Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-01
PACIFIC COAST
SITES FOR NAVY
BASES APPROVED
Full Membership of the Con-
greSSi0naI Joint Commit
tee Accepts ReCOmmen-
dations of Subcommittee.

/ (Ily The Associated tFchSp .
Washington, Jan. '3l.-The Iul
membership of the ccngression-
al joint committee created to Sc
lect Pacific coast naval bases to-
day unanimously recommended
! Alameda on San Francisco bay as
/ the general fleet naval base, Othel
bases recommended were San Die
so and Sand Point, for aviation
and San Pedro for Il submarine
base,
The submarine base at San
Pedro, Calf, the committee rec
! commended should be established
at cost not exceeding $4.O00.000,
Referring to the Camp Kearney
! site, near San Diego, Calf, the
committees report said;
an view of the advantages OF
this site, which cannot be obtained
| at any point in this section, the
committee recommends that it be
/ selected as a lighter than air aVia-
ton base"
Outlining the San Francisco bay
| project, the committee said:
Recommend Alameda Site.
THE joint committee recon-.
mends that the site offered by the
! city of Alameda be selected, with a
view to the development there of a
naval base.
THE navy yard at Mare Island
is an excellent navy yard, well
equipped and efficient and should
be continued in its present ACTIVE
ties as a navy yard for construc-
ton and repair purposes as differ
entiated from an aviation and sup
ply base, and the navy base to be
established at fAameda should for
the present be limited to an opera
ton and supply base"
The Sand Point project, border
ing on Lake WASHINGTON, win cover
about four hundred acres The
committee said that the develop
. ment of the site was not favorable
Tor use Of both lighter than air and
heavier than air craft. 1t recon-
mended that at least one unit OF
heavier than air equipment be at
once established at a cost not to
exceed $1,500,000.
THE future development of the
site and the enlargement of it's air,
( craft activities" the committee
said, should be subject to future
| decision and growth"
No Specifications Made.
No specifications were made 10y
| the committee fixing the amount o.
money to be spent on the Alameda
( and SanDiego projects.
Tho pngt ,,f S1Hot.f,,rr and ,r1,u 4 ir1t
the Sand Point site was fixed 4
Approximately 100000, but com
pete development Of this projec
was not considered by the commit
tee necessary at the present time.
The committee asserted that tn,
| expenditure necessary to equip the
| site for use as a flying field woult
| depend on the extent of develop
ment desired by the navy depart
ment.
Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, Wash.
! was recommended to be retained
as an operating station for small
units, including aircraft, destroy
crs and submarines, sin case Of
said, mo further Improvement
should be undertaken at this time.
The committee stated that not.
withstanding MANY advantages Of
Hunters Point con san Francisco
hay) and the persuasive reason!
advanced in its favor, it believe.
that the Alameda site on the oppo
site side of the bay is preferable
Room for Expansion.
Speaking in favor of the Alamo
THE large acreage at Alameds
makes possible a naval base which
will permit not only of dry dock
on satisfactory pile nominations