| Show 1 G ISI U t it II Ono or lr t the teat dill III lu III the thu Hew York July SL Pana for Cor eating n nI I lag tb the facilities of Governors Governor Island New York harbor and making ft one of the but t equipped military mt lb the world as wen well u a re ot of the transport service lee In this country are re now under wy way The nil work U la udder direction ot of a ward oard Major John R Bro Brooke k commanding the Ibe department of t the Eat East Cot dill pie or of the engineer department t and toi Amu lUI 8 Kimball assistant general These be were wre selected elected b by Secretary of War Root some sometime time lime ego to survey urve the field add Ind pre preat present sent at their recommendations to the war I department Tilt The fIt first meeting tell w was held In Gen Brook Brookes Ii a day or two ago 0 and another will be held the early part 0 of nut next wk wart One of Ib first problem I taken up wu was that of 01 removing the tbt transport ser depot dellOt from South Brooklyn to the 4 lid d making It the central di de dePOt POt of the tbt country with vastly increased room and Del facilities and more convenient of access One pet great con contro coni tro the board bard In the proposed change that of oC securing a dock dockage depth around the to admit the draught of oC the bl big army transports Some of these transports draw drw feet feel I of oC water and thus considerable dred In lag will be necessary I lien lIere lit lies the problem for tor It I is be I tiered that the l Island I is bed rook rock and nd to remove It would be a task tak of enor snow proportions proportion A As a preliminary to ton any n further progress In this direction tilt board sept out a pounding party alia and the result is hi teamed nothing mo more will be done dOD In this direction Among other Improvements In view II I the Uon of an immense supply lepot agency for tor the army fasts notI camps camp in III all 11 parts atta of the The scheme I is merel merely tentative now and hu not reached the stage t where plans lan can be drawn to embodY he boards board Idt ideas a Should bould the board bord to erect other buildings there I aU be beano ao lack Jack of room The he board bord I is also considering either the enlargement of at the lb present barracks or r the erection of new DW quarters The quarters will e easily accommodate a bat bataU gallon aU on ot of soldiers and It Is Ia th thought bt ad advisable d tv to Increase these facilities But with room for a batt battalion lion of 0 men the officers quarters art are now Itow In inadequate adequate There art are good reasons for forI I that the boards report will gal gall II 4 l l hoUI houses and aDd M buildings |
