Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-23

were many fathers OF Cne ddugLILeLS,
ing change in route. Survey work
in this locality has been rendered
unusually difficult on account OF
conflicting land surveys and the alb
sence of authoritative points. The
survey of this road has involved
some very difficult engineering
problems in order to secure as near
a direct line as possible with a
minimum grade. The road in its
present condition has an almost pro-
hfbitive grade and dangerous
curves. six deeds have been pre-
pared for new rights of way.
MOUNTAIN AVENUE - AVE
NUE. SIXTY Eagle
Rock road south to the north cor
porate limits of the city of Los An
geles, a distance of 1.56 miles on
which complete location survey has
been made.
GLENDALE AND HOLLYWOOD
ROAD-Complete location survey
has been made on ASS miles.
SUNSET BOULEVARD-Fro Los
Angeles to Hollywood along Sunset
Boulevard and Prospect avenue,
distance of 1.O9 miles, on which COM
plete location survey has been
made.
VERMONT AVENUE-From the
north corporate limits of the city
of Los Angeles at Temple street
north to Prospect avenue, distance
of 10 miles, on which complete To-
cation survey has been made.
RFCAPITULATION - Complete
location survey has been made on
1904 miles of the above mentioned
roads: center line and right of way
SURVEYS have been completed on
17.05 miles additional; complete Of
flee work, including plating, pro-
filing, cross s-sectioning, establishing
grade lines, and the designing of re-
inforced concrete bridges. pile
trestles, reinforced concrete cul-
verts. metal culverts and Vitrified
pipe culverts, has been completed
on 2119 miles. and field notes have
been plated in the office on $3.50
miles additional.
PACOIMA QUARRY - Complete
Topographic survey has been made
on the property owned by the coun-
ty. situated in Sycamore canyon
north of San Dimas and described
as the northwest one-half of the
northwest one-quarter of section
So, township l north, range west,
S. B. B. & NJ. topographic map has
been prepared.
ROCK K-CRUSHING PLANTS AT
PACOIMA QUARRY - Specifica-
tions have been prepared for the in
stallation of two rock-crushlng
plants on property belonging to the
county of Los Angeles, situated
near Pacoima, Cal, one having
minimum capacity of 1000 tons per
eight-hour day, and one having
capacity of 500 tons per eight-hour
day, which have been adopted by
the board of supervisors, and the
work is now being advertised for
bids A tunnel is now geing drltted
into the proposed quarry site for the
purpose of determining the point
to open the quarry. The property
has been thoroughly prospected and
the quality and quantity of the rock
has been proven to be satisfactory.
CRUSHED ROCK-Specificatio
and proposal for furnishing crushed
rock f, o. b. cars at contractors s
quarry or point of delivery in sepa-
rate quantities of 800, 900 tons class
"A"- rock. 600 tons class "a
rock, and 100000 tons class b
rock, and 100000 tone class 'B'
rock have heen prepared and notice
for receiving bids for furnishing the
same is now being advertised.
SAN DIMAS QUARRY CRUSH
L L
being prepared for the establish
ment of a large county crushing
plant on property owned by the
county, situated in Sycamore cam
yon north of San Dimas as above
described.
SAN DIMAs QUARRY-PRO-
POSAL TO LEASE-Specificat
are being prepared for the lease of
this quarry property under an ar
rangement which will provide for
the furnishing of crushed rock to
the county at a fixed price per ton,
giving the lessee the privilege of
quarrying and crushing rock for
commercial purposes, with the un-
derstanding that the county will
have the first call on the output
within fixed limitations, the lease
to cover a sufficient period of time
to make the proposition attractive
to bidders. (This property carries
such a large quantity of rock that
it is not likely that the plan above
proposed would exhaust the quarry
or hamper the demands of the cOun-
ty for construction and maintenance
of highways for many years to
Gomez.
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
NO. 1-CoVering broken stone for
macadamizing have been prepared,
adopted by the highway commission
and approved by the board of super
visors. This specification stipulates
the general quality Of stone, the
nature of the tests to be made, and
classifies stone according to its
qualities into classes a." "B" and
&C"
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
NO 2-Covering heavy asphaltic oil
for use on highways being con-
structed, have been prepared
adopted by the highway commits
sion and presented to the board of
supervisors.
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
NO. 3-Covering cement, have been
prepared, adopted by the highway
commission and approved by the
board of supervisors. This specifi-