Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-11-04 | Page 19 | Airport Work Defies Winter

AIRPORT WORK DEFIES WINTER Runway Grading and Pipe Bids Asked Salt Lake City's municipal airport project will be going full blast within four weeks officials predicted Wednesday Bids were advertised W Wednesday for runway grading equipment and were to be advertised for rental of f a pipe plant for manufacture ofa of ofa a drainage system The plant according to specifications specifications must be ready for use by November 10 Already men are digging ditches at the airport for laying the pipe H. H C. C Jessen deputy administrator ad ad- for Utah said construction construe tion of f additions to the administration administration administration adminis adminis- building should begin within with with- in two weeks two weeks or as soon as the city has plans plans' and specifications completed Snow Sno Melting 1 Awaited I Grading of runways cannot begin begin be begin be- be gin until snow melts from the field Mr Jessen said Officials plan to continue contin work all during winter months Concrete will wili be poured onto nto runways also during the winter winter win win- ter months except when tempera temper tures fall so far below freezing as to prevent proper pouring If the present snow melts Mr Jessen said operations should be going full blast within four four- weeks and possibly sooner Bids which will cover rental of ofa ofa ofa a pipe manufacturing plant to together together together to- to gether with steam curing storage facilities and equipment went from the WP A to Ralph C. C Felsted U. U St S. S t treasury treasur II nv y p procurement m nt officer officer TUes TUes- t treasury treasur II nv y p procurement m nt officer officer TUes TUes- day Companies will bid by the linear foot Mr Jessen said wor workmen workmen work work- men will make the pipe under superVision supervision su su- su- su of a plant official To Employ EmpIo Men Plans call for for manufacture of f feet of pipe ranging in di diameter diameter diameter di- di ameter from 8 inches to 30 inches Approximately feet of ditch will be dug to accommodate the pipe When operations are in full swing men a month will be employed in two shifts of men each Mr Jessen explained Drainage work will keep pace with construction of the runways The north and south runway will willbe willbe willbe be finished finished- first then the north north- west-southeast west and finally the east- east west Project plans call for expenditure expenditure expenditure expendi expendi- ture of on drainage on additions additions- lo- lo lothe the administration building w which ich will add square feet to the present floor space and the remainder on runways lighting and radio facilities facUlties and other im im- Im- Im The project is expected to to be e completed by June 1937