Arizona republican., 1905-02-26

ations at the dam site, a town Of rtn- siderable size has sprung up and ike the proposed dam, it bears the name of the president.
 Besides the cement mill, power plant and other buildings erected by the government, the town contains num- erous public stores, restaurants and dwellings.
 ICE PLANT.
 During the summer of 1904 the gov ernment completed the construction of an ice plant at Roosevelt with a daily capacity of two tons of ice. This plant not only supplies Roosevelt with ice but also all the outside road camps. RESIDENCES.
 Several houses have been built for the engineering force and their fam lilies. These houses which are to be permanent structures, are built on the mountain side above the high water mark of the reservoir and the location affords beautiful view of the sur rounding country.
 A large and commodious dining hall is in close proximity to the dwellings and the government has provided every convenience for the comfort of the em- ployees.
 SLUICING TUNNEL.
 A sluicing tunnel 45O feet long has been constructed through the canyon wall at the dam site for an outlet to the reservoir The emptying of the reservoir water will be regulated by means of six gates built in this tunnel and operated from above.
 The contract for the construction of these gates was awarded to the Lew elIyn Iron Works of Los Angeles for S102, 900. These gates and the neces- sary machinery to operate them will weigh nearly SO0,O00 pounds and when the reservoir is full, they will have d discharging capacity of 10000 cubic feet per second.
 ROOSEVELT DAM.
 The secretary of the interior sent out notices to prospective bidders in viting bids for the construction of the dam, in December 1904. The notice reading as follows:
 SPECIFICATIONS.
 Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Reclamation Service, Washington, D. C., November 23d, 1904. Sealed proposals will be re- ceived at the office of the United States Reclamation Service, Phoenix, Arizona until o'clock, a. m., February Sth 1905, for the construction of a masonry dam and two bridges on Salt river about 70 miles east of Phoenix. Ariz The dam will contain about goo 1000 cubic yards of masonry. Specifications form of proposal, and plans may be inspected at the office of the chief en- gineer of the Reclamation Service Washington, D. C., or at the office of the district engineer of the Reclama- tion Service, Roosevelt, Arizona. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for S1O.OoO payable to the order of the secretary of the interior as a guaranty that the bidder will, if sue cessful, promptly execute a satisfac tory contract and furnish bond in the sum of S1OO,OOO for the faithful per formance of the work The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, to accept one part and reject the other and to waive technical defects, as the in terests of the service may require. Bidders are invited to be present. Pro pOsaIs must be marked: Proposal for the construction of the Roosevelt Dam, Salt River, Arizona" E. A. Hitch cock. Secretary.
 Later the date for opening the bids was postponed to February g. De tails of these bids were printed in Saturdays Republican. Firms from all parts of the United States competed.
 HEIGHT OF THE DAM. The height of the Roosevelt dam will be about 27O feet from bedrock and will be the highest in the United States. Two spillways, each about 100 feet | long, will be built to carry the flood waters around the dam. A roadway will also be built over the dam cross ing the spillways on concrete steel bridges.
 The Salt River reservoir when com pleted, will be capable of impounding 1,4O0.0OO acre feet of water. It will be the largest reservoir in the United States and will have 8 capacity greater than that of any other reservoir in the world outside of Egypt.
 HOW TO REACH ROOSEVELT. There are two stage lines running into Roosevelt. The Globe line which is about focty-two miles long, has been in operation for over year. This line provides a daily stage service leaving Globe at 7:30 a. m., and arriv- ing at the dam at 4:30 D. m. Before the completion of the Phoenix -Roose- welt road, it was necessary for anyone going to the dam from Phoenix by stage. to travel over 300 miles by rail to Globe and then take the stage ride of 42 miles before reaching his desti- nation. It is now possible to make the trip from Phoenix to the dam in one day by means of the daily passenger and mail stage running from Mesa | The government contract calls for 3 , 13 hour service between Mesa and i Roosevelt and the route which is about sixty miles long is one of the most picturesque in Arizona. 4 trip to the l dam by this stage line affords the l tourist a very pleasant journey, with out fatigue or loss of time.