Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-25

ious working ward departments. at a
cost OF $69. 900. The total amount Of
money appropriated by Congress up
to July I, 1912. for the Pearl Harbor
! Development was $685. O0
At the session OF Congress on the
first Of June. mere was appropriated
in addition to MS amount, the sum
of ,11:2.po1. maH.ag 4 total "a date
OF SH.129 .on0. Among the addition al
projects provided for BY this last
amount a seaNa!l for mCoring WAY
vessels alongside the site Of the
shops. street paving. water supply "a
we'll is now being bored a, Moanalna
10 provide fresh wafer for me naval
, station power distribution. metal and
lumber storehouse. paint and rigging
loft. pattern shop. an additional store
/ house to cost $10O,po0. latrines ana
railroad equipment.
There Is under construction, and
about 9 per cent completed. a float
ing crane of $50 tons Hitting capacity
The purpose of this crane will be to
lift heavy guns and pieces of armor-
plate, and heavy parts of machinery,
as is necessary in the making of re-
pairs. There are cranes of larger
capacity on shore. as for instance at
the krupp works at Essen and at the
works OF Wickers. MaXims and Sons,
but there is no larger floating crane
than the one now being constructed
for Pearl Harbor. The construction
of naval magazine at kuahua Isl
and opposite the naval reservation at
Pearl Harbor, was authorized at the
last session of Congress and the sum
of $4,000 was appropriated and
made available for this purpose Plans
and specifications are being drawn
up and it is expected that the work
will begin at an early date. In addi-
ton to the constructions mentioned
above, which are being carried on un-
der regular appropriations. made
each for its specific purpose. the Sec
rotary of the Navy has allotted from
continuing appropriation known as
Equipment Depots for Coal" the
| sum Of $345, 900 for the construction
of a coal plant and fuel oil plant at
| Pearl Harbor. These works are now
! in progress and are being prosecuted
| vigorously. The coaling plant will
! have a storage capacity of 100000
tons of coal stored under water, it
| having been found that steaming coal
deteriorates very rapidly when stored
in the open air, especially in warm
| ATTITUDES, which deterioration is en-
| tirely prevented by storing thee coal
under water A fuel Oil storage tank
of the capacity of one and half mil
lion gallons is also being constructed
! for supplying fuel oil to such OF the
naval vessels as are now equipped
for oil burning. A reinforced con,
crete wharf with a depth of 50 feet OF
water alongside is being built in con.
nection with this coaling plant, the
cost of which is included in the
| amount named. At the last session
of Congress there was also appropri,
ateG under the Bureau of CONSTITUTE.
ton. repair sum of 100000 for pro
viding the necessary heavy machine
tools and machinery for the shipfit
tiers, ship-piping and plumbers shop
and woodworking shop, and under
the Bureau Of Steam Engineering
the sum of 100000 for machine
tools and appliances, for foundry
boiler shop, forge shop and smitherV
a total of 100000, making the total
aggregate Of all moneys appropriated
and allotted for Pearl HarbCr.' Naval
Station TO date very close to $4,000,
600.