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August, 1917 of the relative THE MARINE REVIEW importance of properly prepar- ing the site is found in the es- timates for’. a small California yard, in which the “Cost -- of buildings is giv- en as $9280 and the yard work at. -816,520, =| ins cluding $4720 for filling. In some PROPERTY LINE ‘ Une. mmm Pacific: ¢600 57 yards where nat- ural conditions are unfavorable, the building ways, framing stages and even the foundations for iin. ' Joreer 1 ' ONOER AG fat 285 tle consideration has been given the influence of the shape of the CRANE Way Borer House property on the y w. DES CRANE WAY fA —— /20° progress of the material through the plant. Many yards, especially some of the Buitoine StiP No.3 CBVLKHEAD 2 HIEH Bv1L DING St1P No2 ground Re Recaps ' bnocr CRANE Way Buitoine Ste Not z € (wousrRiag Rast Foao buildings and lumber storage have been placed on piles. On fresh-water riv- Maz ShéD newer ones, are laid out with no thought what- ever, apparently, to the labor that might be saved by properly and thoughtfully rout- ing the work. The principles of straight - line progress that are so ingrained in the metalworking industries and’ most other pro- os ductive establish- ments, have been Ratt ROAD GRADE 20 Roapway RéstRrviod ! | OF EYCES Ap i lorr ers, safe . fromm the ravages of the toredo, this procedure is not so objectionable as on salt water, but under all circumstances it is subject to crit- icism on account of being tem- porary and a source of continual ex- pense for renewals. This practice can be defended only in cases where the E & BALLIN, S ENGINEERS SOx1CO completely over- looked. The re- FIG. 20—YARD WITH FOUR BUILDING SLIPS COMPACTLY ARRANGED ON CITY: PROPERTY. builder feels his business is so purely transient that the expense of filling-in permanent foundations: or paying enough for a suitable natural site, is unjustified. In many wooden shipyards too lit- sult is chaos and a tremendous waste of money. This comes from the practice of throwing the yards to- gether rather than having them de- signed by a competent, experienced engineer. If routing alone is to be consid- ered, a long, narrow yard, in which FIG. 2iI—A STEEL FRAMED REVOLVING CRANE FOR WOODEN SHIPYARD