Evening star., 1938-11-17
Initial Units
On Wafer Front
209d Finished
Pouring Of Concrete
On Pier Is Slated
To Stort Soon

Proceeding rapidly in advance OF
the arrival of winter weather, con-
struction of the first units of the
Washington Channel waterfront
program now is between 20 and Is
per cent completed.
When work has gone far enough
on these first units, the first halves
of Yacht Basins Nos. l and 2, on
opposite sides of the Municipal Fish
Wharf, the Army engineer Office for
the local district is expected to ad-
vertise for bids for the second in
stallment of the project, calling
for completion of the two basins.
Driving of forest of piles to sup
port bulkheading, large pier and
timber walks to the yacht berths
now is nearing completion in the
initial halves of both basins, and
the last pile probably will be driven
next month
Pouring of concrete on a pier 100
by lat feet in size and in the bulk
head walls is about to begin, it.was
reported by the Army engineer Of
flee. These structures are to be of
concrete above water and wood be-
low.
Wooden Piles Support Deck.
Wood piles driven deep into the
river bottom support a wooden deck
built just awash at low water, and
on this deck the concrete is to be
poured. Along the shore. in addi-
ton, sheet-steel piling is being driven
behind the wooden piles to hold
back an earth fill which will be
placed behind the concrete bulk
head wall.
The two yacht basins will cost
approximately s600O0O to complete,
little more than half this amount
being involved in the present con-
tract. The eastern half of each
basin now is being built. The half
of Yacht Basin No. l now under
construction is located upstream of
the Municipal Fish Wharf between
the foot of Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets S.W. The frontage along
Maine avenue is about $40 feet. and
the basin construction extends from
PIT to 278 feet toward the channel
along this distance.
The east half of Yacht Basin No
is off the foot of Tenth and H
streets S.W.. with a frontage of 305
feet and width toward the cham
mel of about 286 feet.
Large Pier in No. 1 Basin.
The large pier is being construct
ed in No. l basin. Upon part of
the pier ana the adjacent land area
will be constructed a one and one
halt story steel frame and brick
sales and service building about
100 by 80 feet In size and 20 feet
high. This building is to be built
as part of the present contract.
The street frontage of the building
will be occupied by showroom and
Office space. The portion on the
pier will be devoted to a single
room for service facilities.
The present construction also will
include platform type of boat
hoist or elevator approximately 16
by AZ feet in size, with a capacity
of 20 tons.
The various WalkWayS and yacht
stalls or berths are being construct
ed of treated piles and timber. In
connection with the walkWays there
will be number of floats to serve
small Boats.
Between Water street and the
bulkhead wall there will be a mar
row lawn and Handicapped area and
driveway.
No Hoist or Floats.
The work now under way in basin
No. 2 includes only walkWays and
yacht stalls and the supported con-
crete bulkhead wall There are no
hoist, building or floats in this unit
Among the features common to
both basins are an ornamental iron
fence with brick posts along Walter
street: gasoline. Diesel oil. water
and electric service to all parts OF
the basin areas; flood lighting and
storage tanks and gas and oil dis
pensing system.
The work now in progress on the
two basins includes the driving OF
total of 100000 linear feet, or
more than 20 miles. of wooden piles
ranging in length from 25 to 80
feet each. More than miles of
steel-sheet piling, 81 inches wide,
also is being used. Approximately
100000 board feet of timber, in ad-
dition to the piles. is being used.
The job calls for 1000 tons of rip
rap stone fill $4,000 pounds of struc-
tural steel. $4,000 pounds of wrought
and cast iron and $1,000 pounds Of
reinforcing steel. A total of 1906
cubic yards of concrete will 5o
poured and 5000 cubic yards c.
Stag fill put in place.