The San Francisco call., 1896-04-13
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES,
Ready to Receive Proposals
for Filling the Presi.
dio Marsh.
RESULT OF POWDER TESTS.
The Battle.Ship Oregon May Pe Com.
manded by Commodore Allen
V. Reed.
RESULT OF POWDER TESTS.

Proposals for filling in the marsh of the
Presidio, which lies between the road
leading from the post to the wharf and
the eastern boundary of the reservation,
will be invited this week by Colonel A. s.
Kimball, the chief auartermast of the
department. Contractors will have the
option of doing the work by pumping
sand from the bay, carrying sand from
the dunes back of the life saving station,
or moving the material from the clay
bank Immediately adjoining the fill.
An allowance of $25, 900 for this work has
been authorized by the department at
Washington. Last week Colonel Kim
ball was advised by the Quartermaster-
General that the expenditure of $4,000
was authorized to extend and perfect the
sewer system at Benicia barracks. This
allowance will enable sewer connection to
be made with the barracks and officers
quarters.
General James w. Forsyth, the depart
ment commander, accompanied by his
aid, First Lieutenant J. Franklin Bell,
left the City for San Diego barracks last
Thursday for the purpose of making the
annual inspection of that post.
First Lieutenant J. f. Reynolds Lands.
San Diego last Thursday to inspect the
target range at that post.
Another bicycle collision recently oc-
CURED on the hospital grade at the Pre-
sido. In this accident two young ladies
standing near the fruit stand were knocked
over. One received a black eye and the
nose of the other was somewhat battered
and bled profusely. The wheelers were
young women and their apologies were
quite as effusive as the flow of the blood
from the wounded. The same old story
was told of losing control Of the pedals.
Private Meyer, Troop l, Fourth Cavalry,
recently found small silver watch on
Mcdowell avenue, Presidio. The watch
is at the adjutants Office, where the owner
may obtain it by proving property.
Wagner David S. Brodeck, Fourth Cav
airy, recently used insulting language to a
sentinel in violation of the sixty second
Article of War, and for this conduct, pre-
cipline, he was sentenced by court martial
to hard labor for two months and to for
felt $40 of his pay per month for two
months.
Lieutenant-Co Colonel L. S. Babbitt, ord
nance department, Benicia, has been Or
dered to inspect the sea coast carriages at
Fort Point
Lieutenant Colonel Evan Miles, First
Infantry, and Major Trelly McCree, Fifth
Artillery, have been detailed as members
of the examining board at the Presidio to
relieve Captains Morris and Hills during
the examination of Captains Constant
Williams. Seventh Infantry, Edward G.
Mathey, Seventh Cavalry, and E. c. Gill
breath, Eleventh Infantry.
The Secretary of War has detailed Lieu
tenant John H. Wholly, Fourth Infantry,
as professor of military tactics at the Uni
versity of Washington, Seattle.
Two troops of the Seventh Cavalry at
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in Arizona.
Colonel Shafter. First Infantry, Angel
Island, has applied for a leave of absence
cover ing a period of ten weeks. He ex-
poets to take his wife to Bakersfield, hop
ing that change Of climate will restore her
health.
In the recent experiment with Santa
Cruz powder at Fort Point the required
velocity of 1000 feet a second was prac-
tically attained, but the pressure in the
Pinch gun was not reduced to the limit
specified
The flagship Philadelphia, Admiral
Beardslee, was at Santa Barbara at last
official accounts.
The coast defender Monterey is at Sc
attic, but will soon be docked at Port
Oxford.
The cruiser Olympia, flagship of the
China station, and the cruiser Charleston
are in Oriental waters.
The President has nominated Captain
Allen V Reed to be commodore in the navy.
Under the Presidents directions condi-
ton of Captain Reeds promotion is that
his efficiency in the command of vessel
in active service shall be approved. Under
the ruling an officer of his grade is entitled
to command one of the biggest and finest
ships of the navy. The report is current
that Secretary Herbert will detail him to
command the Oregon. Several applica-
tons for the command of the battle-shipt
have been filed with the Secretary OF the
Navy.
The work of getting the Oregon ready for
her official trial "trip is going forward with
vigor at the Union Iron Works.