Show Contract Approved For Second Section Of OlE I Electrification Project Oregon Contractor Submits Low Lov Bid For Construction of Miles Of Line From Hanna to Lapoint N New ev Power Lines To Be Ready By January 31 c Approval of a bid for construction construction construction tion of miles of power line under the Moon Lake Electric Association As As- A Association was received from Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington D. D C. C at the association offices offices offices of of- in Altamont Thursday morn- morn Ing The bid was submitted by Homer C C. Johnson Portland oregon ore Ore Ore- gon The price was just a little over a mile mUe Notice of the approval of the bid was sent to the contractor Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day morning He has ten days in which to start work and days in which to complete the job according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to word received from irom the association office yesterday Covers North Countr Country The new lines will bring electrical electrical elec elec- service to Hanna Tabiona Utahn Home Talmage Boneta Boneta Boneta Bon- Bon eta Ballard Lapoint Tridell N Neola cola Hancock Cove Cedarview Cedarview Cedarview Ce- Ce Crescent and Ioka loka Bridgeland and Arcadia the only c communities in the county not included in this section of the project are to be included in a third section A map of these two towns will be presented present present- ed to the REA at Washington for approval and funds will then be applied for Wiring of houses under the newly newly new new- ly contracted d section has already been started in the north country About thirty are ready for the electricity according to Miss Rust secretary of the association Users Receive Recel Bills Bills for the first month of servIce service service ice for the section of the project which was energized last month and which delivers power to Altonah Al- Al Altonah Altonah tonah Mt Emmons Altamont and Bluebell were s sent nt out Oct 1 I and payments are coming in promptly Miss Rust said Users are enthusiastic enthusiastic over the new power Rates to domestic users are minimum for the 1st 40 kilowatt- kilowatt hours per KWH for the next 40 per KWH for the next 2 21 per KWH for all over First Bids Cancelled Bids for the new construction were first opened on September 22 Mr Johnsons Johnson's bid was found to be low at that time and it was given approval It was protested on the strength of its having been Continued on Page 8 |