The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

be placed 1900 cubic yards Of concrete
and 10000 brick.
Secretary Long proposes to treble the
existing area Of the academy. This now
comprises several hundred acres, Of which
the principal plot includes the old Site,
which has frontage on the bay of LOO
feet and on the river OF about 2.4O0 feet.
1t Is on this portion OF the ground that
the new buildings are now being erected.
The new armory house and boat house.
are sister buildings and are placed par
alleI, standing edgeWise to the harbof,
the boat house being adjacent to the
Severn river, ard the armory to the
town. The new parade ground will oc-
cupy the area between them, and Will be
open, as now, to one end of the bay. The
scheme of the architect provides for the
filing in of a large tract of land which
is now Under water, in order to secure
greater space for drill purposes. These
alterations will bring old Fort Severn
nearly in the center of the tract. The
armory is to contain hall $50 feet long
and 100 feet wide, the floor OF which Is
to be entirely uninterrupted, and around
which will be great gallery to be used
as a museum for arms, models and
the like. The ends of the armory Will
consist of single arches of masonry,
which will be among the largest in the
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the offices of the department of ma
chinery, recitation rooms and ordnance
repair shops.
The boat house, corresponding in size
and appearance to the armory, will be
used to store the practice boats of the
academy. 1t will also be a museum for
the department Of seamanship, as the
armory will be for the department of
machinery.
The power house is being erected on a
i1rf%i nryf Int he q
when completed will contain the engine
and boiler rooms, and the necessary ma.
chinery for supplying power throughout
the grounds.
The central building, and the most Inn
posing structure of the new academy, will
be the cadets quarters, detailed plans for
which have just been finished. Proposals
for erecting this magnificent edifice will
be opened at the navy department on
Nov q. The quarters will occupy the
great space between the armory and the
boat house. and will be connected to
both by a covered colonnade. The quar-
tiers will be the dominating structure, and
az seen from the bay will have the ap-
pearance of being located on terrace.
The enlarged parade ground Will be In the
rear of the cadets quarters, and in front
Will lie the campus with its existing
lawns and trees preserved. The principal
room in the cadets quarters will be the
memorial and assembly hall, which will
be 166 feet long, So feet wide and 50 feet
high. It is intended to contain the naval
trophies, tablets and other memorials now
in the possession Of the government, and
is also to serve as general meeting
room.
Next to the quarters the most striking
feature will be the basin and amphithe-
ater The former will be produced on the
river side by the necessary dredging to
obtain a soil for filling in. The amphi-
theater will have many concentric rows
of broad steps, wherein a altitude of
people, witnessing athletic exercises in
the basin, can be accommodated.
Directly facing the cadets quarters and
on the opposite side of the campus will be
the academic building and library, con-