Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-08
ROAD
PAVING CONTRACT IS
IN TWO SECTIONS
Askar Huber Gets One Con-
tract And Blake & Comp
ton 0warded Other.

Contracts for road work, che cost of
which is estimated at approximately
$500 were let yesterday in Portland
by the state highway commission.
The projects and successful bidders
were as follows:
Grading Columbia river highway be-
tween Hood River and Mosier, A. d.
Kern, $242, ,64164.
Grading Columbia river highway be:
tween Arlington and Blalock, Z. T.,
Johnson, si19,s96.
Paving Pacific highway between Sa-
lem and Gervais, B,akj aud Compton,
l$l53,8lS; 7.35 miles.
Paving Pacific highway between
Aurora and Gervais, Oskar Huber, $3.50,
45T so; 1866 miles.
The paving jobs are post road pro
jects in which the federal government
will cooperate at the rate of 10000
per mile.
Two types Of asphaltic concrete pave
ment were bid en-. The one selected
consists Of a three and half inch base
with one and half inch top.
Cost Plus Bid Submitted
| A bid to do the work on cost plus
Is per cent profit basis was submitted
by Warren Bros. company.
| On the Hood River-Mosier job there
were four bidders. The second low old
L was that Of Oslar Huber, $264, ,2s0.95
/! The engineers estimate was $30l, ,46S.
so. This was $58,8S6 In excess of the
low bid.
4 On the Arlington -Blaloch job there
were only two bids. The second bic
was that of Elliott & Scroggins at $l7l
305. The engineer 8 estimate for thi
work was Sill ,S45. This was $745o un
der the low bid.
In the paving contracts II Is stipu
lated that the contractors will take oy
'|er the asphalt which was Fought b.
the state.
Y In the Mosier-H Hood River project
the unit bids OF the successful contract
or were AZ cents per square yard TO
common excavation and $l'4 for soil
Irock. There is to be tunrc, 200 fee
in length and the unit bid for this wa
4 $5T iineel foot.
Many counties Represented
e1 A number Of counties were represent
e ed yesterday at the meeting of tn
e state highway commission i'll petition
d for road improvement.
e A delegation from the northern en-
!. of sherman county reported that rlghi
II of way had been secured from Bufu
o ito Biggs and that grading had bee
n done to the extent OF the districts I
nancial ability, 1t was desired that tn
i. state begin work as soon IS possipi
D. County Judge Maistefs o. Oousi'
i. county requested work be done en- :"
"a sections, one between Ioncalla an
! Drain and one in Pass creek canyon.
" Columbia county reported that Q
:. rights Of way between ScaIpoose al
~ Mcbride creek except one had been .
!, cured and asked that work be begl
z on the new grade. The county will fur
+" ish the rock.
1t is the plan of the commission
do the work this year.
ty To Cooperate With Counties
X Regarding the road between Bur
- and Crane an harney county tne col
nc mission agreed to cooperate with t
az county on two years program I
ct county has appropriated $s2,Uoo ana
:, IS planned to add to TINS In tne oegl
ming $4,000 from the cooperative sta
IT'S and federal fund.
30 Wallowa county asked for the
Oh lprovemcnt OF 80 miles OF ROAD pet"e
lt, Joseph and Mlnam. II was recommef
st- ed that steps pc taken 70 maze th.s
ed pest road proJect IN whlcr ,ho s''