Show Call for Bids Moffat Tunnel Bonds i and Construction This Month I Another important step toward the he construction of the Moffat tunnel tunnel tunnel tun tun- nel under James peak was taken last ast week An advisory board of three of the thc most prominent engineers engineers engineers engi engi- in the Untied States went over the he surveys ys and plans for the tunnel prepared b by Maj L. L D. D Blauvelt chief hief engineer of the commission When they place their approval on Maj Blauvelt's work everything will be set Bet for actual beginning of construction The standard size of railroad tunnel tunnel tunnel tun tun- nel is feet As this tunel will willbe wille be e electrically operated no steam engine going through on its own power it is believed that this size can an be reduced The whole trend of locomotive building is now for smaller small small- er engines rather than larger ones Manufacturers sa say the limit in size has been reached aud and many roads are using lighter and smaller en en- gines If it is possible to reduce the height to 22 feet for Instance lit fit will mean a tremendous saving in the contract price This and other important details will be bo passed upon by the eminent engineers who ha have ve been called to assist Maj Blauvelt When the final decisions are aie reached the chief engineer engineer en en- will proceed to to draw up p the I specifications upon uvon which bids bias win wino lie be o called for Another matter to determined upon is the size of the pioneer tunnel tunnel tunnel tun tun- nel which is to be run feet from the main bore and by means of which headings will be driven each 2000 feet so 50 th that t 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 tation of water from the Frazer watershed watershed watershed wat wat- to the eastern slope for Irrigation irrigation irrigation gation and for the city of Denver Annually acre feet of or water now going to waste will be transported transport transport- ed cd through the pioneer tunnel and will be a source of great revenue to th the district J. J Waldo Smith one of the 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 of service service In this branch The consulting engineers are David David Da Da- vid W. W Brunton of Denver J. J P. P Davies and J. J Waldo Valdo Smith of New NewYork York Mr Ir Brunton is known throughout the 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 ill New York More 1 than was expended expended expended ex ex- under the direction of J. J Waldo Smith who served in the capacity capacity capacity ca ca- of chief engineer of of- the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York water works system during the construction of that project He directed di directed directed di- di the building or the dam and various water supply tunnels tun tun- tunnels nels which are now used in connection with the water system of New York The legal work In connect m 11 i v lith IMi ith the thc preparation of the bOU bonds boud s 's 8 progressing pro pro- progressing ro- ro gressing rapidly and at a mee r-j r of If the full board of tunnel r the latter part of this month it is believed everything will be In readiness to call for bids both for jar forthe forthe the tunnel Naturally this will take II some 60 days and meanwhile the commission expects to secure some for the tho beginning of or work both on the portals and aud on tha pioneer pioneer pio pio- lio- lio neer tunnel as soon as the plans are approved The last day for protests under the law expired July 9 and the commission commission commission commis commis- sion is now free to push its plans as rapidly a such a big undertaking will permit |