Show IDAHO DAM COST SET AT BY commissioner POCATELLO dee dec 8 dy by the time all work incidental to the american falls reservoir is completed there will be at least expended is the belief of warren G commiss commissioner loner ot of reclamation here yesterday this s sum will be reached by the cm completion p I 1 e ti of I 1 the additions to the minidoka Mini Alini doka project which includes a X power plant and the reclamation ot acres in the erection ot of the dam to its full capacity the purchase of 0 rights and other matters said the doise boise man full settlement ot of the plans tor for the building ot of the dam and expediting the call tor for new bids was had at a conference in denver when the advisory board was called together by elwood mead commissioner of mation matio n which met dec 1 to 3 changed specifications include the foundation over the river section is to be sufficient to hold bold the high dam the concrete bridge is changed to a steel structure this will save approximately a quarter of a million dollars publication of 0 notice to contractors to bid on january 15 at 2 p in was recommended and the report sent to washington by airplane mail the bids to include the building ot of the large base and superstructure super structure tor for acre feet with provision to shift to the larger plan at any time effort is now being made to get final subscriptions from the upper canal companies which would provide the financing ot of an additional acre feet at once and allow the contractors to proceed on the basis of the full storage capacity it Is unfortunate that there has been a delay caused by the rejection of bids said mr air had the work gone ahead as originally planned it would have provided absolute assurance of a water supply tor for 1925 while the precipitation is now encouraging n cou raging the water sheds are exceedingly cee dry to have a normal year in 1925 we must exceed the normal precipitation this winter |