Statement of expenditures under appropriation "Naval training station, Great Lakes, 1907" (maintenance), act approved June 29, 1906. Appropriation "Naval training station, Great Lakes (maintenance),” 1908. STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1908. Appropriation “Naval training station, Great Lakes," act approved April 27, 1904. STATEMENT OF OBLIGATIONS TO JUNE 30, 1908. Amount of appropriation.. Items. Expended to February 19, 1907, as per statement of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.. Contract No. 6, timber crib sea wall around site of power house. Contract No. 7, water-supply mains, extension.... Contract No. 3, main bridge, extra concrete.. Contract No. 7, water-supply mains, extension, extra. Contract No. 11, completion of grading. Contract No. 12, sewers and drains. Contract No. 12, sewers and drains, extra. This balance is available for the construction of four officers' houses, at $15,000, $60,000. Date. Appropriation “Naval training station, Great Lakes," buildings. Items. Amount. Contract No. 9-Twelve buildings. Obligations to June 30, 1908: Sept. 9, 1907 Sept. 2,1907 $54,000.00 1,500,000 00 370,000 00 55,689 00 2,500 00 17,811.00 2,000,000.00 STATEMENT SHOWING BALANCE AVAILABLE. Unobligated balance.... Deposited by pay officer September 30, 1907. Unexpended balance on contract No. 5, officers' houses.. Contract No. 8, ten main buildings, supplemental agreement No. 1, dated July 31, 1908, credit...... Balance available.... This balance will be used for the construction of $17,811.00 362. 19 44, 973. 45 7, 884.88 71, 031.52 July 1, 1908, contract No. 13, power plant... July 7, 1908, contract No. 14, specifications, Public Printer. Estimates for pay rolls..... Unobligated balance....... Balance on hand for pay rolls... $126, 550.00 268, 632. 29 271, 132. 29 122, 179. 71 WORK STILL TO BE DONE WITH ABOVE BALANCE. 1, 185.00 DATA ON CONTRACT NO. 1-GRADING. Contract No. 1, for grading and filling, awarded to Mr. Harry E. Overstreet, 712 Marquette Building, Chicago, Ill. Consideration.-Price, $0.59 per cubic yard; payments not to exceed $35,000; no extras. Time limit.-Time limit for completion, four calendar months, or until October 25, 1906. Extensions.-Application for reasonable extension of time submitted on November 3, 1906; bureau letter of December 15, 1906, directed contractor to proceed with work, question of extension to be considered on completion. Application for extension to July 1, 1907, submitted on March 22, 1907; bureau letter of April 8, 1907, granted extension to July 1, 1907. Work re Progress. Work started June 20, 1906; work stopped January 4, 1907. sumed January 21, 1907; work stopped March 20, 1907. Work resumed May 3, 1907; work abandoned July 8, 1907. Amount of material moved by Overstreet, 26,324 cubic yards. Payments. Payments on account, as follows, have been made to the former contractor, Mr. Harry E. Overstreet: Readvertisement of contract.-The Bureau of Navigation advertised this work for completion, bids to be opened August 26, 1907. No offers were received. This work was readvertised, bids to be opened September 17, 1907, and contract was let to Edwards Brothers Dredge Company on September 30, 1907, for $0.81 per cubic yard. (See Contract No. 11.) General. This contract consists of removing 60,000 cubic yards of material from the site of the inner basin and depositing same about as follows: The longest haul is about half a mile, and the material must be raised to the elevation of the plateau above ravine, a height of about 70 feet. Overstreet's failure was due to lack of funds, bad management, poor equipment, and high rental paid for dredge. DATA ON CONTRACT NO. 2-PIPE-CONDUIT BRIDGE. Contract No. 2, for pipe-conduit bridge, was awarded to Mr. Wallace Marshall, Lafayette, Ind. Contract executed July 19, 1906. Consideration.—The contract price for pipe-conduit bridge was $5,314; no extras. Time limit.-Time limit for completion, six calendar months, or until January 19, 1907. Extensions. Application for extension of time to June 1, 1907, submitted January 8, 1907; bureau's indorsement of January 14, 1907, directed contractor to proceed with work, question of extension to be considered on completion of contract. Commandant's letter of July 3, 1907, recommended extension to June 27, 1907, and acceptance of the work; bureau's letter of July 16, 1907, granted extension to June 27, 1907, and accepted the work. Progress.-Work started October 19, 1906; work completed June 27, 1907. Description of work. This is a lattice-girder bridge across the main ravine to carry sewer, water, and heating pipes, but principally the sewer pipe. Because proper location of the sewage-disposal plant was to the south of Pettibone Creek, and the main plant north of Pettibone Creek, it was required that the sewage should be carried across the big ravine in some manner. Investigation showed it was better to carry this sewer on a bridge than to run down into the ravine and pump sewage up to necessary elevation of disposal plant. This bridge is 270 feet 6 inches long, 5 feet wide, 35 feet 5 inches high. It contains 33 tons of steel, 64 cubic yards of concrete. It has a wooden box to carry pipes. This box is 3 feet 6 inches high by 4 feet 4 inches wide, with 4-inch inclosed air space all around. DATA ON CONTRACT NO. 3-MAIN BRIDGE. Contract No. 3, for main bridge, was awarded to Mr. Wallace Marshall, Lafayette, Ind. Contract executed July 19, 1906. Consideration. The contract price for main bridge was $27,967; extras, 3.68 cubic yards of concrete where spring softened pier base, at $9 per cubic yard = $33.12. Time limit.-Time limit for completion, six calendar months, or until January 19, 1907. Extensions.-Application for extension of time to June 1, 1907, submitted on January 8, 1907; bureau indorsement of January 8, 1907, stated question of extension would not be considered until completion. Application for extension of time to July 15, 1907, submitted to bureau on April 24, 1907. Application for extension of time to August 15, 1907, submitted June 20, 1907. Application for extension of time to September 1, 1907, submitted August 13, 1907. Progress.-Work started October 1, 1906; work was completed on August 28, 1907. Description of work.—This bridge is on main entrance to grounds, and on axis of administration building tower. It is a plate girder bridge with reenforced concrete floor, walks, and panels. The roadway is macadam. The abutments are of concrete, with ornamental concrete railing and curved wing walls. The macadam was rolled with a 7-ton roller. Bridge contains 180 tons of steel and 892.68 cubic yards of concrete. This bridge has a wooden conduit under roadway to carry sewer, water, and heating mains. DATA ON CONTRACT NO. 4-WATER-SUPPLY MAINS. Contract No. 4, for water-supply mains, was awarded to Mr. T. H. Iglehart, Morgan Park, Ill. Contract executed August 8, 1906. Consideration. The contract price for water-supply mains was $18,674. Extras: Changes to lower grade of pipe at boathouse; cost, $247.83. Time limit.-Time limit for completion, eighty days, or until November 8, 1906. Extensions.-Application for extension of time to May 15, 1907, submitted October 15, 1906; bureau letter of October 27, 1906, granted extension to three weeks beyond date of notification by commandant that bridges were ready to receive water pipe. Application for extension of time of fifteen days from July 29, 1907, submitted on July 24, 1907; bureau letter of July 30, 1907, granted extension of time to August 13, 1907. Application for extension of time to August 28, 1907, submitted on August 12, 1907; bureau letter of August 14, 1907, granted extension of time to August 28, 1907. Progress.-Work started September 13, 1906; work completed August 28, 1907. Description of work. These mains cover the large plateau on the northeast and have a branch to the northwest and southeast plateaus across the two bridges. They ordinarily will have only the standpipe pressure, which will be 40 pounds on the plateau and 70 pounds at the power house. The fire pressure will be 150 pounds, and the mains are designed to supply six fire streams at any portion of the grounds, which will throw streams over any building. Mains are tested to 200 pounds pressure |