The herald., 1896-06-25
one NAN IS SELECTED
Admiral Ramsey and the
Free HarbOr -
Ne HIS At List been PICKED OUT
The Choice OF Naval Secretary
Herbert
OTHERS NOT YET KNOWN
President Grover CIeveland Will Soon
Name Them All
The Board Of Selection Will Be Here 10
OTHERS NOT YET KNOWN
President Grover CLEVELAND Will Soon
Name Them All
The Board Of Selection Will Be Here 10
September
pamsav. While on the Pacific Coast, Will
Also Select q Site for the Proposed
Naval Training Station Re-
Gently Authorized

From information furnished the Elk
aminer correspondent at the navy de-
partment at Washington 1t Is certain
that Admiral Ramsey will be designated
as the naval member of the board to
determine upon the location of deep
water harbor at Santa Monica or at
San Pedro President Cleveland is ex-
pected to announce before his depart
ure for Gray Gables the men that have
been selected as members of this board.
The fact of Rear Admiral Ramsey's
selection is not generally known. 1t is
the first step in the direction of carrying
out the wishes of congress in connection
with a settlement of the Pacific coast
controversy. The warm debate preced-
ing the adoption of a suitable provision
in regard to the location of the proposed
deep water harbor either at Santa Mon
lea or San Pedro, will be recalled as
we'll as ordinations and re-
ordinations involving the name
OF Millionaire Huntington and his rail-
road. The matter as finally passed up
on by congress provided that the location
of the harbor is to be determined by an
officer of the navy, "to be detailed by the
secretary of the navy" an officer of the
coast and geodetic survey. ito be de-
tailed by the superintendent of said sur
vey," and three experienced civil en-
gineers. skilled in riparian work, who
shall be appointed by the president"
Secretary Herberts selection as above
stated is understood to be Rear Admiral
Ramsey, The other selections, so far as
can be learned, have not been made.
The board will probably not commence
its work until August or September.
When the report of the board Is sub
mitted the secretary of war Is empow-
cred to make contracts for the compile
ton of improvements to the location
adopted at a cost not exceeding $780,
000 In order to prevent, If possible,
monopoly of the use of the harbor by
the Southern Pacific railroad, the act
provides that If the board shall deter
mine in favor of the construction of the
breakwater at Santa Monica, no expen-
diture of any of the money appropriated
shall be made until the Southern Paci-
flc railroad shall execute an agreement
that any railroad company or any cor
poration engaged in the business Of
transportation may share in the use of
the pier now constructed at the port up
on terms that both parties may agree
upon.
While out on the Pacific coast Ad-
miral Ramsey will also select the site for
a training station to be established
in accordance with an act passed dur
ing the session. There is an appropria-
ton available for building site, but it
is the expectation of the officials that,
as congress has gone as far as it has,
1t will take step at the next session
to provide money for the construction
of the necessary buildings and equip
ments.
Admiral Ramsey has been chief of
the bureau of navigation in the navy de-
partment since 1885, He has seen six
teen years of sea service but has not been
upon the Pacific coast since the contro-
versy over the location of a deep-water
harbor in Southern California began.
He may thus be considered a thoroughly
impartial commissioner.
For the benefit of the navy it may be
stated that Rear Admiral Ramsey will
not be entirely relieved from his duty
as chief of bureau by his ASSIGNMENT to
duty in connection with the board. He
will be only temporarily detached and
his place during his absence will be
filled by Captain F. A. Cook, at present
his principal assistant in the bureau.