OPERA ii.NG:ENGi -NEE-RS .l.OCAL ·3 STATIONARY ENGRNE:E.RS LOCAL, -39 _·.,..:~:.- "' . ' . . . - ,.,. . "':.' -~. .,; s.·AN ciuFORNIA -· ... -· FRAN&isczo. .. .. , ... "" ·- ...... ·- • Make :SaJety ·a Habit~lt :Pays! · l~fflci~I Notiye . llndustry . Sta.JS .Changes ~in Off i-ce _ ,· Hours: Directory of At Top C ' S~ I ~ ces in This Issue h The revised issue of the Local e t Union No. 3 Directory of offices r rmits an_d business representatives appears on page 2 of t his issue Busiest construction' schedule .i, ;' -- e 1ars, generously p r o- f h N y ·11 longed by a kindly Indian Summer sun and a late s,tart on +he 0 t e Engineers e w s. ou'(w, 1 annual bad-weather season, has absorbed th_e skillful, ditigent _ note there are some changes in attention of thousands of O perating Engineers on a wide vari ety addresses, names, te I·ep hone t ctr~tch'rn- '£' o f pro1ec . s ~ - '.: f rom th, e G re<1t D',v,ae . ' t o Pachtc Sh ores. num bers. - - · . - · All - b · k d t , It was truly harvest season for t he · mem ers are as f! 0 men of Local 3, whethe1·· busy on· a highways hurrying, witli one e:;· e no_te . there· ·h?Ye · be~n some California subdivision or double- 1 on the sky; new ga!:Dbling palar2s. 1 ch-anges made 1n +.he office_hours shifting a copper mine 011 the vast I Utah: Big rush to beat :t,he of the branch offices of Local 3. purple, eye-resting reaches of the j snows; mining, roads, industry. · Please note this m'onth's report plan.et Nevada. ·· Northbay:_ Using good weatJ,c_, r of the business agents in your The .boys didn't pull in pump- I t6 the _last hour; major housing, district. Where . the office hours kins, grapes, co"i-n, a,n
:. 'ii._1_ 9_ok?at.'."this month's 'fin~ _set dars are getting shorter; va1ley, of busmes_s ;:igent reports ·covenng freeways. · : ..the :_3-0_Q;PQO-sg·u_are. :i~il~ ,j_urj~di_cti_Q.ll,. ~ -,-,.:1\'I;ti·ysville: Local· 3r ui'rd(!f grou rrc'i· o~; Lo~al 3, sh~ws_ -v ork at fever . farmers hard at it on big Poe job; p1t:h :n ,~u chstncts as long .as . tunnel wo1·k ahead for yeai·s. J11pe· Pluvrns sta~:s away from ~ur San Nfateo: E,,erybody workh1g shores.. and. . refrainsd from. sendmg j as \\,e at!1€1 .. stay s good·· . · h1~~~1owlm~ stor ms own from t 11e Oakland: or:e of best months; i'l, -: Np. th .Pacific. dustry, _back -county subdivisions; Here's a quick roull(:-i.1p on the opening main line routes_ out ·:of B.A. reports for November, 1955 : the Bay Bowl. ,Eureka: PGE. steam ,pJant mov- · San Francisco: Freeways, h ous in·g, also rail tunnels, highways, _ ing, industry, waterfront jobs. a utumn in the Redwood empire. J Fresn9: Valley freeways m o-,te, Nevacla : Mining in high gear, also· niountain jobs, h ousing. Record State Highv,ay Program _ Biggest budget in liistory, n early i EL DORADO $350 million, has been announced U.S. 50, east of Camino, $970,000. by the State Highwa.y Commission. FRESNO Listed he,·e are the major l"-.:orthern. Complete fwy. thru Fresno, $1,-. Californhc projects for tl~e 1956-57 930,000. fiscal ;year: r SR 41, Shields Ave., $600,000. ALAMEDA HUMBOLDT Foothill Blvd., Hayward to Mat U.S. 101, north of Fernbridge, 4- tox Rd., $800,000. lane, $1,130,000. Warm Springs to Beard Rd., $5, - U.S. 101, Mad River Bridge, 4- 785,000. lane, $715,000. Eastshore fwy., Magnolia to 17th MARIN 'st., $2,65~,ooo. U.S. 101 at Greebrae intersecUon, BUT'J:'.E 6-lane, $2,7000,000. Springs, SR 32, . Chico to Hog MENDOCINO $680,000. . U.S. 101 Ridgewood summit, I CONTRA COSTA 1 $610,000. HilltcYp Dr. to He1·culese, 6-lane, U.S. 101, north C!f Hilvilla, $825,~ co·n,nects Carquinei proj., $6,800,- 000. I000. MERCED f U.S. · 99 at Atwater, 4-lane, $2,- 500,000. NEVADA, SIERRA U.S. 40 at Stateline, 4-lane, $2, - 600,000. PLACER U.S. 40, east of Newcastle, 4- lane, $1,300,000. U.S. 40 to Colfax, 4-lane, $3,250,- October 8, 1955, Alameda, Calif. 000. To Magra, $3,900,000. HERBERT C. CANTRELL · SACRAl\T!ENTO October 13, 1955, El Dorado. Calif. I ·u.s. 99 at Cosumnes· River, 4- lane; $2,250,000. . JH. 0 . RAl\ILOSE · · SR 24, Freeport Blvd., $650,000. October 13, 1955, Nonrnlk, Calif. SR 15, F olsom Blvd., $700,000. · j HERBERT H. ANDERSQN October 18, 1955, Hay\\·ard, Calif. SAN FRANCISCO U.S. 101, Lyton St. tci SR 1, 8- . LESLIE FLO\VERS lane, $3,900,000. LAST LINR, BAYSMORE FREEWAY - Guy F . R_otite of 'the free,; ay can be plain(y seen in t~-e October 19, 1955, Stockton, Calif. . U.S. 101, Bypass, B2.yshore, S Atkinson Co. submitted low bid of $2,039,702 on Oct. foreground. The "runway" 3:bo_ve,_ at bottom of the HAR"VEY BEATTIE lane across Candlestick Cove, $1,- :2: G ·for the last nmjor unit of t he Bayshore Freeway bay is at least 10 'times as ,vide a.s the surface show- October 23, 1955, San Mateo, Calif. 435,000. (Same amount apportioned - .so•uth of San Francisco. The bid covers the last unit ing: · As it joins 1;lj~r_ra ·Point it will cross over the HARMON H . NELSON San Mateo County). · 'of the_Gancllestick C_ove overwa.ter unit, first portions '1~ainline rail trad~s: The p:res~nt route can be seen I October 31, 1955, San Jose, Calif. Embarcadero Freeway, to Broad of which are ·.sho_wn 'in the above picture. The con- · at r.ight as it win1ls its way ·over ·the point, (Picture _ FLOYD \VEECH way, 8-lane, $5,300,000 . . (Continued on Page F )ve) 't:r;lct is 'for 1.6 miles of freeway ancl two bridges. courtesy, "Calif; Highway~ aiicf PuBlic Work's"). October, 1955, W ells, Nevada COMl\vIEl\TT
eetinQ- latest C~anges i~ Report cf Last Operating:fngineers ra iocatUnion Ntt 3 la,,s on Workinen s ·The meeting was called to order at 8 :00 p.m., President Clancy pre Di rectory of Officers and siding·: Roll call showed 'freasm·e1· Yande,.-ark absent, and excused. Compensation .: ~ synopsis of the Regula1· JHeeting lWinutes of October 1 was read CHANGES MADE BY 1955 ancl'by motion approved as re~cL LEGISLATURE Business Representatives . A sy;10psis of th.e ~xeeutive Eoar.cJ Minut~s of October 12 and of By FRANK LAWRENCE,· OFFICERS Industrial Accident Commissioner November 2 read, and the acts and recmpmendations of the Boarcl were Local Union Manager. .. .-...... Victor S. Swanson by motion apprnYed as reacl. Questions and a11swers on work- Presidcrnt...... Pat Clancy A letter was receiYecl froQ1 the M.,un icipaJ Canpen's Union, Local 250 men's compensation laws prepared' Vice-President...... H. O. Foss by th~ lngustrial Accident Co1i1 - requesting support of Proposition N . It was regu,larly moY ed and sec- Rec_ordi)1g,Conespopding_ Secy ...... C. F .· Mathews mission. ·· · onded to endorse Proposition N . Carried. Financia) Secretary...... R. F. Swans.on Questipn-\V!Je11 clid the 1955 Cards of thanks were received from the family of Leslie Flowers; Amenclpients gq. into eHect? Treasurer ...... : ...... P. E. Vanp~wark Cond.ucto1;...... Les. Coll~tt Ruth Dluli11g and Dick; and lilrs. Virginia GibsoI! a1Jd l\'lichaeL ·All were Answer-Ninety days after ad- 1 . 1,:eceived and filed, journment of the Legislature, Sept. ; Guard ...... , ...... Glenn Dopyns 7, 1955. Trustee.·.-·······;····--·· ···············································-- E1·nest Milf~r ill: J. \Vm. The following Brothe1·s ,,,e1·e reported N. Avery, F. Beebe, Q-If I was injured bef.o.re Sep(. Trnstee ...... ~ .. :...... J ..A. Carah9ff . (}isl,~o i1 Blewett, B. L .. CIP'I:_ ""' j har.d Co)rn, Ray !)Hies, B. E, Dearh1g, 7, 1955, does this ·date aff.ect my Tru::;t/'e ...... , ...... Cl1as. Dayenpqrt Louis pevincenzi,. Jolfi1-'T,-:-auUi:enbµrg, Clauqe C. Feley, Cecil H. Field, , rights? Auqit or ...... , ...... H. L. Spe11ce · E ,d)'i'.· .L. Flaherty, G. R Farley, Tony Ferrei1:a, Kenneth Hardy, Tullis A-Generally not, because your I · ~ utjit.o r , ...... E . A. Hester I(~rdy, Leroy Heddek, Irvhlg J.orda,,, Earl Lashmett, Ray McCiu,re, . rights are determined under the Auditor ...... G. L. Moore . P::ni'1 1\-Ielton, Guido Nose1~zo, ·chas. Overni:,.:r:i, J_erry O'Donne)J, Gr.over J law as it .stood at the time of your I>e;.rce, Leon Paris, Nilo Pesetti, Amory Rathbu11, \Vm. R.eyuolcJa,s John· injury. E.XECUTIVE B04-~D l\IE.l\IBER.S .-., L: · Saling, H. E. Sch.erer, Lynn Shelt,on, Tony Smith, Elmer SU(lmeier, Q- If I am killed at worl,, what Ed Dorari, Chet Elliptt, Al Clf;:rµ, Al B@rdman, Harry W. Metz l\I,Lr.ti1i Sondergarcl, \Vm. Tucci, E. ·E. Va.ughn, Richard \'\'right, .Hon1er do my. dependents receive? Ed Park, C. ·L .. Casepqlt - ._, \V. Wanen, Leon H. Witt, Earl ~iortrnan. A- The dependency death be11e- fit fo1; a total dependent is in DIR~CTORY . .·The followi'ng Brothers were reported deceased: James C. Stewart, creased to $10,000 ai;id in the cas.e OFFICES AND BUSI;NESS. REPRE.SENTATiy:BS · · AJ:ton Ivie, Arlie R. Darling, iVI. C. R·amlose, fierbert H. Anderson, Lesiie of a sur:viving widow with one ox M.ain .Office: Sa11 Franci~co, Calif~rni:i, 474 Valencia Street . Flowers, H arvey Bea.ttie, H~rmo11 H. Nebon, He!·bert C. Cantrell, Freel more dependent children, $12,500. Telephon~ HEmlock l-1561l : '. E :.· Gibson, Floyd \Veech. The membership stood one mii,ute in silence in The maximum death benefit ior Representatives . Home Ph9nes respect to our deceased Brothers. partial dependency is increased tQ Pa.t Clancy ...... JUniper 4-5535 $10,000. P . E;. Vande~v.ark ...... , ...... VAlencia 4-156,6 The Business Agents gave their reports which \yere accepted as given. Q- If I am injured ,seriously an.cl Russell Swa-1).Son ...... OVerl::µ1-d 1-8,l~O Repol't of the General Secretary-Treasurer was read br President was partially disabled before, is Al Boardman ...... Fireside 5-3971 (San -Mateo) c1a':1cy. There beilig no further busi1l%S to come before the meeting· it my old disability consid'erecl? Harry l\'Ietz· ...... , ...... Diamond 4-2691 (San l\'Iateo)' a cJjourned. A-Yes. If the previous disability Respectfully submitted, or imp~irment affected a hand, an SAN l\'IATEO, California C. F. MATHEWS, arm, a. foot, a leg, or: an eye, or 703 - B Street Tel. Dlamond 4-9065 . Recording Secretary. if .the injury causes a 40 per. cent Chet .Elliott ..... ,...... Diamond 3-3127 (San Mateo) disability of itself, the injure.ct- em ployee can be paid . additional com OAKLAND, California 14'14 \Vebster Street Tel. TWinoaks 3-2120 pensation for the old djsability out Al Clem ...... LOckhaven 8-7259 o fthe Subsequent Injuries Fund ! L. L. Laux ...... LAkehurst 4-4023 if the total disability equals 70 per I D. R. Kinchloe ...... VErnon 7-6339 cent or more, However, such a,ddi- I W . V. Minahan ...... ,...... MUiberry 2-8128 (Concord) tional cpmpensa_tion ,~hall b\i . re- l. J. W. Barr ...... , ..... LOckhaven 9-4544 duced tci the extent of anf payJI Harold Huston ...... L.Ockhaven 8-7111 ments. in money for th\' J)re-existing , ;:r •_ Sl'OCI\.T.ON, CaliforI1la :)' , ,dis \'19.:~i~ i}" ;. ~)'.9err ii;i , the CFSf\ ;oq 805 East Vfeber A.:vienue . .· . . Tel H0ward.6a9793 pens19:r1:5 or . serv1ee-co1111;ected qis- , Ed Doran ._.,_...... · ... · ..... :.~ ...... :...... HQward. 2-7.797 ability. ·· vVaJter Talbot ...... B,:Q,1zard 4-1092 Q-,-What is the Sl!t>sequ_ent ,In- 1 lVI. W . Griffing ...... B,:Qw ard 3-2900 juries F,uncl? 1 Renny. Burrough~ ...... GRa.nite 7-256,7 A-It is a sum of, money or :fund I for the ·payment of special· aw.ards I l\iODES'J'O, Califoriua for pr.evious disabilitii s of i\1Jurecl 1005 F Stre.et Tel. lVIOdesto 3-9146 I c. L. Caseboit ...... lVIOcfesto 4~0952 · workµ, ~_n, t? b.. e know,n as th. e Sub- ·1 sequent InJunes Funcl. '" EUREI{A, California Q- If I 'ha,cl a stiff. knee fr.om a r 2806 B1·oacl1y;ay Tel. Hlllsicle 2-6201 gu11 shot w.ound ;·eceiy,~d in tj1e I K. A. Brooks ...... :. .... Hlllsicle 2-7981 t last wa,r for which I w.as drll:WJng ! a monthly clis (!,bility check froil'i . FRESNO, Califorl)..ia 31~.l Ea1t Q!iv.e Tel. FR~_SNO 3-1931 th/'\ Fecl~ra.J Goyernn~ent. ·ancf ii"o; 1 injure H!Y back in a faJl at wo.i·Jc., ! G. L. J\~ OQ f e ...... FRE;$NO 3-757'5 J . D. Monroe ...... FRESNO 5-4197 would I be enJiHei! . to compensa,- I tion for the back ,clisabmty and the I I\'IARYSVI~LE, California knee c~ndition iis9? · · . 1010 Ey,e Street · · i 'e). SHi:,rwoo.d 3a7321 A- If the back injury causes over Les Collett ...... Siierwood 3s5213 40 per cent of the· t~tal ct'isabiHty, C. R. VanV/inkle ...... Slierwood 2-2,47 and t he tpt~l qisa,bil\ty 1-·~,tes over I R]'!QDF'{5J, CaHfornia Operatiiig Eng·ineers go to all m:pmcr of stran_gr pla1-:es_ in their 70 per cent, th.en y.ou .would be . entitle.ct to ·recov.e1; .for 'the back disc 105'1 T,el\!i,P,18< , flt,reet Tel. :&EDJ).INB 159 work, and this spot 90 feet below the desert floor is no exc,e1> fion. It is E. A. H ~ster ...... REDD.JNG 995 the foundation fo1· the hydr.o-el~ctric plant on the All-Americai1 canal .at abilifr fron1 the W.orkmen;s ·come I Pilot !5'g9b. JWateri rrJ i~ 1,11l9 acJe_rtby g·,111try crane from fl~tcars. Genera pensa.tion ins~w_~pc.e . cayi·.ier and . :&~Np~ . Neva,cla, tors alone weigh 89 tops. for the knee. d1sab1hty, from tr.e. ROO\\l 2- Zf)O .Qhe.stnut Str~,e.t . Tel. RJ<,;NO 2-2673 Subsequent Injuries Fund as p_1;0- 1 f;s~ptt{1f :r ··::::::::::::.-..-.-:::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.-_-_-_-;f~i. ~;Mi§ I {i~~tr:' ~i;dt Se;c\ io11 4751 oj ti1~ I I ' SERVICE 'WlHiQ.RAWALS SadO ClaS,s~s ' on I SA_C)~,4-l,\'.IE;N';rQ, Californii : September: i~hW~ii c~-,. S''irnirNml Q...'....1. hav~,- a ~arc1~Aer care fo_1;:, 2525 Sto.cl~ton :Blyd, · Tel. GLadstone 7.,.5795 J,wk P. Goolf H·~11 'i.l:J vh ~- li, ,.,Hv,P,,; my ganl.eu at hom.e on,cie, a wee}{. 1 Dona.Id L. Taylor Sacramq1to members of Local 3 Do I , h~ye to c:J,rry c'ci{upensi~M0:iiJ - ~~:~~sf itf;i;~·.:::::::::::::::::;:::::::::::::::::::.-::::::::~:::::::::.:::::::::~iffii~~~ ;~M~l Gltn Thompson are taking goocJ advqnt.age of insu~·a,!lc,e? . Paul Edg/:,c0111,b GIIb.ert 2-.64.~-~ Nori'na;1 P. New ·Classes in Highw.ay Construction A-The. law has be,en clarified by Oc:.ob<:l!': Technology start ed recently at\ new a1nendmen£ to· ·e:::,:c;lucie Ri!-.rt- • . SA:I..,T L,~~~ .CI';rY, UTAH American River College in Del Paso , time ga!'edners fo_r pr)v,ate dw.ell- 19.6.9 ,S.JH.ain .Str!'let. Tel. HUnter 5-8551 D on ,M . G ri ff ay r·T · · · · · · · ' James L. Scll'lllitz cieights. Nine different subJ~~ts are ings \Yhe_n the v,rp_rk foi; a)1.Y in,di- 1 R.e.nneth Suer b.eing. taken up. For detail_s se.~ Sac- vidua.! .does nol regµla.J;l.Y exce,ed 4!1:, ~:.:::::·:.:::::.:.:::::.:.:::::.::::::::.::::·.:·:·:.::·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:: ::::.:.:·:·:·:~gl1:r 1(: *_ * r ~;p}_e 11to office report inside. , hours a month. . ·. . , [~g~~;ff 0~ I;:Ii~i' SAN Jos·E, contract· awarcjed tQ ., * -* * · ·Q-Wlut_t is t!J..e r:i.te. of co,~1p.ep.- Glenn F.ul.Jmer ...... CRe_stfoof{:7, ;l'15,9 Jay Neeley ...... PROVO, FRa_nlg in 4~0;'iQO O. C. J ones & Sons, 1520 _ 4th St., 5 P. G. &di. P,l,Cl!FJJ5 j sation payable t(t,injurecl. worlu;1:e11: Berkeley. $47,580 for site work, PG&E.. a1{ii~~nces 1(111~ been au- uml.e! th,e ne\V legjsla.tior,1,? SAN JO.Slj}_,, Caiiforni(!, i1'1cl. grade, piping & HlVI for surf. thorize~l ~to build five new hvdro- I A- .Th,..e ra_\e, of co.n:i_peusatio1, ha,s 4j} N . l\foqL!\0/).. Sti:fer Tel,. CYIJJ:ess ..5-8788 ,,;ater control, for new _Calaveras electric power 1\ouses and en!arae not cJ1~p.g~d. It is. stjll fig11 red 0A A. J. Hope ..., ...... YOrkshire 7-2942 <.Los A:ltos) H.igh School. a sixth. Full outlay is $:).49 millio~. I the basis. of 65 _pe~ ..cen,t of th,e,.ay- 1 ··J.1 ' Three new projects will be on I er.age w.eekly es1rpmgs .. T.he ~ee){~ tt 1.· pr:~~ /~ZK . .·.·.·.·,- .-.·.·.·.·.-·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.:·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.:·.:·.·.-.·.·.·.·.·.-.·:·.·.·.·.·i.·.·.·:·.·.·.·.·.-.-.-.-.j~~!~ti1ti~ -~~~:~:: r----~,,,..._,.....,...----·---- , North Fork of the Feather River ly rn,aximum ~nd mi.l1lml,lm h,avf A. R lVI.cCaftJ'ey CYpress 5-8788 EJ1J°&°Ji'f~:~RS' N.'=WS I in Plumas County and other three howeve~·, be~n ni.crease~. ·· ,Managing Editor._ v. s. sw;rn_SON . on North fork of Kinorrs River in Q-,-~h.at IS )h.e llll}·:Pl)1ll!U.. t eiiv SAN ~~.A)<::L, C,ali)',orn)1t · · · ·
· Published ·Each Month by Local 'Union Fr6 sno Coui t'.'· · porary to~al clisabjlity w.eekly co1~- 701 l\I~ssi.on A.veiiµe · · ··· T.ei. G;,L~nw.. opd 4-3§f?5., . No.' 3' of thi International Union of . ~ 1 ·' · · · · · · H O Foss · . GLe:m.vood 3 8323 1 , N;rthem ~~~{f:~:i~. E~~.7~:;; Neva:a, H 'H •- *T. * * peta~\<' ~~?f::~t?incr~a~_ec\: J·om [~t~.~~~~:,i;;~_~:.·.:;·:·:·:·:ii~:.:_:·:·:·:':~·:·:)E,:.:;:~:.:;~:~:·:·::.::~.:·:·:·: ~:.:.:.::·:·:i~.::.:.:.:g_,:Ll_~!g:i~{i. ;I~-~-t . . . 'State of Utah i/!~L11 0rO.. .U.nflel $35 wi=ekly to $40 weekly, ,, · • Office 474 Valencia Street The S.F. Public Utilities Commis- Q-What is the minimim1 tem ..- SANTA ROSA, California San Francisco 3,' 'c~Iifrir;lia i sion on October 25 awai;ded c,op- porary totaldisabiHty weekly come 724 - 3rcl Street Tel. SAN'VA ROSA 60 ·sub_s,cripJi!_>n Pr_i~e: ·s2:50··, tract on Oct. 29 to Pet? r -Kiewit pe{1sa_tion payment? .. . .. Glenn L. Dobyns ...... :, ...... · Santa· Rosa 60 per year .. Sons Co. at $1,366,8CO for a one- · A-It has · been increased from I· (Every Thursday afternoon in- UKIAH, may be contacte.d at th_e, mile tunnel unde1· Hillsborough. $9. a week to $l week. Labor Temple on State . Str.ee.t)·: · Mail all news. items in to editor not 75 5 a I · ·later than' tli,i'S't!t' of .ea'ch ·month . . -:-'h~ 6000~foot, 91:-inch Hne will run I .I • H.ONOLULU -T. H. 0 * * .. * . . E; 'ier;d 6s:'s,,:Zood C lass Matte/ Sep from Casey's Quarry to Cherry . . . · i · · .... · · ·-- " ,. · ·· · · ·· · · ,,,, .~- temher·' 9,- 19~3, •cit 'the P.ostoffice· at San· C k c r I · · , A t , 208 .l\fo<;1a~dl~ss Biflg. . . ,. . ._. '· .. Tel.. HONOLU_J;lJ. 6{54il~;: ree . anyon, a . Jh.;: lri. t}1e city s . s ro~.g, ..a cem_.om'atfo'· '·P.lli~n. . i~ I J . . H. w a1wa10~e .... :.. :...... : .. , .... :.. --; ...... , ...... Honolulu- ' 74-90,53< ·, fr~:~_co.' ~li.f9.·r.11ia, undei~ .tP.e A.. ct ·o. l . . , . .. . Augy~t. 24, 1912. , ..... rp~w Sunset water supply Ime from , your. !Jest .fnewJ, .Y.O~ -:best !n·Ve§i~ I ,, . '••• · ' 1 ·Crystal Sprin;s Lake. . -- . •. ~ient. -s~ppo.l't ,Y,O.U!'s:! "" . '' ' - ·- · -L'"_.--. -. _..,..._;.;...;....._.-_:--,.. '. - ,;;-,.·-,:-,,-.·-.;0-;:.....;;;,...... : "": ...... ,·.... _.... , ...... _--,,-,• .- .------>-,·,-,..- . -.------No\rem ber 15, . 1955 ENGINEERS' NE\iVS ' WhOt' s Doing 1n• the· Oakl Area1 By AL CLEM, BILL BARR, TINY LAUX, DON KINCHLOE and HAROLD HUSTON, Business Representatives
· d. f I The Rosendahl Coporation has ,------The past montn the O akland office has been very goo or h d b k 1 in Off!CE HOURS a a num er _of broth~rs_wor ing I all classifications. At times, we found ourselves extremely .short at Standard Oil on then- own jobs Co!lttractors. N!ote ' ' 1 Due to the request of a mun- \Ve . would like to, t.ll!ke this : of blade and hot roller men. \ • plus the brothers running cranes · and Craig Chandler is operating ,her of the members, and for for other contractors whom they opportunity to advise tl!u{ ·con the Michigan loader, doing all the your convenience to those who rent equipment. . This company tractors that inas much as the Grove - Shepard _ Wilson and I back filling and clean-up work. are unable to c'ontact the of- keeps approximately twenty of our office will be closed on Sa.turdf),yr; stai·ting November 26, to plea,sll Kruge Company who have the _ l flee on Saturday, the Oakland J engineers bus.y the year 'round. contract on Cypress Street Fre~- Martin ·and Diaz of Decato have office will.reinain open on Thurs~ antici1>ate their need for meu · ~vay ar~ makmg pro~ress _on their the following projects: A ,sewer in,J' day evenings until 8:00 p.m. John Delphia and Lee. Immel I ~!1 Thursday so that we can Job. It is a race agamst _time-ten Peacock Gardens, Cherry Street,, However, the office will not be have the contract on San Pablo L..'.:'..ear them for l\fonda,y morning. days of good weather will .see the Newark, consisting of 1,280 .feet of I open on Saturday mornings, as Dam Road to May .Road near El det ours fill e d an d pave d t o rou t e. 8 inch 1·200 feet of 6 inch and I· t h as ,lll· ti- ie past , wi· th the ex- Sobrante in Contra Costa County. tor,· and Willard Kelle,.., . P B: ·son . ·traffic around the ov_erhead struc- 255 fe~t ~f 4 inch; Joaquin Manor, ception of the first Saturday of John Delphia has just about fin- 310 oiler. tures to be erected m the center Mayhews Landing,. l,257 feet , of every month. If Thursday should ished their portion of the contract of Cypress Street. 6 inch and 917 feet of 4 inch sewer; fall on a holiday, the office will which was to move the dirt, rough \'VALNUT CREEi{ . C. P . S. Corp in Newark, a sewer rel.l la .1 11 ope11 . 011 ·· the follow1·ng grading and put in the cement re- .Stolte-Gallagher & Burke J:ave A. J. Mccosker and Company consistino- of 31'5 feet of ·12 inch Friday mght. inforced concrete pipe culverts. Lee been awarded the $3,000,000 con - are wrecking the old Golden West 1 655 feet of 8 inch 1 470 feet of C ·1 l\1r C t . h . I Immel is in the process of install- tract for the new highway f:-c,m Meat Packing Company plant at! • inch, and fe~t 'of inch·, ec1 ·1oore ons rucnon ave . b . Walnut Creek to the Monument, 6 841 4 heir equipment at the Strobridge mg cur s on guter~, laymg crusher h' h · 2 8 ·1 1 It · 65 th an? Eastshore F~eeway. The?',I Alameda County Water District in t . , Irun base and o-ettmg prepared to w ic 18 · 1111 es ong. is ,e-x- . are fillmg and ~radmg the area Centerville, 2,000 feet of 8 inch Sch_odol,Thoff Bridge St_redt in Hay- Ilay the asphalt~ I ?ected to be completed in·250 v; c,=·~- for the new Lollis Brothers Store water main; and also at American wa1 . ey are p~epare to move. . ___ i_ng days and at present have _r1e Warehouse to be constructed there Forest Com any f t f 45,000 yards of dirt thus extend- , . j followmg brothers employed:' LB.:rry 6 000 O 2 so011 Tl1 e A J M c k . . P ·' ' ee • ing the playground ·and building The $ 00,000. Water Conservatwn As.hworth project mana"'er· Carl · · · · c os er crew mch sewer to lay TI1e folloivmg181 · p, ·ect O n P' 1 C , k D R d ·- ' " ' ' · .. . is, also making fiI! and grade on Ibrothers are em.ioyed b them: areas for the school. Earl Mack, IOJ 1_~e. ree am oa_ -b-c~ . .- grade foreman; ~ec:rge . the adjacent property for the new Don Martin S ind D' Y F k foreman; John Han, D-8 dozer; at Walnut Creek has ~een awa_rd Ashworth, foreman; Barney ect- O 0 . Hasslett Warehouse 1 ' eq iaz, ran L. Red Caldwell cat- and scraper· · ed to F. W. Case which consists berg superintendent for St•·.~ p · · - i Roe, Cal'l Haley and Harold T l· '. ; I ~ ],'{ L! :, ~ ;.,' ·;, ' ·~ -, ! ;• ·1 ,S. \ ) \, i ) ,: - "' - - " 'V ., ..,. · • ..,. "" " r • "' ... ..,. ~ -. ·~ • "'- · Page· Four ENGINEERS' NE,vs November 15, 1955 AUTUMN IN THE·REDWOODS By KA. "I{EN" BROOI{S and ED. HEARNE, B usiness Representatives We are most happy to report that the autumn weather in this area has been very kind to the Brothers. There hasn't been more than two or three days lost on any one job because of inclement weather, for which we are very thankful. Most of the co ntraq:ors have .their jobs in fairly good shape clue pleted their job at Blacksburg and to overtime wol'l, being done. have moved t he cats out. · if we seem to repeat ourselves John Peterson nearly finished on. in these reports, it is only because his dirt job in the same area. we want to sli'ow the progress being RR TUNNEL JOB made on the jobs in this area. M. K. is about 50 per cent of the In and around Eureka: BBen C. way through the tunnel lining j9b Gerwick, Inc., continues to make at Steelhead for the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Consolidated Coppermines Corporation's first at right the string of trucks to be used oh its new good progress on their bridge job s hovel and first truck in action are shown above, and Nevada oper:-Ltions. (P ictures by Curley Spence.) over · the Eureka Slough. Mrecer Mercer-Fraser Co. have about. 3 Fraser have completed the dirt or 4 more weeks of work to day work on this contract and are now light the tunnel at Eel Rock, also. going strong on the widening and a railroad job. THE N-EV ADA ROUND-UP- resurfacing of Broadway. As of Burman & Sons have completed· Nov. 1, Fouth and Fifth Sts. were their job on 101 at Reel Mountain . By H. L, "Curley" SPENCE and JOSEPH "Joe" MILLER, Business Representatives made one-way, lo carry the Route and are winding up one for the 101 traffic through the city. Fifth county at Maple Hills near Miranda, Smokey have been handling the ,\fter a period of waiting and eagerness on the part of the St. running north and Fourth St. Trans Ocean Engineering hav@ sulphur ore crusher. They don't e mployees at Consolidated Coppermines Corp., at Kimberly, south. A fine time was had by all mind the crusher, but things don't finished driving the sheet piling on Nevada, the National Labor Relations Board conducted a job the first day, including the police smell too good around there most the bridge near Miranda and ar@ · force. The change is really a great elec+ion between the International Mine, Mill and Smelter Work of t he time. Brother Gray Azpar now working on the excavation ... improvement. ers: Uh ion and the Ame~~ : ·ederation of Labor unit. ( Operat ing ren is always doing a fine bi t of Frank Crail'1e should have the Brother Tom Hull, local contrac ·Engineers Local Union 3, Teamsters Local Union 533, and Laborers d9zer work around the pit area and dirt work done on the Miranda tor, has a number of the Brothers Loc,a:I Union 169.) The A. F. of L. unit was victorious at the polls I must thank him for the use of School by the time this goes to · busy on various jobs such as pile by approximately 13 to one. Now a his jeep on my last job check. Came press. driving, sewer work, building demo EAST: Construction on Highway ·· sel'ies of job meetings have taken idly progressing their job at Win in r igh t handy, The Leviatha n job lition, etc. This Brother was low 299 over Berry Summit is progres~ plac·e and negotiations with the nemucca, Nevada, despite the lava will keep running until the snows bidder on the Mad River South sing very well considering the company wil! get under way. and granite cut that has been giv come and then the Brothers work Fork Bridge with a bid of $95,365. slide problem t hey have had. J, Everyone is .eager t o have a work ing them some trouble. They have ing there will r eturn to Weed Humboldt Constructors of Eure Ira McNutt Co. of Portland, Oregon ing agreement s.igned, so that they a new D-9 Cat on the job that is Heights operations for the winter. ka were low bidder on the grading are in very good shope on their w ill know .what they are, wh ere doing a good job of ripping after CARSON CITY and surfacing of Harrison Avenue section, they haven't had manY. t hey are, and how much money a l'emodeling job on the l'ippe1· Isbell Construction Company h as with a bid of $141,602. slides. t hey should receive. The company teeth. Vern Wilson, the Super on finished paving the streets in Car Brother "Louie" Conner in good John Delphia's section is coming h as four shovels on the job, a P & the job, says that they wi]] start son ity and are moving the crew shape for the winter, has recently into shape nicely. If the slopes con• H 1400, P & H 1055, P & H 755, the gravel on the sub-grade soon and eq uipment t o the job at Her finished a number of jobs around tinue to hold, they will finish in and a 71-B Bucyrus. All of these and expect to get in high gear in a long, Calif. Looks as if Brother the area, and has most of his spread about a month. are new machines and have the week or so, and if weather permits Martin Rosso wi]] be moving out in t he yard for a ny and all repairs Humboldt Constructors would latest advancements. The 71-B is them, they should get the big por of his back yard a:nd heading out that might be needed. have finished at this writing but air control and is truly a fine oper tion of it on before snow starts to for the sticks again. ating rig seems as if everyone Brother Russell Melohn still on the seems the whole mountain is slid• fly. Clement Construction is working wants to run it. move with his spread of cats. He ing into one cut ai1d the present H oops Construction Co. has been hard to beat the snow on the job l1as a D6 buzzing around leveling Consolidated Coppermines Corp. highway is coming with it, tying m oving dirt on the ·job at Denio, at Truckee, Calif., and it looks :;ts the lot next door, checked t he skin w ill have their share of difficulties up traffic for hours at frequent Nevada, for about three weeks though they may make it. They ner's card, he's OK. with the undertaking of open pit intervals. now, and they \Vill go on until have a ·good crew. Valley Engineers still have a mining and n ew equipment, but MEN INJURED about the fii'st of the year before Silver State Construction Com skeleton crew going here and there We are sorry to report that Bro, with the crew of men employed by they finish the excavating. As a n' pany was low bidder on approxi testing on their pipe line job, re 0 t hem, things will soon level off and Jim Clarke, foreman for John Del answer to the many questions as to mately 7.467 miles of secondary pairing leaks and cleaning up. Tapid progress should be made. phia, was injured while directing when H oops will move to the Eu hi ghway work near Well ington, Engineers Limited have finished Such Sh.ovel Operators as Broth the clearing of a slide. It seems the reka, Nevada, job, I found that the Nevada. the underground job for the tele place he was standing gave away ers Henry T onn, Merritt "Dugan" Eureka job will not starrt until 1 H. Earl Parker was low bid der phone company. causing him to slide feet first uno Pulsipher, R. L. Robinson, S. M. next Spring. Hoops Construction on the job at Cave Rock, Lake STEAM PLANT der a cat, Fortunately, only one Barns.on, LeMar Barn.son, and E l has been doing .a large amount of Ta hoe, on Highway No. 50. Mercer-Fraser Co. are busy as foot was hurt, no broken bones don Ford, who ha ve many years of work in this state this year a nd has 1 be in most any dire'ction you but many bruises and torn ligao experience behind them are of had some of the finest Operators After meeting our mailman· look. We hope that Mr. Ralph rnents. The soft mud saved his feet, great value to the operation and working for him. the last three months, we finally w i]] give "ConCopper" a good start. found what we were looking fo r. Brown, who heads this company, We can't begin 1:,9 say how sorry Due to a plane crash, the last of In the Mechanical Department, A letter from Brother Tommy Eck, healed from his trip to the we are that Brother Harold Rob• Octobe1·, both the Operating Engi and he is safe with Morrison-Knud World Series. Its arlight Ralph, we inson is lying in the ho·spital with Brothers Bob Pulsipher, Ralph neers Local Union 3 and Hoops Reed, F orest Smith, Charles Basso, sen in Chaman, Pakistan. Beli eve lost too, better luck next year . seven broken ribs and internal in• Construction Co. Jost one of the Bechtel Corp. making good prog juries t hat will incapacitate him Henry "Doc" Lumby, Marion Duil fi nest blade men that we have had us Tommy, everyone was getting lo, and welders, Brothers Steve ress on the PG&E Steam Plant at for some time. H e was caught be0 in the State of Nevada. Brnther pretty worried. We thought you Buhne Point. Some ten Brothers Dizzia and Bill Peterson will be Floyd Weech was killed in the just stayed in Siam. A very inter- tween the counterweight and tool found giving their support and ex esting letter though, a nd we were are on this job. We are happy to box on a truck crane, nobodys plane accident, and I know that it t . . B perience to the operation. The same sure 1iappy o receive it. rother see that big tank on top of the fault really. Brothers, you can't be \Vas a great shock and caused much E t Id b d. d grade of men will be found I 0 1 plant, a good job well done, Broth too careful, don't take unnecessary· sorrow to all that knew him. He 'c' ,us a ore er ispute ha. e1;s of all crafts involved. A two throughout the job and in all had worked for Hoops Construe- ~een holmng up w?rk for about chances. yard rig, a 12-ton load, a 100-foot p hases, like Brothers "Shorty" 1:ion several years as a key man \ five months as supplies, parts, fuel, D on't forget, Brothers, this office lift, Brnthel' Vander Platt on the / Beckham, Art Billett, Vic Heenan, and did a good job in a short I etc. ,_ have to cross the border mto is open every J\fomlay night. from , Gerald Wilkins, Virgil Burnett, f levers, Brother Sulzer, the oiler 7, to ·9 for your convenience. t t· N 0 tl · e can Pakistan. They were workmg but John Ashe, Clarence Foote, Robert c1moun ° im:· · mig w c when equiJment brok c!ow~ ·t Jack <;:urlee the projects manager, say 111 this wntmg can express our l . · e , i P ulli, and Brick Smith and several holding his . breath. * * * f ee· 1m. gs upon th e news of h·i s cleatli . I couldn't. be r epai re.d as there . were 1 0 Arthur B. Siri, Inc., have a num others. There are a few new comers He will long be remembered by his' ~ p~rts. Bu~ a t the last mmut:, t o the Coppe1· Pits such as Stanley ber of jobs going t hroughout the many friends and co 0 worke1·s as an the dispute w_a s settled and Morn More Oakland News I area, mostly grading and paving. S imms, D. Meeker and others who outstandin Brother and fi ne man. son-Knudsen is back m full swm g. will be doing a fine job at Kim g , Brother Eck has a dr aglme ·spr ead The materials being supplied by berly, Nevada as they. have clone YERINGTON I rigl1t now. He has five clraglines the Empire Rock Co. · New,s About e lsewhere in the state. Anaconda Company at Yering- digging canals an,d deep drains on North: Associated Dredging Co. Simplot Mining Company has ton, Neyada, sti]] is working a long a huge irrigatioi~ program. T hey lu,ve their dredge set up in the s tarted to work again at their I ron as usual without too much change are al] Northwest, one 95, three Crescent City H.arbor and · should Brothers Mine near Palisade, Nevada, and it from normal operations. They have 80 D's, and one 6, plus some cats be going around the clock when sounds as if they may stay for a been working six clays a week for and blades buHding access roads this goes to press. B. F. Gregory is (Continued from P receding Page) couple of years. Br.other J. P. Mc the last couple of montl1s and this and laterals,· etc. Brother Eck has in charge of this operation, coming a new member. to their family. A 'Dermott is on the Northwest 25 has changed a lot of viewpoints the 5 p.m: unt il 2 a.m. shift, and here from a job in Brazil a short baby boy, 9 pounds 6 ounces, named loading the · ore trucks that haul on the job. It has not only in- he says it takes him the whole time ago. Michael Bryan- Congratulations'! t he ore to the railroad at Palisade. creased the pay checks but also the shift to make the rounds as they Carr & Rocca waiting for steel Brother Larry Shaw who . was ·John Coby is the Super on the job, spirits on the job. For a surprise are so spread out. But Brother Eck, on the Myrtle Creek Bridge. Bro. employed by Ransome Company iS and we wil] contact him soon for of surprises, I met Brother Gerald have we news for you, ·help.is com Louie' Deane, the one-man crew, in tl}e Anti'och Hospital·w ith stdm: f urther information about "Jerry'' Luke at the job the other ing ! ! Yom' old buddy, BrotJ1er J e sure rough on soine people, nobody ach trouble. We are all hoping for · m ine. day, and he is going to work at the rome "Jerry" Morlan left Nov. 7th to talk to. a speedy recovery. South of Battle Mouritain, l'f ev., Anaconda shops. Jerry has finally from New Yorl~ for the Morrison Paul Woof's job on 199 completed Brothers Manuel Spessard ·and t he Copper Canyon Mining Com had his ulcers taken care of and Knudsen project in Pakistan. Yes, and the equipment stored in For Emra Watt last week end were pany has star ted operations again rea.lly looks fine, and it's nice to he's the new lubricating super. This tuna. deer hurit ing near Truckee. No after a few years bf inactivity. have l\im back in this area. Broth- is Brother Jerry's first overseas Pelican Bay Construction Co. deer, but had a·nice ride:··· T hey have a crew repairing the ers Howard K. Shelton, Harold job, and we know he'll do this one have their crusher nearly ready to· Bro\her .\Varren Le Moine and, . m ill which they expect to have in Srriith, Joseph Sloai1,. Donald Hunt just as he did his work here. He's go. This will continue to supply wife were hunting in Mo.dock: Coun o]:itrating condition some time in and F1·ed Btllows with their Oilers, one of the best. So, good luck · to employment for a few Brothers in· ty. They s.aw ql)ite a number. of January, Theh' source of ore will Brothers Dean Lawrence, William both of you and let us hear from that area. deer but they . wer e. too smart and come from an open pit that will be Pellegrini, Joseph · Gill, Kenneth you again. And Brothei· Eck, we Marlin Tryon's portable crusher fast-for them to hit. ,Sony, better located about seven miles south of iJV!tcheH ~nd JV!ervin. Crouse are won',t forget the C?,lendars, espe and screening plant in full swing, luck .next time. . ·t own. vVells Cargo, Inc., will do the stlll shngmg dirt with the 1500 cially the one reqeusted from "The keepi.ng more Brothers busy. Brother .Emery E rving, ·wlio is·· p it work for Copper Canyon Min- P & H Shovels. At the Weed El Capitan" in Hawthorne called South: Maurer & Sons have com- working . for HyclrauHc · Dredge in 1ng Company and we expect to see Heights recreation center, the com- "THE CHARMER." Rio Vista will be leaving. about act ivity at the pit site early next pany is putting a two-lane bowling Attention, all Northwest Shovel devices in work tha.t requires the November 10 with his family for s pring. From what information we alley in for the employees. This is Repairmen: Brother Eck says if same. By taking a. few minute!. a year in Polotos, Brazil. could·' get, we don 't believe that any really going to be a nice bowling any of you are interested in ship more to clo something right ra.ther Brother "Ossie" Osborne, set-up·. la'rge scale work wiU begin until alley, and the people of Weed ping out, you mig ht contact Morri than-taking a.n unsafe ·short cut ,or man for vVest Coast Engi,ne', & completion of the mill overhaul. Heights will get an awful lot of son-Knudsen as they ai·e short by ·getting help when you need it Equipment Company, Berkeley, is ''Doug" and "Buster'' Adamson a re enjoyment out o fit. The single handed in Pakistan. There is three ma.y sa,ve your. life. in St. Mary's Hospital,. .San Fra!Y-. wor king at the mill on the r epair men on the job, I'm sure, are very years work lined up now over Be Sure-Be Safe- Stay Alive cisco, and we hope he is on a rapid· and overhaul crew. One of these glad to see this addition as a lot of there, with· more to follow. * * * road to recovery. B rothers is the Master Mechanic t hem got tired of playing pool Brothers, this year the accident SANTA ROSA, contract awarded Brother ''Ike" Spears, recently on Ure job, but I can't reinernber every· day. ' rate has taken a sharp rise and a to . Ghilotti Bros., 625 Francisco with Tunnel Rock Company, is ..i n w h:ich is "who." At the Anaconda operations at I g·reat amount of this is due to care Blvd., San Rafael, $18,399 for const. Herrick Memorial Hospital, E'er-· '\VIN1'IBMUCCA the Leviathan sulphur mine, Broth- less11ess, of · not taki.J~g .the neces parking lot on north_side of Rose. I keley, after having _lost his Uttie: , Dodge Construction, Inc., is rap- ers J. Peterson and · Carnegie sary precautions . and. using · safety Court; ·betw. Menclocmo & ·· B Sts . . finger. and part of his left, hand. , • :l:;ovember 15, 1955 ENGINEERS' NE\VS PaQ:e Five STOCKTON REPORT UKIAH ~IAS SACR-AMEN.TO STILL • I SHO T DAYLIGHT IN l PROBLE SOF G ING TOP SPEED l MOUNTAIN GORGES .· POP. G·ROWTH By PAUL EDGECOi\'lBE, HAL CLARI{ and ERNIE NELSON, i B" El l DORAN, W.<\L'r'T'ALBOT, l\I. \.V. GRIFFING, C. L. CASEBOLT I Business Representatives , By GLEN~ L. DOBYNS S h I I h .· a-nd RENNY m_.1'RROUGHS, _Bu~_·iness Repi·es.ent.ativ.es __ Busi1iess Representative acramento area is ·appy to report tnat a I p, ases: of__ the ~ construction industry is operat ing a't top spe·ed. We a ti a·;e aware ·. Sunup at 8 a.m. and sunset at 4 p.m.=-that IS life in ·the can- I tna+ the wiiiter "se'ason i·s ra i:Y idly apprdacliirfg and rii'b~t of:'the i ,yons this. sease5n ·o~ +-he year; '1Bo_+h Doilil'ells ah'd Be·a rcl sle_y Dam co'ritr~cto'rs '¥. re 'hustling TO:~~+ tli~i~ 'wo~k ln sha p e_. This a'i:fk! iesi: .., .on the Tri Dam Pro1ect are ·'deep m the g tit'g e s of tlie 'upper Stan- Members ai·e her ewith notifie d :espe'Cially' fo.the freeway pro jEfct{fHat\ i-re n~\v in p;ogrn·s~. A:,few_ islaus. Sharply lowered night time temperatures and shortened that Local 3 office Murs ilJ Santa "of 'th'e . jobs 'ha:v~ "just 'fece~tly ot~11.' ~n~.l?Je,ti1.- a: ~9 .ftfere - have :hours of daylight are war'ni·n·g the · brothers of ·fh e rb ugh winter Rosa and Uk:iEth will be as fo l- bee'il no new· major jobs star'tihg .. · season about to sett in on these jobs. More an·d "rrrore · restricted lows; ·h'.is )a'st. 1i~o1ith fb al_levf,a:t~. ~he 1 ~F'FIC'E HOURS w ork programs are the order of .the day ulifil 1next'sp'ring. Santa Rosa ojfi.ce will stay· open recent mflux of tlllemployed ·· A ' short work ~top.page by the - ,.,, .._ _. , " . ·-·" . I on Wednesday eve1iings from 5 'b\.•ofhers. . ~ ll Jii'ehibers. are her e\Vith''jfo .• miners over safety _conditions has I I·to 8 p.rn. Tlie hours in Ukiah will Folsoh1 Dam, wi1ich has been a -'tified tlia.t official 'hours '.for ·t11e :'." e11ded and c9nsiderable improve- -OFfi'CE HO-iJRS I continue to be : 4 to 5 p.rn. at the .vast pr'ofect for th~s ar'ea for ··-the Sacfaiiiento office wm ·l:ie as fol-. . 11t 1· not ·d ·11 n1a1'~o·e· n1·en· t's at ·1 "·I 1 · · c t B ·1d· · · ·· ,. ·· lows hencefor_t.-h:· D.· ailv,· .8 _a_.111 _ : .. t<> m.e S e. 1 · = 0 • ·.Al '·1-:,-~, ' jj. • ' . ,.,., · ·:h· · ,., "t i 1T em ocmo. o U ff Y lll m g p'-ast three years, ;fias reached 'the - ' I > . · .· . . · · I 1,em ers are erew1 1 no- . - , _5 n.m. Thnrs_c!ity,'.: '8 a_, _ _.'to_'.'.s .-.m.:,.. t1tude on_t hese points. -. . . ' tifled .'of 'tlie ·dfficiai'licfo'rs .fo..: the Trades Office. . ·stage ::i?.f dperations"mostry· confined ... 111 " JI Clack .., Bluff J as • .... ~ _,..... · , · · · ' ·" · Satnrdavs: "l"secl, effectiv·e '· No: . · . m . . . · f r OP1 ·Re u · . : · Storkton ''. tiffibe, fo-'be'' as follows : to the dismarffli11g of the fociliti'es ·. . ;, , ,.,., ·· . , ·" . , Il;.Oved m. on the a~c~ss ~:oad, _JO]? The 'b'ffice 'ifili sta.y 'o'pen ort the City of ' Ukiah is ' virti.ially that -ar e' no longer' needed for . the vembyr6q !5_5. . ' . . .. . on. Tulloch Dam a~ Krnght s Ferry; T ...... , ,;. ~-" ·,.. . ., . - · , · . . c.ompletion of this impoftant · · · . t D -, D . ·ct : · hursdays of each-,"e"k between btifsting its ·seams-the city itself .. ,, . . . ·.. · , ..• .,. ; ·. · . · - . Usrng wo -8.s, one · 9 an one h . , ...... · · · prOJect the cnfshe;-; BL._.,L .PJJ.CCETTI fi t- · "w s'o d X .,. 1 ·· .•f '·E· ,_,.. ' h ', ·, t e 110ur s of 8 a.m; and 8 p.m. 'lias i16t 'b"ee1'1 able to fore'see or to . . . . . N an a c;OUp e O l\ CS e · · '. "' . ' . tinoO' pipe; w},Liy ~RO\VN ,;,,ith a , ,;/.i ll c· l t th . m·· "' '...... ,:,,,,. 't·;-, ·. · ·The'o'ffice"-will be closed'lm-Satui·- ccip·e -i,vith the ti"_ein~nd6hs infltix of ,. °4-._ 'T'eic)1ert, has :t°/ili.shed .. {_heir vv, omp e e e · am excava 10n • , · · I;/ • hew p'icktip; J AM.ES ' MOUNTNEY,· . a~d Sltrfaci-fi .,,n'.'60' 'd. hv~' · ; cv' ea't"'11e' i: ·days.· If .it is . found_neee . ssar_Y,_, -t_he pbpuiation. The Big ]1eaci ache a t ' _Higfovay 50 job atSli11\,le $pi-ings, -/ , . . . 11 ·· · · . · · · g , .. · .. ~, ' · office will be ,opened· oit-the· ,Sat--· :the, moment is the sewe1' issue. This 'hew fii,e' inil e ·stretch ffmoved riandling s a l :rii o · ; .. GEO:RGE: :- allowing. . · . . . '· · · • ·• · BR'<5\VN.. r1di11 a c1 ifo,10; BENNIE · ' A '·· d l & D ,. · .. I ,· ;b···a· · l .urday ·nearest · the begmumg of ·.-Tlie. "c-it)·'-distri'c"t J'oillt .proposal a series of shai·p curves. a1id dan- · , · , 0 - · . · - run e • 1xon were ow- 1 -·1,· ti .. t · ·, .,, ·' · ··:i·1 - .. •· · · ,, • • ' • · LOVETT .. faying hot sfuff ; DOlJG_: ·a . . D . I ie qua.r er has· asked . for fu_nds· .. to be raised g_,·ei·o_;-1s_. ~1_ig1 'l\_v~y. .· ,!. hi,s. comp·ai__'iy h_as .,,., ...... ' .... ers Off Tulloch am a t s· million · · , .., nUTL_ER h.ot r. 6dc1ine:·, :C, ON · · · · th1·0 •·1 0-h a bo11d 1.-ss L1 to bu'ild addi- nu.1!1erous gradm g and sewer 111- .. I C plus and. activity on this project . . Lo e • 1 '11 ' ' . b . . \IVREST - lii.irlt"11g the eltisive sttti;·· · I • · t f 50 d be- t1'o· na' se\,·ade fac1·11·ties. Alt!1ot•, ah s_ta at)?n. J.~ s gb:n.. g on at various - · .. , .· - . , . . shou1 d . get under wav Letting this cussmg· wm ers o eg-rees 1 0 • 0 1 ·t- th b ti . d 'h W. R T:__ A T E ·muckin·a .- red ciav; · · · · · - • · · I .· , · . ., ' th · _ ·d · t · · . , , , s1 es r ug I1out 1e area an t ey 0 , bid ,vas· delayed several weeks due ow, beautiful foxes, Armco cor- e city a1i 1 s tringe areas are · ;.. .. 1 :- · •• ..... ,_ , • VAN l'vfATTOX i,vatch'1fig ineclitin~ · .. · ·. t · f · a· t 1a·· 1 t· cl f t are emp 1ovmg many operating en- . . . ~ .. to. a holdup on the .bond sale. By rnga ec1 pi.pe 10 eet m mine er, ho . ;!lg separate "ec 10ns, e ead g'inefrs. · . ics; BILL REIBER 'firill_g ' a hot tne- tirrie :.f.his reaches .. the press, in used as buildings on the ice cav of either issue could spell the en ~iailt; M:<\:RVIN HAYNIE s'rif)]J ing all' pi'obability, 'the job will be let and dropping- % yard Payma.sters of pr.ogress in the Ukiah Vall ey:. Another sec'.ion of High\,,ay :'JO, overburden; BILL PATTERSON and· eqii.ipmertt begin to sho\v up, , .';1-nc~ ca ts from C-124's by para- Under the ·joint· contract, ·urban just complete. d . by .'Harms . Bro. ... s., . is oi'Ii!ig a f)lant; JOE PULIZ pu'ling Atkinson sold the Cherry 'valley·1 c~.u~s'. Ca.ts were dropped in one . areas outside URiah called the ti:~n e,w. freeway . th_i ou~h . .Placer - a box; FRANK · BISHOP welding;· Dam ·to ·tne City of San ·Francisco 'pfoce,'Paymasters in two pieces. I Ukiah Valley Sanitation District viUe, Th'.s ne,~ _port101.1 _ha.s solved CECIL FIELD taking it _rasv: F.- ancl only 'vVixon and ·Crowe .on the· We saw Brother W. H. Lecklieter 1 and governed by the board of su- th.~. terrible traffic problems that NI. ABBOTT lai,ing dil ; ROY BELL · c!'earing are s_til_l moving on this of Clark's W elding Works, Perkins, pervisol's, 'have propo·sed to con- I exi~~ed there. . . deliveriI'!g numbers; JOHN ·HYDE project. hard at work repairing a shovel tract for the construction of ti'ti1ik I Highway 99, Just south of Sacra- craning; MARSHAL WHIT E si J~ n- Mittry is completing Sliawinut i bucket at , TuUoch ~a:m~ite the \ li1:es for $300,000. The canst.r uction · men:o, . is schedu,ed t~ be opened ing the out-of-woTk !'st; DEI'-Tl'TIS gra~e, with Beerman . a nd Jones Iot her day. I:Ie was tell1~,g of one of 1~111 cover the cost . of trunl<, sewer to ti affic on Novembe1 10th. FLINT eating Ju heh; · R. L. MON pavmg the job at the present t.ime-:- · the latest p1eces·of eq u1pme11t pro- lines from Ford. r oad to the pro- Baldwin Contracting Co. are ROE, ART JONES i:tn'cl GEORGE Incidentally Beerman and .fones I clu cecl at the Perki1is sliop. It is to posed site of the city's sewage pi.ishing their thir1;een mile Sacra- ROLLIN also eating lunch; LEROY. ta.pped a nice winter job ·A1tavme I be used on a ro'ad job in Egypt plant. Should const_r uction costs ex- men to-Roseville freeway job, with STARK catching his 4th qi.ia-rter· way when t hey .took the· Iol'ie high- where the · contractor wishes to Iceed $300,000, the . district w il 1· pay intent.ions of getting it ready to dues; ED HARRiS lorornctive' en-· .,,iay section just north of Altaville. maintain a very gradual slope into one-third the aclclitionaJ costs, the relieve the heavy traffic between gineer; E<\NCHO SCHOUBLiN No new sizeable projects are the borrow pit outsrne t he should- city paying the balance. these cities some 'time around De- taking a rW-e;-'"B'013 ·EICHLER.· opening in t he Modesto area. Rud- ers. Using a sierra · Loader with a T he district also agrees to pay cernber first. This is another fine watching a ·grizzly; ·PETE SARTO- · · dY,, Standard McJ.terials, Delphia, 30 foot conveyer to feed it, it con- one-third of the city's cost in ac- job of highway ocnstruction a nd RIS bn the rock plant; MARTIN G_eo. R eed, _'£urlock Concrete, and sists of a l1 opper and 30 foot con- quirin"' a site a·iid con struction of, our brotl .ers on a 11 these projects PAISLEY oiling. smaJler contractors in the "All veyor on a trailer, pulled tandem the se~vage treatment plant,,above are protid of their sunimer's work. Best \Vi~ hes for speedy recovei;ies' American City" are finishing u p with t he Sierra loader, thus mov- the . estimated $600,'000, project There are s·everai sub-c?ntractors go 'to Claren1ce Guzek who bur'ned:· consfderable smaU work. ing the_di .1•t 60 feet by conveyor to Icosts. . oi:erat. ing ~t- the }VIcClellai: Fie:d his eye . with a welding rbd, irnd' to IV~ANTECA FREEWAY the roads1te. . . ·should .tl.1.e city proposal fo il: area uncle1 the pn~e contiactors, Hank Doering who is in .the Sutter · · The new Freeway around lVIaii - The tandem conveyor is powered 1. Tlie citv w11I c011tiriue to , l e- I Heller, Campbell, Erickson & Law- Hospital witi1 a heart conditic11. t~ca will be coinpleted by . Teich- by a D3-18 Cat deisel ~rigine. It :fosit uritre;ted sewage i11fo fhe rei1ce. R!charr1s ,-Engineering, J nc. BLOOD BAN1i 'I eh and open "to 'the traffic before sur~ly 1s_.agpa.:·ent to those _ii~ the ,Rti!lsian River. are pnshmg the'._1: __concret~ spr ead Sincere thanks to P ete Ek'.:erg· this news gets to The on'e 'ob eqmpment business that E:,q mpment " . . _ . _. . , . to the hilt, pou. H,g the s,abs for and Alex Gh:i.y, our two don'oi·s t d· 011 1 · · . y · ... . J with Clark's C & D brand on it . , '.:': T h:e cit:} '"J -~~.s ubJect to an the huge warehouses h ere. Al! -un- the Blood Bank cllll':n.~ the t remarnmg betvveen Sto~kton and . . . 111Junction by the srate for deposit- ...... _ . . ~ p.:::s . Mo'"des·to to nlake ·t f - _ . th I finds 1ts way to more spots widely . . . · . . . . de1ground focilit,es are bemg 111- month. 1 reewav a 11 e 1110- sewao-e into the nver I ~ · k · way will be let so that t·he CO il- scattered around the earth than ., ,Th .,.. ·t . . · . . , b. f . · stal ed by Fran· Beach. NOTICE: · . . t . . f 3. e c1 , council w11I ,e orcec1 , .. . , . . ... · tractor. · can get on it ·by tlle fi'i··st many maJor eqmpmen manu .ac- t o use- . mo. r··e cos t ly means. ..of fl - HIGffi\iAY. . CLASSES· . . The pnone nwnber .of the Sacra- of 1956 turers. T hey have a free w heeling . ·. . • . ti· . Our scnool for HigJrn,- ay Con- mento office wil l ' be changed from: · · 1 . . , . . nacmg- 1e necessary improve- . . . . . t t h . b engmeermg an_d Local 3 product10n - . ' t _ struct10n Technology which we m- Hillcrest 7-5795 to GLad~torie Stoc I< on, ·oo, as many JO s, ·a 11 d ·t t f ·h' I b . . . n1en .s. - . 0 t b. ' 4 195" - ~ r.:7-9·· ff . N in ti t· t ct h I epa1 men o w 1c 1 to e very If th . . f ti t . t h Id au5 mated on c o er , . :J, hc,s •"D .>, e; ect1ve •overnber 19, 1955.' . I 0 a·15 . ie comp e wn s ages an _eac I proud. . . . · . e issu~ ie ' n? s _ou proo-ressed by leaps and bounds to P lease use the new prefix when· laymg off a few men. Only small B th b ·ti t fail, Ukiah will have to bmld a new . "' d t B. • t i ~h-l "' d . ro ers - p I ease e sure . ia . . . t11s1 .a e. ro 1er r 1 ..:,cwaJJ;1 s ca:lling ·this office in fhe futm·.e. street Jobs have been. newly let re- . , . sewage pJ:ant at its present site . . . · ,. . . . . , ·.; ' · · 'th l\,r G ct . your enuiloye1s ha,e your phone d t . t ·t ·th' th who 1s the ms,r ucto1 at , hese * * * cen ti Y,, w1 ,c aw an Teichert . an res rte 1 s wor,1 -,vi IJl e . .· · th . h . , numbers. As· the rainy days come ·t · classes, r eports an average attend- t a l-ing · ese 111 t eir stride Dun . . c1 .y. . - , . . a , _• R. L & C S · k upon us, the AGO members for I . th t t , . f . I a nee o[ 2 1. S,nce our last repor t 1 11 1948 nc, · t osvt~r, Py es . 'h 0 ·• · Gtoc ·ton ·,vhom you 11iay be working will r e· I -t . . e. s :a .e oudretau Uok· ..sahm- the time has been changed fr6m e.o ns Tl!C ion arris R oo 1cl & .. . . , . · . . , •· ary engmeer ma issue o ia a I - S d • • .' , · 'qmre your phone nunibers to no- I . ;· ·t t d. "<. t, t d , . 7 p.m. to I :30 p.rn. every Tuesday. (Continued from Back p ) on, an ot11 e1 contrac,ors are all ,tif .- .. . . -' k ·o· f pet m1 o eposit reae v\aters · cl ·· . . b ict T d'- . age . - fi bd' . . . y you concermug wor . ur o - . ,.·. ·t . ~ . -;... -.1 . • asses w,.11 e I1e. on ues ay t th . · d 0111 15 ne on su 1v1s10ns a nd mis- f' t .. t . , t ..., .. ·r .rom I s p1e_ent se\\-a;,;e p.ant rn 1 rr , f. . . ., t ·eo, e popu1 ation has g1·own from,. I , ·111 . 1 1 7 0 0 ·_o-"o cellaneous work ice l!eS ~ ge yo1.u , P io~e _num- · t!Ye Russian-but subject to the fol- e'.'e ~ 0 s OJ.. Y . om :" , .l,. ·" forty to sixty tllous_·and in three , "'I ..& .K C .. · . . . bers tvhen deara.nces ·are issued to - , .;... . d't' . p.rn. m -Room 38 ·at the American ; v orporauon f1 1ppecl a 10 w m a con I wns · · · · - years. I.t is estimated that \"li en. , "V. '3i d ·t. k , . . . . . you but that is not ahhij:, possible 'l '.th t . · . . .. t· , I ll ba River College located directly ' N 1 11 •. v• ·' " yar . lll~ ~ra:1e. on i_ts' - so check ·to be sure yot·1r' e1i1ploy- ... : · a ? _impm e wa e: s ia : ~ across the sti·eet froin the Grant the development. that is now pla n-.· s1de at the telephone ouildmo· and k . . b discharged_ mto the Russian Rtver U . H' S .l . D p ned is completed the population· . t - 0 er nows 110w to reac1 1 you y . · ·t b " nion _ 1g 11 c1 100 m e1 aso ~ot. some not . or:e y, _M & K Corp. ~hone. or a 1ong \. s .· an,.;s. . , Heights. for the City of. San Mateo will be 1 IS .a lmost tli1'ough· at their State . * * * 2.. No solid: . matter. . . recogmzable H ere. 1. s an ou tl'me o f tl· 1e courses·· .. one hundred and twent y· -seven·, Bmlding_ job also. , as of sewage ongm shall be _per- , ti .. t ., .. .. .- • .. •. ti . . t t. . thousand in ten years. All of this. , 1 0 . ~cD?nl;lld Engineerihg_c'dmpleted '56 Highwa~ .Pron _r. a ·m r mjtted iil Hie ri\etr or alo11g its ~. ;:~i;:~:~~;i o~e'i~~s~h~r~:;;~ \VO Uld create many jobs for . om'. then· silos .at Calaveras Cerrient at 'J ~ shores: . . • . . .· . 2. How to obtriin ciiits :incl fills \\'oi·thy 'r>rotfiers. San Andreas. H. Earl P arker hasn't (Continued from Page· One) 3. No offensive odors of sewage . L _ · t .. . . , . . The out of work list in the San., · - h · \ · · · ti . ·· 3 . ,non ·, pipe, m_ers,1 conduits, , 1 started. at. Angels·' yet· · ·and the-stor·y SA.i~ JOAQUIN . origin.. . . s. ·· a I exist IJ1 1e nver or cur" b s a'm 1 gu tt ers. Mateo Office. _has been practically · 1 1 Is that 1t may. be another month U.S. 99, l\iioJi:elumne River, ·4- · a on· g its ban· · 1 Jn the Is-lands "OUn BOSS, ·GOVT. By l\lERLIN BOWMAN, CHARLES COCKAYNE, GEORGE FARRELL, GLEN FULLMER and JAY NEELEY, Business Representatives PUSH SAFETY r . With the rapid approach of winter, all of the contractors in IN HA All .11 s area . are crowding th.eir jobs to get as much done as possible S h d I f M - ' beforE! w inter rea!ly.sets in to shut them down. C e Ue O eetings·for ·Constrnction, Lang Coo, .· . ., . : !"· ' Uta h ~~n~truction have cut. the wo rk at Wanship Dam back ·S::!Jnd O .Gravel, 1~on Ore Min~t, Ve1tro Ur~niu ..m By J. K. WAIWAIOLE _to one sh1tr o, 40 hours per week, whi ch puts quite a number pf U (j( I • 1;.., u I Business Representative -.men o_n our ,out-of-work lis+, ·_but_ most of them have ·gone out on Cornor_ation,· Ke_nnecott. Conpor Co. The Territorial Labor Depart:." ~ other. i.obs a1rea-dy. -~he G?rf1eld Dike took a few men and is now I I"' ~ \. ment issued - strict safety re&ula-·'·' ! w orking on a two-shit+ basis. ! Construction, Sancl & Gravel Membership Meeting, 2nd Thursday of tions to be comi)liecl with b;fore . _ J. _B P arsons Co . of Logan are The A. S. Horner Const. Co., ex-1 each Month, Engineers Hall, ;t..969 South Main Street, Salt Lake both th e Wilson Tunnel and tl~e-: - startmg their job at Beck_ street, pect to keep several men busy for I Cit~,, Utah, 8 P. M. . Nuuanu Pali tunnel jobs by E. K'' and sh Id I h Ic · ·BJack Ltd., arid L. M. Tanaka: _ . ou . w_ a _crew_ ~~e most so_ m.e time on the pun_1ps, _cats and onst_.ruct1011, Sand & GraveI _Membership ·Meeting, 3rd Tuesday of -each of the wmtero!, s ti . D W ti S 1\:1 ti L b T Contracting Co. respectively \\·ere . ? , . . · . , '. u 1ng 1elI . . rig at · 1e t.odclard D1vers10n Dam. on _1, a or emp)e, 16:, ·\Vest 1st Noi:th, Provo, Utah at S P . M . . ~0 _s, cats, trucks and almos_t every- The majority of the ea'rthwork Construction, Sand & ,Gravel Membership Meeting, 3rd F,riday of each permitted to continue work . . ~hmg they ~ave. The bid . on tl:e and lining is completed the I . month, Labor Temple, Ogden, Utah, at .ScP. M. · This vigilance on the part of .the.::: 011 /"'1ob was a htUe over $776,000 and Gateway Canal job with Morrison IVitro Uranium Membership Meetings ,will , be Called Meetings. Territorial Industrial Safety D~-,-: '. oul~ keep this company busy f~r & Knudsen keeping quit~ a few La:itg Compan! Membership Meetings will be Called Meetings. partment is a step forward ·to bet• , , a _year. As _yet,_ :~'e don't know who men busy on the backfill and Cedar Iron Milles Membership Meeting will ·be Thursday, November 6, ter working conditions for the la•.•,, . ~v1ll ?e s:1per:11smg the job, but \'{e clean-up work. l955 at C.e ---'"'---Paae Ten------,;---..,,:-,-----,-,.,,------ENGINEERS' NEvVS ------,------November 15, ---1955 ,• Daily report of awards for construction ~Compiled by P.E. VANDEWARK I ery St., S. F., $75,36.0 for dredge in Lincoln Way sewer, Sec. A, from inst. manholes and convert sewage 1 and RUSS SWANSON) main channel, Stockton Deep Water 39th to 48th Avenues. · pumping stas. and convrt L?wrencq & Ship Shannel, near Stockton. SAN FRANCISCO, C o n tr a c t Sta. Rd. Trunk sewer, Sunnyvale. .- a: c:joNEs· soN·sl 7 1955 , GIENERAL CONTRACTORS F ESNOOct~her , cl d t I October 11 1955 awarded to Antohe P et ersen & BERKELEY, Contract awarded: R , on tract a war e O Sons 2758 Sa Bruno A\ e Sa to Lee J. Immel, 13555 San Pablo ' Oer.lar and 4th St. BERIIBLEY Kovich Bros Const co p o Box l CONCORD, Contract' awarded to IF ' . $ 11 ' ·, 11 ' · ., · · M . ranc1sco 129 98 O fo1· const en Ave San P ablo $19 930 for' 1·es\· • LAndscape 6-3424 1323 Fresno $?? 461 for repl 24" cGu1re & Hester, 796 - 66th Ave- . h ' ' · - ·, ' ' · ' ' ==, · gme ouse No 5 45th Ave. near Fulton and Oxford Sts. betw. Ba .. ~ Member A. G. C. 0 11 6 sewer in "H" St. betw. Merced a:1d 1 nue.'. a { and, $10 ,757 for const. Irving St . , . croft Way and University Ave. .,.,,,,, :tttt Stanislaus Sts and in Stanislaus St. Isarnt, sewers, curbs, gutters, side- IRVING.TON C . 11 d . d . , ontract awarded SAN FRANCISCO, Contract to betw. "J' St. and Broadway Alley. wa {S, nveways an street Ill to P & E C onst Co 1620 S M1th St Chalres L. Harney, Inc., 575 BerrJ! MILLBRAE Contract awarded Berkshire Village, Luper Tract and S J' 89. ·, . . ., St., Sa11 Fr·anci·sco, $13,840 for· co,.,..: . :. . Deardorff Lane Assessment Dist an ose, $1 ,979 for const. v1tr. , ... to The Low11e Pavmg Co., Inc., I ' · clay sewers struction of student parking area I17 55 E A nue Sa Franc1·sco No. 6 Concord, CONTRA COSTA .. · . · ' . • ::, · vans ve ,_ n . . ~ COUNTY. ( FRESNO, Contract awarded to No. 1, c .1ty College of San' Franc1s 0 BLAKE BROS Co $68,148 for _co~st. s~reets m Robm [ Stewart & Nuss, Inc., P.O. Box 866, Ico, Ocean and Phelan Aves., S. Producers or wood Subd1v. 111 City of Millbrae, SOUTH SAN FRANCISC?, Con- Fresno, $10,063 for pltmix. on imp. SACRAMENTO, Contract awaiu,,' San Mateo County. I ~ract awarded to The Lowrie .Pav- borrow on Madera Ave. betw. Cot- ed to A. Teichert & Son, Inc., 1931 Asphaltic Concrete - Ready-Mix SE~SIDE, Contract awarded to mg c_o., 1755 Evans Ovenue, San tonwood Creek and 0.5 mi. N., Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, $30,.. Grai~1te Const. Co., Box 900, Wat- F rancisco, $47,117 f?r grade, pave, MADERA COUNTY. 925 for paving and fencing and Concrete & Quarry Products sonville, $.01625 sq. ft. for 528,000 curbs, sewers, etc., m So Canal St. other related work at Arcade Dist 17 1955 sq.ft. sea_ l coat . on various city and Mayfair Avenue. October • Admin. site, Arcade Elem. School:. s d MONTEREY SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, Con- • P. 0. Box 1002 Richmond streets 111 easi e, SALINAS, Contract awarded to tracts awarded as follows: Creekside Elem. School, Del Pr · COUNTY E t & S ·t1 . M I S 11 1r K l .. , ' · as o nu 1, 1215 ic iigan t., (l) SEVIER CO.-To L.A. Young manor, Dyre el y, Howe A, . .8 Western Drive BEacon 2-5193 October 10, 1955 S. F., ·$4,178,88.0: for const. Nacimi- Const. Co. , Richfield, Utah, $469,320 Marconi, Pipe Elem. and Whitne~ STOCKTON, Contract awarded e t R. D 9 · SW f S h l S t C t no 1ver · am, 1111. o for 7_017 mi. 3,, pltmix bit. surf. c oo s, acramen o oun -y. to S. F. Bridge Co., 140 Montgom- Braclley on Nacimiento River, roll- road and 2 cone. bridges over 20, I SAN FRA~CISCO, ~on_tract to ------eel earth fill w / clay core, gr·av. fac- span on US 89 betw Richfield and Eaton & Smith, 1215 Michigan St•• ing and cone. 'spillway, appr.· 260' ElsiJ;ore. · 1San Francisco, $13,868 for improve GALLAGHE.R & BURKE, INC. high and 1500' crest length, MON- (2) SUMMIT AND MORGAN LaGrande Ave. betw. Russian Ave, GENERAL CONTRACTORS TEREY COUNTY. COS.-To W. W. Clyde. & Co., Box and S'ly terminus. SACRAMENTO, Contract award- 231, Springville, $413,340 for 4.601 Oct. 20, 1955 •. 344 High Street Oakland, Calif. ed to Chas. L. Harney, Inc., 575 mi. const. 3" pltmix bit. surf. on MARYSVILLE, Cont ract awardo Berry St., San Francisco, $85,644 US 30 betw. Henefer and Echo and · Office: ANdover 1-0466 - Quarry: TRinidad 2-2400 for channelize intel:'sec., extend ed to G. S. Harrington, P .O. Box widen cone. bridge, Devils Slide. 708, Auburn, $12,150, for .6 miles exist. concrete trestle and modily SAN FRANCISCO, C o n tr a c t gr. and pen. treat. applied on base ; ...... or inst. traffic control facils on Ale- awarded to Piomba Const. Co., P.O . matl. and exist. surf. at 6 Joe. betw. many Blvd. near Cres·cent Ave. en- Box 935, San Carlos, for 120,000 cy. 1.5 mi. w. of Greewood and Co' - trance to Farmers Marli:et, City grading and const. of reinf. cone. Eldorado County. and County of San Francisco. retaining wall w / approx. 400 cy. INVERNESS Contract -awarded BELMONT, Contract awarded to concrete, approx. 500 ft. fencing, Reliance Enterprises, 427 s. Davis STOLTE, Inc. Harbar Engineers & Contrs. Inc., traffic guardrail and cone. curb, ISt. , Santa Rosa, $27,999 for const. 700' Harbor Blvd., Belmont, $23,645 at 26th, Vermont and Army Sts. . water collecting sys., pumping sta, 1for grade and resurf. Alameda de SAN FRANCISCO, Contract redwood storage reservoir and wao General Contractors j las Pulgas, Ralston Ave. to N. City awarded to S. J. Amoroso Const. ter collecting line w-ftgs. Yappurt.; ·, limits and Notre ·Dame Ave., Ral- Co., 2100 Oakdale Ave., San Fran- .incl. related elec. work, Div. of ston to Alameda de las Pulgas. · cisco, $100,649 for alterations and Beaches and Parks Tomales B, TRinidad 2-1064 8451 San Leandro St. SALINAS, Cori.tract awarded to improvements to North Exhibit State Park, near I~verness. Buttler & Fox, P :o. Box 91, Salinas, Building, remodel horse barns and OAKLAND, Contract awarded to Oakland, California $25,320 for const. curbs, gutters, j livestock area, at Cow Palace, 1st John H. McCosker, 1501 Eeastshore sidewalks, street ·paving a~~ storm Dist. Abric. Assn. _ Hwy., Berkeley, $72,555 for imo • • • • • • • • • • • , • • • • • • • • • • • ,.. • • • • •. • • • • • • • ,.. • • • • ,.. • """ sewers for ~erra Park Addit10n No. STOCKTON, Contract awarded provem ent of Line K. adn Line ·~~%%000~%0 / los, SAN. MATEO COUNTY. W. M. Lyles Co., P.O. Box 495·, Av- Guard, Tulare, Calif. . . . -- SAN FRANc::rsr;o, _C :o·n tr a c t Ienal, ..- $34;648 for const. of adds. to OROVILLE, Contract -awa-rded tc! awarded t o Hart .& Hunding, Inc., sanitar-y -sewer outfall. Lee Arnold, Inc., 580 Boswo1:th ·s t.~ 472 Tehama st.; S. F." .$104,406 for . Oct. 19, 1955 San Francisco, $107,000 for com parts and machine stc:,cks, equipment new -elevators a1id stair enclosure TULARE, Contract awarded to Type "A" Armory, Calif. NationaA know-how, and keen willingness in Tuberculosis . Gr.ou;p, S. F. Hos- M. M. Batohlor Pipeline Const. Co., Guard, Oroville. · pita!. · · 2338 ·Bede! Ave., Visalia, $10,909 for SACRAMENTO, Contract award~ . to meet· your needs now! I SACRAMENTO, Contract award- const. addns. to storm drain system ed to A. Teichert and:. Son, Inc.~ ed to Granite Cbn'st. co:, Box 900, 'in Tula.re, loc. in Auburn Heights 1931 Stackton Blvd. Sacramento, GET IT FROM IWatsonville, $296,397 for about 1.6 and Mefford subdivisions. $16,484 for drnin, curbs, · gutters, I mi. grade a11d · · surf. w /plantmix EUREKA, Contract awarded to sidewalks, on Verano St. Sacramen• EnwARo·R.BAcON COMPANY surf. on cem. tr. base betw. 0.3 mi. Tom Hull, 930 Carson St., Eureka, to County. · · .· _ · CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT N. of New Year Creek, SAN MA- $7,918 for const. storm sewers in HANFbRD, Contract ai.yar.ded fo •Ji Folsom at 17th Street, San Franci~co 10, Calif. .HEmlock 1-3700, TEO COUNTY. · Allard Ave. and Iowa St. in Eureka. W. M. Lyles Co., 3006 Winery St'., SAN _FRANCISCQ, C o n t r a c t SUNNYVALE, Contract awarded Fresno, ·$24;044 fo.r , con~t. .. · storni SacrClinenro Oakland Fresno • · awarded to M. · J •. .Lynch , ~51 1to Wenrick & Associat ed, P.O.· Box sewer, Cameron St/ . a_riif . -~o_gers - ----~ ------,------'--'----,.------· , Revere St/s_: t:,:; gsS;S39 for const. 905, Sta. A, San Mateo, $8,1':70 for1 Rd. in City of Hanford. ·. · : , .: f :,. : · t · i -I. • ,. -~ l \_ 1 i : .( ' '. '· 7 . • . ; Noveri1ber E, 19SS T<:NG TNEERS' NE\:VS P~ge Eleven Bay.Constructlori :- lndu~,try.:Tacklet Popu!flt.fon Needs If you thi)lk t here a r e an awful way 011 t he joining of Pier s 15 and I deadmen for gu y lines for 146 foot. lot o-f people around :ately , YO\l 17 on~the Sc!-n >Francisco waterfront I ings with one precast concr ete s.re so n g)1t. One only nas to look . in a quay-ty pe wharf. More than i timber pile p er footing. The p· le5 · at ,he trem endou s h ousing deveJ- 1800 pretensioned concrete pile tops : are about 90 feet long . The com opments that ,F e spr eading for coIT,J.posit e concret e-timber pi les pany s o;m w ill start three twenty By H. 0. FOSS, FRAl')'R A. L .1\WR,ENCE and L. C. SOLARI, throug h Alameda, Marin a nd San and 140 pretensioned concrete piles ' foot span tlmber bridges. Henry Mateo counlies to realize that there 131 'h feet long will be used. John ' Doty is the con cr ete foreman .on Bu§iness R,cpTe~ entati'veS · · · .- are a lot m ore people h ere than For d is the superintendent with , these jobs. Indian Summer has been a big boon +o th_e dirt- moving c on- t here · used fo ' b e. ·As· a matVT of F oremen J. Harvey, W . . F erraris, ·, That's most or tile n e\\·s fo.r this tractors on Ihis :side of th~ bay . Ti c o;; have their iob in order s.o fact California acqtiired 650,000 C. Seqpest, K. Smith a 11ct G. K emp mont h. We'll be back w it b some t,·, t hat they can wpr_k +-his winter if +be ra in s are scaHered out. The new residents in 1953 and will get · running the job. Engineers include [ dope' on what the other . comp,m.,es fills and cu-rs are in very fine shape, also there are thousands of aontlier 500,000 _each yea~ in the H. B:auner, Ed Casey a nd R. C. in the association are . doing next 1 trees +o be pulled out up in those canyons which will enabl~ our I ~,uture. We are mti;~ midst of a Huttlmger. i time. operaJqrs.+o work during wet weather. · I poptl!:-itwn e~pl_oswn, . t~e ~-ke of E UREKA SLOUGH Since r ely ' yours/ ' Stegae ha their job in very I w hich has nn ,er be~n experienced Ge1;wibk is ·· a:fs{:, , builcling a 917- ,;_ PILE_DRIVING CONTRA(; 'much the sa~11e way ai~d it looks OfflCF:' MOL.Hts • [ anywh !=; r e in the, ~ouptry' b efpr?. foot bridge over ELJreka Seil u gh on TORS ASSOCIATION 10 _like--rock cut picked out to enable : Exp ~(LS say that m y e~r ~ Cah- the outskii-ts of Eureka. The 1jridge 1 M. B. M cGowan, P resid ent. t h t k ·k· S t· All members are h erewit."l no- forrna w ill haye a populat1011 of ·n . t t' f t .d I em o - eep \~ 101 mg. ome rqie tififl d that the hotiq ,of. the__ Sap. ; . w 1 cons1s en ire1 y . o · pres r esse .------: 15 000 000 1 t11 is w eek,· foundations· for the first ~afael -office of Local 3 ,vii! b e I .,_ ,!, , ' peep e. concr,ete, 138 I)re.tension· ed 20-inch l}pmes. will .be poured. vVe h ave a{ r~ilow~: Open 8 a:m. to 5 p.m., I Now let's. look . around the Bay squa.r:er piles up to 100 feet long; .,-.twe· l ve. or .fiftee n Brother. Engineers 1\Ionday . through Frida.y, -inclu- I a1.· 1.d se,e - w ha. t ev1de. _· n r:~. we h ave of 252 pr,et, ensioned deck uni.,t s 30 feet Qn the J'ob operatin ba J·eep_s and dq_z.- this expansion 111 the :Jot.s some of a nd seyen post-tensioned 105-foot - sive, Open 7 to 9 p.m. , on Thurs- I · d J \Vire - Rope <· ·e. rs. B_ ro. A l Bannon is the big . t.he c_ompanies are._.dorng,_ an , w 1_0 girpers. D on Vi/eaver. is superinten- days. d I p :fi B d C Splicing and Socketing wheel pushing this job for Steege . ·1 '.s.. 01pg ~ 1em. acr C 1:1 ge 0. I S dent and, Willian1 l\1cCrea and R. i Const. Co. · uw9lved 111 a number of Jobs at this\ Vel'l1rugge are the foremen. F,or I Agents .for . :. C . C 5 or 6 20's and 3 or 4 Dozers and time. Bob Dav is is superintendent J. H. ·Pomeroy & Co., Inc., Ge rwick i R-ocblii1gs Biue Center lM : :G. · M. onstructwn orripany Ca11s. For·en1en ·. . B.ros. G d R f f 62 680 f I · or. on •. ! a nd _Bruce Anderson is orem1111 on is buildjng eight piers for -the a>)- 1. All Wor k Made to Oraer Tom Concord a warded $ , or Melt 1 I A H ll'da L 1 p t con struction of il,vater lines in Bel- . o 1, . . a I.< Y, . es ie e - . a, re)1abifitc,1tion of piers 3 anp 4 at proach girde_r spans. of the R•ch- ! Guaranteed and Insured -~ir Subdivision, city of Napa . lo: tit, Walter F. Hendrick. , I United Todd Shipyard a t Alameda, ' mond-San Rafael bridge. One hun- J cated Trane.as a nd Freeway. Bro. Roy Ledbetter is on P . J . w here docks are bein g re·cons.truct- 1 dred thirty -six 14-inch steel H piles 600 Addison Street 011 Berkeley, Calif. " They will start 011 November 10 Moor.e Crusher from M a rysville, 1 ed apd son1e u tilit ies replaced. At up to .60 feet Jong are being driven. and . completion of this unit will be mak)ng select for Keeble Job at I Martinolich Shi.p ·1'.l epa,ir i:1 Oak-1 Four cofferdams up to 20 feet deep TelepJ10ne AShberry 3~3236 Dec. 23. 15,600 feet of water lipe- Alto. Wye. · \ land, the c_OITJ.pany 1s replacm g oak are also be inbo· ·built. Bob Harvey is q.c.cllmulates 3 m1·1es o·f cast 1·i·on Ed Ke.eble Job, w ith _•. 6eorge I bloC~ s on _t_h e .co_ ~cr_e_te fl_oaiting the su_perintendent a nd Harris · d I d · th d 11 · t 1011 0f C _LU f f I I I I I I I I f I I J I i t I l ! ,\rater line: This w ill take 7 weeks Augusta as Supt., and for men: 1 .oc , s un _et . , e · ec . .1ar- Edner 1s the forema n, \Work, rain or shine. 6 miles of John Matus a11d R. E. Wood. This l !1e Harnois, foreman. Ch,J. rhe B?nd , Harry Larsen is U1 e ~u per!nten- . t 1· s·1 d t L. 1 will b a o11 y ar· ·ob 1· is the foreman on the construct10n d t d V M"ll t i f :ya ·er m e . on I vera o .o mco n · e · e e J , , . . of a conocr ete seaplane dock at en . an erne . .1 er · 1e ~oreman ll1 Napa.· They started job on Oc~.1 G. J. Scheuermann and v. \V. A' . N A. , ·s · t· J . · on the construct~on of 610 sand . . . ,amec1 a a va 1 1! ca 1011 , 0 1111 • , - • · ~ 24 and completion w ill be Novem- Simi are the n ew owners of the D' - . . . t d · d B · d -d_ rams, driven to a dept]:i of 10 feet ,., . . . I ean is s_uperm ·en ent an oy . . · · · ' , .' Inc. ber 00. Deysher & Munson Weldmg and ·! St t ·. . · ti. f - fot the ValleJo Sa111tat10n and - , · . or roen is 1e oreman on the . . Engineering Construction M . G. Morgan is foreman . Dozer Machine Shop located in San An- c om an , Kina' Ri r , b ,· . . Flood control District. · Run off 1 1 111 I Operator ·is · Robert L. Vier e, selmo ' th· k· Y; C- ,,,s N\er_ uc gpe. ltrenches a nd a 10-.foot fill are aJso :Wharves - Piers - Bridge? . , - . . , e . m g s anyon at10nal ark I bein done. At .Hamilton: .Air Force · Trencher Operator is Augu st C. Bro. Kenneth Suer mducted mto · out of Fresno. The company is also B g ti , b 'lct· Terminals - Foundations "'o"" 1,e 1 man. 0·1·1 er on T renc h er i-s th e A rme d S erv1ces · · on · October 10· I- recon· s tntctmg. a wharf at·. the US f t a se ·f1e t'company · 1s UJ mf ba an-ti Submarine Work 1 1 1 , . G~orge V. Larson, Allen R. Swan- and has taken a ·service w ithdraw- 1 Nava] Const\'uction Battalion Ce·n~ u·eislna A~o mFgs anc asnc rnrs t.. ord. le 11 2 Market Street · . 1 . . . • • •• · ir orce. upenn ·en ent s_on on S w ing Crane, R. H . Nider al · , I ter · at Port Huen eme w here Fred ·· , San Frcmcfoco 1-1 T · · • • _ . • . · • • - ' ' D ave Young and F .oreman Manual on riydro Hammer, L. D. Copeland B ro. Ray H a rvell wa_s 1,ece·nuy re~ ·, Toft _i s supenn tendent. F , ·t , . · ti , b t I Phone SUtter ! -71 04 on Compressor . . _ . . . · · , 1e1 as a1e .1 unnmg .1e JO t I1a 1 · I 1eased from the hospital, we are RJCHARD~ON BAY. includes concrete mast bases and ~, ~,~ I 1~,~,~,~,~, ~,~,-,~,~,-,~,~,-,~,~,-,~,~L~,i"TI ~ . Raymond <;::oncrete Piling Com- h appy to know that the touch bf t Duncan Harrelson Co a nd Pa- , p~n y-"Queeri of the Valley" Hos- poho wasn't as serious ' _as we al( I' cific B ridge h aye about· 100 m ; i~ .,...... ,_...,,...... ,.,...... ,...... ,...,,.,.._ ... ,...... ,...,..,...,._"""""""""",,.."""'"""'"'""""""'"'"..,"!iii""'"' p1t al located on T ran cas and Beard tl;tought. Bro. Harvell is back on emploved 01, t' h Ri·c1 -d O B B b , G C R d N c\ 9 T I . ' ' ' '' ' J t e 1a, s 11 q,Y 3r t.li'flll 'i§iel!Ml~i& ~ o~- , apa. They h ave 1. 0 ])I m gs the JO~ and t~anl.,s .. his lucky· stars. l3ridge. or__ these 30 are pil<;)) u tts. U ~.I m & ~Ill~'<&, liaf.ls to De dnyen- start o~ this . Job on -Buzz Haskms large fill job at · It ls expected the, bridge w ill be C.ONYEYORS o 'ITCHERS LOADERS November 3, complet10n w ill b e 3 Corte Mq._d~ra. Brot he1:s . R , W. c 0 mpletecl in JO or 11 mont hs Pil~- 1 to_4 ~':eek~ w ork. -The general c_o11- 1 Ke<;man and l\,j:elvin D ~Mattei a:s b(iu ·l ead~i·s 011 the job'_ ;1;clqde Asphalt Mixers and Finishers· Portable Conveyors <'. strue:!1011 IS b\B_arret_~ Co~1panr 'th:1r . f_oremen: J??z_~r . Ope1"ator f C,u1:ley L e,,vis, ;9.iey Flo~, :Bµ,d Hun- 318 So. BSt~eet ' . ' San Mateo Dlcm16nd 3-5828 0 Q~e.rc,Jor on tlw P1 le. ~n ver 1s C. E. .Bro. t~ers J oh)1 Ph1ll i P,S, D. on al.? ~., .ter, Er.n i e , .B ,H;gstahler , a nd. · . Tom 1..;.· ..• ., ··"',,.....,..;.;· " ~- ,.;" ~ -"',,,· - .,,-,,., ...... ,,· · .;··....,.. ~,.· "aia·.. --... - .; ·.,.,· -;.,·, .,;·..,: ...,.~ ,,.·:....,_,.,"...·" .., · ...;;:.,"'....., .. .., · ....,- .....• ~....,,;,,.....,..;,, ' ...... ,.~111 ~·=·'~.,,;..~...... _.._...,:,o; · . V,1:11011, a nd firema n !S Marion C. Ma,rtm, . Ernest Shawen , . Georg~ :woodh4ll. . Carp~11te~· · F~re~·;an . ~;l ., Vi/) lson .. Swicegood. Oiler, is FUchard· 0. 'box· 'girdei; ,\~oi·l(·. is ··Jim , Duckett. NAPA SALT PLANT Wis~. D.W. 15 and . 20 Operatol'.S: 1 · Fourt1>~ 1~ ··1 e . . . t' f. ·s· t i. .. , ·... 11 a p·.. . ··R·· ·· S H. B R ·s -· . · , ' ' · . Char les Bricker Geor ·e E · kraee1'. ,- ;- '·, ~ · n s nor o an a J . 0. Archabold, General En- Cl ' , g · · < ' Barbara t he ecompany is removin o- o · · · &-·c · t t' C 1ar les W Fox Eugen e Anzar on . . - · · . . b g meermg ons rue 1011 ompan y B . ·. . ' · . · . · 011 we.11 founpa t10ns and access Of Redwood CJ·t,r star·ted a n e e lade . Harla nd McChntock I . f P 'f' . • • • ,. J . · w x- . • , . : · · p_1ers or ac11c W ester n Oil Corp. General Contractors- Highway and· Public Works cavai:mg for a new saJt plapt month Bro~h~r Carl M . Ro?e1 ts/nforms I The,r,e a r e 29 wells to be abandon- of May in Napa County Since May us h e ism the excav_ a tmg and grad- I ed n·a bl·t , t l If ·· . PHON.E 330 ~- 0. BOX 6 BENICIA, CALIF. ~ . . · · , · · · - < , · " b . H ' h (N . . a ·. o I e ra e,c. any of you they have move9 350,000 yards of m b. usiness. is P one: ovato\ know how -t o explode dy~amite un- fi ll materia l, 600 acres of grading, TWrnbr~oks 2-3256 for anyon.e w ho derw.at.er w ithout killing a , Jot of , 600 _acres of landleveling. Th~i·e ma~ be mterested. _ . fisl1,;... \vhich makes . all of. u s. un- ,.. are .:.2 large ponds to crystah ze. PEJJ.ALUMA FRJ<;E;WAY , , . . ·, I happy i=\ nd the. Fis h and Game Com These sa lt ponds will be graded to On the Parish .. _job- Petaluma I mission , in particular, super inten- y E ( 3000 per cent per 100 feet. N in_e Freeway, this is one of. the smo.oth- 1 dent L eo French certainly would E . years to complete this job. The est jobs-of the mc1ny m\les , of Ilike to know the tr:.ick. l\lfagg i Mao- I (RAY SM!'i'M-i.ocal 3, h eavi est_ dirt moving in n earing cement laid this is one of the istre.t ti is · doing the driliing aii'd complet1011. 3 :tears of fine grad- smoothest- and it has ,been our. blasting .on the job. Anton G:-e v- · _A!! Types of . ing or roads, .levees and ponds. pleasure to d rive over. They ar·e stad .. and a crew have wp.r k ed all 1 They h ope to use this same crew I making wo.nderful progress, .and it summer rt pairjn g W:,e.§t.ern Pacific's I CONSJRUC'HON fQ!UIPMENT fro~ _' year _to y ear, _and hav e the appears -they will be working un- fr~igJ1t sfip at the. foot· o( 25th f best crew 111 the area, as far as less the rains come. stref t in S c!-,11 ,Fra1:iris.c_o. Ed EaugJ1, t h e ' company is concerned. This Our congratulations to the fol- Frapl~, Coolj:,. ,P;:it P a tterson, Frank work has been in prpgress since ]_owing members on becoming proud I Frakes, Ei ).''-ed_rick a nd. coinpadres 1951. Monty Ar~habold _is fore.man. _papas : Brothers. B. A. Smith , Bil] I are ~ln}()st fin/she('! , 1,epa. irjn,~ the 3254 , Eastshore Highway Robert Myers 1s D.ozer Operator. Evans and Manuel P erez. has , Coas.c Gi.iard . dock at -Monterey. · · 1UCHMO,t,!lt LAndseape 5-21 90 __a~1~ W. M., :"McCoy, Je.ep; Floyd adopted a six weeks old - baby boy. 1 Be.)1 C. Gere.v;,i.9k, Ini:::. is _under .:m~~(S.lifil;,~,~ltlillljijjf,,~,ijf\!liliJti~lijltlfffl:mqRnmt1ijl!M 1 3 . iUion > . ~· . ..:... By AL BOARDMAN and BILL MINAHAN Business ·- Representatives H:ithwaJPr09fGm~ ., . For the first time the techriical engineeei· dasslfications -are includ B),"PA'lYCLANCY a.nil ·HARRY.l\fETZ, Bu! l\1adern to F ireb~ugh. The Charles , Teel Baun Co. was low bidder on , they . are now compleling their At the present tir.1e 1 one of the . 1 Harney Co. have brought a small Iseven miles of grade and paving \\·ork in that area. 1 largest Real Est.ate De\.-elopers in spread down from the Bay Area to , on East Belmont Ave. from Clovis .At lVIillsdale, the T,,con Corpor- 1the State has plans submitted to ''TL' 1 t t' ' do lheir Brf'dge and approach job · Ave. to Academy Ave. Thomas ! 1t s &cou .1me your Linton ation are· operating at full capadty the City Planning Commission to on Highway 140 between Gustine Constrycfion have a bridge job go-· I negori;ted a few · paid holidays and plan to add more equipment ' r1 evelop what is known as Brewers · and Merced. H. Sykes Co. have ing at Huh on Highway 41 and one 1 r.ror -vve aw(1·1· iary met-n'J.. srs t", l.o this job from time to t ime. Island. which is a nineteen hundred started work on three bridges near across the Fresno Slough near Foreman Brother Ruoff, and op- and foi:'ly acre Island, all of which IIornitos in Merced County. The Tranquility. The Gral'1ite .Construc erator brothers Gottula, Buck, Tai- will be on filled grourfrl. This area Stockton Construction Co. are near tion C.o. were low bi.dde'rs on re- goes to press we will be in our new ley Chisum, Aregger and Scofield, will accpmrnoclat 1 eighteen hun- , completion of their flood control surfacing job northeast of Hanford offices, which is loc&.tecl'. ;t 3121 E. who are employed by the Harbor dred homes to co:st forty million ' job east of Merced. Gordon Ball . and the Valley Paving Co. of Pismo Olive, Fresno; C~liforri.ia. W'eek Engineering Co., grading and pav- dollars, and will aiso include an Co .. are still stepping it up and ac- I Beach on a highway job on 41, days Monday through Fri . . . OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 3 ·STATIONARY ENGINE'E.Rs· LOCAL ·39 \" -~----·------·----·----' _____ ..;....______,______POLITICAL EDITION SAN FRANCIS,co.· CALIFORNIA' NO\flEMIER, 1955 CilNEE K·· Ill , 1 LABOR BAC!KS Elect ·Friends of DEMOCRA.T Labor Tuesday FOR ·MAYOR With strongest backing ~f. major labor, civic; and . George R. ·Reilly, son of lrish inunig-rant 1>arentsi and Jou·g-time business groups making itself heard in final days before friend of organized labor, ·has bee11 the Nov. 8 election, the drive .to elect Geo1~ge Reilly as e}lclorsecI for Mayor of San Fran• . cisco by. la-bor bodies repr-esen:ting · Mayor and Joseph Casey as Su,pervi~or went into high more than 99 , l}er cent of the ,ra~1k gear and gave every promise that these popular leaders an'll file members of orgauize(l la will be named to high ·office in next Tuesday's ballot. bor in the city! Reilly is a life-long · Democrat. 'However, since their opponents lia.ve full bacldng by powerful Officially endorsing his candfdacy · downtown interests and all the claily newspapers, it will i·equire up to the time of this publication greatest effort by labor to elect Reilly a.nd Ca~ey. Every IUOE were these organizations: The AFL ·Builcli11g Trades ·,Comt• member is urged to mak'e himself a committee of one to vote ancl ell. get out the vote! The San Francisco Cotm.cil of the ,-F,QR MAYOR: ·GE .OR.GE .R. REILLY CongTess of Industrial Organiza tions. The Northern California Di~trict Coun~il pf the ' \VarehoL;Seme,n's ' I , ENGINEERS RECOMMEND: CASEY ·DEMANDS Union. · · Pro1Iuction an« · A_eronautical f_.o.r . Mayo/~.ke .this with .~o~ to Rf(tY- ~odge .~o. ..1327 of the Internatio,ia-1 t'ioi:t_ c:rr;Y.JttOGRESS ' ' - Associa.tio1i or' ':niachiiii:sti- --·· ,Cc . A live prog;ram for the progtess qf · San Francisco, is Construct.ion itnd Gemi r.ai" Labor J.or-D:istrict Attorney .. .THOMAS C. l YHCH rriaking SuperviscfrJoseph"M. Casey orte ~f the most popular ers Local 261, AFL. 1 American Radio Assn., CJ-0. . For Sheriff ...DAN GALLAGHER c~ndidates_inth~ · . ~~c~ for Boa1~a of Supervisors. Or~anized . This is · only a partial list: but it !di b B d f , ,· · · ·· · · · · · /labor is . strongly backing. him because of his progressive shows the sort of suppor·t. labor is giving to Candidate Reilly. 1v,em ~r, o·ar o . · _ _ Iplatform, of which key points are: (Continued on PageThree ) Educa tion, Vote YES • • .CHARLES J. FOEHN ]. Push_forwarcl on the Southern SUPERVISORS Bay Crossmg. (Vote for Si~) 2. Bring Rapicl transit to the Bay Area., including a revitalization of Joseph M. Casey- .Thomas ·F. Mulv_ihill the Municipal Railway. . \ 3. Regain control of our port, now \ Charles. A. ,Ertola Clarissa McMahon owned and operatecl by the state. \ ; _James Leo Hij_lley John l Ferdon 4. Furnish better recreation fa ;·. Judges of Municipal Court cilities for adults ancl children alike. O)ffice l: Raymon~ J. Arata Office 3: C. Harold Caulfield 5. Encourage business of every Office 2: Le~orid:>:' Unde~wood (?ffice 4: Alvin E. Weinberger type to locate in San Francisco. MUN~C!PAL PROPOSITIONS 6. Furnish the citizens of San I Francisco with all needed services U nion Labo/ Party R~c9m111endations ..... at a price they are able to pay, and PROPO SITION A ...... ~ ...... YES in that regarcl a careful ancl watch . _ . .,Hetch Hetchy Bonds fui eye on · the budget must be ,PROPOSITION B ·...... ;..... :...... :...... YES maintained. ;~ . . .Courthouse Bonds · · · 7. Press for much-neeclecl off · PROPOSITION C ...... :...... ~ ...... , ...... YES street parking· facilities in o·rder to · · · Park and Recreati~n Bonds alleviate · traffic congestion and ma,intain our streets in a safe and PJROPOSITION D .. :...... ;...... YES convenient manner • .-- . Off-Streel P.a'rking Bonds . . . . . ' 'RO.POSITION E ...... ~. :...... :..... NO 8. Hold clown the tax rate by a t , · Non-Civil Service Employees _ , , rigid scrutiny of the use and pur~ I 11, pose for which every dollar of ta:r.; r'R.-OPOSITION F ...... ;.. .'...... YES money is spent. . • . Absence of City Officials · , · · · 0 P~OPOS.ITION G ...... YES th~a~e:~\:a~::::~e: :1~! :!a·!::/:;1 Mike Casey: fai~iecl early San,Fra!'L·. Effective Date of Ordinances . . 1 PROPOSITION H ...... _...... YES •cisco labor leader. He was appointed I Charter Amendment on Reg1strat1on to the board several months ago to PROPOSITION I ...... ;...... YES fill a vac!11lCY'. . : . ·. . 1 Chader Amendment on N1ght\Un1vers1ty _ ., Joe case:i; ,vas bom and ra1secl PROPOSITION J ...... YES in San Francisco. He ,graduated Police Retirement Allowance from college and took a course in labor econ~niics a't Stanford Uni- PR. O POSITION K ...... YES versity. _His entire life ~as been Police Retirement Allowances devoted to the l!'clvaucemi;nt of the PR-OPOSITION L ...... , ...... YES working people. 1 Uniforms for Police and Firemen He is .one of the best info1•11ied PROPOSITION M .~ ...... YES ~1en · on labor-nianage111ent rela- Fire Department Tours of Duty :tions, civic affairs, and ,community . P'ROPOSITION N ...... ;...... YES betterment in this region today. ~ompensation & Working Conditions_of Street Carmen I Vote~ ' Get .Out 'the Vo:te! I For S1'pervisor Josep~ Ml. Casey Protect our Water Supply-Vote Yes ·on 'A' Page Two POLITICAL EDITION November. 1955, r t ct ur t r ly ...... te es n ' The ttl f r Rights an Sites San Francisco's water and power- the life-blood of the community- are unrivalled in· a parched and power-hungry West. They have been developed over the years in planned and orderly steps to meet everincreasing demands. They re quire no aid from taxes. Rather, they make substantial con tributions toward tax reduction through lower rates and free grant;; 'of water for municipal use. These inmiensely valuable properties and rights, repie senting expenditures of $355,000,000 by the city, are now threatened. A small but shrewd and powerful group of out siders seek ., to seize these riglits that are ours. We must fight to protect those rights with every weapon at our command. The best weapon is to build power plants at once on sites we now _own to forestall any political plots to snatch them frorri us, expensive access roads to obtain Plans oflnvaders for themselves sufficient power rev There is-now before Congress a enues to finance and develop irri bill introduced by Rep. Clair Engle, gation projects on a foreig·n water (Fifth Dlsfrict, Calif.) on befolf of shed. · T uolumne County VVater District The scope and import of this bold No. 2, seeking to give to the water proposal was described in hearings district our own rights to a $30, before the House of Representa -000,o"bo power site at Early Intake tives Committee on Interior and en the Tuolumne River, right in Insular Affairs (of which the au t he heart of our vast Hetch Hetchy thor of the Engle bill is chairman) Hereas Wlhat The Fighting Is About water and power domain. in the following words; "Early Intake" is the site of the Hetch Hetchy fight. The photo above shows the The pretext for this proposed "San Francisco has an over-all diversion dam and spillway on the Tuolumne · River 13 miles below. O'Shaughnessy grab is that San Francisco has not development plan on the river and Dam. What appears to be a small concrete stable upper right is actually the enclosed I compare that plan to the wise and developecl that site and tilerefore mouth of the mountain tunnel through which Hetch Hetchy water flows to San should surrender it to the water provident father who felt he was district. This, despite the fact that going to have a large family and Francisco. It is near this tunnel mouth that San Francisco would build a power San Francisco over forty years ago built an extra bedroom in the house plant to finance needed water developments and which Tuolumne County Water Dis~ filed on the site, has built the water because he expected some d'a.y to trict No. 2 seeks to seize from the city. .storage capacity at its own expense be -able fo fill it. Now, the Tt~ol and has always planned to con umne County \V,ater Dis;trict No. olumne River, date their filings strong support of all important ination, the Municipal Conferenc.i struct Early Intake power house 2, as a complete outsider, comes 1 back to 100 years ago. San Fran- segments of the community, the comprising delegates from th '"' ; rs: (i ·t t. xt- . -I~. POLITICAL EDITION N overnber :f955 I .. ,~ , . ,5. 1~s- ,·• ··. -t~ . - . ' . t t I Proposition A VOTE ON THESE! ~._1 (' "Yes" Vote Vital repositions l and By REP. JOHN F . SHELLEY "I believd that the only immedi ate so lu tion to this grave problem .Firemen and olice en is t he passage of Proposition A. I ! h,ope that all of yo u will vote for P ropositions L · and M have to be confused by references to this. it. Any intrusion by anybody . on do with the police and firemen. salary scale in this measure. our water and . power resources· Both measures were put on the Firemen now are required t @c must be resisted. If one invader I ballot by unanimous vote of super work in two shifts. One is a 10 .. succeeds, others will surely follow. visers present at the time the hour clay shift from 8 a.m. to. ~ A major earthquake co uld not amendments came up for consid~ p.m. The other is a 14-hour nigh~ eration. shift from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. · · • be more di sastrous. 1 Proposition L would provide a MEASURES UNOPPOSED { "This is not an issue of public vs. cash uniform allowance of $150 a Proposition M directs t he Fit@ private power. We will have little year for members of both depart Commission, on recorri'menclation of/. left to fight for in the future should ments. the chief, to fix the hours of worlr, the · Engle bill be successful. If Police and firemen now are re or tours of duty for members of th@ Proposition A is approved by the I THOMAS C._ LYNCH quired to buy their own uniforms, department, with all tou.rs of duty voters, as I sincerely hope it will and replace them when they are starting at a.m. This; in effect, CHARLES J. FOEHN be, San Francisco will have the s ruined or damaged. wipes out the present two-shift power capacity it requires and the TRIBUTE TO LYNCH! The $150 a year uniform allow- system and places firemen on .@ immedia te danger of loss of rights Thom~s C. Lynch, District Attor- ahce is designated to meet this .".de .24-hour shift instead. will have passed. HEAVY VOTE ney of San Francisco for the past fici ency," by giving each member It does not change the overa];il "Your representatives in Con seven years, is unopposed for re- sufficient. money for approximately number of hours firemen are re gress will be sorely p1:essed t,o ele~tion to this importan~ office. one co mplete, new outfit a year. quired to work, nor change them FOR FOEHN maintain their position of opposi This is an outstandmg tribute to HOURS FOR FffiEMEN pay scales in any way. tion to the Engle bill unless we his integri~y an.ct efficiency as it is Proposition M applies to work Charles J . Foehn, unopposed The pay scales now ar:e se t by, prove that San F rancisco means the first_ tii:ne Ill over fifty years ing hours of members of the Fire candidate for Member, Board of I the Board of Supervisors, on rec• business and thrnugh passage of that ~ .distn ct attorney has had no Department. It also eliminates ob Ei}ucation, will receive a heavy ommendation of the Civil Servic@ proposition A will build these rev opposit'.on. . solete language regarding the pay Commission as provided in another, "Yes" v,ote at the municipal elec enue-producinb power units." District Atto_rney. Lynch, a. native I of fi remen in the various grades. tion, Tuesday, November 8. section . of the charter. • of San Francisco 1s r:cogmzed by The pay provisions of this partic There is no official, or insofar a@ _This predicti,on was made to la w enforcement officers every- ular section were outmoded some day by political observers who we have been able to lear n, any where a.s one ~f th~ leacl1.ng prose- time back when the people voted to organized opposition to either Prop• st~te that "F oehn's sane record on Recreation Bonds cu tors 111 Callfor111a: His record b f th f' d t he seven-member Board of Edu (VOTE YES) . . . p 1ac e mem ers o e 1re .an po- osition L or M. c2onfirms, this a~praisal. He bnbnl~s lice departments under the salary Both measures have been recc dtion \s a tribute to the wisdom Proposition C: To incur a bondecl 2 years experience as a pu 1c . . . ·osec to. to th· ffi F standardizatwn system which ap- ommencled by numerous civic, la-, of b