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MODERN DOCKS
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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.
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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
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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.
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"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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.