Proposed Development of Mare Island and Alameda at Coat of $26,000,000
Washington, Feb. 5.
Approval of the." proposed naval. base at Alameda, on San Francisco Bay, day by Rear Admi fore the House naval committe Admiral Eberle eid the of the Navy Department in de aping - Alameda base contemplated the expenditure of $20,- 000,000 and included a sixfold pur. 1080, which would embody " naval ase, an oil fuel base, " general supply base; facilities for submarines ard destroyers, and expansion, vacant land to meet possible war The Department, he added, in: tended to maintain the Mbre Island navy yard and would Pend an additional $6,000,000 there to keep the yard equipped meet shipbuilding needs that might be requi A woval base at Mare Island, Admiral Eberle continued, would mean the taking over of the San Francisco front in time of war, and a base at Alamedy would
war piaas. in much better with the Navy's An air station in the Mare
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