East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-25


road funds will be available. At this
time there is no way Of knowing what
the new section would cost. The COM
mission are of the opinion, in view OF
the finances of Gillian county, that it
is matter of from Rhea to the John
Day highway or no road.
In addition to work already under
contract and advertised on the John
Day highway in Gillian county, the
commission has decided to advertise
for grading and rocking the seven
mile section between Arlington and
Shutter, for the next meeting.
There has been some question about
the $2,500, 900 for the Roosevelt high
way for a long time. The money was
voted for the purpose of being match
ed by the federal government, but
congress neglected to act within the
time limit and the time for co-opera-
ton was extended by the legislature
until February /, 1923. There has
never been a disposition on the part
| Of congress that It would match this
money.
In the plan of the commission this
money, can now go into the common
pot and the Roosevelt highway will
share in that sum the same as the
state at large.
As now programmed, the commits
sion has prepared list Of improve
ments which will exhause the funds in
sight. When this program is finished
new funds must be provided If a fur
ther development Of the roac system
Is desired. :,
Contracts Are Let.
Contracts aggregating 100000 were
| let Thursday by the state highway
commission. The projects covered
| two bridges in Union county and ap-
proximately 10 miles Of highway, in
cluding the paving Of 4.55 miles in
Clatsop county between Youngs Bay
and Skipanon. A number of other
bids on bridges were referred to the
respective county courts before award
| is made. The awards were as follows.
Baker county--Gradirg 4.S5 miles
and rock surfacing 24.O9 miles. Nell
SON Malheur county line section Old
Oregon Trail. Porter and Conley,
$10S,S92.
Clatsop county-Pacfng Youngs
Bay-Sknpanon section, Roosevelt
highway unit, 1898 miles concrete;
Solheim & Gustafson, s97ss; unit 2.
4.20 miles, bituminous; ]. H. TIllman,
s10o775.
Columbia county--Grading and
rocking. % mile through city of Rain
ier: Solheim & Gustafson, $1S,o0s.
| Malheur county-Rock surfacing
l15.54 miles Weiser- Baker county line
section, Old Oregon Trail; March q
Bauers, sss.1oo.
Union county-Rock surfacing 49,
IN miles. Kamela- Ora Dell section, Old
Oregon Trail; Porter & conley, $7s.-
!sS5.
Union county bridge across Grande
Ronde river and one over Dry creek
on La Grande-J Joseph highway; Union
Bridge company, $s0.747
Bridge Bids Referred.
The following bids on bridges were
referred to county courts:
Douglas county--Two wooden struc-
lures on Coos Bay Roseburg highway;
r. D. olds, $111s4.
Hood River county-One steel
bridge an done culvert. Mount Hood
loop: highway Union Bridge company.
s18,5S5.
Jefferson county-Three bridges
north Of Madras; Linstrom C Feigen-
son. *1s.29s.
Linn county-Thirteen trestles, Cor
vallis-Newport highway: A. Giebisch,
3i2.s0o.
Washington county-Bridge across
Tualatin; W. d. Hoffman, sssO2.
Bids for grading and rock surfacing
11.3 miles Service creek section of
John Day highway in Wheeler coun-
ty. were rejected an the project order
ed readvertised. The lowest bid was
s156.330. which was In excess of the
estimate.
Whether the final location of the
Pacific highway shall remain on the
present congested and hazardous route
along the river was passed up to the
city authorities by the highway COM
mission to delegation representing
the city.