Show U. U US U.S. S. S Takes Full Control Of Boulder Dam Tonight BOULDER CITY CITY- Nov Ney Feb 29 AP AP The The federal government tonight terminates terminates the largest larg st single contract it ever made in taking over over Boulder dam S Six x out with fin final l payments making a total of on engineering's greatest structure the highest dam inthe in inthe inthe the world and attached power houses When Frank Crowe one of the thc worlds world's greatest dam builders to tonight tonight tonight to- to night turns the tho dam and powerhouses powerhouses power power- ho houses ses over to Ralph Lowry construction con con I engineer of the ot Ithe reclamation I reclamation tion lion service it will mean tho the government gov gov- nt has complete controL con con- con i trot Crowe Is Is' construction superintendent superintendent super super- for tor the Six Companies The rho original bid of at the Six Companies Companies Com Corn I panics was for building building build build- build I ing the dam darn and pow powerhouses It was on a unit cost basis s the govern yern- yern l ment furnishing the r materials s. s The hc p payments a aggregating r over 1 five live and a half halt million dollars more than the contract price do ao o not moan mean higher costs but result from adjustment adjustments ad ad- and changes since the tho contract was let March 11 1931 The government will complete the work remaining to be done tIone On the darn dam and reservoir power development dovel- dovel and interest during construction construction construction con con- the costs to date have bave been The original al estimate estimate esti esti- mate for tor completion was Reclamation s B service e r v vie I c e c engineers figured hero today that the tho actual cost coat will be bo about less |