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6 MODERN DOCKS Report of Commission Tells B3 .EB E3 ES E3 cjQ ca ca ma cn EB E3 ES ES Ei EH. ADVASTAtira Or ri BI.1C-DOTK ri-A BIMMAKIZED. Eaamrs who drvlMd tha publlc dack plaa rammsrlM the t4ati f their rsrmmnd.tloDS fl- First Tkat lr ka4 Imuh al teraata with tboe of Ihe lur presort lea. Scm4 Thai It pravldra far ha Immtlttt aaklla 4aek aardi of Pprt laad. Tkir--Tkat aaeh ana raeommcndd far this purpose forms a atap for ward fm a mora comprehensive plan. Faunh-That tba plan In ta final tfsvalepmaat la definitely practicable without radical chancre, either in preseet laws or tha prcaaat limits af tha city, vet will eerre not anlv lha Imtreets wtthln tha Portland of tedee. kut of tha Creator Portland. Fifth That running through the entire development. Both In Its Initial step for tka proaaat needs and la lis ftaal eoacluetea. ta a plan for a practical and aoaltlvo railroad serv ice under municipal eoatrol. serving pot only the public docks, but also affording relief from the present unprcgresslvt railroad control of wa terfront gnd of Interchange of freight between Ike East and Weal fides. ea TIB engineers comprising tha board of consultation, Charles W. Stan! frJ, K. P. Goodrich and W. J. Barney. all ef Now York, pi are great empkasla an tha proapectlvs galas to be derived by Portland with the open leg ef the Papain Canal, nd In their final report, which a mud public last week, by the Oummiselen of Public Porks, they urge that this city lose no lime in getting Its share ef the future Puelpree a no" say that the building; of Rioteni decks is but a step in Inst rilreailoB. Id touching: on the opening ef the Hf ditch the report ss: "Tka epenlag ef the Panama Canal Is another etrwng reason for the comple tion of these works. It la Impractic able te analyse tha authoritative von rlusleh the ttltel of the opening; of this canal upon the uninirct ef the Pa rlfle reset. Authorities differ as to how far eastward front the Atlantic Cpast aylll eitod the ares from mhlch It will he chesper te fhlp to the Atlantic Coast ad then via vessel to the I'aclflo perls I or distribution Into the Paciac hiatar iand. Congress Is still debating; the question! of proper tolls. la short, scien tific .data la aot available and detail ceaelualens eater Into the realm of con jecture. All Vrasle IjsIm Shifted. However, one great fact standa out clearly that the opening af this Canal will undoubtedly shift the trsde cus toms and the trade routes, aot only of America but of the world, and greatly augment the commerce of the Pacific f east, p'prelga capitalists are visiting this country to establish new lines, es pecially from Pacific harbors, and the ports that are ready and prepared to offer full facilities will be selected for this entirely new and valuable shipping. "Therefore, while as reafTzed, the no. resslty of the city's Industrial or manu facturing growth and the wisdom of not sacrificing these interests to build tip trans-shipping facilities, yet it Is felt that for the nest few years every effort should be made by the city of Portland to secure Its full and right hare af ta Paaama traffic. Types ef peka ptacwaae'd. In taking up types of dockg recom mended, details of construction and plaas far upland improvements, the re port aays. "The commercial docks are primarily neoigaed far ceaetwlee and oeean ves sels of largest type entering Portland. Vet. provision Is made for the conven ieat handling of freight from and to river craft, whose importance Is recog nised as mediums at all decks (or the assemblies; of outbound freight and for the distribution of cargoes r.ceived from ocean ships." una design la submitted of u docl, gb4. warehouse aud trackage of aiuay ronatrutUoQ and aiylUabla to any part vf the waterfront, and the report der . ... . ; I V r ' w-T. -iT- . I 1 II II -J V r rr . - K I tTTTT lvA f r-rf t' VX mill EH ES BB cr m crn ram I ITB I.J j II III w scribes tha structure as "the greater portion pf such a dock Is a single level structure, with a dork surface placed at an elevation of 3 feet above mean low water. At one end le A two level dock, the upper level at 12 feet, the lower level at IS feet above meal) low water. Thehed area on the upper level would have space for temporary storage In transit of (000 tons pf freight, while lower level affords space for some 2406 tons. Therefore a total of some 10.009 tons of freight. If neces ssry, may be temporarily stored In transit. Adjajatable klips Presided. "The double decked section of the dock Is equipped with two adjustable slips on each level. Those on the lower level have a maximum drop of 10 feet for a length of 60 feet. The maximum Incline of this slip is a gradient slight ly loss than 1 per cent or one up which a man can wheel a handtruck with a llghl load er up which a steve dore and helper can wheel a full load. "The maximum grade is readily mounted by a dork auto full loaded. When the slip Is dropped seven and one-half faet or less the grade Is such thst one man can readily trundle full load. Therefore, at practically I every stage of the river up ta 18 feet from the lower level to boats, ana vise versa, freight may be removed ever these slips, full loads transported in every case on the dock auto, and at moat times also on hand trucks. "Few river boats have leas than three feet ef freeboard even when loaded, llenoe a river stafre of less than five feet would have to occur before the necessity would arise of a gangplank extension of these slips to reach the freight deck of a river craft. By sueh extension for 10 feet the same grade ran readily be carried to a boat deck at the six-foot level. This level minus the three-foot free board would mean a water level of three feet. The combination of less than three feet water space and of three-foot freeboard, would be too In frequent to Justify the further cutting of the dock surface to permit ot a longer slip with a lower drop. Isstr kllea baiwe lagih- "The upper slips are also IS feet In length, with maximum drop or l fret, thus presenting the same rsnge of grades as the lower slips, the as cendable grade for fully loaded hand- trucks prevailing when the drop Is seven and one-half feet or less. These slips cover fully every stage pf Ihe river from 18 to 32 feet. In Ihe matter of handling freight to and from river rrft; since t the 17-foul stage, when the use of the lower level Is discon tinued, a freeboard of three feet places the boat deck at the elevation of 20 feet at two feet below the edge of the upper slip at Its maximum drop, yet readily reached by a gangplank extep slon "Access from the street to the lower level is aforded at one end by a team ramp on a per cent grade, for extra heavy loads an electrically operated snatch tackl winch may be provided. On one side of the lower level is Installed pne elevator with a loading platform 12 feat sy 12 ft. with a lifting rapacity pf 16,009 pounds. 'This elevator is fur the direct trans ference of meruhandlse between the two levels. The platform la ef suffi cient slxe to accommodate two fully losded dock autos. Tne elevator la to have speed of 5 feet a minute. Therefore, allowing for delays Incident to leading and un loading ef dork auts. the elevajpr can mske a round trip seek minute. Cjh eidwina; freight as moving only in direction, for psgiwpte. fcpsn re lower ta the upper level, the elovator can transfer two leaded dock auto a min ute, or two 40 tons an hour. If freight is moving la both directions, the amount transferred Is estimated at one and a half times as much, or three SO tons an fiCMr." Hel f aaserora favored Spa'e la given te the consideration of belt conveyors as against telpherage because th service of the former la continuous to an almost Indefinite ca pacity, aa against the nervosity ef ex pending 30"i0 for each tsHptior added to increase Ihe capacity of a telpher age system. " 'hl'e le x knowledge tf ur bueid su u a vestrm is not In at fuel use eu any dok or pier, its practica bility U uaaueeUoftedi bscaue:. fil , THE SUNDAY ARE PROPOSED FOR PORTLAND'S HARBOR Waterfront's Needs , and Outlines Improvements Recommended World's Trade Routes Affected by Panama Canal. Lr knowledge of similar Installations in factories and general merchandise houses." says the report speaking of Den conveyors, and continues: "Your beard does not recommend the installation of any dock cranes such as are seen in the porta of Northern Eu rope. The custom of American ports almost universally requires tha loading and unloading of ships by the vessels' own winches or by dock winches per forming like, service. Undoubtedly the Primary reason for the growth of this custom on the Atlantic seaboard is due to Ihe following facta: most trans-Atlantic freight is carried In foreign bot toms, the crewe or which are shipped for the round trip at BOme foreign port; therefore, the labor of this crew Is available while the ship Is loading or unloading in tne American port. Whereas, upon their return to their home or foreign port, the ship's crew is immediately signed off. dock labor in these ports being so much cheaper, Dork Craaea Not la Farm. "The feree ef pert customs and these different conditions Is clearly illus trated by the attitude of tha Hamburg American line In respect to the equip ment of its tP great trans-Atlantic terminals, one at the port of Hamburg and the. other at the Hamburg-American dpek at Hoboken, N. J., port ef New York. At Hamburg, the doeks of this company are equipped with numerous traveling erases, electrically operated. AVhen new docka were to be Installed SI Hoboken It was naturally assumed that similar Installation would be greeted at the opposite eud ef the 11am-burg-Amer'can run. Sueh was not the case. The Hamburg. American officials refused to permit the Installation of dock eranrs on tha ground that ship winches and dock winches were more economical In operation. "Yeur beard does net recommend the suiting of this dock Into separate sec tions by firewalls. It feels that a mere economic system of fire prevention is found In the placing of a sprinkler sys tem. Such systems have time and again demonstrated their effectiveness in pre venting fire in a. warehouse or dock shed gaining headway. Firewalls could not he placed closer together than about 40 feet, which means that if a fire at night gained sufficient headway In In flamable material, practically one-third of the cargo on this dock would be con sumed. Whereaa, Immediately upon the eqtbreak even of a small fire, the sprinkler system operates automati cally: and, gs stated from rxperlence positively restricts such Are to an area if comparatively a few aquare feet. The cost of such a system for this dock, upper and lower level. Is estimated to be about f 14.000. Tea (.eadlag Traeks Previded- "Two loading traeks have been pro vided, the outer track in a measure serving also ii a switching track, so (hat tn ?r may be drilled Put from 4iffergnt points along the rear of the deck sheds. "There yet remains to be considered by your board a description of the ware house Installation. The warehouses as shewn ere each six stories jn height. As Just mentioned, the front chambers will receive their freight from tracks and deliver aame thereu en (he plat forms provided along the marginal way. "The easf apd West driveways per tweeq each of these warehouses is net only for trie entrance and egress of teams, but also of sufficient width for the direct delivery of team freight on platforms provided between these drive waya and the wails of the warehouse. 7'l.c wi; cliouset themselves ate 'pf tl.e usual frsliif osuod coaciete type. "On the upper '4a ef Warehouse &'. 1 is a freight carrier gallery with two baft4 er tacesgoa. tor cxese-ovec filai -ppn "nil OREGOXIAN, TORTLAND, : . - . M noil :- m .MS;feii I 1 .j - - J.t ifil .'ij ' i-lli, T-m- 4-ii; I- j-l"- iJim4'-l'-L- IJJ'- 1 ----.' r-TI pawawaasasanssasassMsssssssssao i iii" if" it" t hI mi it'' ri 5' i" : rr 1 IH'Irt mln rt r$ 'pr..trp' ' fl : Hmwl 1 1 fyTT n. , ... i -i 1 1 8 " , ' forms for lnter-delivery between the separate chambers. At the back ef these platforms are the stairways and the lowerator Installation. Deck Provided far River f)ala. "Another typtcgl design of dock, sheds, warehouse and trackage ef quay eoristruction is designed to serve first; dock at which river boata can eon venlently discharge gnd receive freight: second, wharfage facilities sufficiently ample to permit of loading pr unload Ing of any ship now entering Portland harbor, and at the game time both classes of vessels are provided with di rect and Immediately available fall- road faculties. In a dock of these dl mansions each level would have a stor age capacity or freight n transit Pf about eouo tons. "This is on tha assumption ef tiering only to five feet and allowing 40 cubic feet per ton. Thus it will be seen that the dock itself, without allowing for the prompt removal of freight, hag fa cilities more than sufficient for the siacesve loading er unloading of three of the largest steamers now entering Portland." With reference to a coal dock pr bunkers, the board favors a plan which provides for a pier (0 feet wide and F)0 feet in length, with a slip pf 60 feet In width on the north side. There are two track ehutee provided to re reive eoal delivered from the openings at the bottom of the ordinary coal car. These chiitf will deliver coal directly Info a cogl bsrve lying alongside the oqter end of the pier. The capacity Of the storage tracks is sufficient to receive an ordinary train Of coal ear. Tha estimate pro vides for four roal barges, egeh pf COO tens capacity. The construction rec ommended under both plena Is wood throughout. While reuogqixifig (ha fire risk, the hoard dees not feel Justified In recommendipg the large amount that would he necessary to build such a eoel plant in concrete or pther fireproof material. v Weedae. siatertal fteeenaaaspdeii. -In order that tha fireboat landing and firemen's quarters may be included under the present appropriation with a minimum expenditure, wooden material Is recommended for the construction. especially a the fire risk; Is a mini mum at tne landing or the fireboat Itself. The quarters are designed after the latest approved plans of firemen's quarters for the Firs fepjrf ment of I.. .f VT l m l j , . the city of New York. The dormitory will accommodate 16 men with separate rooms for tha offioers and crew. "At the foot of Stark atreet the com bined moterboat landing and recreating pier le designed aa a reinforced con crete platform, on concrete pillars, founded on wooden pile grillages. The float may be reached by pedestrians at any stage ef the water level over an adjustable foot bridge, the outer end of which rests on the land float. "The bridge is hinged at about the middle of the platform, where It is suspended by phalns worked from a, windlass and further supported by a small pontoon or float underneath. Surmounting the platform Is a. lightly built steel canopy or bargola, with a railing around the sides, This will form an effective recreation platform for viewing the river and a pleasant waiting place for the arrlva, of boats or launches," Much space ig deyoted to the subject Of piers, an open dock for handling par cels of lumber so that suffleiqnt could be assembled at one point to form a cargo end such details, also the con struction features, conditions pf the Willamette end Columbia riv'r at dif ferent seasons, . The engineers also devote considers APRIfc 21, 1912. as to Its connection with the dock system the report sets forth that "for economy of operation the present sit uation would practically require that all large dock Installations of the pres ent city of Portland should be made en the West Side of the river. But the renge of hills to the west definitely prevents the relatively much greater development of the city on the i est Side. On the other hand the east bank of the Willamette has such con nections by gradual slopes er valleys with the large upland eastward as to make certain that the business expan ITALY SCENE OF CRIMES NOBLEMAN SHOT BY JEALOUS GERMAN ADVENTURESS. Turin Manufacturer fchnots Favorite Music-IIall Artist and Tlien Kills Himself. MILAN. April 20. (Special.) A wave pf tragedies' Is passing over Italy, two of the mopt notable of these cases oc curring In Naples. a' young nobleman, Marquis Salvatore YpIpiceIJa, was shot dead in a bedroom In a hotel there by a German adventur ess, whose real name is still withheld by the police, but Who, according iu the investigations ef the German Con sul, is found to belong to one of the leading aristocratic families In Berlin. Having killed the Marquis, she shot herself, The quarrel appears to have originated over Volpicella's relations with a talented young dramatic actress. Olga Gentlll, whose photograph was dis severed torn to shreds on tne taoie. A melodramatic development of the affair has since happened In Slgnorlna QentlH's sudden elopement from Naples in company wuh a sea captain, so mat the eelebrated theatrical company wherein she is the leading woman has been obliged to suspend its perform ances. The second tragedy took place when pigpor Francesco. Borsettl, a manufac turer In Turin, murdered a favorite mualo-hal! artist. Maria Rossf, in her sleep at a theatrical boardlngTheuse in Naples, and after the lepse of some hours turned a- revolver upon himself. Borsettl was not long ago married to a distinguished Piedmontese heireBS. by whom he has had two children, The aina-er's efforts to free herself from his attentiens being In vain, she at length transferred her residence to southern Jtaly, where porsettl s fateful visit was prompted by rumors of her fickleness. While she was asleep on the night of the tragedy. Borsettl seems to have searched her belongings. Here in Milan a Jealous girl who had an officer sweetheart in Tripoli, went to the familr residence, whither he had just returned, and demanded her love letters. Ae the young officer turned to fetch them from the cabinet, the girl pulled eut a piste and shot him in the head. She then shot herself through the heart. She had been practising at a shooting saloon for some weeks past. Another Milanese military officer took a f eung woman belonsring to a, well-to-do family In this city for a trip on Lake Garda. Toward evening they ellmfeed one of the rugged' mountains i bv Its banks, and there on a Jutting rock the officer killed his companion and, of terwaxd blmselt is fulfilment, aa sion of the Greater Portland in the future would be eastward between the Willamette and the Columbia." In conclusion the board says: "In this plan have been Indicated certain Improvements to be made under the present appropriation of $2,500,000. Typical plans of dock construction have been presenter!, sufficiently in detail to serve as a guide for the preparation rjt specifications and contracts. Recom mendations have been made as to the relative location of warehouses, railroad track's and the other adjuncts of each dock. The mechanical handling of freight and the devices therefor iave been diseuased and provisions have been made for the proper handling of special commodities such as coal and gF"in. The ferry service has been improved by a reclamation of the routes. A pier and dormitory have been laid down for the municipal fjrebuat. and the recreation features of the waterfront have received due consideration, and a dignified launch and motorboat landing been planned. "In the comprehensive plan, the uruterfiiniit Imnreveinen ts DFnnosed. boat I for immediate and future construction. It now transpires, of a. previously writ ten joint agreement- LAUGHTER CAUSES ARREST Absconding J'ostman 'Inn-Hies Over Escape; Deteotlves Hear. GENOA, April 30..-HSiepiaU.TT-Con-eelt and laughter led to the arrest of a German postal employe named Iloe fer, who had absconded from Chemnitz. Germany, with $40,000 In money and papers, at Bale under ouriqus circum stances. By accident two Swiss detectives were ll the restaurant of a large hotel, when a well-dressed man, carrying a number of newspapers, sat dpwn at the next table and laughed loudly aa he opened each paper when he saw a photograph. The laughter and curious attitude of thp visitor attracted the attention of the detectives, one of whom polftely asked to see a paper, aud found that the photo and description with S250 reward OREGON'S FAMOUS RESORT GEARHART PARK "By the Sea" offers a location for your beach residence at an estab lished high-elaes resort, where all the comforts of home may be enjoyed. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS until June 1st to purchasers of lots vlio wU build thereon this Reason. Many are taking adv'4ntege f this, and several ejegant cottages are already being constructed. Pure, cold water piped from Thompson Falls, and electric lights delivered to each home-site. Lots are sold en easy terms and if desired our builder will look after thp erection of your cottage. Run down now, select your lot, and build for occupancy this season. Hotel Gearhart open the year round. For information call on GEARIURT PARK CO., 1004 Fourth St. 1 have been fairly divided between Easi and ' West Portland, and a common trans-shipping terminal has been lo cated in the lower harbor ample to meei the needs of Greater Portland for man years to come. The pier and docks their unloading tracks and warehouses have all been united by a public bell line railroad to form one correlated an.jp well organised . terminal port, witii berthing facilities of some Ouo liRcai feet--over six miles of docks and piers Thus sufficient public d(;ks are pro vided so that Portland peed not four that her commercial growth will be re tarded through the selfish exclusion ol new shipping by present pr future in terests; j et plans are indicated wiereb present inflammable and Inefficient docks and qua? on private property may be reconstructed at low cost, and thus the east and west banks of thr Willamette within the cify limits will be lined with imposing efficient and fireproof public and private structures for the proper handling of the enormous commerce that must inevitably pass through the City of Portland, flow in and out of the Columbia a d Wfllamette Valleys." referred "to the stranger himself, whon they promptly arrested. A large sum of money in shares and notes was founil in his room. AVIATORS ATTEND FUNERAL Flowers Scattered From Height ol 100 Feet for Scientist. MILAN, April 20.t (Special.) Sena tor Antonio Pacinotft, to whom the world owes the discovery of the elei;-tro-mastnetie ring and the invention ol the dynamo, was laid to rest recentl beneath the shadow of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, in whose university hs had many years been a professor. Scientists froni all countries of Ku rone flocked to the funeral, at which Cardinal llafti, himself a d jstingnisheil man of science, officiated. During the procession of over 30,000 mourner? through the city two Italian aviators hovered at a height of 700 feet show ering bunches of fresh violets upon the hearse.
