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March, 1916 THE MARINE REVIEW - ee 101 CROSS SECTION THROUGH FREIGHT AND PASSENGER BUILDINGS, MUNICIPAL PIER privilege being governed by the amount of business represented. The remainder of the pier will be leased by sections. The pier is sufficiently large to accommodate all the craft now plying from Chicago, with a considerable re- serve for the increase of commerce. _ The accompanying general plan indi- cates the size of the pier, which is 3,000 feet long over all, with an approach of 600 feet from the former shore line. Four buildings have been erected on the pier. At the land end is the head house, containing the administrative offices, pub- lic lavatories, and ramps leading to the passenger floors. The two large orna- mental towers on the pier contain grav- ity tanks of 60,000 gallons capacity each, which are connected to an automatic sprinkler system for protection against fire. : On either side of the pier, extending from the head house to the terminal building, is a steel freight and passenger shed 2,340 feet long and 100 feet wide, which is surrounded by a six-foot dock way. The main floors on the dock level offer 456,300 square feet for freight space, while the passenger level con- tains 308,880 square feet. The terminal building provides space for the outer loop of the street railway tracks, a res- taurant, an emergency hospital and a large concourse. the pier, beyond the terminal building, will be devoted to recreation. Its plans include commodious rest-rooms and lava- tories, children’s play devices, a concert and dance hall 140 feet square, a re- fectory and several other features. The landing space on this portion of the pier will be used by steamers carrying pas- sengers exclusively, notably those ply- ing between the parks along the lake. front. The railroad tracks will trav- erse the full length of the freight sheds — on the lower level of the pier, the street car tracks serving the passenger deck. The outer 665 feet of On the outer side of each freight shed an eight-foot balcony promenade will be provided. The details of construction are indicated in the accompanying illus- trations which show the varied used to which the main part of the ae will be devoted. Although Chicago’s harbor lg have been actively in the public eye for 25 years, a definite course of development was undertaken only seven years ago. A harbor commission was appointed in 1908 to study the needs of the port; and in 1909 a report was made, which recommended the construction of piers between the Chicago river and Chicago avenue. -In 1911 the Illinois state legis- lature passed. an act authorizing mu- nicipal harbor works and_ accessories, also permitting the city of Chicago to set aside several districts for future harbor construction. The immediate de- velopment of district No. 1 was auth- crized, the harbor and subway commis- CHICAGO MUNICIPAL PIER NO. 2 FROM LAKE SHORE