Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-31

carried to Pearl Harbor by an S-ineh
pipe.
A Real Asset.
During the year Just clos ne Pearl
Harbor has brought many thousands
of dollars to Honolulu, for there have
been on an average or 500 men en-
ployed there, with an average pay roll
of $4,000 per month. Most Of this
money has been spent right here IN
the city.
Rear Admiral Walter C. Cowles, who
tkis month received orders letaehlnS
him from command Of the Honolulu
naval station, and assigning him 70
command the Pacific fleet. has kept
in close touch with the many details
Of Pearl Harbor construction work.
and to him much credit Ii due for
the woodworking organization that
has been built up.
The public works officer, in direct
charge of the entire project, is still
Civil Engineer E. r. Gayler. no
change in the personnel OF the Office
being made during the year. with the
exception of the relief of Assistant
Civil Engineer Burrill by Assistant
Civil Engineer G.. A. Bostrom. In al
likelihood Mr.. Gayler will be left here
to complete the work that he has 50
successfully conducted to date. and
will be allowed to see the compile
ton of the big projects.
Bureau Chief Sees Work.
An important incident for Pearl
Harbor's speedy progress was the Wis
1t here last summer Of Rear Admiral
Stanford, chief of the Bureau OF Yards
and Docks, who came here personally
to study existing conditions. The re.
suit of the visit was that he return
ed to Washington with first.hand m
formation that is already working for
the good of the local projects
In his last annual report, Admiral
Stanford says OF the work at Pearl
Harbor during the past year, and the
plans for the future:
"A S5-foot ship channel has bean
completed from the station to the sea.
The six shop buildings will be ready
to receive machinery in December.
The poWer-plant building is practical
ly closed In. and the plant itself win
be in partial operation before the end
OF the fiscal year. Storehouse. ad-
ministration building, marine barracks
and quarters, and six sets Of navy
yard quarters are under contract.
Plans for the hospital buildings ara
in preparation, and work will be ad-
yertised shortly. Outside power dis
tribution mains, conduits, roads, and
other general yard improvements are
actively under way. Plans are IN
preparation for the lumber store.
house, paint and rigging loft, pattern
shop, storehouses, and latrine, author
lied by the act OF August %, 1872
This act authorized an increase In the
disable length Of the dry dock TO 900
feet. Supplemental agreement cover.
ing this change is ready for sigma
ture, and the contracts are proceed
ing with the work. Work Ia In. pro-
to store 100000 tons Of coal and de-
signed for future extension to double
this capacity"
Many Contractors.
During the past year a number Of
contracting firms have been operat.
ing at Pearl Harbor, each maintains
ing separate organization. The con-
tractors of the principal projects, to-
gether with the contract on which
they have been operating, are az fol-
lows: Hawaiian Dredging Co., chan
mel and harbor dredging; San Fran
cisco Bridge Co., drydock; Lord-Young
Engineering Co., naval magazine;
Spalding Construction Co., marine
barracks and quarters and naval on
GERS quarters; j. H. Concannon Co,
seven industrial buildings, administra.
ton building and general storehouse.
On September l, 1912, the public
works officer and the general store
keeper moved their Offices and stafrz
to Pearl Harbor, and for the last three
months have been administering the
job on the ground
The early part of the year was
marked by the stay of the entire Pa.
cifc feet in Port. The California.
West Virginia, South Dakota, Colorado
aid Maryland arrived in November
1911, under command of Admiral
Thomas, with Admiral Switzerland as
of the second division. On
March II, 1912, Admiral SoutheTIanI
hoisted his flag as commander in
chief, Admiral Thomas returning to
tie Pacific Coast on the West Virgins
and the balance of the feet sailing. ~
O.ongapo, P. !. st
A short stop was made in this port
On the return trip several Elonth5 lat-
e and last September the cruiser.
NJ Maryland paid Honolulu another visit,
Wien Secretary Of Stat- KEoE was i
passenger en- route to Japan to attend
the Mikado's funeral.