Show NUMBER 6 h ENGINEER IS ISON ISON ON THE JOB Maj L. L D. D Blauvelt newly appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed chief chiet engineer of the Moffat Moffat Moffat fat tunnel commission took office as such at the Colorado state house last week and Is preparing plans of ot 1 procedure preparatory to the boring of the famous Moffat tunnel The first few days he ho devoted to extended conferences with members of the commission especially W. W P. P Robinson president and Norton Montgomery attorney and special counsel He Is organizing a small party to stake out the tunnel approach cuts ind mud do the necessary surveying to prepare plats to acquire rights of way vay As soon as possible work will begin on the cuts on the necessary houses and other preliminary work that would ordinarily be be bedone done by bythe bythe the he contractor This is so that this work may be completed in the summer summer summer sum sum- mer months and the contractor I I when the contract is let be ne able aDle to get under cover before fall The bonds have been prepared so far as the legal part Is concerned It Itis Its is s hoped to have them printed by the time that the protest expires expire's July 9 9 Bond Dond houses from all over the country are showing an interest In Inthe inthe the securities and it is certain that they will bring a good price The commissioners are besl besieged ged with applications for positions but none are available at present There will be some preliminary work requiring requiring requiring re re- re- re quiring help but this will be comparatively comparatively comparatively com com- small until the contract is let and then most of the help will willbe willbe be employed by the contractor One Denver paper says President Harding may start the actual construction construction construction con con- work on the tunnel The president plans to be in Cheyenne during Frontier days In July A special train may bring him to Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver and take him to the tunnel site where he would press the button that starts actual work on the bore Another plan is to have a big celebration celebration cele cele- bration at the portal p on Colorado day clay August 1 with the governor and other officials present The work of the highway department department department depart depart- ment will go ahead as outlined by Maj raj Blauvelt Oliver T. T Reedy senior senior sentor sen sen- tor assistant to the state engineer Is personally in ch charge rg of the state highway department Mr Reedy was au authorized to take charge of the highway office and sign Major Blauvelt's Blauvelt's Blauvelt's Blau Blau- velt's name nam to aH nB official documents until Major Blauvelt tenders his resignation resIgnatIon resignation res res- ignation to the governor or until the su successor cessor of or M Major jor Blauvelt may maybe maybe maybe be selected It Is understood the highway department department department de de- will be operated in this manner for some time at least until until un un- un- un til m the commissions commission's work on the tunnel Is definitely under way and the bonds Issued I 0 0 i Q |