The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
WAYS OF The PRESIDE,
Plans Approved for New Steel
Wharf and Double Brick
Barracks.
WELLS AND PUMPING PLANT.
The United States Government
Generous In Allowances for
New Work.

The United States Government is ex-
pending money quite generously to I'M
prove and adorn the Preside reservation
1t is significant fact that every recon-
mendation for improvements at the
Preside made by Colonel Amos S. Kim
ball since he took charge OF the CHIEF
quartermaster's office of this department
last October has been approved by the Wal
Department.
Yesterday at army headquarters in the
Phelan building the following telegram
was received:
WASHINGTON, June l, 1895.
Colonel Amos S. Kimbau, Chief Quarter.
master, San Francisco: Plans and specifications
for Preside wharf approved.
BATcHELDER, Quartermaster.
1t is estimated that the new steel wharf
will cost $4,000. The old wooden wharf
has outlived its usefulness, and the new
structure, supported by wrought-iron
standard piles, will be great improve
ment and convenience. All the plans
were made in Colonel Kimballs Office and
on his recommendation approved.
Work on the third double brick barracks
building has also been authorized. One
building is nearly finished, the foundation
of the second is in and the department at
edging the receipt of proposals directs an
award OF contracts for the third as follows
7. l.. Hansen, for construction of build
ings, at $780, 6S.
A. McElroy, plumbing, $2494; gaspip-
ing, $3.50.
P. L. Hansen, for 124 wardrobe lockers,
$500.
On March 81 the War Department in
formed Colonel kimball that $36, 800 from
the allowance for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1896, would be available for the
barracks. The original amount allowed
was S34 COO, but in order that the work
might proceed $266S was allowed from the
appropriation for military posts in 1896,
when 1t becomes available, and also an APP
preparation of $500 from the next fiscal
year.
The water supply of the Preside has
been derived from six wells, but now the
work OF sinking six more TO increase the
supply has begun. The department has
authorized an expenditure OF $1,000 to
duplicate all the pumping plant machin-
cry. 1--WE are now" said Colonel Kimball,
throwing over the hills 100000 gallons of
water daily. With the new plant and ad-
ditional wells we can diminish the hours
OF pumping"
Major General Forsyth, commanding the
department, was asked if any improve
ment plans of great magnitude were under
contemplation and replied that work on
the Preside roadways was constantly in
progress. He observed that the depart
ment commander did not have at his dis
posal the labor of prisoners from all over
the Pacific Coast garrisons, which was for
merly available. Now the prisoners are
sent to Fort Leavenworth. "Still we are
building new roads, keeping existing roads
in repair and improving the reservation
generally Colonel Kimball will show
plans in his Office of bodybuilding now
under way"
On the subject of bodybuilding Colonel
Kimball mentioned that the department
had recently allowed an expenditure of
$500 for citizen labor, and that is being
used to place the excellent roads of the
in perfect repair. The same
style of roadway is to be continued from
Central avenue, skirting the southern
boundary of the reservation to Mountain
Lake, crossing the western arm, continuing
on to the pumping plant and coming into