LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

Salem, Oregon, December 18, 1918.

TO THE HONORABLE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION,

S. BENSON, Chairman, W. L. THOMPSON, Commissioner, R. A. BOOTH, Commissioner.

Gentlemen:

I have the honor to submit report covering the operations of the Highway Department for the fiscal years ending November 30, 1917, and November 30, 1918.

In view of the fact that the State Highway Department did not complete its organization until late in the season of 1917 and due to the further fact that practically all contracts were awarded after the first day of July, 1917, it was impossible to place before the State Highway Commission a report which would be of any particular value to the general public at the end of the last fiscal year. Therefore, it has been decided to submit the two fiscal years under one cover in order that the public may have at its command a statement of public highway expenditures and the accomplishments of the State Highway Department under the supervision of the State Highway Commission.

It was considered advisable by the Highway Commission to award contracts and get work under way as early in 1917 as the necessarily late organization of the Department would permit. The matter of preparing estimates and calling for bids was therefore carried out as rapidly as possible, using the data and surveys of the previous administration as a basis for estimates.

It is believed that by awarding the contracts during the year 1917, approximately twenty per cent was saved on all construction for the reason that the shortage in labor and material did not become serious in the State of Oregon until late in that season.

I wish to call the attention of the Commission to the law which requires the State Highway Commission to make county surveys upon the State highway system within the boundaries of any county making application. I believe the law to be a good one, inasmuch as it furnishes free to counties engineering skill which they cannot afford and places at their command an organization which is in a position to carry out preliminary location and estimates. The law states that this work shall be charged to the counties under any future appropriation which may be made to them.

The law limiting the expenditures of the State Highway Department for engineering and administrative purposes to ten per cent of the total moneys appropriated for construction, is sufficient for all purposes of the State Highway Department, as an examination of the tabulated report will show. However, as there are no separate funds set aside for the county work as above noted, it has been necessary for this Department to charge in all such work against our own engineering forces, and when I state to you that the total sum for strictly county work, as requested by the county courts, amounts to $137,954.74 in two years, you will see that the Department is carrying a rather heavy burden which in reality does not belong to it. So far the Department has been able to carry the burden and still live within the ten per cent, but at any time the counties increase their construction and engineering work and request our supervision, this might exceed the lawful limit which we are allowed. I recommend that this law be made clearer and that certain funds be set aside for engineering work handled by the State Highway Department for counties.

In order to anticipate the large amount of construction for 1919, the State Highway Department has worked a rather large engineering force throughout the summer of 1918 and will continue it through the winter of 1918 and 1919. This preliminary work is absolutely necessary in order to award contracts early in the spring of 1919. The Federal Government requires very carefully prepared plans and estimates for all future Government work and this has been anticipated also, and practically every project has been completed as to engineering features and submitted to the Federal Government for approval.

Respectfully submitted,

HERBERT NUNN, State Highway Engineer.

Report of the State Highway Engineer To the Oregon State Highway Commission December 1, 1916, to November 30, 1918

WORK ACCOMPLISHED

During the two-year period covered by this report, conditions have been unusually unfavorable for highway construction work. Labor and materials of all kinds have been difficult to secure, wages and prices have been very high, transportation facilities have been inadequate and many other conditions have operated to interfere with highway construction. During the last year public sentiment has been opposed to the prosecution of construction work and the restrictions imposed by the Federal Government have prevented the undertaking of any extensive program of road improvement. For these reasons the Highway Department has not handled nearly the amount of work that it would have handled under normal conditions, but nevertheless a great stride has been made in the development of Oregon’s good roads system, and the Department feels that a fairly good showing has been made. The actual construction work undertaken and completed during the two years consists of fifty miles of paving, one hundred and eleven and eight-tenths miles of macadamizing, one hundred and thirty-four and five-tenths miles of grading and forty bridges and large culverts.

In addition to this actual construction work the Department has made surveys of nine hundred and two miles of State roads and has prepared designs for forty-two bridges for county authorities.

MONEYS AVAILABLE AND EXPENDED

From December 1, 1916, to November 30, 1918, the State Highway Department has had available for expenditure a total of $4,271,515.16 of State and County funds. Of this amount $3,597,982.47 has been expended. These amounts distributed over funds are as follows:

Funds Amounts Available Amounts Expended

State Funds:

One-quarter mill tax fund $ 546,260.51 $ 528,789.99

Automobile license fund 575,000.00 281,902.67

Six million dollar bond fund 2,050,045.42 2,049,025.47

State and Federal Co-operative bond fund 390,484.44 28,539.55

Total State funds $ 3,561,790.37 $ 2,888,257.68

County funds 709,724.79 709,724.79

Grand total $ 4,271,515.16 $ 3,597,982.47

PAVING

A total of fifty miles of pavement was completed by the Department during the 1917 and 1918 seasons. Had it not been for the entrance of the United States into the war, this mileage would have been more than doubled, but with need of paving materials, labor and capital for war uses, the Commission felt that it must curtail its paving program to the greatest possible extent. To this end, only three miles of pavement was started during the 1918 season, whereas under normal conditions the mileage of new work would have been greatly in excess of the forty-seven miles undertaken in 1917.

The sections of pavement completed are as follows:

Clackamas County— Miles

Oregon City to Canby 7.5

Clatsop County—

Astoria to Svensen 3.5

Columbia County—

Scappoose to Multnomah County Line 2.5

Jackson County—

Ashland Hill Section 0.8

Tillamook County—

Tillamook-Cloverdale Section 5.0

Umatilla County—

Pendleton to Adams 10.0

Pendleton to State Hospital 1.0

Washington County—

Multnomah County Line to Yamhill County Line 12.5

Yamhill County—

Newberg to Washington County Line 3.2

Sheridan east 4.0

Total miles paved 50.0

All of the above pavements are sixteen feet in width, and despite the fact that the prices of material and labor increased greatly during the period between the inauguration of the six million dollar paving program and the actual commencement of work, the cost of these paved roads has been only slightly in excess of $1,000.00 per mile per foot width contemplated at the time the six million dollar bond issue was voted. The actual cost of the fifty miles of completed pavement was approximately $872,500.00 which gives a unit cost of $1,090.00 per mile per foot width.

Each of the sections paved is described in full in an article under the heading of the particular county in which it is located.

MACADAMIZING

One hundred and twelve miles of State roads have been surfaced with broken stone and gravel macadam. Practically all of this surfacing is sixteen feet wide; there are, however, a few short stretches of nine-foot width necessitated by the coming on of wet weather before the full sixteen-foot width could be completed. The total quantity of broken stone and gravel placed in these 112 miles of surface was 247,925 cubic yards, an average of 2,210 cubic yards per mile, which quantity of material per mile gives an average loose thickness of eight and one-half inches for macadam sixteen feet wide. The Department’s specifications call for a minimum thickness of six inches. In many places, however, particularly on the lower Columbia River work it was found necessary to place as much as eighteen and twenty-four inches of rock before a satisfactory foundation could be secured.

The sections upon which broken stone or gravel surfacing was placed are as follows:

Clatsop County— Miles

Astoria to Columbia County Line 24.4

Columbia County—

Clatsop County Line to Goble 27.2

Deschutes County—

Bend-Lapine Section (cinder macadam) 12.5

Douglas County—

Divide to Leona 7.0

Gilliam County—

Condon to Thirty Mile Creek 6.7

Hood River County—

Cascade Locks to Hood River 18.0

Jackson County—

Siskiyou Mountain Section 6.5

Lake County—

Lakeview-Paisley Section 4.0

Lane County—

Divide-Cottage Grove Section 1.0

Wheeler County—

Cummins Hill Section 4.5

Total miles of macadam surfacing 111.8

A complete description of each of the above sections will be found in the chapter devoted to the county in which the work was performed.

GRADING

The grading work of the Highway Department is confined to the building of those sections of State roads which are so located that the counties in which they occur are not directly interested in their construction or which are so expensive that county funds are inadequate for their construction. The total number of miles graded during the last two-year period was 134.5 miles, most of which was on the Pacific and Columbia River highways.

While the grading work was greatly curtailed during 1918 on account of war conditions, work was continued in those localities where resident labor was available and where the work interfered in no way with more essential war industries.

A complete tabulation of the grading jobs is given elsewhere in this report, and a detailed outline of each is given under the respective county headings. A few of the more important grading jobs are as follows:

Miles

Grading between Cascade Locks and Hood River in Hood River County 14.2

Elimination of Roberts Mountain grades in Douglas County 12.8

Grading of Rice Hill section between Oakland and Yoncalla 10.4

Elimination of Wolf Creek-Grave Creek grades in Josephine County 4.9

Reduction of Cummins Hill grade in Wheeler County 3.5

Grading between Oregon City and New Era in Clackamas county 4.5

BRIDGES

The State Highway Department has, during the period covered by this report, prepared designs for ninety-six bridges and fourteen special culverts. Of these structures sixty bridges and ten culverts have been constructed at a total cost to State and Counties of $617,388.09.

The structures paid for out of State funds consist of twenty-two reinforced concrete bridges, ten wood bridges, and seven culverts. The total expenditure of State funds for these bridges and culverts was $239,044.85.

REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE OVER HOOD RIVER, NEARING COMPLETION, ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY AT HOOD RIVER CITY. BUILT IN 1918.

The structures paid for out of county funds consist of thirteen reinforced concrete bridges, fourteen wood and steel bridges, and four culverts; the total cost of these structures being $378,343.24.

Of the structures paid for by the counties, the State Highway Department supervised the construction for three reinforced concrete bridges, four steel and wood bridges, and one culvert; the cost of which totaled $288,743.24.

A complete tabulation of the bridges designed and constructed is given in another part of this report, and complete descriptions of the more important structures will be found in the articles devoted to the particular counties in which the structures are located.

The $250,000.00 intercounty bridge across the Willamette River at Salem was completed, and has attracted more than local attention. While the cost of this structure was borne by Marion and Polk Counties the design and construction engineering were handled by this Department.

The reinforced concrete arch bridge at Hood River, the largest concrete bridge yet constructed in this State was designed and built under State supervision, although the County also contributed toward its cost.

Among the proposed bridges of considerable magnitude for which county officials have requested designs from this Department may be mentioned the Deschutes and Oregon City. The former will be located between the present toll bridge and the railroad bridge across the Deschutes River and will thus obviate the necessity of toll payments. It will consist of a series of reinforced concrete arches. The Oregon City bridge will replace the old suspension bridge across the Willamette. Studies are being made and comparisons of various types of bridges and locations of site are being made.

During the war period, both for patriotic and economic reasons the employment of steel bridges was discontinued and wooden truss bridges used instead. Now that the demand for steel for war purposes has subsided, and there are indications of a decline in the price of structural steel in the near future, the resumption of use of that material in the construction of bridges will probably be more general.

ELIMINATION OF GRADE CROSSINGS

The Department is working consistently for the elimination of dangerous grade crossings. No less than ten grade crossings have been done away with as far as through traffic on State Roads is concerned, during the past two years. Most of these eliminations have been brought about by holding roads on the same side of railway tracks instead of crossing over and back. Two of the eliminations, however, were brought about by grade separations; one near Rex in Washington County and another near Ashland in Jackson County, both of these grade separations being undercrossings.

An agreement was also reached whereby a reinforced concrete overhead crossing will be constructed to eliminate a very dangerous grade crossing on the Pacific Highway near Divide, in Lane County. This structure would have been built in 1918, but on account of the requirements of material for war purposes, the United States Highway Council ordered the construction delayed. It will undoubtedly be constructed during the 1919 season.

FEDERAL CO-OPERATION

In 1916, the United States Congress enacted a law making available $85,000,000.00 of Federal Government moneys for co-operation with the several States in the construction and improvement of roads. Of this amount, $75,000,000.00 is appropriated for co-operation on “Post Roads,” roads over which either rural or star post routes are operated, and $10,000,000.00 is appropriated for co-operation on “Forest Roads,” roads within or partly within National Forests.

During the five year period prior to July 1, 1921, there will become available to the State of Oregon from the Government Funds set aside by this Act the following amounts:

For Post Roads For Forest Roads

July 1, 1916, to July 1, 1917 $ 78,687.00 $ 127,794.00

July 1, 1917, to July 1, 1918 157,375.00 127,794.00

July 1, 1918, to July 1, 1919 236,062.00 127,794.00

July 1, 1919, to July 1, 1920 314,749.00 127 794.00

July 1, 1920, to July 1, 1921 393,437.00 127,794.00

Totals $ 1,180,310.00 $ 638,970.00

Total amount of government funds apportioned to the State of Oregon for co-operative work. $1,819,280.00.

With the funds thus apportioned to the State, the Government will co-operate on approved road projects to not to exceed fifty per cent of their cost. Therefore, the State, or the State co-operating with the Counties, must provide amounts at least equal to the amounts set aside by the Federal Government in order to avail itself of the funds apportioned to it.

In 1917, the State Legislature passed a bill accepting the terms of the Federal Government’s co-operative offer and authorizing the issue of bonds to the amount of $1,819,280.00 to provide the funds necessary to match the Government funds. There is thus available for expenditure on post and forest roads in the State during the five years prior to July 1, 1921, the following amounts:

For Post Road Projects:

Federal Government Funds $ 1,180,310.00

State Funds 1,180,310.00

$ 2,360,620.00

For Forest Road Projects:

Federal Government Funds $ 638,970.00

State Funds 638,970.00

1,277,940.00

Total $ 3,638,560.00

For Post Road Projects the plans are prepared, contracts let and work supervised by the State Highway Department, subject, of course, to approval and acceptance by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Federal Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering. For Forest Road Projects, the plans are prepared, contracts let and work supervised by the Federal Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering acting for the Secretary of Agriculture. The State Highway Department is, therefore, directly responsible for the work done on Post Road Projects, whereas on Forest Road Projects the responsibility rests with the Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering, the State Highway Department simply approving the projects and auditing the claims presented by the Federal Government against the State’s share of the funds.

It is the policy of the Highway Department to match the Government Funds with equal amounts from State Funds only, any County Funds which may be available being used to increase the total amounts available rather than to reduce the amount of State co-operation. On projects approved to November 30, 1918, the amount of these additional funds provided by counties is approximately $325,000.00.

POST ROAD PROJECTS

Up to November 30, 1918, fifteen Post Road Projects had been submitted to the Office of Public Roads for approval. Of these fifteen projects nine have received approval, three have been rejected as not complying with the government requirements as regards rural and star route mail service over them, and three are pending action by the Secretary of Agriculture. The rejected projects were the Wolf Creek-Grave Creek project in Josephine county, the Canyonville-Galesville project in Douglas County, and the Myrtle Creek-Dillard project also in Douglas County. The first and third of these projects have since been constructed without government co-operation, and the second is under construction as a “Forest Road.”

Construction is now under way on two Post Road Projects both of which are in Union County. These are the Elgin-Minam project, estimated to cost $41,151.00, and the Union-Telocaset project, estimated to cost $30,000.00. The contracts for the construction of both jobs were let on July 9, 1918, to Union County, represented by the County Court, the lowest bidder. Subsequent to the letting, however, the Attorney General gave the opinion that the County Court had no legal authority to enter into a contract of this nature, and in order to facilitate matters and prevent delay in construction the State Highway Commission on September 10, 1918, agreed to take the work over at the prices bid by the County, the County agreeing to reimburse the State in case the cost of the work exceeded the bid prices.

The total estimated cost of all projects agreed upon to date is $1,409,993.24 of which $627,496.62 is to be paid by the Federal Government, $627,496.62 by the State, and $155,000.00 by the Counties interested. On page 24 is given a tabulation of the Post Road Projects approved, giving the estimated cost of each project with the respective amounts to be paid by the State, the Federal Government and the Counties.

FOREST ROAD PROJECTS

The Federal authorities and the State Highway Commission have to date agreed upon co-operation on fourteen Forest Road Projects. The total estimated cost of these fourteen projects is $1,246,204.65; $538,231.78 to be provided by the Government, $538,231.78 by the State, and $169,741.09 by the Counties.

Construction is already under way on three of the Forest Projects, namely: the Canyonville-Galesville section of the Pacific Highway in Douglas County, the Three Rivers Project in Tillamook County, and the Ochoco Canyon Project in Crook County.

POST ROAD PROJECTS PROJECTS AGREED UPON TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918

Projects Project Number Miles and Kind of Work Total Cost Funds Provided

By Government By State By Counties

Baker County:

Baker-Middle Bridge Section 10 17.0 miles—grading $ 71,235.45 $ 28,117.73 $ 28,117.72 $ 15,000.00

Sag Section of Baker-Cornucopia Road 9 4.9 miles—grading and gravel 41,926.00 17,963.00 17,963.00 6,000.00

Canyon Section of Baker- Cornucopia Road 11 4.5 miles—grading 22,498.00 8,249.00 8,249.00 6,000.00

Grant County:

John Day to Fiske Creek Section 13 7.2 miles—grading and gravel 143,817.14 71,908.57 71,908.57 ...

Hall Hill to Prairie City Section 14 2.2 miles—grading and gravel 43,282.47 21,641.23 21,641.24 ...

Harney County:

Burns-Crane Project 15 6.0 miles—grading and gravel 48,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 8,000.00

Malheur County:

Project to be selected 100,000.00 40,000.00 40,000.00 20,000.00

Marion County:

Salem-Aurora Project 7 18.0 miles—grading 347,232.60 173,616.30 173,616.30 ...

Union County:

Elgin-Minam Project 5 9.3 miles—grading 41,151.00 20,575.50 20,575.50 ...

Union-Telocaset Project 8 6.0 miles—grading 30,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 ...

Wasco County:

The Dalles-Three Mile Creek Project ... 2.0 miles—paving 44,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 4,000.00

Wheeler County:

Fossil-Sarvice Creek Project 4 9.5 miles—grading 36,733.40 18,366.70 18,366.70 ...

Wheeler and Grant Counties:

Sarvice Creek-Valades Ranch Project 6 48.5 miles—grading 400,433.80 157,216.90 157,216.90 86,000.00

Yamhill County:

Grande Ronde Project 12 2.8 miles—grading and gravel 39,683.38 14,841.691 4,841.69 10,000.00

Total estimated cost of all Projects $ 1,409,993.24

Federal Government Funds $ 627,496.62

State Funds $ 627,496.62

County Funds $ 155,000.00

The Canyonville-Galesville section is what is generally known as Cow Creek Canyon, one of the worst stretches on the Pacific Highway. This section is 9.7 miles in length, and is to be graded sixteen feet wide; the estimated total cost being $211,000.00. The work is under contract to John Hampshire & Co., of Grants Pass.

The Three Rivers Project is 10.35 miles in length and lies between Hebo and Dolph on the Portland-Tillamook Highway in Tillamook County. The County of Tillamook, represented by its County Court was the low bidder on this work, but before the contract was entered into, the Attorney General ruled that the County Court had no authority to contract work of this kind. The State Highway Department having available the necessary equipment and desiring to get this important piece of road work under way, agreed with the Federal Government to take the work over at the prices bid by Tillamook County.

A tabulation of Forest Road Projects approved to date and giving the estimated cost and amounts of County, State and Government Funds is given below.

FOREST ROAD PROJECTS PROJECTS APPROVED TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918

Projects Estimated Total Cost Funds Provided

By Government By State By County

Clackamas County:

Zigzag Section of Mt. Hood Road $ 48,000.00 $ 24,000.00 $ 24,000.00 ...

Crook County:

Ochoco Canyon Project 52,500.00 17,500.00 17,500.00 17,500.00

Curry County:

Curry-Coos Project 110,000.00 55,000.00 55,000.00 ...

Deschutes-Lane Counties:

McKenzie Pass Project 190,455.00 82,078.00 82,078.00 26,299.00

Douglas County:

Canyonville-Galesville 211,000.00 94,000.00 94,000.00 23,000.00

Tiller Trail Project 123,603.00 48,439.00 48,439.00 26,725.00

Lake County:

Lapine-Lakeview Project 79,419.00 39,709.50 39,709.50 ...

Jackson County:

Medford-Crater Lake Project 72,372.00 34,436.00 34,436.00 3,500.00

Josephine County:

Grants Pass-Crescent City Project 31,476.00 15,738.00 15,738.00 ...

Klamath County:

Anna Creek Section of Crater Lake Road 6,780.40 3,390.20 3,390.20 ...

Lane County:

Eugene-Florence Project 123,951.25 41,317.08 41.317.08 41,317.09

Tillamook County:

Three Rivers Project 122,000.00 50,250.00 50,250.00 21,500.00

Wallowa County:

Flora-Enterprise Project 29,648.00 12,324.00 12,324.00 5,000.00

Wheeler County:

Ochoco Canyon Project 45,000.00 20,050.00 20,050.00 4,900.00

Total estimated cost of all Projects $ 1,246,204.65

Federal Govt. Funds $ 538,231.78

State Funds $ 538,231.78

County Funds $ 169,741.09

MOUNT ASHLAND FROM THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY IN JACKSON COUNTY. ELEVATION OF HIGHWAY 4,480 FEET

THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY

The Pacific Highway running from Portland, through Oregon City, Salem, Albany, Eugene, Roseburg, Grants Pass, Medford and Ashland to the California line, is probably the most important through highway in the State. Along it are situated nine of the most important cities of the State. It traverses the immensely productive valleys of the Willamette, the Umpqua and the Rogue Rivers. It is the intercommunicating road for nine of the thirty-five counties of the State, and passes through the county seats of all but one of the nine. It is the only continuous and direct road along the Pacific Coast west of the Cascade Mountains, and connecting as it does the metropoli of the three Pacific Coast States it is the most important interstate highway in the West. From the standpoint of the tourist, Oregon would not be on the map if it had no Pacific Highway. It is the road that makes Oregon accessible to tourists from other states.

Being the most important highway in the State, the Pacific Highway should be the best highway in the State. To make it the best and at the same time to bring it up to the standard of the same highway in the adjacent states of Washington and California is one of the ends toward which the Highway Commission has been working during the past two years. During that time 53.3 miles of the very worst stretches of this highway have been newly graded to trunk highway standards. This grading has eliminated practically all of those heavy and dangerous grades which have made Oregon notorious for bad roads and which have kept thousands of auto tourists from visiting the State. In addition to grading 53.3 miles on the Pacific Highway, the Highway Commission has put down 8.3 miles of pavement and 14.5 miles of macadam, the total cost of all of these improvements being $971,000.00. As a part of the 1919 program, the Highway Commission has already appropriated for the improvement of the Pacific Highway the sum of $1,147,000.00, with which it is planned to build 46 miles of pavement and 38 miles of macadam surface.

The particular sections of the Pacific Highway constructed during 1917 and 1918, together with their mileages and total costs are given below. All of these sections are completed with the exception of the Canyonville-Galesville Forest Road Project which is well under way.

Sections Miles Total Cost

Grading (including bridges)—

Oregon City to New Era 4.0 $ 75,000.00

Divide to Leona 7.0 50,000.00

Yoncalla to Oakland 10.8 101,100.00

Myrtle Creek to Dillard 12.8 165,500.00

Canyonville to Galesville 9.7 211,000.00

Wolf Creek to Grave Creek 4.9 68,300.00

Grants Pass to Jackson County Line 3.3 13,000.00

Ashland Undercrossing .8 9,800.00

Macadam—

Cottage Grove to Divide 1.0 6,100.00

Divide to Leona 7.0 64,000.00

Siskiyou to California Line 6.5 56,300.00

Paving—

Oregon City to Canby 7.5 135,000.00

Ashland Hill Section .8 15,900.00

Total cost of improvements completed and under way on Pacific Highway, 1917-1918 ... $ 971,000.00

THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY

The Columbia River Highway is second only to the Pacific Highway as a commercial necessity in the state of Oregon; furthermore, the Columbia River Highway is the only connecting link between Eastern and Western Oregon that can be kept open for vehicular traffic throughout the entire year.

From a scenic standpoint, the Columbia River Highway has now become world famous, not only because of its wonderful natural advantages of location, but because of the high standard of construction. A large part of this combined commercial and scenic road is now open to traffic and the coming year will see the elimination of the last almost impassable barrier—the summit between Hood River and Mosier, a piece of construction 5.8 miles in length which will cost approximately $350,000 for the grading alone.

The Columbia River Highway parallels the Columbia River from the Pacific Ocean to Umatilla, a distance of 320 miles, thence southeast an additional 40 miles to Pendleton, where it connects with the Old Oregon Trail. The Old Oregon Trail continues southeast for a distance of 190 miles, crossing the Idaho-Oregon line at Huntington; making a continuous highway 550 miles in length.

At this date, the grading of the Columbia River Highway is practically complete from Astoria to Hood River, a total distance of 174 miles, and the greater part of it is now either paved or macadamized.

The cost of work completed on the Columbia River Highway between Astoria and Portland during the period covered by this report, after all payments are made will be approximately $866,000.00, of which amount $832,078.35 has been expended to date. The work accomplished consists of 9.4 miles of grading, 51.6 miles of macadamizing, 6 miles of paving, 15 reinforced concrete bridges and one covered wood draw bridge.

On the upper Columbia River Highway between Hood River and Cascade Locks, 14.2 miles have been graded, 18 miles gravelled, and a number of reinforced concrete bridges built, among which is the Hood River bridge at Hood River, costing $48,000.00. The total cost of the work completed between Hood River and Cascade Locks will amount to $466,000.00.

The sections improved during this period, with their mileages and costs are as follows:

Sections Miles Total Cost

Grading—

Cascade Locks to Hood River 14.2 $ 355,000.00

Goble to Clatskanie 8.2 78,500.00

Astoria to Svensen 1.2 15,000.00

Bridges—

Hood River Bridge ... 48,000.00

Beaver Valley Bridges ... 32,000.00

John Day River Bridge ... 25,000.00

Other Bridges ... 31,000.00

Paving—

Astoria to Svensen 3.5 65,000.00

Scappoose to Multnomah County Line 2.5 37,500.00

Macadamizing—

Astoria to Svensen 5.5 30,000.00

Svensen to Columbia County Line 18.9 215,000.00

Clatsop County Line to Goble 27.2 335,000.00

Cascade Locks to Hood River 18.0 65,000.00

Total Expenditures 1917 and 1918 ... $1,332,000.00

During 1919, work will be undertaken on the Columbia River Highway to the amount of $1,400,000.00, comprising 10 miles of pavement, 85 miles of gravel macadam and 80 miles of grading. This work when completed will provide a surfaced highway between Astoria and Pendleton.

COUNTY WORK SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

That the Counties of the State have confidence in the Highway Department and recognize the ability of the Department to get results is evidenced by the fact that $709,724.79 of county funds have been voluntarily turned over to the Department during 1917 and 1918 to be expended under its supervision.

This, $709,724.79, is the actual amount of money paid out by Counties on vouchers audited and approved by the Department. In addition to this a large amount of work has been done by Counties under the supervision of the Department, for which payment was made direct by the Counties without being audited by the Highway Department. No record of the total amount thus expended is available, but it is estimated to be about $200,000.00. No part of this amount is included in any of the tabulations of expenditures given in this report. The cost of engineering and supervision of work handled in this manner, has been paid by the Highway Department and is included in Table VI of the Financial Report as “Engineering County Construction.”

For co-operation on Post and Forest Road Projects, a total of $325,000.00 of County Funds have already been pledged. Of this amount $155,000.00 will be expended under State supervision, and $170,000.00 under Federal Government supervision.

CONSTRUCTION WORK BY STATE FORCES

While the major part of the work supervised by the State Highway Department is handled under the contract system, it has been found to be good business for the Department to go into competition with contractors and where satisfactory bids are not received to proceed to handle the work with State forces.

During 1917 and 1918, the Department handled in this manner the construction of 45.5 miles of macadam surfacing, 3.0 miles of concrete paving, and 27.3 miles of grading.

Although war conditions prevailed during the past year and every possible obstacle had to be surmounted, the work done with State forces made a creditable showing when compared with cost plus and contract jobs. Especially is this true of paving work where a comparison of costs with bid prices show a very substantial saving to the State, as illustrated by the following table:

Length in Miles Preliminary Estimate of Cost Cost Based on Lowest Bid Price Actual Cost With State Forces Saving to State

Sheridan Paving 2.2 $ 42,535.50 $ 52,438.00 $ 40,065.61 $ 12,372.39

Ashland Hill Paving .8 16,962.00 19,858.66 15,908.03 3,950.63

Total 3.0 $ 59,497.50 $ 72,296.66 $ 55,973.64 $ 16,323.02

Highway construction by the State Highway Department with its own forces has its limitation, however, in spite of the fact that it is often possible to do work at less cost than by contract. The Oregon State Highway Department is by law and of necessity an engineering organization and, in order to have the best success in handling construction work, it is necessary to have a distinct organization.

In the hiring of men for handling such construction, it is necessary for the State to compete with contractors for the higher priced and more experienced men, and the contractor is often in a position to offer more salary than the State. Furthermore, it is necessary for the State to carry large quantities of expensive equipment which is idle at least a part of the year, and, in fact, the amount of equipment necessary to handle all of the State work by force account would represent too large a portion of the year’s available money for road work.

In handling its construction work direct, however, the Department has the advantage of not being required to make a profit on the work, neither has it to pay interest on the necessary moneys to carry payrolls and other incidentals, neither is there any loss in retained percentage. The State does not have to carry a construction bond and, in fact, there are many reasons why a state should handle its construction direct, cheaper than by contract.

There is much to be said on both sides of the question, but the Department at this time does not believe that it is justified in attempting to handle all of the State work, believing that only under certain conditions where the State does not receive reasonable bids the work should be handled direct.

The State Highway Department has many large construction jobs under contract at one time, and it is obvious, even to the layman, that an organization to handle all of this work with State forces is impossible under the present laws of the State of Oregon, and the Department recommends that force account be limited to such cases as are mentioned above and work for which the quantities and cost can not be closely estimated in advance of construction, such as maintenance work and light grading.

STATE HIGHWAY FUNDS

The funds at the disposal of the Highway Department are divided as follows:

The State Highway Fund provides for one-quarter mill tax on the assessed valuation of the State. This fund amounted to $219,690.98 in 1917; $232,151.39 in 1918 and in 1919 will equal $246,883.47. The money available in this fund provides a sufficient sum for the salaries and expenses of the State Highway Department, and the cost of maintaining State highways which have been constructed or improved. It is provided also, that with the proceeds of this fund, the Commission may enter into co-operative agreements with any County for the survey, construction, improvement or maintenance of any State highway upon such basis or contribution as may be agreed upon. The Bridge Department is maintained out of this fund and furnishes designs for structures desired by the counties.

The Automobile License Fund. Under the provision of Section 12, Chapter 423, Laws of 1917, the Secretary of State is directed to transfer to an account under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission, the receipts from the automobile license fees, less the cost of administration. The law provides that these funds be transferred on April 1 and October 1 of each year. The 1918 receipts from this fund were $425,000.00 and with the rapid increase of the number of automobiles, it is expected that this amount will be increased from year to year. The fund provides for the payment of principal and interest, as the same shall become due, on the bonded indebtedness of the State of Oregon, contracted for road purposes under the provisions of the Six Million Dollar Bonding Act and the State and Federal Road Bonding Act. The unexpended balance may be expended on such State highway projects as the Commission approves.

This fund is also used for co-operative work in counties where the Six Million Dollar Fund may not be used and on State Highways not eligible for improvement under the Post and Forest Road Acts.

The Six Million Dollar Road Bond Fund provides for the issuance of six million dollars in bonds during the next five years. It provides for the sale of one million dollars in bonds in 1917; two million dollars in 1918, and the balance as the Commission may think advisable. The primary purpose of this act was to provide paving on the main highways of the State, contingent upon the counties preparing the road bed according to the plans of the State Highway Engineer.

It also provides funds for the grading of the road bed on the Columbia River Highway in Clatsop, Columbia and Hood River Counties and on the Pacific Highway in Jackson County.

At this date a total of $2,190,000 par value of bonds have been sold.

State and Federal Co-operative Road Bonds. Under the Federal Aid Road Act there is provided for expenditure by the Federal Government during the next five years, $1,180,310.85 for the construction of Post Roads in the State of Oregon and there is also available during the same period the sum of $638,970.00 for the construction of highways within or partly within the National Forests of the State. The purpose of this Act is to meet Federal Aid in an equal amount and under this provision a total of $1,819,280.85 in bonds is authorized to be issued by the Board of Control and placed in a special fund to be used in carrying out the provisions of this Act. A total of $400,000.00 par value of these bonds have been sold.

EQUIPMENT

The State Highway Department owns construction and hauling equipment to the approximate value of $100,000.00. This equipment is too varied and extensive to be shown in detail in this report. However, it includes six heavy auto trucks, two light auto trucks, twenty-two touring cars, three concrete mixers, two gasoline locomotives, three road rollers, one Brown hoist, one asphalt paving plant, three rock crushers and an extensive supply of camp equipment, small tools, drills, steel, pipe, etc.

Most of this equipment is in fine working condition and adaptable to general highway work and has been used during the past year. However, we have on hand a certain amount of machinery which was bought for special purposes in former years, and while it has no doubt made a saving sufficient to justify its original cost, the Department has no more use for it and it would be advantageous to the Department if this equipment could be disposed of and the money invested in more necessary machinery. Under present conditions, the State law makes it necessary to return any money from the sale of materials, supplies or equipment into the General Fund of the State, and it is impossible to get this money back into highway funds without a special act of the Legislature. Despite this fact, however, some equipment was disposed of during the past year and the money turned into the General Fund.

If the State Highway Department is to proceed with any considerable amount of work with State forces, it will be necessary to purchase some additional equipment so that the work may be prosecuted more economically, especially is this true of concrete bridge work and general maintenance work. These are special types of work and special types of equipment are necessary to handle them properly.

During the past year a great amount of equipment has been rented from private contractors and in case of short jobs and on special types of work, this is economical, but on long jobs, it is much more economical to purchase the necessary machinery as the amount paid out in rentals for a period of six or eight months is a considerable portion of the purchase price.

During the past season a warehouse was built by the Department for the purpose of housing construction equipment. This warehouse is located on State property near the Penitentiary. It is 40 by 80 feet in size and has railroad facilities.

All idle equipment and left over material is shipped to Salem, for storage, at the close of the season. There the equipment is overhauled, repaired, repainted, and placed in readiness for the next season’s work. The warehouse was built by the Department with day labor.

It will probably be advisable during the coming year to erect two more units to the warehouse to take care of a larger amount of equipment and provide for repair shop and garage.

A garage was rented at 660 North Capitol Street, Salem, and an efficient automobile mechanic was placed in charge. By this means the automobiles of the Department are kept in good repair, oiled and tires vulcanized. Facilities are provided also for overhauling and repainting, which effects a considerable saving.

OFFICE ORGANIZATION

The work handled in the offices of the State Highway Department is of four classes, each requiring specialized training, and, in a way, of little or no relation to each other. For this reason, the office organization consists of four different offices or departments: the General Office, the Auditing Department, the Office Engineering Department and the Bridge Department. The work of these departments is outlined in the following paragraphs.

General Office.—All business of the Highway Commission and all business of the Department with the public is transacted through the General Office. Under the direction of the Secretary of the Commission and the First Assistant Engineer, this office handles all correspondence, the issuance of bonds, the execution of contracts, the purchase of supplies and equipment, and all general office detail.

The seal of the State Highway Commission and the minutes of the Commission meetings are in the custody of the Secretary. All mail is received and distributed through the Secretary’s office, and in it filed all correspondence, legal documents, etc. This office also keeps a record of all State equipment and takes care of the charging out of rental and depreciation on same.

The purchase of office, engineering and construction supplies and equipment is handled by this department and a considerable saving is realized by buying in quantities. On all stock supplies, each job is charged with the amount furnished and similarly rental on our own engineering instruments and automobiles is charged, so that the cost of each job may be determined. On construction projects which are furnished with our own trucks, road rollers, etc., each piece of equipment is rented out to the job in the same manner. A record is kept of the rental charged on each piece of equipment so that its value can be determined at any time.

Auditing Department.—This department, working under the supervision of the Auditor, handles all claims against the Commission, verifies each one, prepares the vouchers to cover, sends them out to claimants to be certified, and mails out the warrants when received from the Secretary of State. All vouchers drawn from the counties for co-operative work or projects over which the Commission has supervision, are also audited in this department. In 1917 there were 1,782 State vouchers passed, aggregating a total of $682,321.98; in 1918, 3,371 were passed, aggregating $2,205,935.70. In 1917 there were 544 County vouchers totaling $270,162.37, and in 1918, 410 vouchers totaling $439,562.79. A total of all such vouchers for the biennium aggregating $3,597,982.84.

Employes of the Commission are paid by payroll warrants drawn in favor of the State Highway Engineer and bank checks issued against the same. The total number of paychecks issued in 1917 was 2,771, and in 1918 there was a total of 7,350.

It will be noted that in the past two years the Commission has done considerable work by day labor and the above statement includes all direct employes. It is desirable to expedite payment of labor claims, especially to men who quit on short notice. The present law requires that claims be prepared in voucher form, approved by the Commission for payment and then sent to the Secretary of State for audit. The warrant when received is deposited in a bank and a paycheck issued. It is recommended that a revolving payroll fund be created on which pay checks could be drawn and sent out immediately as requested. These could later be listed and the payroll voucher prepared in the usual manner in favor of the State Highway Engineer. The warrant when received, to be refunded to the payroll fund which would be kept intact. The State Highway Engineer should furnish a payroll bond to cover. This fund could also be used for emergency claims to take advantage of trade discounts and permit the payment of small claims which it is desired to pay promptly.

In the numerous cases in which the Commission has taken over the work to do with its own forces, the necessary bookkeeping and detail records for handling material, supplies and labor payrolls have been carried by this office. On several force account jobs each invoice and payroll of the contractor has been carefully checked and verified before being paid.

The record of both State and County funds have been audited by reputable certified public accountants and found correct.

Mr. G. Ed Ross served in the capacity of Auditor until his resignation in July, 1918, when his duties were taken over by Roy A. Klein, Assistant Engineer.

Office Engineering Department.—In the Office Engineering Department are handled the numerous office details in connection with the engineering work of the Department. The more important of these duties are the working up of maps, profiles, specifications and estimates for new projects; the checking of monthly and final estimates for payments on contract work; the filing of engineering records of all kinds; the keeping of cost distribution and the compilation of reports, statistics and other data.

During the past year this department, in addition to its other work, prepared and had published a road map of the State of Oregon. This map shows all of the main traveled roads of the State and is believed to be the most authentic as well as the most complete road map of Oregon yet published. A small reproduction of the map is contained in this report. Single copies of a larger size, 13 by 22 inches will be supplied upon application.

Bridge Department.—The Bridge Department prepares designs, plans, specifications and estimates for all bridges and similar structures. The inspection and the supervision of construction of bridges is also in charge of this department.

The laws of the State require that bridge designs be prepared for counties by the Highway Department, upon the request of County Courts. Twelve counties have taken advantage of this law during the past two years and have called upon the Department for designs for a total of thirty-four bridges and six culverts, and of these structures twenty-seven bridges and four culverts have been built.

A total of ninety-five bridges and fifteen culverts were designed by the Bridge Department, of which fifty-nine bridges and eleven culverts have been constructed.

COST KEEPING

The keeping of an accurate segregation of expenditures and a detailed distribution of costs for an organization handling the amount of work and the character of work handled by the Highway Department is a matter of the greatest importance. The Highway Department seldom has under way less than eighty or ninety separate and distinct jobs. These jobs are scattered all over the State, and few of them are of sufficient size to warrant the employment of timekeepers on the jobs to keep exact records of expenditures and costs. The records for all of these jobs must be kept in the main office where it is impossible for those keeping the records to be personally familiar with the details of the numerous expenditures made on each of the many jobs.

To secure proper records of expenditures, therefore, a system of cost keeping must be used which requires little attention from the engineers and superintendents in charge of the various jobs, and at the same time gives sufficient information to those keeping the records in the main office to enable them to segregate all expenditures so that detailed information as regards total expenditures, monthly expenditures, expenditures from different funds, expenditures for different purposes, unit costs, etc., are readily available at any time, and in such form that all jobs may be combined to give total expenditures of various kinds, so that the Department is always Informed as to the financial status of each job and of all jobs.

The system of cost keeping now in use by the Department has been evolved from a number of other systems in use on work of a similar nature, and is a system specially devised to meet the requirements of the Department. For every cent expended by the Highway Department or under its supervision, there appears in the cost records, entries which give at a glance the name of the County in which the expenditure is incurred, the name of the particular job, whether it is an engineering cost or a construction cost, the particular part of the work involved, the fund from which it is paid, and a reference to the original invoice or statement upon which the payment is made. These records are so arranged and so summarized each month that almost any desired combination of costs is available, such as the totals for each county, for each job, for each fund, for engineering, for construction, for surveys, for administration, for construction engineering, etc.

The expenditure tabulations given in various parts of this report, and especially those in the part devoted to the Financial Report, give a good idea of the results being obtained with the system in use although they do not give the detail which is readily available in the records themselves.

EMPLOYES IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY SERVICE

The State Highway Department is very proud of its representation in the Army Service and in recognition of the patriotism of those employes who have gone to the Front, the Department has maintained a Service Flag upon which there are now sixty stars. The men represented by these stars are listed on the following Roll of Honor:

HONOR ROLL

Name and Company Former Position with Department

Abbott, Charles H., 23d Engineers Inspector

Brown, Merle, Batt. F, 5th Field Artillery Chainman

Chittick, Ernest Chainman

Chrisman, William Chainman

Coats, Solomon Chainman

Conway, M. A., Navy Timekeeper

Cook, Harold, Private, S. A. T. C., Willamette University Blueprinter

Cooley, Lorrin D., Company Mechanic, 11th Co., Coast Artillery Chainman

Cowgill, W. C. Jr., 1st Provisional Co., 32d Engineers Resident Engineer

Cutler, Oscar, 472d Engineer Reg. Locating Engineer

Glass, D. G., 2d Lieut., Co. D, 42d Engineers Locating Engineer

Grabenhorst, Eugene B., Private, Co. P, 5th Bn., 22d Engineers Instrumentman

Green, E. R., Private, Co. A, 23d Engineers Resident Engineer

Greenwood, P. S. Transitman

Grey, Ulric R., Camp 4-C, Spruce Squadron Instrumentman

Hale, E. E. Chainman

Harris, Milton, 2d Lieut. Transitman

Hodgman, K. E., Captain, Spruce Division, Signal Corps Resident Engineer

Hyatt, Waldron, 22d Co., 1st Regiment, U. S. Marine Corps Instrumentman

Ingels, Hollis G., H. Q. Co., 62d Inf. Levelman

Ingram, R. C., Corporal, Co. L, 23d Engineers Draftsman

Isakson, C. O., 1st Lieut., 12th Engineers Instrumentman

Jones, Melville S., Master Engineer, Co. C, 116th Engineers Computer

Judd, Henry C., 3d Co., Coast Artillery Chainman

Junken, Fred S., Navy Rodman

Kelley, C. C., 1st Lieut., Co. E, 2d Bn., 20th Engineers District Engineer

Kinsey, Claude, Co. A, 20th Engineers Instrumentman

Lawrence, Perry, Amb. Co. No. 361 Topographer

Lytle, K. D., Co. C, 43d Engineers Transitman

McClintock, John, Hospital Unit, Coast Artillery Chainman

McClintock, Leon, Hospital Unit, Coast Artillery Rodman

May, Aloys H. Transit Rodman

Metzger, Floyd S., Co. C. Q. M. Unit No. 305 Timekeeper

Miller, E. V. Draftsman

Miller, Ralph W. E., Corporal, Co. I, 62d Infantry Costkeeper

Minton, Joseph, Co. M, 162d Infantry Rodman

Moe, Forrest L., 9th Co. Coast Artillery Chainman

Moore, Don H., Co. A, 116th Engineers Chainman

Moore, Merton, Co. A, 116th Engineers Chainman

Moore, Royal, Co. C, S. A. T. C., U. of California Chainman

Morgan, Silas B. Rodman

Murdock, R. B., 2d Lieut., Co. C, 42d Engineers District Engineer

Murphy, Thomas, Hospital Corps, 40th Division Chainman

Noble, Chas. S., Y. M. C. A. Locating Engineer

Nunn, Roy, Sergeant, H. Q. Co., 166th Depot Brig. Resident Engineer

Oerding, Chas., Engineers Chainman

Oerding, Harry, Co. A, 20th Engineers Chainman

Quine, Ralph, Hospital Unit, Coast Artillery Chainman

Reiter, C. G., 1st Lieut. Locating Engineer

Rynning, P. B., Co. H, 23d Engineers Resident Engineer

Schaffenberg, H. Chainman

Smith, Frederic W., Co. C, Q. M. Unit No. 305 Timekeeper

Smith, Thos. P. Stakeman

Stretchberry, Ray, 17th Co., 23d Engineers Rodman

Sutter, L. R., Co. F, 4th Engineers Chainman

Tilley, Walker B., Co. K, 18th Railway Engineers Instrumentman

Welborn, Forrest, Sergeant, 44th Machine Gun Company Clerk

Wilson, Otis E. Inspector

Withycombe, Earl, 20th Engineers Resident Engineer

Vester, Albert Chainman

SUMMARY

The classification of employes lost to the Department through enlistment in the Army is as follows:

District engineers 2 Timekeepers 3

Locating engineers 4 Inspectors 2

Resident engineers 6 Office clerks 1

Transitmen 9 Blue Printer 1

Draftsmen 2 Rodmen 6

Levelmen 1 Chainmen 20

Computers 2 ——

Topographers 1 Total number 60

REINFORCED CONCRETE HALF VIADUCT ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY BETWEEN GOBLE AND RAINIER IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, CONSTRUCTED IN 1918

Financial Report Fund Allotments and Expenditures During the Fiscal Period December 1, 1916, to November 30, 1918

Grand Total of Funds Allotted $ 4,271,515.16

Grand Total of Expenditures 3,597,982.47

Balance on hand December 1st, 1918 $ 673,532.69

The details of fund allotments and expenditures are set forth in tables as follows:

Table I. Fund Allotments from all sources.

Table II. Summary of Fund Allotments and Fund Expenditures.

Table III. Expenditures Segregated by Counties.

Table IV. Expenditures Segregated under the Headings of General Administrative, Surveys, Construction Engineering, Construction, Equipment and Unclassified.

Table V. Expenditures for Construction Detailed by Jobs.

Table VI. Expenditures for Surveys Detailed by Jobs.

Table VII. Expenditures for Equipment, Bond Interest and Overhead.

Table VIII. Summary of County Funds Expended by Department.

TABLE I FUND ALLOTMENTS FROM ALL SOURCES—DECEMBER 1ST, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30TH, 1918

One-Quarter Mill Tax Fund—

Balance on hand Dec. 1, 1916 $ 94,418.14

Turnover January 1, 1917 219,690.98

Turnover January 1, 1918 232,151.39

Total $ 546,260.51

Automobile License Fund—

Turnover October 1, 1917 $ 150,000.00

Turnover April 1, 1918 300,000.00

Turnover October 1, 1918 125,000.00

Total $ 575,000.00

Six Million Dollar Bond Fund—

Bond Sale, August 7, 1917 $ 471,300.00

Accrued Interest 2,333.33

Bond Sale, September 12, 1917 472,130.00

Accrued Interest 1,833.33

Bond Sale, March 15, 1918 455,850.00

Accrued Interest 222.22

Bond Sale, July 9, 1918 643,770.00

Accrued Interest 2,606.54

Total $ 2,050,045.42

State and Federal Co-operative Bond Fund—

Bond Sale, August 18, 1917 $ 388,040.00

Accrued Interest 2,844.44

Less expenditures by Board of Control 400.00

Total $ 390,484.44

County Funds—

Payments on Vouchers drawn by Department 709,724.79

Grand Total Funds Allotted to Highway Department, December 1, 1916 to November 30, 1918 $ 4,271,515.16

(For description of the several funds provided for the work of the Highway Department see pages 30 and 31.)

TABLE II SUMMARY OF FUND ALLOTMENTS AND FUND EXPENDITURES— DECEMBER 1ST, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30TH, 1918

Funds Allotments Expendi- tures Balance December 1, 1918

One Quarter Mill Tax Fund $ 546,260.51 $ 528,789.99 $ 17,470.52

Automobile License Fund 575,000.00 281,902.67 293,097.33

Six Million Dollar Bond Fund 2,050,045.42 2,049,025.47 1,019.95

State and Federal Co-operative Bond Fund 390,484.44 28,539.55 361,944.89

Total State Funds $ 3,561,790.37 $ 2,888,257.68 $ 673,532.69

County Funds 709,724.79 709,724.79 ...

Grand Total $ 4,271,515.16 $ 3,597,982.47 $ 673,532.69

TABLE III EXPENDITURES SEGREGATED BY COUNTIES (INCLUDING COUNTY FUNDS EXPENDED UNDER STATE SUPERVISION)—DECEMBER 1ST, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30TH, 1918

County State Funds County Funds Total

Baker $ 7,578.68 ... $ 7,578.68

Benton 47.56 $ 479.20 526.76

Clackamas 155,861.10 43,091.14 198,952.24

Clatsop 344,387.23 ... 344,387.23

Columbia 488,302.15 ... 488,302.15

Coos 16,967.68 170,781.83 187,749.51

Crook 3,053.72 ... 3,053.72

Curry 5,629.24 ... 5,629.24

Deschutes 20,716.37 ... 20,716.37

Douglas 159,769.58 173,550.18 333,320.76

Gilliam 35,999.48 ... 35,999.48

Grant 7,468.78 291.10 7,759.88

Harney 1,873.45 ... 1,873.45

Hood River 433,928.22 3,968.49 437,896.71

Jackson 86,619.88 ... 86,619.88

Josephine 77,998.14 ... 77,998.14

Klamath 819.23 ... 819.23

Lake 15,391.67 ... 15,391.67

Lane 14,529.52 ... 14,529.52

Lincoln 2,997.47 ... 2,997.47

Linn 791.07 5.00 796.07

Malheur 866.65 ... 866.65

Marion 5,083.59 223,794.99 228,878.58

Morrow 10,863.10 1,009.44 11,872.54

Polk 802.92 17,200.70 18,008.62

Sherman 3,052.14 ... 3,052.14

Tillamook 68,274.29 26,009.84 94,284.13

Umatilla 173,942.50 3,542.75 177,485.25

Union 32,188.17 78.59 32,266.76

Wallowa 765.07 ... 765.07

Wasco 4,313.79 19.45 4,333.24

Washington 246,769.05 9,395.00 256,164.05

Wheeler 69,214.78 18,233.60 87,448.38

Yamhill 124,958.84 18,273.49 143,232.33

Total $ 2,621,825.11 $ 709,724.79 $ 3,331,549.90

TABLE IV EXPENDITURES SEGREGATED UNDER THE HEADINGS OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, SURVEYS, CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND UNCLASSIFIED.

Classification Total State Funds County Funds

General Administration and Supervision $ 97,621.82 $ 97,621.82 ...

Surveys and Engineering County Work 144,086.67 137,954.74 $ 6,131.93

Construction Engineering 127,805.58 127,803.08 2.50

Construction 3,059,657.65 2,356,067.29 703,590.36

Equipment 86,717.55 86,717.55 ...

Unclassified (Interest on Bonds, etc.) 82,093.20 82,093.20 ...

Grand Total Expenditures $ 3,597,982.47 $ 2,888,257.68 $ 709,724.79

TABLE V EXPENDITURES FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK DETAILED BY JOBS—DECEMBER 1ST, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30TH, 1918

JOBS TOTALS STATE FUNDS COUNTY FUNDS Construction Engineering cost Included in preceding columns

Estimated total cost of job Expended to date State’s share of estimated cost Expended from State funds to date County’s share of estimated cost Expended from County funds to date

Clackamas County:

Paving—Oregon City to Canby $ 135,000.00 $ 102,114.85 $ 135,000.00 $ 102,114.85 $ ... $ ... $ 2,444.57

Grading—Canemah Hill Section 27,500.00 24,037.20 2,500.00 1,944.67 25,000.00 22,092.53 1,944.67

Grading and Rock Crushing—New Era 66,000.00 63,047.79 50,240.09 47,287.88 15,759.91 15,759.91 3,552.82

Grading—Multnomah Co. Line to Oswego 5,746.80 7,746.68 507.98 507.98 5,238.70 5,238.70 507.98

Clatsop County:

Grading and Paving—Astoria to Svensen 236,000.00 96,955.97 236,000.00 96,955.97 ... ... 5,906.19

Macadamizing—Svensen to Columbia Co. Line 216,000.00 210,079.16 216,000.00 210,079.16 ... ... 4,443.18

John Day River Bridge east of Astoria 25,000.00 21,051.52 25,000.00 21,051.52 ... ... 734.91

Plympton Creek Bridge at Westport 6,413.19 6,413.19 6,413.19 6,413.19 ... ... 255.08

Big Creek Bridge near Knappa 8,446.70 8,446.70 8,446.70 8,446.70 ... ... 140.99

Little Creek Culvert near Knappa 929.69 929.60 929.69 929.69 ... ... 37.02

Miscellaneous charges on work prior to 1917 247.94 247.94 247.94 247.94 ... ... 25.00

Columbia County:

Paving—Multnomah Co. Line to Scappoose 37,652.59 37,652.59 37,652.59 37,652.59 ... ... 1,364.28

Macadam—Clatsop Co. Line to Clatskanie 121,000.00 118,922.90 121,000.00 118,922.90 ... ... 554.62

Macadam—Clatskanie to Delena 142,000.00 136,560.40 142,000.00 136,560.40 ... ... 5,998.96

Macadam—Delena to Goble 49,955.08 49,955.08 49,955.08 49,955.08 ... ... 2,902.35

Macadam—Goble Section 23,000.00 21,478.97 23,000.00 21,478.97 ... ... 548.12

Grading—Goble Section 46,262.64 46,262.64 46,262.64 46,262.64 ... ... 2,925.64

Grading—Rainier Hill Section 6,350.61 6,350.61 6,350.61 6,350.61 ... ... 468.88

Grading—Beaver Valley Section 20,978.22 20,978.22 20,978.22 20,978.22 ... ... ...

Grading—Deer Island Section 2,398.10 2,398.10 2,398.10 2,398.10 ... ... 163.30

Concrete Viaduct, Cribbing and Masonry Wall, near Prescott 9,039.86 9,039.86 9,039.86 9,039.86 ... ... 580.53

Beaver Valley Bridges 32,000.00 29,808.58 32,000.00 29,808.58 ... ... 922.54

Scappoose Culvert 1,834.60 1,834.60 1,834.60 1,834.60 ... ... ...

Goble Creek Bridge near Goble 5,907.14 5,907.14 5,907.14 5,907.14 ... ... 77.47

Graham Creek Culvert near Clatskanie 804.49 804.49 804.49 804.49 ... ... 31.98

Coos County:

Coast Highway and Myrtle Point-Coquille Road 180,235.18 180,235.18 9,453.35 9,453.35 170,781.83 170,781.83 14,612.33

Crook County:

Ochoco Canyon Forest Road Project 52,500.00 3,053.72 17,500.00 3,053.72 17,500.00 ... ...

(Federal Government cooperates on this project to the amount of $17,500.00)

Deschutes County

Cinder Macadam—Bend to LaPine 20,183.60 20,183.60 20,183.60 20,183.60 ... ... ...

Douglas County:

Grading—Divide to Comstock 19,146.74 19,146.74 2,027.30 2,027.30 17,119.44 17,119.44 2,029.80

Grading and Macadam—Comstock to Leona 80,000.00 79,092.87 5,650.28 4,743.15 74,349.72 74,349.72 4,766.13

Grading—Oakland to Yoncalla 101,096.12 101,096.12 17,565.28 19,015.10 83,530.84 82,081.02 5,864.31

Grading—Myrtle Creek to Dillard 120,000.00 88,376.99 120,000.00 88,376.99 ... ... 7,499.22

Macadamizing—Divide to Comstock 15,185.09 15,185.09 15,185.09 15,185.09 ... ... 302.09

Maintenance—Glendale to Stage Road Pass 74.65 74.65 74.65 74.65 ... ... ...

Umpqua River Bridges near Dillard 45,500.00 24,802.85 45,500.00 24,802.85 ... ... 839.18

Gilliam County:

Macadam—Condon to Thirty Mile Creek 32,500.00 31,096.05 32,500.00 31,096.05 ... ... 1,292.39

Hood River County:

Grading—Cascade Locks Section 152,904.85 152,904.85 152,904.85 152,904.85 ... ... 8,744.41

Grading—Viento Section 102,750.00 86,933.00 102,750.00 86,933.00 ... ... 4,513.24

Grading—Ruthton Hill Section 107,000.00 90,257.53 107,000.00 90,257.53 ... ... 4,074.19

Macadam—Cascade Locks to Hood River 68,000.00 62,895.48 68,000.00 62,895.48 ... ... 826.18

Hood River Bridge 48,000.00 40,528.29 43,968.49 36,559.80 4,031.51 3,968.49 1,410.63

Jackson County:

Macadam—Siskiyou to California Line 56,252.98 56,252.98 56,252.98 56,252.98 ... ... 962.27

Ashland Under-crossing 9,768.88 9,768.88 9,768.88 9,768.88 ... ... 275.21

Paving—Ashland Hill Section 15,908.03 15,908.03 15,908.03 15,908.03 ... ... 630.87

Maintenance—Siskiyou Section 748.34 748.34 748.34 748.34 ... ...

Josephine County:

Grading—Wolf Creek to Grave Creek 68,301.53 68,301.53 68,301.53 68,301.53 ... ... 4,872.94

Grading—Locust Hill Section 4,869.97 4,869.97 4,869.97 4,869.97 ... ... 162.88

Miscellaneous charges on construction in 1916 409.43 409.43 409.43 409.43 ... ... 219.23

Lake County:

Grading and Macadam—Lakeview to Paisley 15,391.67 15,391.67 15,391.67 15,391.67 ... ... ...

Lane County:

Macadam—Divide to Cottage Grove 6,099.86 6,099.86 6,099.86 6,099.86 ... ... 175.84

Construction prior to 1917 424.44 424.44 424.44 424.44 ... ... 30.64

Lincoln County:

Grading—Pioneer Mountain Section 2,054.05 2,054.05 2,054.05 2,054.05 ... ... ...

Marion County:

Salem Bridge over Willamette River 223,902.99 223,902.99 108.00 108.00 223,794.99 223,794.99 265.26

Polk County:

Approach to Salem Bridge 4,548.10 4,548.10 ... ... 4,548.10 4,548.10 ...

Reinforced Concrete Bridge at Dallas 10,755.68 10,755.68 1.25 1.25 10,754.43 10,754.43 55.10

Reinforced Concrete Bridge between Monmouth and Dallas 1,898.17 1,898.17 ... ... 1,898.17 1,898.17 ...

Charges on work prior to 1917 418.69 418.69 418.69 418.69 ... ... 15.79

Tillamook County:

Grading and Paving—Tillamook to Hebo 109,250.00 89,213.74 74,925.00 63,203.90 34,325.00 26,009.84 6,391.47

Grading—Three Rivers Forest Road Project 122,000.00 2,076.78 50,250.00 2,076.78 21,500.00 ... ...

(The Federal Government cooperates on this project to the amount of $50,250.00.)

Umatilla County:

Paving—Wild Horse Creek Section 162,626.56 162,626.56 162,626.56 162,626.56 ... ... 2,609.88

Union County:

Grading—La Grande to Hot Lake 5,000.16 5,000.16 5,000.16 5,000.16 ... ... 821.68

Grading—Elgin-Minam Post Road Project 41,151.00 3,838.44 20,575.50 3,838.44 ... ... 377.80

(The Federal Government cooperates on this project to the amount of $20,575.50)

Grading—Union-Telocaset Post Road Project 30,000.00 16,642.29 15,000.00 16,642.29 ... ... 1,183.22

(The Federal Government cooperates on this project to the amount of $15,000.00.)

Washington County:

Grading and Paving—Multnomah Co. Line to Newberg 332,000.00 278,976.93 322,605.00 269,581.93 9,395.00 9,395.00 9,445.56

Onion Flat Trestle near Sherwood 8,372.22 8,372.22 8,372.22 8,372.22 ... ... 197.87

Tualatin River Bridge near Tigardville 12,968.60 12,968.60 12,968.60 12,968.60 ... ... ...

Fanno Creek Bridge near Tigard 1,882.81 1,882.81 1,882.81 1,882.81 ... ... ...

Wheeler County:

Grading—Cummins Hill Section 14,532.35 14,532.35 7,005.15 7,005.15 7,527.20 7,527.20 1,402.73

Macadam—Cummins Hill Section 34,000.00 32,465 44 34,000.00 32,465.44 ... ... 1,313.82

Grading—Bridge Creek Section 24,235.45 24,235.45 14,235.45 14,235.45 10,000.00 10,000.00 635.30

Resurfacing between Fossil and Condon 15,000.00 444.88 15,000.00 444.88 ... ... ...

Yamhill County:

Grading Rex to Newberg 6,153.05 6,153.05 ... ... 6,153.05 6,153.05 ...

Sheridan Paving, 1917 38,216.04 38,216.04 28,216.04 28,216.04 10,000.00 10,000.00 1,131.35

Sheridan Paving, 1918 40,065.61 40,065.61 37,945.17 37,945.17 2,120.44 2,120.44 1,166.85

Completion of Sour Grass Cut-off 5,111.19 5,111.19 5,111.19 5,111.19 ... ... 157.39

$ 3,795,861.61 $ 3,187,463.23 $ 2,937,207.78 $ 2,483,870.37 $ 755,328.33 $ 703,592.86 $ 127,805.58

SUMMARY

Estimated total cost Expended to date

State $ 2,937,207.78 $ 2,483,870.37

County 755,328.33 703,592.86

Federal Government 103,325.50 ...

Totals $ 3,795,861.61 $ 3,187,463.23

TABLE VI EXPENDITURES FOR SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING COUNTY CONSTRUCTION DETAILED BY JOBS—DECEMBER 1, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918

JOBS EXPENDITURES

By State By County Total

Baker County

Survey, Baker-Middle Bridge Section $ 2,806.77 ... $ 2,806.77

Survey, Middle Bridge-Black Bridge Section 2,422.54 ... 2,422.54

Survey, Canyon Sec. of Baker-Cornucopia Road 928.08 ... 928.08

Survey, Sag Section of Baker-Cornucopia Road 719.61 ... 719.61

Survey Unity to Baker 645.29 ... 645.29

Benton County

Reconnaissance 47.56 ... 47.56

Survey, Corvallis to Polk County Line ... $ 479.20 479.20

Clackamas County

Survey, Zig Zag Creek Forest Road Project 427.30 ... 427.30

Survey, Oswego to Oregon City 972.85 ... 972.85

Survey, Oregon City to New Era 1,429.28 ... 1,429.28

Survey, Canby to Aurora 1,176.29 ... 1,176.29

Clatsop County

Reconnaissance, Coast & Col. River Highways 471.05 ... 471.05

Columbia County

Reconnaissance, Columbia River Highway 170.93 ... 170.93

Survey, Columbia City to Scappoose 177.04 ... 177.04

Coos County

Survey, Coast Hwy. & Myrtle Point- Coquille Road 5,737.58 ... 5,737.53

Survey, Myrtle Point to Douglas County Line 1,456.80 ... 1,456.80

Curry County

Survey, Coast Highway 5,629.24 ... 5,629.24

Deschutes County

Survey, Harney County Line West Seven Miles 532.77 ... 532.77

Douglas County

Survey, Canyon Creek Pass to Johns Ranch 197.89 ... 197.89

Survey, Johns Ranch to Jacques Ranch 829.03 ... 829.03

Survey, Brockway to Round Prairie 280.00 ... 280.00

Survey, Roseburg to Coos County Line 2,665.93 ... 2,665.93

Survey, Canyonville-Galesville Forest Project 442.99 ... 442.99

Miscell. Surveys and Reconnaissance 808.61 ... 808.61

Gilliam County

Survey, John Day River to Blalock 3,865.66 ... 3,865.66

Survey and Engineering County Const. John Day River to Arlington 981.27 ... 981.27

Grant County

Survey, Big Basin Section of John Day Highway 4,322.92 291.10 4,614.02

Survey, & Engineering County Const. Fisk Creek to Hall Hill 1,596.28 ... 1,596.28

Survey, Hall Hill to Prairie City 384.19 ... 384.19

Survey, John Day to Fisk Creek 1,165.39 ... 1,165.39

Harney County

Survey, Burns to Crane 922.55 ... 922.55

Survey, Sage Hen to Burns 719.74 ... 719.74

Survey, Deschutes Co. Line East Seven Miles 231.16 ... 231.16

Hood River County

Survey, Hood River to Mosier (Two Routes) 6,877.56 ... 6,877.56

Jackson County

Survey, Ashland to Klamath Falls 2,789.87 ... 2,789.87

Survey, Medford to Crater Lake 1,151.78 ... 1,151.78

Josephine County

Survey, Wolf Creek to Grave Creek 1,110.70 ... 1,110.70

Survey, Grave Creek to Grants Pass 2,038.11 ... 2,038.11

Survey, Wolf Creek to Stage Road Pass 151.33 ... 153.33

Engineering County Const. Grants Pass to Jackson County Line 1,117.07 ... 1,117.07

Klamath County

Reconnaissance, Klamath Falls to Olene 124.58 ... 124.58

Survey, Klamath Falls to Chiloquin 377.21 ... 377.21

Survey, Chiloquin to Sand Creek 172.95 ... 172.95

Survey, Anna Creek Forest Road Project 144.49 ... 144.49

Lane County

Survey, Goshen to Cottage Grove 1,051.48 ... 1,051.48

Survey, Eugene to Florence 6,555.84 ... 6,555.84

Survey for Overhead Crossing at Divide 233.25 ... 233.25

Lincoln County

Surveys for Bridge at Toledo and Waldport 293.42 ... 293.42

Linn County

Survey, Albany to Jefferson 791.07 5.00 796.07

Malheur County

Reconnaissance 93.02 ... 93.02

Survey, Cow Valley-Brogan Section 773.63 ... 773.63

Marion County

Survey, Salem-Aurora 2,463.75 ... 2,463.75

Survey, Salem-Jefferson 2,511.84 ... 2,511.84

Morrow County

Survey, Columbia River Highway 2,546.77 1,009.44 3,556.01

Survey, Oregon-Washington Highway 6,831.56 ... 6,831.56

Engineering County Const. Oregon- Washington Highway 1,428.47 ... 1,428.47

Polk County

Survey Between Monmouth and Dallas 115.30 ... 115.30

Survey Near Eola 67.43 ... 67.43

Survey, Independence to Benton County Line 220.25 ... 220.25

Sherman County

Survey, Columbia River Highway 2,995.64 ... 2,995.64

Tillamook County

Survey, Tillamook to Hebo 807.03 ... 807.03

Survey, Neskowin to Salmon River 2,628.59 ... 2,628.59

Umatilla County

Survey, Pendleton to Kamela 5,624.73 1,575.29 7,200.02

Survey, Pendleton to Umatilla 3,759.87 1,684.76 5,444.63

Survey, Pendleton to Gilliam Co. Line via Pilot Rock 1,793.58 282.70 2,076.28

Engineering County Const., Pendleton to Poor Farm 81.26 ... 81.26

Union County

Survey, La Grande to Kamela 2,737.34 78.59 2,815.93

Survey, La Grande to Minam 2,834.18 ... 2,834.18

Survey, Union to Telocaset 364.64 ... 364.64

Survey, La Grande to Union 714.62 ... 714.62

Wallowa County

Survey, Flora-Enterprise Forest Road Project 765.07 ... 765.07

Wasco County

Survey, Seuferts to Deschutes River 1,757.29 ... 1,757.29

Design Culvert over Three Mile Creek 19.45 19.45

Washington County

Survey, Multnomah Co. Line to Newberg 2,036.55 ... 2,036.55

Survey and Engineering County Const. Beaverton to Gaston 2,326.94 ... 2,326.94

Wheeler County

Survey, John Day River Highway 7,492.22 706.40 8,198.62

Survey, Mitchell to Dayville 5,451.58 ... 5,451.58

Survey, Fossil to Gilliam County Line 791.47 ... 791.47

Survey, Ochoco Canyon Forest Road Project 242.26 ... 242.26

Engineering County Const. Sarvice Creek Summit Section 550.51 ... 550.51

Engineering County Const. Fossil to Gilliam County Line 507.20 ... 507.20

Engineering County Const. Sigfrit Hill Section 28.62 ... 28.62

Yamhill County

Survey, McMinnville to Dayton 655.03 ... 655.03

Survey, Grand Ronde Section 2,631.41 ... 2,631.41

Miscellaneous

Reconnaissance Surveys in various Counties 1,200.04 ... 1,200.04

Total expenditure for Surveys and Engineering County Construction Work $ 137,954.74 $ 6,131.99 $ 144,086.67

TABLE VII GENERAL EXPENDITURES—DECEMBER 1, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918

Administrative and General Supervision:

General Administrative $ 14,706.67

State Highway Commissioners 4,863.11

Auditing Department 14,770.77

Purchasing Department 531.17

Office Engineering Department 9,636.90

Bridge Department 15,054.48

Pendleton Office 10,917.05

Roseburg Office 819.59

State Highway Engineer and Assistants 26,322.08

Total $ 97,621.82

Equipment and Stock:

Equipment (This item represents all expenditures for purchase and maintenance of heavy equipment less monthly rentals charged against jobs) $ 78,775.26

Stock (This item represents all expenditures for supplies and materials bought and held for distribution, less deductions made as supplies and materials are shipped out and charged to jobs) 5,721.08

Construction of New Warehouse at Salem 2,221.21

Total $ 86,717.55

Unclassified:

Interest and other costs on bonds $ 82,083.05

Miscellaneous 10.15

Total $ 82,093.20

TABLE VIII COUNTY FUNDS EXPENDED BY STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT— DECEMBER 1, 1916 TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918.

County Amount on Each Job Totals for Each County

Benton County

Survey—Independence to Corvallis $ 479.20 $ 479.20

Clackamas County

Grading—New Era to Canemah 37,852.44 ...

Grading—Multnomah County Line to Oswego 5,238.70 43,091.14

Coos County

Grading—Coast Highway & Coquille-Myrtle Point Rd. 160,781.83 160,781.83

Douglas County

Grading—Divide to Comstock 17,119.44 ...

Grading and Macadam—Comstock to Leona 74,349.72 ...

Grading—Oakland to Yoncalla 82,081.02 173,550.18

Grant County

Survey—John Day River Highway 291.10 291.10

Hood River County

Hood River Bridge 3,968.49 3,968.49

Linn County

Survey—Albany to Jefferson 5.00 5.00

Marion County

Salem Bridge 223,794.99 223,794.99

Morrow County

Survey of Columbia River Highway 1,009.44 1,009.44

Polk County

Approach to Salem Bridge 4,548.10 ...

Dallas Bridge 10,754.43 ...

Bridge between Monmouth and Dallas 1,898.17 17,200.70

Tillamook County

Grading & Paving—Tillamook to Cloverdale 26,009.84 26,009.84

Umatilla County

Surveys—Pendleton to Echo 1,684.76 ...

Surveys—Pendleton to Pilot Rock 282.70 ...

Surveys—Pendleton to Kamela 1,575.29 3,542.75

Union County

Surveys—La Grande to Kamela 78.59 78.59

Wasco County

Design for Three Mile Creek Bridge 19.45 19.45

Washington County

Grading—Multnomah Co. Line to Newberg 9,395.00 9,395.00

Wheeler County

Grading—Cummins Hill Section 7,527.20 ...

Grading—Bridge Creek Section 10,000.00 ...

Surveys—John Day River Highway 706.40 18,233.60

Yamhill County

Grading—Rex to Newberg 6,153.05 ...

Sheridan Paving, 1917 10,000.00 ...

Sheridan Paving, 1918 2,120.44 18,273.49

Total County Funds Expended by Department $709,724.79

The above tabulated amounts cover only those expenditures made on vouchers drawn by the Highway Department. The Department has supervised a very large amount of County construction upon which payment has been made direct by the County, which payments are not included above.

REINFORCED CONCRETE CRIBBING NEAR PRESCOTT ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY IN COLUMBIA COUNTY. BUILT IN 1918

General Tabulated Information and Highway Maps

TABLES

Table A — Miles of Highway Construction Completed by the Highway Department during 1917 and 1918.

Table B — Tabulation of Bridge Design and Construction.

Table C — Miles of Location Surveys made by the Department during 1917 and 1918.

Table D — Miles of Different Types of Roads in each County.

Table E — Motor Vehicle Registration by Counties.

Table F — County Bond Issues.

Table G — Tabulation of Contract Prices.

Table H — Yearly Expenditure of State Funds in Counties.

Table I — Mileage Table of Main Traveled Roads.

Table J — Official Designation of State Highways.

Table K — Employes of the State Highway Department.

Table L — Numbers and Mileages of State Highways.

MAPS

Map I. — Main Traveled Roads of the State.

Map II. — State Highway System.

TABLE A MILES OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTED BY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 1917-1918

Jobs Concrete Pavement Bitu- minous Pavement Broken Stone Macadam Gravel Macadam Grading

Clackamas County—

Oregon City to Canby ... 7.5 ... ... ...

New Era to Oregon City ... ... ... ... 4.5

Multnomah County Line to Oswego ... ... ... ... .2

Clatsop County—

Astoria to Svensen ... 3.5 5.5 ... 1.2

Svensen to Westport ... ... 17.2 1.7 ...

Columbia County—

Multnomah County Line- Scappoose ... 2.5 ... ... ...

Westport to Clatskanie ... ... 8.6 ... ...

Clatskanie to Delena ... ... 9.0 ... ...

Delena to Goble ... ... 7.6 ... ...

Goble Section ... ... 2.0 ... 2.0

Beaver Valley Section ... ... ... ... 4.0

Rainier Hill Section ... ... ... ... 2.2

Coos County—

Marshfield to Curry County Line ... ... ... ... 20.0

Coquille to Myrtle Point ... ... ... ... 3.0

Deschutes County—

Bend to Lapine (cinder macadam) ... ... ... 12.5 ...

Douglas County—

Myrtle Creek to Dillard ... ... ... ... 12.8

Oakland to Yoncalla ... ... ... ... 10.4

Divide to Comstock ... ... 2.4 ... 2.4

Comstock to Leona ... ... 4.6 ... 4.6

Gilliam County—

Mayville to Wheeler County Line ... ... 1.0 ... ...

Condon to Thirty Mile Creek ... ... 5.7 ... ...

Hood River County—

Cascade Locks Section ... ... ... ... 8.2

Viento Section ... ... ... ... 3.6

Ruthton Hill Section ... ... ... ... 2.4

Cascade Locks to Hood River ... ... ... 18.0 ...

Jackson County—

Siskiyou Mountain Section ... ... 6.5 ... ...

Ashland Undercrossing ... ... ... ... .8

Ashland Paving .8 ... ... ... ...

Josephine County—

Wolf Creek to Grave Creek ... ... ... ... 4.9

Grants Pass-Jackson County Line ... ... ... ... 3.3

Lake County—

Lakeview to Paisley ... ... 4.0 ... 6.4

Lane County—

Divide to Cottage Grove ... ... 1.0 ... ...

Lincoln County—

Pioneer Mountain Section ... ... ... ... 1.0

Tillamook County—

Tillamook-Cloverdale Paving ... 5.0 ... ... 5.0

Umatilla County—

Pendleton-Adams Section ... 10.0 ... ... ...

Pendleton-West ... 1.0 ... ... ...

Union County—

Elgin to Minam ... ... ... ... .8

Union to Telocaset ... ... ... ... 3.0

La Grande to Hot Lake ... ... ... ... 3.7

Washington County—

Multnomah County Line to Newberg ... 12.5 ... ... 12.5

Wheeler County—

Cummins Hill Section ... ... 3.5 ... 3.5

Fossil-Cummins Hill Section ... ... 1.0 ... ...

Bridge Creek Section ... ... ... ... .9

Yamhill County—

Sheridan Paving 4.0 ... ... ... 4.0

Multnomah County Line, Newberg Paving ... 3.2 ... ... 3.2

Totals 4.8 45.2 79.6 32.2 134.5

TABLE B BRIDGE AND CULVERT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DECEMBER 1ST, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30TH, 1918

Name of Structure Struc- ture No. Type of Structure Total Length of Bridge and Ap- proaches (Feet) Width of Road- way (Feet) Loading (See Foot- note) TOTAL COST Actual Cost if Complete; Estimated if Uncompleted

Benton:

Culvert on West Side Highway, 41⁄2 Mi. No. of Corvallis 207 Double 5′ x 5′ R. C. Culvert 12 24 Heavy [1] $ 800.00

Culvert on West Side Highway, 5 mi. No. of Corvallis 208 Double 6′ x 8′ R. C. Culvert 14 24 Heavy [1] 1,300.00

Bridge over Mill Race South of Corvallis 230 Reinforced concrete bridge 85 20 Heavy [1] 7,000.00

Clatsop:

Drawbridge over John Day River 148 2-108′ Wood Spans 1-40′ Lift Span 296 18 Heavy [2] 25,000.00

Plympton Creek Bridge at Westport 185 R. C. Thru Span 60 20 Heavy [2] 6,413.19

Big Creek Bridge near Knappa 186 R. C. Bridge 90 20 Heavy [2] 8,446.70

Little Creek Culvert near Knappa 198 6′ x 12′ R. C. Culvert 14 24 Heavy [2] 929.69

Bridge over McDonald’s Log Chute on Columbia River Hwy. 214 20′ R. C. Bridge 20 20 Heavy [1] 1,600.00

Columbia:

Beaver Creek Bridge No. 1 132 90′ R. C. Bridge 90 20 Heavy [1] 5,000.00

Beaver Creek Bridge No. 2 134 70′ R. C. Bridge 70 20 Heavy [1] 4,300.00

Beaver Creek Bridge No. 3 136 70′ R. C. Bridge 70

Beaver Creek Bridge No. 4 138 70′ R. C. Bridge 70

Beaver Creek Bridge No. 5 140 60′ R. C. Bridge 60

Beaver Creek Bridge No. 6 142 70′ R. C. Bridge 70 —20 Heavy [2] 32,000.00

Beaver Creek Bridge No. 7 144 60′ R. C. Bridge 60

Beaver Creek Bridge No. 8 146 50′ R. C. Bridge 50

Beaver Creek Bridge No. “A” 157 70′ R. C. Bridge 70

Beaver Creek Bridge No. “B” 155 105′ R. C. Bridge 105

Beaver Creek Bridge No. 10 150 30′ R. C. Bridge 30 20 Heavy [1] 3,600.00

Beaver Creek Bridge No. 11 152 30′ R. C. Bridge 30 20 Heavy [2] 3,600.00

Culvert near Scappoose on Columbia River Highway 188 8′ x 10′ R. C. Culvert 12 24 Heavy [2] 1,834.60

Graham Creek Culvert near Clatskanie 184 Double 6′ x 6′ R. C. Box 14 24 Heavy [2] 804.49

Goble Creek Bridge at Goble 191 90′ R. C. Bridge 90 20 Heavy [2] 5,907.14

Half viaduct near Little Jack Falls 236 R. C. Half Viaduct 75 20 Heavy [2] 2,000.00

Coos:

Overhead Railway Crossing at Overland 110 R. C. Viaduct 114 18 Heavy [3] 10,000.00

45′ Wooden Truss 111 Wooden truss 45 24 Medium [3] 500.00

Haynes Slough Bridge 113 40′ Lift (Wood) 60 16 Medium [3] 4,000.00

North Slough Bridge 114 40′ Lift (Wood) 60 16 Medium [3] 4,000.00

Isthmus Slough Bridge 115 80′ Draw Span 180 16 Medium [3] 12,500.00

Larson Slough Bridge 116 40′ Wood Lift and Trestle 60 16 Medium [3] 4,500.00

Powers Bridge 252 2-126′ Wood Spans 520 18 Medium [1] 12,000.00

Bridge at Gravel Ford—No. Fork of Coquille River 125 126′ Wood Span 790 16 Medium [3] 8,000.00

Douglas:

Pheasant Creek Culvert near Curtin 187 8′ x 8′ R. C. Culvert 10 24 Heavy [2] 1,804.69

Pass Creek Culvert, 1 mi. North of Comstock 194 20′ R. C. Bridge 20 20 Heavy [2] 2,184.00

Umpqua River Bridge South of Dillard 195 2-144′ Wood Spans 330 18 Heavy [2] 19,000.00

Rock Creek Bridge near Anlauf 196 30′ R. C. Bridge 30 20 Heavy [2] 2,169.70

Umpqua River Bridge north of Dillard 202 3-144′ Wood Spans 480 18 Heavy [2] 26,500.00

20′ R. C. Bridge 216 20′ R. C. Bridge 20 20 Heavy [1] 1,200.00

Van Tyne Creek Bridge between Myrtle Creek and Dillard 234 60′ R. C. Bridge 60 20 Heavy [2] 3,575.70

Viaduct 1 mile North of Myrtle Creek 245 58′ R. C. Viaduct 58 20 Heavy [2] 2,648.54

Viaduct 1 mile North of Myrtle Creek 246 45′ R. C. Viaduct 45 20 Heavy [2] 2,415.28

Pass Creek Culvert 11⁄2 miles North of Comstock 190 Double 6′ x 7′ R. C. Culvert 14 24 Heavy [2] 1,380.03

Grant:

John Day River Bridge at Monument 124 180′ Wood Span 450 16 Medium [1] 11,000.00

Gulch 239 40′ Wood Span 40 18 Medium [1] 600.00

Gulch 240 40′ Wood Span 52 18 Medium [1] 700.00

Gulch 241 40′ Wood Span 52 18 Medium [1] 700.00

Rock Creek 242 40′ Wood Span 86 18 Medium [1] 1,700.00

John Day River at Goose Rock 243 108′ Wood Span 150 18 Medium [1] 8,800.00

North Fork John Day River 244 144′ Wood Span 184 18 Medium [1] 11,500.00

Holmes Creek 255 40′ Wood Span 78 18 Medium [1] 1,500.00

Rattlesnake Creek 256 40′ Wood Span 52 18 Medium [1] 1,000.00

Dixie Creek Bridge at Prairie City 282 50′ Wood Span 50 18 Medium [2] 6,000,00

Hood River:

East Fork of Hood River 119 140′ R. C. Viaduct 140 16 Heavy [1] 8,400.00

Neal Creek Bridge 120 25′ Bridge, R. C. 25 16 Heavy [3] 1,000.00

Bridge over Hood River at Dee 121 126′ Wooden Span 126 16 Medium [3] 3,500.00

Odell Creek Bridge 122 15′ R. C. Bridge 15 18 Heavy [3] 600.00

Herman Creek Bridge 159 100′ R. C. Bridge 100 20 Heavy [2] 7,389.06

Culvert for Flume Line at Mitchell Point 162 R. C. Culvert ... 24 Heavy [2] 378.44

Culvert for Pipe Line at Cascade Locks 171 3′ x 61⁄2′ R. C. Culvert 8 24 Heavy [2] 642.41

Viento Creek Bridge at Viento 172 20′ R. C. Bridge 20 20 Heavy [2] 1,650.97

Gorton Creek Bridge 173 50′ R. C. Bridge 50 20 Heavy [2] 3,153.90

Parham Creek Culvert near Viento 182 4′ x 10′ R. C. Culvert 12 24 Heavy [2] 965.85

Indian Creek 197 Culvert 10 ... ... [3] 1,500.00

Hood River Bridge at Hood River 200 420′ R. C. Arch and Viaduct 420 20 Heavy [2] 48,000.00

Half Viaduct on Ruthton Hill 273 54′ Half Viaduct 74 ... Heavy [2] 1,563.01

Jackson:

Big Applegate near Jacksonville 147 126′ Wood Span, 100′ approach 226 16 Medium [1] 4,000.00

Josephine:

Trestle over Dry Gulch East of Wolf Creek 210 120′ Wood Trestle 120 18 Medium [3] 1,852.78

Coyote Creek Bridge East of Wolf Creek 211 58′ Wood Trestle 58 18 Medium [3] 811.28

Lane:

Overhead Railway Crossing at Divide 163 92′ R. C. Viaduct 92 20 Heavy [1] 6,500.00

Lincoln:

Alsea River, 7 miles above Waldport 260 144′ Wood Span 258 18 Medium [3] 10,000.00

Linn:

Bridge over Mill Race in Lebanon 274 40′ R. C. Bridge 40 24 Heavy [1] 2,000.00

Marion:

Willamette River Bridge at Salem 123 Steel Bridge 2220 24 (¶) [3] 250,000.00

Slough 253 6′ x 7′ R. C. Culvert ... ... Heavy [1] 1,200.00

Slough 254 Double 21⁄2′ x 3′ R. C. Culvert ... ... Heavy [1] 500.00

Multnomah:

Overhead Crossing—Ore. Elec. Ry. at Capital Hill 169 106′ Wooden Overcrossing 106 20 Heavy [2] 800.00

Slough 258 60′ Wooden Span 60 16 Medium [2] 1,000.00

Polk:

Mulkey Cut-off near Monmouth 201 40′ Wood trestle 40 18 Medium [1] 600.00

LaCreole Creek in Dallas (not designed by State) 231 70′ R. C. Arch 70 22 Heavy [3] 10,755.68

R. C. Bridge between Dallas and Monmouth 233 36′ Wood Bridge 36 20 Heavy [3] 1,898.17

Little Luckiamute 238 72′ Wood Span 130 18 Medium [3] 3,615.00

Big Luckiamute, at Montgomery School (See also Marion County for Salem Bridge) 283 160′ Suspension Foot Bridge 160 4 ... [3] 500.00

Sherman:

John Day River Bridge on Columbia River Highway 108 2-126′ Wood Deck Spans 372 18 Heavy [1] 20,000.00

Tillamook:

Bridge over North Fork of Nehalem River 127 40′ Lift and 90′ Span 750 16 Medium [2] 11,000.00

Bridge over Beaver Creek, North of Beaver 153 172′ R. C. Bridge 172 20 Heavy [1] 8,000.00

Bridge over Beaver Creek in Beaver 154 120′ R. C. Bridge 120 20 Heavy [2] 6,000.00

Munson Creek Bridge 160 16′ R. C. Bridge 16 20 Heavy [2] 500.00

Umatilla:

Bridge over Washout Gulch near Reith 229 54′ Wood Span 54 18 Medium [1] 1,500.00

Union:

Grand Ronde River Bridge 174 2-126′ Wooden Spans 270 16 Medium [1] 8,000.00

Grand Ronde River Bridge 175 1-162′ Wooden Spans 200 16 Medium [1] 8,000.00

Bridge between La Grande and Hot Lake 275 12′ R. C. Bridge 12 24 Heavy [1] 1,000.00

Bridge between La Grande and Hot Lake 276 10′ R. C. Bridge 10 24 Heavy [1] 900.00

Bridge between La Grande and Hot Lake 277 26′ R. C. Bridge 26 20 Heavy [1] 2,000.00

Bridge between La Grande and Hot Lake 278 18′ R. C. Bridge 18 20 Heavy [1] 1,500.00

Bridge between La Grande and Hot Lake 279 14′ R. C. Bridge 14 20 Heavy [2] 1,400.00

Box Culvert near Hot Lake 215 7′ x 8′ R. C. Box Culvert 10 24 Heavy [2] 800.00

Wasco:

Eight Mile Creek Bridge East of the Dalles 106 60′ R. C. Box Culvert 60 20 Heavy [2] 3,000.00

Three Mile Creek Bridge—East of the Dalles 109 6′ x 6′ R. C. Culvert ... 20 Heavy [2] 700.00

Mosier Creek Bridge at Mosier 118 175′ R. C. Viaduct 175 20 Heavy [2] 7,000.00

Butler Creek Bridge 128 36′ R. C. Bridge 36 20 Heavy [2] 1,800.00

Tygh Creek Bridge near Tygh Valley 129 78′ R. C. Bridge 78 20 Heavy [2] 5,500.00

Rock Creek Bridge 203 45′ R. C. Bridge 45 20 Heavy [1] 2,700.00

Washington:

Onion Flat Trestle between Rex and Tigardville 199 599′ Wood Trestle 599 18 Heavy [3] 8,372.22

Tualatin River Bridge, 2 mi. So. of Tigardville 204 144′ Wood Span 310 18 Heavy [3] 12,968.60

Fanno Creek Bridge at Tigard 264 70′ Wood Trestle 70 18 Heavy [3] 1,882.81

Wheeler:

Bridge over Bridge Creek, near Mitchell 176 162′ Wooden Span 333 16 Medium [1] 10,000.00

Bridge over Bridge Creek, 4 mi. West of Mitchell 177 90′ Wooden Span 105 16 Medium [3] 6,774.15

Bridge over West Branch Creek, near Mitchell 178 30′ Wooden Span 30 16 Medium [1] 500.00

Bridge at Mitchell 179 162′ Wooden Span 200 16 Medium [1] 8,000.00

Yamhill:

Bridge over Yamhill River—6 mi. West of Grande Ronde 262 40′ Wooden Span 97 18 Medium [1] 1,000.00

Bridge over Cedar Creek—4 mi. West of Grande Ronde 263 30′ Wooden Span 68 18 Medium [1] 800.00

Total $ 788,788.09

SUMMARY OF BRIDGE AND CULVERT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Designed and Construction Supervised by Highway Department $ 527,788.09

Designed by Highway Department and Construction supervised by Counties 89,600.00

Designed by Highway Department but not yet constructed 171,400.00

Total $ 788,788.09

TABLE C MILES OF LOCATION SURVEYS MADE BY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 1917-1918

Jobs Miles

Baker County—

Baker to Middle Bridge 17.0

Canyon Section of Baker-Cornucopia Road 4.5

Sag Section of Baker-Cornucopia Road 4.9

Middle Bridge to Black Bridge 13.0

Clackamas County—

Canby to Oregon City 7.5

Oregon City to Multnomah County Line 6.5

Aurora to Canby 5.0

Columbia County—

Columbia City to Scappoose 11.2

Coos County—

Myrtle Point to Douglas County Line 24.4

Marshfield to Curry County Line 39.2

Coquille to Myrtle Point 9.0

Curry County—

Coast Highway 20.0

Douglas County—

Johns Ranch to Jacques Ranch 7.2

Canyon Creek Pass to Johns Place 2.3

Coos County Line to Roseburg 28.7

Gilliam County—

Columbia River Highway 34.0

Grant County—

Big Basin Section of John Day River Highway 23.5

John Day to Fisk Creek 7.4

Fisk Creek to Hall Hill 3.5

Hall Hill to Prairie City 2.2

Harney County—

Burns to Crane 6.0

Hood River County—

Hood River to Mosier 7.0

Jackson County—

Ashland to Klamath Falls 15.6

Josephine County—

Wolf Creek to Grave Creek 4.0

Grants Pass to Grave Creek 17.2

Wolf Creek to Stage Road Pass 2.4

Klamath County—

Klamath Falls-Chiloquin 3.3

Lane County—

Goshen to Cottage Grove 18.2

Eugene to Florence 37.5

Divide to Overhead 1.3

Linn County—

Albany to Jefferson 7.8

Marion County—

Salem to Aurora 22.2

Salem to Jefferson 15.5

Morrow County—

Columbia River Highway 28.6

Heppner to Willows 43.0

Heppner to Umatilla County Line 28.4

Polk County—

Between Monmouth and Dallas .7

Between Salem and Dallas .8

Sherman County—

Columbia River Highway 14.0

Tillamook County—

Tillamook to Cloverdale 15.0

Neskowin to Salmon River 8.0

Umatilla County—

Pendleton to Umatilla 40.6

Pendleton to Pilot Rock 13.9

Pilot Rock to Morrow County Line 18.3

Pendleton to Kamela 26.8

Union County—

Elgin to Minam 9.4

Union to Telocaset 7.2

La Grande to Elgin 29.1

La Grande to Union 9.4

La Grande to Kamela 22.4

Wasco County—

Seuffert to Deschutes River 12.5

Washington County—

Multnomah County Line to Newberg 15.7

Beaverton to Hillsboro 7.6

Forest Grove to Gaston 6.7

Wheeler County—

Sarvice Creek to Grant County Line 25.5

Ochoco Forest to Grant County Line 50.5

Fossil to Gilliam County Line 4.5

Fossil to mouth of Sarvice Creek 21.0

Yamhill County—

McMinnville to Dayton 6.7

Grande Ronde Section 6.8

Total miles of surveys 902.1

TABLE D MILES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROAD IN EACH COUNTY

(These mileages are only roughly approximate as accurate data is obtainable in very few counties)

COUNTIES Public Roads Concrete Pave- ment Asphal- tic Concrete Plank Roads Broken Stone Gravel Roads Improved Earth Roads Un- improved Earth Roads

Baker 3,500.0 ... ... ... ... 30.0 470.0 3,000.0

Benton 550.0 ... ... ... 10.0 200.0 200.0 140.0

Clackamas 1,220.0 2.0 24.0 99.0 177.0 221.0 441.0 256.0

Clatsop 310.0 4.5 25.0 26.0 94.0 19.0 141.0 ...

Columbia 575.0 ... 4.5 19.0 116.5 42.0 17.0 376.0

Coos 675.0 .5 1.5 51.0 16.0 86.0 86.0 434.0

Crook 1,450.0 ... ... ... 2.0 50.0 300.0 1,098.0

Curry 140.0 ... ... ... 2.0 52.0 53.0 33.0

Deschutes 1,500.0 ... ... ... ... 25.0 300.0 1,175.0

Douglas 2,000.0 1.0 1.0 8.0 150.0 340.0 500.0 1,000.0

Gilliam 600.0 ... ... ... 10.0 5.0 50.0 535.0

Grant 850.0 ... ... ... ... 12.0 15.0 823.0

Harney 1,000.0 ... ... ... ... 8.0 192.0 800.0

Hood River 250.0 ... 1.0 ... 7.0 32.0 110.0 100.0

Jackson 750.0 8.0 10.0 ... 12.0 20.0 300.0 400.0

Jefferson 1,500.0 ... ... ... 30.0 25.0 500.0 945.0

Josephine 700.0 ... ... ... 4.0 52.0 400.0 244.0

Klamath 1,200.0 ... 2.0 ... 4.0 14.0 300.0 880.0

Lake 1,400.0 ... ... ... 5.0 20.0 200.0 1,175.0

Lane 1,450.0 ... ... 26.0 137.0 425.0 78.0 784.0

Lincoln 385.0 ... ... 5.0 20.0 10.0 250.0 100.0

Linn 1,900.0 ... ... ... 70.0 530.0 500.0 800.0

Malheur 1,800.0 ... ... ... ... 25.0 200.0 1575.0

Marion 1,300.0 ... 8.0 ... 123.0 272.0 300.0 597.0

Morrow 900.0 ... ... ... 4.0 ... 33.0 863.0

Multnomah 500.0 12.0 77.0 3.0 125.0 136.0 120.0 27.0

Polk 1,100.0 ... 1.0 ... 40.0 300.0 300.0 459.0

Sherman 500.0 ... ... ... ... 4.0 90.0 406.0

Tillamook 350.0 6.0 5.0 11.0 ... 228.0 50.0 50.0

Umatilla 3,000.0 ... 11.0 ... 30.0 30.0 644.0 2,285.0

Union 800.0 ... ... ... 3.0 10.0 187.0 600.0

Wallowa 1,500.0 ... ... ... ... ... 300.0 1,200.0

Wasco 1,100.0 ... ... ... 25.0 100.0 475.0 500.0

Washington 975.0 ... 16.0 25.0 171.0 33.0 300.0 430.0

Wheeler 950.0 ... ... ... 5.0 ... 5.0 940.0

Yamhill 1,300.0 4.0 ... ... 125.0 171.0 500.0 500.0

Total 39,980.0 38.0 187.0 273.0 1,518.0 3,527.0 8,907.0 25,530.0

TABLE E 1918 MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION BY COUNTIES

County Total Number of Motor Vehicles Number Persons Per Auto County Total Number of Motor Vehicles Number Persons Per Auto

Baker 1,409 12.8 Lane 2,618 12.9

Benton 1,080 9.9 Lincoln 170 34.6

Clackamas 2,299 13.0 Linn 2,184 10.4

Clatsop 1,409 11.4 Malheur 1,138 7.6

Columbia 632 16.8 Marion 3,982 10.0

Coos 1,128 15.9 Morrow 670 6.5

Crook 533 5.6 Multnomah 20,456 11.1

Curry 135 15.1 Polk 1,298 10.4

Deschutes 829 5.6 Sherman 737 5.8

Douglas 1,428 13.8 Tillamook 843 7.4

Gilliam 520 7.1 Umatilla 3,231 6.3

Grant 436 12.9 Union 1,609 10.1

Harney 488 8.3 Wallowa 811 10.3

Hood River 682 11.8 Wasco 1,324 12.3

Jackson 2,431 10.6 Washington 2,041 10.5

Jefferson 305 5.6 Wheeler 243 10.2

Josephine 743 12.9 Yamhill 1,862 9.3

Klamath 1,151 7.4 Total 63,318 10.6

Lake 463 10.0

STATE REGISTRATION

Total number of passenger vehicles 58,000

Total number of Ford trucks 2,266

Total number of trucks of other makes 3,052

Total number of trucks, all makes 5,318

Total number of motor vehicles of all types and all makes 63,318

TABLE F COUNTY BOND ISSUES

As proof that the people of Oregon are awake to the value of good roads, the following list is given of Counties which have voted bond issues for the development of their road systems:

County Amount of bonds Date voted

Coos $ 362,000.00 June 1916

Columbia 360,000.00 Feb. 1914

Clatsop 400,000.00 Nov. 4, 1913

Crook 90,000.00 1918

Douglas 500,000.00 Aug. 1917

Grant 140,000.00 June 4, 1917

Hood River 75,000.00 July 15, 1914

Jackson 500,000.00 Sept. 9, 1913

Multnomah 1,250,000.00 Mar. 1915

Wasco 260,000.00 Nov. 1916

Wheeler 80,000.00 Nov. 1916

Total $ 4,017,000.00

TABLE G—TABULATION OF CONTRACT PRICES GIVING UNIT PRICES OF ALL UNIT PRICE CONTRACTS FOR PAVING AND GRADING WORK, 1917-1918

Con- tract No JOB CONTRACTOR Num- ber Miles Kind of Work Clearing and Grubbing Lump Sum EXCAVATION Cubic Yards Over- haul, Cu. Yds. Per 100′ CONCRETE Cubic Yards Rubble Mason- ry Cu. Yds. Metal Re- inforce- ment Pounds Plain Concrete Pipe Lineal Feet REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE Lineal Feet CORRUGATED GALVANIZED IRON PIPE Lineal Feet 6-Inch Porous Drain Tile Lin. Ft. Guard Fence Lin. Ft. Lumber and Timber 1,000 Ft. B. M. Asphaltic Concrete 2 inches on RockBase Sq. Yd. MACADAM Cubic Yards, (Loose Measure) Broken Stone Cu. Yd. (Loose Meas.) Sand Cu. Yd. (Loose Meas.) Broken Stone Shoulders Lin. Ft. Clay Filler Cu. Yd. Riprap Cu. Yd.

Com- mon Inter- me- diate Solid Rock Class A Class B Class C 12-in. 18-in. 12-in. 18-in. 24-in. 30-in. 36-in. 12-in. 18-in. 24-in. 30-in. 36-in. Broken Stone Gravel Crushed Gravel

1 Cummins Hill Elliot Construction Co. 3.5 Grading ... $ .40 $ .70 $ 1.35 ... ... ... ... $ 10.00 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... [4]$ .40 ... [4]$ 1.00 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

2 Wild Horse Paving Warren Construction Co. 11.0 Paving ... ... ... ... $ .01 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... $ 1.29 ... ... ... $ 1.87 ... $ .05 $ 1.00 ...

3 Multnomah County Line-Newberg Oskar Huber 15.7 Grading and Paving $ 1,250.00 .34 .62 1.15 ... ... ... $ 8.50 ... ... ... ... $ 1.25 $ 1.75 $ 2.45 ... $ 4.25 ... ... ... ... ... $ .15 $ .45 $ 50.00 1.28 ... ... ... 2.40 ... .06 .85 $ 2.75

5 Astoria-Svenson Warren Construction Co. 9.0 Grading and Paving 5,610.00 .49 .75 1.20 .01 ... ... 8.50 ... ... ... ... 1.40 2.00 2.75 ... 4.60 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.24 ... ... ... 2.30 ... .05 .88 ...

6 Goble Section Warren Construction Co. 2.0 Grading 2,085.00 .45 .70 1.15 .02 ... ... 15.00 9.00 ... ... ... 1.50 ... 3.30 ... 5.30 ... ... ... ... ... ... .57 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

7 Rainier Hill A. L. Clark 2.2 Grading ... .30 .48 1.25 .03 ... ... 12.00 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.00 ... ... ... ... ... 1.50 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

8 Cascade Locks A. D. Kern 8.2 Grading Free .42 .75 1.15 .03 20.00 ... 14.00 7.00 ... ... ... 1.75 2.25 3.00 ... 4.75 ... ... ... ... ... ... .50 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

9 Viento Section A. D. Kern 3.6 Grading Free .39 .70 1.10 .03 20.00 ... 14.00 7.00 ... ... ... 1.75 2.25 3.00 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .50 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

10 Ruthton Hill A. D. Kern 2.4 Grading Free .39 .70 1.05 .03 ... ... 14.00 7.00 ... ... ... 1.75 2.25 3.00 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .50 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

11 Delena-Goble Clark & Dibble 7.6 Macadam ... .40 .60 1.15 .02 20.00 ... 18.00 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.30 ... .60 ... ... 2.18 ... ... ... ... ... 1.00 ...

12 Tillamook Paving Oskar Huber 5.0 Grading and Paving ... .60 .90 ... .02 ... ... 17.70 ... ... ... ... [4].48 [4].78 [4]1.16 ... [4]1.80 ... ... ... ... ... .14 ... ... 1.42 ... ... ... 2.20 ... .06 1.00 ...

13 Multnomah County Line-Scappoose Warren Construction Co. 2.5 Paving ... .45 .65 ... .02 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.17 ... ... ... 1.90 ... .05 .90 ...

18 Oregon City-Canby Ore. Hassam Paving Co. 7.5 Paving ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.26 ... ... ... 2.37 ... .051⁄2 .90 ...

19 Yoncalla-Oakland Warren Construction Co. 10.4 Grading $ 6,350.00 .49 .77 1.30 .02 24.00 22.00 ... 9.00 $ .08 $ 1.10 $ 2.02 ... ... 3.27 ... 5.50 2.07 2.75 3.44 ... ... .20 ... 45.00 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...