Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

cording to contract to be completed by
January, 1920. the cost to be $275, 900
Its capacity will be sufficient to handle
2500-ton light cruisers up to 800 feet
in length.
AT the marine corps base six two
company barracks buildings are under
construction. the cost to be $1,000
These will be followed by an industrial
group containing a power house laun.
dry, and a bake shop; also a sewer and
dra mage system, and of roads leading,
to the barracks from the city center
The total cost of the improvements to
be made here by the government will
be $5,OOO,OOO. This establishment will
accommodate one marine brigade.
Rockwell Field, the United States air
service station ON North Island, has an
area of us acres, and is home station
for two squadrOns; one is border pa
troll squadron and has an outpost at
Calexico with one flight squadron. The
permanent improvements at Rockwell
Field have cost over million dollars.
There are twelve large hangers for
planes and eight hangars which are
utilized for machine shops and other
industrial purposes. One hundred and
one officers and SS1 enlisted men are
now stationed here. The ttoal number
of planes is 497 Of all types Ream
Field, of 900 acres at Imperial Beach,
near the southern end of the bay, has
13 hangers which are now used for the
storage of planes.
Extensive Aero Equipment
The United States naval air station
Occupiac Eol ao,.aS M, North Jcl ap1
has water front on the bay of two and
one half miles. Here is very large as.
semblage of buildings, some of them
Of enormous size. giving the appear.
ance from all directions of a consid-
cradle city as North Island is approach.
ed from the sea or from the San Diego
side of the bay.
The following buildings and public
works utilities are installed here: Ma
chine shop, carpenter shop, two store
houses, two seaplane hangers, two bar
racks buildings, conmandant's house,
bachelor officers quarters four mar
ried officers quarters. dispensary and
cubicles ward, garage, kite balloon
hangar, dirigible balloon hangar, pump
house. oil reclaiming building, hydro
gen generator house, two blower hous.
cs, cylinder storehouse, dirigible store
house and fabric shop, compressor and
laboratory building. steel gas holder,
concrete roads, fresh water system,
salt water fire protection distributing
system, gasoline supply and storage
system.
The permanent construction hero has
cost up to the present time 81 900 900.
Other buildings to the amount OF $780,
900 are under construction. At present
the station win accommodate 500 enlist
ed men, 40 officers and 10 student Of
ficers~
The United States naval hospital in
Balboa Park has. besides the large ex-
position building in use, a series of ijo-
lation barracks, galley, store room and
tent wards. The establishment is pre-
.pared to handle $50 patients and. with
three fay3' notice, 800 patlente. All
departments are fully equipped as TO
apparatus, nurses and attendants.
Home Port Of Fleet
San Diego is the home port ard op-
Grating base for squadrons four auc
five Of the Pacific fleet, II II tNc 90
Grating base for mine and air craft de-
tachments and 1OS torpedo boat dies.
troyers, with tenders tues and other
auxiliary craft BY February. 1920.
there will he in the ha.bcr 80 y 81
destroyers, with auxiliaric;. nlaltis, l3C
ships in all, AT present there ara 5
destroyers and other heavy vessel
making So ships all told, stationcl II
the harbor
One of the most prominent i1Stitu.I
tions of San Diego harbor is the ahir
var dof the Pacific Marine and Con
stir'ction Comnany, which occupies 12S
acres on the bay front in the southern
...se u the city, the plant having cost