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<br /> <br />AI ". t' <br />:!.w1-~..J"" <br /> <br />\IETROPOI.IT.-\" V;:\Tf:H nl~TKICT <br /> <br />prOj!'ri;!SS. The contrad was completed on April 16. 1938, except <br />for the remo\.al of some of the contractor's camp builrlin~s. <br />District construction forces were organized in August 1937 to <br />prepare for installation of pumps, motors, and other t-'<luipment <br />as soon as the contmctor was in the clear. A machine shop was <br />erected from buildings moved from the Coachella camp at Berdoo <br />anrl some of the existin!!, buildinj!'s at Di\.ision 3 Were enlarged to .. <br />care for increased crews, :wd to service construction t~luipment. <br />In October the transformer hoist footings were placed and when <br />the swit.('h rack steel erection by the contractor WflS cumpld~t1 in <br /> <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />".~"- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />EfI{f.I,. lI"uflf"i" IlUmpillp; pIma <br /> <br />Xowmber the District employees l>>ej!'an installation of oil circuit <br />brenkers and ek'Ctrical cOllllections. <br />Following completioll and cJcan.up of the pump house interior <br />early in 19:1S the :\0. :\ inlet elbow, pump casings, and valves were <br />moved out of storage into the building and erection was begun, <br />since which time work has l)('t'n actively progressing on all items <br />of I"lluipment installation. By April 193$ the pump settings were <br />so far advanced as to require the sen"ices of the manufacturer's <br />erectin~ engineer, and at the end of the fiscal year were nearin~ <br />completion. In the switch house and at the tnmsfom1er rack elec- <br />trical work is well alon~; J,!ates haw been erectffi in the gate house: <br />construction of the C.lmp water supply is proceedinJl": and the <br />J!"rounds are being landscaped. <br /> <br />