Show ECHO PROJECT STEPS TAKEN Negotiate to Have Haye All AllWork Work V ork Completed in 1928 Because of long delays deloys regarding Echo reservoir construction by b the United States government President A. A P P. Bigelow of the Weber River Water Users Users' association plans to start negotiations with the federal officials looking toward such ar arrangements or- or of contracts as will pro pro- provide vide side for all construction work to be finished before the end of 1928 Just whether this thi plan would provide for tor letting the entire contract for all tho the reservoir work at one time or would provide for a 0 awarding of two contracts within less than thou a year Is one phase of the proposal that will be discussed in these negotiation tion The most recent delay regarding the Echo reservoir construction has hIlS resulted because of a difference dl be between be- be between between tween the reclamation service s of officials of- of and the Union Pacific rail rail- railroad railroad road regarding reg the agreement gre ment for change charge of the tho Union Pacific rail raU- railroad raIlroad road line from Echo to Coalville While It is understood that the final agreement has been i leached cached between m the aro government ratification m rl and by the t the e railroad r Union fo Pa Pa- Pacific of official of- of duo cine executive committee at New Now NewYork NewYork York must be awaited before the final papers arc signed Even then the government must take at least thirty days to advertise for bids Work could not be started s by a suc sue successful successful bidder for several e cral weeks after alter the contracts were let tAc- tAc According cording to those thosa in touch tou h with the situation this would mean that even If the railroads railroad's agreement were signed at once the Initial work could not bo ba started until early In October Unless Ul less fall weather was especially favorable very Cry little hub work could be done on 01 the contract until next spring according to these pre pre- predictions dictions W. W H. H Wattis WalUs president of the Utah Construction company compan when In Washington D D. C C. recently made In- In investigations which disclosed that there here would bj bs delays dilys of this nc- nc lure ture ure and he made the proposal that as s a 0 step toward cost reduction for project and also for speed in build build- buildIng building Ing ng the tho entire job be awarded as s sone one nc contract This would provide that the same company that changed ed the railroad line Ine and the highway hl hay as well as placed laced the Echo dam foundation would build the upper structure of the he dam and construct tho the Weber- Weber Provo Pro diversion erslon canal However Howe the United States congress has not yet et provided funds to carry carryon on all of this his work To let such a contract would weald Involve the passage by con con- congress grass gress of appropriation measures that would carry enough h additional money mo y to provide for all the work to be done one in one year As several ap- ap appropriation appropriation measures will come be- be before before fore ore congress at t the opening of its sessIon session possibility p that an amend amend- amendment amendment amendment ment carrying the Utah appropriation lion ion could be added Is seen by those studyIng the situation |