The Fort Peck press., 1935-04-18

tIllS item Oh tunnel construction.
At the outlet ends of the tunnels.
where the work is carried on entire
ly by open-cut methods, consis-
tent progress is being made. A tot
al Of approximately $500 Cubic
} ards of Shale was removed from
the open-cut portions of tunnels ].
z, and 3. All of this material had
to be loosened with pneumatic pave
ment- breakers before it could be
moved. 2l3,CO0 pounds of struct-
ural steel bracing was set in place
as the excavation was made. Var
ious sections of the huge concrete
retaining walls thanking the outlet
portals of the tunnels, received a
total of 4,O35 cubic yards of con-
crete during the week. The chan
mel lining, or concrete floor, be-
tween the retaining walls, is being
placed as fast as the excavation
can be made. This concrete floor
is 3 feet thick. IL regular slabs,
which required the placing of about
1900 cubic yards of concrete, we're
completed. The stock piles of
sand and gravel for the concrete,
which were greatly depleted dur
ing the winter, are now being re-
plenished. IA carloads of sand.
los carloads of gravel, and 1856
carloads of coarse gravel were re-
ceived last week. Since the begin
ming of work on the tunnels the gov
eminent has supplied to the Mason
4 Walsh Co a total of 43O carloads
of cement.
A contract for the spillway gate
structure. cutoff structure, and
appuTteDant works has been award
ed to Addison-Miller Inc, and
Fielding and Shepley Inc, of ST.
Paul, Minnesota, on their low bid
of $685., 423 SO. Represe natives
of the firm have already arrived IN
the job and have made arrange
mentS for the construction of a field
office and a small portion of road to
be used in connection with their
operations. The nature of the work
involved in their contract is such
that a considerable amount of pre-
liminary construction must be done
before they will be able to enter
upon the placing of any materials
into the finished structure. While
this preliminary work is being done,
the Massman Construction Company
IS concentrating on the excavation
Of the spiIlway at the upper end
the gate structure is to be
located.
The moisture which fell in the
of snow last week made the
laul roads very slippery and caus-
I'd the Massman Construction Com
oaDy to lose one entire day. This
'educed the total yardage of dirt
moved during the week to 156,200
cubic yards, putting them slightly
schedule.
The same slippery conditions
# his haul roads reduced the OUT
'ut of Martin Wunderlich at the.
over end of the spiIlway to &c.
800 cubic yards for the week.
Employment figures as of Mon.
ay, April Is indicated a total of
223 people employed on the Fort
eek Project. This is an increase
{ 534 over the number working 1T
END or March.
A total Of 17l5 carloads of
eight were received over the gov
rpment railroad last week. This
umber was made up of the fol-
wing materials: gravel for the
es of the dam : 1886 carloads;
nd : Is carloads; commit : 30 y
ads; piting 23; fri,te ed Iumoer-1l;
run gravel II; machinery 3; and
isceIianeous freight II carloads.
&c net tonnage handled was almost
100000.
Due TO the increase in tbs rum
r Of emplnvees and construction
at the present time, large
antilles of materials, Construc-
IN equipment. and subsistence