Show Chapman Merritt-Chapman 1 qu J I r nJ For Glen Gen Canyon Dam Work Kanab Utah July 16 Head Held Headquarters Headquarters quarters and plant facilities fatUIties of ot Merritt Chapman Scott Corporation Corpor atlon for the construction of the Glen Canyon dam In northern Arizona are being built adjacent to the damsite on both sides aides of the Colorado river rivet the company announced today Merritt general contractor for forthe forthe the foot toot dam under a i contract awarded by bythe bythe bythe the Bureau Dureau of Reclamation will wll maintain temporary headquarters at Kanab Kanah 72 miles northwest of ol the project until offices office and shops hops already under construction at the damsite are completed I In addition m to administrative and operational facilities Merritt has started construction of barracks bar racks mess mess halls and trall trailer r parks near the Job area The company will shortly begin to erect housing for tor It Its personnel In Page Arizona a new t being d by the Bureau of Reclamation on the east side of Glen Canyon two miles from the dam damsite site Herbert S S. S Booth Merritts Merritt's project project pro pro- manager expects a steady buildup of employment over the next 18 months with a t peak of ot about 2000 by Employment Employment Em Em- to date has been confined confined con con- fined primarily to office and engineering en ens personnel plus a few specialized skills Hiring luring of con construction workers will proceed as soon as housing facilities are available at the project Under present schedules It Is planned by January 19 1959 9 to divert di dl dievert vert the Colorado river rivet around the damsite by means of ot tunnels driven through the east and west walls of the canyon The rhe first 1 concrete ton the dam Itself Itsell the worlds world's third highest dam when completed Is expected to b ba bo poured In November 1959 1969 Construction of the diversion tunnel on the rivers river's east bank hank sub-contracted sub to Frazier Davis Construction company of St. St Louis Missouri Is scheduled to get under f way b by the end o of this month The other diversion tunnel Is a being driven drivon by Mountain States Construction company comp ny of Denver under an award separate front froni the prime contract Merrill's Merrills subcontract sub to Fra fra- DavIs zier-Davis also calls caUs f for r the construction con con- construction of the spillway and access ae ac cess road tunnels on the cast east side of the river and nd the spillway and power tunnels on the west bank |