Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-12-14

Island residents Will recall how
County Engineer Thos. r. Bee
man reported to the county com
missioners that a shore line road
to Dockton would cost $S0,00000
and that despite the bona fde Offer
Of A. j. Stuckey to construct it
on modified plan, for $25, 100000
the offer was ip"1red; and how ii
was proposed to build a high line
road at much lower figure.
In seeking funds with which to
construct permanent highways
such as the Dockton, Commissioner
Paul has made a discovery. The
fund totaled 1895, 100000 for this
year. When Mr.. Paul communi,
Gated with Olympia where these
funds are handled, he found that
the north district had received the
sum of $159,00.00 while his dis,
trict has but 13S,000.00, This
badly handicaps Mr.. Paul in his
road building operations.
The following facts concerning
the Dockton road are taken from
the county records:
Summary Of Estimate
Length of road, 1920 feet, OF
2.52 miles.
Clearing, 1885 acres at 1926 an
acre, $1731.25.
Clubbing, including removing
rubbish and logs in fill, and old
bullheads, $50 acres at $3.50 an
acre, $2225.0O
Excavating, 63,935 yards at 4G
cents yard, $25, 574.00.
Excavating for culyerts and
bitches at $l.00 yard, $50 yards
$sS2.OO.
Overhaul 24,5OO yards at
cents, $4,000.
Removing one So foot bridge
$4,000; removing one bridge g.
feet long, $4,000.
One 3x3-foot reinforced culvert
BAT feet long, at $500 a foot
$S67.50. 1898 pounds steel rein
forcing bars, at 10 cents a pound
$339.S0.
Concrete or vitrified pipe, 142.5
feet 12-mch pipe, at 81 90 a foo,
$142.50; 1885 feet 1S-inch pipe al
$500 foot, $4,000; 255 feet re
inforced 24-inch pipe, at $3.50 8
foot, $S92.50.
Hand-placed rip rap, So;
yards at $500 a yard, $4O1.O0.
Guard rail, 5000 feet at 60 cent,
a foot, S3055.20.
Gravel surface, Is feet wide
six inches deep, rolled in two lay
ers, 3071 cubic yards at 5000 ;
yard, $6l4200; 1886 yards No.
gravel, two inches deep at $500 /
yard, $3072.00.
Total of estimate, $4S, $4,000.
The following communication
illustrated what a tremendous
" saving" the good ex-major il
making to the taxpayers:
Dockton, Wash, May 10, 1872;
To the Honorable Board of
County Commissioners
King County, Wash.
Gentlemen:
| herewith submit for your con
sideration an offer for the con
struction of the Dockton- Milet,
road, should it be established, an(
| agree to submit a bid in case i
is advertised in the following
amount:
Provided the board will sub
nit a modified plan, calling fo
the construction of bulkhead
around the two steep bluffs anc
placing the remainder of said roaC
on the upland or off the beach,
will submit a bid of $25, 100000
and put up a certified check TO
$1250.00 or $50 of amount of bi,
as provided by law, and if award
ed the contract, will deposit
good and sufficient bond in til
full sum of $25,000.00 conditioned
upon the faithful performance o
the contract.
Respectfully submitted,
A. j. STUCKEl
On January u, 1923, the boar'
of county commissioners passe
resolution No. l116 by a unan
nous vote declaring the Docltor
Mileta road a public necessity an
directing the county engineer t
make a survey. About this tim
Commissioner Paul waged war o
county officials having so man
cars and about this time the goo
ex-major, who holds the office o
county engineer was unsuccessful
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