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·:. OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL .3 - · S"rATIONARY ENGINEERS lOCAL 39 VOL 8-No. U· SAN . FRANCISCO, CALIF. NOVEMBER. 15, 195(() Small Gain For

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AFTER THE ELECTION,. ! . N ow that election is over the{-e ·is a lot of talk go in o-· I Report of ·last m~.etipg . - · on in i·egard to the outcome: \vhich was plenty unfavor~ • .- • v • ~ -···~ ~ • ; -~- ~ '••• able to labor. Evidently labor is not yet fuliy awake to The meeting was called to order at 8 p.m., Vic.e Pr;esident Foss presiding. Roll call showed aU o'fficers pres'en·t with .the exception of to the emergency wh~ch right now confronts 'them and ·Presi(tel1t Clliricy, who \vas· away orl'liusiness·of the 'union. · ,. the-ir u?io~~- jt:ste. ~d 9£ making hea:dw~y lab'or slipped ·A ·synopsis'' of' the regu:'ia.r rheeting n'iiiiutes' of Oct. 7 was read au.dl backward 111 thrs 'electiOn.·· Some of the worst anti-labor bY. motion a,pproved as read. ' · ' · ' · m~mb. e1·s . of . Congress :were. - ~e-~1 1ecte' d ·and· ~orne of ·.·A synopsis·'of' the' E¥ecutive .Board ii1inutes of Oct. 18 and. ·of Oct" 25· read,· il:nd the ~cts "and . recmi1mimdai iorts of the Bo:ird \vere by ·labor's 'frien.ds: ~e r e de'feated but the bemo~r~ atic ·party motion approved as read. . Minutes of the meeting· of the Executive· Officers held' on Oct: 25 retains control m both houses by considerably rGduced read. · · · · ' ...... · · majorities. A Memoriam to Brother Thomas M. Eynon was read as follo,vs: . ' Su~mirrg it al~ up labor stands pretty much poEt­ . 1\·I'·E l\1 o· :& ·I A IV!' .... . ' ... ,. ,·. re ally nght where rt has stood during the past two years, BRQT~R __T~Ol\'IAS M, BYNON · '· • Lo_cal Union No. 3 ' exc~pt that the. cha~1c .es of making any real progress It is with regret- and' sorrow we 1;-eport the passing of our dunng the commg two years are lessened. If the.Demo­ b e lov ed·' Fi ~an cial >se~retar.y; ' Brother Thomas i\I. By1ion. c~ ~tic part? were a u~ited and well-knit patty it co11ld Brother Bytiini>was'' niit'iated into LocaiUnion No. 59 o1i Nov. "SANDY'' WA"T,CHMAN 2, 1906'. In. ' t,i{ese ' ' 44 "ye'ars~ : a~nd through his service, he became strll fun~twn, even t_h~ugh its majority is slim. kno,~il; ·i·espect'ed .'imd·l,Oved ' by our inany brothers, andli.is pass- But . re~c_t1051ary a~1d ~rxrcrat Democrats are likely to will be deeply felt by · ·aiL . " . . . - · - · ' make tms rh1possrble rn . the newly elected 82nd ·Con- Alex '~· Sandvfi ' . .The'refoi'.e} ' it k res'olVi.id, that we, ·the officers and menl.bers, -- gress:. ·- • 1£1 deeply ·)11'oui·li' the ·passing ' of·our beloved brother· and ·ehri Cia.rk, ' ba~id". Camp, Ver yl VV. Dawson, E. S. Dolan, member of the Califoi'nia Indus- 'l\'Itu'el' G. Dodge, Lorenzd--:Eweii, Delbert Fox, w .. D. Foulger, Le~ ·A. trial Accident Commission, died Hmiter, Bobby 'Rallibrir'ton, ' Fr~nklin . D .. Hughes, Paul Krugh, W.m. Sunday at Stanford Hospital, San •J!' ...Krainer, John n :ugler,.. Roy T .. Linden, J oseph iV. 1\•IcFadand, James Threat Peps Up Construction Francisco. He had been confined D . McCrory, Clayton McNeely, \Vn;, lVIcCrosl{ey, Frank M-urchie, . Pe~ ry there for three months. i\'I. Nichols, Dan Olmstead, Joseph Packer, Harry Po;-ter, George Ric;h, , Th_rcat. of' 1?at~r~a l and manpower shortages under the impending W h - - - · Don J. Russell, Amory Rathbun, Ray. P. Reed, R. C. R-icheson, Vaal '-\ar s1tuahon ~~ g1vmg an_other ·needle to ·the construction industry to ate man l1ad JOng been a close get moving q1ycldy. on highway, construction, civic, and reclamation friend of Bro. Victor Swanson, F. R uffell, D. C. Reynolds, -Ray Smith, Thoinas J. Stapleton,, J. lVI. projects. business manager of Local 3, the Sikes, A. Strandberg, Hai.-ry P. T oft, Jacl• ·Whitefield., Thomas L. \V_il~ This sh?t in the arm is noticeable in the Southwest, as vvell as in all two having been active for many Iiams, Bert M . vVilliams, Lloyd Younkin. other secti~ns of the V/.est, as communities hasten to finish needed Iyears in t he Building Trades Couri- The f~llowing brother§ we;:e reported deceased: R obert J. Mur• p roJect~, pnvate enterpri~e hur~'ies its expansion plans, and states push ciL dock, Alfred G. Perry, Jr;, Thos. M. Bynon, B._J. Feliz. · the1r highway programs mto· h1gh gear. Funeral services. were held on The ·business agents gave their usual reports, which we1·e ac- Wh il~ the lid has been put on amusement building and another goes Wednesday, Nov. . 15, and inter- · cepted as given. on ho~smg at th.e ~ear's end, promising sharp let-up in these fields, t t w dl c Bl'othei· Russell Swanson was installed by Brother Foss as- Fin an~ th. ere Is. no restnctwn foreseen for industrial or· hi£:11way,~ and these menA . wast ' . a. f S oot 'l awnd W emetert 1 y. cr'al Secr·eta"'v · f·or; the UI'e·~pi're· d te· r1n of the !a.te Brother T. l\'I. Eyno. n . fields w1ll no doubt take up the slack in· 1951. na we o co an , a ·c 1man •J • r. - JOBS AROUND ·cALIFORNIA had been a member of the United There being no fm·ther· business to come b E\fore the meting, it. ad- Walnut Creek, high · school, Haas t· S . t Carpenters since May· 2; 1910. He journed. n • -. d · acramen o, elem. schl. OK'd, was· a member" of S. F."'Carpenters' Respectfully submitted, & 1 1 1 I ·.. n >:ll1SC II , "···.S·..· F,:,'' $·"·"6· 46,997. $977,427_ Local 2164' since 1931. Before·com- C. F .. l\IAT~WS , Recording Secretary. South San Francisco, 300-house 235',000. ,!, ~ i_ng to California in 1922, he was '!' * active in early unionization and ------subdiv. planned, Stonecrest Corp., $3, 000,000. Antioch, seivag·e plant Ol{'d, $12,- organization around Regina, Can- u A. T I!' A~~ M" e \iiff * 235,ooo. ada. nere Are_ UrfieS OJ .s~ · numum vw age. Stanislaus-San J oaquin, Tri-Dam '!' * '!' Always active in union affairs :J !t-jl ··wa:shington, n: c.-A new mini- project, survey by· Inti. Engineering- Sacramento, Ins u ran c ·e. bldg., and intensely interested in t11e Am «' t:Amlln~ B~J!l'ifl .mum wage for small anns amn'itl- Co., c S.F., Est. eost of 3 dams, $40,- plans, $1,00,000. . problems of the workingman, his ' n!! -~~~ - ~n · § : . '!~~ ~~t> I nition': exptos.ives, and related prO?- ooo,ooo. * * * San Lorenz:, ;ch~·ols OK'd, $7,- ~~~l~:0:;~~!~1:~1t e:~~~ tr~~~~;O~'i:~i~ . 8:-uu~~d>bJI: ~~ ;p- ·A. [· ~~~~t r ~~~i~~~e~vf~~n~=~o~~~?e~:~~~~ . Bayshore fref way, San Mateo, 3'00,811. ness in matters affecting their in- 01-FJD ' fl~ , : J f'~o . o .o . a public heanng 111 Washmgton hi g~· way allocation, $4,000,000. ''' terests and made him their finan- The lid was clamped down on Noveniber 28: The hearing ' is 1 * .. * * San Francisco, Hastings College cia] secretary and business repre- major amusement construction· on scheduled under provisions of ·the Santa Cruz, site selected by Wm. of Law, Monson Bros., S.F ., $1,273',- sentative. October 26 as a move to "conserve act · authoiizing the Secretary of W . 1'66. From that post he was elevated important materials, particularly Lttbor to determine the prevailing ngley Co., for. gum plant, $3,- ,,, ·~ t the p · , c f th s F 000,000. ;, . d. Tres~aency 0 . . ~ · t. certain metals in short supply, for minimum \vages to be paid, ein- * * , Sacramento, Dept. of Ed. and Ul1 mg ra es ounci1 111 ugus national defense needs", and also to ployees engaged on government San Jose, state college buildings, Fin. bldg.,· bids due, $2,630,000. 1937· He served until August 1941• check inflation. supply contracts in excess of $10,- plans up, $80Q,OOO. ''' •!' being succeeded by the present National Production Authority 000. :. A recent survey indi'cates the * * * OUT OF STATE. JOBS San Francisco supervisor, Dewey .announced that the order does not 75-.cent rate now in · effect "Irtay Meade. · · · ' · ' · Daly City, schools, plans up, $ ,. Cbli.1mbia Basin Proj. canals J. . affect building now · underway re- not reflect the prevailing minimum 3 A. Terteiling & Sons, B·oise, $1,043,- ',lifa~chman transferred hiS mem- pair of existing buildings, or 'new wages in these industries," Secre- 000,000. S . d . t $ . ·I bership to Local 2164 when he d $ D ' t ~· . J T b' d · d >!• * ':' 274 · econ P;:oJ;,c ',,, 484 , 923 . came to San Francisco a~ a Gen- wor'1 un er 5 ,000 per year. IS- ary maunce . o m was a vise San Francisco, hospital, Dr. J . v. eral Office representative of the aster repairs are also exempted. by Administrator Wm. R. . McCQmb Parasi, plans up, $1,400,000. Sevvard, Alaska, road work, 'bids United Carpenters. 'His early union The complete list of construction of the U. S. Department's Wage due, $7,500,000. activity in ·california centered prohibited is as follows: and Hour and P~blic Contracts San Francisco, plans for complet­ ''' ''' ar.ound Sacramento. Amphitheater; amusement ar- Divisions. · Colorado Big Thompson Proj., Dudng his entire career as a cade, a·musement service such as ------ing Bayshore Freeway to San J ose, transmission line, M. W. Lar_son, roller coaster' or similar device marily for recr'eation or amuse- $60,000,000. carpenter and as a union man, he nt · b 0 at o1, canoe club· bO\"l1'nO' Denver, $516,516. Power plant and took a more than passing interest used in amusement parks; amuse- ~~~ey.' ' ., "' access road, Adler Const. Co., Dick- in union affairs, not only in the merit . park,. arena, assembly hall Cnb'. . -t . . 1. • 1\IIodesto, "Bee" newspaper bldg., · N D $7. 417.10 used r·I·n1a,r·I·l ·for r·ecr·eati'on or· u_ ana, cart _een, ca.rn.Iva ' com Stolte Co., $588,469. mson, · ., , " · local unions he had belcmged to in P t Y I mumty recreatwn bmldmg; coun- ;;: '!' * Canada and California, but in the amusemen · h * · Athl t' f' ld h o b d t d try club, dance hall, dude ranc Jacks

-· h·a' •.·t• s d o1n• -g. t:he 0 klan office l. By AL CLEM, T. D. BRYSON, F. A. LAWRENCE, LOUJS SOLARI, Business Representa;tives

Work Pact'ft'c in the Oakland area seems to be holding up well States Steel at Nt'les ex- d ectswn· · s t em~ ·romf tl1e f·act th a t th en, 1·t · ts· our un d ers t an d.mg s l1e ]n spite_of the recent rain. During the wet spell many of the pects to fire up their second open there are two or three other con- is going on the Central Valley boys lost some time; but in most cases went right. back to hearth furnace during the coming cerns in the state with names vety Cross Channel for the California work when the weather cleared; and we are hopeful that, if' month. If they continue with the similar. This resulted in consider- Dredging Company. The Holland the sun continues to shine for a while most of the local fel- operation of the electric furnace able confusion, so the local outfit is coming down the river to di g· a l · 'll b bl t h lk th' ' d · this will make a little additional decided to do something about it, channel across the Estuary from ows WI e a e 0 c a IS up as a goo season. employment, but :. ~ho uld they shut hence the new name. Alameda to Oakland in connection --- I Idown one of these when the new with the Alameda line of the E ast • A d it upon himself to notify the operation:· gets .underway the pres- P. & J. Artukovich, who have Bay Sewage disposal system. The Ge tt·1ng roun nearest office of the Union .when-. ent crew · will 'be able to handle jobs scattered all the · way from San Francisco Bridge Company's

ever trouble occurs. In this way ' the job. J' to the new Govern- dredge, Wilatka, is now ·workrng 5 t . t ll t' p t ll on the Mare Island ·J.Ob and from t h..e . J. a· ·.· b there is much niore of a possibility ,_ men ms a a wn near oca e o, ...... that the ·Business Agent can get B ranaug h · an d S on,. w h o h ave Id a h o, were rec e n tl y a war d e d e th reports that we have will be there Umted Concrete P tpe IS makmg the contract for ·construction of Icontract for construction of the for some time. The Hinds pulled good ~ime on their jo? for t~e San Ito the spot _w here t_h~ violation _has the $650,000.00 Le Cont~ Elemen- first section of the Alameda Inter- up the river on and Franc:sco Water ~roJe~t, With the occurred wtth a mmtmum of ttme tary School in Berkeley report that ceptor of the sewage disposal sys- was expected to start· pump-ing center of oper~twns .m Al_ameda 1ost. So make it a point to acquaint Ithe job . is about 21.! complete. tern, to extend from High to Grand sometime during the early part of 1 Co~nty 1?cated neqi . Irvmgton. ,yourself with the working rules, Brother Bob . Malloy handled the Street. There is no definite infor- the month. The Associated Dreclg ­ se:eral pteces of. eqUJ?ment are keep your eyes open ·and when in excavating work and is now using 1 mation at' this time /as to when the ing Company has arranged to get - bet~g used on the JOb wtth the fol- doubt ask for a business represen- his equipment for the general job will start but it is expected their job started agEil n. lowmg Brothers on t he payroll: tative on the job as soon . as possi- cleanup work on the job. Rhodes to be underway in the near future .. Several of the boys are busy get- 0. N. an~ · Dale Showalter, opera- ble. Only by each of us doing his and Jamieson are furnishing the This company has numerous other ting their PiitSSports, preparatory to tor and otler on the Truck Crane, bit will we be able to maintain the mixed concrete on this one and sewage jobs in operation in the leaving for the land of tortillas C._ F. Gee runni~? a I.:,ima Cr~wler high standards that we have fought still have considerable work to do bay area, one at Centerville for and beautiful senoritas. Included in wtth Medalen OJlmg; . M. L. 1:tlton, Iso hard to achieve. · before their part of the job is the Union Sanitary District and this group is Barney Johanse n, blademan and Eugene Romero and · complete. Iseveral for the Central Contra. Cos- Rudy Sjovatsen, Helga Johnson Leonard Cunha on the cats. Kenny i Ben C. Genlllick, with the con- .___ ta Sanitary District. Brother Ray and Maurice Enos. They expect Corning, one of Local 3's old timerds tract for test borings on the prd- The Gilmore Steel Company with Dimity is .operating a North West. quite a long stay in the land south is keeping the compressors an posed bridge from Marin County main offices in Sa~ Francisco re- and Brother George Larsen is oil- of t~e border. ~he . Hydraultc welding machines in top shape, to Richmond, has two shi(ts going cently purchased the west Yard ing on one of these near Orinda. Dredgt~1 g Co~pany Is gomg_ str o !~g while Hugh Jensen and Dick Os- at the present time. There are still of Moore Dry Dock for $1,500,-1 At one spot adjacent to the Orinda ?n tthletrdStodckton Channel JOb , U;:,­ teen comprise the erew on one of five holes to drill and V:le are hav- 000.00. This company manufac- Golf Course the trench goes to a mg . ~e re ge, Papoose, to do the the largest trenchers ever used ' in t'ng considerabie difficulty furnish- t ures t s ·ee l pro d uc t d s, an wt'th l arge depth of 24 feet and the boys are pumpmg and the. power barge,. . D;'i - these parts. This rig spoons out a · · · d t . . . . th th t havt'ng to roll up thet'r sleeves and namo, to furmsh the JUICe . 'Tne ing thts company wtth expenence s ee 1 ro11 mg mt 11 s 111 e nor wes , 1 C l'f . D d · C · · hunk of muck 10 feet wide and cable tool drillers. If anyone read- plan immediate expansio!l' of steel reach . on that one. The company's a r ·orma re gmg . o. IS worlong 10 feet deep, and we would say ing this article happens to know a operations. The property involved job on Mountain Boulevard is around the clock Wlth the cla, , _ that's some digging in any . man's man with the necessary qualifica-1 is a 35-acre section, known as the windiJ1g up at present and they are shell, California, and it is our un- language! This particular section . · t t k ' · tt' th f. · h' t h clerstanding that they are g' oine- tOJ twns, have htm con ac t 11e 0 a - \liT estern Pacific portion of the a 1so pu mg e mts mg ·ouc es ~ of the line covers one . mile of land office, 1444 Webster Street, Moore· West Yard. According. to to their operation at the Moraga put another drege on the job soon. concrete coated steel pipe ·in 18- telephone TWinoaks 3-2120 and William G. Gilmore,' president, the pumping station. Both of Dutra's dredges are busy foot lengths, with an inside dimen- we may be able to place him. company has no immediate plans McGuire and Hester were award- in the south bay for the Leslie Salt · - sion of 78 inches, and a weight of for ship building in the yard, but ed the contract for construction of Company. The Pacific Portland Ce- approximately 24 tons per section Work at the various equipment pointed out that the facilities are the second sec_tion, of. the Alameda ment Compan)! is keeping two o[ is being •·used. shops seems to be keeping on an there if they need them. Interc~ptor, with a btd of $277,000. our crews bLtsy furnishing shell to even keel with nothing spectacular This section will run from Grand tl~ir cement plant at the port of 1 Bechtel's job on the P. G. & E. happening . one way or the other. Groom-Moyers Inc. have started Street wzst toward Webster, and RCedwoo.d ~ity. _Thet Beckf Dredlgi ng lant at Antioch is still furnishine- Utah Construction Company re- it is expected, that work will get ompany IS usmg wo 0 our 'J oys P ~ construction on the first section · f · h 1 employment to approximately 28 cently received a contract to over- of their new 200 home residential underway late this month. Another to urmsh , .,~ s ed she l to the Pf,- · Th f ' t t' f tl · haul E ngmeers. e trs por ton o · · 11S .·several cats for the Govern- tract located on Doolittle Drive, recent award· to_ this company was cific Portland Cement' Company. job is about to wind up, with the ment and this should keep some of between 132nd Avenue and Wil- for a $104,000 sewage job in the initial firing of the boilers sched- the knuckle bustin' brethren going Iiams Street, The tract . covers 36 City of-Emeryville. IWhaf the uled for later this month. An addi- for a while at least. By the way, acres and the first group of 113 tion to the plant has been okayed we would like to welcome into the homes to be built will be in the Stolte, Early and Harrelson were h' by P. G. & E., however, and should fold the repairmen working for $9600.00 classification. recen,tly ~warded the contract for Brot ers A.re keep the fellows now on the pay- Ransome Company. Formerly af- constructiOn of the underwater r oll busy for some time. Pacific filiated with Local 1546 these boys,- Engineers Ltd., Pipeline, former- Estuary crossing of the Alameda . D . . Bridge handling installation of who do the repair on all Ransome ly Pacific Pipe Line & Engineers, Interceptor, with a bid of . $279,- 0 In g underwater pipes for the plant has equipment, decided that Local 3 Ltd. of El Cerrito are winding up 297.00. This contract, first of the . approximately 30 days left in 1.vhich was the rproper place for them to several smqll jobs in the Oakland four involved in construction of Brother Pat Maloney is one of to put the finishfng touches to their hang their hats. Glad to have you, area. This outfit has a contract for this intercepto'r, will have two the owners of the Signal Servic::: portion of the job. For a time this fellows! construction of a gasoline line 1200 foot parallel pipelines. One Station on San Pablo Avenue and month they had .eight .Eng:neers from Independence, Kansas to Kan- pipe, 48 inches in diameter, will ·Buchanan Street in Albany. Shoula. employed on a two shift basis but The J. R. Armstrong Company sas, Missouri. There. is 55 days work be used to carry the main flow, you ask him to recommend a good are now back on a single shift. Iwill probably be busy till around on this job and the following Local while the second, 30 inches in diam- place to eat in that neighborhood operation. · Christmas on their highway resur- 3 men who are to be employed on eter, will be used only at the peak chqnces are he'll steer you o;.·er · facing job which extends over 3 1h the project left during the latter flow. These lines will be placed at , to Barbara and Johnny's restac:.\ The Fluor Corporation job at the miles south from the city limits of part of October: Alfred Rose, M. L. least 40 feet below the surf~ce of Irant. It's located just a ston-,; 's Union Oil Plant iii Oleum is going Byron. This is a $95,000.00 joq and Rose, Max Ross, Harry Gunderson, the Estuary so that they wtll not t hrow f r om the station and Pat along about the same as usual. We consists of shoulder work ~as well Robert Privett, Russ Davidson, interfere with future dredging op- says he can vouch for the food. Ee are experiencing a little difficulty as the resurfacing job. Brother Bob Sam Darby and Bob Larkin. In- erations. The underwater section really should lmow too, becau~ e l'e out there at the present time, but Russell is superintendent, Brother cidentally, we have received many will extend from Webster Street happens to be the owner and it is hope in the very near future to IGene Sherman, foreman and the inqUJnes since t h i s comp_any in Alameda to First and Alice being run under the capable su.­ get the situation ironed out to the following Brothers are on the pay- changed names as to whether it Streets in Oakland. Included in Ipervision of his wife. Yep! The satisfaction of all concerned. And Iroll at this time: Merle Henry, was under different management. this same contract is the construe-] Maloney family is in tJie. filling speaking of differences - During shovel operator; Norman Jones, We have· been informed that the tion of a pipeline one block long, station business for sure-Pat f i't·- the past month we had some diffi- Oiler, Brice Pittman, cat.; Andy through which the raw sewage ing up the cars and Mrs. Pat m:- culty with the Austin Company, Andrews, Blade, Don Woodard, will ~ow into the South Intercep- ing up the drivers ! doing maintenance and new con- Blade, Lacey Lund, Roller, .arid tor at First Street. Work on the struction work at the Dow Chemi- Harold , Lemaster, Loader. This underwater section is being held Brother Frank Erhart has b ecm cal Plant in Pittsburg. To get the same outfit has another job in op- up, however, while Stolte, Early Iconfined to the hospital with a thing straightened out it was nee- eration with the following Broth- and Harrelson are engaged in re-! heart attack. He had been running essary to remove the Engineers . ers on the equtpment: Jack Koger, · location of a gas line for the P. G. I compressor on th~ -Bechtel job a • from the· job for a couple of days; \blade; Walter Leabig, loader; · . & E. on the floor of the Estuary. Antioch 1for the past year and we but we are ·gla_d to report that th_e Whitey Joy,. roller; Tom Christy, As soon as this is completed the hope he will be able to get back crew-along w1th a couple of addt- dozer; John Kloger, blade, and C. remainder of the work will get on the JOb before long. Brother tions- are back on the payroll H. Dunsing, blade. Bill Armstrong underway. Tom Rager has also been on the again. This is probably as good a and Joe McClary are foremen on sick list; but at present is recove,: - "" place as any to call to the attention this $105,000.00 job which extends · John P estana has a sub contract ing nicely from an operation he of the membership the necessity from the Monument toward Con- on the Braddock. and Logan Hot~s- underwent the early part of N~·- for constant vigilatl'ce on the part co1'd. · ing development in San Leandr·o. · vember. Brother Jam~ s Chism ila.s of each of us, so that violations He will be able to keep four of the been a little off his feed lateiy and .infractions of your working Oliver De Silva of Alameda is members busy on this one for a too, but the other day he received r ules will not go unheeded. This winding up his job at the Glorietta good two months. Everything is l ett~rs from his two sons, one w:ith particular case is a glaring exam- School in Orinda. The contract, going along very well on this job the Army and other with the Na vy ple of the contractor befng able to which included placing of 40,000 and we are glacf to be able to re- -both in Korea. They are well, and. violate the· 'working rules of the square feet of asphalt has been port that we are· rece.iving the very he says that hearing from them Union with no · one· making too ui1der the supervision of Harry finest coo_peration from John. was the best medicine he ·could g<'t. much effort to notify the Union White. Brother Gunnar Norberg is Brother 'Jack Crumley who L<;.:; of the conditions prevailing. Of operating blade out there, .putting been laid up since August with a course,' in this instance; it could the finishing touches to the job. D.redge NeWS· broken foot says he is glad to be have been an oversight ·on some- ··· * · back on the job before the \·I'Gd <: one's part, but .at any rate it .will E. H. Peterson and Son are just Dredging has been very good for season is completely over. have served a good purpose if .it ' getting .started on their 1$13,368.00 the past month and we expect it * '' ··· makes us all more. watchful in the bridge job. To be built of rein- will continue for some time to Brother Wayne McBride just got future. To otir way of thinking,· forced concrete with timber re.in- INFLATION SUNDAE-H-things come. All the dredgermen are busy back from Arabia in time for the your representatives · act ~in some- 'forcements the bridge will be lo- keep up the way ·they're going, and, as a matter of fact, we. could Big Wind- Said that over there what the same capacity as law en- cated at Italian Slough, four miles your money will be worth just use several more experienced that would be a mere breeze-e ,- eC~c forcement agencies-and just as e:;tst of Byron. At present one rig ,about as much as the $ on this dredge men right now. The Olym- with roofs flying by! the cop on the beat can't. be pres- being used for pile driving . and "inflation sundae." Bobby· Sardella pian Dredging Company has the ent at ev:ery ·. spot. .where tr.ouble. cll:u:nming is on the job and thi"s puts the bit on..the con.fection, made Golden Gate working at the Naval If1 anyone is in the market roc­ occurs, neither -,·can our : :Fellows. equipment owned by Kirk. of Fres- of mint ice cr~ain, sprinlded with Air Station in Alameda. The Nef)- some.. bear grease, th~y better get hope to · be on : t):J.e _job every time. no, i:S operated by Harry Kirk ·.with gold-covered chocolate dollars and. tune is going out this . week, first their order in early, because "Sure th~re · is:an irtfrac~io1;1 :of:the < ml~s; · ~obal(t .. Carden · as · oiler; ·· Later rock ; candy diamonds, "and'.topped to J)i'ck up a sunken sl,tip· that' is in 'Shot" Ownie Haney is ·going hunt-­ ·'I'hat.'s .':. wh.er~ ··y YOU'>·· come ":in.!- It; is :·f'ei:erson -expect . to u'se '. an addi-. ·with ·a - dollar :sign:. 'niade . o.f gum~ the'. way· .

.: I· ; \.~ : • .._· · ·•' ; ' • • ~-·~ ~ .NOVEMBER. -i5, -'i95o ENGINEERS' NEW,S Five ------~------~------~------~------San ·Jose:;_ ~ ,, _,, San Francisco Thank~givln .g 'Thanks for ,a Rains Crimp JObs Briefly in .. , ~' Good _ Ye~r : jn < San Jose Area S. f., BUr b "Holds GoOd By M. G. "l'dickey" MURPHY,_JQE RIL~Y, C. L. CASEBOLT By PAT CLANQl; a.~4 - ~USSELL SWANSON, Business Representatives, Local 3 ]?usiness Representatives, L'ocal 3 From now on, brothers, there is bound to be some lost The few days of_ rain that S. F._ h,ad th~s past month time on account of"rain, but we. must admit that. we have caused the out-of-work list to grow but with the slackening reaily 'enjoyed good trn1es ' i~ this-district this :pasf year and . of the heavy ''dew," work . ha~ picked. up considerably and have much for which to be -thankful. We. have haQ. eight . once again we are happy to report that most of the men major highway p1;~j~ct~ t~t~li~g -~ea~ly $10,000,000 plus two around the .Bay Area are wo,r:king. The majority of the S_. F. dams. at an.. expenditi.Ire of about $4,000,000. On top of this~ contractors only lost aoouta day's work du~ to .the weather many millions' hav e beeri' spe"nt in conditions and that was for the -~------subdivision, an~ undergrop;1d work\ w)nding.)_. T.his · job is about 7o · reason_ the men did _not want _to. at the present time. Sea\'11an Fi;st -probably aro~md $5,090·900. - ~';• . m.iles- tieio_w ..Monter~ y ._ ~ work 111 the he~vy wmd and ram.•. .Cla ss Le:B,oy (Ear]) Taylor ._was we c_an trvthful~y sa:y "': ~~hout fe ar . Th~re .is quite a little . under- Barrett & Hilp are going righJ ·; board a tua. off Korea and there of CQI\tra,dictio:q, that t~1s _past. ye~~ grounq w~k to come up. -in ~hE! along on the Sears Roebuck st01;e -wasn't a he":- of_ ; _ lot to- do, so has been very good for most of oc;r I little cities of LQ \> Gatos, --I;~s Al~os, loq.ted at Geary and Masonic, The being as the Marines were dolng boys:_, : " . . . . . , ISunnyvale and Moun,ta)n ,Vi\lw .and ...... ·. . :various sub-contractors doing work some of the hard. fighting, . he . qe:.. . d' t' at t"'e pres ~ l d f S M4:N,PQW~~ CH;!El!:,-.• ~ober_t .C on this proJ_·e_ct .- have been C::ase & F rom a ll ·. 111, 1ca 101: ~ .;. __ ~~ . .-. the 1~e is even more :P anp!' _._ or· an t d d ·· _ Cl'ded to. J·oJ·n the MarJ·nes, and t'ha· t ent til!~}~ . - it looks qS ~J. _ 1~,::J1 Wlll _be . Jose, in '51. Som.e of.. tb.e. under- GQodwir. hll~-- beert appQ!Jl . e ,, ~~!lc- Cas.e, Soule Steel, and Rosenbei'g is exactly wl)at he did-the. only · 1 - d t 0 f airy f th proJ· k h · h d th tor of t!J,e · ~-e'Y. . Office -.of Def;e~se Bros. . trouble was ti1at he didn:t notify _goo , oo. , n,e .o . e _.... - ground· war · which . :. Char·les · - Fr·e1'tas from K aohsJ.tlng,' Granite Construction has made * * * Stroble, D. C. Hay_v:'ard, Ge-orge "ll'"RL ·uEPLE E.ILLED Taiv"an (Formosa) . .c.n. n ., . Ch arley has .quite a hole in the overpass at Landis, Duane Craig, r~·~ d Stueler,,l. A verY· ;tra:gic and regrettable ac- been woi·Jd i1g for the Chinese Gov- Mission and Alemariy. The present !!) ~f'~mt.\~·~ Ar~ ~-!4i\t L. M. Leland, M. C. McAle.x:ander· cident occurred recently on the ernment but he says they ran out overpass is to be entirely torn D~.J\k _~n ll.;)il ~ i~Y and V. N. Dotson, J . C. H a)Ylb.~y dam. Earl W. Heple, a weil-linown of silver dollars. He ran out of a down and a new overpass will be 'd & D b a nd t~· P .l r~ut~erW~'t l :· ~ut;~~ San JQSe . contractor 'and ,who. had job and now 1 he is going to be erected. A . elfiluate A"' DCm·· wor anc re Y, . · "- · t_h!) _g!)neral c<;>ntract on the dam, running home, shortly. . . . Eaton (~ Smith 'have been keep- lllfi Montgomery and J. F. Givens. WllS dmwn throuo-h I the huge 52" Am very sorry indeed to report ing a number of the brothers busy ~~ SJI. e ~ ~~ ~ 1- When this k iln goes. into operation, pip~ for 1200 feet "'under 80 pounds the death of Brother Hillman-Nan- on their project at Lands End. "J)UeB ~ere mS: ~e~lem will it ju s~ about ~?uble the pr:s- of pressure to .his deat)J when he kivell, who has been laid-up for They also have just about com--j Protest that house basements are ~mt .capa:Ity of tms plan~ wl:l,~c p. attempted to dislqqge m.ud an,d sometim~ with a heart ailment. pletely moved into their new yard Inot adequate shelter for protection IS producmg MGO-magnes~a oxide rod' s which had a-{)CUJI).JJ.lated and Brother N ankivell was one o£ the a t 24_th a_nd Mi?higan Sts. This against A-bombs -has been made by and other lime products. stop 1~e d up the pipe. Sin<)e lVIr . real old timers, a fine union man yard •Is qmte an ·Improvement over the -American Institute of Archi- There is more highw;1y work to Heple's dea.th, t he _company has and gra·nd person and I am sure he the old yard ~n Ocean Ave. They: tects constr uction experts, and come up on 101 in '51. Much of. reorg·auizcd and a few changes will be missed by many of the are also workmg on a number of I0 th ' this will be around, and south . oE have been made. Brother Bob Reed -brothers ... Brother Gordon Pad- ·jobs all .around the city. ers: · · · Salinas. A $15,000,000 dam is to be_ is now master m~ch_a.nic, Ur_other . dle met with an accident while C. Harney also is .doing all right 1 - Lab-or organizations are advocat­ built across the Salinas River ne>lr George Russ.el,. assist~rit ma-nager, driving to worl< on his motorcycle for a lot of engin-eers. They ·have Iin g ·a work ~rogram on_ tu nne l ~, San Lucas - probably sometirpe 1 and Elmo Pardin_i, construction recently and came out' of it with fl: . projects all over and it is hard to subways, covered roadways, under- · '51 It ·w1'll be ear] y m . · about. 6, 000 manager, •oro k en s h ou ld er . . . . keep up with. the fellows-one day ground garage_s, and other types of feet across and. 140 feet high. Oh, Guy F. Atkinson, ·who _- is build- Brother . Daniel J. Rogers, who a piece of · equipment- will be on useful · development that can be yes, San Ardo Oil F!elcls are be- ing the Anderson Dam, (just out works for P. & J. Artukovich, California St. and the next day you converted into bomb shelter during­ ginning to show activity too · and of Morgan Hill) is also winding \lP slipped off the eq uipment during might see it on J ackson St., 8th, an emergency. then there's rumors of a new pipro - the joQ prett fast, but at this one of those stormy day.s and broke 11th, 12th or Castro St., or darn The Natlonal Security ltesources line to go in from San Ardo to writing they still have about 400,- his wrist ... Brother Phil Card.vna near any other street in town. Board in its new official ·defense Bakers fi eld-also and air strip -in 000 yards yei: to mov~ . However, received a fractured skull (but Devencenzi Bros. have their booklet advises householders: "If Camp Roberts in the spi·ing. Then they a 1~ i_n. hopes of cleaning up they say not too serious) · while shovel working on 17th St. . you have a basement and time to ther e's still talk abo ut the brea.::.;:- by Ch1:istmas . .- . E'aton & Smith of working for· Guy F. Atkinson at · V/alsh Construction is down to j get down to it, lie flat along the water. for Monterey. _MuCh under- San Francisco, who had the Pa- the Anderson Dam ... Received a a minimum crew now and should outer wall or. near the base of some ' ground work is planned· for the checo Pass job, and Clements Co., letter from Brother W. E. Doyle keep them busy until the first of .l'):eavy ~. supporting column." f ollowi rig localities - Monterey, wh; had the surfacing h-ave also from Entiat, Washington. Bill says next year. The booklet, entitled "Survival Carmel, . Watsonville., Santa Cruz moved out ai1d- to ''greener pas- he expects to be back down · this Hyman-Michaels has a number Under Atomic Attack", reasons ]. D . '· C t - F d . I . & W t . b f 1 an d S a mas . . . owner ons .ru.c- tures" . . . re enc s fore the dead of winter sets in. 'vVe- from C. F. Dorfman ... Brother There is not" much to report on chapter of . the American Institute at Monterey with several engineers understand they grabbed of-f a nice Earl C. Lloyd i s very ill and .con- as far as the oversea$ jobs go . of Archit.ects, protested, stating employed at present.. . . . one over in Brother Clem's .section ·fii1ed to the Park Lane Ho_spital - - .One brot her was in the office a that only 10 percent of New York's SALINAS .§TREE'!' JOBS (ask him). . . . in Salinas. We wish 'em all a Iwhile back after being gone for celiars would be reasonably safe Granite Construction have been AIRPORT JOB speedy recovery. some time. The .member "vas Vir- in an attack awarded q· curb and gutter job f·Jr Leo F . Piazza, wh·O has been ex- * * * · .gil Lancaster, who has been _work- The architects and others are the C~ty of Salinas. This is a win- tending the runways and taxiways S . _1 ing for variou.s contl~ actors in the concerned over much information · ter j0b and will keep' quite a num- on the Municipal Airport, is in e~SOriai Business last 35 months. - He was on Okf~ be.ing dispensed to the public with- ber of the ·boys busy ... George high hopes of having them com-· h.~nt1'(!, lll:3v~ ERi.~:~d'.a.~~-~!i'! .nawa for Atkinson, the Marshall out adequate consideration. for Agusta has about eigl)t enginee-rs pleted by the first of the year. ="h,!!.li lhn,.; Ut.- 1\.. LVH Islands for Holmes, and in th,e tecl1nical knowledge a nd ignoring employed on his various jobs _in Brotl'ier Earl Rhodes is the Pusher Aq. _· 1\'ll~··ft~eH. ~f~~-~_ lfll '· ©J~_- . D'§!r., for Drake, Utah and such problems as load-bearing, · a nd about Salinas 0 0 0 Fovvler . & on this l)i·oject. This' II li\jlgij S~me flrm ~w r ~lii.h.il~.~ r ~11.11&\ Grove. Glad 0 to see you back, ventilation, exits, cubic feet per Myers have been awarded a . storm J-ias now mov.ed a large_ poR ion Eastport, Me. (l::PA) _ The-re'll 'virgil, and, thanks for coming into per ~ o n , etc. drain job at King City. This is i:t of the -equipment used on the air- be nothing fishy about the NbRB the office and saying hello. new compapy in the c onst r uct~on port over . .to t h.eir subdiv.ision job representation . election to be held THAT BOY TAYI,.OR! Behiitd* * 8* BaSI field __ . . . Ed Donahue is going on the El Camino, . adjqining Santa at the Associated. Fish Products A few weeks ago we were read- In. Union City, N. J ., the Ameri- a long the same as us\.1a!" ~v ith" l:.is. Clar:a. · ·Vincenz Bros. of SaliJ).as, Co. here .. Upholding an AFL petj­ il).g the paper a:nd came across an can B-illiard Co. found itself behind usual crew . .. E'. G. Per.ham has a)so, _haye two Cq~ r ;;t s on this_ job. tion, the NLRB told the company interesting article. It took our· par- the eight-ball when the NLRB ar­ the contract to r ep ai ~ a couple .of We will not ev~p attempt to men- it could hold the election only at ticular at.·tention especially whe1·1l' dered it to stop int erfe1~ing with . bridges on High\'Vay 1 (whic!Y' in\., tion all the subdivlsions' l.Jnder con- the peak of the . season when all we found that the party involved ·the union organization of its em­ cide11tally. is really narrow · and struction in this territory but there its employee~ are at work. . is a member who · is on withdrawal _ployes. ___. NOVEMB ER 15, 1950 ENGINEERS' NEWS Seven n of L By RENNY BURROUGHS, C. R. VAN WINKLE

B~~~ ..~!:!'.:bt:~:.~~ 3 NEWS ABOUT THE BROTHERS !Honolulu- .. Heavy industry construction is keeping Utah's out-of- Bro. Lou Hardy of Brigham City I Ormond fi nishing shoulders at I Ho· ~moi ~ m ~s· work list at its lowest since World War II. Even with some I going to work with Bro. Bill Match ~~!c~.UNl'oi""EL POT . . . 1'1 . t'

t~P.IPE LINES MT. DIABLO BLVD. & EL!ZABETH ST. Lalayette.. 2,.Calif. Ph. Lafayette 3700 ·

~; 4 4" ":. ~'!"~ .. ' 4 4 4 4 0. C. JONES & SONS Gt::NERAL CONTRAC'i'CHtS l . M€mber A. G. C. Cedar and 4t:h St. BERI~LEY} . LAnd5C~I~e 6-3<124 ·- uV***'*'''1~~~f:V**

MORRISON y KNUDSEN CO~~PANY, INC. CONTRACTORS AND ENGINEERS

411-V!/. fifth St. Los Angeles, Calif

Producers of Asphaltic Concrete -- Ready-l\fix Concrete & Quarry Products

'P. 0. Box 1002 Ri.chmond

W~LDJ. NG MAC&·IU'Ii~S FOR RIENT PORTABLE ARC AND . GAS WELDING MACHINES With or Without Operators Licensed Sub-Contractor

"Builders of East Bay's B€tter HOJ;nes"

Oaldand, Calif. TEmplebar 6-0116 NOVEMBE R '15, ·1950 ENGINEERS' NEWS ' Nine Sacramento- .IRend~ . 'ldarysY.iUe- -0di ADA ·BOYS ..EARlY .· RAINS · LEVEL OFF W,Q.~K IRACE 16 BEAT LOA:D 'IN 'N. 'VALLEY, M~UNTAINS

0 n JUrt\ · wrATu~rR· 0 By Gy E. P. PARK and ·H. ·S. CLARK WM. c. WAACI{ and LES COLllETT, ·,b.f.'l,l;jl ~ JC. ., FH~i Business.Representatives, -Local 3 Business Representatives, -Local 3 "' " At this writing the rains have let up and . everyone has Two important bond issues were okayed by the Sacra- H. L. "CURLY" SFENCE '&y gone back to work and that is pleasant to behold. There are men to voters Tuesday. By a 10 to 1 margin the sale of $4,- . 'Business ·Representative, Local 3 no large jobp to come up in this district for the vvinter, inSO· 400,000 worth of bouds was authorized for .the erection of · Silver - State · C ,nstruction far as we can find· out from the highway department and t 9- sewage. treatment plant west of the Sacramento Airport. he Company, better known as U. S. Engineers. The largest project in this district at A nearly 7 to 1 vote approved the, $2,028,000 boB.d issu present e for ·Andy Drumm, h<- .s finished is .H. Earl Parker Company's levee job betwee street and highway improvement program. This will provide n Knights his highway job at Oasis, Ne- ·Landing ·and :Mer idian, called I . ·fo r t he construction of a fo ur-lane . vada, and is well ulong with "Eleven Sites." They have around UNION-lVIADE CEMENT . · s ub wa~ ·at ~h e east end of J Street , stretch of four lanes behind them. 600 000 his highway job at Cliffside, • ·yards of dirt to move. ,calaveras the Wldemng of the presep.t II-I Brothers Art Tiller, Wendel C eme n t is good Le- Nevada four miles west of Wend- ·Piombo Construction . job, on ce ~ti'eet subway ~nd the construe- Due, Walt ment. It should be, for every Hammersmith·· and Te'd over, · N~vada. He· has a good· camp. Butte Creek, ne twn of connectmg r.oads and ar Durham, :has ounce of aggregate from 'the a Sager are keeping a plant war!ll The food is very good_:_ I h.·now, be~ been cloverleaf system. As1de ·stymied on account of 10ts .quarry . pit to . the .pa.cl<. house is from an for Schwartz near Grass Valley. cause I eat there when · I a 1 1 in the of ' Pa-in. This job was for a total handled and processed· tlie other benefits to be derived Brother Jay Ha:n·is is kee'"ing ·t by members "' eas ern par t f th St t · A dy of '$70:1!,000· with the Westet·n Ganal of 'Local 3 from these projects, 'it adds. up to his own equipme.nt busy 0 · e a ·c ·n , .• ;...... ·b' t · The effects of the " 1 'ew around 'D rumm r·s h opmg· th t h · t Irngat wn Structure usmg a ou better than six million bucks of Grass a e can ge . . . wori, ol' old work'' discu.ssion v.Vas Valley and Nevacla· City. · th~ dirt . moved before the bad. 250 cub1c yards WOl'k, a goodly share of which · :of concrete. On• aired. A committee cansisting· of will F . T. Bastian has ;~deled a snow weather starts' so that ht. can , be done ' by members N~vember 6, this concrete was Lagarmaisino, Lyons, Quillici and of Local plow to his equipmment. Down at move-his camp 'to the Boonespr!ngs No. 3. bemg placed. . myself, ·together with a committee . the other end of the t erritory most, highwq.y job, s o the· .dear brothers The John B. Powers Com~any 6f management · hea . Ot~er good n ew~ was the res- ·of H. Earl Parker's _gang has 'ded .·by l:vrr. . will hav.e a -good, place . to stay. th,ii !of ·Reno;· Nev~da, , got · another 7,- Ba,rke toratwn of the mrlho11 ·and one- m•oved back · to Walnut Grove r and Mr. Love. A clear:·cut . f .d f ...... and , · t ·-f . I th. k' :t · , · · g. t . 000 ft. . extenswn on therr sewer 11a lf d o 11 ar. un · or rmtra1 wor1 ~ on Brothers Nm'm wm er or m 1 IS . gom o. . . . . l'f . d decision coverin,o- this type of c.on- . . .. t' · ·h' . Brown (Delta Con- b. · · t h .· t M ·t· r·1,-Jo b at ehester, Ca- 1 the power 1rouse m . . . e a 1ong, oug wmer. os o I orma, .. an a so struction and ·repair was arrived con~e c ~onw1t- 'stru·ctwn) and Lorrm . Walther . ~re ·. the brothets- .;tre ·happy . S . t he ..- Fol and con- g~t ·a· 3,?00.. ft. contract 111 usan-. at and ·for once we believe this som Dam. Thrs ~ 1 ves the topping off the levees. We'!~ g1ve · tented for And proJect is good to them. ·v1lle. Thrs JOb has 9 of our brothers matter is clarified to · betteP than :fi\rt Bur.t, Ben Shinn apd Harry Law-'· \¥llo is in· the hospital with two of to ;;· acre wn; some at Chester Calif or·- :lnon-12 . to 15-pound variety. ·We ma:de foi· -the ler are ·trying .to -beat the.weat t f · t d t t th f ' · ha m-eeting· han · notiices her .l,ans u swns ·o a ·e; ·o e son ° .nia; some at -Leevinin o- . C'alifornia; ve had no one in the first part will · be sent· out. Happy Thaqags- out of that .area. Bro. ·Whitie ·Wardell, who had both Most of the .John B. "'Power Com- of 'the duck season bragging about ·giving In t he sam·e area, near Auburn, arms ·arid a leg . _ broken, and to the pany crew is still out ·at Chester'' theii: 'limits · of greenh Joe Vicini' daughter of Bro"'. AI · Ba.Hel, ead or other *' * * .s. ga,ng , licked their dam who Calr'for·111·a. · ' species of ducks. ·The pheasant . job . with only the finishing toi.\ches· was r un over -by a car and resulted season opens up soon left. Brothers A. R. Allen, Max in · and then · we a br0ken shoulder. will see .. son; who does tractor aJI the good shots around fresno 't~ois .e~ law Pickard, J ack Bossi, Harvey Stan- On the brighter side, congratu· d work and here·. 1an sea ping. · Call · cil and Roland Smith did nice jobs lations go to ·Fair Oaks 110-J. CALAVERAS NEWS " Bro. ahd Mrs. Charles • . Herels a brothei"·that a, ;tlre· ki'd's h e i~e. l\hoore · f b b 11 The .Calaveras ·ls'·_a ·Sh'!ikebrealter on . the arrivaL o a a Y · 'cem_ent Company 0 · 1 h · PI '11 b B should .meet-Jimmi'e· -T.iJtoJl, wlro · , yer 111 t1e sop m ·aeervr e, oy ; to · ro. an_d l\"·.t ·s. · s cott y Ste_ v- has and the communi (State Fed. Release) B'll R b' · t 1 · f th ,18 ponies · and, ·according to . ti e ~ of -San An- T he 1egality 1 o m son IS a ung care o e e ns on t11e arnva1 o f· ba b. a y grr1 dreas and of a rece ntl y · d f · h b , Jimmie, two •Pepsi-Cola-- d'rinkine: Angels Camp will feel d d · · d' I· reparr en o t e usme· ' ss AI d B d M -cr w 1 h a opte a ntr-noise or mance ·'in . so an to ro. an . rs: r: arry . e c ,. jacka:.sses. We can- vouch ·for the~ t he : full beneflts -of the. 'ann. ounced F c on the. payroll of this outfi t, .Broth- ·on t he arnval of therr baby _glrl. resno ounty was challenged $600,000 expansion program. This this week b ers Clar .enc~ Burris and Lorrin Also, congratulations to Bro. ponies. y Todd and Todd, ap- . f . initial expenditure is merely · the pearing in a San Francisco co1,1rt Crain are still on the Camino . job. and Mrs. M 1 Our .tlianks a.nfl admiration· goes start of a . devel. o. pment that un- 1 .;:e Rathman ·or therr to the wife · of·' Bro. . John Miller. doubtedly wiU-- make Brothers. Paul BeaJ' .and Wm .• Bor- this ,company. as attorneys·for the National Farm new ·arrival, again a baby girL Her •only. .fault ·is -~hat she ·doeSJ!'t th·e · maJ·or· ree are on.a job in another county. Things didn't come out .even this r)ayr,oll of· Calaver·as Labor Union, AFL, and the Cali- Brothers Shinn and .John .Wun weigh enough. This was the · only' County. _ fornia State Federation of Labor, - month. reasmr \vhy. she· was· turned-,down _ · schel ar.e on the Shinn shovel at Wishes for good luck Adopted for the obvious purpose and suc- while. tr.ying;·to •help us out ·at ·the · At a recent c0mmittee meet Camino. cess go to Bro. H. E. Fitzgerald, ing of breaking the recent strike · o.f · blood banlc. · .. held .wirth managem·ent, 'E . ~ Barker, H;IT. LOWER AL'.n'l'.!'UDES who AFL cotton pickers in F i·esho . is now in the car wrecking Next tiine •you see 'Bro/Art Nev- plant superint Everyone is tryi,ng to get out endent, st~ted · that County, the ordinance prohibits of business on the Davis Highway.one ers, take a ~good • look at•tli.e ·button' the the high co untry befo're new ~ork_would consrst:of'new the use of a loud-speaker on hlgb- any more mile: west of . the Tower Bridge. he.. .is.,wearing:' His ·-due's ·are • bad 'weather hits. pai·d ~to rage. ~ Ilo s, mcreased raw-gru:cl- ways and country roads. . Huntington Tlie telephone number is GI 3-2359. for 1 the\year.• of·'1951... - mg fac:Illt~es _'. m1d -th ~-' constr uct:on _ · The' ordinance Bros. have tOPPed off· their job at Go od luck to Bros .. George Lam- elimipated the :· · · · * *. *- of new.· burldmgs ·and·the expanswn NFLU caravim \iVashington and have ·moved to bert anc;l L: H. Landsborougl:J, .\vho. \ picketing · tec:h- other parts. Fredrickson of. the ·fi hish •mill. nique• by which . workers . were ''Bros: are. blosspmed out with. two -new 'elec- The first . hidian > abotit SChool' in . th~ I Eve\1tl,:liJJJy.- a fo urth· kHn _will' .be. called 'from 'the'·fi elds · iif to do the same thing at Au- tric pulls. Call 'HI -9-1349. _ state of th~- sp'a- Arizona was established at installed, increasing the present 7,- cious f arm territory burn and they'll be leaving a nice .Best wishes to Bro. S. M. Fed of F resnOl er- San Tan in 1871. 0.00 barrel daily caparity. · County. Ten ENGINEERS' NEWS NOVEMBER 15, 1950 rt f r sf rc nstr cti (Compiled by P. E . Vandewarl') 259 W. 3rcl. S., Salt Lake City, Utah Sykes, Box 626; Patterson, $5,974; City, $79,181 for const. two cone. LSeerman & Jones, Sonora, $73,200 ; OCTOBER 6, 1950 $85,'209 fo r repair Westview & _(B) bitum. binder on city streets, bridges in CARBON COUNTY. Sched. 11-Conc. Work, Treatment SONORA, Contract awarded to Gunnison-Fayett Diversion Struc., to H. Sykes, Patterson, $3,700_ SANTA ROSA, contract a'N; rd- Plant: To Pisano Bros., 1700 Moor- Beerman & Jones, Sonora, $11,455 near· Redmond,.BER und . Spec, [)_. 1461. ,NOVATO, contract awarded to ed to Dan Caputo ' 2711 ·M oorpar1 < par<1 A ve., s an J ose, $40,000 ; for 850 ft. of grade & surf., Calif. OCTO . 16 19 0 Ave., San Jose, $83,424 for const. , Scheel. IV-Grade Site, Access State Hwy. to Gold Club Drive, MARTINEZ, Contract awarded Petersen Engineering Co., 4J.26 220 ft. steel girder bridge across Road, Excav.: To Beerman & loc. on Twain Harte Meadow to E. H. Peterson & Son, 5691 Dam 26til St. , S. F., $5,214 for clearing Dry Creel<, on the Healdsburg- Jones, Sonora, $2,750. Road. RJad Richmond, $12,831 for const. 100 acres for reservoir site. Stewart's Point Road, located in DAVIS, contract awarded to H. OCTOBER 9, 1950 timb~r & reinf. cone. bridge- on CHICO, contract awarded to SONOMA COUNTY. Earl Parker, Inc., 12th & "F" Sts., WEST SACRAMENTO, Contract creos. tbr. pilings, acr. Kellogg O'Connor Bros., 750 Madison, Red OCTOBER 24, 1950 Marysville, $47,947 for const. vitr. awarded to :A.ffiliated Engineers & Creek Co . Rd. E-37, 6 mi. S. W. Bluff, $17,940 for const. Dayton Rd. SACRAMENTO, contract award- sanit. sewers inN. and W. sects. of Contractors Inc., Chamber of Com- of Byron, CONTRA COSTA CO. bridge (Little Chico Creek). I ed to United Concrete P ipe Corp., Davis. merce Bldg., Sacramento, $127,174 OAKLANI), Contract awarded to CERES, contracts awarded as Box 425, Baldwin Park, $895,579 LODI, contract awarded' to for copst. high digester & 2 sedi- Stolte, Inc., Fred J . Early Jr., Co. follows: (1) to Dahs Const. Co., for 7.8 mi. grade, pave portions Claude C. Wood, P. 0. Box 5!-1 9, ment tanks. Inc., & The Dl.lncanson-Harrelson Inc., 355 Thorne Ave., Fresno, $25;- with cone. pav. on cern. treat. sub- Lodi, $8,133 for canst. grade, dr:ain .SACRAMENTO, Contract was Co., 8451 San Leandro .St., Oak- 700 for const. addns. to treatment grade; surf. portions with pltmx. surf. etc., south side of Lodi Ave­ a warded to A. Teichert & Son, Inc., land, $15,116 for install Sect. 1-B plant and modernize pumping sta- surf. on untr. rock base or import. nue, betw. Hutchins and Church. 1846- 37th St., Sacramento, $186, - of South Interceptor, under S. D. tion; (2) to Kovick Bros. Const. base mat!.; and const. two bridges, OCTOBER 30, 1950 571 for surf. etc., River Park Unit No. 46. Co., P. 0 . Box 1323, Fresno, $42,- betw. Tulare Airport and 'fagus, SAN JOSE, contract awarded to , No. 4. SACRAMENTO, Contract award- 270 for const. collection lines. ITULARE COUNTY. , J. C. Bateman, 650 Stockton Ave- MARTINEZ, .Contract awarded ed to Morrison-Knudsen Co ., Inc., SAN FRANCISCO contract LATHROP, contract awarded to nue, San Jose, $11,439 for const. of t o E. H. Peterson & Son, 5691 Dam 411 W. 5th St., L. A., $196,814 for awarded to Walter 'Lenkeit, 2225 McGuire & Hester, 796 66th Ave., service road, grading, miscellane­ Road, Richmond, $13,368 for const. ,fesvr. & bypass, Folsom Resvr.,. Revere Ave., S. F., $32,344 for , ~akland, $13,835 for con?t. exten- ous paving, walks and- curbs, at t imber & reinf. cone. bridge on Spec. No. 1441. · 1 const. Phelan Ave. sewer, Contract s ~ on of water mains, and installa- the James Lick High School site, creosoted timber pilings, acr. canal OROVILLE, Contract awarded to No. 2, in Ocean and Judson Aves. hon of fire plugs, under Inv. No. 8. located on Alum Rock Avenue and (Italian Slough), on C. Rd. 3-31, Archie L. Till, P. 0. Box 346, Yuba SAN FRANCISCO, contract SAN FRANCISCO, contract White Road, San Jose. 4 mi. S. E. of Byron, CONTRA City, $21 ,800 for channel improve- awarded to Ben C. Gerwick, Inc.; awarded to Harold T. Treacy, 48 OAKLAND, contract awarded as COSTA CO. ments at Stony Creek near Oro- 112 Market St., S. F., $6,217 for So~elo Ave.,~· F., $6,239' for install. follows, for inst. Alameda Ii1ter- 111 SAN JOSE, Contract avvarded to ville. const. tbr. bulkhead to support 6 • and 8 m. cast iron mains in ceptor: H. H. Anders-on, 15059 E. 14th, san STOCKTON, Contract awarded road fill mat!. at Sta. 1-61, E. of Jules Ave., betw. Grafton and Sec. 1-Sect. 1~Spec. SD 46: To Leandro; $6,222 for const. . reinf. to M. J. B. Construction Co., Elks Sausalito Lateral. Lakeview, and in 25th St. betw. P. & J. Artukovich, 1641 136th cone. culverts on Hill Road, Maple Bldg., Stockton, $15,949 for re- BERKELEY, contract awarded I Texas and Pennsylvania. Avenue, San Leandro, $253,795; Avenue & Columbet Avenue, Dist. const. portion of Inland Drive, SAN to Steadman & Powell, Inc., 1034 SAN FRANCISCO, contract Sect. 2-Spec. S.D. 56: To McGuire 1, SANTA CLARA COUNTY. JOAQUIN co. · 45th Ave., Oakland, $11,171 for awarde~ to R. Flatland, 1000 Por- & Hester, 796 66th Avenue, Qak- FRIANT, Contract awarded to SACRAMENTO, Contract award- const. addn. to "I" Engine Co. tola Dnve, S. F ., $13,250 for const. land, $277,946. Ted F. Baun, P . 0. Box 1281, Fres- ed to Caru R. Fiedler, 2231 "S" Fire House. street lighting betw. Mission and OAKLAND, contract awarded to no, $45,956 for grade & pave roads St. Sacramento, $2,682 , for cone. OCTOBER 20, 1950 Alemany, under BLH&P No. 99. 0 . A. Fogelberg, Mt. Diablo Blvd. & w·alkways, & install. cor. metal pave alley betw. "G" & "H", 29th OAKLAND, contr act awarded to WEST SACRAMENTO, contract and Elizabeth St., Lafayette, $37,- ·eets. Gallagher & Burk, Inc., 344 High awarded to Brighton Sand & Grav- 119 for install. asb. cement and pipe culverts at Friant Dam. & 3oth Str 1 c p 0 B 26 4 St., Oakland, $ ~t,177 for asph. cone. e o., · · ox 0 , Sacramento, welded steel water- n1a1·ns CONTRA FRIANT,· Contract awarded to SACRAMENTO, Contract award- surf. Laguna Ave. betw. Carmel $2,500 for blacktopping 12,486 sq. COSTA ·COUNTY. ' ' Bent Construction Co., 5359 Valley ed t o Smith-Rice Company, Pier and Potomac. . I ft. at West Acres School. SALT LA Blvd L A $125 245 for const 20, San Francisco, $2,485 for re- R KE CITY, UTAH, con- . ., · · ' · OAKLAND contract awarded to I ICHMOND, contract awarded tract awarded to Young & Smith earthwor k & cone. lining, Sta, 1629- moving wrecked vessel "Pedro Parish Bros:, 2415 Oregon St., to Oliver De Silva, 2330 Clement Construction Co., 203 Beason Bldg., 52.45 to 1645-02, Friant Kern Canal, Costa" from New York Slough, Berkeley, $6,059 for const. reinf., Ave., Alameda, $3,780 for improve- Salt Lake City, Utah, $27,419 fo r Central Valley Project, Loc. 18 mi. near Pittsburg. cone. storm sewer in 26 th St. betw. I ment and paving of grounds of canst. cone. bridge on S.R. No. 64, E . of Fresno. SACRAMENTO, Contract award- Wood and Willow Sts. Peres Elem. School, 5th and Penn- betw. St. George and Arizona State OCTOBER 10, 1950 eel to Tyson & Watters Company, SAN FRANCISCO, c 0 n tract sylvania: Ave. ' Line, WASHINGTON COUNTY. RICHMOND C t t d P . 0. Box 1914, Sacramento, $16, - S R E , on rae · a war eel awarded to Lowrie Paving Co., OCTOBER 25, 1950 AC AM NTO, contract award- t o L ee J . I mme1 , P. 0. Box 175, 604 for bldg. & utilities relocation Inc., 1755 Evans Ave., s . F ., $3,125 SACRAMENTO, contract awar·d- ed to Thomas Construction Co., l $ f d at Folsom Dam site, Spec. 1451. 4841 H S an P a b o, 99 ,834 or gra e, drain, for asph. cone. parking lot at N. eel to M. J . Ruddy & Son, 922 "J" arvey Avenue, Fresno, $30,- & sur f. Potrero Ave., betw. Carlson OCTOBER 17, 1950 Point St. and Embarcadero. St., Modesto, $24,419 for 0_3 mi. 103 for remov. exist. bridges, .in- B lvd. & East City Boundary. SACRAMENTO, Contract award- SAN PABLO, contract awarded grade, untreat. rock base, and stall culverts, grade roadbeds and STOCKTON, Contract awarded eel to A. Teichert & Son, Inc., 1846 to Oliver De Silva, 2330 Clement pltmx. surf.; and widen R. c. bridge place pltmx. surf. .on untreated t o S. M. McGaw, Elks Bldg., 'stock- 37th St. , Sacramento, $11,633 for Ave., Alameda, $10,250 for const. at M. I. D. Lat. No. 4, 1 mi. w. of rock base, at branch of Mormon t on, $20,835 for resurf. Mt. Diablo improv. playground, Mark Twain bridge acr. Wildcat Creek at the Modesto, STANISLAUS COUNTY. Slough, and at Lone Oak Creek. · Avenue & Ann Picardy Drive, betw. School. Verde School. SACRAMENTO, contract award- SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. ~ Pershing Ave. & Louis Park. _ FRESNO, Contract awarded to SAN FRANCISCO, c ontract .eel to E. G. Perham, 1128 Stearns ELVERTA, contract awarded to SACRAMENTO, Contract award- Harris Construction Co., P. 0 . Box awarded to M&K Corp., Financial Drive, Los Angeles, $58,243 for re- Wismer & Becker, 1219 28th St., e el to BTighton Sand and Gravel 109, Fresno, $430,985 for const. Center Bldg., S. F., $42,665 for pairing existing bridges across Wil- Sacramento, $69,056 for canst. Co. , P . 0. Box 2604, Sacramento, school plant. const. Lake St. sewer, Sect. "A," low Cr eek, ·65 mi. s. of Monterey, Tracy-Contra Costa 69 KV trans- . $12,700 for r esurf. 3,650 ft. on Jib- SACRAMENTO, Contract award- in Presidio Miliatry Reservation, and across Villa Creek, 69 mi. S. mission line, Central Valley Proj- boom St., 0.3 mi. on Lower Marys- eel to Lawrence Construction, 3020 Contract No. 5. of Monterey, located in MONTE- ect. ville Road & 0.6 mi. on Power Line "V" St., Sacto, $8885 for const. MATHER FIELD, 'contract REY COUNTY. MOUNT ·SHASTA CITY, con- R oad. school cafeteria Alts. awarded to A. Tiechert & s'on, SAN FRANCISCO, c 0 n tract tract awarded to Carl N . Swenson SACRAMENTO, Contract award- SOUTH S4 N FRANCISCO, Con- Inc,, 1846 37th St., Sacramento, awarded to Ferguson Bros., 8923 Co. Inc., 1095 Stockton Avenue, e d to Br ighton Sand & Gravel Co. , tract awarded to L. C. Smith, 1st $9,300 for 15,000 sq. ft. const. cone. San Leandro St., Oakland, $4,749 San Jose, $131,457 for improv. pro- P . 0 . Box 2604, Sacramento $10- & Railroad, San Mateo, $18,877 for wash r ack for aircraft. for canst. irrig. system at Herbert gram Proj. No. 2, Mt . Shasta Fish 496 for r esurf. 47th Avenue,' et al. grade, dr ain, & surf. Maple Avenue OCTOBER 23, 1950 Fleishhacker Playfield. Hatchery. SAN JOSE, Contract awarded w betw. S. Canal St. & Victory Ave- BERKELEY, contract awarded SAN FRANCISCO, contracts SEBASTOPOL, contract award- B ridges Construction, Pine nue. to J . Henry Harris, 2657 9th St., awarded as follows : (1) replace eel to Helwigh Construction Co., 1071 Avenue, San Jose, $17,434 for const. MODESTO, Contracts awatded Berkeley, $44;132 for const. of sewage ejector pump and piping at 115 South Main St., Sebastopol, dust collection system at Santa as follows: grounds improvements at School Fleishhacker Pool bathhouse to $9,697 for grade, pave, etc. on Clara Co. Quarry at Sar atoga, (ll Franklin School Bldg.: To for t he Deaf. Pacific Pumping Co., 9201 san' Le- Petaluma Avenue, betw. City Lim- SANTA CLARA COUNTY. Harr.is Construction Co., P. 0. Box YOUNTVILLE, contract award- andro, Oakland, $3,932; (2) install its and Baxter, A. Gas Tax Job. 109, Fresno, $ , ; ( ) John ed to A. G. Raisch Co., Box 458, ejector pumps, and const. drainage SACRAMENTO, contract award· 251 564 2 OCTOBER 11, 1950 Muir School: to Harris Construe- San Rafael, $40,000 for grading, corrections at Golden Gate Park eel to Eaton & Smith, 1215 Michi- SANTA CRUZ, Contract av,,• arded tion Co., P . 0. Box 109 Fresno pa\'J·ng , con s t· .• o f walk s, curb s, gut-· t o F erguson Bros., 8923 San Lean-' gan St .,· S · F ., $100142, for const • t o American Pipe & Construction ' ' ters drainage f 1'lT 1 d · d st 0 kl 12 322 channelization and full traf. act. Co., P . 0. Box 3428 Terminal An- $250•247· I l ' t · aRc Jes an spnn- ro ., a and, $ ' ' sig. sys. and hwy. lighting Alemany , HEALDSBURG, Contract was < er sys em at eceiving and Ad- CAMP ROBERTS, contract nex, L. A. $31,778 for clean. & ce- d d t A G R . ministration Bldg., Veterans Home, awarded to Madonna Canst. Co ., Blvd., at Skyline Blvd. and at Juni- ment mortar lining 9,000 !ft. 22" awar e 0 · · arsch Co ., P . 0 · Yountville, NAPA COUNTY. , 581 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, pero Serra Blvd. SAN MATEO r iveted steel pipe, for the City. ~ox 458·F Sant ~fael, $U14•260 for SACRAMENTO, contract-award- $110,658 for rehabil. roads, paved COUNTY. VISALIA, Contract awarded to Jmprov. ron ' ason, niversity, ed to Bethlehem Pacific Coast SALINAS, contract awarded to East, Sherman & Brown Streets. , areas and drain. strucs. at Camp F red F redenberg, 1717 Garibaldi A Gas Tax Job. Steel Corp., 20th and , s . F., Roberts. Stolte Inc., 1846 San Leandro St., Avenue, 'l;'emple City, $7409 for $222,453 for structural steel work CAMP ROBERTS, c 0 n tract Oakland, $63,619 for surf., coJ'lst. const. r einf. cone. bridge across L SANF JO?E, Contract awarded to for garage . bldg., located in Sac- awarded to John E. Nash, 219 San walks etc. in Fairview Park Sub- P orter Slough, 3 m1·. w. of Porter- Beo 8 · Piazza Paving Co., Rt. 1 ramento. J. uan Road, Watsonville, $50,550 division. ville, TULARE COUNTY. ox OO, San Jose, ~14 · 862 for asph. WALNUT CREEK, contract for rehabilitation of Camp Roberts , 1950 VISALIA, Contract awarded to Scone. surf. Vermont St., betw. awarded to Haas & Rothchild 274 East Garrison, under Inv. N~: STOCKTON, contract awarded L. C. Clark, 422 Park Avenue Vi - pring & Chestnut. Brannan St., S. F ., $646,997, for 51-24. to A. Teichert & Son, Inc., P. 0 . salia, $38,746 for const. 4 ti~ber SAN JOSE, Contract awarded to const. of new school for the Dist. OAKLAND, contract awarded to Box 1118, Stockton, $3,745 for i'e-_ bridges acr. Deer Creek, 7 mi. s. E. A. J. Raisch Paving Co., 900 W. SANTA ROSA, contract award- Olympian Dredging Co ., 525 Mar- surf. Center St., betw. Charter._ of Porterville; across Kaweah San Carlos St., San Jose, $3,900 for ed to Francies Corist. Co., 1929 So- ket St., S. F ., $71,716 for clamshell Way and 4th St. R iver, 7 mi. E. of Visalia; across improv. Woodland Ave., at Cory noma Ave., Santa Rosa, $266,200 dredging of berthing areas, Naval STOCKTON, contract awarded Yokahl Cr eel<; ; & across Yolmhl Elementary School. for const. of :riew bldgs. The t wo Supply Center. to Stockton Construction Co ., 639 Cr eek Overflow, 4 mi. E. of Exeter BURLINGAME, contract award- new separate bldgs. are designed SANTA ROSA, contract awarded W. Clay St., Stockton, $35,064 for T ULARE COUNTY. ' ed to L. C. Smith, 1st and Rail> for 57 youngster:s. to Robert M. Rapp Co., 705 Ben- const. cone. storm sewers in par- OCTOBER , San Mateo, $2,610 for const. REDWOOD CITY, contract nett Avenue, Santa Rosa, $4,468 for tions of Stockton Acres, Sewer 13 1950 ro~d , KING CITY C t . remf. cone. 50-ft. long culvert on awarded to Peter Sorensen, P . 0 . const. rein£. cone. pipe storm I Unit No. 2. · · ' ontrac awarded San Mateo Ave · Box 790, Redwood City, $21,062 for I drain and appurts. betw. Grace SAN FRANCISCO, co h trac t t o Fowler & Myers, Gonzales, $15,- 1 CASTRO VALLEY t :224 for const. storm water outfall , eon r act const. pavement, curbs, gutters, Drive and Montecito Avenue. · awarded to Charles L. Harney Inc., line f K' c·t awarded to Kevry Const., Inc., 655 walks, etc. in Upton St. between 1 SANTA ROSA, contract awarded 575 Berry St., San Francisco, $10,- bed /~~ina~iive: Yn ;:~t~rlyS to Peralta Ave., San Leandro, $21,128 Har ding: St. and Jefferson Ave. I to Vega Engineering & Grading, 249 for asphaltic concrete surfac­ Loren0 zo. · ' 10 an for canst. sanitat'y sewers in Or- SAN FRANCISCO, contra c,t 1214 4th St., Berkeley, $13,750 for ing, etc., on Bright St., between . SACRAMENTO, Contract award- tc:oarVdaAllevye.,BLlvadk.eaCnhdabCootmRn1do.,nCRads- awarded (general) to Monson Bros. const. 11,000 cy compacted fill at Shields and Sargent Streets and on d t L 475 6th St., S. F ., $1,010,000 for City sewer farm. Shields between Head and Orizaba e 0 _entz .Construction Co., 2416 RICHMOND, . contracts awarded const. Hastings College of Law, at LODI, contract awar ded to Wil- Streets. S uttervJlle Road, .sacramento, $31,- as follows: (A) const. storm drain, N. E. corner McAllister and Hyde liam Burkhardt, Rd. 4, Box 155, SAN FRANCISCO, contrac t 471 ~or const. samtary sewers in El 37th St. and Macdonald, to Lee J. Sts. Lodi, $3,170 for const. sanit. sew- awarded to Fay Improvement Co ., Cammo Sq~are Assessment District Immel, P. 0 . Box 175, San Pablo, SALT LAKE CITY, contract ers in Sargent Road and Corinth Phelan Bldg., San Francisco, $5;586 lC~unty Dlst. No. 2, under 1911 $6,767; (B) excav. drain ditch, east awarded to Thorn Canst. Co., Inc., Avenue. for widening Twenty-Fourth St., c · of S. P . RR Co. Rd R j W through Springville, Utah, $132,057 for LODI, contract awarded to Louis between Mission and Van Ness SAN FRANCISCO, Contract was M ars hl an d a d JaC· . to c entral, to J . 5 .723 mi. const. 2 in: . rdmx. bitum. Biasotti & Son, P. 0. Box 587, South (Ave.). a warded to Healy-Tibbitts Con- H enry H arns,· 265 ~I 9t h s t., Ber k·e- surf · road, S. R. No: 144, betw. Stockton, $29,317 for const. cone. , 1950 , struction. Co., 411 . Brannan,- S. F ., ley , $1 ' 773 · u· s · N o. 91 and N ew Harmony, storm sewer in Kettleman · Lane SACRAMENTO, contract a \vard- $27,306 for canst. R. C. . sewers. , Ma- OCTOBER · 1 8, 1950 WASHIN G TON COUNTY. .. and Lee Avenue. ed ·to Fredrickson .Bros.,. i259J 65tlt-

r .in ·St., betw, Illinois-and 3rd ~ PATTERSON, contracts awarded SALT LAKE :CJT:Y, c,9ntract .JAMESTOWN, contracts : award- . St., Emeryville, .$94_6·,610 for.•.4. .4 ·. m.• i . . REDMOND,·· UTAH ' C _o n t_· r .a' c t a s f o11 ow&:· (A). wr'd en D· e 1 p uerto a war d e d t o. y oung & .Smitli." Const. e.d .as follows for _cqnst. . &ewei· sys.: grade; , plantmi:x: , surf. .and :const. a..warded · to .. ,.Gibbons . ··, .· &.· .R~ed . . Co:•- ·Ave . ._ (Pl.aza.-.. E. l _Circulo. )·, ""to H.:Co.,. .20·3 B·· eas. , .on. · · ·,·Bld ·. "g,·, S a· It ·L ' a k.·e · s c he d . 1.,-Go1lect10n · System: .. To . (Continued- . on ,: N_ext·. - P~~)··· :· :' Wire - Rope '· · Splicing , an~ : ~ocketi.ng . Agents for Roeblings Blue Center All Work Made to Orde'r · Guaranteed aild.insm'ed 600 Adclisor. Sf·reet , . Berl\ ! I.. e Iey. _, ~~~~"" ··~-·~ . Telephone Ashberr:;: 3-3236

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B " . -f : _~; . ~"!· . a· r . . . •·'" ~ - : . ...1!' . •• ....,.. H -. • ···- e~ " .... ' R• IS..:.., • ~0- : ~ ~ • ; -~ Gene.ral Co~tractors-:- Highway and Public Works PHONE 330 ·, P. 0. BOX 6' B~vUCIA, CALIF• . ,,_ •, -·· ·•. " Twelve ENGINEERS' NEWS NOVEMBER 15, 1950 San Rafael- Reclamation ·in '51: ReddinK- NORTJJ BA,Y EA HAS HEAVY Million for EARLY SISKIYOU SNOWS; SHASTA - VOLUME OF -- WORK UNDER \VAY 1t Western States CLEARir~G 'IS LETs P.USH .. ~liiGH\VAYS , " r e:

r eservoir site at the Novato Dam last summer on the Syar job at Chief aim· for CVP in '51 is "to for the Bureau of Reclamation in 1 superintendent, reports that he has • .. approximately a hundred acres Klamath. achieve the first regular operation this aFea. He also sianed our "mas- four rigs on the project at this . . all mud. I Bro. "Hi" Gill is taking it easy of the initial irrigation features of · _, "' . time and there will be more rigs the proJ'ect. Virtual completi-On of ter agreement'· Vve WISh M. r. Smith later' on. Br·otl1er Sid McBroom. e U nderground Construction of f or a f ew months in the Vete1'ans " Oakland working ,like beavers on Hospital, Yountville . . . looked the Delta-Mendota Canal,· initial lots of luck and hope more people recently took over the job as grade t heir telephone con duit and man- around for Bro. "Ace" Brackett to delivery of water to the Tracy like him move to this area. i foreman. The job is located 16 miles hole project at Hamilton Field ... be in the next bed, but he ain't. pumping plant vi~ the Delta Cross Eaton and Smi~h have made a i from Ad~n, and) is a good place to Brother Ralph Peck in charge. Brother "Maggie" Magistretti Channel, completwn of the East good start.,.on their Hatchet Creek park trailer houses. · A. G. Raisch Company going doing the powder work for Max- and West Si?e transmission lir:es, job. Brother Andy Cathey is the SNOW TOO DEEP r ight along on their Sears Point- well on the Red Bar Bridge in and completwn of the pumpmg chief commander. Brother ' Bill Tl],f snow got too deep for Malfi­ 1 Sonoma County shoulder improve- 1 Santa Rosa . . . you. all know the plant switchyard." ' Pritcl).ard is doing the heavy duty tane -and Sane, on their project· me.nt project; also moving on their Powder King. The -program also calls for · de- repair work. Tom Wagner and near Susanville, and they were Yountville-Veterans Home road job Bro. Norm an Johnson, 1345 livery o,f water down. the first 117 Rfchard Damon take care of the forced to_ shut down for the winter. _ . . busy on street improvements Cleveland Avenue, . Santa Rosa miles of the 153-mile Friant-Kern backhoe, while Broth~ r Fred Dohle They are now moving their crush- in San Rafael ... all over the area. (yard at this address) , doing al- Canal. Initial water service is ' ing plant to another location in Karl C. Fiarmelmg making good right with his Bucyrus-Erie 10-B planned by the summer of 1951 for CAL BUILDING the same area, and will continue progress on their Eldridge-Sonoma Comb~ rig busy doing excavating an additional 167·300 acres need- · ' · to crush rocks for another six- County Dam, naturally with the and fills. He can be reached at ing a supplemental supply and 3400 ··. ~ · ' - weeks. crew like Bros. E. H. Ritchie as Petaluma 77-F-21. acres of presently dry land. Work TRA.DES WILL Everything is going well on the foreman, J. A. Ritchie as mechanic Bro. Don Pogue, with a new on Folsom power facilities will in- H. W. Ruby job near Corning. a nd Hayden and John Spurlock, Lincoln welding equipment (port- elude preconstruction activities Brother Clarence Roundtree and Don Al lgoo~ an? Bob Seeley on I able), can b_e reached at Petaluma and c 0 n t r a.c t s for generating Frank Simonick are looking after tne cats With Sld Armstrong on 12-J-6, address Box 227, Rt. 1, equipment. the shovel. Tom McBroome is op- . C R d 1 OTHER PROJECTS I ME.ET· :IN s F t he drag and motor patrol. orona oa , Peta uma .. . can Ca- , · · - - A n • erating the cat. A few mo..re Eng.i- . ao any place. · Other California projects: w v d t n the DeVelbrss spread at Bel- "' . h d t S t B b $9 Ineers are ue . o move mto this 0 Brothe Er Wa h c uma am a an a ar ara, ,- Th th' t fif h t' f . ver, note that Bro. H. M. "Whitey" th Vr Vnllke b rn~r,b pus er 950 611 t t' T I t T e lr y- t convE>n wn o proJect soon. Miller is back on the job as super- o~ ~ an a Men '-:rg JO on t~e 1, d othconS mtuhe Cecoto e du~t- the State Building and Construe-. Rand Construction Company will ipe lrne at the ar·1n "later· Drs ne an e ou oas con m · tr'on Tr·ades Cou 'l f C l'f · 1 · 1 · · · · intendent-recently confined to his P . . . v> • - S , . t $321 000 f - nc1 o a l orma wmd up t 1e1r pavmg JOb on the home for a few weeks. . tnct ~roJect t.akmg off for h1s 0 1ano · pr OJeC : ' or sur- will convene in San Francisco on Codarville Pass in another week Ghilott' B th S R f l home m San DJe.go ... says a lot AvellysAand ~lanmng folr motre wa$te2r. Dec. 7, 8 and 9. The sessions of Ol: two. All equipment will . be • 1 ro ers, an .a ae f . . f mencan cana sys em, ,- th . t' . b h ld . · nontractors are cont' l b J o statts commg rom southern 718 000 e com._en. wn Wl. 11 . e e m the moved . to their job at Mt. Shasta. m~ th1s. area ' ... recentlymuous added Y usy a Part of state· . A'. · · N d $ - S an F ranclsco B m I dmg Trades Au- Their' job will probably run late B th G B t r1zona and · eva a: 8 , 980 ,7 ::J 4 d't · t G · ' n ew Austin to his spread. r~ er eorge a es . 1s now . . , , . , 1 anum a 200 uerrero street. into next year. •.. lltlm Co99 st uct' C supermtendent of stre_ets m Corte to complete Gila Dl\ erswn works. Credentials to the affiliated locals . . Ha-. n r 10n ompany _ _ . . Boulder Canyon project $11280 _ '"...... , . _ The Swenson Company. got an of Santa Rosa (the old Spaletta Madera ... formerly with Brown- 47 f , I , D ,: an~ Bmldmg Trades Councils-were extension on their fish hatchery - Ely for many years Our best 1 _or power deve opment. a\ IS matled. out a week ago and the · · . · plant) where.Bro. 0. P. Charles is . . . · . · Dam proJ·ect $20 953 963 to com- fi . proJect. at Mt. Shasta. They W).ll w1shes to h1m on hrs new JOb ' ' ' rst responses have been ex · · · · on . the drag and Bro. H. F. Gibsori . · · . plete dam power plant and trans- t . - probably be.. there until late sprmg. in the hot plant and Bro. Les In Kmght~ Valley a~ove Call- . ,· . ' reme1 y encouragmg. Over 500 PUSH FREEWAY PCJlmer, genera-l ut· ·tL'es, etc., at s.toga, t.he s.ml Conservatwn spread mls;wn llnes. Yuma levee system, delegates and friends are expected 1 . d · 111 $770,393. Salt River project, $1,- t a t n · Fredenckson an Watson are present installing washing plant Is puttmg m a dam on the. Foote 998 °T t e d. stiil going strong •on their Freeway. Ranch They have an eqmpment 445 ' · he headquarters for the con- . · f_or a ll t 11e aggregates. These boids . · Utah. Provo River project, $4,- . . b . . There are so many Engmeers em:- doing o.k. pool and several b~others are. em- 509. 000. Weber . vHenttJlon WIMl1 ke mStthe Whitcomb played ·there that it is difficult -to played The supQrmtendent J ' · Basin project, o e on ar et reet. . Kervy Construction Company of · IS · $369 000 . L d' th k . remember all the1r names. But, .I San Leandro supposed to be busy II~. B~am; Brp: "Boomer" Freder:- w~shi.ngton. Columbia Basin ddea mtgh e speat· ers whGo wrll do know it keeps the general fore- on their storm drail p, . t . mck IS the assrstant and Bro. Phrl · · a ress e conven 10n are over- 1S roJeC s m C I' f w· d . th Ed project, $60,151,000. Yakima proj- , E 'l W . C H p ll · man, Brother Kenneth- Fox, busy t he city of Vallejo. arm o . m sor Is on e . R . . . $409 000 nor ar arren, . . urce ' kee ina them lined out . Parish Brothers of Benecia are Schneck ng.' .Bro. Les ~rane of ect, oza dlv~swn, ' · . state engineer; J . Morrisey, regis- P b , · . . - coming right along on their road ~ealdsburg IS ~n there wrth a ·fe_w Oregon-Cal!£.: Klamath prOJect, trar of the Contractors' State Li- It has been . reported that the job at Tennessee Valley in Marin pieces on the JOb. Lower ~own m $1,012,000. cense Board; G. T. McCoy, state ~rot~ers worki~gR f~r Blo~~o~noe County with Bro R D W'tt . Napa Creek three cobras on land * * * highway engineer, Division - of rot e:s, ~ut o e u . ave · ay e I m . M d d . j H. h ay d th . t f been vwlatmg our trade's rules by charge . . . Bro. Rod~ Sheran is i 1e ve 11mg. u was eep an.d d1d 1g w s, an o er prommen 0 - . . • fo reman on the cons"ructio d · not meet the brothers operatmg. snpr _o_m~ cfturt ficials. In addition, Thomas L. w?rk:ng £Saturday, S~ndayO, 'Cana · ~ . " n e~ Th'IPORTANT NOTICE U ll I(; II; V Pitts, IJresident, California State overtime or strmght time. or:- _. of the tunnel proJect for the Mann B th d t th . Arran!rements have been ma.de w·lll Get NlRB Federation of Labor, and c. J. n.or r.·o ers0 are0 enga_ge .a IS . Municipal Water · District where for Operating~ Engineers Local N o. Haggerty, secretary, California time m a 1 t f St a t e h Ig h way Bro. Joe Halverstead. is supposed 3 B!oo·d' Bank in this area. The State Federation of Labor, will \NOr k · • t o d o some muc kmg .. .. nothing, also addr·ess the delegates. · Ell1'ot and Gist are e:etting pretty Irwin Mobile Unit visits San Ra.- B, oy . f'_ t\tt Femg· ht-. · ~ as yet. fael everv other Wednesday mor n- ~y a ~ San Francisco Buila'ing Tr-ades vvell under-way on the Sacramento SEARS P OINT JOB ing, starting" Nov. 29, 1950, and Wnshi'll:::ton (LPA). _ Tl!e Na- Councils are establishing a local River bridge job. The old time. si.l- Piombo Construction Company can handle up to 25 donors. All tr'onal= Labor~ Relati'ons B·oar·d on committee to make all the prepa- pe_rintendent, Jess Hoops, known by are finishing up on their Sears members willing· to donate blood to Nov. asked· the Stlpreme Cour·t rations for the handli,ng of the many of the Brothers is handlmg· Point project which Bro. Jim John- 3 son is pushing since Bro. Bill this account are asked to call the to uphold its contention that the convention, and to make the dele- this job. Brother Dave Tenny, and San Rafael office, telephone San p!'cketl'ng of constructl'on J'obs em- gates' stay rn San Francisco a most Ray Coby are looking after the Pierce went into the dairy business ' in Fort Bragg. ~ Rafael 4616, and indicate the date playing non-union labor is a "sec- pleasant one. shovel and Brother Ed Lynch takes · of their availability •.• aJso ntem.- ondary" boycott. Not onl" will the work of the care of the compressors. Brother Basalt-Pumice-Drying. h tl Plant atd bers or" immediate family are eligi- Th" B d whi'ch _ has been past year "be reviewed, but. a num- Nelson W. Stroup is kicking a cat l apa w h1c was recen y en1 arge . , "' oar N ble to

·way. Old-time skinners will re- of all federal and postal employes main contractor was therefore di- ?, [bone, along with• other_. cuts and member Jim and be glad to learn will be introduced immediately reci:ly involved-a <; ase of "pri- Washington College, at Wash- bruises. Still in the hospital but he is doing o.k. on dams, roads, after the reconvening of the 81st mary," ·not "seconil.ary" boycott ington College, Tenn., was the first coming along very well. "Let ·me :etc., with a big backlog of work. Congress which is scheduled for and permissible under the Taft- institution of higher learning es- tell you that these Local 3 cat , Bro. Russell Pyle, one of the top 1 ,· 1950. H artley act. tablished west of the Alleghenies. skinners, ARE TOUGH!" ~