph in January, 1915. In 1881 Commissioner Fraser married ^fiss Zillah G. ^lilner, whodied in The city of San Francisco goes aliout the paving and repair ofher streets in a l)usiness-like manner. The new municipal asphaltplant recently constructed, including plant, property and railroadfacilities, cost approximately $130,000. The capacity is 180 loads,or 320 cubic yards, of wearing surface per day. All of the pavingmaterial is brought to the plant on cars, no teaming being sand, rock or gravel is then dumped from the cars into a con-crete receiving hopper with a capacity of 200 tons, or four this it is hoisted to a screen and segregated into the properbin. The elevator capacity is eighty-five tons an hour. Asphaltis fed into the mixers in a liquid state, and forced from the measur-ing cylinder into the mixer by compressed air. Nine men are re-quired to operate the plant. All machinery is operated bv electricity. 1)i:part-Mext of Puulic Works 1-
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