Architect and engineer . operating at the end of the 1125-foot tem-porary trestle has been moved eastward toprepare the anchorages for the fender sec-tions. For several weeks work has been underway on the fender sections and the pneu- matic pier caisson at the plant of the MooreDrydrock company in Oakland. Many tons of material both for the cais-son, itself, and the fender, have been fab-ricated and the material will be deliveredat Fort Point as needed. Caisson Work is Hazardous In the meantime giant air compressorshave been installed at Fort Point andeverything is being put in readiness for t
Architect and engineer . operating at the end of the 1125-foot tem-porary trestle has been moved eastward toprepare the anchorages for the fender sec-tions. For several weeks work has been underway on the fender sections and the pneu- matic pier caisson at the plant of the MooreDrydrock company in Oakland. Many tons of material both for the cais-son, itself, and the fender, have been fab-ricated and the material will be deliveredat Fort Point as needed. Caisson Work is Hazardous In the meantime giant air compressorshave been installed at Fort Point andeverything is being put in readiness for thebeginning of the caisson work. In this con-nection it is of interest to note that elabor-ate safety measures are being taken andnothing is to be left undone to protect thelives of the caisson workers in their hazardous occupation. To this end numerous con-ferences have been held between officialsand engineers of the Golden Gate Bridgeand Highway District, the State IndustrialAccident Commission and the Pacific ^ 46 ?. Bridge Company, pier contractors. Special regulations have been formulat-ed, following lengthy communications withDr. Nathan Levy, of New York, one ofthe worlds foremost authorities on com-pressed air, who was responsible for safetylegislation in connection with the caissonworkers on the Hudson Tube, GeorgeWashington Bridge and other importantenterprises in the Empire state, involvingthe protection of workers under compressedair. Marin Tower of Special Interest With these important developmentsunder way, work on other units of thebridge is progressing at a gratifying pace. Since September 1, the base blocks ofthe San Francisco anchorage have beencompleted, thus eliminating any danger ofslides in the deep excavations back of FortWinfield Scott when the rainy seasonarrives. On the Marin side of the Golden Gatethe base blocks have long been completedand the giant eyebars and girders whichwill hold the cables to the anchorage havebeen set in place and are now underg
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