Show BIDS FOR OR TUNNEL BON S INVITED I l t r Another important step toward the construction of the Moffat tun inn tunnel tunnel nel under James peak was taken last week An advisory board of three thre of the most prominent engineers engineers engineers engi engi- In the Untied States went vent over the surveys and plans for the tunnel prepared by Maj L L. D D. D Blauvelt chief chie engineer of the commission When they place their approval on Alaj Maj Blauvelt's work everything will bo be set for actual beginning of or construction Th The standard size of railroad tunnel tunnel tun tun- nel ael Is feet As this tunel will willbe willbe wille be e electrically ly operated no steam steam engine going through on its own power Dower It it If is believed that this size an be be reduced The whole trend of building is now for small small- r 1 r engines rather than larger ones Manufacturers say the tho limit in size has lias b been en reached and nd many roads road are re using lighter and smaller en en- gines ines If It it is possible to reduce the height to 22 feet for instance it will mean meah mean a tremendous saving in the contract price This and nd other important details will be passed upon by the eminent engineers who have been called to assist Maj Blauvelt When the final decisions are reached the chief engineer en en- will proceed to draw up the specifications upon which bids will willbe willbe be called for Another matter to determined upon is the size of the pioneer tun tunnel tunnel nel which is to be he run feet from the main bore and by means of which headings will be driven each 2000 feet so that workmen may be bus busy on the main tunnel at various places under the mountain This pioneer tunnel will be used for the transportation transportation transportation tation of water from the Frazer watershed watershed watershed wat wat- to the eastern slope for irrigation irrigation gation and for the city of oC Denver Annually acre feet of water now noN going to waste will be transported transport transport- ed through the pioneer tunnel and will be a source of great revenue to time the ther district J. J Waldo Valdo Smith one one ne of or orth th the hoard board of consulting engineers is the leading hydraulic engineer in the country and his services were secured secured secured ed principally because he could be beof beof beor of or service in this branch The consulting engineers are Da Da- David vi vid W. W Brunton of Denver J J. J I Da-I P. P Da J and J J. J Waldo Valdo Smi Smith h of oC New NewY NewYork Y York rk Mr l Brunton is known throughout the Ule west as an authority on tunnel construction He was formerly of Aspen and has had charge of some of the largest tunnels in the Rocky mountains Mr Davies was chief consulting engineer for the construction construction construction con con- of the famous Manhattan Hudson Pennsylvania railroad tunnels tunnels tunnels tun tun- nels in New York More than was expended expended expended ex ex- ex- ex under the direction of J J. J Waldo Smith who served in the capacity capacity capacity ca ca- ca- ca of chief engineer of the New NewYork NewYork York water works system during the construction of that project He di directed directed directed di- di the building or me we dam and various water supply tunnels tunnels tunnels tun tun- nels which are are now use In connection with the water system of New York Tho The legal work in conne U JU u v J ih it the preparation of the bon bonds i s 's progressing progressing pro pro- gressing greasing rapidly and at a meet mee nj rg of tiC the full board of tunny t the latter part of this month it If is believed everything will be In readiness to call for bids both for forthe forthe the tunnel Naturally this will take some 60 days and meanwhile the commission expects to to secure some for the beginning of or work both on the portals and on the tha pioneer pio plo pioneer neer tunnel as soon as the plans are approved The last day for protests under the law expired July 9 and the commission commission commis commis- sion Is now free to push Its plans plan as rapidly a such a big undertaking will permit 0 o 0 |