In the Spring of 1917, the County Court of Josephine County requested
the Highway Department to engineer for them the construction of 2.3
miles of grading on the Pacific Highway between Locust Hill and the
Jackson County Line. Plans and specifications were prepared for this
work by the Highway Department and it was let by the County Court in two
units: one to Albert Anderson & Co., of Grants Pass; the other to S. S.
Schell of Oakland, Oregon.
The construction engineering was handled by the State Highway Department
under resident engineer H. C. Compton. The work was completed in
September, 1917, the total cost to the County being approximately
$8,500.00.
The final estimate to Albert Anderson & Co., was as follows:
FINAL ESTIMATE TO ALBERT ANDERSON--GRADING BETWEEN LOCUST HILL AND
JACKSON COUNTY LINE
Clearing, lump sum bid $ 800.00
Common Excavation, 3,887.1 cu. yds. at .43 1,671.45
Intermediate Excavation, 3,931.3 cu. yds. at .63 2,476.72
Solid Rock Excavation, 650.0 cu. yds. at $1.15 747.50
12" Plain Concrete Pipe, 320 lin. ft. at .90 288.00
18" Plain Concrete Pipe, 78 lin. ft. at $1.45 113.10
24" Plain Concrete Pipe, 56 lin. ft. at $2.10 117.60
Class "C" Concrete, 14.94 cu. yds. at $14.50 216.63
6" Drain Tile, 100 lin. ft. at .22 22.00
Run-of-bank Gravel, 6 cu. yds. at $1.35 8.10
Overhaul, per 100 lin. ft., 730 cu. yds. at .02 14.60
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Total $ 6,475.70