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M s A n g e lo s , Mr* ? * H* K n ick e rb o ck e r : X f i n d th a t i t is n o t the p r a c t i s e on t h i s U n it t o r th e C laim A g e n t t o n o t i f y i n t e r e s t e d D epartm ents when s e t tle m e n t i s made f o r p e r s o n a l i n j u r i e s , sc th a t i f men a r e engaged on A d d it io n and B e t t e m e a t w ork , Departm ent c a r r y in g on t h i s work has no in fo r m a tio n r e l a t i v e t o damages p a id , w h ich a r e a p r o p e r oh a rge a g a in s t th e W ork O rder* and b e l i e v e i t w ould n o t ’ o n ly b e a d v is a b le , b a t n e c e s s a r y th a t some m ethod be I n s t i t u t e d w hereby in fo r m a tio n i s r e c e i v e d b e f o r e Work O rder p r o t e s t s a r e c l o s e d : b e f o r e a Work O rd er p r o j e c t i s c l o s e d , l e t t e r R e w ritte n t o th e C laim A gent r e n u e s t in g a d v is e a s t o w h eth er th e r e a r e any p e r s o n a l in ju r y damages c h a r g e a b le t o th e w ork and Work O rder i s n o t co m p le te d o r c lo s e d u n t i l t h i s in fo r m a t io n i s r e c e iv e d from C la im A gen t* yon w i l l a d v is e M r. A rm stron g t o is s u e n e c e s s a r y in s t r u c t i o n s r e l a t i v e t o p r i # c t s b it n g h a n d le d b y t h e D iv is io n f o r c e s and I w i l l is s u e n e c e s s a r y i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r p r o j e c t s b e in g h andled b y t h i s Departm ent* V egas II ev a d e , I f i n d C laim A gent s e t t l e d w ith John H a rd in , B&B C a rp e n te r f o r $ 1 8 3 * 0 0 , o f w h ich s e tt le m e n t we had no in fo r m a t io n , and w h ile same was a p p o p e r ch a rg e t o O p e ra tin g -E x p e n s e , y e t i t w ould be my o p in io n th a t t h i s sh o u ld b e p r o p e r ly h a n d led a s O p e ra tin g e x p e n se u n d e r # *0 * 5589 sa d s o r e p o rte d * I f t h i s had b ee n a p r o p e r ch a rg e t o C a p it a l A cco u n t and unexpended b a la n c e d rop p ed on th e C a ry -O v e r, on a c c o u n t o f o u r h a v in g no in fo r m a t io n , i t w ould have r e s u lt e d i n o u r in c u r r in g an o v e r -e x p e n d it u r e , w h ich can b e a v o id e d i f some m ethod s im ila r t o t h a t o u t lin e d a b o v e i s fo llo w e d * On th e u n io n P a c i f i c , i t i s my rem em brance, th a t I f a b o v e s u g g e s t io n m eets w ith y o u r a p p r o v a l, assum e (.SIGNED). H . C. M ANN A s s is t a n t C h i e f E n g in eer* B p - Mr* C* 0* B a rry : In oenn eotiO B w ith t h e work a t th e B ig S p r in g s , l a s H* C* Mann