Show Generators at erf Glen Canyon Dam I Slated for Early Completion I The Interior Department and contractors building the generators at Glen Canyon CanyonDam CanyonDam CanyonDam Dam have entered into an agreement to speed up work on the generators Sen Wallace Wallace Wal Wal- lace tace F. F Bennett Utah R-Utah reported reported reported re re- ported this week Sen Bennett Joined last May 6 G with Sen Gordon Cordon Allott Al Al- lott Colorado R-Colorado Sen Milward Milward Mil Mil- ward L. L Simpson and Sen Peter If H. H Dominick and requested Secretary Sec rotary of the he Interior Stewart Stewart Stew Stews art L. L Udall to expedite the work for lor an early completion The four Republican Upper Upper Upper Up Up- per Basin Senators at that time Urged Secretary Udall to begin Immediately tb expedite expedite ex ex- construction of the el electrical electrical electrical el- el system at Lake Powell Powell Pow Pow- ell So SQ that an August completion com come date can be achieved The Utahn hn said and Galvan Co of San Francisco Fran cisco a firm which Is completing com come the work on the generators generators gen gen- orators went on a seven-day seven per week schedule with two shifts hUts per day shortly after we requested the speed speedup The firm Irm has been on the new schedule for three weeks The Bureau of Reclamation reported that the completion schedule of the first gener genre generator generator ator has been moved up from September mid-September to the Uie middle or late August The second generator has been moved from December 1 to September Septem Septem- ber 10 the third from March 1965 to Dec 1 1964 and the fourth from July 1965 to February 1965 This Is good news Sen Bennett said It Is my hope that these new dates can be kept and that we get enough water into the dam to begin generating power by the completion date The contraction construction con of the generators Is the lass remaining remaining re re- re- re obstacle after we get enough water of course he said Now there will be beno beno beno no excuse for lor not filling Lake Powell and once we fill the dam we can begin paying back the funds The original Bureau of Reclamation Reclamation Reclamation Re Re- date for completion completion completion comple comple- tion of the generators rs was June 1 Later the date was moved to August 1 and then Sept 1 11 was mentioned The Hokin Ets-Hokin and Galvan firm said that the reason for fore forthe the e delay was a series of problems between contractor and sub Wire de de- s were the key factors factors fac fac- tors mentioned General Electric Co Is In Installing installing installing in- in stalling the generators while Chalmers Allis-Chalmers among among a series series serles ser ser- ies les of other firms Is assisting assIstIng assisting assist assIst- ing In the chore |