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P~. 521,545,3iO for Construction in Revised Highway Budget______1 B~ Jlo.lkJo D. ll_l. S...... far... C"l>,...... HI,.IICfill C".." ..tulO" Two States Join in Dedication of Redwood Hjgbwa~' • tor.______2 Scenes Ilt Redwood Highway Dedication Near Crescent Cit)·______3 !of Street Bridge Spans 95 per ee.nt COmpleted....__ ._. .__ ... B'II C. •t'. .,110__• R".u-, .e..ga,..... Progress Pictures (If M Street Bridge Construction ,)
State Highways EXlensjycly Damageri by Allgnl;f. Storms______6 7
Tabulations of l::Iigb\I'lI.y l~rojects in Hcvised Budgp.t _ ___9_]2 ConcretE' Areh Spall o\'cr Malpaso Creek Completed-lIIuslrated_____ 13 Analysis of Kew LegislAtion Affeeting Highways • 14, 15 BJI Ilokrt E. Real, G",~...al iliuM 0/ Wall ADcnl New Highway to San Juan Bautista Opened. .______16 8:1 L. 11. 01/)...", DUo'nel g .. gfll~er S3n Juan Hood lIild Bell.utification ProJect Picturcd . .___ 11 Gas Tax Revellues IIlCJ'eased 6.8 per cenL______]9 No"el :Method of Building Yerba Buena TunneL .. 20
ExcavlItion of Verba Bueuti 'runnel Pictured .. ~______21
Water ResomC1'8 Report of State El1gineer ~ 23, 24
Spreader Box Tmpro\'ed for Oil Rocl( Bordcrs--lllustrutcd______25 fJII c. H, POII~. CO'll~t",Cflo:l. Bllol"eer Highway Damage by Shasta Glacier Flood PiClured .______17 Summer Trame Counls Show 15.3 per cent Gain .______2A 8 .. T. H, D...... I •. .IIohu....""« H"f/j,.~~... Apparatus for Washing Oil Stained GlllS8ware-lIIUl>lratc(L______29 High .....ay Bids and Awards for AugusL , 31
ObituaMe! of r', H. Ruland and F, Christemell______32 $21,545,370 for Highway Construction of Major Projects In Revised Budget For 87th and 88th Fiscal Years
By JULIEN D. ROUSSEL, Secretary Calitornia Highway Commi~eion rrFlE revised State highway budget for Progress road funds apportioned to Califor the 87th and 88tb fiscal years, July 1, nia, thereby releasing State funds for reten 1935, to June 30, 1937, llS adopted by tion of programmed projects; the California Highway Commi,;sion and Secoud, by applyillg on State llighway presented to GovCl'Jlor Frtlnl\ F. Merrialll for coustruction prujects withiu cities tll/proxi. approval by Chairman Harry A. Hopkins mately $J,690,000 of the t cent allocation provides $21,545,370 for major project eOIl made by the Legislature, and third, by reduc struction throug-llOut the State during the tion of certain projects and elimination of biennium in compari scveralless important son with $26,498,980 projects, imp r 0 v e set up in the origiJ1[l] ment of which will budget adopted by be (leferreu ulltil thc the Commission De ncxt biennium. cem ber 27, 1934. The allotment to The rEvised budget the State under Pcd was approved alld prll.1 Bmergency Re made public by GO\" lief Apportionment C!'llOl' Mer...iam Sep Act of ]935 was pred. tember 12th alJd ill an 8C<.'ompollying state ieated pl'ilnarily upon ment he said tlult the use of 90 per cent despite the necessity of labor from relief of reducing proposed rolls and on the basis expenditures br sOllie that the amount paid $6,000,000 in eoIlSC from Federal funds quencc uf the act would be limited to pussed by the last $],400 per man-year LegisJattlre illcreas on eve.t'.)T approved iog the allocation of project. 'I'he cost of gasoline tax funds highway projects in to municipalities by California average approxilllatcir 1 hat $3,000 per man-year amount, it made him iuclllding ('ugineCl' very happy to be able JULIEN O. ROUSSEL ing, materials, trans to announce that in portatioll, Rtlpplies, all important essentials tile pl'ogrslfl for equipment and l'Iecc~llI"y iru·idclltals thereof. improvemellt of State highways remains prac By arrangpment with the Pedcrnl govern tically as origitlaUy compiled. ment the State has agreed to uuderwrite the The Commission accomplished this happy mall-hou,s of labor which would be produced result by scveralmeans. Pirst by underwrit by thc Federal allotment, selecting a program ing the entire Federal relief program allo of projects subject to approval of the U, S, ~ated to the State which enabled the Commis Bureau of Public Roads, the Works Progress sion to apply on State highway project" about AdmlJ'istratioll and the National Emergency $3,860,000 of the $7,747,928 Federal Works Council. (Continued on page 8) =WI
2 l;A/'/JI'OltNU HIGHWAYS .1.VD PUfJl.s/O WONKS Two States Join in Dedication of Relocated Redwood Highway Sector , , , , , , 1TII picturesque pageantry in whieh boughs, dahlias and other native Howers of pre6Cnt day leaders of California and Del :.lorte County. tied togetber with a buck W Oregon joined with descendants of skin thong. early pioneel"lJ, cOblumed Jndians and Oregon Wben Cb·e! Robert Spatt, Klamath Indian, "cavemen," the recent.l}" completed seetor of severed the buekskirJ thong with" century"-old the Redwood Highway (State Route 1'0. 1) Indian flint-knife, the gates were apencd by in Del Norte Count.y. south of CrtjCellt City, the cllieC and his fellow tribesmen, together WIl8 Connally dedicated on Sunda}', August with Mis9 Redwood Empire (Jean Griffin), 18th. Mi.so Del Norte County, an Indian princess The reconstruction of this nine mile lect.or (Ew.lyn McDonald), Mi&I CreliCent City between Last Chance Slide and Fl.a.nagan'l CLara Childs), Miss Smit.h Ri~"er (Jean San uves eigb\-tenths of .. mile in distance and (ard) and Miss Klamllh (Margreta Cranl'J).
Map .howing location. of old and new highway
eliminates 205 llharp llnd dangerous curves PRQ(]RAlI o~ DEAOK totaling 9557 degrees of curvature or abaut 'rhe Gmol.ll PtlJ:lll Municivnl Band, which twenty-six and one-half complete circles. headed the Gr8uts ]>888 Caravan, tben led The sa.vings to motorlstl in operating the combined earavons into Crescent City costs, conserva.tively estimated at thirty under direction of Grand Marshall H. G. cents per vehicle trip and b&sod on prcsent Ridgway, Chairmlln Events Committee, Red trafllc count figurel, will amortbe the entire wood Empire A~~ociatiOIl. Mllfflhal for the construction cost of $725,000 in slightly less Grants PS83 Caravan was W. M. M06C8, repre than len yean, senting Grants Pass Chamber of Commerce and the Smith River Caravan was led by TARIn: (JARA~"ANS .-\RRIVE PrC9dent William Buckner of Smith Rivcr Under clcar Mile skies, along the shores of Chamber of Commeroo. the Pacific just scuth of Cresel'nt City, three At Crescent City the official party was ten carat'ans arrived at the dl'dieation ';Mrri{'r" dered a complimentary Innr.heon b)· the Del -one £n'lm Klamath, which drove through Norte C()unty and CreliCc.ut Cily Chambers of grovcI of Giant Redwoods over the new see Commerce. tor; another frum Gralltll PIlI:l8, Or"J,'OD. and The formal dedication program followed another fram Smith Rivcr, on the Del Norte on thc beach at CrClCent City, adjacent ta Coast Higbwl;1o', the Oceall Drive. The speakers' sland W88 The barrier was in the form of two mASlilve beautitully decarated with redwood boughs gatell--e HE M Street Bridge acrota; tile s~ giYing t.hem a moderlJUltic bl.lll imposing ramento at tilp foot of :M Street in llppeanlllce. The entire steel structure is to T Sacramento is ralJidly nearing eomple be given a final eOllt of aluminum paint. lion and will soon providc an adequate and impressive highway entrance into the Capi LlcnT WElGH1' CONCJl&"fE tal City from the wesL The deck .lind sidewalk ot tbe steel spans Tbe new Lridge will aecommodate two II Id west approach strinKer spans will be lanes of highway traffic in each direction or lightweight concrete weighing under 100 with a single Mtilroad track in the center. pounds per eubic foot 88 compared to 150 Concrete curbs on each side of the railroad pounds per cubic foot for ordinary eon protect the highway traffic. In addition, crete. This amounts to a saving in weight there is a four foot clear width sidewalk of 33 per cent 8nd allows for a great saving on eaeh !!oirtc of the bridge to carr)" pedes ill steel in the design of the steel trusses. trian traffic. A heavy guard rail made of Some ot the aggrel.te going into the COD sleel protects the pedestrians from highway crete is so light that it will actually float on traffie and An orUAIOentAl steel handrail is water, but the strength of the concrete made placed OD the outside. from it is li~tle leas than is obl.ained from The two center piers supporting the the use ot s~ard aggregates. A Urln layer approach 1I1lftll and lin span are Ret on large of topping is also placed for wear and finish COlleretp bloeks part of which were poured ing. Placing of this concrete is now in full under waler. l'hdr total height is some 84 swing with two .pans complete. feet of which <10 feet is below the river bot tom. They rest upon Ii foundation of gravel Inside each tower and banging b,. cables and boulders. Since these two piers Bank pnS8illg over large /lheave wheels And ~on the main rivcr chll.nnel, the.v will be pro lH~eted to the lift span is a large steel box tected irom bH.rges and steamers by heaVY to be filled with concrete to balance the t'reosoterl pile fenders, weight of the Iitt span ao thllt rAising and lowering of the Spllll migltt be accomplished I'I£RS AND AI:HJTtIENTg l'"L.\CF:D with much more C8f:!e and le~ power. Foundation for the I'est of the piers and abutments consists or citht'r DonglnfJ li'ir p;l. In.... \'Y BA...... SOI!: OllAIS illg or reinforced concrete piling. 1'he gp.n A Illrge balRnce clJRin resembling a bicycle eral contrnmor has rI'Cellt1~' completed the chain Lilt weighing 515 pound.9 per lincal placing of tIle t:ast aml west abutments and foot hangs hom the counterweight box and west approach pic.'fJ of whiell there 8re three. is connected to the tower. This chRin is so 'rIH!lIe pierli and ablltml'nt.s, together with designed that tire weight of tho counter t.he main river piers, sUIJPorliJJg the steel weight eaJ,le in pflSsing from ono side ot the Iltl'ucture IIrc llOW complcte. tower to the other as the lift flpllfl is raised The lIuperstrncturc consists of fmJr Rbort or low('red will III ways be balanced by this Itteel IItring!'r RplUlS, a 225 foot and 167 foot elJain. steel truliS lipan, a 202 foot stcel truss lift Power for raj~ing the bl idge is 8upplip.r1 SPIIIl which providoo for a 97 foot vertical from two 80n1"('($. The mBin mot.ors are two clearance above extremp high water, and a one hundred 1101'SI' power eleetric motors aDd short combination reinforced concrcte girder the auxiliary motor is a sixty-seven horse aDd steel stringer spall connecting the front power R'1lJi motor, Both l'Il)llI'ecs of power and rear wall or one or the end abutments. IIrp connected to the mllin Ilear box aDd milking" total length of about 738 feet.. hoisting dnlms. All switch boards, eontrob, The two approaeh spaDS, the lift span, and and motors arc localed in the mAchinery the lift span towen whiell rise to a height house situatpd on top and in the centtr o! of ]60 feet above the lower chora, are now the lift spall_ 95 per eent erected aud ri\'eted. The to\vers An elAborate s)'stem of signals, sirellll, will be the Courth highest structures in the bells. and ~ates tAll been devp.loped as a pre city Ilnd will be covered with Ii I;beet metal !'.Alltion to ufegt11lrd the traveling public, (Contlnueo:llln .-Ie U) O.4UFORNIA HIGHIVAl'E< .4Nn PUBT,le WORK,,,! •• NEARING COMPLETION, the M Street bridge over the Saccamcnto River at the State capital is pictured with the 202-foot steel truss lift span in raised position still partially supported by false work. :~ ..J )lw· CONSTRUCTION VIEWS of the tall massive looking lift towers rising 200 feet above the water and the rugged steel deck spans that provide a 52·foot roadway. 6 CA..LJFORNIA HIGHWAY,"] AND rUBLlO WORKS State Highways Extensively Damaged by August Storms in Several Districts A storm period that covered practically the entire State during the last days of August did an unusua.l amount of damage to the Shte highways for a late summer storm in Sis kiyou, Alpine, Sonora, San Bernardino, Riveraide and San Diego counties. Large sections of roadway were washed out, or covered with mud and debris, bridges and drainage struc tures were broken and automobiles wrecked but without loss of life and in every instance State maintenance crews were able to open the roads to traffic within a few days. The most extensive cases of damage are described in the following reports: hour later, at 5.30 a.m. The flood reached its BY E. E. WALLACE peak almost immediately and rushed down the District Engineer, District XI gorge in varying depths from 18 inches to six feet, depending upon the width of the canyon floor. Seven miles of highway were destroyed. INCE the early settlement of the Palo TWO-HOUR. FLOOD Verde Valley 'along the Colorado River It required about one hour for the crest to Sin the vicinity of Blythe, and the Coa reach the foot of the canyon. The flow from chella Valley north of the Salton Sea, until the upper end was also supplemented by Ii the completion last June of the Indio Cut-off heavy run-off from Wide Canyon, a tributary from Indio to Shaver's Summit, the only draining south from about the middle of Box means of travel between the two valleys in Canyon. The flow continued for about two Riverside County on State Highway No. 64 hours. Maintenance crews were at the scene has been through Box Canyon, a narrow rift of trouble almost immediately after the flood in the :>andstone mountains extending from It and en ered the canyon to render assistance point about six miles west of Mecca for a lIS soon as the waters had subsitled su'fficitmtly di tanee of ten miles to the mesa at Shaver's to permit. Summit. During the cloudburst season which occurs For the past year there has been a. tent from July to October, travel through this can settlement, at Shaver's Well, of employees .ron has been fraught with danger from the from the Metropolitan Water District Proj ect. This was completely wiped out, with the hazards of flood waters which POUl' through the canyon from a dra.inage area of ovel' 400 exception of two or three tents and house square miles. trailers which were located on higher points. Approximately eight cars were lost, a.nd two COSTLY BIT OF ROAD freight trucks were damaged. No lives were lost, one injury was reported a.nd in numer Records show numerous flood, have delayed ous cases people swam or were washed to light traffic and stopped all heavy trucking in safe points. the canyon for various lengths of time. In September, 1929, the road was completely SHAVER'S WEl>L ABANDONED obliter~ed and trucks and cars caught in the waters were buried and lost. The road was The store at Shaver's Well was ruined, the immed;ately rebuilt and maintained as a dirt well caved in and at present the place is being road until November, 1933, when the surface abandoned and the remains of the buildings was oiled. umerons small floods occurred ueing moved to other locations. This mearu> a during the fall of 1934 which inconvenienced loss Qf an old landmark, dating buck to the and delayed traffie and made the maintenance days of freighting with mules and wagons. of this sectiou very costly. The proprietor stated that from his past During the early morning of August 23, experience he wa.s certain that many lives 1935, extremely heavy rains fell over the would have been lost but for the fact that slopes of the mountains both to the Ronth and traffic was using the new Indio Out-off and north of the road between the canyou and was not concentrated in the canyon. Due to Shaver's Summit. The rain started at 4.30 the new Indio Out-off, no.interruptions what A.m. and had reached the canyon about an ever occurred to through traffic. (Continued on next page) CALIFURNIA HIGHW..iYS AND PUBLIC WORKS 7 WIPED OUT. Scenes in Box Canyon, Riverside County, where 7 miles of highway on old State Route 64 Were destroyed by flood wators August 23c1. At bottom, two of eight cars that were wrecked. (Continued from preceding page) In the meantime traffic is being handled This being a bond act road, it will be neces over the Indio Cut-off, with no inconvenience sary to rebuild it. This section of road is whatever, except to a small amount of local being reconditioned so that it will be travers traffic originating in the territory around able. It will require approximfltely 60 days Mecca. w{)rk and the expenditure of $15,000. (Continued on Vag" 26) s O.J,(,fFOJl..NIA IJlOilWAYS .Hi) I'LULl/) WORKS $21,545,370 in Revised STATE NOT CONFINED TO Highway Budget for USE OF RELIEF LABOR ON 87th-88th Fiscal Years ROADS BY NEW U. S. RULING BY EARL LEE KELLY, DIRECTOR OF (Cont!nued from p~e 1) PUBLIC WORKS OR~:ATEll Y..'F'!lJlENCY SECURED President Roonvelt haa approv.d granting the California State D.partme"t of Public By this underwriting program the State is Work. the right to un oth.r than relief permitted to llppl~f t1lf! Ferlllrll.! funds in prac labor on Califor"ia hillhwey projecte fi"a"ced with the aid of F.derel fu"d, whe"ever such tically tbe same manner as on ordinary or roli,f labor i. not availabl•. regular State funds improvements, and thua I have received a communication from th. secure greater efficicnc)" by not being obliged United Sbtes Bureau of Public RClad. informing me of th••Ignlng of these .mend to depend entirely Oil hand labor methods. m.nts to the rul.... and regulation. gov.rning The State must, however, employ the required highway conatruction by Acting Secrobry of number of mau"hours of labor from relie.f Agriculture Tugwell and of their approval rolls and this will be accomplished by spread by Pr..id.nt Roonvelt. Th. ,ignificance of this change in th, ing relief Labor to a number of State fimmned r.gulation, ralative to labor 'mployment projects. m.ana that the Waldo Approach to the north .nd of th. Golden Gate Bridga: Palomar As a rCRult. of thl".lle adjustments, the $26, Road, San Di.lI o County; and othar impor_ 498,980 set up in the original budget for !ant fseder roed projects apparently can ba major project conshllction tllroUl{houl the fin.nead undar Federal Aid. Whil. the orlllinal clau... stiputaUnll the Slate, less the t cent allocated for cities iiS use of reli.f I.bor only was included aa a reduced to $21,545,370, the 8.mount now F.deral requirement in .ueh work, the Stat., available for major projed construction Department of Public Worka did not dere 10 undertake the project. referred to above throughout the State. for fear that reii.' rolla might become depleted before th. completion of the work, DIVIl!ION NORTH AND SOUTn th.r.by cauaing th. gov.rnm.nt to di,con_ tinue Federal Aid. Of this alllount, $11,805,290 is for the north W. now look forw..d to the grantinll of 45 counties and $9,740,080 for the south group our application for the financing of these of thirteen counties liS apportioned under the improvements upon a b.aia which we can .cc.pt. Tho amendmont approved by th. provisions of the Breed act and amendments. President requlrea the contractor to·.mplo... Projects totaling tlJelie amounts are listed in only per.on. certified for auillnm.nt to work the program. by the U. S. Employment Servia. with prefsrence in employment being lIiv.n to 'l'he total major projects on State highways p.r.on. from public ....Ii.f .otla wh.n th.... throughout the State number 126 including are qualified for Ihe work. 16 projects on State highways in citie~. The am.nd.d .e'lulationll .... Ii.v. the State from the original mandatory provi.ion of obbinlng aU the required labor from thoae SEPl.'RATE ~'EDERAI, llUOOKTS on r.li.f wh.th.r qualified for the work o~ Separate budgets are under preparation for not. the Federal grade separation program of $7,4.86,362 and the Federal Emergency appor tiomnent of $7,747,928 [or highwll:r work •. [ Un,kl"~lull DETAll. OF MAJOR PROJECT ALLOCATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS PRlMARY NORTH .... API"",,"~_. EolUMlD:l OOSI lOit.",. DelOa T,", ---1- --- H-....boldl_•••••••••• I &lID"" C....k 1011>.:10_1 ••_ •.__•. 7.S Onuli'lila"d ••"fu,illJ.•...... • 'I'MOO lolODolori""••••••••_•••••• I OUUOIC...-lr\D!lftveoCroel__ . 4.b Otodilll.nd8llrtuillf'....••...• 111I,001 Hl:fIIboIdt._••_••_••••••• I 1~;lidad ID )lrN.iL_••• __ . 2.1 Gtodi..o,J;.DC! ,""rla,i"~_ ••••••••• 125,000 MeIId""""'_. __ ••••.•.•.. I l,]tn. Oo.b Road I CITY PRO]BCTS ----;--;----~~~~~F""""~~~~ ...... ,~ II_bold...... g",...... Br<-dn3' [r_ -u.h .i.)" liol-i.. 1.0 \\"obWl A_ . 1.4 :)rltll.,."'d ~yinl.. il~900 W,100 llouur _. YuboCit1: f'h:_Str-oo TouJ 0"" blola!. • . 111.1I00 G,ud total Pr , Soru __ ,. lJALlfl'UllNIJ. /J/Ol/WAYS A..VJJ PUBLIC WORKS DETAIL OF MAJOR PROJECT ALLOCATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF mGHWAYS PRIMARY SOUTH ApFo,j Eotimaltd Coot ROUIe Illil-"..", o. T.iill_er..ek to Hi CITY PROJECTS "'nibble Re.te too AnphL _ Leo AnceJeo: rootb~1 DIY Lao Anpl-.__ M Lo"1 Jl.cocl,: Stot. Stroot, I.in>.; SIl..... 1o Btonr., Av"'..... _. tooAn&e!.. ._••_•• M Leo A"¢eo: 1'1 Illd G Slree!JI fT'OJa Wd- oi"ttoo BJ'fd. to Ar.",ed. Streel .... 1.$ Gta1iqlMpo..iq 'w;hI .....y _ ",... "".. '1 . CALJPORXIA HWI1WAY8 AND PUBLIO WORKS 11 DETAIL OF MAJOR PROJECT ALLOCATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS SECONDARY NORTH LooaUcn o.\oil Total Lab....••••• 15 Uwe' au III ll&ul_ Ita...... (Middl. Ct-ook B,idi<)•.••••••••••• LI O.-.liO&- nr~ briolll••• Ul.OOO 'lO ~iai\f Rin. Rood (poru..,}••• _ O"..]ill,s (priaoo 1.!lIIf)._••__ 161.000 ~::::::::::..::::::. !O Oooc<>=' M...... " •••.•.•• 1.S GrWnl_••. _.••••.• _•. 15,(.:Ml El D:.ndo•••••..•••_. __ 11 Kybu.. 1115tn...bor,y..•.•. 0.0 Dr:r.ln~.od ....f~__ . HUM l:I Dorado•••••••• 11 1.<>..., CrtIIoio( Upper Tr"deo ro.er""" .._b CTTY PROJECTS r,,,", ~ _,!rr... .op.... • UOI!lltlDI bocIcd ~t.rsC<>oIL•.. till 8 CONCRETE: PAVER AT WORK on Ihe wldeMd Coael Highway al"nlil the Palis;odn ;l'l the Sanh Monica beach recre;olional lire. in Los AnD.'" C"unty. Thie contract providea II 76·fo"t pavement at a POIl'lt of h"avy traffic where the highway awings fr"m the beach toward the portal of the ColoradO Strut tunnel now under conetruction. 12 CALIFORNIA. HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIO WORKS DETAIL OF MAJOR PROJECT ALLOCATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS SECONDARY SOUTH Estim.ted eo,t Approx· County Route Locaiion imale Na.iL-mE) ofimprOVtlllent mile.ge Detsil Total Kern. •••• _ 5fl Seivert to Be~r Mountain Ranch _ 14,0 Sorfacilli_••••_• ••• • I~O,OOO Kero •• • •• ~8 Tehachapi to Mojave (portions) __ • •• Grading and 8urfa.ci"'8. 100,000 ~1 Kern•• _ 142 KomR",er bridge.nd appr.....h..{habell.. 1.0 Bridge, grndlng aDd Elu{rSeinK __ ~ __ 75,000 Kern ~ __ Bridges __ ••• .•••• _ 141 IThree bridges on Oak Streel rOule ----- 20,000 Kern a .... _ 140 One bridge, two dipo """t ofTaIL__ ._ StruulU~•••••__ . •••• _ 20,000 I Los Angele. •••• •• 26 Rio Hondl>Bridge. ._•••• __ Bridge __ . __ •••• .....--__ 160,000 Ventura ••• • 138 San Antonio Creek and approach"" _ Rridge, grading and surfacing. _ 35,000 Ora.nge•• •••• _ 17~ Co SubtotaL .... $3,628,320 CITY PROJECTS Available County Route Location Nature ul improvem,nt ~ From ceat From regul>' T0t.31 allotment budget ----1---- Orange. ••••__ Ansbeim: M,lnebesler Blvd. from Lincoln SL t.sooth city limits_.... •• $75,000 Lm Angel.., __ 158 Los Anltel,s, Culver City: Sepuheda lllvd. (portinlLq) _. •••••• • 7,I6C 47,070 195,7S0 Lcs Ang,les •••. •• 102 Los Angel,,: SllJIl> Mom,", Blvd" H",th to S.pulved._. •••• _ GradIng, paving, e:truetures _ 350,000 Lcs Angele' •• ._ •• 165 Lo, Angel": Flgueron Street (portions) _ GriLdin~, paving, skuetart$__ 481,930 Los Angel",,__ _ 172 L...4n~eles: Fourth Street, Indian. to Fresno ._•• ~~ ....__ Grading and paying_ •••••• __ 60,000 Lo. Angel.. •••••• _ too Angeles: Tenth Street (portions) _ Grading and pavini_ ••••. __ 260,000 'J'otal.nd subtoLaL. ••• ••••• ., •• •••• 0_ ••_.__ $I,19a,75( 1270,78() Grand T"...L •••• •••...... ••_. ••.•• • $3,899,100 Ora.tld TotaJ, primnry n.nd5Caolld.'\ry_~_...... ~ $21.646,870 ()A.LlFORN1A. HfGHWAYS A.ND PUBLfO WORKB 13 Concrete Arch Span Over M alpaso Creek o'rH En concretc arch bridge has been south of Carmel. The sharp a.pproach curves completed un t.he Sail Simeon-Carroel at both ends of the bridge therefore formed K highway along the J.fonterey coast, a dangerous hazard and caused numerons The new bridge which spans Malpaso Creek, accidents. fivc loiles south of Carmel, is 210 leet long The new ulld the old highway intersect at with u main span of 117 feet and h&! a 24-foot the south t'lld of the bridge. In order to take roodway with sidewalks on either side. At carc of tl'flffic during construetiolJ, the south this location excellent foundations were avail cnd of th~ ol() truss bridge was shifted able for the abut.ultmhl, so that this wus an approximately 32 feet east. The shilting of economical location in which to use 8 con this old combination truss without und'(lC crete arch. delay to traffic required careful planning and As shown in the accompBnyillJ;\' photo careful work, and was accomplished without graphs, the bllckground forms [\ beautiful set accident. ting for this arch bridge 80 that both an Tile total cost of the work of constructing economical lmd architecturally beautiful this ncw bridge, including the shifting of the structurc was secured. old trus. HE 1935 session of the California legis will be of inestimable benefit in providing lature had before it many measures casy access to all of the law affecting state 1 affecting the State's highway system, and countv highways. and, as has been true iu previous sessions, the legislature definitely indicated that California SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY should and would continue on substantially BRIDGE its present program of an orderly expansion Leg~slation enacted by the California legis of state highways. lature in 1929, 1931, and 1933 provided for Inasmuch as the bulk the financing and construc of the 1935 legislation tion of the great San becomes effective on Sep Francisco-O akland Bay tember 15, 1935, it is well Bridge. To make possible at this time to analyze the the financing and equip measures which most di ping of the bridge with rectly affect the state high the facilities necessary to way program and the provide interurban trans activities of the Depart portati Highway Funds Applied to City Streets (Contlllued from preceding page) Assembly Bill 1339 (Chapter 8-17, Statutes of con be ndvan(~d for Sl.lcb projects, however, only to 1935) provides for tbe policing of the bridge by the the extent that full reimbursement will be obtained California Highway Patrol a d contains certain from the l<'ederal govel1lment. detail(!(l provisions relating to the collection of tolls OJ the J>epartment of Public Works. Special traffic DIVERSION PROHIBlTED regulations made necessary by the physical charac As ernbly Bill 313 (ClJ!lllter 262, Statutes of 1935) teristics of the bridge al·e also included. guarantees the return to the State highway fund of any moneys taken for the support of tbe school sys HIGHWAY FUNDS tem under tbe p,romions of section 15 of Artide XIII In 1933 the people of alifornia dticisively voted of the Con. t.itution. Tne constitutional ~rovision, agr1in~t the diversion of highway funds for other which thus far has never been used, J}rovides thnt the governmen tal purposes. support of the schools constitutes a lIrst lien on all This sentiment wa also present in the 1935 Stafe ,'evenues. It. has been contended that. this pro session of tbe legisJature, with the result that the vision applies to State highway fnd... This bill doe8 funds to be devoted to highway purposes were not not distur\) thi~ provision but l"'CQU!reS the repayment disturoed. 'I'here were four measures affecting State into the State highway fund, as well as all other higbwa~' funds which deserve mention: svecial fund!!, ilny wuneys thus laked therefrom. Assembly Bill 444 (Chapter 624, Statutes of 1935) FOR CITY STREErS increases the minimum quarterly apportionment to counties from $5,000 to $7,crOO. Senate Bill 561 (Chapter 642, Statutes of 1935) prewieles that the net reveuue from one-qu>lM:er cent per gallon tax on motor vebicle fuel sball be expended CONTROL OF HIGHWAYS by the State upon city streetSl of major imporlance, No major t'.hangps were made in the weight liwita other than state highways. Under this bill, an alloca tionll applicable to highways. Assembly Bill 1295 tion is made to ei,ch city based upon its populaLion. (Cbapt-er 524, Stahltes of 1935) increases the pel" Provision is made for tbe elelegation of the expendi· ture of tbe mone~'s to the city in each instance wherc mi ible weight of 2-axle trucks where the axles lire the Departme t of Puolic Works is satisfied ilie city thirteen feet or mOre apart, from 22,000 to 26,000 is equipped efficiently to handle the expenditure, The pounds. This measure will not be detrimental to the allocation for city streets is in addition to the pr-esent Statc highways for the reason that 3-axle trucks at allocation for State highways within cities. tlle presen t time are permitted to exceed this limita The moneys can be expended only upon projects tion. which have been first submitted to and approved Senat~ Bill 626 (Chapter 384, StatutI's of 1935) by the Department of Public Works. The measure was Introduced at tbe request of the Department oC will make available to cities approximately $6,000, Public Works to iluthorize th~ limitation of w~ights 000 a bionnium and will remove from the backs of on cel'tain of tbe secondary higbways where such the local taxpayers this much of their present highways are not at present built to withstand the burden, as this is the first time the State has con maximum lOad permitted by law. The bill was con tributed to the construction and maintenance of sidered necessary to, protect the county rOMds taken city streets other than state highways. Heretofore into the State System in 1933. Many of these roads are of light construction, and the State has yet had this expense has been borne solely by the taxpay neither the necessary time nOr funds with which to ers of the cities. improve tbem to an adequate standard. Tbe weigbts pel"mitted on a highway Or portion tbereof can not FElllmAL ~ 'D WORK b~ reduced below 1(1,000 pounds, and no limitatiuu At the request of the Deparbnent of Public Works oelo'W that now prescribed by law can be impo ed Assembly Bill 2433 (Chapter 3GO, Statutes of 193Ci) until ll1l engincering investigation bas becn made and was enacted to enable tbe Stll.t,e t() take full advantage a public hearing held. of the moneys made avuiluble by the Federal gove.-n ment for bighway and grade crossing projects. Under PARKING ON STATE HlOHWAYS this hill th~ Stut,e is authorized to' advance the neces Senate Bill 7 8 (Chapter 714, Statutes of 1935) sary fund.:; to complete the projects for which Federal amen& many sections of the Vehicle Code above funds are available and for which tbe State will be mentioned. Included in the bill is the addition of reimbursed. . Section 588 to the Ve.hicle Code, providing thac except The Slate is authorized to comply with all Federal when loading or unloe.ding merchandise all vehicles laws, rules, and reg lations imposed upon the parked on state highways. must be pm'keel parallel to expenditure of these moneys. These regulatio s the curb or cdge of the rondway. It is believed that require that a portion of the money mllst be {'.xpended this measure will aid materially in reducing hereto on other than State highways. The Federal rules fore existing "bottle necks" in many of th~ cities. par and regulations, however, require tbat all of such ticularly where the State highway constitutes the main money be e:r:pe.ndl'd through tbe State highway street in tbe cit1. departments in the vilrious states. This bill, therefore, provides that the State is FIl.Al'IOHIBES authorized to do the neceSSary work ou streets and Assembly Bill 650 (Chapter 631, Statutes of 1935) highway~ uther than State highways, State money was introduced at the request oC the repre 'entatives (Continued on pag« 22) 16 O.:1Ll]l'ORNlJ1 HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS New Road to San Juan Bautista, Old Mission Town, Opened to Traffic By L. H. GIBSON, District Engineer PO the completion in 1932 of the FEDERAL FUND PROJEOT 'an Juan Clade elimination project The roall La a stalluard 30-foot l'oadbell, U north of Salinas, locally known as the with minimum 1500-foot radius curves except Prunedale Cut-off, the picturesque mission for one curve in the town of San Juan, and tOW11 of San ,Juan Bautista found itself some u surfaced with a 20-foot 4-inch cru her-run three mil('s off the main traveled Coast High base and a 20-foot 3-inch road-mixed oil sur way. The motorist wishing to visit the hiR facing and seal. The gradillg and surfacing toric mission in the town was compelled to of the road bas been complp.ted at a cost of travel over the old and dallgerous San Juan about '$62,000 the project beilJg financed from Grade, or over an old winding graveled the 1935 Federal appropl'iation of U. S. Pub county road, known as the "Rocks Road" Ji· Work!; highway funds. because of its origin at the Pinecate Rocl,s A feature of the work, when completed, through wbich the new Prunedale Cut-off will be the landscaping of a broad" Y" inter runs. section with the Coast Highway. The central The motorist frOlll tlle south or the Monte portion of the "Y," between the traveled rey Penins 1a di. trict. going to the San way., has been left a foot or twu above the Joaquin alley via the Pacheco Pas, was road bed IlIlCl will be enclosed with an adobe also obliged to travel o"er thi same grade, wall and ru tic gate typical of the SPill ish or the inferior county road. or go on to Gilroy motif. Within this wall will be placed. an and thence over the Pach co Pass. appropriate directional marker indicating the In order to provide a sumewhat Letter COll Sail Juan :lVIission. necting road from the Prunedale Cut-off to CAMPANILE AND CROSS San Juan Bauti ta, the 1933 Legislature made tlle abo'i'e-mentioned "Rocks Road" a Along the outside eClge of the two entrances, part of the State Highway Sy tem, and it auuLe walls will alsu be cumrtrueted. Back of was immediately temporarily improved by these walls a generous right of way has been applying an oil Ani! cl'ep.ni gs seal until a obtained, and the intervening area somewhat more sati factory conuecliou could be pro raised above tIle roadbed and will be planted vided. with appropriate trees and hrubs. Within the park area to the north will stand a Cam COMMISSlO_ HEEDED REQUEST panile of mission rlesign Ilnd in the southerly Led by the able and eloquent Father Caf park area a large rough hewn redwood cross, frey of the Mission San Juan Bautista, pub both fea.tures being' emblematic of the San lic spirited citi2:ens asl,ed the Highway Com .Juan Mission to which the road directly leads. mission to provide a more direct and adequate Across the main highway to the west, and couneclillg road. As soon as funds were opposite the new road, is planned a high available the Commission acted favorably adobe brick wall ",ith a rustic entrance gate, upon this request and made the necessary and the I1re:t behinr'l will he pl:mted with trees allocation during the past biennium for the aud high shrubs. construction of such a connection, \yhich is The landscaping "ork at the "Y" is yet now completed and opened to traffic. to be undertaken and will be financed from This connection, 2.6 miles in length, known one per cen of tlle Federal allocation for as the "Rocki;, Road," runs easterly from a road cunstructiun in 1935 specified fur nse in point on the Prunedale Cut-off, two miles hiJ?hway beautification project,>. northeasterly from the Pinecate Rocks, to the The new road which by act of the 1935 town of San Juan Bantista. The road skirts Legislature. i made a part of the primary the northerly edge of the Gabilan range of highway system, should be a time saver and mountains over which the old an Juan Grade be much safer for the motorists trav ling wound its way and eliminates any mountain from valley to the sea. ,Vllen completed, driving for the traveler wishing to visit the this landscaped inter. ection should prove a ~:lission San Juan or desiring to proceed ea.st heckonin~ influence to the motorist to pause erly to Hollis er -and thence to San Joaquin in his travels long enough to visit this old Valley points. ~hrine and its quaint village. C.Hll"oRNIA IlIGHWAYS AND PUlJLIO WORKS CROSS AND CAMPANILE will mark this int....s..ction of th...... w ..ud to the mi..ion town of San Juan a.uti... with the Prunedale cutoff. " 7 , k' ~ " • ,.I :-... ~ .. _.w }.' ... -._v , ,,,I , -!J \ , '. , ,t;f " \ (CU. ~ ~ --} ..- \ ' BEAUTIFICATION PLAN to include emblematic .t.. udvr.. and adoba wall at intaruction pictured abova. Inaat ahowa portion of naw Stat. Routa to San Juan B.utiata. 18 CH'{li'onN1A HWHWAYB AND PUHUC WORKS Dedication of Redwood Highway Sector (Continued from llag-e 2) Crescent City and Del orte County, Gen OLD ROAD MAINTAINED eral Chairman H. G. Ridgway presided as The old road also traverses this park area master of ceremonies. at a lower elevation where it will be main tained and serve as a park road. TWO GOVERNORS REPRESENTED The entire roauway has been surIaced with Edwa;rd J. Neron, Deputy Director of the nine to twelve inches of crushed rock and State Depa;rtment of Public Works, officially provision made for successive applications of oil as required. represented Governor Frank F. Merriam and Several large slides have occurred which Earl Lee Kelly, Director of Public Works. have brought the total excavation to in excess State Senator John D. Goss of Oregon of 700,000 cubic yards. The~e slides have officially represented Governor Charles H. been removed fOl' a safe distance from the Martin of that state. shoulders, They continue to move, however, and no doubt 'will be a considerable factor in Other speakers included: Alexander Pop maintenance cost for a few years. per, President Crescent City Chamber of Commerce; Supervisor J. J. Mc amara, rep SLIDE MENACE CEASING resenting the Del Norte County Board of But the soil is such that they will gradually Supervisors; Assemblyman M. J. Burns, rep cease to move and will not become the per resenting Humboldt, Del Norte and Mendo petnal mena'ce and sourr.(' of expense encoun cino counties j Presiden lIf, Goldman, Vice tered alollg the so-calleu. CrescenL City Bluffs President G. E. Frevert and A, E. Dalton of or the old highway. Redwood Empire Association; Oscar Good The new road leaves the forest area five cell, Automobile Club of Southern California: miles south of Crescent City at an elevation Robert Thomas, Maintenance Engineer repre that affords a panoramic view of the Smith senting J. W. Vickrey, Distr'ct Engineer. Rivel' Valley and the rugged coa t line for Division of llighways, Eureka; State Sena many miles toward the east and north.. tor James Chinock of Oregon; Newton n. The construction work was done by con Drury, representing the State Park Commis tract under the supervision of the District sion, and L. V. Campbell, Engillp.er of Coop erative Project, Division of Highways, Sac I engineers of the Division of Highways. ramento. SODA ~OP PAYS $3,495,000 CHRISTENING CLIMAXED PROGRAM GAS TAX ON 50,000 AUTOS Climax of the day's program was the christening of the new highway sector with a Ga:;oline and carbonated beverages ar~ botUe cuntainin~ waters "from the Klamath closely relateu, at least so far as taxation i and Smith Rivers and the Pacific Ocean. concerned. The celebration was sponsored by the Del This is interestingly demonstrated by the Nort~ County, Crescent City, Smith River American Petroleum Industrie' Committee in and Klamath Chambers of Commerce and a recent statement which reads, in part, a, the Redwood Empire Association. follows: The new highway has been constructed to "Recent estimates reveal that the carbon standards of "width, grade and alignment which, estimates of fIlture traffi,c density indi ated beverage~ industry pays something like cate, will be adequate for some years. $3.495,000 annually on tl e 75,000,000 gallon 51 Seven miles of thi., nine mile section fol of gasoline consumed by the 50,000 motor lows closely along the top of a ridge parallel vehicles which transport the beverages from to the coast from 600 to 1100 feet above the manufacturers to consumers. An additiollal ocean, through a dense virgin redwood forest. $73,571 in federal taxes is paid on th 7,357, Three miles of this area lies within the Cali fornia State Park System, where the forest 150 quarts of lubricating oil consumed by thr. will be preserved in its natural state. beverage trucks. OALIFORNIA HIGJIWAYS JiND PUBLIO WORKS 19 CAlIfORNIA UIGUWAYS AND PUBliC WORKS Gas Tax Revenues Official journal ot the Dlvlllion ot Highways ot the Oepartmeot ot Public Works, State ot Calltornia; Show 6.8% Increase published tor the Information ot the members of the department and the cltl"ene ot Cautorn!.. Editors ot newspapera and others are privileged to for Six Month Period USe matter contaIned herein. Cute wlll be glo.dly loaned upon request. ASOLThIn tax allsef;l;ment!'. for the month of J tl1.y 1935 exceedeJ. those EARL Lila KELloY Director G of July 1934 by 42.76%. The figures JOHN W. HOWll Edltor are as follows: July 1935 $4,351,472 Address communications to California Highways and July 1934._. 3,048,038 Public 'Yorks, P. O. Bc.x 14-99, Sacramento, California. Increase $1,303,434 42.76% Vol. 13 SEPTEMBER, 1936 No.9 Since the assessments for July, 1934, were abnormally low, and for July, 1935, abnor mally high, the above rate of increase doe Traffic Creates Problem j not bave a great deal of significance. The trend of gasoline sales is unquestionably up One of the major traffic blacks on the ward but not at the rate which might be southern section of the Coast Highway, that indicated by the July comparison. Assess through the Laguna Beach business district, ments for the fir t seven months of this year and last should provide a fair basis for com is to be relieved to a certain extent, at least, pm'ison. The figures are: by the new law of the State that parallel Jan. " to July 31, 1935 $24,714,121.61 parking must be put into effect on all State Jan. 1, to July 31, 1934 23,114,129.51 highways. Unfortunately for Laguna Beach and coast Increase $1,599,992.00 6,8% traffic between Long Beach and San Diego, A three month comparison might be made the Coast Highway also makes a considerable as follows: turn in the center of the Laguna Beach busi May', to July 31, 1935 .$11,741,265 ness district, which lies between two hills, May 1, to July 31, 1934 10,026,772 All of these factors, coupled with the fa.ct Increase $1,714,493 that Laguna Beach is one of the busiest 17.01% communities along the coast these days, complicate the problem. Naturally, Laguna TRUCKS AID FLOOD VIOTIMS Beach does not want heavy traffic whizzing IN DRINKING WATER SHORTAGE through its business district to endanger An acute emergency existed during the recent floods shoppers and others. Yet the slowly moving in New York state when pure d.l'inkiug woter had to string of irrita.ted motorists through that be provided speedily for large numbers of persons who 'I\'e1'e in almost inaeepssible plH ces. street this summer was not pleasing, either Responding to a plea by Governor- Lelnnan, milk to the city or to the drivers, Intersection truck operat()l's placed. their equipment in emergency regulation, on at least one intersection, may oorvice a.s SOOn as delivery of milll in the tanlls had be necessary, but will not solve the problem, been e:O'ected. Filled with watel", the tlUlk-trucks were sent into it is feared. Removal of angle parking will the stricken areas, their drivers overcoming many help, not because it will permit high speed, obstacles and difficulties as they made pro~ress over but beca.use it will relieve congestion of flood-attacked highways and roads. In addition to the through traffic occasioned when parking loads of fre h water, many of the trucks also carried SUPllliM of food and other necessities.-Hightnay High motorists back out into the center of the lights. coast highway, a constantly recurring irri. tant on busy days.-Long Beach Press "J(lohn," she sllid, "I've got a lot of things I want Telegram. to talk to· you about-" "Good," said hel' husband, "I'm glad to bear it. Usually YO\l want to ta.lk to me about a lot of things Cub· Reporter: "I'd like some advice, sir, Oil how to you haven't got."-What Oheer. tun a magazine." Editor: "You've come to the wrong person. Ask Approximately 3560 wiles (}f modern highway", have one of my subscribers." been built in e·ight central and southeastern provinces of China since r.llly, 1932. "Sir, I wonder if you'd help a girl in trouble?" "Sure, what Mort of trouble do you want to get Russia in 193- plans to manufacture 92,000 passen. into?"-Rotary Remitlder. gel' automObiles, 20,000 trucks and 15,000 tractors. OA-LII'UHNIA IIIOHWAYS AM) I'UIJI./U IVOHKS Safety Method of Bo,.~ng Yerba Buena Tunnel Leaves Core to be Removed ORE than 350 feet of the ~o.rOOl feeL This steel \dU be embedded in concrete Verba Buena bland TUDnel is now ",ith a crown thickne of three feet. M completely lined with ooncrete of II Due to tbe large eross 8eCtion and short minimum l.hi<'kna"l of fonr feet on its side length of the tunnel. 1IO mechanical ventila· willis tlDd II minimum Udekuess or three feet tiou is provided. over its crown. according to Chief Engineer In the const-ruction or the main vehieular C. H. Purcell's last l'eport to State Director tunnel, the open p In cOn.litructing the tunnel it was antici Manhlll: "'Yea, lbl, i.ll the fire deparl.:lellt. Do)"011 pa.ted that. the rock for the fint 200 feet .nnt 10 ....port • Ire!" from the west port&l would be somewhat K_ Dr>de: "Ob. _: I joat WilDt U> order tNt and broken a.nd inca~ble of supporting itseU. '1\'00II for tbe winter." Oement grout. under as much u 300 pounds --- Wife (l'Mdinc ~per)-''Here'a an old IlI!'D preuure was pumped into twenty.five u- 1, the...·ft fotlad 1rith t_ ~rU." inch hol6 which were bored horizontally Hllfbaad-''Ynh! Well. I p1..,-ed hrldce .... ith bel' into the rock: a.nd over the crown of the the other Illlbt."-RImkT Ciltn Slol". tunnel before any digging was starled. By this means the rock was sufficiently strength. 1l_"Wbo lfPiIled rulllUird 00 thia wallie. de...'" SIl_"Ob. Jobn! How could rOll! Tbla II J_ ened to facilitate driving the bore. pie."-W"~ When completed the tunn('l will be eon· Cr.eb.--- tinuous.ly lined. The mof will be supported h', perr.etlJ' all ri~ht r"r a ,,",llIU to bnl( on to by 16-ineh steel flrch ribll Ilpaeed every three hn routh, but not ....hne he·. tlt tue ....heel. VALIlI'ORNlA HIGHWAYS AJVD PUBLlO WORKS 21 VERBA BUENA ISLAND TUNNEL of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge project as it will appear ,when completed. DOWN TO TH E CORE. With the tunnel completely concreted and steel lined by novel construc· tion methods a steam shovel begins removal of thousands of cubic yards of rock from 58 by 76·foot bore. 22 OALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIQ WORKS Law Fixes Control M Street Bridge of S ignals on State Will Be Opened to Highways in Cities Traffic in November (Continued from page 15) (Contlnued trom Page 4) of the counties and cities. It was dL~ussed anti ..All mechanisms are electrically operated worked out with the DeplIrtment of Public \Vorks. from Hie machinery house with the excep It plovides tbat franchises heretofore granted by tion of a few signals which will be operated cities or counties to public utilities for the use of by the watchman stationed at the east end streets Or hhthways which have sinee been taken into the State highway system shall remain effective but of the bridge. All machinery has been the State is empowered t() enf()rce all of the provisions placed but not put into opE'ration. However, of the franchises regarding the care and maintenance it is expected that ill the very nea.r future of the facilities on the hig!lwa~'s. The revenues from the lift span will be lowered to its resting these franchises, under tbe bill, will be retained by the c()unties or ci ties conccrliecl. posit.ion and the concrete deck placed, PLANTING WEST APPROACH TRM'FIO SlONS AND SIGNALS Assembly Bill 1654 (ClJapter 590, Statutes of In line with the present state policy of 1935) provides thnt the apprt>val of tbe DepQrtment beautifying state projects, some 2,000 feet t>f Public 'Works must first be <>btained before any of the west approach wlll be planted with stop sign or traffic cOntrol signaling device can be trees and shrubbery. erP.<'tl!d or maintained by local authorities in such a manner as to interfere with traffic Oll State high· It is expected that railroad traffic will be wa~'s within cities. turned onto the new bridge, tJ;1.e latter part of October and highway traffic the latter CONSTRUCTION AND MA'INTENANCE part of November. Work must be carried CONTRACTS out in this ora."&~a~~part of the detour n P:nw .... RDHYATT.811\ e F.nl:1nPH A loan of $8,600,000 has been granted by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to FLOOD CONTROL AND RECLAMATION Merced Irrigation District to be used in refunding a bonded indebtedness of $16,1!,n, MamtC'Ila1ICe of Sacram-enw Flood Oo·ntrol Project 000. This is the largest single loan granted 1tlaintenllnce work bas proceeded with a small crew. by the corporat.ion to irrigation districts in The small irrigation plants for the willo-w plauting this state. have been )Jut in sel."Vice, aud the ditcbes have been cleaned by relief labor from Federal 'l'ransient Hmp Revised plans for San Gabriel Dam No. 1 Weir No.8. . in Los Angeles County have been approved Relief La1Jar Work and construction is proceeding on five dams New applications have been submitted to the Works in the Santa Clara Valley Water Conserva Pro~es5 Administration covering clearing in the by tion District. pass lUld overflow areas. It will probably be some time before these applica.tions are passed UPOn. but it Other news of the irrigation districts, flood is expected that relief labor in quantity will not be control and reclamation projects, dam appli available before October 15th in the Sutter and Yuba cations, water distribution and stream flows County urea. is given in the regular monthly report of the Sacramento Flood Oo,.trol Project State Engineer as follows: Work has commenced on the construction of a bridge for the Reclamation Board On the Charles Seavers property north of Colusa. Pil"" are being driven by onr own maintenance driver. In addition IRRIGATION DISTRICTS to the bridge, four lllrge culverts Ilre to be installed in this vicinity, and tbe supports of the Cbeny Slough InigatioD Company flume, where it c osses the horrow At request of the directora of Hollister Irrigation pit, are being reconstructed. The entire estimated Dish'ict, San Benito County, a meeting was held cost of tbis job is $3,700. Considerable wOl'k bas been done in conjunction with the board to consider problems confronting the with the Reclamation Board in connectitoD with the district. Among these [5 the realignment of bounda new prop;rlllD for bank protection, levee and construc ries nf the district and revision of plans for a water tion as i augurated by General Jackson, division eugi. supply. moer of the U. S. Engineer:!. The contrnct has been let nnd work is in progress Consh'llction work has commenced on the three ou the constructiou of a storage dam West Branch, drail,age pumping plllnts in the Sutter By-pass by South Fork of Pit River. Stornge back of this dam Frederick W. Suook Q>mpany of Sail Francisco. wiII provide water for the Sc>uth Fork lITigation This work is being done under the direction of the District, Modoc County. California Debrill Commission at a cnst of $230,000. An election on the organization of the North Kern Water Storage District has been called by tbe Stale IDngi eel' for October 8th. =DAMS=~ IL!===I nistrittR Securities OOtM71Ii$$iOn. AM:ion on tbe petitions of various irrigation dis· Revised plans for Sun Gabrid o. 1 dam were tricts to the Cnlifornis Districts Securities Commis approved by tbe State Engineer on August 12th after siOll is shown In the following orllers usued by tb" iutensive study and review by the department, assisted commission to the district : by tbe State's Board of Consulting Engineer". East Colltra Costa: Approval of refunding bonds Application wa filed on July 22, 1935, for construe for certification by the StlI te Controller; exchange of tiou of a B2-foot concrete arch structure 00 Clear refunding bonds. Creek in Siskiyou County. The proposed dam is esti mated to cost $9,nOO find is to b liSeO for power Newport Heights: Approval of refunding bonds for purposes. This applicatiou was approved on August certification by the State Controller. 15,1935. Paradise: Approval of amended plan of debt read Certificates of npproval have been prepared for ~ustment. issuance on twelve dams located principally in the (Continued on page 24) 24 GALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS AND PUlJLlO WORKS $20,000,000 Approved for Water Plan (Continued from preceding pagp) bi~b mountain area~ of Plumas, Alpine and 1'1Ioh1ll1ll" Particular si~ificance attaches to tW() al1p-licatJons ('onntifl~. received for mining, domestic, and irrigation uses on COYlsl!'udioll \Vorl, on Grant Lake dam by the Cit)· San Juan Rid/{e in Nevada CJounty. ';t"hese ap·plica of Los Angeles. Bureau of Light and Power, is pro tiGllS involve appropriations from South Fork of Mid gressing. dle Yuba, NOrth Forlt of Poorman's Creek, Bloody Con'truction o,f the Santa Clara Valley Water Con Run Cl'erl, and Shady Creek. The various settle ~"rvl\tion Di8triet dums is pl'O::ressing rapidly. ments on th", Riog", hnv!! fOlUld themselves witho·ut Vasona dam has been completed. Work ut Coyote, water in recent ~'ears Rnd the Snn Juan Mutual Vvater Calero and Glllldalu))€ consists pl'incipnlly of placin~ Users Association, which has recently beeu orgnuize(l, fiJI and that at Stevens Creek and Almaden in exca seeks to develoJ} a water supply for iL'riglltion and vation of cnt-offs, outlet conduits and stripL>ing of domestic uses in this area, which some fifty ycars foundations. ago, before hydrulIli<; mining was discontlnned, Wits At O'Shaughnessv dam construction camps have a well populate,1 section. heeD e>ltablished und excavation of foundatiol1 for the Projects were inspected durill~ July in .Alpint', enlarged spction has been commenC\'d. El Dorado and PIncer couuties wirh It view to estab Repair work revealed as necessary by recent main lishing the amount of water beneficial1y used under tenance inspections, because uf the unusually severe 11erlllits bereto!ol"1" issued. winter is actively under way on many dams. FEDERAL COOPERATION-TOPO SACRAMENTO·SAN JOAQUIN WATER I I GRAPHIC MAPPING SUPERVISOR Ib======:::'1 Copies of Tustin and Olinda Qaadrangles in Orange Field work ('Omprising the meaS\ll'ement- and record~ Co\Ulty in stt'~a are now available final form. These sheets of al1 diversions, ill /low llnd return flow through wel'e mapped b~' the L. S. Geological Survey ·in out the Sacramento-San Joa(luin territory and snlinity cooperation with the Divil'ion of Water Resources lllli! be~1l records ill the Delta hnve continued dming th" are published on the scale of 1 :31,680. prt"t month tllldel' a reduced Ilrogram. Final sheets of Santa Felicia Canyon Quadrangle it~ The Snc)'nmento River at Sncrnml'"to rpnchefl ar~ Illao now available. This area was s\lrve~'e N CO~FOR-M1TY with request!:! from the bottom of the box, olle of which rode on the Di\'isiou of Highways to A~gust Storms £,~::;::,q::'"State Highways I BY G. H. NUTTING BY E. Q. SULLIVAN Maintenance Superintendent District Engineer, District VIII T E l\ilLES northeast of Weed, in Sis- T II i LOOATIONS of the heaviest clond kiyou County, on the Weed·Klamath l!"'alls bursts in tills district may be outlined as Highway, U. S. 97, is Whitney Creek, also follows: . known as MidlllKht or Inconstant Oreek. Between Helendale and Barstow in San These various names have been given this Bernardino· County rains fell to the southeast stream. due to its intermittent and uncer of tile hig-hway bringing large quantities of tain flow. This creek is fed from a glacier sand and gravel witl the flow of water, and on the north slope of Mt. Shasta and only depositing this debris in the highway dips. flows when the weather is warm enough to The highway was blocked for a period of two cause the melting of the glacial ice. or three hours. DlU'iIlK this period the flow generally On the Death Valley Road, State Highway reaches the highway about five o'clock p.m. No. 127, about thiTty miles north of Baker, and stop about two o'clock a.m., depending a storm of great inten .ty in the desert moun on the temperature of the glacier. tains brought large quantities of boulders On August 2 , 1935, a warm thunder and mud down onto the highway over a dis storm on the glacier started the snow and ice tance of about. one and one-quarter miles. to melt and the resulting flow soon as umed The mud was so saturated with water that it the proportions of an avalanche. was impossible to work any maintenance equipment over the area for about three davs. DRIDGE DAMAGED Aft r the water had drained out of the mate About one thousand feet of the Southern rial, tractors and graders were employed to Pacific Railroad track, which m-osses the open up till section to u·affic. The road stream about one a.nd one-half miles above was closed for a total period of four day. the highwa.y, were washed out, and the tor. DESERT ROUTE l"LOODED. rent of water carrying mud, rocks and trees RDute 31 np.ar Valley Wells and Route 58 poured down on the highway, cutting under fifteen miles east of Amboy were hit by a the abutments at the south end of the- Whit storm of similar intensity. The water flowing ney Creek bridge and would undoubtedly down upon the highway taxed the structures ha.ve washed out the entire bridge except to capacity and overflowed the highway in tha.t the ch.a..nnel became blocked about one many places. '0 damage on these sections was half mile upstream a.nd a new channel was done e.xcept that a few of the stop dykes built for the concentration of water to tIle struc cut that missed the bridge by four hundred tm'es were washed out. feet. Between Redlands and Beaumont on Route A portion of the water poured over the road 26, many of the strnctures wp.rp. over-tl'J eil. covering it with rock and mud to a depth of by heavy storm centered ill the Y uca.ipB dis about four feet. The balance of the tream trict. The water in a number of places flo ed flowed down the gutter line on the south side over the highway and down the paralleL drain of the highway, cutting the ditch to three age ditches, doing considerable damage to the time its normal depth and washing out the roadsides and shouldf'rs. On this area it was side of the road. This stream followed the necessary to employ a power sbovel and six highway for eight-tenths of a mile before dump trllck in back-filling shoulder and Cro illg it and at thif; point piled up a mass material scoured from the roadside aitche . of debris three feet deep and 400 feet long. Traffic was ticd up for an hour or two at one Equipment was rushed to the scene the of the location where the wateT· a. if sand same night and in spite of the continued flow cro d the highway. the bridge w s repaired, the stream returned Route 1 7 (earth road) leading from Route to its normal channel a.nd the road again 26 into thc Morongo Valley was scoured badly opened to traffic on August 30th. for a distance of twelve miles. (Continued on page 27) OALIFORNIA. HiGHWAYS iLVD PUBLlO WORKS 27 DEBRIS FROM SHASTA GLACIER flood waters covered ,State Highway 72 in storm of Allgllst 28 to a depth of fOllr feet as shown in picture. on this page and page 29• ... ~ .....,,1 ~ .. __~ ..~ 4 .. "• :~ > ~;l:: ~~r;~~ Jt;tr:'"#: /" ~ ~.~ ., '(.,. ... ·"'k,I.'i-",~_. ,. .' -+- -' HIGHWAYS DAMAGED BY STORMS down great quantities of ashes and mud (Continued fTom preceding pas-e) which are deposited on the highway for a In the vicinity of Palm Springs, the sec depth of two or three feet over a dista.nce ondary highway to Tndio by the way of Palm of about three hundred feet. Each time a Springs wa inundated two or three tilli6$ by deposit of this kind is made on the highway, storms occurring in Palm Canyon. the highway is blocked for a period of three Because of vast burnt off areas in Palm or four hours until equipment can clear the Canyon storms in this area always bring travel way. 28------CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS Traffic Count Shows 1503% Gain Throughout State over July 1934 By T. H. DENNIS, Maintenanoe Engineer 1935 HE semiannual count of traffic Oll the Per cent 13in or loss State highways was taken on Sunday Sunda,y Nond:lY Route Terrilli Gain Lon Gain Loss T and Monday, July 14 and 15, 1935, 17. ),. Rt. B .t R••••ill.·J'. Rt. 15. Ne••d. and covered tlH\ sixteen-hom' periud £rom 6 City _...... •.•_ _. _. .._ 20.46 13.56 18. I,. Rt. 4 .t Merced·". RI. 49 n.ar a..m. to 10 p.m. each day. Se-quola ._.. __ ~ •... __ .. ~ __.__ .. _.. __ 14.13 18.23 19. JI. Rt. 2 .t fllll.rt••·).. Rt. 26 .t The field sheets segregate traffic by honrly BeaUMGftt .•. ...-..._ •.•. _•.. •.•.• 9.17 periods under the following velJicle clai:lllifica 20. Je. Rt. I near Arcata.le. Rt. 83 at Pork Bdy.._ " _, 16.34 1.13 tions: California automobile:;, foreign auto 2.1. Je. Rt. S fthr R'thvale-Jc. Rt. 29 r.ear Ch1Jcoot via Quincy _••._•. .._ __ ._... 2.32 15.04 mobiles, light trucl,s, heavy trucks, trailers, C~st:rovlllfl·Jc:. 22. Je. F{t. 561 Rt. 29 via buses, and horse draw Tn. the complete Hollin _ _ _....•••••_. 30.04 26.4D 23. SOUIU.·Rt. II, AI.loe )e _._. 6.73 9.78 tabulations of the count are recorded the 24. Jc. Rt. 4 lIfIQ.r Lodi.Nev. State Llne-.~.... 2.2.07 2.61 25. )e. Rt. 37 .t ColI.x.J,. RI. 83 ne.,. totals of all the e types of vehicles on each Solll,y _ .• __ __ _.__.. 11.40 0.22 26. los Anotle3 a M!:xleo vi. San BernardinG _. 9.72 14.25 dav of the census. Centro~YlJmQ 2.7. EI _._ r _ •• _ __._._. __ •_ 8.52 12.91 The total vehicles observed on both Jays of 28. Reddlng~Nevad. Llne via Altura.... ._.__ . 2.65 2.11 29. P'l;l3(lut· Nevada Line uar Purdy·$_. .. 5.23 2.81 the count are 15.3 per cent 111 excess of the 51. San Bernardino·Nevada State Line.._..._...... 1.24 9.72 number recorded ill 1934. A considerable 32. h. Rt. 56. Watsonvillc 4 Rt. 4 ne_r Calita 24.51 20.83 33. 81.:50 near Cambrla-Re. 4 n&.ar Faraolo 29.58 49.40 portion of this gain must be attributed to .the 34. J'. RI. 4 at G.Il- Rt. 13 ot PI,kolt', Je. 39.21 28.18 35. ,Ie. Rt. I at AU.n·Je. At. 2.<1 at Oouglll1> excepti.onal traffic attracted to the San City _, __•...•.._. 1.34 31.28 Diego Exposition. 37. Auburl· True1ee _ __ ._ _ .._. 10.715 9.54 38. Jc. Rt. If lit fdays~Neva'" Line via 68.05 PER CENT GAIN Trud'.f1e River...... _..__.•__.. _.~ __ ...__... 24.65 2.89 39. J.. Rt. 38 0\ Tah•• Olly-N•••do State For instance, a seven-day count on route 2 Lin. _ _._ ___ 33.08 5.78 40, Jc.. Rt. IS noar Montt1uDla-Jc:. Rt. 76 at the Del Mar overhead railroad crossing .t B.nton __ _ • ,, ...... •..• 35.93 26.45 north of San Diego shows an increase of 41. Je-. Rt. S ae8r Tracy- Khus River Ca.nYOD via Fresno _.______.. 30.50 22.86 68.05 per cent in total vehicles over last 42. Redw..d P.'k· Los Gat _.....•_ __ _ .. 27.49 13.08 43. It. Rt. 60 at NowIID'! B••,h.J•• Rt. 31 year. n.... Vlct.....lII••...... •....__ _._ _._ 38.04 30.89 La t year a comparatively slight gain in 44. Boulder O,· ..k- Redwetd Pa'k 81.19 20.83 48. Jc. Rt. 7, Willows-),. Rt. 8 nu, Blu. 19.95 20.21 travel was recorded for the state as a whole. 46. Rt. I nur KI....th·R!. 3 n.... C<"ay._._ 2M 2.69 47. ),. RI. 7. Orland.J•• Rt. 23 .e., Morge. 32.69 18.52 This year the gain is quite general, as will be 46. Rt. I near M.D•••ld.·Rt. 55 ••ar Albl.n 10.84 10.87 noted in the following summary : 49. N.,a to Ie. RI. 15 n.ar Sweet H.llo" Summit ,.' .. _ _._ _.. _._ 30.08 1.01 Per Cent Gain or Loss for 1935 Count as Compared 59. S m'nl.·J'. Rt. 15•.•.__•.••..•__..__ 26.67 M.lIS 51. J•. Rt. 8 at S,h.II,i1I.-S.b••!Dp.I __._ 15.18 10.08 With 1934 52. Alt••T1blron ....•..._._._..,.. ,.. _...... ••...... _.... 13,97 21.29 Sunday Monday 53. J,. Rt. 7 It FoI'fleld·J,. Rt. 4 II Lodl All Routes______+16.2 +14.0 vi. Rio VI.t•...... _ __ 17.21 9.60 54. J<. Rt. II .t Perkin.·J,. Rt. 6, .t C.n. Main North and South Routes____ +14.9 +12.8 traJ H.us•. _ _.__.._.._._ 22.33 7.47 Interstate Connections +10.0 +12.8 55. Je. Rt.. !i near Gle ood·San Fr-aAelseo_... 4.44 8.08 Laterals Betwoen Inland and Coast 13.6 9.5 56. h. Rf_ 2 at Las Cruoesa Rt. I ear Fern- + + .ridoo __.. _ ..•.._ __.._. 14.21 6.12 Recreational Routes______+27.3 +27.1 51. Rt. 2' ne.ar Santa Marla· Rt. 23 near Free· III"n via Bj)ker.sfttld.•...... _..... _ .. ~ ...._ 17.98 17.28 The gain or loss of traffic volume for State 58. Rt. 2 nBIlr- Santa Maraarit8·Arlz. Line near Top:>e.k via Maju. Jnd Biliratow...-. 7.2'2 0.82 Highway Routes 1 to 80, inclusive, which 69. J,. RI. 4 .t Baileys.),. RI. 43 .t LIke Arrowh,.d ______12.17 19.31 constitute the basis of the above summary, is 60. h. Rt. 2 .t SOIT.·)'. RI. 2 at EI Ri•.... 33.41 45.68 shown in the following tabulation: 61. )e. Rt. 4 S. of Glendal••J,. RI. 59 .oar Pflillatt _.,,, ~.. _.~_~~._ ,fi.M 6.50 1935 6a. BIg Pine. Nav.d STATE HIGHWAY 72 BURIED undar four fut of mud and boulda.. by floed wahr. from Mt. Shutll Glac;er and Whltnay Creek wal cleared and openad to traffic in two daYI follow;ng the storm of August 28. The debr;a covered the rOld for a diltance of 4<:0 yardl. 3. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS AND PQBLrO WORKS Oil Rock Borders California Second m Placed by Spreader Gas Consumption in Box Attachments 1934; Third in Revenue (COntinued r:-oa. DeP U) ASOLL"lE-TAX income continued to rial in the 3·foot trench. The spreader box increase in 1934 following a rally in chains were fastened high on the trucks in G 193.."\, aiter the year ]932 hila shown order to raise the front ends of the shoes Ule first decrease in the h.istory of the tall:. about Ii inches. tbm causing the weiJ!:ht or According to reports eollceted from State box to he partially carried by the truek and authorities by the U. S. Bureau of Public prevcntl!d gouging of the eArth shouldf'rs. !Wads, the rotal of 1934 receipts, with refunds One-quarter.ineh steel plates were fastened deducted, was $565,027,000-----an increase of inside the spreader box OU each end, formin~ about 9 per cent compared with 1933. two false sloping sides or inelincd planes, and Receipts for 1933 had shown an increase leaving a 2.5-£00t opening in the middle of the of about 1 per cent cOIllparea with 1932, while box. As the material wall dumped into the receipts fOI' 1932 had shown II uecrease of 4.1 spreader box, theac plates forced it through per oont compared with the previou!! ycnr. the opening And spread it the full 3·foot Toto.! ]934 eongumption was ]5,454,481,000 width of border. It Wll8 found, howevel', that gallons, II. new peak, a 2-foot opening would have been wide Tho five leading stales in gallonage taxed enough to fill the 3-£oot trench. were: Ncw York, California. Penns:rlvania, ROLLED DY TRll(JK Ohio and Illinois. As specified in the speeial provisions, the Cu.dFOR.'''U THrRD IK RE\'BSl."E rock borders were laid in two COUrseI. The New York collected the largest tax revenue. ba3e course was rolled with a loaded dump llIDonnting to $4.1,927,000; Obio, $37,6 ta,OOO; truck and it was found that this compacted CaliCornill, .$35,960,000; Pennsyh·ania, $33. the mature more satisfactorily thaD II. roll~r 409,000; Texas, $31,640.000; D1inois, $29" because the truck tire rolled all portions of 126,000. the trench, pushing sideways u ",ell lUi down· The weighted average State tax rate for ward, and a much better bond obtained wu 1934 W8$ 3.66 cents per gallon. between the pavement edge and the border. Florida and Tennetllee bad the highest The grader was equipped with two winged rates, each collecting $.07 per gsllon. Arbn. flanges set vp.rt.ically and perpendicular to t.he S85 was nexL with $.061 followed by A1HbalWi. plane of the blKde surface. One wing was Idaho, Mi88issjppi. ~orth Dakota and South attached to the end of the blade alld the Carolina. with $.06 per gallon. other 3 leet from it. The action of the blade California. with 8 three cent tax consumed and wings was similar to that obtained by the 1,1!l8,6W,OOO gallons, second onl;r to New screens of tl ll1eebanieal finisher, as the com· York with a comnunption of 1,464,24.2,000. pnrtment made hy the blade Rnd wings was An increase in consumption was shown boY kept full of mHt.erial at all timefl And fed all statell RIHl II deercRSe by the District of or cut 8S the surfltce required. Columbia. OIVES SATISFACTORY RESULTS The rock border was left t ineb hjgher than AUSTRALIA BAKES SOIL IN ITS the edge of pavement; hence wben the grader EXPERIMENTAL ROAD BUILDING blade passed over the border some material b QuftMlalld, AUltull.. tb~ .... WIDY unl of ft'll onto the pavement. A slD..llll wooden drag hn'l"J black!tOlt. Tbe rolds. uDl_ flIrll~ I" was HLtac.hed behind the blade on a slight .lrnoIt. Impaaable III ..et ..ntheo-. Th ),fain Roadt angle with the ontside and even with the Roerd 11.. b\lllt .. upulmeata.l aectlOD of t1l'0 miles edge of the llAveID(lnt. and this drag pushed DJriq I ....chl... ..11k. b-Ir.K tM aoll hltO h.rd the scaU.ered material back onto the border. dinkl'l'-lIlr.e lamps lip 10 thrH 01' lout IIlCbN In After the material lUli allowed to eoot and set diltHtu. The aoll I, b.ktd 10 deptba Turilll for some time. it was given a final rolling, the (row tW"0 10 e11bt .ncb.... Tbe ...cbiac tIlTe.... strip above methods resulting in a very good &:ill leet Ylde end mo,"", lo....ard at ID , ..«are ep4ltd of 22 feet per bour. Oa tbl, toad a surface 12 r«:t appearing job. 1I'ide 1I'U hee.ted. Arter MkiDe. tbe dinker ....u F W. Boward was resident engineer in bNkera and. QrNd ."eDIy O'l"« lbe road. fonnlnr I charge of this contract. firm aurf,cc. OALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIO WORKS 31 Highway Bids and Awards for August CALAVERAS and ALPINE COUNTIES-Between AnSelmO $14)800 ;..Hayward Bulldlng Mat'l Co., Hay Darrington and Hermit Valley (X Cal. Alp-24-F,G,A ward $i 4,020. <.XJntract awarded to Pacific T,·uck B), about 24.6 mlles in length. Liquid asphalt to be Service, Inc., San Jose, $12,569.60. furnished and applied. District X, Route 24, See. F G, A n. C. F. Fredrickson & Sons, Lower Lake, $8,120. MENDOCINO COUNTY-Between Gualalla and 8 Contract awarded to Hayward Building Material Co., miles north of Fort Bragg (67.6 miles) to be treated Hayward, $7,669. with liquid asphalt. District I, Route 56, Sections A. R, C, D, E, &: F. Hayward Builc1ing Mat. CO., ffa.y EL DORADO COUNTY-About 1 mHe length ward, $14,246; Pacific Truck Service, Inc., SaIl Jose untreat~d crushed gravel or stone base and rond·tn!.· $18,012: Chas. Kupplnger, Lakeport, $12,995. Con~ surfaciug to be placed at Oglesby Canyon. District tract awarded to Albert Helwig, Sebastapol, $12,405.70. III, Route II, Section F. A. Teichert & Son, Inc., Sacramento. Contract awarded to M. J. B. Const. Co., MODOC COUNTY-In Modoc Count)' between :Rusll. Stockton, $13,916.26. Creek and Adin, about 5.2 miles In {ength, crushed gravel to be furnished. Distriot IlL Route 28, Section EL DORADO COUNTY-Between Kyburz and A. Tiffany Construction Co., San Jose, $12,000; Bee Strawberry, about 7.9 mlles. Install C. M. P. CUlverts, man & Jones, Stockton, $12,8<0; Pacific Truck Service perforated metal plpe underdralns and spillway Inc.~ San Jose, $14,$80. Contract awarded to Hern~ assemblies. District III, Route 11, Section H. N. M. 5treet & Bell, Mary~ville, $10,200. BaJJ Sons, Berkeley, $21,864; George Pollock Co., Sl!.C ramento, $30,006; Hemstreet & Bell, Marysvllle, NEVADA 9. d PLACER COUNTrIES-Between 1 $26,298; Albert H. Siemer, John J. Ongaro, San mile west of Soda Springs and Donner SummIt, about Anselmo, $27,723; L. C, Seidel, Oakland $38,350; M. 3.7 mIles perforated Inetal pipe underdrains and cor J. B. Construction Co., Stockton, $20,3u6.1 Contract rugated metal pipe culverts tQ be Instailed. District awarded to Harms Bros., Sacramento, ~18,626.40. III, Route 31, Sections B, C, G. Hemst"ect & Bell, Marysville, $43,062; N. M. Ball Sons Berkeley EL DORADO and YOLO COUNTIES-Between $52,710; George Pollock Co., Sa.cramento, $38,996; Auburn Junction (mi. 7.89) and Cool and between 4 Albert H. Siemer, John J. Ongaro, San Anselmo, miles N. of Sol-Yolo County line l!.nd irrigation canal, $39,144. Contract awarded to Harm~ Bros Sacra- 28 miles in length to be treated with liquid asphalt. mento, $35,981.10. ., nistrict III, Routes 93, 99, Sections A, B: A. A. RIVERSIDE COUNTY-Between Vaile Vista, and Teichert & Son, In"., !'iacrame to, $7,082: Hayward about 60.1 miles, seal coat to be applled District VIII Bldg. MatI. Co., Hayward, $/),474. Contract awarded Rout~ N,~. Be"~ to Edw. F. Hilliard, Sacramento, ${,~25. 64, Sectlons L, M, E. L. yea,ger, san "ardino, $21,840; A. S. Vmnell Co., Los Angeles ThTYO COD TY-Big Pine to east enil of Cedar $31,126. COl I tract awanle,l to Square 011 Co. Los Flat, about 13.5 miles road oil to be appli6d District Angela:;, $21,644. ., IX, Route 63, Section A-B. Square Oil Co., 'rnc., Los RIVERSIDE COUNTY-Between Corona and SOUUl Angeles, $4,858; Oilfields Trucking Co., Bakersfield, erly boundary and between RiversIde and Elsinore $6,20. Contract awarded to Paulsen & March, Inc., about 66.1 miles. Apply seal coat to existing shoul~ $4,459.86. del'S. District VIII, Routes 77, 78, 19, Sections A, B, INTO COUNTY-Between 0.6 miles west Lone Pine C'. D, C D, B. R. S, Hazard Construotlng 00., San and Darwin, District IX, noute 127, Sections B, C, D, DIego, $18,419; E. L. Yeager, San Bernardino E, F. Gilmore Oil Company, Los Angeles, $5,680; $18,8'(0; A. S. Ylnnel Co., Los Angeles $19688: Hayward BId. MatI. Co., Hayward, $7,524: Square 011 Martin Bros. Trucking Co., Long Beach, $25:111. 'Con: Co., Los Angeles, $6,040. Contract awarded to Paul tract awarded to C. O. Sparks, Los Angeles, $16,13&. sen & March, Inc., $4,806. SAN BENITO COUNTY-Between San Benito alld Willow Creek and between Route 119 and Pinnacles KERN COUNTY-Between Olle mile south of Nati0I1al Monument, about 13.7 miles to be treated Delano and Delano, about 1 mile to be graded and ~lth paved with eIther A. C. or P. C. C. and reinforced lIquid asphalt. District V, Routes 119, 120, Sec. tlon. C, A. GIlmore Oil Co., Los Angeles, $4,169; concrete underpass abutments to be construcled. Dis PacI!\c Truck SerVice, Inc., San .Tose, .~4,723; Oilflelds trict VI, Route 4, SecUon F, Din. Hanrahan WIlcox C~., Corporation, San Francisco, $109,752: Peninsula Pav Trucking Baken;fleld, $S,1 52. Contract awarded Ing Company, San Francisco, $119,771; Fredrickson to L. A. BrJsco, A rroyo Grande, $3,696. & Wataon ConBtructlon Co.-Frederickson Bros" Oak SAN BENITO, MONTEREY SAN LU.S OBISPO land, $109,749; Basich Brothers, Ton'ance, $105,069. and SANTA BARBARA COD 'TIES-Apply traffic Contract awarded to Griffith Company, Los Angeles, slrlpe to pavement in DIstrict V, for a distance of $94,994.60. 560 mjles. District V, Routes 2 22 33 66 61 80 1~8, ~ LAKE COUNTY-Between Middletown and Junc 117, 119, 148 and 149, vari'ous'section';. S. tion with Lower Lake Road (20.1 miles) to be treatecl Cumm.Irlgll, San DIego, $4,020; Edwin Andel"Son, San with liquid asphalt. District I Route 89, Section B FranCISco, $t,200. Contrsct awarded to AI. W. Shn &: C. E. A. Forde. San AUI;eimo, $2,5H1. Contract monds, sacramento, $3,604. awarded to Basalt Rock Co.. Inc., Napa, $2,537.50. SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-Between Barstow and MountaIn Pass ab,out 80.8 miles In length. Seal LOS ANGELES COUNTY-8unset Boulevard coat to be applied. Distriot VIII, Route 31, Sections between La Veta Terrace and Santa Monica Boule G, H, J, K, M, N. Ernest L. Yaeger Los Anl!:.eles vard, about 1.4 miles to be paved with asphalt con $15,900; Matich Bros., Elsinore, $16,060; Goo. HeI'~ crete. District VII. Route 2, Sectlon L. A. Geo. R. &. Co., San Bernardino, $14,813; R. E. Hazard, Sa.n Curtis Pay. Co., Los Angeles, $44,3.3; Southwest Diego, $16,882; A. S. VInnell Co., Los Angeles, $16,800. Pav. Co., Roscoe, $52,6~2. Contract awarded to Grif fith Compan~', Los Angeles, $39,913. Contract awarad to C. O. Sparks, Los Ansele.-., $14,025. SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-At ·MQllnt.~.in Pal CALU'ORNI.4 HIGHWAYS A.\'D PUBl.TO WOIlI FRANK F. MERRIAM------_ ------.. Governor EARL LEE KELLY •. Director JUSTUS F. CRAEMER ---- Assist:mt Director EDWARD J, l\TERON ------_-.: Deputy Di.rector A. D. EDMONSTON, Deputy in Ch.arge Water DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS Resources Investigation !:t. I,. JUNES, Deputy In Charge !.<'Iood Control and Reclamation CAL.IFORNIA HIGHWAY COMMISSION GEORGE W. HAWLEY, Deputy in Charge Dams HARRY A. HOPKINS, Chairman, Taft SPENCER BUHROUGHS, Attorney TIMOTHY A. REARDON, San Francisco EVERETT N. BRYAN, HydrauUc Engineer, Water PHILIP A. STANTON, Anaheim Rig. Is CHARL:,;S D. HA MIT.'l'ON, Banning A. l'\. BURCH, Irrigation Investigations RAY INGELS, Ukiah H. M. STAFFORD, Sacramento-san Joaquin Water C. H. PURCELL, State Highway Engineer, Sacramento Supervisor JULfEN D. ROUSSEL, Secreta,·y GORDON ZA:-':DER, AdJUdication, Water Distribution HEADQUARTERS STAFF, SACRAMENTO G. T, McCOY, Assistant State HIghway Engineer DIVISION OF AROHITECTURE J. G. STANDLEY, E'rincip...l Assistant llJngineer R. H. WILSON, Office Engineer GEORG.El B. McDOUGALL. Swtc Architect, Chief of T. E. STANTON, Materials and Researcll Engineer Division FRED J. GRUMM, Engineer of Surveys and Plans P, T. POAGE, Assistant Chief C. S. POPEl, Construction l<:ngineer W. K. DANIELS. Administrative Assistant T. H. DENNIS, Maintenance Eng'ineer F. 1'1. PANHQRST (Acting), Bridge Engineer HEAOQUARTERS L. V. CAMPBELL, Engineer of City and Cooperative H. W. D.sRAVEN, Supervising Archltoctura.1 Drafts Projects man R. H. STALNAKER. Equipment Engineer C. If. KltOMER, Principal Structural Engineer E. R. HIGGINS. Comp roller CARLETON PIERSON, Suporvising Specificatlon Writer DISTRICT ENGINEERS J. W. DUTTON, Principal Enf(lneer. General Con J. W. VICKREY, District I, Eureka struction F. W. HASELWOOD, District Il, ·,Rcdding W. H. ROCKINCHAM, I"rinclpal Mechanical and CHARLES H. WHITMORE. District III, Marysvllle Electrical Engineer J. H. SKEGGS. District IV, San Francisco L. H. GIBSON, District V, San Luis Obispo R. M. GILLlS, DIstrict VI, Fresno DIVISION OF CONTRACTS AND S. V. CORTELYOU. District VII, Los Angeles RIGHTS OF WAY E. Q. SULLIVAN, District VIII, San Bemal·,Ilno S. W. LOWDEN (Acting), District IX. Bishop R. E. PIERCE, District X, Stockton C. C. CARLETON, Chief E. E. W ALLACEJ, Dlslrlct XI, San Diego CLARE':- [ DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES I [ROBERT ED:::~::n:::i::;~Way Agent EDWARD Hf"AT·.·, State Engineer, Chief of Division ------~__ J. J. HALEY, Jr., AdminIstrative Assistant Port of Eureka--William Clarl" :sr., Surveyor IIAROLD CONKLING, Deputy In Charge Water Rights r;AL.IFORNIA $'T'AT"E PI'UNTINQ OFFICE: GEORGE H. MOORE,SUlt.I'p.UOER SACFiANENTO. 193e 2 BOO 9-35 11,500 ------1 . '7- •. r:-, . ....',OU;I .O:>a~" \ofwr j •••• MAP SIlUWINl,; STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM "'"-Y_.LEGENO_ ~-~ S-p.,.,,~ l.OSAAc;ELllS AlID YIClIlITYlO COUNTlt-Betweell Sllnw River Highway. Alia RIver and M Street In Colton. aDont olle (t.OJ mlle In lensUh to be graded and a roaO·mlx ll\Ir[ace Mr. Chriatenun was born on July 21, 1889, IrelLtment Ilvlllled. lind relnforced concrete abu:mem... in Oenm"rll and ""rna to Americ. at an tor an unOenrrade railroad ~roo.h,g. to be con.,trllCted. Dlstri"t VIII. Houte H. SectJon. F &. Col. Geo. nrly age. During the I...t fifteen yeara h. Hera'" Co.. San Bllrnardlno. U3.11i2; Matich Bros., hIli ,een "ervice on various conatruetlon Ehdnore. 13~.830. Grlft1th Co•• Lo3 Amrein, $\1,178: projleta in Californi" in responaible chargll R. R. RiRboD. l..onac Dell.Ch. IH.anll: DlI31ch Bros.. Torrance, 133,069: Lollil C. seld"-I. Oakl..nd. U5.4U: or work for ..everlll of the larller contraoting ),Iu',do Eng. Co., Lo. Angeles. In,ISI: O""llr O""r~. "ompaniea. Durinll tt,e year. 1921 and 1922 r..o. Ang..I"". \3~.8H: Geo. R.. Curd., Pavlnn Co., ',t)~ ha wa. amployed by Iha atata a. a foreman An..el"a, ~~2.2 8. ContNlCt ",,·..rded to B. O. CArroll, S.. n DI"ro, He,n7. in • prilOn ".mll ill Diatriel I. Ha allain enterad Ital" lerv;c" in April, 1930, on the SA;'Il BERNARDINO COUNTY 1 Stroot bet...een Feather Riv_r HighwllY a.. powderman, we..t city lJ ...ltlI lind "lUlt city limit. ot Colton. abou, where ha was amployed until hi. death. 1.3 miles to be «raded lind "'lOvcd with A C. lUld It nillfor.:o&d "o"crete bridge on IItoel II11"a to be oon· Mr. Chriatonaen leaves a wido_ and thr._ ..tmet..... D\.o!trlct vtll. Roule 36. Se<:t1on Col. Oeo R. <""\lrtla l'av. Co., Los AnJl:e:~. $53.726; Do.aleh minor "hildren now living In Oakland, Cali· Bro" Torrauro, '9t,072; Mundu 1:."n8lneerl"g Cu., Lo~ fornia. A'l&" "". $98.768: Oswald BI"O