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

iOuS working yard departments, at
cost OF 500 .1nn The total amount OF
money appropriated by Congress up
To July |. 1912, for the Pearl Harbor
development was $f.94I 600.
At the session ol Congress on the
first Of June. ,hH.r MAS a,,rrrII'ated
III addition 10 .1.> amount. the sum
"t <l,1i2.ooh. mI'.,l.; 4 total ~ Uure
of S.139 900 Arun, mo addition m
projects provided tyr Nv rhi~ 'a~t
amount Sea"a!l for mr0rlnc war
vessels alongside he SIT" II the
shops. street pavInC. Water supply IA
we'll is now being bored a, Muanalua
to- provide fresh water for he nIvAI
StatiOnl power distribution. metal aud
lumber StOreh0use. paint and rigging
loft. pattern shop. an additional store,
house 10 cost $1nr."h0, latrineS anu
railroad equipment.
There is under construction, and
about 9 per cent completed. float
ing crane OF l5n tons lifting capacity
HE purpose Of this crane will he to
INT 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
Tor 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 add.
ton to the constructions mentioned
above, which are being carried on I'M
der regular appropriations, made
each for its specific purpose. the Sec.
rotary of the Navy has allotted from
a continuing appropriation known as
Equipment Depots for Coal" the
sum of $345, 600 for the construction
of 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 the 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 4 reinforced con-
crete wharf with a depth of So 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.
ated under the Bureau Of Construc-
ton, repair sum of 100000 for pro-
viding the necessary heavy machine
tools and machinery for the shipfit-
ters, 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,
total of 100000, making The total
aggregate Of all moneys appropriated
and allotted for Pearl HarbCr. Naval
Station to date very close to $10,0U0,-
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