Show Contract Awarded For Water Vater System Grand Canyon Arizona September 30 M. M M. M R. R Superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park re reports reports reports re- re ports that a contract has been awarded award award- ed ed by y the A A. T T. S B. B F F. Co to Allen Al Allen Allen Al- Al len Brothers of Los Angeles for construction construction construction con con- of water system from Indian Gardens to Park Headquarters on the South Rim According to the estimate the project will wUl be completed in about four months Ever since the village was as established establish establish- ed many years ago all ill the U-c water used has been brought In by rail from Flagstaff Flagstaff Flagstaff Flag Flag- staff and Del Rio Arizona miles mlles or more distant This has been an expensive and otherwise not altogether er satisfactory system consequently the proposition of pumping water from Garden Creek feet teet under wider the Canyon rim has been talked of for several years with the result that final plans for the new system were prepared early this summer by railway officials and approved by the National Pork Park Service Construction plans for In lh project are interesting and unusual since it is no easy matter to place al almost almost almost al- al al most two miles mUes of five Inch five inch s steel seel eel pipe on the walls of the Grand Canyon Erection of ol an toot root inch 1 I between the village and a point near Indian Gardens Gardens Gardens Gar Gar- dens will mark the start of ot operations The The Is planned for erection In four sections with transfer facilities at each station rather than to have It In one continuous span since construction construction con- con difficulties and safety factors Involved in later operations render handling handling- this the safest method of such heavy loads as will be transported transport transport- ed Into the Canyon |