District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania November 6, 1908, No. 51 (The Joseph P. Tucker)

J. B. McPHERSON, District Judge.

In August, 1906, the respondent (who is a dealer in lumber) was, and for several years previous had been, one of the lessees of Allison’s Wharf, a wharf or pier on the west side of the Schuylkill river in the city of Philadelphia. The structure is 300 feet long, and runs from west to east, beginning at Thirtieth street and projecting into the river.