Show Preliminary ary Funds rp r rv ir I I T 1 I q St Start ri t Boulder Dam Darn Are Afe Requested sted Annual Supply Bill Lacks I I Appropriation for Designs Designs De De- signs Surveys Commission Says Work Cant Can't Begin Prior to Initial Steps WASHINGTON Dec 5 ted Press No Press No appropriation for carrying out the provisions of the Boulder canyon dam act is made in inthe inthe the interior departments department's annual supply bill since certain necessary preliminary steps incident to the project including contracting of f power to be produced have not been carried out Appearing before tho the house house- ap- ap 11 r subcommittee the thc interior department mea mea- lint Dr Mead J reclamation commissioner explained that n no surveys ur for Cor actual construction on th tho project can bo be made nade until these steps have been taken The will wUl Include studies s for design pf Coffer dams clams which Dr Dt Mend Mead estimated would bc Q feet teet lt surveys s 's to get gt a correct topographic topo topo- graphic map o of tI the tho eIlam dam flU aid and pf pt plans to fo for tH or 1 Work j w ke IJ uy ono J c h ho believed i z i lam could D b bUIlt no to hold tho to r-to tic be Imp Impounded t tb commissioner Ic lc f fI I I 1 do o not think thero there Is any risk about It at nt all Hero you have c the very cr best kind kindor or material together In a t bottle neck you rou can cnn put a o of oC concrete in be Ibe be tween those two walls that you OU co Id not get enough force torce out outA A great man many sn smaller dams dame have uncertainties In them thern The rho committee was asked to In- In do a. a deficiency Item In in the bill to cover the expenses of ol additional engineers t to make tests teats of ot materials in tho the field and to make mako a a. mo model lel of the tho canyon canon for use by those who bd bid on tho Dr Mead ead said saM this deficiency would bo be ma made 10 up when the tho first a appropriation was was was' made for tor construction construction con con- of or the tho dam dani |