Show UT UTAH AH FIRMS MAY BID ON BOULDER J JOBS Government Plans to Receive Estimates on New Construction FLOOD DAMAGE SMALL Foot 12 River Rise Leaves Coffer Dams Uninjured Utah contractors will be given a chance to bid on new construction work at Boulder City by the federal government in the near c cording to Dr Elwood Mead of Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington commissioner of reclamation who returned Thursday from ins inspecting inspect inspect- ec ing jag the Hoover dam darn works No damage was done to the thc sm coffer dams when the river rose 12 feet and flooded into them D Di Mead reported He said the flood left co considerable considerable con con- mud but that it has been re removed moved I have ordered the construction of 30 new houses and a dormitory to ac accommodate accommodate ac- ac about persons at Boulder Boulder Boulder Boul Boul- der City as soon as possible he de de- de dared The liThe new quarters will be for engineers and other government workers START CONSTRUCTION In addition Six Companies Inc soon will start construction o of more houses for their workmen The government also is going to let a contract contract contract con con- tract for beautifying Boulder City Thousands of trees are to be clos closely ly planted for windbreaks An additional additional additional addi addi- 50 beds are going to be placed in the hospital he said Dr Mead said that progress at the Hoover dam darn has been so steady that he now expects the project to be completed completed com corn in six years He said there are ten sets of engineers on the job There are nearly workers at the damsite NOTICE GIVEN I Notice has been given Dr Mead said that all the workers living at al Williamsville in the river bottom must be out of there by April 1 Conditions Condi Coridi- ti tiis ns n's are not so good there and we cannot take any chances which might cause an epidemic Dr Mead left for his headquarters in Washington Thursday at atS 5 p p. p m. m R R. F. F Walter chief engineer f for the bureau of reclamation who accompanied accompanied accompanied the commissioner to the darn dam remained there 4 |