The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-24

| 0uartCrS-Ih he Twin buildings. Ar
mOTy and HOnthOIse. Also Going
| UP-TroubIe Securing Long Plies.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd. Aug. 2I-It is re-
/ ported that the grounds Of the Naval
Academy will be enlarged and that the
country road leading through the Gov
eminent farm will De closed and a wall
! placed around the entire farm. This will
necessitate a new road to Annapolis Be
sides taking in the farm upon which the
new marine barracks are to be built. a
large part Of the town lying between King
George and Hanover streets and running
from the water nearly to the main gate
on Maryland Avenue. is being purchased
and will shortly be annexed on the south
end Of the Academy grounds more land
viii also be acquired by running the sea
wall out iutO the water about 100 feet
along the whole line and filling in the
space. The Academy grounds will be near
! ~ mile and a half in length when the
proposed Enclosure is made.
During the last two weeks work on the
| Naval Academy improvements has been
| pushed along in good style. on the fsun-
datiOn Of the new cadet quarters. mich
building will be the principal aua Of the
group. Hoffman & Co. the Cy-l actors
are working four pile drivers 80 a large
force of men. Their contract with the
Government conditioned that the fouuda-
ton should be ready for the building in
four months. but owing to the very wet
weather and inability TO get as many
workmen as were necessary they have
been granted an extension Of sixty days
but they will have TO hustle to finish
within the extension. The grading. which
was enormous. is nearly completed. and
about $500 Of the 5.100 piles have been
driven. 4 small part OF the brick and ce-
ment foundation has been laid and some
Of the piers are also in place. This leaves
them with about 600 piles TO drive, some
cxcavating and a vast quantity Of fOunda-
ton to lay but they should finish within
the time granted
The twin buildings. the aTmOTy and the
bOathOuse. have assumed such shape as
10 show what magnificent pair OF struc-
lures they viii be- They are each 70 feet
long. with a depth OF 100 feet. and are
alike in all particulars The armory was
commenced about year before the boat
house. but the latter has gone up faster
than any work so FAR done at the ACad-
envy and hut for the failure Of the Struc-
tural Iron Company 20 furnish the steel
and iron as ordered and a scarcity or
vanced. This building IS about completed
up % where the roof goes on, and some
work has been done inside, such as the
placing Of steel rafters for the gallery
There Will be a tramway leading from the
building TO the water. on which cars viii
convey boats from the house to the U ter
and back agin. The work on the outside
Of the armOry is 50 far completed that the
debris is being cleaned up. Nothing r.
mains but putting in the skyHghts and
some stone carving on the south side. OF
the inside much work still remains to be
done. such as putting in the electric sys-
TEN. water pipes. decorations. and the
floors The floor was commenced this
week It is of wooden blocks and after
the most approved type Of armOry floors.
The most attractive things about these
two buildings are the magnificent arches
at each end.
The situation OF the new pOwerhOuse
which was To be built mostly over a pier
in the water, viii, It IS reported have to
be slightly changed, because Of the great
depth az what was to De the end OF the
pier The constructors were unable TO get
piles long eOnugh 60 be firmly set in hard
ground.
The contractors have commenced driv-
Ing piles Tor the fOuuda tiOn Of the new
building for the department OF marine en-
gineerlng and construction