Show storage tank bids to be called for soon city icicy expects to award contracts for reservoir and ripe pipe line about september tenth on his return from salt lake city this week mayor L N marsen cen announced that in all probability tile the city will be awarding contracts about september loth for or construction ot of a water storage reservoir and for the installation of 0 new pipe in the hydroelectric hydro elec electric system the storage reservoir ot of probably gallons will be a part of the cites project or improving its ils culinary culi nery water system the pipe line constitutes another project for improving the cites I 1 light and power plant old leaky pipe which Is a constant menace and an eternal expense is to be replaced by metal pipe notice to contractors calling tor for bids on both projects the mayor says will probably be published in tile the next issue ot of the times la in w which event bids can be opened before the loth and the contracts awarded soon thereafter why construction of the storage reservoir has been deloyed so long no one seems to know but the other project has been held up pending receipt of 0 a franchise from the federal power commission the reservoir which is to be of concrete construction will have to be under way before very much longer to avold avoid danger from frosa in the meantime work Is going forward on the other phases of the cites water system improvement project the old wood pipe Is practically all replaced by new iron pipe except from town to the storage tank and many of the trenches are tilled filled again installation of 0 meters commenced however |