The Nome nugget., 1920-11-20
REPORT OF WORK DONE BY ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION
 FROM JuLYIT0 OCT. 3|

road had been washed out: a culvert was replaced in the new road which had also been wahed out. and the road was willow corduroyed in spots to a point about one mile distant from the Roadhouse. The cost was $1 .66O. The on the road was $2.5O. Six hundred feet of ditch was also made at a cost. of 6 cents per foo..
 From this point to Orc Fino several holes were patched and some willow corduroy Was laid tot;Lling 2,S2s feet at d cost of $s22. At Gro Fino the tail- ing piles were leveled off for a dis tance of 1900 feet at a cost of $25O, at the point where the road leaves the long containing two hundred and ten yards at a cost of Sl 50 per yard. About quarter mile above this point a ford wls filled with rock lowering the depth of the water so as to be pass- able at all times Sixty loads of rock were hauled and placed at a cost of $2O0. At Penny Creek !he road was washed out and a new road had to be made ovtr marshy section of tundr,. \ hrum ditch was run atove the road at n cost of sl 50. The road was l cavily brushed with willows and cov- cred with gravel at cost of s2. .93 per yard and q total cost of $2.0OS.
 The next work was on the tailing piles at East Fork, to allow the teams going to the Casa De P;iga better fla cilities in getting out of the rivee. They were levelled off for a distance of 35O feet. and a bank was cut and ! levelled at cost of $500 From st Fork 70 the Council corduroy no ex- pendittTe was made. The Council cur duroy was patched in several places. one or two of the drnnll bridges were repaired, and the ditch cleaned to aI- low for better drainage. The tram across Bear Creek having become en- dangered. was taken down stream and rebuilt. The total expenditures were s346.i5. - ! George J. Waldhelm acted as fore- man on this route. up to,and includ ing Cape Nome. Edward Rohn was fore man on .he Solomon East Fort: sec tion and W. K. Taylor was foreman on the Council corduroy.
 Considerable work was done on the Nome to Bessie road under the fore manship of George j. Waldhelm. This 1 is the mos. important road leading cut of Nome and the most hauling is done over it. It was badly rutted. as but littl, work was done on it during | the past two years. The trucks were used to dress. drag. and roll 1t. The total expenditure was s2.3O5.47 The and 1000 feet was re-dressed to a depth of six inches.
 | Following is d brief summary of the work done on other roads closely ad- jacent to Nome:
 Bcssie-eanner. Geo. J. WaidheIm. foreman-The bridge at Banner sta tion was washed out and the road badly Iuttcd Bridge was replaced, all material being hauled by the trucks, some dressing w;,s done by the trucks, and the road for it's entire length was gone over and all ruts filled. The to- tai cost was s9s6.70.
 Nome Osborn, George J. Waldhelm. fore mAn-This is an important road and will require extensive work next season. Some patching was done on it ed for it's entire length. Also q tram was installed over Nome River at the mouth of Osborn creek under the fore manship of Chris Neibhur, at a cost, for labor and material, of q little over $500 The total expenditure on the road was s652.7A Nomc- 6uStcr, NTeo. J Walunelln foreman-This road was dragged and rolled for distance of miles: q bridge crossing Dry Creek was washed out once, was rebuilt: fill being made with wheel barrows. The dtches were cleaned fer the entire length. Total expenditure $1 ,413. 26.
 The Sinrok ferry was maintained at the cost of ferryman's wages four months at $75.00 per month. or $500.
 Cripple River ros@-This road was maintained at the request of Supcrin- tendent Jones, by Mir. Frank Hall. ss it would cost more to send camp outfit up there than to have him sup