The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-25
BOOM At THE PRESIDE.
Large Forces of Workmen Will
Soon Have Employment
There.
Official Orders for Battery Changes
of Station-Colonel Guenther's
Promotion.

In conformity with instructions from
the headquarters of the army General For
sytn, commanding the Department of
California, has directed that the following
changes be made:
Battery h Fifth Artillery, Captain FL
bridge r. Hills will be relieved from duty
at the Preside and will pro coed to Fort
Candy, Washington, for station, at such
time, not later than July Is, as transpor-
tation shall be provided by the quarter
masters department.
Batteries B and NJ, now at Fort Candy,
will upon arrival in this department take
station respectively at Alcatraz Island
and the Preside.
Battery I, Fifth Artillery, Captain
George w. Crabb will be relieved from
dtty at Fort Mason and take station at
the Presidio upon the departure of Bat
terry H for Fort Candy.
Battery E, Fifth Artillery, Captain An
thony w. Vogdes, will be relieved from
duty at Alcatraz Island and take sta
ton at Fort Mason upon the departure of
Battery | from the Presido. This change
will give Captain Vogdes the honor and
pleasant duty of commanding the post at
Fort Mason, commonly known as Black
Point.
Battery K, Fifth Artillery, Captain
Henry ]. Reilly, will be relieved from duty
at the Preside on June l and take station
at Alcatraz.
Battery c, Fifth Artillery, Lieuten ant
Oliver e. Wood commanding, will be re-
lieved from duty at Alcatraz on June 1
and take station at the Preside.
Lieutenant-ColonelF Francis j. Guenther,
! Fifth Artillery, commanding post at Alca
traz Island and artillery inspector of the
Department of California, has been
promoted to the rank of colonel to take ef-
| feet June 5, upon which date Colonel H.
W. Closson of Washington barracks goes
on the retired list. Colonel Guenther has
been granted four months leave of alb
sence. At the expiration of that time he
will take command at Washington bar
racks.
| Colonel David Gordon of the Sixth Cav
airy, who will be retired in a few days,
will make his home on GEORGETOWN
| Heights, Washington, D. G. He is well
known on the PacifcCoast
Captain Benjamin K. Roberts, Battery
A, Fifth Artillery, ison duty again at the
Preside. During his leave of absence be
visited Bohemia and studied problems of
! life.
| The promise OF further extensive i'm
| provements at the Presidio is about to be
fulfilled. The contract for a vast quantity
! o. grading to fill the marsh has been
| awarded to John w. Murphy of Modesto.
He was found to be the lowest responsible
bidder when the proposals were opened q
| few days ago. Since then Colonel A. S.
Kimball, chief quartermaster of the de-
partment, has been advised by wire from
| Washington to award the contract to Mr..
Murphy, hence work on a large scale will
soon begin.
The quartermaster-genera has also wired
acceptance of Silas Carries bid for con-
structing the new stables at the Presidio.
Mr.. earle is q Sacramento contractor, and
is preparing to carry out his new contract
without delay.
The foregoing work is to be paid Tor from
funds of the fiscal year which ends June
30. The allotment of the new appropr.a
ton for the next fiscal year will be made
early in July, and with the additional
money available other important improve
ments at the Presidio will be authorized.