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<br />CADDOA RESERVOIR STUDY <br />Juno 1940 <br /> <br />a <br />(0.) <br />~ <br />~ 1. AUTHORIZATION,- Construotion of Caddoa Reservoir Projeot <br />CIO <br />-.:i by the Corps of Engineers, U. S. ArIDI/, was authorized by Congress in the <br /> <br />PART I.. DESCRIPTION OF CADDOA RESERVOIR PROJECT <br /> <br />Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936. Operation and maintenanoe of the <br /> <br />oompleted projeot.vdll be under supervision of the Corps of Engineers, <br /> <br />as provided in the Flood Control Aot of 1936. <br /> <br />2. CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM,- On railroad relooationl - agreement <br /> <br /> <br />(Oct 26, 1939)'Nith A. T. and S. Fe. Ry. Co. involves payment (S900,OOO) <br /> <br />for traok work. eto.; Contract ( Deo. 1, 1939) with Western Const. Corp. <br /> <br />($1,056.668.40) covers grading EUld masonry (50% oompleted); Contract <br />(May 10, 1940) with List and Weatherly Conet. Co. ($81,300.00) oovers <br />steel bridge superstruotures (10% oompleted). On Caddoa Dam and Appurtenant <br />Works; - Contraot (June 6, 1940) with Colorado Portland Cement Co. <br />($746,250.00), oovers furnishing 550,000 barrels of oement, bids for oonstruot- <br />ion issued June 7, 1940. to be opened July 12, 1940. Funds previously allot- <br />ted from Viar Department Civil Appropriation Aots total (;4,943,077.1,. <br />From Bill now pending in Congress $2,000,000 soheduled to be allotted. <br />Construction program calls for oompletion in summer of 1943. <br /> <br />3. LOCATION,- Caddoa Dam is being oonstruoted on the Arkansas <br /> <br /> <br />River at a point in Bent County, Colorado, about 1.4 miles downstream <br /> <br />from the village of Caddoa, and about 58 miles upstream from the Colorado- <br /> <br />Kansas State line . <br /> <br />-5- <br />