The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-19
CHELAN COUNTY'S EXPER-
|EkCE WITH STATE AID
County Engineer Shows Where County Has the Worst
of it on the Two Roads Built ad the Third One in
Progress = Engineering Expenses Have Jumped
from 1923 to sell Per Mile and All Work Too Costly

1907, passed the present state aid
road law and since it was passed
Chelan county has had two state aid
roads built under state supervision
and is at the present time negotiating
for the third one.
The first one was 1900 feet long
and was located about four miles
west Of Cashmere on the main road
between Cashmere and Peshastin and
was known as State Aid Road No. 81.
1t ran from Tom Henry's place near
ly to Estes canyon This road had
12 foot roadbed and was not gra-
veled or surfaced in any way. There
was about 500 feet OF sand and
sandstone side hill to go through.
which was more or less solid rock.
| The estimate of yardage to be moved
before work was commenced was as
! follows:
Earth excavation. 49,. 40 GU. ydS
Solid rock .... 266 GU. ydS.
4th class masonry retaining
| wall 207 yds.
| 60 IT. AKA culvert.
| 80 fl. 2X2 culyert.
20-ft. bridge with approaches.
The quantities in the finished wo' l
were as follows:
Earth excavation. -. .4,l32 Gu. ydS
| Solid rock ......... 335 Gu. ydS
| 18th class masonry retaining
/ wall - ~ 49,
| Ga #. AKA culvert.
/ Sc #. 2x2 culyert.
! | 20-ft. bridge with approaches.
The contractor bid the following
prices:
! Earth. CSC loose rock. soc: solid
rock 81; retaining wall 75c.
The total cost of road was;
Lump sum bid S1,6oS.7o
! Extras (the contract was
extended $50 feet beyond
original estimate) ..... 22S.Sl
| Engineering (location S109.
construction $SS.25) 207.e5
! IOjdl y -" A'O l
/ percentage SlSlIcci ms w
total 9.9S per cent
Cost of road per mile. =. $2.233.1
Engineering cost pr mile. s. 223.34
The engineering work, location,
estimates, Office work and during
| construction was done by County En-
gineer Navarro and his deputies.
State aid road No. 81 was the sec
ond state aid road built in Chcian
county. 1t commenced at the north
end CT the bridge at NJ. Koran s
ranch and ran up the Wenatchee val
ley past the Beacon Hill school,
5000 feet 10 point in front of Nj.
Dando's ranch.
This was road 20 feet wide and
was not graveled or surfaced in any
way by the state.
Estimate before work was done:
Earth. 13,515 Gu. yds. ATS 80
1856 #. 12x1S timber drain. 80
One inverted syphon ...... 175.Co
! One 1913 foot trestle. 4S0.a3
II yds. retaining wall. ..... 2i4.50
! There is no county record OF the
quantities in the finished WORK as
/ the state never sent detailed qIanti-
! ties.
/ The contract was let at d lump
sum bid of $4,000 for the work.
The total cost was as follows:
/ Lump sum bid. s., 00C 90
/ Extras Gum ditch crossing 1900
! Excess fill and culvert over
| trestle bridge ........ 1912
Engineering, location maps
estimates ........... 1880
CONSTRUCTION and surervi-
sion SOTO
Total .............. $5.936 81
Per cent Of engineering to
| total III
| Cost Of road per mile. -. So, 491 &c
Engineering cost per mile. 5 408.35
The engineering location estimate
and plans were done by County En-
gineer Navarro and deputies.
The engineering, construction and
supervision was done by the state
highway department.
The contractor admits that he
made nearly $4,000 on this job.
Contractor Made TOO Much.
Of course we like to see the con-
tractor make 10 or - per cent on
contract but when it gets UP to 40
or so per cent the state or county
is not getting value received for their
money.
The state aid road which is, pro-
posed and which will come I'D for q
hearing at the next commissioners
meeting runs from the south end of
the Peshasun bridge up the south
fork of the Wenatchee river for | ?
miles. This. is 90 foot roadway not
surfaced in any way. For $50 feet
it runs through a solid rock bluff.
The estimate for this work made
by the highway department is as fol-
lows:
Earth, 1S.5O3 Gu. yds. at IS 20
Solid rock 3.051 GU. yds. at 100
Clearing and grubbing. 80. $4,000
Culyerts concrete and cor
gated metal .......... $3.50
Engineering ............ 917.03
Total ..............$1 $40, 0S7.31
Per cent of engineering to
total ........ 800
Cost of road per mile. $6,724.S7
Engineering cost per mile. 611.335
This road is | 1-2 miles long
The engineering for this rood voc