• New Fringes Start March .1st * * * "Serving the men who move the earth!" * * * Hearing ENGINEERS: _:NEW S Drug Aid Aid For PUBLISHED TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF ALL ENGINEERS AND THEIR FAMILIES . Wi II c ut -•R et1rees. -Medicost JAM , WHERE AMER ICA'S DAY BEG INS HAWA II , THE 50TH STATE NORTHER N CALIFORNIA, THE GO LD EN STATE NORTHE RN NEVA DA, SILVER STATE UTAH , HEART OF THE ROCKIES . Extension of a key fringe International Vice President benefit for retirees was an Vol. 27-No. 2 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA February, 1968 and Business Manager AI Clem nounced this week by Interna has announced the establish tional Vice President and Busi ment of an Out of Hospital Pre ness Manager AI Clem with the scription Drug Program for the 32,000 members of Operating I \ start of Hearing Aid cove.rage ' for this group of members effec Engineers Local Union No. 3. tive March 1, 1968. The new prescription program Originally put in effect for will go into effect on March 1, active members in July _of last 1968 . year, the . benefit is now ex In announcing the program • tended to retirees and wili be Business Manager Clem said, added to the Union Labor Life "This is apother dramatic first Insurance ·policy. for our union and one that your Generally the benefit provides ~ business manager and the offi the cost of a hearing aid appliance cers have been studying care up to a maximum of $400_dollars fully for some time. As in all the for each year in a 4-year period, other fringes obtained for you subject to the 80%-20% co-insur by your elected leadership, ance and $100 deductible clauses · there must be a careful study of of the major medical coverage. A separate $100 deductible will not the need (number of members be required for the hearing aid benefited) and the soundness appliance if the deductible has al- . of our financial foundation in ready been satisfied under the ' undertaking ·the obligation of major medical benefit for a dis this additional benefit. There is ability which relates to a person's a need for the Out of Hospital hearing. Prescription Drug Program and • In making the announcement, our financial position is sound." Business Manager Clem pointed Under the new program mem out that this was another instance bers will · receive 100% of usual where the "responsibility for our and customary charges in excess con -
By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS down. Farmers got 7 per cent less On top of that, mortgage inter c:£,~kiu! Consumer Expert for than a year ago. est rates are going up again. Engineer News Now, with farm prices expected If you must buy a house this to rise this year, the prices you waft AI Clem For 1968 you can expect nigher year, you may do better buying pay at the supermarket will jump living costs again ." ~A year ago this it in the winter before the spring sharply. Your relatively better column forecast for 1967 a hike of rush starts. Price tags on houses llllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lll~llll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll values this year will be poultry 2 to 3 per c~nt. _ . Costs went up sometimes are $1,000 less in mid and eggs, although eggs will not . winter than in spring and early exactly 2:6 per C!:)nt Over the past be quite the standout bargain they • In spite of the fact that the last two months of 1967 and the summer. The more down payment two years, the prices -you pay have have been in recent months. month of January 1968 we have experienced exceedingly good gone up about 6)~ - ~ per cent on you can put down, the better yow weather, you would have expected the work load .to have held up average. Pork, too, i,s relatively good chances of getting a mortgage at value this winter but prices will relatively reasonable rates (under better than it did. However, our dispatch registers show that we That's real inflation. It has increase . later in the' year. In 6)~ per cent). have an excess of 6,000 people on the out of work list, and in an caused the average working family general, meat will cost you .more expanding economy_such as we have now, you would expect the to rtin hard just to stand still. • CARS: Prices of new models iil 1968 .- have been running almost 3 per out of work list to be considerably less and now with the rainy Despite-pay increases, by late fall a worker with three· dependents For Ja~uary, chicken, loip roast, cent higher than last year. But season ahead of us, we can assume that there will be many more cali hams, beef chuck and eggs new-car prices will decline from Brothers making the trip to the hiring halls. · actually .had-lost 14: cents in pur . chasing P?Wer from a year ago. are the outstanding buys. now through spring and summer, As many of you in the Bay Area know, we are::irnplementing It's importanfto note that in a as both factories and dealers allow This :eoming year the indica time of high meat prices, variation larger discounts. Your Local 3 the up-to-date hiring procedures and, of course, there will be some tions are .that you face. an even in prices among stores, and the Credit Union can provide addi mistakes made, however, I am sure that by working together we sharper rise in living costs-close can correct these and come up with hiring regulations which will opportunity to save on leaders, is tional discounts and greater sav to 3 per cent. even greater. For example, at this be more satisfactory to every Engineer who works out of the hall. ings on a new car purchase. Tags Frankly, ma~y ·of the recent writing you can pay anywhere on used cars, which have gone up • The most important thing being that you will have your correct priCe increases are not neqessary from 29 cents to 79 for loin roast; even more than new cars, usually social security number ori each dispatch that you receive and in at all and are due to businessmen from 37 to 69 for chuck steak; 24 ~o not go down until after July 4. addition, you will know the date and time,· that you registered on taking advantage of the war . and to 45 for broilers. the out of work list. "tight inOney" situation. This is • CLOTHING COSTS: Prices While these hiring regulations are now being implemented in . proven ·by some of the facts and recently made their largest jump figures· in the specific merchandise Districts 1 and 2, perhaps by the time you receive this issue of in the past 17 years. Retailers categories fisted later in this have taken noticeable advantage IUOE Talks the paper we should have them in effect in many more areas in our articl~k ···· territorial jurisdiction. of the delayed price increases on The probl~m you_r family must clothes, and have marked up their On Safety·.· At this time, the officers and myself would like to take tnis deal. with is that the sharpest in. tags almost . 5 per cent over the opportunity to thank all the Brothers who took time off to attend creases .currently are in the most past year, twice the aCtual in Have you ever asked yourself our Semi-Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 13. To those basic necessities; food, housing, crease at wholesale, the Bureau of how far you would go to save' a Brothers who were unable to attend I can only say that it was medical care, transpo~tation and Labor Statistics reports. Brother engineer's life? Or help not only the largest but in my opinion, the best Semi-Annual clothing. These increases hit the Shoe prices have become the keep him from a long, painful, ex Meeting that we have ever had. There were three ( 3) resolutions younger families hardest, espe toughest problem. On top of last pensive stay in a hospital? If i1ot, introduced and after a thorough discussion by all those present cially those looking for houses. year's general price increase of 5 perhaps it's time to do so. You still have to fight these who wished to speak on the subject matter, the recommendation per cent, you can expect to pay About the only thing of value to • price rises to protect your family's of 'the Executive Board was non-concurrence and was adopted by another increase of about 4 per be extracted from an accident is living standard and· there are cent this year. knowledge-knowledge about how an overwhelming vote. In my humble opinion, this signifies one some ways left to do it. Our advice: .. Shop the January to prevent sir:nilar accidents from tliirig-the membership of Local 3 has a great deal of confidence One way is to time your buying shoe sales for immediate needs; occurring. Nevertheless, in their Executive Board. If we continue to work together in the to take advantage of seasonal accide~ts also the January and February involving Operating Engineers future as we have in the past, we will be able to achieve many price fluctuations. Another is to coat, suit, shirt and other clear happen by the hundreds every more gains for the members of Local 3. compare values closely, especially ances. Don't wait until March to day, and virtually one hears in buying food, and to avoid the buy shoes andother clothing items ~o We have one dark spot with us as yet and that is the copper about them or the details of how costlier TV -advertised processed you will need soon. Prices will be strike which seems to drag on but we are sincerely hopeful that they come about A one minute foods, soaps and toiletries. The higher. this will reach a successful conclusion in the not too distant future. report on an accident at a meeting manufacturers and retailers like to One bright spot is the lower m• a short writeup in the Local The unfortunate part of this situation is that the members of our say that consumers vote with their prices and improvements in dur Union newspaper could prevent a union are a very small segment of the people affected by this dollars. So study the candidates able-press shirts, blouses, slacks similar accident befalling a Brother copper strike, and as a result, we play a minor role in these in the stores and vote for the best and dresses made of polyester engineer. Sometimes this is done, negotiations. buys. Every time you save a buck cotton blends. More of these gar but all too rarely. You will note that we have reached another milestone in our you help your own . family and ments now are improved by the • everybody else. If your Local Union doesn't road of progress and that is that the trustees on the Health and addition of soil-release finishes Another impoitant policy for have a safety committee, it ought Welfare Plan have adopted a policy whereby they will pay a which help solve the tendency of 1968 is to avoid any borrowing. or polyester to retain soil. to. And all accidents shoUld be re certain part of the drug bill that you may accrue. The details, installment buying that is not • HOUSES: If you have been ported to them so the information which you have no doubt read, are in another section of this paper. truly essential. Lending money hoping to buy a house in 1968 gained thereby can be put to use. The AGC is holding a National Safety Conference in Washing~ will be even tighter this year, and you will pay doubly extra. Prices Accidents of · the same kind keep ton, D.C. on February 1-2, where all the problems in construction interest .rates and .finance charges of houses have reached historic repeating over and over. safety will be discussed at great lengths. Gen. Secretary-Treasurer higher. This is due largely to in-. peaks, with the average now cost Would any of you care to feel Newell Carman will be one of the speakers along with several creased ·.Government borrowing ing close to $20,000. Resale prices responsible for an injury or fatality government officials as well as Dale Marr, Vice President of and the devaluation of .the British of existing homes jumped sharply through lack of a few minutes ef Local3. pound, and is . providing a bo this year, now-averaging $19,538 fort to inform the Local? I'm sure nanza for banks and wealthy in- Our organizing campaign in Guam is progressing as well as can compared to $18,265 a year ago, the answer is no, so think about it vestors. · · · · the National Association of Real the next time an 'accident occurs be expected. Brother Fran Walker has been on the island for som~ This January itself will provide Estate Boards reports. on your job. time and has been quite successful in furthering the efforts of some unusual buying opportuni our Union in this part of our jurisdiction. ties. Nofollly is -this a big month • The committee on jurisdiction ·is meeting with various crafts for sales ' anyway, but this year endeavoring to iron out our difficulties with them. The jurisdiC merchants- and- manufacturers are tional problems have been with us for many years and, no doubt, stucl< with . unsold Christmas ENGlNE._ ERS will be with us for many more years to come. As jurisdiction is goods. t'iie g'enerai j:mblic, already the very lifeblood of our organization, we must all exert every trying fo :f.i9pe ~{t1ii1igh food ~md effort that we possibly can to protect the job opportunities for all .housing costs, balked at this year's the members of Local 3. excessiyi _pri_ce .t~gs 011 TV~;;_~dver ti~ed toy~ _- and .othyr gift items, .Here.ar\')_fact,s.. tcr l;elp you plan .. Published each mo~th by Local Union No.3 of the Dear Mr. Clem: International Union of Operating Engineers yqur.. l::JllY.ii!g fQJ J:aqua,ry and . (No. Califmnia, No. Nevada, Utah, Enclosed please find Interest Money Order for our Loan thrquglwvt 1968:. Hawaii; Guam.) -Subscription price $2.50 per year. (Credit Union)! Want to thank you for being so very nice and . o . SHOPPING. }<'OR FOOD: Office: 474 Valencia St., San Francisco, Calif. 94103 co~siderate of Ed and me in our stroke of ill luck. It is so wonder After 1966's steep 5 : p~r cent price Advertising. Rates Available on Request fuL to know our Union is always our friend and advisor. All of our rise, food .prices held .to.that high · AL CLEM ...... '...... International Vice President Local #3 members are: so fortunate to have such a wonderful plateau.this past year though.they , Business Manager and Editor group of people who are ready and willing to help in any way should. . have receded because whol~sal~ - -.food. prices. did : go PAUL EDGECOMB~ ...... President • possible. · vVe shall always· be eternally grateful for all past favors. DALE MARR ...... ' ...... ; ...... Vice-President · : . · Sincerely yours, . ENGINEERS NEWS T. J. STAPLETON .... Recording-Corresponding Secretary Published rrionthly by Local Union No. 3 A. J. HOPE ...... Financial Secretary Is/ Mrs. E. C. Johnson of the International . Union of Operating 2446 Tennessee Street Engineers,. 474 Valencia St., San Fr_ancisco, DON KIN CHLOE ...... Treasurer Calif. 94101 : Second class postage ·paid at Vallejo, California 945.90 San Francisco, Calif. KEN ERWIN ...... , ...... Managing Editor 707-644-4989 •• February, 1968 E·N G I' N E E Rs· N E WS Page 3 E. Board Drug Aid Allots 5 Program
Continued from. page I Payment of Claims. Because of Fringes the large. number of claims and · the low average cost per prescrip- · · Business Manager and Inter tion, claim forms received are national Vice President AI Clem' accumulated until the end of the aimounced this week that Local month and paid in one draft dur Union No. 3's Executive Board ing the following month. Payment · had made final allocation of is made directly to the eligible participant. No assignment of . fringe options on five major benefits is permitted. The reverse · contracts. Allocations will go side of this card serves as the only into effect as of March 1st. In d~im form which is required. _¢luded are: Claims must be filed within 90 ' " • Bay Counties Civil Engineers days from the date on which the · prescription is filled. and Land Surveyors Association, · Business ' Manager Clem also Inc:, and Independent TeJanuary 1967, the proposed proj -- -- - ~ '- put in the Pension Trust --Fund California/':· '' si_t YS" ' ·Toby;- . '. (< arrd . po'rt .. Bill·h~s workedc:n·,suc~· jobs . ect will cost an estimated $5,170,- and-five cents · ( 5¢) in the .Y aca~ WOrked- O:n ·the•·origirial · ddi.Iblec 000 . .. ,. ~ ""' including federal costs of tion & Holiday Fund, bringing the trackin:g of-the ·Santa •Fe; ·Railroad -\II .I . o l " ,._· -, J! < •I [ h f ~ /: i \,"\ ' , o} • ' "" oiJ.,: I $15.3 M,iJJi_on . • J, . / (.: . $3,740,0,00 and ,1on-federal costs B-rothers Aid CPO - , - d;' _.- fringe benefit total from ninety through Arizona~- into · ·California: .. ._ - . - -·· of $1,430,000 for lands, ease two cents ( 92¢) to a dollar · and -Shovel Ope·ratoT ?Bavis'' aho - · ·· Biother' A'tt McCarter· of Los tt · ~_using :_ proiect ments, rights-of-way and reloca twocents ($1.02). worked on the Henshaw Dam and :Banos;· California, nor b'ri]y ·oe- · BURLINGAME-Kay Holmes, tion of utilities and bridges. • the construction of the original 'lieves in stippottii,lg' 'flie annual · B .r..... ·- ,l)-rlingame, . announced start of Navar ·T1-;ai,nliJ:g ;:Cente1: JJ.i · S;an CereBral 'Palsy · Drive 'iri' 'his construction on "The Meadows," W.ork Incentive Program Diegcr as .)V~ · ~ s ~ qigging; hi_tlhhe -community ·· li-ut · iif "iniikirig it " a new $1.5.3 million project inSan New Wage The Labor Department has an basem~pts il1 _ lf.o.~ ~Apgele§." :: · • easy· and pleasant ·for others to Jose. nounced plans to move 114,000 _Harr y_ R Han~ on has ' been .. a ·give. The McCarter family ·haii _ Company president Irving ·Kay people off the .welfare rolls "shove~ qperator" .siirce 1912. and · joined · with' three · other fami~ · into ~aid 600 single family units in the Chief Here "it wo_uld:take training programs in jobs in _the a book to 'mime the lie's · and together Hiey · stage" $23,000-$28,000 price range are constmction jobs" he has--worked special' events· raise next 18 months. It' will be done fo funds for · planned. They will feature seven SAN FRANCISCO-Milton K. on in the past fifty-six this · worthy .. cause·. 'This- year - under the Work Incentive Pro years. "Of plans all designed by the San · Hedberg has been appointed re course some .of the .jobs that they' have 'planneil +ari "all:day gram authorized by the 1967 the Francisco architectural firm of gional director of the Labor De Amendments younger members might know, by festival af the DES Portuguese to the Social Secu . Burger & Coplans. partment's wage-hour and public rity Act. - name include Grand Coulee Dam, Hall imd with help from the contract's divisions .' .The office, Salt Springs Dam and Bigham mimy Los B.anos · merchiu-its it which is headquartered Manpower Area Stability· here, ad Youth Opportunity Canyon (Utah Copper)," states promises to-be one of Hie big ministers the federal wage and Harry. Except for a stint in the civic ·events of' the yeiu. Top The January area unemploy hour law in eight- western states. Mayors and Youth Coordi Navy during World War I, Broth~ door prize will he -a $500 two· ment classification remained un Hedberg succeeds Frank J. nators_of the Nation's 50 largest er Hanson has been an active way radio, with-a multitude of changed in all 150 of i:he nation's Muench, who is retiring after 32 · • cities gathered in Washington on union member since he was issued other :prizes. Free refreshments major years of federal manpower centers, the _service. January 29, to help formulate and his first card in the Steam Shovel and dancing are a part of the Labor Department reports. The An Air Force veteran of World begin implementing youth pro and Dredgemeri' s Local 27 as a program. Last year, the same only - changes from December . War II, · Hedberg has 26 years of grams of employment, recreation Fireman in 1912. Following serv families raised $857 with a like · listing were for six smaller areas Labor Department service. He is and education foi· the coming ice in the Navy aboard the U.S.S. event and ·a pancake breakfast. . added to the list of areas of sub a graduate of the University of year. The 1968 Youth Opportu Edwards, an old two-stacker, as Brother McCarter hopes to be stantial or persistent unemploy Minnesota. nity Campaign-will be launched Fireman First Class, Brother Han even more successful this year. ment. There were no changes in Hedberg and his wife live at 66 this spring .. son returned to construction work California. Cleary Court jn San Francisco. Petge 4 ENGINEERS NEWS February, 1968 • OK $2 Million For Clear Lake Proiect STEELHEAD ARE BITING their portion of Highway 12 east By RUSS SWANSON and of Santa Rosa, and it certainly im BOB WAGNON proves the travel situation. No news yet as to any additional ~ork At this writing at least the fish on Highway 12 in Santa Rosa, but ermen at most of the Redwood rumor has it that in a few months Empire rivers are happy because the extension past the Fairgrounds of the excellent steelhead fishing will be bid. as done by a lot of Operating En Sonoma - Palmberg Construc gineers who are experts. However, tion are in the final stages (the those fishing along ·the Russian plant is now in operation), in con • River have been a little sad for struction of their 3}~ million dollar reason that the Coyote Dam is sewage plant. Formal dedication open and has been giving off more will have to wait until spring. than the customary release of wa The hearing regarding the pro ter which in turn muddies the posed Dos Rios Dam was well at river. As the inflow to Lake Men tended and the meeting was quite docino's conservation pool swelled lengthy. The same problems re because of recent rains it was nec garding the Clear Lake route essary to avoid the possibility of which would possibly take care the crisis of winter storms, but of the existing Algae were pre we're hoping the situation has sented. Studies should be made changed by the time you see this regarding the lost hunting and article. fishing resources, also· lost farm RECENT UKIAH MEETING brought a good turnout of Brothers and Safety Congratulations: Arthur lands. Pros and cons went on and on hand to meet and talk with .Business Manager and International B. Siri Co.; because of your com on but it is certain that the U.S. Vice President AI Clem were Brothers Vaal Ruffell and Hank Dun Army Corps of Engineers will take sing. Both Brothers are retired and had nothing but praise for the • pany being rated by the Gover evmything into consideration, in no~s Safety Conference as the saf new pension increase. est majority employer in the area fact they have left a period of 30 days open for any further submis for 1967. This is real good news Harold Burberry say that they The 21-mile highway, scheduled for passing at selected intervals. sion of written comments. The because of the considerable num ai:e real anxious to go once the for completion in 1973, will stretch ·Known as state route 276, it was previous issue of the Engineers bers of Operating Engineers be weather permits. from state route 198, near the town added to the state highway system News went into detail of locations, ing employed by (Siri). Sure hope Morrison & Kimdsen with the of Three Rivers, to Mineral King by the 1965 legislature. Last Sep quantities, etc. so will report later all of the contractors in the area main work complete but still where ·walt Disney Productions on any other progress. tember 21, the Califomia Highway work towards making the year of leaving a lot of finish work for plans to build skiing, swimming, Commission provided $800,000 in We are happy to note that 1968 a real safe one. their portion of highway 101 near camping and other all-year recre right-of-way acquisition funds for $800,000 in forest highway funds Cummings. ational facilities. the roadway which will cross a The Rock Sand & Gravel busi- · have been allocated to pave about The U.S. Department of the In Gordon C. Luce, administrator six-mile arm of Sequoia National ness has dropped considerably but 12 miles of forest highway #7 in terior has agreed to the construc of the Business and Transportation Park. skeleton crews have been working Mendocino County. This makes a tion of an all-weather highway to Agency and former chairman of at Kaiser-Basalt-Rein Brothers and total of three million dollars since Luce said some two million vis Mineral King in the high Sierras the California · Highway Commis Marshall Maxwell. Incidentally, 1963 that has been allocated. itors per year are expected to visit east of Fresno. sion, said the new highway will also a,t Blue Rock which company In Lake County, the planners the new recreational area when it The action clears the way for cost approximately $25 million, has recently signed an agreement have O.K.'d a two million dollar is completed in 1976. He said he development of an eventual $57 three million of which will be pro • with us. Siri Constr. with a start Clear Lake-Newport Keys project. expects it will generate an overall million year-round recreation com vided by the federal Office of Eco- on the State College expressway, It includes about 155 acres and it initial investment of some $57 mil plex in the Sequoia National For nomic Development. · but weather has slowed · them will take about 6 to 8 months to lion. within 10 years and result in est to be financed with private The two-lane highway will have somewhat. Argonaut Construction create lagoons and keys before annual payrolls totaling $13 mil funds. a 26-foot roadbed and safety lanes have been awarded the contract building construction can begin. lion thereafter. on lJ~ mile grading and paving The project is being developed on project on Bluebell Drive at a fig land which is now partly inun ure of $337,504. Bragato Paving dated when the lake is at it's high has been awarded a $429,227 con- water level. Fifty of the 155 acres Pour 12,000 Cubic Yards .tract for the reconstruction and will be utilized for lagoons·which widening of two miles of River will range from 150 to 400 feet in Road between Martinelli and width and average from 4 to 7 Wohler roads near Santa Rosa. feet in depth, depending on the Traffic 1s now Hawing again on water level. Location of the pros Concrete On San Jose Job Highway 1 north of Jenner, where pective project is adjacent to By BOB SKIDGEL, . with Borcher Bros. Concrete sup ralde as the Head Chainman do the state has been involved in a Clear Lake Highlands, just a short LYNN MOORE, plying the concrete. The concrete ing the lay-out work. • slide removal operation which has · distance from State Highway 53. HARLEY DAVIDSON and was. placed with a crane and three Wm. D. Smith has several of closed traffic, forcing a re-routing We see that the P G & E plans BOB LONG, series of conveyor belts, supplied the Brothers busy moving the dirt over a fairly steep grade ( inciden to put more and more wire under ·· Business Representatives by Belt Crete fmm Richmond. on the Hewlitt Packard Complex, tally the George Carr Co. knows ground. $58,000 in Santa Rosa Carl N. Swenson Company was The 12,000 cubic yards of con all about this grade because one alone, sure to make all of the un with Bilardi Construction doing awarded the contract for construc of their truck cranes got away and derground contractors happy. In crete to be used on the job will the underground work. of was totaled while going over the Santa Rosa ori April 9th a 2 mil tion the San Jose City' Library be placed by a Liebbeer Climb Oliver DeSilva Construction grade). Brother Neeley suffered lion dollar bond issue should be at a cost of $3,470,000 and have er Crane, which was erected by Company are showing good prog a ' back injury and presently is on the ballot. This issue would be completed the excavation. Work Bigge Crane. The Liebbeer ress on their over-pass job on Cal recuperating. Speedy Recovery, for capital improvements, mostly was started on the Library in Sep Climber Crane has a radius of 138 avaras Rd., in Milpitas; Raymond Les! The contractors involved in for streets. Sure hope it passes. tember . 1967 and completion is feet of boom, with a 5000 lb. ca Concrete are driving the pile. the slide removal, McCarty-Milne Maybe those of you living in expected in 1969. The job was pacity at the tip. The Operator on Pankow Construction are mak and Graybill, all owner operators, Santa Rosa will say a good word started with a mass excavation of the Crane is Brother Howard Car ing progress on their Student however, a 20-hour day opetation for it, and then be sure to vote. 30,000 yards of material to be re- tee. This crane will be used to set Union Bldg. at San Jose State and was required so there were a few Taxes go up a little, but the quan moved. the pre-constructed forms, after are doing . the finishing work on more ·Operating Engineers who tity of work goes up considerably. Part of this was done with which the outside of the structure the Penny's bldg. at Westgate. • made a few big checks. It seems Think about it anyway. , equipment rented frorri Pete Gior will be poured. The Library will Granite Construction Company sure that within the next few Remco Hydraulics employees dano & Sons, but when the Cats be a six floor building with two were the low bidders on a $45,- years, that the relocation of High have once again voted for Local could no longer be used Carl N. floors below sh·eet level. This is 521 conh·act to correct another way 1 is a must, especially with 3 to represent them. A three year Swenson Company brought in the first big project of the San Jose danger spot on Highway #17, all the proposed building along contract has been negotiated and their 45 Ton Crane to finish the Redevelopment Center. The coor known as "Blood Alley.'' The left the coast, not only near Timber the employees have ratified the excavation. ·The crane was oper dination of men and equipment turn channel will be the latest of Cove but at Sea Ranch as well. proposal. Presently the Remco ated by Brother Bill Fuhs, with on this job was capably handled a series of improvements on the Maybe we should write our Con Hydraulics company employ Brother Gary Neville, the Oiler. by Brother Bob Chandler. dangerous 10.4 miles of Highway gressman-just as the signs used · about 150 engineers, and the The excavation was dug to a Freeman - Sondgroth Company # 17, extending from Los Gatos to say on the way to Reno, it plant is located in Willits. Hopes point 30 feet below the outside have slowed down due to the wet to Scott's Valley. Granite were the worked there, maybe it will work -are that there will be considerable grade. Water started to come in weather, but the Shops and Hot low bidders on a street job in Sa here. expansion in the next year. Mr. at 17 feet through the porous ma Plants have managed to keep linas, which went for $60,292. vVe note that a San Francisco Harrah the principal owner has terial; thirteen pumps were used busy. This firm is showing good prog Corporation (Fisher · & Burke land which is east of highway 101 for one full month around the Kemper Construction Company ress on their Bay Street job in Inc.) have purchased a number of in Willits, with access to a rail clock to control the water so the at Stanford is going three shifts Santa Cruz. lots at the Diamond A Ranch Es road spur and unlimited space for excav·ation could continue. At the on their tunnel job. This is a 700 Grove Construction of Pacific tates near Sonoma. All is well be growing, it is possible to see some present time · they are using five foot tunnel under an existing Grove were low bidders on a con • cause Arthur B. Siri and Bragato of Rem co's operations at this lo pumps to keep the water table building; completion is expected tract for construction of a Mainten Pacing have been keeping a num cation. down. within three months. ance Station at Willow Springs. ber of t9e Brothers busy on the The Guy F. Atkinson project on The. foundation is a mass con Huber, Hunt & Nichols have Remco Constmction Co. of Clo various roads leading to and in Highway 101 near Leggett of 11 crete floating foundation. When started work on their eight mil vis were the low bidders on a con cluded in the big subdivision. million dollars is fairly at a stand pouring the foundation 3,045 cu. lion dollar building at Lockheed. tract for the construction of an Reichhold & Jurkovich along with still, but project manager James yds. of concrete were used on a Brother William Bomont is the Employee Residence Maintenance Wise and McGinty have finished . Porten along with head 'super' nineteen hour continuous pour, Pa1ty Chief, with Serrigo Ittur- Station in Priest Valley. Page ' S ARBA ·Conclave· Set to Explore Several Subjects - · LAS VEGAS _: Which Way for Highways? The 66th annual con vention of the American Road Builders Assn. to be held here Feb. n through 14 will be look ing at several different facets of this . general question. Within this general framework, the conven tion program will come to grips • with: I. Legislation to authorize a continuing Federal-aid highway program following the completion of the present Interstate program. This will inClude consideration of the 10-year plan proposed by the American Association of State Highway Officials and the repmt on the study of future highway needs which is to be submitted to Congress by the, Secretary of Transportation in January. Top level spokesmen for the Federal and, State transportation agencies • will appear to lead the discus sions. 2. The immediate and pressing problem of providing a firm time ·schedule suppo'rted by adequate financing for the timely comple- . tion Df the Interstate System. 3. Administrative obstacles which tend to interfere with the smooth progress of the program and which add unnecessarily to the cost of building new highway facilities. 4. The relationship of the high way program to new programs for highway safety and beautification. ·.. 5. Possible changes in the phi • losophy of highway development which may come about through , the formulation of the total trans portation ..concept . as exempliRt I . Page 6 ENGINEERS NEWS February, 1968 • ANNOUNCEMENT OPERATING ENGINEERS . LOCAL UNION NO. 3 There will be a Grievance Committee election at the first Regular District Meeting during the first quarter pursuant to the OFFICIAL BALLOT following excerpts from the By· Laws; Article X, Section 1- District Grievance Committee: (a) There shall be a Grievance Election of Delegates and ·Alternates to the 28th International Convention of the Inter Committee in each District. It national Union of ()peratiri.g Engineers, April l, 1968, in Bal Harbour, Florida. shall consist of five (5) Mem bers-one (1) District Executive 55 delegates 'are-to _:Qe ei~cted and 10 alternates are to be elected. . ~ ' ' Board Member, one (1) District . ··- .. . . Representative, and three (3) Vote by pl<:~ .~ing alf X in the box opposite the names of the Delegates, who shall be regis tered voters in the District, · candidates of your choice . . • elected by the Members. (b) The District Executive · '"'\1~ Vote fo; no · ~ore ·· than · s5. If·you vote fot.:mci're your'f>aliot is void.". '-"., :_' ,_ ,,_, •, ~ ,..~, • :: . • • -'• ..c;' .. ·, . ' -. . Board Member shall be chair· man. The District Representa tive shall be secretary. He shall 0 Jerry Allgood . · :0 Daniel R. ·Ellis -~ · t J :-··I. Jay Neeley keep a detailed account of the Business Representative .Executive Board Dist. #11 ·' Business Representative activities of the Committee and furnish the Business Manager and Recording-Corresponding 0 Joseph C. Ames 0 George Farrell Ernie Nelson Executive Board Secretary a copy of the minutes Ex. Board Conductor of all meetings within three (3) days following the meeting. All 0 Lake Austin 0 D. L. (Dusty) Flynt Samuel Leon Nettles A-Operator Members of the Committee shall District Rep ·A. Oper. be given a copy of the minutes. 0 Geo. W. Baker 0 -Kenneth M. Green D ,. Claude Odom Bus. Rep. Business Representative District Rep. Meeting Place Addresses Buford • 0 J, Barks 0 A. G. '~AI" Hansen Bd. Member Dist. 10 Hawaii Technical School, 1175 Elevator Operator Bus. Rep. Manono ·St., Hilo. , P. Perry "veterans Memorial Building, 0 John E. Battenfeld 0 John -L. Hinote Sr. xecutive Board Representative 1351 Bennett Ave., Santa Rosa. "A" Operator. A Operator 1958 W. North Temple, Salt Bill Raney Lake City. 0 Stan Bergman Less D. Hodge Local 3 Auditor "A" Operator 0 Labor Temple, 16th & Capp, A Operator Dave Rea San Francisco. Tom Bills Dist. 8 Rep. YWCA Community Rm., 1040 0 0 . A. J, Buck Hope - Bus. Agent Financial Sec. Richard Street, Honolulu. Larry Riordan Engineers Building, 2806 D Gail Bishop 0 "A" Operator Broadway, Eureka. District Representative Musicians Building, 120 W. Tee Zhee Sanders A. Operator Taylor, Reno. 0 AI Boardman 0 Engineers Building, 2626 N. Industrial Accident Commissioner 0 Emil Selzle California, Stockton. Operator Engineers Building, 100 Lake 0 Ken Bowersmith 0 • Blvd., Redding. Grievance Committee 0 Charles Shafran A Oper. C.E.L.&T. Building, 2525 0 Joseph E. Britt Stockton Blvd., Sacramento. A Operator 0 Robert Labor Temple, 2315 Valdez 0 S. Skidgel Dist. Rep. of Dis!. #9 St., Oakland. 0 B. R. "Renny" Burroughs Prospectors Village Motel, Oro Catskinner 0 Guy B. Slack ville. Executive Board Engineers Building, 3121 Olive 0 Elmer L. Bushong St., Fresno. A Operator 0 Jack W. Slade The Panciteria Far East Cafe, D · Harry Butler Executive Board Member Marine Drive, Tamuning, Guam. A Operator Labor Temple, 45 Santa Teresa 0 Aaron Smith Ave., San Jose. D Norris A. Casey Bus. Rep. Guard 0 H. L. -"Curley" Spence 0 Larry Chapman Retired • MEETINGS· Grievance Committee Member 0 T. J, (Tom) Stapleton D Ray Cooper Recording-Corresponding Secretary SCHEDULE District Representative Chas. W. Lloyd 0 R. F. (Russ) Swanson 0 Robert (Bob) Cowger Blade Operator District Rep. Blade Oper. All Meetings at 8 P.M. except William Lorenzen 0 Walter M. Talbot Honolulu, 6 P.M. D F. L. "Les" Crane A Operator Auditor 1968-Schedule of Meetings Dates A Operator 0 Robert A. Long 0 , Chester Owen Teegarden SEMI-ANNUAL MEETINGS D A. V. "Bud" Dalton Business Agent "A" Operator B. A. Oper. Eng. Local #3 · San Francisco-Saturday, July 13 D Dale Marr 0 Bob Wagnon D John DeBrum Vice President Bus. Rep. DISTRICT MEETINGS Execu,tive Board Dis!. 5 · F. 0. "Fran" MARCH D John De Vine 0 · Ted N. Mason · 0 Walker Single Engine Rubber-Tired Earth Executive Board Member Dis!. #2 Trustee • Fresno-Tuesday, March 5 Ukiah- Thursday, March 7 Moving Machine Operator Salt Lake City-Friday, March 8 D George (Mack) McFadden 0 W. R. "Bill" Weeks Reno-Saturday, March 9 0 Don C. Dillon Foreman Business Representative Executive Bd. Member . APRIL 0 Russell tack Wheeler Eureka-T 0 Jim Meehan uesday, April 16 D Jerry Dowd Leg. Rep. Oper. Eng. Griev. Comm; Redding-Wednesday, April 17 Inti. Representative Marysville-Thursday, April 18 San Francisco-Wed., April 24 0 Art W. Meyer 0 Aster Whitaker Honolulu-Wednesday, April 24 0 Chester W. Dryden Retired District Representative Roller Oper. MAY Joseph 0 Marvin J. White Watsonville 10 Jesse E. Dryer 0 "Joe" Miller - Thursday, May 2 International Representative Grievance Committeeman Sacramento-Tuesday, May 7 Retired Oakland-Thursday, May 9 Stockton- Tuesday, May 14 . 0 Tom Eck 0 W. V. Minahan O William (Bill) Woodyard "A" Operator Retired E. Board Sacramento JUNE Fresno-Tuesday, June 4 Santa Rosa-Thursday, June 6 MARK YOUR BALLOT AND RETURN IT IN THE ENVELOPE MARKED "BALLOT." • Provo-Friday, June 7 -· · Reno-Saturday, June 8 :. JULY San Francisco-Wed., July 10 NOTE Eureka-Tuesday, July 16 Redding-Wednesday, July 17 The sample ballot set out above is subject to correction by the Oroville-Thursday, July 18 Election Committee Honolulu-Wednesday, July 24 by reason of the failure of a nominee to con tinue to be eligible or to qualify for any reason. • F.ebruary, 1968 ENGINEERS N.E WS Page 7 Election Rules For Candidates To IUOE _Meet. Continued from page I Postage will be paid by your Local Union. Please clearly mark the squares by the names of the candidates for whom you vote. • To be sure that your vote reaches the P.O. Box prior to Feb ruary 28, 1968 at _10:00 a.m., please mail your ballot promptly. If .you do not receive your ballot by Thursday, the 22nd of February, -please phone: Price Waterhouse & Co., EX 2-1032, or wire: Price Waterhouse & Co., 120 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, Cali fornia. Please read the following excerpt from the voting ·procedure and be sure to comply. TIME OF ELECTION-SECTION 8 Ballots shall be mailed on February 18, 1968, and must be returned to the Post Office Box on or before February 28th, 1968, at 10 o'clock A.M. Local San Francisco Time, at which time the • Post Office Box shall be opened for the first and last time. ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE-SECTION 9 All members. mot suspended for non-payment of dues as of February 18th, 1968; 5 P.M. Local San Francisco Time, of the parent Local Union, Junior and Assistant. Engineers Sub-division and Registered Apprentice Engineers Sub-divisions and Branch Sub-divisions of Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 shall be eligible to vote~ No member whose dues have been withheld by his employer for payment to this Local Union pursuant to his voluntary author ization, provided for in Collective Bargaining Agreements, shall be declared ineligible to nominate by reason of any alleged delay or default in payment of dues by his employer to the Local Union . • WHO SHALL BE DECLARED ELECTED ~ND ATTEND THE CONVENTION-SECTION 10 The number of candidates who receive the ·highest number ·of votes cast shall be declared elected Delegafe!>·a:nd Alternates. Their · names shall be arranged in descending order based on the total number of votes received by each of them. The candidate receiv I ing the highest number of votes shall be at the top of the list, the I candidate receiving the least number of votes at the bottom of the list and they shall be numbered in descending order, one ( 1) through Sixty-Five ( 65). TWO VIEWS of work in progress on the $16 mil is nearly 75% complete. Shown below is an over In the event that two ( 2) or more candidates receive the same lion California Exposition Site in Sacramento. all shot of the main exposition buildings which number of votes, their names shall be arranged in descending Despite rainy weather, work continues on the $4.9 will cover some 630 acres and which now has order based on length of membership in Operating Engineers million racetrack and tote board (above) which some 400 men and 30 contractors on the job. Local Union No. 3. The tied candidate who has been a member • of Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 for the longest period of time shall be listed above the tied candidate who has been a member for a shorter period of time, and they shall then be Cal Expo Center Nearing numbered as in this section provided, and the candidate with the next highest number of votes shall receive the number next follow ing the number assigned the tied candidate who has been a mem ber of Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 for the shortest Completion Despite Rains period of time. The candidates, numbers One ( 1) through Fifty-Five (55) shall By DAVE REA Fair Activities Complex ·and the Altogether, an estimated 1,603,- be declared elected as Delegates. The balance of the list, Fifty With the arrival of 1968, $2,143,000 Exposition Center, 000 cubic yards of earth were Six (56) through Sixty-Five -( 65), shall be declared elected as past the half-way mark: moved to give the Cal Expo pace · of construction work at site Alternates. Halvorson- its desired topography. The California Exposition in McLaughlin (a joint venture) of Spokane, Washington, · Part of this huge earth-moving Each Alternate shall serve as necessary. The Alternate with the • Sacramento continues to accel is building the racing facilities, task included the removal of the highest number first, and the Alternate with the lowest number . erate, according to Louis H. which include a grandstand capa secondary levee and rebuilding it last . Roth, Cal Expo's director of ble of accommodating 24,000 · as a partial boundary for the Only Delegates will attend the Convention. An Alternate who design and construction. spectators, 26 stable buildings, . horse race· track. Plans were de- replaces a Delegate prior to that Delegate leaving for the Con Mid-January tally showed containing 1,016 stalls, jockeys' veloped with approval of the Rec vention shall be declared elected a Delegate and shall be a lamation Board, Army Corps of nearly 400 men reporting to quarters and a one-mile-long, 80- Delegate. · foot~wide dirt track. Engineei's and the American River work daily for approximately Flood Control District. 30 contractors or the 360-acre The Baldwin Consh·uction Com PUBLICATION-SECTION pany of Marysville, Calif., is build The result is an unusually high 11 Exposition site, preparing it for ing the Fair Activities Complex, grandstand which will give Cal The Recording-Corresponding a season of summer programs Expo horse racing fans an un Secretary, upon request of any now an estimated 65 percent com- bona fide candidate shall distribute such candidate's campaign scheduled to begin July 1. plete. - excelled view of the entire mile oval. ' liteniture, by mail or otherwise; provided the candidate making At present, Roth said, an esti The Continental Heller Cor It was pointed out that in ad such request does so in writing, advising the Recording-Corre mated $16-million of work under poration-Continental Construction dition to the efficiency of the sponding Secretary of the type of mailing, or other form of distri 16 separate contracts is in prog Company of Sacramento (a joint numerous contractors working on bution desired, pays all costs irtvolved, ress. venture) is handling and delivers the literature, the Exposi . the project, excellent fall weather tion Center project, if it is to be mailed, to the Recording-Corresponding Secretary • These contracts range from $4.9 which is ap played a key role in Cal Expo's proximately in a sealed and stamped envelope, with two ( 2) copies of the million (the largest) for construc 50 percent complete. speedy construction. tion of horse racing. facilities, to Progress on all construction literature, the contents of the sealed and stamped envelope and When the race track, Exposi two ( 2) of the envelopes in which the literature was enclosed. $11,449 (the smallest) for con-' projects is right on schedule, ac- tion Center and Fair Activities Two ( 2) copies of the literature struction of a building to house cording to Roth. . Complex open this summer, work are to be delivered to the Record centrex telephone equipment. The peak of construction ef will continue on many other com ing-Corresponding Secretary if it is to be distributed other than The ho_rse racing facilities are forts will be reached shortly, with ponents of the Exposition which by mail. now about 75 percent complete, as many as 700 workmen expected will debut on March 28: 1969, No such requests shall be honored if made on or after 5:00 Roth stated, with two other major to be on the site in a single week when Cal Expo starts its first full P.M., Local Tiine, the l.3th day of February next preceding the Expo components, the $3,156,000 · period. year of programs and events .. mailing of the ballots. _ _ . . Page 8 ENGINEERS NEWS February, 1968 • High Country Projects Montezuma Hills Site· Yield To Winter Snow a tee Solano By AARON SMITH By DAVE REA, ART and shaft on the Auburn Dam site. plans to announce the develop Vista, Agency chairq1an, said, ment of this site GAROFALO, AL DALTON We also have Diamond Drill Con The National Steel Corp., of at this time," he "Solano County is very fortunate added, "we are a growing and HERMAN EPPLER tracting Co. and R. J. Strasser Pittsburgh, Pa., the nation's fourth steel to locate one of the nation's lead producer and we specializ doing some exploratory diamond largest steel producer, has an e in the ing companies which, added to .types of steel HIGH COUNTRY drilling. nounced it will build a huge steel products of light, those a lready established at Ben flat-rolled and coated sheets prim Our first bad storms have passed producing and fabricating plant icia, Fairfield and Vacaville, in arily - which are consumed so dicates this area has a bright leaving_several feet of snow and POLLOCK PINES within the next two years in the widely in this market." industrial future." considerable ice here in the moun Around the mountain area work Collinsville area. Although the According to Stinson, his firm's .. .. tain area. Most of the jobs here on Highway 50 has almost come company did not say so specifi • Solano County acreage will be In checking with · the Guy F. have shut down until Spring. Suth to a standstill. The Walsh Const. cally, obviously it will seek to called the Montezuma Hills site Atkinson Company on the new erland Construction Co. has shut Co. is still at work on their tunnel capture a share of the West Coast since it lies between the Monte Cordelia Freeway, Brent Booth down at Western Lakes until the job in the Loon Lake area. Vinnell finished steel business with the zuma Hills on the east and Monte the Project superintendent indic ground thaws out. They Canst. Co. on Highway 50 are new plant. have sev zuma slough on the west. Its ated, that "Old Mother Nature" eral mechanics working only working the Rock Spread and The entrance of National Steel on the waterfront is suitable for develop has slowed them dowi1 consider equipment in a few heavy duty repairmen and into the field by means the shop area. of a West ment of extensive dock facilities ably. However, the $6,615,000 welders. Coast plant was regarded as a The Auburn area work picture for ocean going ships. Freeway project should be in full Delzer Pipeline Co. has moved major development in the in has a somewhat better outlook The new plant site is located swing commencing April 1968, in on a job at Cameron Park and dustry. than the past season. The area will midway between Rio Vista and employing approximately 35 are repairing start a new High School to the the rigs. Lentz & Tab The firm's president, George A. Fairfield on Collinsville road brother Engineers with Atkinson north of town on Highway 49. Canst, Co. are working in the same Stinson, said the corporation has which connects with State Route respectfully. area as we go down There is supposed to be a section the hill into contracted to buy 3,400 acres. of 12. It also is served by the Sacra Other contractors on the job of road to west of town on Indian Fair Oaks. There is some under undeveloped riverfront property mento Northern Railway a sub will be Heim Bros. of Walnut . Ridge, and the High Rise bridge ground work going on in that area. from the McDougal Live Stock sidiary of Western Pacific, which Creek, on the clearing, Andersen across the American River and P.C.A. at Fair Oaks and Arden Co., ·of Collinsville as a site for its operates a freight service between Drilling Co., Inc. , of Petaluma on • Fresthill Divide Road to the east Sand & Gravel Co. are still work new plant. Concord and Chico. the Drilling, H. F. Lam·eitzen Co. of .town. If these projects mate ing a number of Operating Engi He said National Steel has "Our Midwest DivisiQn inciden of Antioch, on the Piling, Soule rialize it will be a big economic neers for this. time of year. Most agreed, with other interests, to ac tally, won an award in 1962 as Steel Co. from San Francisco on boost to the area. of the material is going to the new quire the huge acreage on the one of the ten best new industrial the Prestress and 'Cal Enterprise The infmmation received here Fairgrounds from these plants. north shore of the Sacramento plants in the United States. We and Graven Bros. of Concord do is that the state will call for bids The clearing on Brush Creek River at it's confluence with the think this record evidences our in ing the Metal Tunnel Liner and on the Grass Valley freeway Dam should soon be let. They are San Joaquin River. The property, tentions and our efforts in the im Structural plate pile. (Highway 49). This project will planning on having the clearing he noted is adjacent to Collins portant area of being a good Completion date of the project be a rather lengthy one due to the done by July. The Boyles Bros. ville, across the river from Pitts industrial neighbor." should be around April 1970. fact that it is in the middle of Drilling just completed the drill burg, and is on a 30-foot deep In commenting on today's dis As in other areas, the weather town and will have something like ing on this project. channel giving access to the Paci closure concerning National picture holds the same for us here twelve structures involved. fic Ocean 50 water miles away. Steel's purchase of its first West in Solano County. Work has T. A. Nilsen, San Francisco in Coast plant site in Solano County, slowed to a walk, our good A. Teichert & Son has a con-. UNEMPLOYMENT dustrial realtor, has represented Nilsen said, "company officials brothers are hanging up their hard siderable amount of road work Unemployment declined to 2.7 the parties involved in assembling were greatly impressed by the hats, nestling down in the o:ld going in the area. They are doing million in December, about the· the acreage which currently is outstanding work of the Solano rocking chair and awaiting the · some o.f the underground on M. same as a year earlier. After sea mider contract and is being used County Industrial Development festivities of the coming Holidays. L. Dubach job in North Sacra • somil adjustment, the jobless total now primarily for · grazing and Agency and Ron Henrekin its ex With this thought in mind the mento. They h.ave had several was 100,000 below the November livestock feeding. Soil and water ecutive director, who has cooper staff of the Vallejo Office would underground crews in the Rose level and 450,000 below October. conditions, Stinson said, are ac ated with us in the solution of the like to wish, the brothers and their ville area all summer. The nation's unemployment rate ceptable for industrial develop many details connected with this loved ones, a '"Very Merry Christ Emil Anderson Company . has was 3.7 percent of the civilian ment. large undertaking. mas and Happy and most prosper started on the exploratory tunnels labor force. "While we do not have final Ernest Blackwelder of Rio ous New Year." Gradesetting Class Draws Big Group By DAVE REA, ART Equipment Coordinator, respec Brother Forrest Ferris will be ing Engineers, in developing this the most important men on an ex GAROFALO, AL DALTON tively, from Granite Construction the instructor for the Tuesday new rod have shown the progres cavating job is the gradesetter, • arid HERMAN EPPLER Company. . night classes, and Brother Lee sive attitude of this progressive and any program to make avail- Sixty-eight operators and oilers 110 Operating Engineers have Coons will instruct the Thursday industry. able the upgrading of skills to the attended the kick-off meeting in expressed a desire to attend the night classes. A. Teichert & Sons representa Operating Engineers who perform Sacramento for the gradesetting gradesetting classes. These classes Also present at the meeting was tive, Al Stevens, and Granite Con this type of work is a program of classes which began on January have been made possible through Brother Martin Teeling, co-devel struction Company representative merit. 23rd and January 25th at 2525 the cooperation of the Operating oper of the new gradesetting rod Al Vercru yssen expressed their They will further express their Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento. Engineers Apprenticeship program recently featured in the ENGI · enthusiasm for this gradesetting gratitude by presenting one of the In attendance at the meeting and with the administrative guid NEERS NEWS. class. new gradesetting rods to the mem were District Representative and ance necessary to develop a grade Brother Martin Teeling and Both Al Stevens and AI Ver ber with the highest achievement Meeting Chairman, Dave Rea; setting class to upgrade the skills Brother Dutch Herman, Operat- cruyssen pointed out that one of in each class. Business Representatives Al Dal of desirous members. ton, Art Garofalo, and Herman One of the interesting factors Eppler; Technical Engineers Rep of the meeting was the attendance resentative Mike Womack; Exec of a number of oilers who work utive Board member Bill Wood in conjunction with machinery yard; and Grievance Committee such as trenchers, backhoes, drag members Ken Bowersmith and lines, etc., requiring some grade • Tom Eaton. setting experience. With this in Co-chairmen Art Pennebaker terest shown by the oilers, part of and Clem Hoover represented the the class will be specifically de Apprenticeship program. signed for large trench cuts and Also present at the meeting string line type gradesetting. were contractor representatives AI Due to the indicated interest, Stevens, construction superintend there will be two gradesetting ent from A. Teichert & Sons, and classes, one beginning on .January AI Vercruyssen and Larry Uhde, 23rd at 7:00P.M. and one begin General Superintendent and ning on January 25th at 7:00P.M. Attending first gradesetting class were: Ben Strang, Don Raupp, Fred Fairchild, Herbert Myers, L. T. Williams, Larry Boyd, Tom Walsh, Chet Bazycz, Gary Morthole, Sheldon Mogg, Ron E. Herrera, Floyd Welch, Andrew Roberts, G. E. Riggs, Dewey Morgan, Albert Treglown, Harley Wright, Art Strum, Ron Brown, Ralph Howe, John Haner, Edward Lendh, Russel Clark, Hershel Roberts, Samuel West, Gerald Baky, Luther Chase, • Micheal Meadows, Vernon Haley, Geo Gray, Robert Lawton, Charles Bra· zell, B. J. Goodby, Bruce Vanderhoof, Elmer Meekins, Don Pierce, Jay Sorenson, Chuck Sissom. A. Bajoras, Ray Johnson, Larry J. Uhde, Cliff O'Brien, Fred Shorthill, Thomas Jesser, Lloyd Peterson, Bob Lantzy, Norman Kirby, Dexter Mullins, Robert Homes, D. E. Cooley, John Ellenberger, Leo Kinchloe, Geo Kates, William Peny, Reid Bartlett, Gene Swarens, Jack Macintyre, Lee Coon, FIRST GRADESETIING CLASS in Sacramento saw popular and useful services provided members by Robert Baxter, Howard Baxter, Fred Lacert, Jim Lacert, Raymond Felix, a top turnout of Brothers. Some 68 were on hand Lo(:al Union #3. Doc Bacigalupi, Kenneth Ogg, Don Draper, Bennett Poage, Ross Westbrook. for the class which promises to be another of the • February, 1968 ENGINEERS Page 9 Record Cold Strikes Yuba-Sutter Area By HAROLD HUSTON, W. R The new alignment takes off · Bids on the project were opened Resources. The $6.3 million proj- · struct the ·pipeline system from WEEKS, DAN CARPENTER from the existing four-lane-high September 18, 1967 of last year, ect WOJJld be aimed at eliminating the pumping plant to the treat and DOUG FARLEY way about four miles south of _but conb·actors gave the city ex a tendency of the river to cut a ment plant which will consist of Marysville near Powerline Road, tensions of time to make the new channel toward fhe west, ac the plant feed line and a plant . Old man winter set a thirty-one ·passes behind Sierra View Memo:. award. The Extensions expired cording to Col. A. E. McCollam, processing refuse line. This proj ( 31) year record cold for Yuba rial Park and Johnson Park sub January 2, 1968 when conditional general manager of the Board of ect should keep several Engineers Sutter area January 2, 1968 when division, and continues south on a\\{m·ds were made, but contrac Reclamation. The project was out busy through the winter to be the mercury plunged to a low of a generally straight route to Rio tors have indicated they will pro lined at a recent meeting in Sac completed by December, 1968. 20 degrees. The last time it was Oso. Not only does the new road ceed with the job. Under the work ramento bv Water Resources staff Wegner, Adams & Barbe, Inc. • colder was in January of 1937 save 1.6 miles in distance, but will schedule, the new facilities should rriembers, ·and a written report to of 451 College Avenue, Santa when the low was 19 degrees. The save more proportionately in tiine be in operation in late September the board is expected in "two or Rosa, have started construction of 19 degree low is the all time rec because of all the tight curves it or early October. three weeks," McCollam said. The two concrete bridges (!cross the ord low for January at the. Marys bypasses on the old route. proposed levee would begin near The California Water Commis Glenn-Colusa main canal on the ville-Yuba City weather station. Nelson Bend, about two miles Total construction time for the sion opened the second and last Maxwell-Sites road at a total cost Combined with a thick blanket downstream from Nicolaus, and job was one year, three months. hearing called to pick an official of $41 ,987. of valley fog, the ftigid tempera continue for about three miles There will be 3.5 miles of four name for Oroville Dam, keystone fur The George Ca!T Construction ture made the going a little ,rough ther downstream, he· said. The lane roadway, including 1.3 miles of the California Water project. Co. is doing the •crane work and for all our Brothers who are work purpose of the weir across the of Highway 65 south of the inter The commission, culling through also the pil~ work on this project. ing throughout this disb·ict. We river at the Sutter By-Pass would change, and over six miles of two names such as former Govemor They are also from Santa Rosa. urge everyone to be safety-minded be to prevent sediment deposits lane highway. Traces of an origi Edmund G. Brown, pioneer birth On the Oroville Dam, 01:0 Dam at all times to prevent accidents in the by-pass, he nal dirt road between Marysville, control advocate Margaret Sanger, said. McCollam Constructors are still employing · that could occur. said the tendency Wheatland and Sacramento still composer Ferde.Grofe and several of the Feather about fifty Engineers on the proj We would like to personally to cut a new channel to the west are visible along certain pmtions Indian tribes, intended to an ect on cleanup and in the main thank all of those who attended places pressure on western levees. of the brand new route .. nounce a decision at the hearings· shop where the Brothers are re the district rpeeting held in Oro On December 21, 1967, conclusion. Some commissioners a con _pairing equipment and painting • ville on January 5th. Mai1y of the A $300,000 highway project in tract award was made to Robin most of the "yellow stuff." previously indicated privately they 285 present at this Butte County is included among son Construction Co., Inc. to con meeting have favored retaining the title Oroville While the Brothers are working commented on how much they 11 on which the State Division of struct a boat ramp on the Oroville Dam. But opinions were split over hard on this job, the Fish & Game enjoyed it. One hundred Highways has called for bids. reservoir near .the Oro- Quincy and six what to call the sprawling lake. are -busy behind the-dam on the of our Brothers received their 25 Highway Bidwell Bar suspension The Butte County work will in For the past three years, poli lake side planting fish. On J anu year pins, and many called bridge for the Loafer Creek De to tell clude improvement of 1.3 miles of ticians bickered about what to call ary 9, 1968, the first of 915,000 us they could not attend. partment of Harbor and Water Brothers Highway 162 by reconsh·ucting the dam and reservoir. The last rainbow trout were delivered from V. B. Gilliam, Crafts at a cost of $147,590. Jack M. Curtis and and widening pmtions of the high legislature finally turned the task Darrah Springs Hatchery near This will T. W. Stewart were re-elected as way north of Gridley and· re over to the-Water Commission. be the second l;mnch Red Bluff. Fish & Game person your Grievance Committee mem moving the abandoned Tres Vias ing ramp in this area of Oroville nel planted 48,000 sub-catchable bers for the year 1968. These Overhead across the Sacramento The commission was flooded lake, the first one being built by rainbows. Another 152,000 -along with Brothers deserve a hearty thanks Northern Railroad tracks. The suggestions, most of them w~ H. Lindeman Co. of Redding with 665,000 fingerlings and 50,- from the Oroville area organiza .for all the time they spend each -highway will be improved be at about the same cost dollarwise. 000 brown trout fingerling~ are tions Thursday night at our Grievance tween 0.8 mile and 2.4 miles east and citizens promoting pro Granite Construction Co. and scheduled for delivery to the 'lake. vincial titles. But a .Committee Meetings. Brother of Highway 99 according to the Rancho Cor their sub-contractors have begun The Department of Fish & Game dova Jack Curtis is also your election State Division of Highways. Bids girl, Kimberly Call ( 11), ad work on the $2,393,951 water is also conducting an experimental vised the commission committeeman representing on the project will be opened Jan in a letter treabrient plant for the city of planting of 140,000 rainbow fin that • Marysville District No, 6 in our uary 31, 1968 in Sacramento. "It's too big a thing to be Yuba, with the excavation for the gerlings in the Thermalito After forthcoming named after some town or person, plant itself being in very sandy election of delegates Bids were opened for the con bay in a program to determine -and alternates to the 28th Con- no matter what the town stands soil has not been slowed by the how the fish will fare iri the fluc _shw;tion .. of . a .tl;u: ee-lan~ .boat 'v'ehtiori of th'e International for or what the person has done." rains tob ri:mch so far. · Unioh launching ramp in the Loafer tuating ~ate~: levels and the warm Operating Engineers. She suggested the name· Golden Lentz Construction also of. We hope Creek Recreation Area at Lake has waters of the Afterbay. In addi all ·of you will exetcise yout demo State Dam and Lake California ·started their job ·in connection tion to Oroville. Apparent low bidder for the trout, 15,000 yearling cratic privilege mid responsibility "because it belongs to all the with the project which involves channel catfish are to be planted in I the contract was Robinson Con people." She asked "if my names and mark yow· ballot and mail it running the pipeline from the Lake Oroville, struction Co., Inc., Gridley, at along with brood back as soon as you are not picked, will someone h·eabnent complex to the city dis I receive it. $147,5.90. The asphalt-concrete ing stocks of bass and red ear sun Over ten miles of new please answer and tell me why?" tribution main points. fish. At the Highway ' ramp will extend down to eleva time of this writing the 70 south of Marysville Granite ·Construction Co. will depth has been tion 807 - about 100 feet below Brown's water resources direc of Lake Oroville is 296 feet, officially opened construct the pumping plant ·near with an to the public. the maximum level of Lake Oro tor, .William Warne, frequently average daily rise of about The new freeway the Feather River and also con- 4J~ will bypass ville. Construction of the ramp is urged naming the facility after feet per day. Feathe1' River Boulevard between to be administered by the ·Office Brown while he was in office. Linda and Rio Oso and save mo of Architecture and Consh·uction, Brown refused to do · so. Warne r------, torists 1.6 miles distance. Department of General Services. recently resubmitted the name. • The new $2,710,000 section The ramp is a joint program of the Grofe composed the "Grand will take off from the end of the State Department of Harbors and Canyon Suite" and once lived in I OYaskinqlon j present four-lane expressway be Water Craft and the Department the Oroville area. A San Jose man tween Marysville and Olivehurst, of Parks and Recreation. Included proposed Lake Margaret Sanger at Powerline Road, and travel in the contract is a parking lot because the project is big and the south to Rio Oso where it will con I oVews 1Jesk I ~ith space~ for 152 cars and boat population. explosion is a· "Big nect with a previously completed I I trailers. The ramp is to be com problem." Names included these: I From ~he International Union of Operating Engineers . 1 section. I I pleted in June, 1968. Lake Is hi, after California's last Although most of the new high l------~------J City 'councilmen have awarded "wild" Indian; Lake A. D. Ed way will be two lanes, there will Refusal of Congress to vote higher taxes is forcing the Ameri contracts which will provide for mundston, for a former State engi be a continuation of the four-lane can people construction of a sewer treatment neer who took part in the project's to pay a stiff interest rate price, according to some highway from Powerline Road to early planning; Lake Maidu or leading Washington analysts. the other side of McGowan Road. facility, including .secondary treat Yahi after area Indian tribes; Lake Business corporations, local govern_ments and the federal' gov There will be a trumpet-type in ment of sewage. Action came after Cold, Lake Bidwell, Smiling Spilit ernment terchange in the vicinity of Power councilmen accepted an increased are being compelled to pay .an expensive one-half of one grant and loan from the U.S. Eco Lake and Lake Peter Burnett after percent more to borrow today than when ·President Johnson first line Road making· a connection the first California • nomic Development Administra governor. submitted his surtax request on August 3. with Highway 70 and Highway 65 to Roseville. There will also be tion. ,The council previously had Funds for projects and studies It has not been generally recognized as yet but key borrowing a. full diamond- type interchange awarded conditional contracts for in- Yuba and Sutter Counties are rates now have soared above the' 40-year highs that they touched at McGowan. Eventually the en the facility, covering only prima among those sought for inclusion during the credit crunch of August, 1966. ry treatment. Additional federal in the 1968-69 budget, according tire route will be four-lanes to Local government money costs amount to .07 of 1 percent more funds, however, made possible ex to Congressman Robert L. Leg Sacramento. than local communities had tension of the project to include gett. Included among the projects to pay during the crunch and the A. Teiche1t & Son, Inc., the rates are continuing to climb. general contractor on this .project, . secondary treatment. asked by the congressman in meet Corporations figure· that interest rates ~1re a cost of doing busi plans to finish ~ work that is still Baldwin Contracting Co.; Inc. ings with Bureau of the Budget ness. So they undoubtedly will pass along their' higher interest to be done in the very near future. of Marysville received a $221,085 officials is $35,000 for Army Corps charges in the A paved connection at Rio Oso, contract for consh·uction of . the of Engineers Jack and Simmerly form of higher prices to their customers. New AA signing, shiping and other details primary treatment plant and sec . Slough project in Yuba County. rated corporate bonds currently carry an average interest charge remain to be completed. There ondary treatment facilities. Bald Funds requested for Army Engi of 6.78 percent, which is about one-half of 1 percent above the also will be a connection to Plu win previously had been awarded neers survey investigations in 1966 record. mas-Arboga Road and Algodon a $200,363 ·conditional contract cluded $75,000 for the Bear River Federal government borrowing rates have been climbing faster Road about midway in the proj for primary facilities. D. J. Hal in Yuba County and $50,000 for than imybody's, which ·is another piece of bad news for the tax the Coon Creek Stream • ect. gren of Rocklin received a $38,- Group in payer. The interest cost of the huge public debt will be many Placer and Sutter Counties. The estimated traffic count over 900.20 contract for consb·uction hundreds of millions of dollars-larger this year th~m .it would have the new road is 5,500 vehicles per of the line to the new plant and · Constmction of a three-mile ' been if Congress had taken the virtually unanimous advice of the day. At the Rio Oso end of the other sewer line work. An addition long levee along the right bank government and Wall Street experts and had enacted the surtax. project, motorists will be b·avel of an alternate to _clean, . inspect, of the Feather River downstream 0 0 0 0 0 ing several hundred feet on gravel and seal the Grasshopper Slough from Nicolaus, with .a weir across roadway for the next four or five sewer line raised the Halgren con the river where it empties into the If the nearly 4-million men who make their living building the days until the comi.ection with the ditional. contract from $3.4,420.20 Sutter By-Pass is being conside~·ed nation's skyscrapers, bridges and other major ·projects earn the Rio. Oso bridge is completed. to the $38,900.20 total. by the State Deparbnent of Water highest workmen's wages, their jobs also are the deadliest. Page 10 ENGINEERS NEWS February, 1968 • New Job Count Reflects Big Rise UAL Hangar's Really Big, LOS ANGELES-The total period totaling $335,146,000 dur- pickup in office constmction dur- . covers 89,600 Square Feet value of contracts for future con- ing October. Housekeeping resi- ing the past two months. Six new · struction in the Western region of .·· dential contracts advanced 80 per office contracts each valued at SAN FRANCISCO- A hangar "Construction is programmed to the country climbed to $846,947,- cent as heavy gains were regis- about $5 million or more were almost equal to two football fields begin in October with the comple- . 000 during October, it was re- tered in one- and two-family awarded during September and in area and as high as an eight- tion target date by December next houses and apartment bui'ldi'ngs. . October, compared with eight story building will be built at San year," Hansen said. "United esti~ · ported today by J. Dexter Bowers, . F · I · 1 A' h · 1 1 100 · At the same time, however, non- d. uring the entire January-to-Au- 'ran cisco nternat)ona Irport as mates t at approximate Y , regional vice president of the t f U 't d A' L' k b · d t Ji·., housekeeping construction was set · gust period of, tl1is year." Indus- a par 0 m e Ir mes P Ians wor ers WI·11 e reqmre 0 man F. W. Dodge Company·, a division back 31 per cent as a modest gain trial and educational building also fo r e x p an d'm g th err· h u g e Mam · t e- th e new f ac il't'I res on a three-s h'ftr . ·of McGraw-Hill, Inc. The October B s d b · " in hotels and motels was more than rose by 26 to 42 per cent respec- nance a e. per ay asrs. total represented a gain of 35 per offset ·by a short decline in dormi- tively. The . month's gains were The Public Utilities Commis- Hansen added that the plans fit . cent over the same month last tory contracting. partially offset by losses in hospital sion yesterday voted approval of in with the current airport master • year. The latest month's activity ~d recreational facility contracts, schematic. plans for a $5 million plan. "Supported by strong gains in brought the ten month cumulative however. project to include the hangar and all three major construction cate- of residential contracts to $2,984,- The January-to-October cumu- an adjacent shop-office building. Non-White Jobless ganes, total October contracts 211,000, six per cent above the lative of nonresidential building Design work is by Quinton Engi- Near Decline showed the steepest year-to-year comparable period in 1966. contracts stood at $2,831,481,000, neers Ltd., Los Angeles. The jobless rate among non rise thus far in 1967," Bowers said. For the .second consecutive just one per cent below the same General Manager of Public whites dropped by four~ tenths of f th · th 1 · Utilities James K. Carr told the A ter ten mon s, e cumu ative month nonresidential constmction period last year. 1 percent in December as total value of constmction conh·acts in registered a gain as contract val- Nonbuilding contracts climbed Commission the project is only the the West reached $8,268,042,000 I d $ 5 29 $224 281 000 d first phase of an extensive UAL employment continued to rise and ues tota e 287, 20,000, up 12 per cent to ' ' ur- program to develop complete total unemployment fell for the moving to within one per cent of per cent from the year-ago Octo- ing the month of October. Sub- maintenance facilities at the Air- second ~onsecutivP. month. How last year's cumulative level. her amount. Commercial contract stantial increases in highway and port for 490-passenger Boeing ever, the non-white unemploy The 11 states included in the values jumped 26 per cent on the water supp Iy system va Iues were 747s, and other "super" jetliners ment rate of 6.9 percent remained Western region are: Arizona, Cali strength of both store and office more than enoug h to counter de- of the future. more than double for the white contracting. clines in sewerage and waste dis- fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, "The 747," Carr said, "is ex jobless rate of :3 ..'3 percent. Bowers noted that, "The recent posal systems, bridges and miscel Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, ' pected to be in service in the very • Utah, Washington and Wyoming. spurt in commercial contracts in laneous non-building constmction early 1970s. Also, maintenance fa the west can be attributed to two categories. Consumer Price Index cilities which can accommodate RliSIDENTIAL CONTRACTS factors. First, the trend in store After ten months, nonbuilding The Bureau of Labor Statistics the 74 7 also will be capable of JUMP 70 PER CENT and warehouse contract values is construction contract values re reports consumer prices rose in handling the Boeing super sonic beginning to move upward, now mained nine per cent below the San Francisco-Oakland area dur Residential construction con jet transports scheduled for serv that housing is well on its way to year ~ earlier level. The cumulative ing the September to December tract values surged 70 per cent ice in 197.5." recovery. And there's been a big value totaled $2,452,350,000. quarter by 0.7 percent. It said that ahead of the very low year-ago Airport General Manager consumer price index ended the George F. Hansen said the hang year at 121.3 which is 3.5 percent ar dimensions will' be 320 feet by Los An geles Prices higher than 1966. . ' 65,000 Californians 280 feet-a total of 89,600' square Los Angeles ar:ea consumer feet as compared with 96,000 LABOR LAWS prices declined for the September square feet for two football fields ·.! to December quarter by 0.1 per - and there will be 85 feet ceilings. A U.S. Labor Department study. Veterans Pour Back cent, a Labor Department survey Present plans for the shop-of shows that 11 states passed legis shows. However, the consumer fice building provide for two lation in 1967 dealing with disc Over the next year, more than three-quarters of a million young price index for the area ended the stories each 38,400 square feet in crimination in employment as men and women will return to civilian life from the Armed Forces. year at 119.9, a 3.1 percent gain area with other Roars to be added more than 500 state labor laws. • Most of them will find work with little difficulty, others will over the year. as needed in the future. were enacted during the year. continue their education: ) .. But many won't b i:l so lucky. They won't be going to school and jobs won't be found without trouble. They rieed help. Paints With Broad Brush! Last Year's Lesson ;; ; ' ~ Over the past year, nearly 600,000 veterans reentered civilian Brother Has Big Talent life. While most got jobs readily, 100,000 didn't. :They averaged r. , , more than two months of unemployment. By MIKE WOMACK This cost the Nation dearly. It hurt the young people themselves Take one young and talented and it cost some $30 million in unemployment compensation. Mexican-American boy out of Dallas, Texas; give him a chance New Opportunity to work and progress in a trade To brighten the prospects of returning veterans, President . he loves; add a good measure of •• Johnson has launched a highly individual program to provide self-determination and encourage ment; mix well with a childhood them with maximum job assistance. sweetheart; stir in 14 years of Under the President's program to assure each returning veteran happy marriage; add, slowly and the greatest help possible in obtaining meaningful rewarding with care, three boys and two employment: girls, and you have-Gabriel Perez -Each veteran will receive a letter outlining his reemployment -a name that may one day rank rights and the services available from the public employment with Stuart, Remmington, Wyeth service. and Pollock as a native American artist. -Each veteran will be contacted personally by telephone or a visit by a representative from one of the Nation's 2,200 public A certified Chief of Pa1ty and now working at Duff Surveys, employment service offices to pinpoint individual job needs. Perez has been an Operating En -Each veteran will be offered job-finding assistance, employ gineer since coming to Oakland in ment counseling and testing, referral to training or any other 1958, where he was dispatched as service to help him or her get employment swiftly. a Rear Chairman to Fluor Corp. • This person-to-person approach will be directed by the U. S. Gabriel earned his art spurs at Department of Labor through the Federal-State public employ the tender age of 10 when he took ment service system. It supplements other Federal efforts to assist first place in a contest sponsored veterans. by the Dallas Public Schools sys 'tem. He went on to take addi W hat Veterans Offer tional honors in high school and was exhibited at the Dallas Mu As we work to build a better America, the returning veteran semn. offers a vital source of manpower-manpower to meet rising labor Following high school, Perez shortages. attended the Dallas Art Institute -More than 80 percent have at least a high school education. and later studied fine arts at -Many learned job skills in the service that are in urgent Southern Methodist University. demand in our economy. He later won a scholarship to the ARTIST BROTHER Gabriel Perez shows off one of his latest land -Their average age is just over 22 years. American Art Institute and has scapes at his home in Oakland. A member of Operating Engineers studied commercial art at the Oak for the past ten years, Perez is rapidly gaining renown as one of the "These veterans have served their country well," said the land School of Commercial Art. President. "It is only right that their country serve them as well." country's most talented young painters. • A painting of the Golden Gate In The West Bridge now hangs in Liverpool, * * England and several other minor Roundup in Las* Vegas* and the Williams, Gabriel* resides* at 4820 Figures obtained from the Veteran's Administration show that and major museums have pur Walnut Creek Art Festival. He is Webster Street in Oakland. He has during the period of July 1 of this year to June 30, 1968, some chased "Gabriel's" for their collec currently broadening his own col worked for various Bay Area com 65,000 veterans will be returning to civilian life in California. tions. lection and hopes to have a one panies including Martin Williams, The figures on returning veterans in other states include Arizona, Brother Perez has also exhib man sho~ in the very near future. Gordon Ball, Leptian- Cronin & 5,800; Hawaii, 3,000; and Nevada, 1,600. ited at the Ninth Annual Art MarTied to the former Geneva Cooper and Bryan & Murphy. .·:~- • February, 1968 ENGINEERS NEWS Page 11 Stockton's Freeways II Winter Comes ... Move Despite Rai,n Can· Spring Be Far Behind projects By WALTER TALBOT, AL schedule on the diversion tunneL By RAY COOPER in l968 is a 5.6 miles of located for vai-ious projects. Tomp The tunnel will have to be com- The w_iriter rains have hit the four-lane freeway from Trinidad kins Hill road, $200,000-Redway McNAMARA and JIM GENTRY Northern R~dwood ,Empire and to Patricks Point. Engineers pleted and lined before the back- esti Drive, $110,000- Myitle Avenue, In spite of periodical rainstorms fill of the dam can commence. as in the .past, the. dirt, w:ork and mate $4.4 million advertised for $70,000 - Luffenholtz Bridge, that interfere with grading and construction work is at. a." stand bids in March. · $95,000-Indianola Road realign paving operations, Apparently, the company has stilL Tho_se who. are stili :working . In Del some contrac reached agreements with farmers, Norte County, proposed ment, $200,000-Henick Avenue tors are able to sandwich their who own the property- that will consist mostly o.f the plants, shops, bid advertisement in February for re-alignment, $125,000- New excavation work between these become the right-of-way ' for the bridge structures, commercial and 2.5 miles of 4-lane expressway Navy Base road realignment near • sto1ms. seven miles of haul north of Gasquet. Cost estimate Samoa, $850,000. Also· the first road betweeri . industrial bujlding. The p_ast year Lord & Bishop continue to em the barrow are'a west of LaGrange 1967,_was ,perhaps the,worst wor~ $1.7 million. phase of a three-year phase proj ploy four crane crews on their four to the new damsit~. The company season we have experienc,ed in · At the interchange of Highway ect on extending the runway at bridge construction jobs on the now intends to use 80 yard bottom . this area for many_years .. From all 101 and Highway 299, more com Munay Field Airpo1t, approxi new Interstate 5 freeway, from.the dump trucks .and 15 yard Dart · · ind~~::ttions the year ~968 looks monly known . as Guintali Lane, mately $100,000. Another project San Joaquin River to Fourteen Ioa d ers to ·I oau' 11 t h- ·em. · .. · · ' · very . promisjng· . It \YOn't .be a . north of Arcata; there will be in that will employ a few Engineers Mile Slough. .. Second phase of the Modesto booming year but at.Ieast better .. terchanges consb·ucted and 1.6 will be a $2 million Fish hatchery Polich & Benedict, Hess & Price, sewer project will be awarded he- Many of the B~others .have jobs miles converted to four-lane free on the Mad River near Blue Lake. successful bidders on the same fore this article is published and to return to as soon as .weather way. Cost $1..5 million. Bids let As we gaze into our crystal ball project for freeway construction, should afford work for a good will let the contractor resume op- in June. we see a few more projeCts that have not, as yet, made any at erations. · On Highway 299, 7 miles East may get under way this year, but tempts to commence with their numbe1: of Engineers. The trench The Benbow job '(Gibbons & will be twenty-eight feet in depth · of Blue Lake, a bridge and 1.3 until we have definite information contract. However, this is not ex in certain portions to . accommo- Reed-Hughes & Ladd) is keeping miles of approaches on the Nmth on them, we will refrain from men peCted until Lord & Bishop com- date the sixty inch pipe. a few Brothers busy on the. struc- Fork of Mad River. Cost $1 mil tioning them at this time. All the • plete at least one bridge at each Mediterranean Corp., a French tures. They still have quite . a bit lion. Bids advertised in February. above mentioned projects sound river or slough crossing. We owned hoteL chain, have indicated of diit to move this spiing in qr Another bridge job will be let in like a booming season, but a five understand it will be compulsory their interest in constructing a der to complete this 2.8 miles of March over Yager creek on High mile stretch of freeway being built for Hess to use the freeway ~-ight · four-lane freeway. · · way 320 room hotel at Bear Valley in . 36. Cost $700,000 also on today does not employ nearly as of-way to haul material, as the Alpine County. The cost is ·esti- -Granite Construction Company Highway 36, $100,000 is allocated many Engineers as it did years equipment exceeds the weight hardly got started last season on for road realignment East of ago, due to the modern biggei· and limits for all road and bridge al mated at four million dollars, and their Klamath job, so this will be Bridgeville. if they proceed with their plan; faster equipment. We believe we lowances in the surrounding area. this will greatly improve the ac- a good one for the. Brothers to re- The Division of Highways will have enough local Engineers to According to · an agreement commodations at this resort area. .. turn to, as this will be completed also be awarding a number of man these jobs, so you Brother reached between the State Divi this season. smaller jobs that will total out to Engineers that are reading 'this sion of Highways and the Depart Small street and road jobs are Art Burman and his crew -will continually being awarded, With another %million dollars. This will ar~ich3 and are out of the area, ment o.f Water Resources, also a s. M. McGaw Co. and A. Teichert be busy completing their Alder- include storm damage repairs on don't pack your toothbrush arid State agency, the Division of point to Bridgeville project. Highways 96, 101 and 36. Left head this way. Keep in touch with Highways advanced two million & Son grabbing most of them. Hughes & Ladd will be back in turn channelization improvements us and we'll let you know when dollars for purchase of San Joaquin on their Forest Service job at Big at Elk River bridge, Harris and we need you. property that eventually will be San Rafael· Flat and this will also take anum Broadway, Bayside road and In At our last District Quarterly used as a site for the Delta Pe- ber of the Brothers off the. out-of dianola road. Improvements are meeting, which was a well at • ripheral Canal. This canal right-of work list. also to be made from V street in tended one with over 100 Broth way for nearly ten miles between Stays Bu_sy Eugene Luhr & Company has Eureka to the Eureka Slough ers present, a new Grievance the Mokelumne River and Disap By .another season and $2 million to .bridge to eliminate the treacher Committee was elected. Now serv pointment Slough will afford the WAYNE "LUCKY" SPRINKLE work with on the Redwood Creek ous crossing from Bazar to Mont ing on the Grievance Committee Rli material for a rather short haul The start of the year .finds us . !eve~ at Oric~_. J'his was a ·goocL gomery Ward stores. is E. w,. "Rocky" LeRoy, Han'Y' ' · to the Polich & Benedict contract enjoying good weather, and the job last year and the Brothers are The Department of Public "Mickey" Dillon, Bob Will and on Interstate 5, contractors have . -kept going · on looking forward to returning. Works in Humboldt County has your Executive Board member, The contract for the Peripheral what jobs they have, and keeping Heading the list for highway approximately a million dollars al- Don Dillon. We wish to express Canal itself will be let at a later some of the Brothers busy. We date and will eventually . carry are about 10 inches behind in Ol.lf water f1'om Orovitle Dam to the rainfall· cqmpared to this time last Delta pumping plai-its. year. We can't help to think about Although the Tracy By-Pass _is $6 Million Oakland Tract this time last year when it was not scheduled to be By NORRIS A. CASEY, GUY bid· until Feb raining, and the jobs were shut hauling various types · of equip overhead section from El Cerrito ruary 21st, it has already provided JONES, JERRY ALLGOOD, down in the area; due to the ad ment. The crews working in to Richmond. employment for Local·3 members TOM CARTER, ALEX CELLINI Livermore and verse weather. By the time this Fremont will soon Lathrope Canst. has started the • with the awarding of contracts to and ROBERT' MAYFIELD combine their goes to press, however, it will forces at Camp . excavation and foundation work McGuire & Hester and W. H. Parks on Santa probably be pouring rain. But, we Williams .' & B'urrows was Rita Road. They on the nevv Library Bldg. for the . Ebert Construction by the Pesca should be moved into their University do look ahead to a good year, and awarded _the Acorn R e develop ~ new of Calif. This will be a dera and Byron-Bethany Irrigation ment shop and yard by May. five story structure and will take we wish to r~:Jport the following Housing Ti-act in West Oak Districts. . · Many of the Brothers are busy jobs which have already been let: land, . the figure was $6,000,- about 18 mos. to complete. McGuire & Hester has two • M.G.M. -Construction-$130, 000.00. This will keep quite a few doing maintenance work at Diablo Peter Kiewit's Cast Cow Yard in draglines and a gradall plus mis members busy for County Club, San Ramon County Richmond is working 40 hours ·a . 000. This will be an underg~: ound at. least one cellaneous equipment on the re Club and we welcome the New week building the overhead job at Greenbrae, Pumping Plant year. deck · location of existing pipelines that Members at Sunol Valley beams and-Sewer Line. The Wye Construction, a com Golf for the Rapid Transit Con must be improved before the new who recently cho~e Local # 3 to tractors. • Rice - DeMartini & Smith - bination of seven Contractors, is freeway is constructed in the represent them, These Brothers Work in this Area has slowed $58,000 job; resurface roads and just getting started with their Bart Pescadera Irrigation Dish'ict. maintain the greens, sand traps, to a near standstill as the bulk of replace. Sewer and drainage lines Transit job with P & Z doing the ·w. H. Ebert of San Jose has a fairways and repair their equip the work in this Area is dirt work. - at Samuel P. Taylor State Park. drilling and ·Spencer, White & di·agline, backhoe, trenching ma ment in the various shops. The Work on the Peter Kiewit job • -Ghilotti Bros. -:- El Marinero . Prentis doing the :,underpinning. chine, loader and ·miscellaneous Brothers at the ' Hayward Golf from Lafayette to Walnut Creek Subdivision-:-$136,000. Tiburon. This job in the future will ' be equipment on the relocating . of Course are equally as busy. at this writing is strictly a hit and • Wright & running three shifts. · • ·existing pipelines for the Byron Oretsky - $2 mil East Bay Excavators have kept miss proposition with _the scraper lion job. Veterans The slump is over in the Rock, Bethany Irrigation District. Memorial Audi several of the Brothers busy build spreads but their cranes and pip Sand & Gravel Industry, almost all e D. E. Hug should complete the torium. ing up their stockpiles at the Hay crews are working fairly steady. o Earl Gilson o.f the plants are back to normal excavation for the R. P. Bmruss Co.- $17,856- ward plant. Their customers Gordon Ball on the Orinda Job operation. With P.C.A., Rhodes & Co. ' on their Diverting Canal lnstallation of Pipes and Valves demands have been is in almost the same position Jamieson and Kaiser in the Pleas extremely as Mormon Channel job by the time on three Storage Tanks, for Marin heavy for this time the above job and will probabl anton Area, working two shifts. of year. y this article is published. Everyone Municipal Water. ~ Also the wait till Spring before they get Due to the work on B.A.R.T. the Aussum Company has told these employers when they Proposed Work on' Highway a contract b<1ck into full time productim1. · Industry should hav~ a good year. to cement a shaft which commenced this project in the late 101, Marin County Martiri Bros. The Scrap Iron Industry in the is located about three miles up just recently fall that they would be down due Widening to foirr lanes-and in picked up a area is still at a slow low with only stream for the Del Villa Dam. fin e job at Concord to _ten feet of water coming stallation of a median barrier be and should keep Schnitzer Steel on a two shift . They have about eight of the a fairly large through the job at this tween Marin City and the Golden time of operation. Brothers busy on a twQ-shift basis. ·spread going most of the. winter year. This prediction did not Gate Bridge-on the Southbound This contract will be comple~ d by as the job is supposed· to be mostly materialize to date,. which made lanes. This will be soon let out for. Equipment Dealers are getting the end of February. sandstone. Another job just getting all parthis -concerned happy. bid. The Golden Gate and High back on their feet again with the The work on the Rapid Transit started was grabbed off by Roberts Utah Dredging Co.· has several way District and the State have shops back to a regular work week has been moving along quite well Bros. at Antioch and should. last engineers employed at their new $270,000 for this project. but looking for more work. to. get despite the time of year and the until summer. _ • yard here in Stockton replacing Replacement of Median Barrier all the Brothers. hack to the tools. weather. The crews working on Independent Const. has got - bearings and doing general over- . for about 2 miles between Corte The rubber tired earth moving the. underground sections in several jobs of various sizes haul work on the dredge_ "San Madera Interchange and .the Alto equipment has virtually been -at a Berkeley have lost very little time throughout th ~ · caunty but are like Mateo." The company is also Wye. The State has about $150,- standstill due .to the present rainy due to the weather and the outlook everybody else and only working erecting a permanent shop and 000 for 'this Project. condition. However, there is a for this work is good for the re part-time due to the inclement plans to build new slips for other The State has another $900,000 great deal of work to be done when mainder of the winter. weather. A speedy i·ecover'y is dredges. in their budget to install Median the weather permits. Two· additional jobs are to begin wished for Jerry Champlin, a Guy F. Atkinson, constructor of Barrier and add 2 lanes on High The Alameda County Em early in February, one will be a Scraper Operator on this job who the New Don Pedro Dam, is ap way 101 between Pacheco Creek ployees have kept fairly busy station at Shattuck and Ashby was injured .in an on the job acci proximately two months behind and Forbes Overhead. . . repairing county roads and over- Aves. in Berkeley and the other an dent. Page 12 ENGINEERS NEWS February, 1968 Dredging • $4,600,000 Emigrant Summit Project To Portland Firm By GAIL BISHOP, BUD small job for storm drain on west which will start when the snow By AL HANSEN MALLETT, JOE HAMERNICK Plum Lane in Reno. thaws in the spring. and MONT PARKER With the temperature down be A. Teicheit & Son have finished The out-of-work list here has low zero most of the time for the the Round Hill Dam Project. This reached the winter level and we past two or three weeks, there is dam will serve the Douglas Coun- have daily opportunities to re not much hope for any work "to be ty Improvement District. The dam • new friendships with our good done. So most of the Brothers are . itself required 750,000 cubic yards Brothers. just sitting around and rebuilding of dirt, 151,000 cubic yards of the roads they built last summer. We had a fine meeting on De rock, including the rip rap on the cember 9 in Reno. Brother Frank The work picture looks a little face of the· dam. At the peak of Fornengo was elected by the mem better at this time than it did last the job there were 22 Engineers bership to the position of Election month. employed. Committeeman. The Emigrant Summit job was awarded to Rogers Business Manager and Interna Const. Co. of Portland, Ore., and if old Mother tional Vice President AI Clem pre Nature is good to us, there will be sented the first Annual Outstand Wirtz Says· some work done on ing Apprentice Award. This was a this job by mid-January. fine trophy and a $50 bond. Brother Ed Aweeka received this Other jobs in the area that Paycheck award. weren't finished last fall are down We brought to a successful cone due to the sub-zero weather. elusion the grievance over sub Industrial Canst. should be Buys More • sistence at Lake Tahoe on the moving equipment back from California side. At $9.00 per day Idaho by the first of January to WASHINGTON - Eighty this amounted to many thousands start moving dirt on the Winne months of unbroken economic ex of dollars for the Brothers working mucca job. The pipe crews have pansion have added 9 million jobs for H. M. Byars Const. and A. about all the pipe in, so the dirt to the economy and brought a Teiche~t & Son. This money cov spread will be able to move right wide range of other improvements ered approximately three months in. for workers, Secretary of Labor work. Our thanks to Brother AI For the Brothers who are inter Willard Wiltz has said. Clem and his staff for making it ested in the mines,. the operation In a speech at a U. S. Infor possible to collect this money. at Crescent Valley is still uncer mation Agency awards ceremony They do know how to put the pres tain at this writing. They are still here, Mr. Wirtz also noted a sharp "LOTOF STEAM IN THE OLD GIRL YET!", according to Brothers sure on. doing exploration work. We hope decline in the unemployment rate, who operate Dredge · #4 (day shift) for the S. F. Port Authority, the We also came up winners with to see some development on this higher wages and improvements only steam-powered dredge in operation in the Bay Area. Members Sanderson Sand & Gravel when project in the spring. in "real" spending power during of the crew include: AI Staff, Leverman; Freddie Gerard, Deckhand; Brother Sherwood Hall was The Nevada Brothers made a the period. Charles Lazzario, Boat Operator; Lloyd Henning, Deckhand; Bob handed a check for back wages in fine showing in San Francisco on He said that the country's· sea- • Johnson, Fireman; Joe Bryan, Deckhand; Tim Bryan, Deckhand; the amount of $2,192.75 along the 13th of January. We wish to sonally adjusted unemployment Pat Furnish, Deckhand; "Slim" Vines, Steward. Also shown are: with a check for fringes in the thank those who made this long rate dropped between 1961 and Paul Edgecombe, Local Union #3 ·President; A. J. "Buck" Hope, amount of $576.38. Made a Merry trip. It is the sincere interest in 1967 from almost 7 per cent to Local Union #3 Financial Secretary and District Representative; Christmas for Brother Hall and their Local Union that makes Lo slightly over 4 per cent, adding and AI Hansen, Business Representative. family. cal Union No. 3 the fine organi that: The Delzer Pipeline Co. from zation it is. "Ii-J. 1961, there were three Associated Dredging Company-still working at Corte Madera Creek Carmichael started and stopped a The next Semi"annual Member quarters of a million people in this with their "Orton" for Western Pacific Dredging who is the prime· 6 mile long 6" pipeline in the ship Meeting will be held in June. country who had been out of work contractor on the job. Western Pacific Dredging job at Corte Madera Tahoe Paradise area in one week. The date to be announced in your for 27 weeks or more. Now, that . is moving right along, still running six days a week, three shifts, with Snow and bad weather stopped ENGINEERS NEWS. number is down to 155,000." a good sized crew. · the project, which will start when With the temperature down be "Ninety-eight out of every hun low zero, most of the time, for the United Sand & Gravel still going strong in the good weather comes back to dred married men, heads of fam" S. F. Bay, hauling sand past two or three weeks, there is for Trans-Bay Constructors. Trans-Bay Constructors are still using the the lake area. ilies, are employed today. For the, . not much hope for any woi'k to "Tuney" for the "Sandpiper" of United Sand and Gravel to tie up The C & M Const. Co. has a two who still have b·ouble finding · be done. So most of the Brothers alongside and pump the sand off for the Tube. $500,000 Sewage Connection Line a job, there were five in 1961." · in the M_eyers are just sitting around and re Olympian Dredging has started their job for Humble Oil at Benicia area which will start The Nation moved this month • when the snow thaws in the building the roads they built last into the 8lst month of uninte;- ' with Smith Rice who will also have their Dredge in there working on summer. the same job, doing the deep digging in the main chaimel for the pipe spring. . . . rupted economic expansion. The The Snow Removal Brothers are The work picture looks a little current expansion began in March line. Olympian will be working three shifts and Smith-Rice will be better at this time than it did last working two shifts. the only ones who will work all 1961. · winter. month. The Emigrant Summit job Mr. Wirtz also pointed out California State Dredge-The #4 still working all around the water- The work picture for the lake was awarded to Rogers Construc these dramatic gains for the coun front in S. F.-2 shifts. - area for this winter is bad but tion Company, of Portland, Ore try's workers during the record Utah Dredging still going strong at Bay Farm Island, 7 days a week, looks good for the spring. gon. Their bid was $4,600,000. It expansion: 3 shifts. This job will last another year or so. D.C.H. Constructors are the does not appear that there will be • The average cash weekly Hydraulic Dredging have started up again at Foster City, should only company still working that anything going on this job before earning of workers in manufac last about six weeks or so, and that's about it for the time being at has not been affected by the sea the first of March. turing increased by $28, from $89 Foster City. sonal cutback due to the cold win Other jobs in the area that were to $117. Trans-Bay Constructors Dredge "Thelma" still going steady in S. F. ter weather that has · gripped the not finished last fall are down due • Although prices have risen, Bay. Silver State. They have moved to the sub-zero weather. the average weekly pay check to Industrial Construction Com Dutra Dredging Company-things slowing down a little bit-trying part of the crew back to the La day buys 17 per cent more than pany should be moving equipment to keep their crews busy all around the Bay. Things are a little slow at hontan Dam area. Steward Ray it did 6Jf years ago. • back from Idabo some time this the present time for Charles Hover Dredging-don't know of anything Hardy and Oiler Blyth Pierce on • The "real" purchasing power month, weather permitting, and coming up at the present time. Ideal Cement still going strong also the Stabilizer and · Brother Ray of all citizens (pay after taxes and may even get around to moving at Port of Redwood City. Leslie Salt also still going strong around the Miller and Oiler Bill Sheets are on adjusbnent for higher costs) now Bay Area with their Dredge "Mallard." on e of the Augers. This power line some dirt. A small crew has been averages 28 per cent more than it job should be completed sometime working on the boxes and pipe. did 6Jf years ago . PERSONAL NOTES this summer. There are plans for A. R. B. Company was awarded • The legal minimum wage for another power line to parallel the the main line project for the South most workers covered by the Fed Sorry to hear about Brother Lou Ferrari's wife who is confined at one that is now being constructed. West Gas Company. This is a six eral law has increased from $1 an Inter Community Hospital in Fairfield. Bro. Ferrari is employed by Industrial Canst. Co. is nearly teen inch natural gas line running hour to $1.40 and will go to $1.60 Western Pacific Dredging Company-any of the boys in the Fairfield at a standstill on the section of from Silver Springs to Fort next Februa1y and more than 10 area who know Lou might want -to drop in and visit with Mrs. Ferrari, Interstate #80 Freeway through Churchill. Station at W abuska. million additional workers are now or drop her a get well card. Reno. This appears to be approximately covered by the law. Allied Paving Co. have their a three month project, and should The Cabinet Officer called these plant set up on this job to do the start early in February. "the January 18, 1968 statistics of better living paving. They will try The Delzer Pipeline Company Dear Mr. Clem: to pave Key fuller living-and in a real sense stone Ave. that was affected by the from Carmichael started and fuller freedom. I would like to thank you for honoring me as the Top Apprentice i1ew freeway this winter. stopped a six mile long. six inch "Perhaps the largest gain of all • of the Year at the Union Meeting in San Francisco. Helms Canst. was the low bid pipeline in the Tahoe Paradise in these 80 months is in the con I am e specially proud as I know that all the Apprentices are mak der for a quarter million dollar job area in one week. The snow and fidence that we can do whatever for the construction of roadside bad weather stopped the project we set out to do-that we are not ing a good name for themselves and the Operating Engineers. rests and scenic overlooks in which will sta1t when the good the prisoners of laws of boom and I will try to live up to the Award as an Apprentice and also as a Washoe & Churchill Counties. weather comes back to the lake bust-that the proper measure of Journeyman. H. M. Byars was awarded a area. accomplishments is not in a com Thank you again. small job for a sewer line from the The C & M Construction Com parison with previous achieve Sincerely, Proctor Hug High School. pany have a $500,000 Sewage ments but in the vision of the full Duane E. Schoniger P. W. Burge was awarded a Collection line in the _Meyers area use of the human competence." EN Gl N E E RS N EW S Page 13 PG&E Plans $8 Million · For UndergroUnd Lines By A. J. "BUCK" HOPE city and county governing bodies." and WARREN LEMOINE The PUC also has under study SAN FRANCISCO-Pacific Gas another proposal submitted by and Electric Company announced PG&E last December by which the plans to budget $8 million in 1968 company is seeking authorization to convert overhead electric dis to provide underground electric tribution lines to underground. service in new residential subdivi The figure was contained in a visions for, according to PG&E, no document ·filed with the Califor- · extra charge to the developer ex • cept for ti·enching and backfill and nia Public Utilities Commission in which PG&E also indicated the for ducts where required. amounts that will be allocated The overhead conversion pro next year for converting existing gram authorized by the PUC pro overhead lines to underground in vides that all costs, except those each city and county in the com for certain portions of the prop pany's service area. erty owners' service wiring, will The information was presented be borne by PG&E, the company to the PUC in response to its re said. cent decision ( DPB, Oct. 2) which establishes statewide procedures On-The-Job Training for . undergrounding overhead dis The Labor Department says tribution lines in cities and in un that more than 17,200 workmen, incorporated areas . mostly drawn from the unemploy- _ "We are gratified that the pro ment ranks, have gotten a ·start in • gram authorized by the Commis consh·uction trades ·employment sion conforms closely in principle through federally financed train to the proposals. which PG&E sub ing programs. The total was , mitted to the PUC for approval in amassed in five years under the 1965," said V. C. Redman, com on-the-job training program. pany senior vice-president. "By its decision the Commission has authorized PG&E to move National Job Policy ahead on our. greatly expanded President Johnson's State of the conversion program. The $8 mil Urtion message called for the lion bJdgeted is approximately placement of 500,000 of America's PACIFIC CRANE & RIGGING married a Universal boom. If more boom was needed a wooden pole four times greater than the amount hard-core unemployed in jobs in to a 1919 Mack Truck to produce this unique was lashed to the bottom for desired length. spent .by PG&E on this type of private industry within the next outrigger shown at work on the Los Angeles Brother Revoe Parker was the operator and says work in 1966. Company represent three years. He asked Congress for Aqueduct in 1937. Outriggers were unheard of he personally extended the boom to 90-feet on atives are prepared to discuss a $2.1-billion manpower program • at the time and this one boasted a 40-foot steel several occasions. possible conversion projects with for the fiscal year beginning July l. Important Changes $30 Million In Higbw11y Bitls In ·SS Are Listed Due Releose In Northern Utoh Are you over 65 years old Amendments now provide a time By ASTER WIDTAKER, JAY the arrival of spring to begin their ett Construction Company of and did you miss your first op limit on filing claims for payment NEELEY, TOM BILLS, realignment project of the road Provo, Utah, with a bid of $407,- portunity to enroll in Medicare's of physician's fees and other DEL HOYT, WAYNE from 12th Street and Harrison 341. This bid was $43,841 under Supplementary Medical .Insur voluntary plan for Supplemen- LASSITER, JOHN THORNTON Avenue to the mouth of Ogden the estimate. The project is to be ance services reimbursable under and ROY DEROS Canyon and to resume their Brig- completed in 120 days. tary Medical Insurance Bene Medicare. Claims must be filed no . ham City highway job. Fife Con Due to the weather, most jobs • fits? Well, you still . have a later than the end of the calendar · The Ogden area has .been hit struCtion's mechanics are busy in in this area are slow. A few of the year following the year in which by the Operating Engineers' old chance to choose this valuable the shops repairing equipment for Brothers are working at the new services were furnished. However, enemy-Winter. The number of medical protection according the spring activity. Fife's rock, Medical Center at the University services furnished .in the last three projects under construction has to Paul Edgecomb, President of been reduced considerably. Con sand and gravel crews are busily of Utah. months of any calendar year will stockpiling material for the com Local Union No. 3 following struction ~projects presently going Strong Company is . going full be deemed to have been furnished ing season. discussions with Mildred Baker in the following year. For ex in the Ogden area are: blast on U. S. Interstate 80 near of the San Francisco Civic ample, services rendered in Oc The Rattlesnake Pass job where Gibbons and Reed, Ogden Di Coalville, Utah. vision, has managed to keep a few · Center Social Security office. tober - December 1966 will be Gibbons and Reed have 17 Broth Peter Kiewit & Sons have .com deemed to have been furnished in er Engineers employed. Adverse Brothers working due to snow re pleted their grade on Interstate The General Enrollment 1967. The time limit for filing weather conditions caused a delay moval projects on Weber Campus 80. They have two .more struc Period for electing coverage these clai.ms would · expire on in December but the job has been and other large parking areas. A tures tci build. Another week or under Supplementary Medical December 31, 1968. resumed with an expected increase few Brothers are also working in two will see them complete with the shops. Insurance which began Oc There is a special .p~·ovision for in Engineers in the early spring. their rip rap. Miya Brothers We are able to report at this tober 1, 1967 was due to end beneficiaries who received covered Consh·uction has L. A. Young Company at Kim sta1ted excavation on the Farm time that construction activity in hies Junction are running crusher • December 31, 1967. But in services in the first three months of the program which were July, ington reservoir, an estimated the Ogden area looks considerably two shifts, stockpiling base rock recent legislation Congress ex August and September 1966. $250,000 project. brighter than last year. This fa for S. S. Mullin Company. Weath tended the 1967 enrollment Benefits may be lost unless they Okland Consti·uction Company vorable outlook is due to several er permitting, they will get started period through the end of file by March 31, 1968! has two projects- the David 0. factors. One is that the Utah State again. Highway Department has pro March, 1968. And you actu,ally For McKay Hospital, which is near A few of the Brothers are work more information, write or posed approximately 30 million call the ing completion, and the missile ing throughout the city on street have until April 1, 1968 to en Social Security District dollars of highway work to be Office nearest you. San Francisco project at Hill Field, which is well and drainage repair. roll because March 31 is a advertised for bid in Northem offices are located at 303 Golden underway. ' Sunday! There is considerable activity Utah. KEEP YOUR WORK Gate Avenue, telephone number AREA CLEAN! For many people this is the last 556-5000 and 761 South Van Ness on the Weber Campus with three $514,642 was the low bid by opportunity they will have to en Avenue,· telephone number 556- conb·actors engaged in various L. A. Young Son's Construction Do you know the housekeeping roll. 3310. projects. Cannon Papanikolas is Company, Salt Lake City, for standards necessary for your work building the Utah Highway Deparhnent proj So don't delay. If you are over Science and Lecture area and do you realize that know Building, Horne ect to reconstruct State Road 68 65 and have not signed up for the and Zwick has a ing these standards is not enough? APPOINTMENTS multi-story from Bluffdale to Camp W. G. Supplementary Medical Insurance dormitory and Culp You must know what standards Veteran Labor Deparhnent ex Construction Williams in Salt Lake and Utah • Benefits contact your Social Se is in the beginning are part of your safety program. ecutive, Walter counties .. The ·bid of $514,642 to curity office. They will be happy E. Gtiffin, has phases of steel erection and frame · You must use your know-how to been named a special .Manpower work for the complete the four and one-half to answer your questions about Union Building addi put these standards to work for Administration Representative to tion. mile project was considerably un . the plan and will help you sign you and your safety. Oil, grease, give additional impetus to the der the Highway Department es up for your medical insurance. J. Wadman Construction, who objects left on floors, stairs, or on federal Model Cities programs in was awarded the conb·act for con timate of $547,059. The contract the ground are dangerous on the Remember, if you are already Seattle and · Portland, Oregon. struction of the Marshall White calls for completion of the project job. Makeshift stockpiling and im over 65, you must sign up by Griffin, former director of the de- Center; has progressed rapidly and in 160 days. provised storage can cause injury Aptil 1, 1968. . partment's Bureau of Work-Train the building is approximately 50% Apparent low bidder to build without warning . .It's the common President Edgecombe also ing Programs, will be stationed in complete. two cantilever beam-structures on sense approach to prevent injuries learned the 1968 Social Security Seattle. Fife Coi1struction is awaiting Interstate 15 in Ogden was Flitch- by eliminating the causes. Page 14 ENGINEERS N EWS February, 1968 ~~~------~--~--~--~------~~~- ®bituarirs Local Register Dilliham Corp. Low Bidder Name-City Social Security No. Deceased Beard, Virgil ...... 3 346962 1/18/68' Florence-Wife SS#523-0l-0945 612 No. Barrett St. On Klamath River Jobs Yuba City, Calif. By LAKE' AUSTIN and ployees together. There's a good They are working this with a 4 Bonham, Perry ...... 3 437786 l/9/68 :tOU BARNES chance the rock, sand and gravel yard P&H dredge. Lou Mace, Dorothy-Wife SS#573-12-4222 Work in District #7 is slow business will be better this coming Project Manager, dreamed up the 585 Paseo Del Rio due to weather, however there are season than it was last season. The idea of hooking a LeTourneau San Lorenzo, Calif. more Operating Engineers work biggest problem holding some of Ripper on the rig and ripping, then Cavana, G. M ...... 3 496055 1/14/68 ing this season than a year ago at this work up is the agency's having use the drag. This is very slow the control are a little Marie-Wife SS # 530-09-0581 this time. So far the weatherman's late in get work. The purpose of the slurry ting the money released and • get trench is 2618 - 35th St. prediction of a mild winter seems to back fill with sand and to be holding true. On ting the contracts let. plastic to keep water from coming Sacramento, Calif. the major jobs most of the employers are All in all the plants had a fairly around the end of the dam be Cook, George ...... 3 213262 12/19/67 making a real effort to get work good run and most of the Brother cause of volcanic texture of the Georgina-Wife SS # 525-07-2421 done to be finished ahead of time Engineers working in this part of soil. 849 N. Hwy. 99 W. and some of the smaller contrac the industry were able to come out In the north area the two big McMinnville, Ore . . tors are trying to get jobs rolling in good shape. . jobs that we have been talking Davis, E. H ...... 3 569479 l/6/68 again. Peterson Tractor shop in Red about will become a reality. The Anderson Mildred-Wife SS#560-10-1214 The River- Wesco-Purtzer and ding has been able to keep their grade job in Yreka will Dutton . canal projects is the big be awarded by the time this article 2747 Hwy. 20 crews working ·although they lost gest job in the southern area and some time this last work season. is printed. Anderson grade is 4 Marysville, Calif. . ; . the size see1ps to ~go up and down Right now the repair work seems miles in length and '5 million yards· Eddings, Jason ...... 3 296764 l/19/67 quite a bit-but at least this em-· to be· on the up-swing and we are to be moved with .two structors Irma-Wife SS # 526-05-8722 ployer is 'working every time the hopeful this trend will contipue. the Engineers estimate $8 million 20806 Charter Way opportunity ·presents itself: The The paving business and the to be awarded January 3, 1968. '· Stockton, Calif. big dragline should be in produc truck Cl'arie rental is strictly a hit The Weed project is set to be • tion by the time this is p1inted in awarded February 7, 1968; tHis Edwards, Wm...... 3 · 268173 12/15/67 and miss situation in the southern the Engineers News. The dirt part area of District -#7. one will be twenty miles in length Crace-Wife SS # 552-14-6040 ·some of the . of this job is in good shape and the employers are going to other areas beginning at approximately 3 miles 1518 N. California batch plant is ready to start the to get work and some of the Broth north of Weed to within 5 miles Stockton, Calif. cement ariytime. ers are on unemployment. of Yreka. This project will be in Gomez, Fred ...... 3E 616357 1/6/68 A. Teichert and Sons' have a few The Dilliham Construction Cor two sections-with an Engineers Madonna-Daughter SS # 553-03-4890 smaller jobs going in and around poration of Benecia were low bid estimate of $10 million. The proj 6800 E. 14th Ave. Redding keeping a few engineers ders on two bridges on the Klam ect lies at the foot of Mt. Shasta Oakland, Calif. on the payroll. ath Ri_ver-bid price of $2,918,000. and will be a rock job also. These So far they don't have any major These two structures will be the two jobs lay in what is called the . Green, Tom o, ...... 3 503169 1/13/68 jobs that may increase the present largest ever constructed in the banana belt. To explain-Weed is Opal-Wife SS#546-12-3562 number of Brothers on the job, northern area,-one approximately the top of the summit' and on the 1712 N. Doty however the company is bidding 190' above water level with foot south side the snow is 4 feet deep Hanford, Calif. and may catch some of the work to ing 40' below water level with six and goes 3 miles the other side of Jesberg, Edward ...... 3 233189 1/14/68 be done in this area. drilled within each footing. This Weed-with lots of sunshine and Beulah-Wife SS # 558-42-8575 Comconex seems to be holding will ceitainly give the Operating wind. 1236 Orange St. their own with the telephone work Engineers several jobs-should also L. Wells Company of Visalia • and were the low bidders on the Shasta Concord, Calif. although the crew is not too be a Compressors and Generators large they are able to make some operator dream, for all of the holes Dam Boulevard job in Central Val ;: Johnson, Joseph F...... , ..3 334129 1/7/68 kind of check to keep the wolf will be wet. ley just north of Redding - big · Calista-Wife · SS#517-03-2812 away from the door. As of this date there will be a price was $386,000 and will be P.O. Box317 W. Jaxon Baker's jobs are down ribbon cutting ceremony on por going come spring. This project Palermo, Calif. due to weather. The highway #44 tion of the Fredrickson and Wat consists of widening with base, rock and asphalt paving the main Kay, Georgeo, ...... 3 803985 1/8/68 job is not working on the dirt son Interstate 5 freeway project. spread but the employer thoroughfare to Shasta Dam_:the Marshall & Mike-Sons SS#529-24-9985 is keep Our Representative from the State ing the H.D.R./Welders busy on Senate, Chamber of Commerce and also 725 E. Claybourne St. Fred Marler, will be doing repair work to be ready for any the officiating. This will be the the Operating Engineers are Salt Lake City, Utah extended break in the weather. only part to open till spring-they pleased to get started on this Kulig; Alex ...... : 3 512819 1/23/68 Lord and Bishop's work is still go have a lot of cleanup to complete project. Jessie-Wife SS # 469-12-2179 ing on with the structures and at and some of the paving. During the wet season mos( of Star Route 3, Box lllB this writing the weather has only Vinnell Corporation are in trou the fallers and buckers are off the Jackson, Calif. " slowed a small part of their.work. ble. on Box Canyon Dam-there is payroll because of the danger' of The rock, sand and gravel plants something like 200 feet of trench working in the woods under these • Larkin, Eugene ...... 3 625933 12/29/67 are working with a reduced crew to be dug on each end of the dam conditions, however most of .the Jane-Wife SS#552-14-3366 and are rotating the work when 8 feet wide and 80 feet ill depth logging contractors are busy clear 2630 Portola Dr. ever possible to keep their em- with nothirig but roc~ and water. ing out the landings and movirig Santa Cruz,_Calif. the equipment into the yards :for Lockett, Harrell ...... 3 335183 1/7/6~ repair. The mills are still receiving Lena-Wife logs every day and the cold decks 1903 Bayshore Sp. 11 seem to be getting higher and Obitudri~s- continue.d _... .. higher. Most of the loggers have Redwood City,Calif. , . 9,:Prri1~t t, -P~!t~i- : ~ 3E '745418;. l/.'19/68 already put the bids in for the NeXt Mace, Noble .. , ...... 3 369692 '...... ::. . Martha-Wife , .. .. SS#571-29-5419 ' season and already the corr:iii:lg Grace-Wife SS#556-01-9501 season will be bigger than. last s~:;J.- · i· 1_9p ;J,-;L , ~arnhart A v'~ . , . 14 Sharon St. - Cupeitino; Calif:.· sol). ..~ The home building indus1;Iy Vallejo, Calif. se¢ms ·· to be on the upswing and S!elyidge, -:R9bert ...... 3A ·603458 McClaren, Ken · . : ...... 3D 1067440 1/6/68 if this is true it will be a big shot Marie-Wife SS#440-03-7905 · ·· { in, the rum for the Brothers work Dorothy-Wife SS#552-07-2646 554 Van Court ing in this industry. • 22134 N. 5th St. Hayward, Calif. The Operating Engineers Local Castro Valley, Calif. No. 3 Silveria, Tony ...... 3 270915 12/ 28/67 under the direction of our Meyer, Ralph ...... 3 289655 l/3/68 Lois-Wife · SS # 554-03-2482 International Vice-President and Bertha-Wife SS#542-10-3317 Rt. 1, Box 124A Business Manager -Al Clem and · 1204 S. E. Rex St. Yreka, 'Calif. Director of Organization Fran Portland, Oregon Walker, we were able to make Smith, Earl ...... : .... 3 1231378 1/2/68 some major gains in the logging Pettee, George ...... 3 1070962 1/6/68 Lois-Wife . SS#549-22-1593 - indusby-now the ball has started Lillian-Wife 1208 Cutler Rd. rolling and this coming year should Rt. 1, Box 350 Salt Lake City, Utah be a big one for organizing the un Yreka, Calif. Smith, Robert ...... 3 · 1091294 12/22/67 organized. The N.L.R.B. board is Sanders, James ...... 3 454332 12/31/67 Blanche-Wife SS # 558-03-5745 making some decisions that are Louise-Wife SS # 527-07-5378 573 Butler St. very helpful in speeding up the 247 Bailey St. Grass Valley, Calif. time it takes to file for an election Pittsburg, Calif. to actually signing the ballots. Thompson, Robert ...... 3 939803 1/7/68 Piveral, Harry ...... 3 899610 l/6/68 The Teamsters are working in Crystal-Wife SS#560-09-7498 close harmony with Local # 3 try • · Frances-Wife SS#513-03-3021 1550 " 162nd Ave. ing Turner Station to get the woods organized. San Leandro, Calif. If we all work together in a big Manteca, Calif. effort, the people working in the Santino, Natt ...... 3 1133442 1/12/68 Novembe1·, Decembe?"-1967, ]anum·y-1968 woods will benefit not only for Patricia-Wife SS#557-28-2236 63 Deceased Members themselves but their families and 410 Hobart St. · 0,3 Deaths caused by Industrial Accidents. this project needs everyone help San Mateo, Calif. ing. :;',• February,.1968 EN G _1-N E E R S· N EW S Page 15 ·------~------~ Weed Estimate $10 Million By LAKE AUSTIN and are doing the clearing. This proj kept fairly busy all summer. LOU BARNES ect consists of widening with base The Annual Mobile Blood Bank Due to snow and rain the past rock and asphalt paving. Unit will be on us again this year Vinnell Corporation are still in -and as you all know there few weeks most construction work has REDDING is at a standstill. The Out Of Work trouble on the Box Canyon Dam been a terrible shortage of blood list has grown which .makes us located at Mt. Shasta-they have at the bank ,'all year-PLEASE try The Mobile Unit will be at the Operating Engineers Hiring hope for an early spring to deplete nothing to ·work with but lots of to get in line and give this year. Hall, 100 Lake Boulevard, Thursday, February 15th, from 6:00 the list. water and snow. A few of the The fallers and buck~rs a~e ~till p.m. to 9:00p.m. Please call the Redding office and let us know Bids will be opened January Brothers are working but not off the payror'l , be~a~s·e of the if you are interested in giving so the Doctor and Nurses are pre 24th for the .Anderson grade job many. weather; however, some of the pared to handle the load. at Yreka. This consists of 4 miles In the southern part of District logging conh:actm:s are busy clear A hearty thanks to all the Blood Donors for the mop.th: John • in length and 5 million yards to #7, Rivers- Wesco-Purtzer and ing out 'the landings and moving Ciulla, D. E. Ciulla, Judy Cunningham, Gary Cunningham, Del Dutton canal project is the.biggest be moved with several structures. the equipment into t4e yards for bert Day and Bryce Modrell. The Engineers estimate is $8 mil job going. At the present time only repair. Some of the loggers have Our deepest sincere sympathy to the family and friends of lion. a few of our Brothers qre working · already put their bids in for the our late Brother George Pettee. Brother Pettee has worked in and . The Weed project is also set ~o but weather permitting more will next season and from all indica around Redding for a number of years. go February 7, 1968-this consists be called back'. · tions the comi~g season \Vill be W of 20 miles in length beginning at .' Jaxon Baker is down due to bigger than the last season. The EUREKA 3 miles north of Weed to within weather with just the small main Operating Engineers Local Union We wish to send our sympathy to Brother 5 miles of Yreka. Engineers esti tenance' crew working. No. 3 under the direction of our Ray Zanini fo~ the mate is $10 million. This project Peterson Tractor shop in Red International Vice- President and loss of his wife, Dorothy, who passed away November 11, 1967. lies at the foot of Mt. Shasta and ding has a skeleton crew working Business Manager Al Clem and We wish to express our sympathy to the family of Brother is a rock job. in the repair shop with the parts Director of Organization Fran Harry Stevenson who passed away December 2i, 1967, after a L. Wells ~ompany of Visalia department working four days a Walker, we were able to make lengthy illness.- was awarded the Shasta Dam week. some major gains in the logging MARYSVILLE Boulevard job in Central Valley Rock-Sand and Gravel, huck industry and will continue to do . Hospitalized this month were Brothers Thomas Monahan, Jack just north of Redding-low bid of crane rental and the paving busi so this coming year. 1968 is ex • Slade, Maurice Bouzer and G. M. Kimberley. They are all re $386,000. This job will go early ness is all strictly hit and miss un pected to be a big year for organ spring. At the present time they til spring, although they all have izing the unorganized. cuperating at the Rideout Hospital in Marysville. We wish all of them a speedy recovery. Brother William Frank Stroup recently passed away. Please put the enclosed note of appreciation in the news. SWAp__ su·op CORNER: Free Want Ads for Engineers Officers and members of Local No. 3, Operating Engineers: FOR SALE GENERAL ELEC. Portable Gas Welder. GOOD HOME on 2 1/o acres. Located 6 We the family of William Frank Stroup are ve1y grateful to you 200 amp. 6 cy. Chrysler Engine 1-30 miles southeast of Lincoln, Placer caterpillar tractor, side boom, make County. Phone 645-2342. Dennis L . for all your kindness. We deeply app1·eciate the beautiful Holy 18-FT. CONV~RTIBLE CRUISER. All offer. 8x35 Royal house trailer, good •, alum. Texas Maid Tahita Boat w/70 ·Cash, Route #1, Box 581. Reg. #347096. shape $700. Gordon S. Johnson, 4000 2-1. - Bible presented to us.-Pearl Stroup and Family. h.p. motor & trailer. Also Marlin 35 East Ave., Hayward. Reg._#267678. 2-1. rifle, 1 back female poodle, 1 guitar WANTED: Grease reel's auto. rewind. with ampli;fie·r, 1 Cushman Husky Mo WELDER, Lincoln 200 amp. Air Cooled Ludwig Betchart, 41223 Roberts Ave., SACRAMENTO tor Bike. Albert Ford, 3336 Sunny Rd., latest model. Onan motor, excellent Fremont 94538. Phone 415/ 656-1149. 2-1. Stockton, 8al. 95206. Reg. No. 1042325. cond. $600. Ford 1 ton pickup, utility '1-1. body boom winch vice. Cond. good HOPTO 250 mounted on Jl!. ton Ford We would like to express our sympathy to the families and truck. Will sell or trade. Bill Yates, WANTED: To purchase antique Euro- $250 wjtorch and gauges. Bud Wells, friends of Brothers Mickey 124 Hermosa, Oakland. 654-459-1. Reg. P .O. Box 1418, Colfax. Reg. #598651. Cavana and Robert E. Smith, who ·; ' ~~~ura;;'~~;r~~ :~d'~i·m~~~'b,;W~,;w;~; #557433. 2-1. . 916/346-2300. 2-1. . passed away recently .. - pr single pieces. Robert KENCRAFT Fiberglass, 165 Model, 30' 1 W. Reidlen. EVERT TRENCHER bucket line & frame Sp, No. 14 No. 1, Box 66-A, Byron' for Ford tractor. Make offer. 196a travel trailer, completely self-con Calif. Ph. 415-634-2488. Reg, No. 899363. % ton G .M.C. pick-up w / 4 speed, hy tained, carpeted, excellent condition, SANTA ROSA 1-1. dromatic. $70(). Gordon S. Johnson, $3,500. Phone 916 / 644-3311. John 300 AMP. SHOP WELDER. 220, 3-phase 4000 East Ave., Hayward. Phone LU Gordon. P .O. Box 545, Pollock Pines We are indeed very grateful to our recent blood donor Brother • 2-3722. Reg. #267678. 2-1. 95726. Reg. #1178100. 2-1. Lincoln with leads. $ 250 . John D. Kel John Patrick Eilers. His donation has brought the bank total to ley, phone 3:3-4~88 . Reg. No. 1076494. TWO VIEW LOTS. Approximately 65x92, PANORAMIC VIEW, level premium 1-1. on Lincoln Avenue in Oakland, with bldg. lot, beautiful setting, 100'x200' 8 pints. No need to tell many of you just how far that will go FOR SALE.· Welding and Machine ::>hop. plans. View . of Golden Gate and Bay plus Study Guide. Encyclopaedia Bri- >Complete 1ine of welding and machine Bridges. $9,50() each. Phone: ·AL -2-:l'io6 · 916/644-3311. " Johri' Gord'6ri, P :o. Box with one or two operations or accidents. Please wori't you do'nWt'e? shop equipment. Stock of steel, bolts or 262-5775. Preston Avery, 5245 Shady ~:f: Pollock Pines 95726. Reg. #1178100. and nuts. Phone after 7 P .M. No calls Avenue, San Jose, California. Reg. Our deepest heartfelt sympathies are extended to Brother Tal on Sunday. Edward .Stanton, Rt. 1- #0928219. 2-1. 1951 4 WHEEL DRIVE JEEP STATION Box # 9, Dixon, Calif. Phone 916-()78- mage Sox and his family on their recent loss of their daughter. 2702. Reg. 115-2779. MOBILE HOME Transport Business, 1964 WAGON, '56 Chev. V-8 engine. 1967 Dodge pickup box. Leo Davis, 26648 'G4 DODGE Dodge 8-l'!2 ton. One owner-P U Also our sympathies are extended to Brother Chet Dutton who crew cab. 4 door, 2 seated 1968 plates. Fully equipped. Can be River Rd., Newman, Cal. 95360. Reg. pickup. 4 speed-V / 8, pos. track. R&H. #824688. Phone 862-2282. 2-1. Excellent cond. D. Lane, Rt. 1, Box seen at 1903 Bayshore, Redwood City, recently lost his- wife. 4117, Redding, Calif. Phone 916-243- California. Phone 365-9843. Or 369-4390 AKC COLLIE PUPS, 9 females, 2 males, 5764. Reg. 635722: · after 4:00 p .m. Also tools for sale. Mrs. born Dec. 11, Championship Line, Farm · We wish a speedy recovery to Brother Darrel M01tenson from FOR SALE. 1963 Budge.r Expando trailer Harrell Lockett, Reg. #0335183. 2-1. .Raised. $35 to $75. P .O. Box 65, Herald, Willits, who has been in the hospital in Ukiah. Also to house, open 16 x 40 feet. Turquoise "SHARE CROPPERS"-have acre plots Calif. 95638. Phone 209 / 748-2412. Reg. Brothers kitchen, glassed tub, wall to wall available for retired people with #1212511. Samuel A. West, P.O. Box Georgy Hardwick and Cliff Comer. carpeting living area and 2 bedrooms, trailers. Plant crops and share the pro 65, . Herald. 2-1. glassed sliding door. Make Cash Offer. fit or pay small amount monthly and 14 FOOT ROCKHOLT ·Fishing Boat & Excellent condition. Johnnie Woods, raise what you want. No restrictions, Trailer, good condition, with motor. P .O. Box # 24, Lemoncove. ,Phone RENO 597-2360. Reg. 643107. water free. M. A. Rothlisberger, 6 Si Petaluma, Calif. Phone 763-4911. Reg. erra Circle, Carson City, Nevada. Reg, #994110. Frank Szomjas, 101-lOth St., Best wishes for a speedy reco:very to Brothers William Windom FOR SALE. One mile south ·of Terminus #1058490. 2-1. . Petaluma, Calif. 2-1. Dam, by Hiway 198. Older home, and William Shoemaker, who are convalescing in the Veteran's needs repair, on one acre of land, two WILL BUY nonferrous metals-copper, FOR ·SALE: One month old 5-4 Volume bedroom, large living room, well, bronze, brass, aluminum, etc. Small or Great Books of the Western World, Hospital. • pump and tool large Jots. John J. Bernhardt, 719 So. plus Study Guide. Encyclopaedia Bri shed. Make cash offer. Johnnie Woods, P. 0 . Box # 24, Fremont St., San Mateo. Reg. tannica. Take over payments-'-paid up STOCKTON Lemoncove, Ph. 597-2360. Reg. 643107. #0'892424. 342-4596. 2-1. until June. 823-4328. 2-1. FOR SALE, PILE DRIVER. Skid . rig PRINTING PRESS, complete with vari 1964 HONDA, 305 Superhawk, $325. E. S. . Our deepest sympathies are·extended to the families and friends mounted on barge 20' x 35', powered ous type face and size. Ready to use--- Wayman, 205 Chapman Ave., S.S.F. by V -8 gas. Kohler 4 cyl. generator $300. John Myrick, 3046 Greenwood, 871-9670. 2-1. of our late Brothers William Edwards, Harry Piveral and Jason Fremont. 94536. Phone 793-2755 after included. 28' diesel tug also available. BOOM JIB 20 ft. for George Landis, Box 403, Clearlake 5:30. Reg. #711827. 2-1. model 150, P&H, Eddings. Highlands, Calii. Phone 994-2827. Reg. easy to adapt to any rig. Make offer. TWO ONE-ACRE LOTS in New Washoe Call or No. 461226. 12-1. City, midway between Reno write B&R Crane Service, P.O. Brothers who have been hospitalized or under a doctor's care and Box 806, Pleasanton, Calif. 415/ 846- FOR SALE OR TRADE. 1964 Paramount Carson City. Corner lot with well and power, $2,800. 5845. Or call or write Lon Eck, P.O. since our last report, are: Dan McKenzie, Charlie Folk, Joe· Mobile Home. Two bedrooms. 10 ft. · Adjoining lot, $2,000. Box 27, Gasquet, Calif. 95543. 707 / 464- by 60 ft. with an 8 ft. by 24 ft. ex- Low down, - easy terms. Webster God 6284.· 2-1. Bellar, James Sobrero, Robert Lopez, Orville Stockman, Alonzo levske, P.O. Box 207, Fernley, Nevada ¥~~i{..y Nil~n~~~f.et~e~~ay.~ik'k~~rr.; 89408. Phone 702/5-75-2253. Reg. MOBILE HOME 1966 Biltmore 2 Bdrm., Crawford, Art Hayes, Louis Silveira, Bobby Jones and Henry Home Park, Hy. 4, Oakley, Calif. #845399: 2-1. 10' by 57' w;expanding liv. room, Phone 625~3561. Reg.· No. 898233. 12-1. $4,700. J. L. Hayes, 1500 Virginia Place, Linkert. A speedy re~overy is wished for all. OLD WHISKIES. Want to buy or trade San Jose. 258-8164. 2-1. · FOR SALE - .Hopto 3&0, 20' digging embossed "Sole Agent" type whiskies, · depth. 5 buckets, spare parts. Mounted or trade for same or bitters. Give type, 80 ACRES. Sell 10-20-40. Near hunting & SAN RAFAEL on International 6 x 6- 12,000 miles, quality, wants, price, etc. Wendell fishing. 2 ponds on property. Under . .. one · owner. Robert Teverbaugh,- 238 King, Route. #1, Box 385-, Eureka, irrigation. Plenty of water, ' '/2 mile California 95501. Reg.· #1194996. 2-1. from school & store. Paved road to Our thanks t6 the following brothers who took time to donate .• • __ City. 2 big lakes nearby · P_a_so_N_o_g_a.:...l,_P_le_a_sa_n_t~Hi-'J_l,_P_ho_n_e_68_5_-3069. Reg .. #766471.. 2-1. ONE YARD LOADER, H-D6, . K B. Loyd, with rip Rt. · 3, Box 1615, Marysville, Cal. 95901. to our Blood Bahk during the month of January: pers. Good shape, but needs rails, Z.:1. FOR SALE-5- desks-with z chairs each. $2,500. O-C18 dozer and Jogging winch. Duane Hope, Ray Schunk and Henry Hahne. Walnut-excellent condition. Size: 30 x Good shape, $2,500. 1955- Cook Brothers 3 BEDROOM HOUSE, bathroom, den. 42. Asking: $60.00 each set. AI Hansen, with fireplace, large Jlving room, new Best wishes for a fast and 296 Ellen Drive, San Rafael, 10-wheel flat bed truck. All majored, speedy recovery to the following California $2,000 or make offer. 21 foot Chris roof,· single garage, .220 wiring, $1,000 94903. Phone: 479-6874. Reg. #382380. for equity, assume payment. No. quaU brothers: Paul Vincilione, entering hospital for surgery; 2-1. Craft Cabin Cruiser and Trailer with Doug berth at Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor, fying. Redding, Calif. 243-7896. 1010-3rd Rowland confined in Marin BLADE G_ALION, 1951 good shape $!MOO. $2,250. August Suess, 145 Pippin Way, ·St., Jesse R. Carter. 2-1. General-auto accident. SCRAPER L-S Le Tourneau, 12 yd. Santa Cruz, C'alifornia. Reg. #657904. CAT. 12 Motor Grader with Hydraulic. Russ Phillips in Petaluma General. Doing fine after surgery, $500. Ludwig Betchart, 41223 Roberts Phone 438-1173. Side Shift. D-8 Cat . . with a,ngle dozer Ave .. Fremont 415'/656-1149. Reg. 1956 INTERNATIONAL Metro Converted & Jogging winch. FJayko- Brush rake and by the time this goes to press, should be well on the way to #1030397. 2-1 - into house car. Sleeps three, comfort w/Multiple Applicator. Bucyrus Eric able, gas refrigerator and stove. Must Model 15.B Crawler Backhoe. Dale recovery. SEBASTOPOL 6'12 acres fenced, good Allen, P.O. Box 523, 257-3829. Susan water, trees see to appreciate, $1,995. · Henry (fruit, oak, fir and bay), Hamilton, 6420 Escallonia ville, Calif. 96130. 2-1. AI "Duke" Harms is out of the hospital after recent surgery and split level house, 8 rooms, 2i baths, Dr., Newark, double garage, work shop, tool shed California 94560. Reg. #1196348. 2-1. .1967 CASE 450 DIESEL CRAWLER._ W/ 6 . is doing nicely! $34,750-or 3 acres, $8,500, or 31/o acres 6 ACRES in Georgetown-4 Acres apples, w ay Hydraulic Dozer & Ripper, other with buildings $26,250. Thomas S . paved road, spring water, pressure extras. Machine ' has worked only 345 Brother George Buston's wife has been-hospitalized, and we do Browning, San Rafael. 415/ 479-7582. system, garage--livable, lights, tele hours. Condition like . new. John H . Reg. #779347. 2-1. phone, septic ta'nk, pine trees, $15-,000. Schledel, P.O. Box 826, Fair Oaks, hope that it is nothing too serious. Best wishes to her for a fast Terms. Phone 465-3369. Arion Farmer, Calif. 95628. Call after 6 p.m. ·988-3744. 3 ACRE RANCH. 1 acre permanent pas ·2-1. . . recovery. ture with full sprinkler system. 2 bed 3568 Maripose Road, Stockton, Cali room house, garage & chicken house. fornia. Reg. #296727. 2-1. KENMORE AUTOMATIC ·washing Ma . SAN JOSE Priced for quick sale. Write Byron FOR SALE OR TRADE: Transport chine, $40. General Electric Au~o. Dish Taggart, 3253 Erie Rd., Marysville. Or Trailer, lightweight, beaver tailed, 25 washer, portable tyi)e, Mooile Maid, call Marysville ·743-7226 for appts. Reg. ton legal capacity. 1961 Kenworth 3 $90. Boys Bicycle, $15 . . · Whirlpool We would like to take this opportunity to thank the following #344-07-1996. 2-1. . axle tractor with Cat. 1673 engine, all Refrig., $40. Willia m Mulhair, 97 South • for their donations to the Blood Bank: Arthur and Mary Hassd 1961-% TON DODGE, 6---Q5-,000 miles, aluminum. 1964 Fruehauf 27' steel, ~~~~e Way, Da~y City ~~014,- ,333-9006. 4 speed box heavy duty. Perfect Con frameless and dump. Vern Davenport, bring and Floyd Packer of Santa Cruz, Bill Dalton and Bob dition. '68 plates on truck. Phone after · 1303 Vista Grande, Millbrae, .. Cajif. 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath home, wall -to wall 4 p.m. 369-439(). All day Sun. One-half Phone 697-4117. Reg. #993919. 2-1. carpet, drapes, firepla ce, 2 car garage, Sando 1 w o f San Jose. Bill and Bob are both members of the day Sat. Lena Lockett, 1903-11 Bay- ONE TEN YEAR OLD White Quarter r efrigeration coo1irig. Pay' 'owner sniall shore, Redwood City. 2-1. · Horse Mare. One Appaloosa yearling down and take over f.h.a. loan. See at THREE GALLON CLUB! We hope to have some .NEW NAMES TWO C-22 transceiver Citizen Band Ra . stud colt-can be registered. 1959-15 22 Las Plumas Way, Oroville. Call 533- to report next month. dios, one base set, one-either base or foot vacation trailer. Electric or bu 8659. A. V. Car penter, 22 Las Plumas . , . , mobile, ·w ; mobile antenna. Price $120. tane. Sleeps five. 1956 Dodge weapons Way, Oroville 95965. 2-1. Brother Al Burger is enjoying his well earned retirement. He One Mich. 175A loader 2'12 yd. with carrier, ca nvass top. Good tires . .Just :i IRRIGATED ACRES. Modern 3 bed legal cab top. Price $6,500. Once Case overhauled. Excellent condition. 1955 room, 2 bath home, double oversized has just returned from a vacation in New York. 530 Comb. backhoe and loader, 1965 4-door Chevy. A-1 shape. James M. garage. Small b arn w ; corral, loading w / trailer, price $5,5-00. Cecil Shelley,. Conway, 6740 Irwin Avenue, Oroville, chute & dandy well. Beautiful Mt. Our best wishes for a speedy recovery to Brothe;~ ·Hod Ray and Rt. '1, Box .123 J, Yreka, Calif. Phone California 95965. Phone 534-1472. Reg. Shasta View, $19,200. Phone 4621 , 916/842-3409. Reg. #1284794. 2-1. . #11~7,76?. :. !1; 1. .... _._-.-. . ...,;·•(: ..·" .. ' .: .G.ranada •. (:ali£, .2-1. Harry Jackson, who are reported on the sick list.., · , , Page 16 ___ ·- --- · ·"·~--~ ENGINEERS NEWS February, 1968 ~' ------~------~------· Free~e Eases, Dam Projects Rolling By CLAUDE ODOM, The project will cover some 45 tween Thorne and Shaw Avenues along very rapidly with Thomas Student Union Building partially KENNETH GREEN, miles of the lower stretches of the in Fresno. Construction doing the stmctures. completed and I understand more BILL RELERFORD Kings. This, said Macdonald, will The State Department of Gen There are approximately 18 of the building planned for the near fu and DICK BELL include the north fork from the eral Services is studying a low bid Brothers on the payroll. ture. The public works freeze im Lemoore Weir near Laton to the of $34,678 for awarding a con Sequoia Rock of Porterville is The Bootjack road job at Mari posed last October on Army En McMullin Grade near Burrel, and tract to Lloyd· Pipe Construction still putting material out and the posa, formerly Crooks Bros. but gineer and Reclamation Bureau the southern fork from the Army Co. for a one story block concrete Brothers are happy for the Winter now Wunderlich Co., started up Projects has been lifted. Weir north of Lemoore to Empire office building for the Division of work. again on the 15th of January after Weir No. 2 near Stratford. Some of the projects affected Highways Maintenance station in Ted Watkins has finished his several weeks layoff. The major are: Hidden & Buchanan dams in work, he said, will Fresno. bridge · job at Spdngville, also Vinnell Corp. -Tollhouse Rd. be to construct river levees to • Madera County and Pleasant Val The citizens of the City of Mer Mountain States Construction has job bid was 1,500,000 dollars. Army standards. ley canal and pumping plant. The This will include ced and its surrounding area will completed their project and left Brewer, Wunschell and Small the removal Pleasant Valley canal and pump ofdowned trees, the have the benefit of an extensive the area. Hiway 1.52 Road Job near Chow clearing of debris and bmsh and, ing plant to improve Coalinga's new shopping complex, to be built Vinnel Corp. has taken over chilla is in the final stages with the in a few instances, the straighten domestic water supply and new in the vety near future. their mining property which Atlas concrete roadway by Gordon Ball ing of the river's course. additions of the distribution sys A $5 million regional shopping Minerals has been operating. They completed. All that remains is ac tem of the W estlands Water Dis Macdonald said the work is not center of which $1 million depart are rebuilding the road and mak cess ramps, etc. to be completed. trict. expected to interfere with irriga ment store will be the principal ing many changes in the opera James Melton Company is slated Calls have already been issued tion. The job will be supervised building has been aimounced in tion. The mine will be called Atlas to do the shoulder paving on this for San Luis drain, which will by the Army Engineers. The Merced. The development will Asbestos Company. Negotiations project. The bid has been let on discharge agricultural waste water KRCD's main role has been to se embrace 300,000 feet of retail have already been started on a Hiway 152 to Brewer for 3,600,- into San Francisco Bay. cure the necessary easements and stores plus a 60;000 sq. foot air new agreement. 000 dollars. rights of way along the river so conditioned mall. The center will The proposed Kings River chan Vinnel Corp. Interstate 5 Job at At the present time, a bill is be the Army could go to work. The be just nmth of Santa Fe Drive Three nel clearing project, snagged on Rocks is coming along very fore the State Legislature for ad district will maintain the project and R Street. A contract has been well except money problems and in legalistic a few days off due to ditional short range financing for after its completion. included for other facilities in the the rains. There are approximately the State Water Project. If ap • underbrush for nearly h decade, center which would entail a bank, 35 members on the job. finally will get under way this Chances that California can re proved it will provide an addi supermarket, drug store and about Our summer. cover about $250 million in pre deepest sympathy is ex tional sixty-four ( 64) million dol viously withheld Federal High twenty specialty shops. It is esti tended to the wife and family of lars in funds through the £seal The Sacramento district office way funds have been increased by mated the shopping center will be Brother Thomas Green, who was year 1972-3. This is meant to be of the Army Corps of Engineers President Johnson's signature on a ready for opening in early 1970. fatally injured in an accident at a stop-gap measure until a bond says it plans to advetiise for bids measure which affects money for It will become pati of Santa Fe San Ardo on January 10, 1968. issue can be presented to the vot- on the estimated $1.5 million proj the interstate highway system. The Park development program in Brother Green was on a blade ing public. , ect early next month. The tenta State lost about $250. million in which 400 homes ultimately will working for L. 'D. Folsom. Heap W. Matt Jr. , State Director. of tive date is February 6. federal highway aid in the sum be constructed. Currently 50 are parently started down a small hill, Parks and Recreation, has sub Ralph A. Macdonald, the engi mer of 1965 when the Federal being built in the first phase. Con the ground was wet, skidded, lost mitted a report to the Governor neer in charge of the project for Government deleted 13 miles of struction has begun already in the control and turned over. Brother and State Legislature which was the Kings River Conservation Dis tmbuilt freeway in San Francisco area of the new Tioga Jr. High Green passed away three days la requested by the 1965 legislature trict, said the job probably will as a consequence of that city's School due to open next fall. The ter due to a skull fracture. He will on a plan to create a parkway sys get started some time in May and freeway revolt. future looks bright for the Merced be sincerely missed by all of us tem to give Californians access to Area. · take little more than a year to fin The proposed reconstruction of who had the pleasure of working recreation facilities on rivers in ish . the Fresno Air Terminal's main '111e giant Exchequer Dam proj with him. several Sacramento and San Joa The plan to clear the channel runway expected to ect on the Merced River has hopes The San Luis Canal is a finished quin Valley Counties. Included • begin in was developed nearly 10 years March has been delayed at least of smoother sailing in 1968 after product as far as 9 . miles south are Kern, Tulare, Madera, Fresno ago by the Corps of Engineers two months because of a continu a trouble-plagued 19'67 which saw of Kettleman City. It's holding ap and Merced Counties. The plan, which operates Pine Flat Dam on il:~g freeze on military construc leaks, Iaillty generators, and a proximately 19 feet of water. This if approved and financed, would the Kings as a Hood control proj tion. Officials had hoped the mor valve blowout combined to give was a fine piece of work for the make available to the motoring ect. atorium would be eased enough the directors of the Merced Ini Brothers. public, hiking, bridle and bicycle The river is blocked in several early this month so bids could be gation Disb-ict many king- sized Peter Kiewit & Sons Interstate trails, as well as picnic areas, fish areas by vegetation and silt de called on the project. They could headaches. The leaks in the dam 5 Job at Kettleman City is going ing sites, camp grounds, etc. posits. The Army wants the chan throw the estimated $500,000 job have been plugged. A new 96 strong and more equipment com Planned are forty-seven parkways nel cleared and improved or it no off schedule by two months or inch main release valve has been ing in. This is a vety good job for totaling about 3,760 miles of ex longer would be able to retain the more. The Defense Department's installed and the roads have been H.D.R. as the availability on the isting state highways, county and maximum 1 million acre feet of freeze on funds was imposed in repaired. The Dravo Corporation, B-70's hasn't been too good. There forestry roads, with some roads water behind Pine Flat when early October halting all new mil the principal contractor, will re are approximately 28 members on and access roads or paths to his there is a Hood danger. itary construction contract awards, ceive a final payment to cover the the job. torical and scenic points of inter Without a better channel to except those involving the Viet minor repairs on about Febmary Fred J. Early Company has est to be constructed. An interest carry away the water, in other Nam war or new weapons sys 1. completed the testing of the ing footnote to this plan is the fact An all out program of tight-of pumps at Los Perralis and Badger • words, . the dam could no longer tems. reported of nearly 11 million vehi way acquisition for the Mineral Hill. This job should be finished cles be used to the maximum for Hood The State Department of Pub registered in this state with king Highway (Route 276) will around the middle of March. 18 control and water storage. lic Works announced a $39,778 million expected by 1980. begin shmtly. Lentz Company Pipeline Job The $500,000 Runway Recon By increasing the channel ca conb·act has been awarded to State Business and Transporta for the Westland Water District stmction job at Fresno Air Termi pacity, the Army could hold more Modern Alloy Fabricators· to in tion Secretary, Gordon C. Luce, is coming along on schedule, al nals main runway is slated for water behind the dam during pe stall new overhead signs at the at says approval has been received though the Brothers have missed least a two month delay due ·to riods of rain and mn off, exit ramps on the 99 freeway be- from the U.S. Dept. of the Inte a few days due to the rain. continued freeze on military con rior to constmct the road through Hood Corp. has started their struction. Officials had hoped to CREDIT UNION HEALTH AND WELFARE· Sequoia National Park. Pipeline Job with a bang. They get the project under way this PENSION ADMINISTRATION -The all weather highway is nec have 2 d1tchers going at this time month but it looks like it will be 478 Valencia St. OFFICE essary to provide access to the - working 6-to-12's hying to stay late in February or March before San Francisco, Calif. 209 Golden Gate Avenue, Mineral King Recreation Area ahead of the pipe crews. There money will be available. The De Phorie: 431-5885 San Francisco 2, Calif. Phone: 863-3235 which will be consb-ucted by Walt are approximately 18 Brothers on fense Department early last Octo Disney Enterprises. Not only will the job. ber froze all new militmy con the Mineral King Development The City and County of Fresno struction that was not connected • provide our area with one of the is involved in numerous recon with the Vietnam War or new world's £nest new recreational fa struction projects both inside the weapons systems. cilities but it will provide approxi city and towns such a.s Firebaugh, These winter months -are espe MOVING? mately 2,500 new jobs in an eco- _ Biola and other communities cially hazardous due to the con So you will not miss one nomically: depressyd area. within the county. Quite, a few ditions of streets and highways The scenic Mineral King Resmt of the old buildings in Fresno are going to work and coming from issue of Engineers News Area about 50 miles east of Visa being demolished to make room work. We have fog some morn BE SURE to advise us of lia in Tulare County is expected for new stmctures. It is interest ings, icy pavement on occasions to be opened in 1973. ing to note the lack of any rein and just plain mud if you have to your change of address. Mineral King Highway will be forcing steel in these old build drive off pavement. Then on the constructed from Highway 198 ings. One large brick structure in job we have very slick conditions REG. NO. _____ near the community of Three Riv downtown Fresno had nothing at times with poor visibility added ers to the Mineral King Resoli but an occasional horizontal metal to that. If you are climbing on or LOCAL UNION NO. __ Area, a distance of 21 miles. Total band around the framework. It off machinery or for that matter SOC. SECURITY NO. ______cost of the highway will be ap makes a person wonder whether anything that could become mud NAME ______proximately $23 million. such a building could withstand dy, wet or frosty, check and make The mountain jobs around a sharp eatihquake, with nothing sure you will be safe from a fall. • Johnsondale & Roads End are still but mortar to hold the stmcture Let's each for our sake, our fam NEW ADDRESS ______~--- snowed in. According to the 'For together. This demolition and re ilies' sake and our Brother Engi CITY ______est Service there are £ve clearing construction is keeping a number neers' sake, be extra careful on and road jobs to be let the job and on STATE ______ZIP _____ in that of the Brothers busy. the road. Let's look area as soon as Spring arrives. Fresno State College expan out for the other fellow, too. If Clip and mail to Engineers News, 474 Valencia St., S. F., Calif. 94101 Fresno Pavings job at Terra sion is coming along very nicely you see someone who is taking a Bella on Highway 65 is coming with new classrooms and a new chance, say something to him.