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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



November 



ver, Colorado, for the completion of 

 his contract on structures, Interstate 

 canal, North Platte irrigation project, 

 Nebraska. According to the terms of 

 the contract the work was to be com- 

 pleted by December i, 1906. Owing 

 to the difficulty in securing material 

 and labor the work has been delayed. 

 The engineers also report that the 

 actual amount of work involved ex- 

 ceeds by about 30 per cent the amount 

 estimated at the time the contract was 

 awarded. 



The Secretary of the Interior has 

 therefore extended the time on the 

 work, as follows : 



Seventy per cent of the amount 

 covered by the original contract to be 

 completed by December 1, 1906; 



One hundred per cent of the work 

 covered by the original proposal, 

 which covers the completion of all 

 structures which would in any way in- 

 terfere with the flow of water in the 

 canal, by April 1 ; 



The entire work, covering the com- 

 pletion of other structures, such as 

 bridges, overflows, etc., by July I, 

 1907. 



An extension of time to June 1, 

 1907, is given W. D. Lovell, of Min- 

 neapolis, for the completion of his con- 

 tract for structures under the Huntley 

 irrigation project, Montana. Since the 

 date of making this contract the 

 amount of work required has been 

 greatly increased, and the equivalent 

 of the work called for in the contract 

 was completed within the specified 

 time. 



Three months' extension of time has 

 been granted to the United Iron 

 Works, of Oakland, California, for the 

 completion of their contract for fur- 

 nishing gates and lifting devices for 

 use in connection with the Payette- 

 Boise irrigation project, Idaho. This 

 extension is allowed by reason of the 

 fact that the manufacturers were not 

 furnished with the details and designs 

 in time to comply with the original 

 agreement. 



The Secretary of the Interior has 

 granted an extension of time for 45 

 days from October 15, to Orman & 



Crook for the completion of the work 

 under their contract for the construc- 

 tion of dam and canals, Belle Fourche 

 irrigation project, South Dakota. The 

 scarcity of labor is responsible for the 

 delay in the work, and the engineers 

 report that the extension of time will 

 not interfere with their plans. 



The D'Olier Engineering Company, 

 of Philadelphia, has been granted an 

 extension of time until March 15, I907 J 

 for furnishing an electric power plant 

 for the Garden City irrigation project, 

 Kansas. According to the terms of 

 the contract the power plant was to 

 be installed by January 20, but owing 

 to some delay in the design work has 

 not yet begun on the power house, and 

 the project engineers recommended 

 the extension. 



Contracts 

 and Bids 



The Secretary of the In- 

 terior has executed a 

 contract with Thomas 

 Jaques, of Pilot Rock, Oregon, for 

 the construction and completion of 

 about fifteen miles of main canal and 

 lateral ditches, Umatilla irrigation pro- 

 ject, Oregon. The work involves 

 about 165,000 cubic yards of excava- 

 tion, and, according to the terms of 

 the contract, must be completed by 

 May 1, 1907. The amount of Mr. 

 Jaques' bid was $20,212.50. 



The Secretary of the Interior is also 

 advertising for proposals for furnish- 

 ing high pressure gates for the stor- 

 age of water for the Shoshone and 

 North Platte irrigation projects, Wyo- 

 ming. The work consists of furnish- 

 ing and installing complete in the ex- 

 cavations furnished by the United 

 States, at the Shoshone dam near 

 Cody, and the Pathfinder dam near 

 Casper, seven gates of the sluicing 

 type arranged at the Shoshone dam in 

 a group of three, and at the Path- 

 finder dam in a group of four. The 

 bids will be opened on December 20, 

 at 876 Federal Building, Chicago. Par- 

 ticulars may be obtained at the office 

 of the Chief Engineer, Reclamation 

 Service, Washington, D. C, or from 

 H. N. Savage, Supervising Engineer, 

 Huntley, Montana. 



