Hungry Horse news., 1948-04-23

Generdl-Shea-MO PRIME
contractors for the Hungry Horse
dam expect to start activity here
by mid-May.
Representing IL companies with
General Construction, Seattle; The
Shea company, Alhambra, Calf.
and Morrison-Knudsen, Boise,
principals, they were awarded the
S43,431, ZOO contract IN Washing
ton Wednesday morning. This is
the second largest contract in bu-
reau of reclamation history, ex-
ceeded only by the Hoover dam
award.
First on the General Shea Nor
rison schedule in May is clearing
of the site for their camp tenta-
lively scheduled for location near
Hungry Horse village, the gov
ernment town.
Next will be the building of an
office, warehouses, about so re-
sidences and dormitories for up
to 600 men.
In the area Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday was c. w.
smoky" Wood, who will be Gen
eral-Shea-Morrison' general sup
With him were B. H.
Cook, General Construction COM
pany vice president; D. H. Her
derson, General Shea Morrison
company office manager, and r.
w. Jones, chief engineer.
A Seattle office of General-Shea-
Morrison is now being established.
The address is post office box
1928, Seattle IA. An office in this
area will be set up in May, and
a representative of the contractor
will be here permanently within
The next two weeks.
It is expected that between 500
and 600 men will be employed by
he prime contractors by Septen-
Der. Peak employment of 4,00O
may be reached in 1851, and the
520-foot high dam itself scheduled
'or completion in 1000 days will
be backing up water in 1852.
Summer schedule of General
Shea Morrison is clearing of camp
site and erection of buildings; re-
of lower access road to
1amsite in order to haul in equip
ment, and about mid-July ex-
,avation at the damsite will start.
First equipment to arrive is
likely a 212 yard shovel being
shipped this month from Green
Bay, Wis. manufacturer. It will
come to Coram, which with Co
umbia Falls will be unloading
points for the approximately 49,
700 freight carloads, mostly &C.
nent, that will arrive.
The official cerenlo'lp marking
he start of Hungry Horse dam
construction itself is tentGtiUeIU
yet for June Is, the opening Of
Glacier national parks summer
'eason.
Meanwhile no official word on
appropriations for Hungry Horse
re available. The unofficial word
S good and indicates at least the
g, $4,000 being requested.
Low bid at the Tuesday opening
n Denver for "a two bedroom ana
2 three bedroom prefabricated
ouses for Hungry Horse village
vas submitted by H and L Build
ng Service, Missoula, asking
424, 461.12 to build, wire and
quip with plumbing. Next low
id was R. C. Sutcliffe, Glenwood
prings, Colo, S453,857. The go
eminent town already has so
refabricated and 25 duplex hou-
eS.
On a S643,4O contract, Guy
'. Atkinson is expected to "hole
1rough" this coming week on
he 1,18O-foot long SO foot in di-
meter diversion tunnel at the
The contract should be
nished about June 10 and cur
entity employs LIP men.
Expected to start operations
1ortly after May 1 is F. R. Hew-
It, Spokane, who has the 1882, AS
,ntract to rebuild ID miles of
lie Spotted Bear forest service
,ad out of the reservoir area.
his job can be expected to en-
oy 100 men in June.
At the Thursday opening in Den
IT to supply and install the four
1000 kva generators, Allis Chal-
ers was low, asking S3,854,00O
it'll 20 percent escalator clause;
eneral Electric wanted $4,414,000
ID Westinghouse S4,683,516 with
escalator clauses.
Allis Chalmers was low at the
arch 81 opening in Denver for
sailing four 1O5,OOO horsepower
rbineS. Thew asked Sc. 2S5 900.