A contract was awarded on August 7, 1917, to Oskar Huber of Portland for
the grading and paving of a five mile section extending south from the
end of the paving then in place about three miles south of Tillamook
City.
The old road which this paving was to follow in a general way contained
many sharp curves and had a roadbed not eighteen feet wide on the
average. On this was a light surfacing of gravel and rock macadam about
twelve feet in width. The roadbed was widened to a twenty-four foot
width, all excessively sharp curves were eliminated, and all wooden
culverts, trestles, and bridges were replaced with modern concrete
structures, and the decking on two steel bridges renewed and paved.
As there is available in this vicinity no ledge rock, it was found
necessary to haul and crush large boulders from the creek bed to provide
the necessary rock for the base and mixture. Some sand was obtained
locally, but most of it had to be shipped in from Portland and hauled to
the work from Tillamook.
The job was completed by December 15th of this year, and on account of
the unusually bad conditions faced by the contractor as regards labor
and materials, Mr. Huber is to be commended for the prompt completion of
the work as well as for the excellence of construction.
By an arrangement between the County and the Highway Commission the
County pays for all grading in connection with this improvement and also
for twenty-five per cent of the cost of the paving. The total cost of
the grading and paving complete is $109,250.00 of which the County will
pay $34,325.00 and the State $74,925.00.
Mr. C. W. Wanzer was in charge of this work as resident engineer.
DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918--GRADING AND
PAVING--TILLAMOOK SECTION
Engineering $6,391.47
Contract Construction Work as follows--
Common Excavation, 10,835.3 Cu. Yds. at 60c $6,501.18
Intermediate Excavation, 1,959.5 Cu. Yds. at
90c 1,763.55
Overhaul, per 100 Lin. ft., 6,314.8 Cu. Yds.
at 2c 126.30
12-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe (Placing only) 84
Lin. ft. at 48c 40.32
18-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe (Placing only) 607
Lin. ft. at 78c 473.46
24-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe (Placing only) 384
Lin. ft. at $1.16 445.44
36-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe (Placing only) 64
Lin. ft. at $1.80 115.20
Clearing and Grubbing (Force Account) 543.75
Moving Fences (Force Account) 4.00
Standard Bitulithic Pavement, 47,555.5 Sq. Yds.
at $1.42 67,528.81
Broken Stone Loose measure, 8,840 Cu. Yds. at
$2.20 19,448.00
Crushed Stone Shoulders, 7,466 Lin. ft. at 6c 447.96
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Total Amount Earned by Contractors to Nov. 30,
1918 97,437.97
Less 15% retained pending completion 14,615.69
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Total Payments to Contractor to November 30, 1918 82,822.28
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Total Expenditure to November 30, 1918 89,213.75
Paid by State 63,203.90
Paid by County 26,009.85
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Total $89,213.75