Show OfF AT TUNNEL TIE COMMISSION TO 10 START sunn j I WORD IMMEDIATELY The people of the Moffat Tunnel district will be gratified to know that the commission appointed by Governor Shoup is proceeding with every possible effort to get the tho big work under way and that the machinery machinery ma ma- chinery Is already In motion and working smooth smoothly 1 says the tIle Steamboat Steamboat Steamboat Steam Steam- boat Pilot The Denver Denv members of the commission commission commission com com- mission are men who have heretofore heretofore heretofore hereto hereto- fore shown great Interest In th the tunnel and are pleased to be In a position to further its Interests Mr 1 Robinson who has been connected with many big business enterprises now president of the tunnel commission commis commis- sion Is going to give his entire time timeto to work Mr Blayney is going to act as treasurer without cost to the board and will give it some of his time each day Mr Willcox Is more tied down to his own business but butwill butwill butwill will be actively on the job when needed needed- Mrs Nellie H H. Faith assistant assistant assistant as as- secretary will give her entire entire entire en en- tire time to the work taking up her duties this week week and assisting in pre- pre parin necessary forms and opening the books The board insisted on the tho full lull time of all its Sort Norton on Montgomery attorney who had hail the largest part of the work in the bill assistant un- un as ant city attorney under un nn under der del Mr Marsh sh is to as rapidly as possible dispose of any private practice practice practice tice he may rive iva and be on the job Likewise Major JaJor Blauvelt Blau- Blau velt is to sever seve lis conne connection or oc with the state highway high department and devote his entire en tr time tf to the boreas bore boreas as chief Under the law the of I I bonds cannot be disposed of until July 9 the end of the 60 day period allowed for protests But the work work Is not to wait until l E that time Ume have been made for preliminary money before the bon bonds ls are sold and Maj Blauvelt is to have his engineers In the field this week He will run lines and get construction construction construction tion under way of temporary railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road tracks to each portal of the tunnel so that machinery may be transported and the cut begun This is done to save time as the contractor contractor contractor con con- tractor probably cannot be on the ground for a month or two after he receives the contract There will be a mile of track up South Boulder creek beginning althe at al atthe atthe the the turn a mile above Tolland for forthe forthe forthe the eastern portal and about two miles out miles out of f Vasquez r for r the western portal There are long cuts before gett getting g under undercover cover and this wor work w will ll b be e gotten under way with steam shovels and other improved methods giving the contractor a good d start it It Is the Intention to get under n er cover by October as it is re- re that outside more difficult difficult difficult dif dif- dif dif- after cold weather starts Tile THe The contract cannot be l let lt t until until- r he bonds are issued AdvertisIng Advertising Advertis Advertis- ing for or bids may precede that however however how how- ever every i and an July 15 is a possible ap approximate ap- ap proximate mate date Contacting firms all o oy oyer er the United States have ave wr written written writ writ- t- t ten ton for tor information Because Because- wot work wod l 0 is sc scarce It seems probable that a dozen dozen doze of the big firms of the country may submit figures including James le now of Salt Lake but but a awell awell awell well own Colorado tunnel builder und r and and strong strong Denver firm that wIllbe will willbe willbe be organized for the purpose Col Cot Goethals ls of Panama canal fame has through representatives indicated that ne a will be a bidder 48 Tn Th The V commission members from District 2 Charles J. J Wheeler and nd Chas H Ii Leckenby will aim to at attend attend attend at- at tend board meeting at least once a month mouth and oftener when necessary necessary sary j At t other times they will be beted ted ted by phone when important matte matte sure are up for prompt decision The Y members are showing the every consideration and all will work in n the closest harmony The The commission has been given splendid m quarters in the he capitol pitol building the suite of rooms recently vacated vacate i by the state utilities commission on the third floor This has ma office main W office drafting room board boardroom boardroom room hearing room and private of of- of flees fl Telephones Telephones rN phones will connect with each portal ortal of the tunnel and with others other with ith whom it Is 1 necessary to ke keep p I f l contact t. t s The The Moffat l tunnel is not only ony g going goIng go- go Ing to b be built but it is going to bedone b be bedone done with all speed yet the financial end is going to be watched watch watch- ed closely and the work will not be hampered by sinecure jobs or useless useless useless use use- less All the members realise realize realize re re- alize alise that it is the peoples people's money that is is being expended and all are anxious to make a record that the people will be proud of oC It is probable that outside of th the engineering legal clerical and administrative administrative administrative ad ad- forces most of the em em- concessions etc will be handled directly by the contractor when he lie gets on the job |