Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-22

vice road that is back Of the main
line. This line to be faced to the
north and with the back of the build
ings served by this service road. On
reaching the western line of the res
erTation the officers quarters will run
along that line to point near the res
eFvoir. The new barracks, in order
that the enlisted men MAY be all in
one section of the post, will most
likely be built on the available spaces
near the present post exchange with
the possibility that the exchange be
removed to another location. That
possibility is quite within the proba-
bilities since with the increased gar
risen an exchange building of the linn
tied capacity of the present building
will not answer the demand made up
on that feature Of a garrison.
1t is known that the quartermaster
corps contemplates preparing plans
for a bungalow type for the officers
quarters instead of erecting buildings
duplicating those now forming the
permanent post. This has been
brought about by the limitation that
Congress has placed on cost of the
buildings to be used as officers quar-
tiers and by a consideration of the eli
matte demands Another important
change for Fort Shafter to be caused
by the enlargement will be the aban-
donment of the target range. One
site for the range that has been sug.
gested and that is under considera-
ton by Colonel French and Colonel
Cheatham is the vacant land that
lies across the entrance to Pearl Har-
Dor from Fort Kamehameha. That
property is owned by the government,
being a part of the military reserva-
ton of Kamelameha and is fairly
easy Of access from Fort Shafter.
With the abandonment of the present
range that land would be available for
use as drill ground and the additional
space would be most acceptable since
the troops constituting the present
strength are badly handicapped for
room in all drills except the simplest
movements and smallest of units.
The total amount of money involv-
ed in the plans for the enlargement
outliped above will run we'll up into
the hundred thousands and will be
found an important addition to the
welfare and activities of the business
life of Honolulu. 1t is undoubtedly
the plan of the war department to in.
augurats the construction of the addi-
ton at an early date as the funds for
the work win be Immediately avail
able and the preliminaries as to loca+
ton are already under way as a corps
Of surveyors have been engaged this
past week in running contour lines
and locating levels upon which the
building site may be determined.
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A large number of officers and la
dies of the garrison will take in the
Night in RooflaGd" at the Young ho-
tel tonight as an appreciation of the
worthy object for which the enter.
tainment has been arranged, Colonel
and Mrs. French will be among those
who have engaged tables for parties
Of guests. Their party will include
Mrs. Fletcher, their house guest, and
Lieutenant F. P. Jackson.
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Under authority contained in an
endorsement from the headquarters
of the department, the target practice
season for the I'd Infantry has been
extended for one month and the range
work for that organization will there
fore not be completed until the end
of June. The assignment Of time Oh
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