Show M Moffat ff t Tunnel Commissioners Will WillMet Met r t Under Cover Before Winter i ril Oat t Pilot PHot A ot meeting of f the 1 M TT f tunnel commission was held last week week to tc r r Y the various agree- agree v 1 have been entered into durIng the past p st ten teu days days- Norton l Montgomery y attorney for tor the commis com- com mis iou di wae was va I In ew ew York York for the h final of the deal with R. R M. M Grant tor for for forth th the b band boud and Deceived r the bg big check for first payments payments- pay payment Al Also t tb j tS Sept pt 1 1 tho the members of the on must take their t office l ce ind and enl enter r upon the two t j A ye year r t Il to o the they have recently recent recent- ly 11 b been elected l From the he signing of ot I he the I 1 rr tunnel measure up to this this 1 have held office under ap- ap p by i JG Governor 1 Shoup houp The I second T in iii July they were I unanimously reelected for a tw two year lt term to begin Sept 1 Tl T e commission m commission ex expects ts to make as large larg a a r sum Bum as possible as interest on t the e y f funds of ot the district The district J pays Ys 5 per cent interest on all ite bonds e reduced b by reason of the b bonus bonu n given I en by Grant Co to iper c preen 1 Ill The Th various banks of or Northwestern Northwestern Colorado will be ab able e to se c. c such ch 1 SU sums s 5 as they are able to give surety ty bond oI q jor for at a fair far rate o of oC I in e t thich v which will not on only y re relieve sieve lieve the situation on in n this s section but will J e of f adv advantage to the distrI district t. t Some of the the- money mOlley s 's s left h ih New eW York Other sums are areto areto areto to b bemoaned f. l to t-o Denver banks The banks anks o of d district strict N No 2 are to be given given givon en on y consideration Sp Specifications a o. o for forr for the lO Moffat tunnel tunnel tun tun- nel uel have been boeri p. p printed and sold to tol l prospective ct ve bidders A charge of oC 25 J de for OI the spec specifications to k keep them keep them m into nto hands that really are interested in bidding on the tunnel tun tun- nel vAt it t the the request of oC pr prospective id C bidders m the he time for opening of the bids i has been bee extended extended from o August 25 sept sei Sept t- t 12 W V. V P n president of ot the commission commis has has' gIven given en out the follow following statement While the tunnel commission recently recently recently re re- re- re granted prospective bidders more more time in which t to prepare their estimates extending the date for forbids forbids bids from rom Aug 25 to Sept 12 12 that ni means ans no dela delay because work worle is actually actually ac ac- ac going on at this time and the tho tunnel will be well weli under c cover ver before before before be be- fore snow flies Eighty men all are employed a about out forty COTty at each portal The camp is nearing completion a water is being Installed adequate for all purposes and a a. preliminary power plant is 18 being set up All of oC works yorks will be taken over by the successful successful successful suc suc- bidder and will have saved him so much time in his start before be- be fore ore winter sets in and after that the work work can can proceed without hin drance We Ve are informed that the Colt Colo Colorado rado r rower Power cou company pany will have lib its lines Unes into both portals by Oct 15 In Instead instead instead in- in stead of oC Nov 15 the date specified In the contract and that they are arc running horsepower capacity at the outset which will suffice for running the electric locomotives Inthe in inthe inthe the completed tunnel The I power Vel o company is Tu running duplicate le lines hires so 60 that there Is little likelihood off oft Interrupted service Both the chief engineer anti and the board of oC consulting engineers have hElve assured us tHat mat the funs s from the proceeds of or tine bUll bond sale ule principal amo amount nt of null and the bonus of ot 1 Ail wih he a n le- le quate for Cor construction e and pud payment of interest on un tho the bonds bOll C CIn in the three and a half or four years ears that may be required for or the job The enabling a att it t p pissed Is cj by hy ho he Colorado legislature provided that the interest during the period of oC construction ma may bo be paid from proceeds proceeds pro proceeds pro pro- of the bond sales Offsetting the interest chargo charge is the initial bonus of and to this will willbe willbe willbe be added Inter interest st receipts from Unexpended unexpended un Un- un-I un expended funds while they are in I banks of ot the tunnel district These I I will materially diminish the tota Interest bill during construction As has been pr previously announced bids for the construction of the Moffat j fat tunnel will be opened in Denver on Sept 12 The date was postponed ed to accommodate prospective bid bidders bidders i ders ders- who want their ther exp experts to to visit the tIle ground It will be nearly 1 iq 10 days after aeter the bids are opened before the engineers will be able to sa say which is s the lowest and before the th I contract is signed The Tho commission has had printed a booklet of OO pages cC containing information for tor bidders forms Corms of bid contract specifications rations and drawings Th The bids call for the completion o ol of all the work the building of oC a camphe camp he approaches the pioneer tunnel and the railroad tunnel within 46 months months A bonus of 1000 per day Will will be ho b paid for the tile completion oC of the tunnel tunnel tunnel tun tun- nel before beCore the time specified and a penalty penalty of 1000 per day will b be levied against the contractor actor for every d day y y over the 4 46 j months The bids are to be divided into 16 Items They are aro Construction and nd m maintenance o of camps lump sum Earth excavation in n open cuts per cubic yard yard estimated at cu cubic bic yards Rock R-ock excavation in open cuts per cubic yard estimated at cubic yards yard Rock excavation in pioneer tunnel I cross cuts and main headings per per I cubic yard yard estimated at t cubic yards yard Rock excavation in railroad tunnel tunnel tunnel tun tun- nel per per cubic cubIc yard es estimated at cubic yards Earth excavation in tunnel per cubic yard estimated at cubic yards Permanent timber Umber lining in railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road tunnel tunnel Oregon bregon fir es estimated at 1000 M. M f. f feet foot B. B M. M Permanent timber lining in railroad railroad rail rail- road tunnel lodgepole pine estimated estimated esti esti- mated at 1000 M. M feet B. B M. M Timber lining in pioneer tunnel estimated at at M. M feet Ceet B B. B M. M Dr Dry packing in tunnel per cubic yard ard estimated d at cubic yards Cord wood pa packing k ng in tunnel per cord estimated at cords coras Steel pipe for lor grouting l per er linear foot estimated at linear feet Concrete masonry n in tunnel per cubic yard estimated di at cubic yards Cement Gemont per barrel carrel estimated at barrels Ballast in tunnel per c cubic ic yard e estimated at cubic yards Ballast Jn in ilL stock piles plIes per cubic y yarn d estimated at cubic yards E Each ch bid must be he accompanied by bya a certified check of ot and the bidder will be required to show that he has the necessary facilities ex experience ex- ex x- x ability and fin financial resources n sour sour- ces to perform th the e work ork In a satisfactory satisfactory tory manner and within the time lm specified The contractor is required to toO begin begin bogIn be bo- gin tho the work embr embraced ced In his contract contract contract con con- tract within 10 days after aCter the service of ot notice on him by the board In Instructing Instructing Instructing In- In him to begin work Within 30 days after the service of said notice no no- tice Uce he shall have ass assembled and in installed installed installed in- in stalled sufficient j plant lant to enable hi hf him n nto to excavate effectively at each por por- tal tat The contractor Is ia required acquired to as assume assume assume as- as sume th the expense of the work now being done by bythe y the commission In excavating excavating excavating ex ex- the portal and erection of oC company buildings Tho The requirements In regard to the camp are very strict Hospitals must be maintained ed the buildings must be warm and sanitary with running water electric lights amusement halls and a full staff stafI of ot m medical men must be maintained at each portal With the work being done by the commission the contractor will bo be enabled to get under cover before snow flies files and prosecute the tho work with vigor all winter |