The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-17
WORK AT AMERICAN Lake LAcS
Begin Gle arin g
For Two Huge
Reservoirs

III First work towards establishing
the governments 100000 arm!
post at American lake began Mon
day morning when a crew of army
workers began clearing space fol
the two huge reservoirs which will
store water for the cantonments.
| These reservoirs, each Of which
will contain 100000 gallons
will be erected two miles south
and a half mile east OF the center
of the army post. They will be
cement lined.
Altho no work has been started
towards establishing source fol-
the water supply, It waS an
nounced at Major David l.. Stones
headquarters Monday that either
well water or springs would be
used. The government has aban-
doned its plans for purchasing wa
ter from the city's Green river
supply.
No Headquarters Yet.
zone of the most important
things that we have to do at first
is to get our water supply In
working condition." explained
Capt. Frost Snyder, of Maj. Stones
staff.
THE water must be in pipes,
and distributed to all parts of the
post, by the time soldiers arrive"
Although the Hurley-Mason
company was preparing to erect
buildings and establish working
headquarters at American lake
Monday afternoon or Tuesday, the
location of the headquarters had
not been decided by noon Monday.
This was due to the fact that
Mai. Stone and c. ]. PLAT, teh
landscape engineer sent from New
York to assist Mai. Stone in lay
ing out the environments, had not
definitely decided where the first
construction work would begin.
Erection of the first canton
ments will either be on the north
side of American lake, just west
Of the American lake pavilion and
park, or south of the present state
arsenal quarters on the south side
Of the lake.
The Hurley Mason headquar-
ters will be located in close prox-
unity to the first site for work,
it was said.
Ehrnbeck Leaves.
Maj. Stone and PLAT were In
Tacoma Monday morning confer
ring with the contractors, and 1t
was expected that first orders for
starting construction would be
given Monday afternoon.
Capt. A. r. Ehrnbeck and his
company of engineers, who have
been busy at American lake for
two months surveying the site Of
the army post, departed for Van
couver barracks Monday morn
ing, leaving a corps of 10 men to
complete the final details of the
survey.
Two large companies of engi-
neers, who will soon see service In
France, were being put through
stiff squad, platoon and COM
pany drill Monday by officers of
the regular army.
Boom Town Arising.
Headquarters for Maj. Stone
and his staff, which have former
ly been located adjacent to the
state arsenal at American lake
station, we're removed Monday to
q knoll a half-mile south of the
arsenal, to avoid the dust and
dirt of the lower ground. The
Quartermaster's department will
continue Its headquarters in the
former location near the arsenal.
Work inside the army post
Jagged Monday, because the ex-
pected orders for construction
work had not been given.
But on the outside of the fence
intense activity was found. Num-
bers OF one and two-story frame
structures, to be occupied by re-
freshment booths, restaurants,
photograph studios and other con-
cessions, are rising from the
prairie on the east side of the
paved Pacific highway, forming
strip of new buildings somewhat
resembling the main street of
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