The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21
ON GOVERNORS ISLAND.
0ver one- and Half 8iIIion to BE
spent in improvements.

Over One and a Half Billion to BE
Spent in improvements.
The plan prepares b. the Beard Of Ar
my officers composed Of Major General
Brooke. Colonel Gillespie. CT the Eagi-
neer Corps. and Colonel KimbaH for the
enlargement and Improvement OF Gov
errors Island mas been approved b. Sec
rotary Root. and Congress is expected to
furnish the needed funds in the Army Ap-
preparation bill. now il course OF Prepa-
ration IN the Houae Committee en- Mill
laTy Affairs. In general the Board was
instructed TO lay out its project or the
following lines. To provide barracks and
quarters for at least enc battalion o.
troops; to provide storage and shipping
accommodations for every branch Of tbs
army service in New York harbor: 10
concentrate the ordnance buildings: TO
rearrange the buildings On the island; 20
enlarge the island
Special attention was given TO the ques-
ton Of providing additional area TO the
island By building q sea wall exterior 70
the present wall and filling II the water
area from the dredging that js to be done
IN that vicinity Il vas considered that
for the present purposes OF the post the
existing accommodations are sufficient
but in view of the great national impor-
lance of New York harbor it was deemed
advisable that there should be spacious
Government reseI vation. Convenient to
the city and adapted 10 every military
requirement The board found that Gov
errors Island IS sell suited 70 TIE PIE
freT Of adding 10 its area BY filing III the
adjoining shoal areas
IN speaking of the general arrange
rnent of the buildings On Governors Isl
and the report says that with few eXcep-
sions they are old frame structures. only
slightly r -sed from the soil, inconVen-
lent. unsalltaTy. and inEaEmable- Ali OF
them are 50 old and in such bad repair
hat renewals VIII be required in f."
yeas. The administration building OF
tie Commanding General OF the Depart
meul CT the EasL Is IL adapted 10 is use
craapeG in its accommodations and badly
located. Il IS proposed to transfer it to
me site Of ordnance storehOuse No +
end 70 erect there 4 three-story brick
building which shall accommodate the
general commanding and his aides and
al Of the administration officers Of the
department. Additional quarters are
needed also for the officers of the garri-
son, sites for which have been chosen on
the south side of the island. alongside
those last built The hospital should be
transferred TO the south side Of Castle
Williams, remote from the activities and
hustle OF the shipping dock
TIE cost Of the proposed Improvements,
divided into the different items, is as fol
lows.
TWO brick stcrehouses for the Quarter
masters Department. $50 coo; one brick
storehouse. Commlasary Department. $40
COO; one brick sJoreLCuse. Ordnance De
partment- $4,000; one pierhouse. S+o. 900;
enc administration building, $1,000. six
double sets OF quarters for officers, $780,,
Geo. moving and repairing hospital $20,-
0C0: buildings for Quartermasters De
Partment east side. $55. 800: constructing,
repairing and moving other minor build
ings S3J Geo, raising barracks one story,
$50 coo, repairs 10 engineer dock al Cas-
lie Williams. $15 600, wharf along sea
nall SIg0. 600: dredging in front of sea
sail, 100000; enlargement of the island,
$3.50, 600: total. 81 595 600