The Seward gateway., 1921-03-18

B. and B. Gang No. 7, engaged on coyote hole work, drove 94 lin. it. during the month, making total of 373 feet driven on this job to date and an increase of IT feet over amout driven last month.
 Berg and Hedlund completed their contract during the first part of the month.
 c. N. Banks, contract No. 1246 de- livV'ed approximately 2S1S ties on his contract covering i've thousand ties He has been held back on account Ot heavy snow but will be able to com plete his contract with favorable wea- ther.
 Nels Enander and Company made good progress during the month They have gotten out approximately four teen thousand ties on their contract
 Fred Stalder has cut about three hundred ties. His contract calles for fiften thousand and it looks as if he would not be able to fulfil same.
 Fred Martin, contractor No. 1274, has cut about 1900 ties to date but has only delivered fifty to the right of way. The snow is deep and he con- templates getting the balance moved when the snow drops so as to enable him to build a trail.
 B. and B. No. 3. A 30x20 sawmill building with 3Ox30 platform at each end was erected between tracks R. and W. L. $50 feet east of the ma terial yard office. The machinery for this mill is being installed by the above crew.
 Ten lockers were built in room o, bunkhouse No. 2, for the convenience of train crews out of town.
 A dormer window was built into the roof of the mess house at the ter mnal for ventilation to the rooms of teh messhouse help.
 Space on second floor of the 21st Infantry warehouse was roomed in for the use of the infantry shoe repair department.
 2000 survey statek were made for he use of the engineering parties.
 Miscellaneous repairs were made to outfit cars, commission buildings and residences and station mems cars.
 Water service department, B. and B. No. 8, Repairs were made to pumps md smokestack replaced at oTwnsite ournping plant. New and larger water tank for heating water at eTrmlnal Mess was installed on second floor Terminal drainage ditch through the corral was opened up to drain stand ing water. Well at pump satton Mile 40, was deepened. Thawing ice at the ocean dock to relieve strain. Miscel- laneous repairs made to outfit cars and commission buildings and resi- lences.
 Resdency party No. 1 made survey for spur to Cial Creek, mining camp. This line branches from Station 126- 40 on the Matanuska Branch Mile 3S and crosses the Matanuska river and then two miles to the present camp. were taken across the Mat anuska River. Both preliminary and location line was run. Maps ad profile under way.
 The ocean dock was examned and found to be in good condition with the exception of slight heave at the N. E. corer of the dock. Line pumping plants and stations working good. Berg and Hedlund were about 35 per cent completed on their right of way cutting and making good progress. yards in fair condition.
 The Hurrcane Gulch tramway was completed and placed in operation early in the month. Spadero and Com pany completed seventy per cent of the excavation for abutment No. 1, and Pier No. 2; completed excavation for the north abutment of the bridge and had about seventy-five per cent the removal of the loose material above the piers for the north arch. A. E. c. forces completed cree ton of derrick and began excavation of piers No. and No. ' on February 18th.