Show OPEN BIDS ON GREATEST DAM Utah Company One of Bidders On San Ga Ga- Gabriel Gabriel Gabriel briel Project LOS ANGELES July 12 By By The Associated Press Bids Bids for the con con- construction construction construction of San Gabriel dam Los Angeles county a project greater than five of ot the biggest dams in the world combined were opened yesterday re revealing re- re revealing MacDonald and Kahn Inc of San Francisco Jointly with Ed Ed- Edwards wards Wildey V and Dixon company of Los Angeles as lowest bidders Other bidders were John Griffith and son company of Chicago the C C. J. J J Kubach company and Claude I Fisher l of Los Angeles the Utah Con Con- Construction C Construction ln- ln company of Ogden and the Ross Construction company of Los Angeles The bids were ere on three proposals and the lowest bids made by the Los San Angeles-San Francisco combination lv tl I In and The award a of contracts Is not expected for sev sev- several several several eral days The contracting company It is stipulated must begin ben operations on the dam within 30 days das of o the contract award avard and complete the project In five years The great San Gabriel dam darn project ret 34 miles from Los Angeles and blocking the three thre-e forks of the San Ban Gabriel river ri will create a a. lake 30 miles In irs circumference holding acre feet of water wa ter It will be bc feet high above foundations and above abon stream bed 2200 feet long and containing cubic yards ards of concrete The San Gabriel dam project eventually is to cost and will be most Important link In the chain of flood control dams which will protect the orange orane and walnut empire of southern California the richest agricultural region in the united States government reports de de- deI de- de clare dare I |