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, \, . r i.;:' ~I I I PUMP1Nr: "' house, transformer rack, and switch rack had been completed by the contractor to an extent sufficient to permit District forces to proceed with the installation of equipment in these structures. Erection of the pumps and motors was commenced immediately following completion of the general contract and continued through- out the winter of 1938-39. The last concrete work, that for the motor foundation, was placed November 22, 1938. Erection of the motors was completed in March 1939, and in July 19:39 equipment installation was completed and the pumps were ready for operation. Camps and Housing Concurrently with the installation of equipment, District forces were engaged in improvement of the grounds around the pumping plants and the rearrangement of the construction camps to provide living quarters for the permanent operating personnel. Yards and roads immediately adjacent to the plants and roads in the camp areas were graded and surfaced with an oil mix paving. Five addi- tional four-room dwellings of a permanent nature, stucco with tile roof, were constructed under contract at Iron Mountain, one at Eagle Mountain, and two at Hayfield. One new residence was built by District forces at Gene camp. Frame dwellings used at the various substations on the construction power system were moved to the Gene, Iron Mountain, and Hayfield camps and remodeled. Air conditioning equipment was added, and they are now used as operators' cottages. The guest house and the office of Division :3 camp at Eagle Mountain were remodeled into two family dwellings. Prelimhwry Opemtion On adobeI' 16,}~3_8_t~e_~r)il!\yay_g!lte~_at Parker dam werelow-- - - - --- "- - ,'- -el'ecfaiid' excess "'ate!' was released from storage at Boulder to begin filling Lake Havasu, the reservoir created by Parker dam. By January 1, 1939 the reservoir had filled to a depth sufficient to permit pumping at the Intake plant. On January 7th, in the pres- ence of the board of directors, members of the District staff, and invited guests, including representatives of the cities in the District, the Intnke plant was formally placed in operation. The ceremonies were held at the west portal of the Colorado River tunnel. After addresses by Chairman Whitsett, Director Emrne, and General Manager Weymouth, the general manager directed Chief Electrical Engineer J, M. Gaylord to start the pumps. The entire ceremony, including an address by Senator Hiram .Johnson from Washington, D. C., the starting of the pumps and the arrival of the first water I .' I