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150 7 THe Marine REVIEW Fender a 60/0" : Roo PLAN VIEW WITH FRONT AND BACK LEGS REMOVED 5 00 H.P/Biee/ Motor "| Elec. Brake 48" 2 Rectry Ke t I t= ' A 2 Quadruple Blocks i 2 A <r > Travel in direction "A" one foot in 15 sec. Travel in direction"B"one foot in 4 min. 20 sec. , \ 80 ene ! \ ' 1 Ee \- pean ne ails pry Pasi | 7] SH SSN re ag ne ea eee Sa aaa t » ® 1 ie 4 t & a Brake, %S e a i = 3 ! Controller Stands & 3 | | d | --_---4----44'9" Extreme Overhang----_--_---- ae 9/0"> es | a 53/0" Extreme Qverhang ~ | " oN \ Z Wharf Level ; | Teak >Pine i Fender Pile | aT ] Mi ----|--_-37'0"from Fender Piles------__- >| nt t | ot] HI de --46'0" from Fender Piles------------ | . il Lo the back piers on sixteen 80-ft. piles. The piers are carried to a point 29 ft. above the wharf level and are tied together at the top by plate girders, The leading general dimensions ate clearly shown in the line engravings. The racking movement is effected by means of a screw working in a nut 5 in the lower end of the back leg and connected through spur and_ bevel gearing to a 50 horsepower electric motor. The. peri, heral speed of the Screw is 30 in. per minute. All movements are controlled from a platform located in front of the back Pier and immediately above the hoist ing mechanism, 2 Sipe ELrvation or Suear Lecs For Union Iron Works. Co. PURCHASE OF STEAMER ALA- MEDA. The Alaska Steamship Co., of Seat- tle, bought the steamship Alameda from the Oceanic Steamship Co., of San Francisco, recently, and will oper- ate her on the Alaska run, starting the latter part of April, in place of the Victoria, which will go on the