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f \ H » I ' -.X ' may o i , — s ' —* * * Hr, J# W* MeKioley, General A ttorney, Southern P a c ific Company, Log Angeles, Cal. .Dear s i n A few days ago 2 had a. conversation w ith Mr. Carr r e la t iv e to the scatter o r c o lle c tio n o f dockage a t the wharves a t Aaot fan Pedro, ard he? oui.g&sted that X w rite you a l e t ­te r ' coverin g the m atter, The res o lu tio n o f the hoard o f Ear “bo r Corair i se .1 oners fix in g wharfage and dockage ra tes .for ? the year ending June SO * 1912, provides J ®1?hat said ra is e o f dockage s h a ll be f o r each day o f twenty#!'oua? (* 4 ) u ja ra , or fr a c t io n tbs ate o f; p rovid ­ed however th at any ve ss e l subject to the terms and e o M i tlonsiaof th is reso lu tio n s h a ll not be. charged mere than oris dockage in any one day; where any vefioel s h a ll, during any «me .day, da ok a t more? tin&rt wm wharf, or wore than one t im at any one x h a r f, then naid one day'll dockage so charged s a a ii be diysilsd between the persons, firm s or- c e rr o r a ti one owning or opera tin.?? caid severa l wharves, | Fora© time a$o I was advissd by our Audit dr that there w^.a ?;,o-ne question - ia a d ju stin g the c o lle c tio n fo r dock* &g© where vessels h*s4 d a eked at 'tooth sides o f the boy, I &ug» geoted to b in that the ©peratin# deportment d evise some plan by which dockcge c o lle c te d in such daebs should be p rop erly d iv id e d ' between the companies in te re s te d , in ».ceorda«ee with the '-fito lu tio a 'o f the Harbor O om iesicn , X %i ju s t in r e c e ip t o f a l e t t e r fro® hi® e la tin g that the operating: department of your coapaay has not re p lie d to the l e t t e r * o f our Superintend dent, and 1 w rit# to ask i f you w i l l take up the m atter.