On July 30, 1917, a contract was entered into with A. L. Clark of
Rainier for the widening of the Rainier Hill Section, a section two and
two-tenths miles in length, located just west of Rainier. This work was
let under a unit price contract, but the nature of the work was such
that a considerable part of it could not be fairly measured and paid for
on a unit, and on this part the contractor was allowed cost plus ten per
cent. The total cost of this improvement was $6,350.61. A detailed cost
statement follows: