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,. . . A contract for the construction of the Bonny Dam and access road was aWar~ed to the Utah Construction Company of San Francisco, California, on November 4, 1948. Notice to proceed with the work was received by the contractor on December 7, 1948, and since a period of 1400 days was allowed in the spee1fications for the completion of the work, the contraot comple- tion date was set as October 7, 1952. On December 8, 1948, actual con- struction was begun and the dam and access road were completed and aocepted by the Bureau of Reclamation on May 4, 1951, 521 days ahead of schedule. Because it was impossible for Bureau personnel assigned to Bonny Dam to find sufficient private housing within commuting distance of .the dam, housing was proVided at St. Francis, Kansas, 29 miles from the dam. Accom~ modations for 24 families were built by the Bureau from prefabricated barracks buildings moved from the McCook Air Base, McOlok, Nebraska, and converted into six houses and six apartment buildings containing three apartments each. Water, sewerage, and electrical facilities for the buildings were installed under contract. The contractors provided housing for their men in the form of a 52-unit trailer camp, bunkhouses, and a restaurant at Hale, Cclorado; 8 houses at Burlington, Colorado; a 50-unit trailer camp and a bunkhouse at Burlington, Colorado; and a dormitory in Idalia, Colorado. Other Bureau and contractor personnel found their own housing in nearby towns. Additional prefabricated barracks buildings were converted to proVide warehouse and office space for the Bureau at St. Francis, Kansas, and a field office was constructed under contract at the damsite. The field office, designed for later use as a residence for the caretaker, was oompleted in August 1949. During the period of construction of the dam, it waS used as a field office and laboratory, but now that the 2496 2