The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
MARE ISLAND CHANNEL
SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION
Endicott Informs Commit
tee of House Concern
ing It's Depth
RECTIFIES AN ERROR
Says Dikes Constructed Re
Gently Obviate Need
of Dredging
RECTIFIES AN ERROR

WASHINGTON. FEB. le-At q re-
oent meeting o. tho House committee
on naval aIairs tnis interesting CON
,'ersation occarres, between Tin. rom
-'@ 90 lle committee and A0,nirs 1
f-hcito C. ehi"r OF the Bureau Of Yards
ard.
;,, .s...ea wasld liae 10 ask i,sst one cues
49, kn man tod tnc ibe other 5nr
aNuhips aus ali thar s,rf - tSins i,, - -.
az 1H Tor nevy-s ard: fi,st tue char
- ~ 'teis year. ami thst you would
seen the ihi1g dre1ged - tla5 van c@el'iS
- ~ nese--aid set } that yo,i
-thE t"r Sss9,0,ip FOR that rsrd THIS
ne ~s' ihaf { vas fhrorinz money away +,
Alt.i IaoneJ on iae Mare Isised ,srf
Aamrsl fndieeft-I n, r,,t s-,re. yi,i him
80 l- - ti'pe when = was very eXpensl lve
Ssaiiae- oi-en to q sufficient depth.
~ tt.ie.- Does f ncr keen nlliDg f,,s
Admiral EEdieois-Nat .xfertsxei. w hsv
rlf1l S,lhe npnes iu the aaat tiiree or fonr
hi Il, nes,.. I'.-- 81 Improving the chan
We nave i-creaSeS t,,e .teo-n S-f,f',1t 80.
.to1'-- nave not done anv dredging for
-rs - p years. 8nd the Charleston lefr
here recently drawing -v-erfs-si- yaet - 49,
SOY cifheuity- } wanl TO say word or
tN9 ii,f i@r about the dredging there NJ
L.lior raised the poirf a6o,,+ fs s.i -, -,
l.ons oI dollars think that voi, viii reea /,
80 .eioFe Aon two three years ago.
tnlns could be done % Improve Tho nnviQsfio,,
'Nert Nitaout great cost than fher seemed
t--'e'-t- 10 night wcIl close I'D fhst vsri
- = 3aru somewhere else. and came
oC tot an approTri stion. not for siredc-
ins our for improving fae ..,snrel +, s,,rb .
Ne - - make j. sclf-Ins infafrinc and vou
nsFc gwen me. I thiaa about $3.50 600 and
we arc not asking Tor enF more now We bs re
put in training dikes On tho orber sf5o - ~
lifer snd spur ckes which do not interiors with
-'a' ls-tian $40 they are working admirably II
9-.eei Stes The current. Increases the velocity
ana inst prevents the oeroe1t Of u,ass-ie1 T7,s
HlosDect S that rc viii ha sl.le 10 ,,eist.;,, !,
proper depth there "a very small annual
expense There may be 2 little dredging once
- = Nhiie. it mas put that yard IN a very
inherent position IN my oniniau and Ne
rave been 20 far 50 successful inst We think If
Fa-FaniE holding on TO the -ard
~ thalrnan--fhere is a point down below
sn4 away non Marc Island. in the channel
hdmiral Endic0rf--I think rou refer Ia Sc,
Pablo Bay Tho War Department i imnroving
faat They have drcdged G thirtv-fcof ch,nnei
through there
- Chairnsa-Hss there ever been a battle
p ~ Mare Island:
7airal Endicott-The rsretecsed erriser
e.s-les or has been up there lately sud drsvg
lnc- ] think. 26 feet and > or 3 inches ~ water
lhe tHsirman-But has there been 4 battle
Admiral Endieott-No But they can come
ttere. sun, we have not asked for more than
sfso-u9Q, II seems 70 warrant holding on 10
what We have and making some moderate i'm
EroFeuaents such as chancel naOOrings-8Iare
Island Strait 5000. ] think that is important
improvements 10 The naval prison, $50 600. This
VII be an extension q the building
The Chalrrnsn--Hov arc you OF for q prison
Admiral Endicett-we have a prison an old
che blt Z is not large enough Tho nUu7oe- of
enlisted men IS increasing, and the number
crcasing- That IS the only prison We have We
have none On Puget Sound.