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May, 1914 sides of the area included in the im- provement, and the partial construc- tion of a motor boat harbor on the north side thereof. In a general way, the construction of this wharf is quite similar to the work already described on the East Waterway, and mention will be made of only a few of the more important items that differ therefrom. Entered in Deep Water This wharf is constructed entirely in deep water, the depth along the fender line being from 40 ft. to 50 ft. at extreme low tide. Instead of cre- osoted sway bracing on the bents, this pier is securely held in position by creosoted brace piles driven at an angle of 30 degrees with the verti- cal plane, and securely tied to the substructure system. During the heav- iest wind and seas, there is absolutely no vibration noticeable. The fender piles are creosoted and are securely bolted to the floor system, this por- tion of the waterfront being too heav- ily infested with teredo to render advisable the use of plain fenders. In all other respects, the 'sub-structure design coincides with that on the East Waterway. The second floor of the building is carried on 30-in. steel "I" beams supported by three columns, one of which is in the center of the shed. The roof is carried on full span trusses, giving an unobstructed second floor area. The first floor driveway is made of 4 x 4 timbers laid in the manner already described, while the second floor drive will be asphalted and will connect with paved driveway crossing over the railway track up to the corner of Bell street and Elliott way. The building is covered with asbestos-asphalt roof. This pier is equipped with three combination elevators and slips, oper- ating from low tide to the second floor of the sheds. These marine ele- vators are of 10 tons capacity, elec- trically operated, and are of the very best construction. They are designed to facilitate the work of loading and unloading side port steamers of the Sound type. The doors on the track side of this pier are of the rolling steel shutter type, giving unobstructed opening to the depressed tracks. On the second floor of the north shed there is a small waiting room that will accommodate the passenger business that it is expected will de- velop in connection with the motor boat harbor. The Smiths' Cove pier, now be- ing improved, is 310 ft. x 1,708 ft. in length on the west side and 1,608 on the east side. The central portion of the pier is filled with excavated ¥ THE MARINE REVIEW material, on which will be provided a driveway and four depressed tracks. The structure really forms a double width pier, there being a wharf on each side of the depressed tracks. On each side of the pier at the outer end, merchandise sheds are be- ing constructed. These sheds will be 96 ft. in width and 600 ft. in length they will be served with depressed tracks in the rear and one track in front of each shed on the wharf apron for direct rail to ship transfer. On the east side of the pier, a lum- ber storage yard is provided. There will be a clear space on which to pile lumber, 86 ft. in width and 833 ft. in length. A large gantry crane similar to that which has given such good results at the Hammond Lumber Co.'s plant at Astoria, Ore, is: to be in- stalled on this side of the pier. It will be able to cover the entire lum- ber storage area, so that lumber re- ceived either by rail or by barges may be stored on the dock. Much of the lumber so stored will be in reach of ship's tackle, but vessels may also be loaded by gantry crane or by aid of a locomotive crane which it is pro- posed to have located on the dock. Open Wharf Platform On the west side of the pier, there will be an open wharf platform, 86 ft: x .1,055..tt.,- O00 t¢.-0of- which. 4¢ reserved on which to construct a dry lumber shed, which it is proposed to equip with a telferage lumber handling system. It is proposed to erect this shed when the demand for space for dry lumber is sufficient to warrant it. In the meantime, much lumber can be handled through the merchandise sheds, and the open platform may be used for the storage of ordinary fir lumber. The gantry crane located on the east side of the pier will have a lifting capacity of 7% tons, and it is designed to not only handle lumber but to facilitate the trans-shipment of structural steel, machinery and sim- ilar heavy equipment. In the 100 ft. space just north of the merchandise shed a 100-ton shear leg will be locat- ed designed to handle boilers, naval and army ordnances and especially heavy structural material. The central portion of the pier will be filled as far north as Garfield street, which will provide considerable area for general out-of-door storage. At the outer end of the pier there will be a berthing space, 310 ft. in length. Large slips for side-port steamers will be provided and if the business warrants, Barlow marine ele- vators will be installed so that cargoes may be gathered up from Sound 173 steamers for trans-shipment in larger vessels. In the main, the general plan of the Structure will have to be adhered to, but in the details, of course, mod- ifications can be worked out to suit the patrons of the dock. As the growth of business warrants, the slips on each side of the pier will be further dredged north to 'Gar- field street, which will then "provide a serviceable pier a half mile in length or to be exact 2,530 ft., making it as far as known, the longest pier in this country. Marine Patents 1,092,960. Boat-propeller. Harry Taylor, Hamilton, Ontario, Can., as- signor to Horace Wellesley Burrett, Toronto, Can. - 1,093,002. Life-preserver. Joseph Magyar, Paritan;Pa. 1,093,065.. Starting device for in- ternal combustion engines. Frank Morgan, Melrose, Mass. 1,093,140. Internal combustion en- gine. Herman Lemp, Lynn, Mass., assignor to General Electric Co. a corporation of New York. 1,093,159. Turbo ship-steadying de- vice. Elihu Thompson, Swampscott, Mass., assignor to General Electric Co., a corporation of New York. © 1,093,176. Internal combustion en- gine. Karl Fruh, Weinheim, Germany, assignor to General Electric Co., a cor- poration of New York. » 1,093,276. Swimming glove. William "base, : St: -Loeirs, "Mo, 1,093,357. Folding boat. Edward M. Sanders. Fitchburg, Mass. 1,093,381. Life saving buoy. Albert W. 'Brown, Elmira, N.Y; Z 1,093,414. Float. Chicago, Ill. 1,093,425. Controlling device for wa- terways. Wilford Lafayette Hurst, Aspen, Colo. 1,093,475. Boat. Orvar G. Rosing, Minneapolis, Minn. 1,093,504. Gun James B.. Hill, adapted preferably for use in submarine boats. Karl Moller, Dusseldorf, Germany. 1,093,544. Internal combustion en- gine. Charles De Lukacsevics, West Nutley, N. J. 1,093,586. Internal combustion en- gine control. Ira H. Krug, Philadel- phia, Pa. The annual report of the Cunard Steamship Co. shows that the profits for the past year amount to $6,383,975. A dividend of 5 per cent was paid on preferred shares and 10 per cent on ordinary shares. Co