The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-03
aE3oNsTRUcTING ANNAPOLIS
 AT A COST OF $s,ooo,Oo
Brooklyn Fa gle

Brooklyn Eagle.
 That portion of the historic little Mary land town of Annapolis that is occupied by the United States Government as a l naval acdemy is undergoing a renais- sance. The old Tccden buildings which have long been a disgrace to the Navy are being torn Cown and replaced by m, dern structures of granite and steel. Wnrkmen are busy in dozen different places, laying foundations here. cxtend- lshing touches on new buildings of learn ng that are. to give to the world the Fa.raguts. Porters, Deweys, Simpsons md Schleys of the future.
 The scheme for the construction Of new Naval Academy is fast taking shape, md in a few years more there will be title resemblance between the handsome edi1ces and laid out grounds along the ba nks of the Severn. and the premises occupied fol the past half century as a training school for our naval officers. Eight millions of dollars are to be ex- the best facilities foc educating its naval officers provided by any country in the world. More than half of this sum has already been appropriated by Congress, stage of completion. and contracts for he rest will soon be made Instead of ramped accomm"dations for less than 00 cadets. as at present. provision will )e I. sde fol zoo cadets. allowing sep lrate room for each one. and by doub- | ing un 1000 cadets can be cared for in l comfortable style. This will allow for he most liheral sort of expansion in the l wy for many years to come. Every hing else is being done on the same | generous plan. Practically all the work thus far authorized On the new Acad- | my has fallen to a Brooklyn firm, P. J. l Carlin & Co. proving the lowest accept lble bidder for each contract that was offered involving any considerable work aggregating more than sl.OOO,OO
 It required many years of persistent l work on the part of friends of the navy to pei suade Consress to appropriate t' ! ment and Improvements in the grounds The old hulks of buildings that have been occupied by cadets and officers fol many years past were eyesores for ev' cry one visiting at Annapolis. The sea- manship building is the oldest at the Academy. being erected in lSi6. This was followed by the old chapel. recita. officers live. all of these buildings were finished within the next ten years. In 1866 the steam building was constructed which the cadets still reside, was com pleted in 1869. A hit and miss plan was followed in erecting these several build lngs, and if the total sum of money had been given in one lump handsome 1 and substantial buildings could hav' been provided. Most of them are nov In the neighborhood of fifty years ol' ! plorable state has been pointed out yea after year by succeeding superintendent and Boards of Visitors.
 Finally in 1895. the Board of Visitor condemned so severely not only tn buildings but the whole sanitary syster
 of the Academy, claiming that 1t wa | fast becoming a menace to health, tha
 the Secretary of the Navy appointed
 commission of naval officers to surVe the place and report what ought to ! | Flagg, the New York architect. defir | ito and comprehensive plan for ne | Naval Academy, which involved not onl the removal of practically all the exis
 inE buildings but material alterauoi
 In the topography of the site This pro ' ject together with the report of tf
 special comml ssion. was submitted
 the department, but remained unacte
 on for several years.
 in 1898 the matter was presented
 Congress and an appropriation of S50O,O
 secured to be expended in the immedia'
 erection of a boat house and armoT
 and power house. This marked tf
 beginning of the new Naval Academ,
 for the Navy Department thereupon d.
 cided to build these structures in accort ance with the project of Architect Flag A year later another appropriation
 s750 00O was secured for continuing :f
 work and last year Congress gave $d 500, 900 in one lump.
 About a year ago an entanSieInei
 arose over a question whether an apprt
 priation for a specific purpose could !
 anDIiad to another proposed improve 1 nnent Congress was appealed to. wit
 The result that the Secretary Of the nay
 was directed to lay out 2 plan Tor m : etr to cost not more than Sooo,0O0, an
 give him authority to portion the none
 for the several improvements as | thought best. Secretary Tan" accord