· Loca/3 Wins Pit Dispute '

...... ,.< By GAIL BISHOP, JOE* * all* winter , when it is at all pos- .,, ~~«·N"~":~~::::~~E~; ·- . ,~:.:.~:w''·~·:!i<,~..~... ;~:~- s·· · HAMERNICK, MONT PARKER, sible to work. ·

. ...•. JACK EVANS and :SUD Rogers Construction Company ~ . .. at Carlin has kept about 40 engi­ ENGINEER C) ' .••• •• ·- . . • .. JACOBSEN n(:)ers employ(:)d this summei' and This month saw a final ruling with the jobs they have, both on the material pit dispute on North & South of Reno, should Rogers Construction Washoe Val­ keep most 'e( their men busv this ley job. This dispute has cost our winter. members two months work. We Charles T. Parker Company, • made several appearances before west of Wells, is nearly completed the County Commissioners hear­ with the excavation. Thev have ings on this, speaking· in favor on laid off the swing shift m;d only the Special Use Permit. Equip­ Vol. 27-No. 11 . SAN FRANCISCO, November 1968 about 5 operators are on the day ment is now moving in m1d we are shift. Due to the cold weather dispatching to the · job. they were unable' to lay the Silver State Construction, bet­ C.T.B. They are still going full ter known as "A. D. Scorchy bore with the crushers with about Drum, Jr.", was .low bidder on 2 engineers employed. the Highway 95 Alternate job at Schurz. The job went for $950,- 000.00. This will keep most of his VACATION engineers busy for the winter months . We have just completed nego­ CHECKS tiations on a new three year IMPORTANT NOTE • As listed below, these monies are in the agreement with National Lead­ Security National Bank, 180 West 1st Bm·oid Division covering the em~ Street, Reno, Nevada . .In order to col­ ployees at the Dumphy Mill. lect this money you must write to the Security National Bank, 180 West 1st vVe are currently in negotia­ Street, Reno. Nevada. You must have a return address' shown and your Social tions with the Rock, Sand and Security Number and they w ill .rmail Gravel companies and hope to che.ck direct to you. · L. Allard · ··B. Leyva have this finished by the end of L. Allen ,(g. D . Liggett P . J. Anderson M. L. Lyon October. G. Anderson B. Madsen . The work picture, as far as the E.· Anderson G . H. Mallette Apprentices are concerned in ~: ~~fojddreasen ~-- ~at;~~t)e R. Arthur ' E. M. Manley Northern Nevada, with the T. Atkinson J .' 'L. Markell J. B. Baker J. J . Markert. J r . coming of winter does not look B. Baker P. Mascarenas too good. L. W . Barkley , ,. J . Matthews H . Bear 1M. Mauldin · _Several apprentices are work­ G. Bell ·J :'Maynard R Bell McBride ing on in the Wells A .. D . Belt N. L. McBroom G . Berry R. McDonald and Carlin areas. Morrison & H . Bird .r. J. McMmn. J r. S. Bjorge L . E. Messmann Knudson Construction Company J. D . Blackwell A. Miller • J.P. Borders R. Miller expect to get their screening proj­ R K. Bouge J. Mills ect going very soon and will put R. E. Bowser J. iV!linrich D. A. Boyce L. -Mondino 2 apprentices to work. G. A. Brooks C. D. Montgomery· H. D. Brown L. Moody The 2 Rogers Construction jobs C. W. Brown H. B: Moore in the Reno Area should blast off ~: ~ - ~~1fo~k .,., ..'f_ •-J: filg:n~~n L. Burrows ~~ · .. :(!;, .Q: Mosdell in the near future and they will L . Burrows K . W. Nelson take 2 or 3 a pprentices at that J. B. Carlson H , E. Norton H. Carlton D. W . Nye time. G. Champion . Li.O'Brien J . C hilders H. Owens The H. M. Byars Construction C. R Clayton A. P alander L. H. Coburn A. B. Park Company of Reno have started R. Collins R. A . P earce J. A. Cook H. E. ·Peters the new relocation of Highway 28 T. Costelle V. A. Petersen Village. The bid was D. V. Cottam M J . Peterson at Incline H. Cowley G . .C. Pethel $379,959.00 and they will move R. D. Crensh aw R. Phelps B. Crouse R. Pickering 90,000 cubic yards of dirt and L. J . Curtis R. C. Pilkinton T. L. Dahling P. A . Pothuisie rock. The job consists of widen­ M. Daly C. R . Powers ing two of the m01:e dangerous G. E. Damerell E. G.Pr~~r • T. G. Davidson Rawlings stop L. C. Dearmond J .'··Reeves corners. If the snow doesn't J . A. Diaz _ ' OJ· H. Reynolds DISCUSSING JOB SAFETY with Loca! Union 3 Engineers in the past three months. international the job, they will be finished by J . F . Donahugh W. E. Richards R E. Draher J. A. Roberson members at Pacific Cement and Aggregate in Vice President and Local 3 Business Manager AI November 15th. The paving will W. A. Dunham L. J. Robinson G. Eastman B. E. Robinson Brisbane, California is Local 3 Vice President and Clem is asking Job Stewards and Safety Com­ be done next spring. This will D. A. Ekker C. R. Rodney G . Eldridge A. Rogers Safety Director Dale Marr (center) along with San mitteemen to take a hard look at working con­ keep 5 or 6 of the good Brothers H. Ellwanger W. W. Rogers Mateo Business Agent Bill Raney (right). Brothers ditions on their jobs "in order to prevent this busy until the snow comes. D. L. Farmer T. S. Rose E. 0. Fillin R. C. Rose are (1. to r.) Apprentice Bob Honerlah and Opera· senseless loss of life in the construCtion in· The Walker-Boudwin Com­ F. T. Flynn S. Rossi G. A. F orbush M. L. Rowe tor Harry Pearson. PCA was the site of one of five dustry." pany of Reno was awarded the A. M. Foremaster E . L. Roy R. G. Foremaster D. L. Runnells -.· industrial accidents that have taken the lives of new 3 million dollar Legislative K. Foremaster L . A. Sawyer A. R. Foremaster L. F. Schlupe Building in Carson City. 0. L. Fowler J. J. Schwabenland The Earl Games Company is D. E . Gardner M. Serrentine C. D. Gate J . Sherman . $2 Billion Needed doing all the excavating and back­ A. Gates H. J. Smallwood L . E. Gates H . C. Smith fill work. This job will keep about M. Gillispie H . L. Sparks W. L . Glennon J. L. Spike,· 6 or 7 Brothers busy for most of R. A . Gomez L . V. Stapley W. C. Goodrum R. C. Starr the winter. With our large out-of­ G . L. Gorman J . C. Stevens work list, every Brother that we J. J . Green L B. Stewart • State Water Proiect Vital J. E. Guinard L . Stewart can put to work this time of year L. J. Haffey 0. A. Stockman S. Ham H . Stoner By DOUG FARLEY Kaiser Industries ,Corp. of Oak­ ing costs of $113 .million. is a big help to us. J . A . Hall J . Strandberg D. L . Hand A. L. Streitz California, now deep in its $2.5 land, is the "master Contractor" 2 ...:. A similar. gathering system Brother R. C. Wilson will retire M. C. Hansen, Jr. V. R. Strietmatter for study. . . M. Hardison B. Strunk billion State water project, must plus facilities for treatment and November 1, 1968 from the Ana­ G. ·Harker M. Summerbell conda Company in Weed M. E. Harp F . L. Sumner eventually spend at least $2 billion The figures · now in the boards .discharge. :-i)l.to; the centElr of the P. W . Hayden D. L. Tackitt hands are not '·'real figures,~ 'Walsh . bay, ·\vh_eri( rapid currents would Heights, Nevada. Roy, as all S. A. Hellerud, Jr. V. L. Taylor to maintai'n high water qlwlity in A. Helton K. Taylor said, in that they are estimated' on tesulhJ?. qu,ick dispension, would Brothers know him, has been a W . Hendricks E . 0. Tayne and the San C. N. Hess C. Tierre Once the basis of anticipated 1969 costs. ' cost $1,:4:,billi_QQ,initially and $100. long standing member of the Op­ M. G. Hetland W. T . Torneten Joaquin-Sacramento Deltas. J. R. Hill C. H. Totten that capital investment has been However, they do provide com­ million '·a '.ye'a'f: The wastes would eration Engineers. E . F. Hipchen D. F. Troxel undergo treatment and Roy and his wife, Carolyn, will E. Hitch cock M. E. Tryon made, it will take another $100 parisons of the various alternative p ri~ary M. V. Howard T. Turpm studied. Capital invest­ chemical precipitation and filtra­ reside in Yerington for now. The J Hunt V. G. Varney million a year to operate the pro­ solutions H. J ackson E. F. Van Winkle gram. ment for the program would be tion, more effective for suspended membership a( the Anaconda R. W. J ackson C. Wardsworth e all miss Roy C. James R. A. Waller Raymond Walsh, project direc­ amortized over 40 years. solids . removal than conventional Company Min \Viii G . D. J ennings J . P. Walsh and we wish him and Carolyn a G. J ensen J ; R Ward tor for the California Water Qual­ If the money is not spept, · if secondary. treatment but for re­ B. E. J ohnson J. A. Weeks moval of biological. oxygen de­ happy retirement. A. E. J ohnson R. Weeks ity Control Board, told the San some long-range control plan is L. S. J ohnson W . G. Wegman, Jr. _mand. Brothers at the National Lead W. R Judd J. L. Weishaupt Francisco Planning & Urban Re­ not approved, he warned, both the J. Juliet G . L. Wenzel • cost and the pollution can only . 3 - A system to reclaim water Company, outside of Battle J. K. K arr H. D. Wenzel iiewal Association last week that G. F . Keiker W. T. Whitaker the board will give the figures full increase. Walsh described three for reuse in agriculture would cost Mountain, ratified a new three W .. C. K eyoe R. L. White ( 3) year contract. Their present W. L. Killian P. Wick report and recommendations to p~·incipal alternatives: some $2.2 billion initially and D. C. Kiser G. Williams · the next session of the. legislature 1 - A centralized system that $137 million annually. contract expired October 11, J . R. Khne v. Williams 1968. E.. A. Kohlmeyer E . Williamson · in January. The $2.8 million study. gathers wastes from the entire Walsh said reclaiming lar-ge vol­ ~ : ~ : ~,;'b';,~le R. Wilso_n umes of water won't be feasible The work has been compar­ E. H . Landis D . R. Wmters was authorized by the legislature area for discharge into the ocean K . R : Larson G . Wolff would require a capital investment in the ·near 'future-- because water tively good this season in Nevada 0 . W : Lavoy E. Wosnum in i965. V. Lee B. W. Young Kaiser Engineers Division of of $1,9 billion and annual operat- See WATER page 8 and we expect' some jobs to go N . Leegard D . A. Young

• .-~~--· ------·Pagf! 2 E N GI N E E R S N E WS November 1968 1 1 1 1 1 1 l l!illli!illlli lllillllllllllllllll l lllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllll lll ll ll ll! ll !llllll 1111 11i!!llii:ll!~!lll! 11'!i!li!lllli 11i!rlllllll!l! llll l lll l! ll ll ! lll~llll r l lll 1 1~! 1 111 11 1 1!11ii: l ll::ll li!lll lf l llll l ll ll lll i ' 1f '- w; n te r come 5 . .· . C~ffeclive/1 Oakland Work Still Moving By NORRIS- A. CASEY, - Brother who needs it. Who knows acre site located at the intersec- GUY JONES, TOM CARTER, who m!ght be next. tion of Interstate 580 and 680. , c£reak.iu! ALEX CELLINI, JERRY Please donate blood to your Reynold C. Johnson Company ALLGOOD, DON LUBA, and OPERATING ENGINEERS distributors for Northern Califor- BILL LARIMER BLOOD BANK. In the Oakland nia, Northern Nevada, and , waft AI Clem Work here in Oakland has, for area you can do so by making supplies Volkswagen vehicles and the past few weeks been going appointments at the following parts to its dealer organization, lllllllll!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllll!llllllllillllillilil!lll llllil!lli llllll!ll lf!llll!lll!i l!lll ll il! ll!!: lliillllllllll!llllllllllll:l!ll!llll!llllllllllllllllllll!!lllllllll!llllllllllll!!!ll!!llllllll!llli!:i good.dWlinter, of comd·se, is .jtl1lst pEhlgcei.s ,eein tLhe nanU1e _of 0Npei·ating Vwhlikch numbAers 6.0 a.utthhorCized • aroun t 1e corner, an natura y 11 1 1 r.5 oca1 mon o. 3: o swagen genc1es m e om- As v.;e prep are to write- this article for the Engineers News will have .its effects. The futm:e · Their Main Office is: Blood pany's three (3) Western state we notice that it is raining and no doubt this will knock some of depends on how much money can Bank of the -Contra area. the brothers out of work. \Ve were hopeful that the rains woidd be appropriated for the Freeway Costa Medical Association, 6230 Another prime function of the hold off until later on in the year; however, these are the fortunes work, etc. As usual there are lots Claremont Ave., . Oakland, Cal. Johnson firm is to provide trflin: of the construction industry. _of rumors, some we are sure will 94618, Telephone: 654-2924. ing to employers , at the dealer~ , · . . . .. : materialize, others we will believe . Blood can be donated at the ship level, in the Departments, of ·. I tlunk we are all deeply concerned With the future work plC- when we 'see them in motion. following locations, on the follow- Business, Management, Sate . ~, ture in the industry. · · -. . As many of you know B.A.R.T. is out of - ~-· B ro tl1ers wor. k mg' unc1 er C on- mg· cays.1 Service, and Parts. 1~1on e ~. W~ ar~ f~arful . tl,1 at this wi~l s l o~-v :his phase of co~1~t~·uc.-... structim_~ ·Agreements. s~ou ld -re- The Fredericksen and Watson -, twn time consi.deiably. \~7 e wonder at tunes what the pohtic1ans member, your . negotwtmg :·com--·_: Alameda Comi~Y- Construction Company of Oak: , are thinking of when a country so wealthy as ours start_projects _. mittee·negotiated a four-day holi- OAKLAND: Call 65A~2924 for !arid has been awarded the $1.37, ,, and then they cannot be completed. ·· day -6ver Thai1bgi-ving weekend · appointment. Center Donor million contract for construction .. Hopefully afterthe election is over and the votes are counted starting this year. · Hours: Mm~day, 9:15 to 5:00; of an on the Inter,, .. , · d · ·v" d d F 'd state 580 freeway at Vasco Road and the people have made their choice of who they desire to Brother Bob Mayfield is still T ues ay, ve nes ay, n ay, • operate the governinent for the next four ( 4) years, the situation bac~· ·· at .·~ai'~i- ~· U_~\T·siiy ;.}"·: ~~9~:~~.?~~~K!~~~:~~:;;;/l~e~ ne~a~~~::~m~I~dak 0 Compan; : ~ : ~: then-will settle. O,own and perhaps America will be a better place ten _mg t e ra _es c _1° · . e· ·· new _regional distribution cei1 h~r _, __ in which to live. refceiv~I ~ordd. frofim hnnd q~ute . nue. now under construction in Sai'i . ~...... o ten. r e Is omg ne an enJoys · ASH:CAND: Mobile unit · third _Ra~~nlndu st rial Center, Dublli-1;: _. vVe are contmt~~PY.J;>ysy negotiatmg agreements, secunng the it. He will be home and back out Monday of each n-ionth at the signatures to thE: !)hor} form agreement and again I ask all of you in the' field about the first of the Ashland School, 1648.5 East . should .be ready for occupanc~~· b'y,-·· , - 1 1 · · · May, 1969. When completed;-t11e_--- -_ work ' ing f or an Emp1 oyer w 10 is not paying t 1e proper wage year_. 14_th Street,- from 3:00- to 6:.30 · · 190,000 square foot plant wiil"be.,_... : scale that you report it to your Business Agent or District Repre- Many of our Brothers · have p.m. the . ~hief receiving warehous~ ' ai1d ··, , sentative immediately. As you know, the contract was negotiated been on the sick list lately. They FREMONT: Mobile unit fourth distribution facility for all KoCTak"": in good faith by·tWe irepresentatives of your i.mion and represent- include: Troy Mm·yer, Sr., A.' R. . ' vVednesc'!~y of ea~h ~~~1 th at ph~tographic products in N~; :tE: '-- atives of the Employer Associations and it is mandatory that Englund, Ralph "Rag Head" · the thornton Junio'I: High ern California, , Washii{g~ :·· · those Employers engaged in construction work in Northern Cali- Chaney and Gene Basham.. . School 4'45 Thornton 'Avenue ton, , and sections of Ut~1h; . fornia abide by the. terms and conditions contained in the con- , Brother Abe . Ornelas was in-· from 3':3o to 6:30 p.m. . , Nevada, Wyoming, and Mm;tan' a~ ·:·· trac~ in orde~: }~ ~~i~'V(yniform pay and working conditions in JA'ured dreceHntly whi l e~~ work t .· HAYWARD: Mobile u;1it second : and wi ll employ abou t )}~ , , ·y. . ... _1 1ame a. e was wor mg on t e T d f I I t th peo-ple · ·' '" tl1e 111 dllstl -· t Th .... ues ay o --eac1 mont1 a e c, • . , . , ,., ,, Uta h D re d ge P rOJec . ey were - · . . The 32 acre site in the indus- . The construction agreements are now pffirinted in b ooklet form working behind a rifle range he t~e~~i~~-kp~~t~{n~~~Y ~~~~ . . trial center was purchased_ H6; j ~, ,. 1 1 and they are available in the dispatch o ces and t1e1 Business was running a dozer.. Somehow e 6-oo ' ., · ·· San Ramon Village C:ompany,,in, .. Representatives will have t,h em in their cars so we urge every he was hit by a slug in the right to · · p.m. 1966. member to secure one in order to become familiar with the con- leg. He is progressing well, and Contra Costa Courity L,ivermore Building i;;·Jig:: ~' tents of the contract. We do ha_ve a good,,_co_n_tract_and if we all should be back to work soon. d ]tt1_ii•?--Building in Liveh_110,,I,·e.,,. ,,· CONCORD: Mobile unit secon ' " police it,. I am sure you vvill derive a great deal of br::nefits. Needless tp say, the Un:ion forced Wedilesd·, y of each mon_th at _ ov~I: the first nine months ofJ9_· ~. S .. " · · · · ·'· r·r·"' , · ' · the_ rifle_-range to shut down. tin til __ 1 1 d bl d - Tl' e addi.t1'or1 t"' ~hp l1eadqt1. ar·ter·s btii.ld1'r1g 1'n Sar1 FI·anc1'sco 1's the. Elks . Lodge, 3994 WI'llo\" a mnst ou e construction. .. i\L. . . ·! ' •• xn'i' -'l'IW'' - · ' · the' Corish·'uetion_p):(;J· .ect ._is. :coni, · - v · · d - · 1 11 b t d l t th. · - ~ · ., .. .. ' · · - Pass . R. oad,· CoilCOI·d,'r Ca,]I'f., _·, the... ~Ityoverthesameper 10 , ll:\ . . , commg a ong as \ye as can e exp ec e , .,19\\;'ever, we ge _ra er plet~d or until pr pe;; prec'a~t16~'s > . - _ _ 1 _ _ . 9 1 1967 impatieJ1t' at tl~ es hoping the work \VOuld go along faster tq!ln are' taken ·'to' p/evei-it i't i t'-i ~ Hi ~ -.:: ~)?Q p.m. to 6 ..~ ~0 ~f3·m . . I ' .. •• :" i ' total of $11 ,944,429 \.v6rtll":_ what it is. We are confident however that when the addition is future. _ _ .. , _ . . . MARTINEZ: Mobile 'tinit second ·. of pe;·mits were issued by the' Cit'y' '·._ completed and ·out computers are moved to roomier quarters - The recent accidEmtal , death of Monday ·of each mont-h a t the · since January 1, 1968. . •• : • ·':· that we then can . put into effect-some of the projects-we have in Brother Joh~ny Joe King was a Carpenters' Uni?n Ball, 3780 , : During the _same period'" kis't' ' ... mind which will be beneficial to all the members and their sad blow to all. Brother King was Alhambra Ave., from 3:00p.m. ·' year construction valuatior( ' 'tb ~ "' ' families. employed by the Martin Brothers to 6:30 p,m. · · t aled $6,.593,919. Septemb'el: ··' During the c<;>ming month we are meeting with a group of Construction Co., Concord. Some- PITTSBURG: Mobile· unit fourth buildii1g permit~ totaled $~~~~ ~~ :·- : , . contracto-rs from Guam to hopefully consummate a model agree- how, no one will ever know how, Monday of each month at the ., 943, in valuation factor by fa.r .':??, ,. f l d h l d I b he got run over by a self-loading iYfoose Hall, 12th a\~d Moose . _· 51 private dwellings...... ,.,,; . ment or t1e . (,?qn1t};u ~~~ on in ustry on t is is an . t is un e- scraper and was killed instantly. Way, from 3:00p.m. to 6:30 A total of 540 dwelhngs _h,ave, .. , lievable what some of the wage scales are there at the present He was 32 years old. Left a wife p.m. · · · · been built in Livermore this y~qr,..-,; time. · 'H.~ · · d f ( ) .. d 179 1967 an _?ur 4 youngsters. . RICHMOND: Mobile unit fil·st compare . to in . . , ." .. '"' Our organizing ca't!?paign is coming along as well as can be We have also had-many of the M d. f h h h f.. pre-Job conference was , h~Jd ,; "Old T ' , . d . . . on ay o eac mont at t e · . h p G &E . ·d· th _ expected. We havk :approximately 1,000 members in Guam at Im~rs come man mqune Maehinist Hall, 255-16th Wit, . . .' . J~gm mg ~ , ),),~.':~ - ... . this time. ·- ; t1 -o,:·, about retirement. We_, of course, Street S: 30 .m. to 8:30 .m. a~dition to their steam plan~_, a,t ,, refer them to the Fnnge Center ' P p Pittsburg. The cost of the Pnm~c~ On rare occasions we hear that some member who does not - b d 11 k in San Francisco. n is with mixed Please help your BI:9t.~er Engi- will.. e $80,350,000 an . wi -~\l.. tt .. ' understand that the organizing campaigns being conducted by emotions one talks to these fine neers at a time wheil~ they really three years to build. This \viJIJ1¢., . your union are beneficial to all of us. Those people who are old timers. We're sorry to Jose ;ll need help. 750,000 kilowatts and al:;>_op_C :: unorganized constantly_pose a threat to the economic well being the wonderful talent and experi- Pleasanton is on the Move-- double the capacity of the pl<}rit ·:_: : : of all of those who are part of the trade union movement. We ence, but we're happy that they Ground breaking cerenionies for I;_)le piledriving work will $tgtf ~: ~ would certainly I}O.t be one of the largest locaJ unions in the can see their way clear to do so, a $2 million Volkswagen Distribu- · · in December and the sub-foui1d;:_1:_ .: world if we hacFj'ust sat back and rested on our laurels and not and that the Union has provided tor Facility has been he~d on a 26 See OAKLAND pa~e_ ~ - :;1 continued to work for the ·betterment of all men and women them the ,way. . _c.:_:_~____,·c;_: _:,·, ..!.-1",----~' -- ~' --'-' -;---~------~ working for a living. For after all, aside from the fact that in to OUR ·BROTHER ENGI- organizing we create a reservoir of revenue which helps bear the NEERS: expenses of operating our union whereby we are able to give all We have many amongst us who _ the members of Local 3 improved service with the dues b eing are unf<;Jrtunateenough,to become G. held to a minimum. seriqpsJy;: injurec_l, qi; ?icl}_._. When We recently \~1 on a certification election at the Wheeler Ma- this,i occurs, of course, the ._ ex- 1 chinery Co. in , Utah and the contract was negoti- ' penses _go , high. Right' J1ow we. a ted and ratified by the employees by an overwhelming majority. hav:y-.B,rother.s.in .the HQ;spital that have required ~ .large . ~nnouqt _. of . P~iblish e' d each month_ ~y Local Union l'Jo. 3 of th~'.,: ''' A labor organization which does not contini.1e to grow will . b lood, Bk>Pd for a normal. trans;- · 'Intei·mitional Union of Operating Engii~eers .. - ultimat ely as all other things do wither and die· on the vine:- So f us lou· . _co~ts· $37· , .. ,00 · . per,. pm· t . . 1t (No. California; No. Nevada, Utah, __ ,, if ariy of you brothers happen to know p eople who need h elp in can; b~_r~placecl . o n . a . t\v.o for. one Hawaii, Guam,j- Subscr'iption price $2.50 per }'ear:. 1 ' • fn !< !{ securing b etter wages; more agreeable workingJiours and .v.vork- basis and be 9{.po._cost,t9 the ,s!·ck ." Office: 474 Valencia St.,'San Francisco, Caljf._ 94103. Advertising Rates-Availab1~ - on Request · ' ·' ing con.ditions, I am requesting you to notify the Business Agent _ or , :]r~hm'!di - ~~s9tl;J,ei; ..; · JL.i.~ easy "liJ:,O I ' '~;"! '_: r iJ)i_:(L.' " "i/ ' '.. -.. _ ... servicing ):'

• ~~~~~---- Nove.mber 1968 ·. ENGINEER'S 'NEWS Page 3 Have Regular Checkups · · $4~2: 0 - ka ·yed ·CLEM (continued) More About your Eyes For ·valley . The rest of the column is devoted to the second part of a con- By H. PAUL SCHWADEL, O.D. ·f · .- tinuing series on Social Security in the hope that it will clarify Executive Director, Bay ·Area ·Union Profession~! Center reeways. .... and answer most of the questions frequently asked by the m~m- Light enters the eye past the cornea (window), through the pupil · bership. (regulated in size by the iris), squeezed by the lens to come to a focus By BOB SKIDGEL, HARLEY A social security number serves many purposes other than· its poinf upon the retina. - DAVIDSON, MIKE KRAYNICK . · a d DOUG FARLEY- i_ntended use. The Armed Forces are currently converting to the RETINA-is a delicate transparent membrane composed of nine n · layers. As a simple explanation ofretina-vision: light images form upon A brief slowdown in construe- use of social security numbeis as a means of identification. The the retina, this in turn stimulates tion in Santa Clara Valley was old serial number system is being discarded. Internal Revenue .he nerves which cany these BAY AREA caused by an · early storm, but has used social security ~umbers to identify records for a number nerve impulses to the brain, and it UNION PROFESSIONAL som·e contracts continue to be let. of years. · . is here that vision actually occurs. CENTERS The biggest of these is the $4.2 · Arteries and veins are very visible million allotted for a new inter- The uses of .a. so~ial security number a re quite evident. B:ut upon the·retinal surface and upon Tuesday through Friday change between Highway 17 .and why use riumbers? Wouldn't names be enough? examination of a patient's retina . ~...... 12 noon to 9 p.m. · Interstate 280. The project in- With our ever increasing population, the actual number of by the doctor, he can determine Saturday. ~ . 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. eludes work on Interstate 280 one people with the same surnames also increases. It would be a the disease by the definite pattern mile eastward in the vicinity of marked upon the retina and blood . San Francisco Bascom Avenue which calls for a monumental task just to keep the records of, for example, all vessels. Ailments such as heart 715 Bryant Street new off ramp for north bound people named Smith. Numbers, or series of numbers serve as a . disease, arteriosclerosis, kidney Telephon~: 391-2020 Highway 17 onto 280. The State simple solution to identify a specific person. diseases, leukemia, atherosclerosis, Santa Clara Division of Highways was allotted Your social securty number is a nine digit number. It provides diabet~s glqucoma, tuberculosis, ; 4482 Stevens Creek Blvd. . 600 working · days from thb"e h award · approximately one billion usable numbers befor_e any number an d b rain turri:or f aII into this . Telephone: 244-3003. of t h e contract on 0 ctb er 16t · cat.egory. to complete the project. Also in- will have to be used again. · . EYE MUSCLES -working to- (From Oakland take 5th eluded in the project will be re- The following questions and answers give additional in.fonna- • gether in complete harmony are Street· Exitf to Harrison Street, alignment and widening of High- hon. h on t e purpose an d fuse o . your social .security number: _ mostimportantforbinocular turn 1et at. 6th ·Street, left way17totheDowningpedestrian vision .' In order to see· an object again at Bryant). ' overcrossing. This could keep a 1. Howdoes this·s -ocial security number apply to you-the work- clearly, the eye cannot remain number of our Brothers busy ing man? · rhotioiiless . (as does a camera), been fi·equently evidenced. It is through most of next year. Your social security number is your identification number. but performs a series of very fast estimated there will be 12,500,- Armand & Smith Construction . The amount of earnings subject to FICA taxes ar recorded movements all governed by the 000 visually handicapped chil- Co. Inc. of San Jose were low bid­ "messages" sent from the brain to dren in the by ders on the new East Valley Pub­ under this number. the. various eye muscles that in 1970. lie Health Center 'to be built and 2. What does -FICA mean? ., 1•. turn·. make the · eyes move in the Eyestrain and the resulting vis- 10 acre site at McKee Road west It stands for the "Federal Insurance Contributions Act." It prci'per :direction. ual problem can be caused by far- of Jachon Avenue. The single is your social security ·taX. To summarize,. vision is the re- sightedness, nearsightedness, as- story building will have a partial suit of a smooth working harmony tigmatism, muscular defects, basement and 14;251 square foot­ 3. How are the FICA deductions figured? of mariy parts of the eye, brain crossed eyes (even though oc~ age for use as a public health The amount is determined by ·the prev,ail_Wg >,tax rate and and the body all producing a well · casionally present), closing one branch building and out-patient base. Presently you pay 4.8% coordinated person. eye to see, improper posture, dis- medical clinic. Contract price was of the wages paid to you, up to . VISION DEVELOPMENT-It eases and other causes. Only your $553,850. a maximum of:$7800. - • takes ~pproximately six months professional vision specialist has. A $50,000 advance toward con­ 4. What if you earn over .$7800 this year? for y ur baby to learn how to see the training and modern equip- struction ,of the Pacheco Tunnel 0 If you have worked continuo.usly for one employer, with­ and coordinate his hands and feet ment to examine the eyes (refrac- has been allowed in with ·his ;vision. The new baby tion) and determine the exact by a house sub-committee . . The holding of FlCA will be stopped when you reach the $7800 barely sees you and responds pi"i- · correction required to bring your money was allowed fm; "pre-con­ level. Should you work for more than one employer, chances ·marily to your tone of voice and vision to ·its peak of efficiency. struction geological surveys." It is are you will pay more than the maximum taxes. If you do,· sense of .touch. He cannot see de- You or your child may have hoped this action will speed up . you should claim the excess on your income fax ·return. The tails of your face or your doth~ s . poor vision and , yet may not be delivery ·of water via s·an ' Felipe · excess' tax ·will not btl credited to ,your numbed£ 'you fail 'to and will stat:e aimlessly. Con- aware of it. The child having poor Division·_; of the Central Valley • • • I • • • j • , ·' .,,.. HI ( o: , • c1 aim It. . . · ' · . trolled movements of his eyes in ·a vision .is used to seeing in this Project. ' ' • , jl fairly accurate · manner deveJop manner and mentally has nothing Another shopping center com­ 5. Does a self;employed person pay the same amount? during the .first four to five - with which to compare his sight. plex·at Almaden Expressway and No. As an employee your employer must' match your contri­ . months.' Don't be alarmed if his He doesn't know what he's miss- Branham Lane is being built by eye movements are erratic for the in g. Unknowingly he goes Nicholson-Brown Construction butions. A self employed person is his own employer. He complete visual mechanism is de-' through the day completely un- Co. March 1, 1969, has been set pays 6.8% of the net profit from h!s business. evel~pipg at that early stage. You · aware of the handicap. With the as target for completion of a 44,­ 6. How does one insure himself that his employer has his correct .will notice ·.with time how he . will · adult, the onset of poor vision is 000 square foot store for Orchard begin . to hold his toy, direct lils very slow and stealthy and only Supply Hardware at .the site of social security number? . . ' ' eyes. and begin to coordinate his upon and eye examlnatiop..realizes the old Robertsv'ille General Store. By always giving it· correctly to any an4. .aiJ r; i~ployers. Do har:i.dS. · As he le:'lrns how to see, the great difference. How often Other stores and offices and park­ not trust-this number to memory, show die · actual social he · ~m explore almost everything have you heard the oft repeated ing space for 200 cars . will be in­ security card.when·asked for the numbt:;r. . .· by touch, hearing; smell, and joke with the car driver-"What eluded in that spre~d. . . . ·.:t· . .·r t1 ·- tas t~-~oXten times to the exaspera- sign in the road?" (Paid Advertisement) A sewage sludge removal con- 7. What if yol!'ve lost your social security :card? ;, tion of the young mother. tract for $70,400 was awarded to Contact your local social security office. They will assist you . . ~~P~ rienc es from the baby's kI d John Scheurer·of Stockton and Pi- in obtaining a duplicate. ,.;. ;rrc.r ·r outside world such as the ~ floor, 0 a· an sano Bros. of Santa Cruz will con- pl;y -: p~p, cat or dog, furniture of ·. · · · struct a storm ·sewer in the East 8. How can you check on your past earnings? · . different sizes and shapes, cur- Continued from page 2 . Hills for $29,560. Leo Piazza was By submitting a written request for this ~~fol]llation. Or you t.ail}_s; _, and toys all pour into his tion, stack -and some of the stiuc- awarded a $28,957 contract to ex­ may complete a "Request for .Statement' of Earnings," Form visidi,l,:.):nemoty bank at a ti·em ep.~ ture work .will' staft:in' ea;ly ,69. pand a parking lot at City Hall. No. OAR-7004. These forms are availabl e at any social -se­ dmls ·Yate. He learns how to con- The boile r~ iritake and discharge A. J. Raisch was awarded a $44,-· curity office. A record of your .tro!- hfs"body movements by what · stmctures and piping ·. work . is 925 contract for resurfacing Bu­ earnings wiil be ·sent directly he sees and the greater and more scheduled to-start in 1970. At this ena Vista Avenue and a $16,275 to. you. ) ,, varied the experience, the faster . time only one contract has been bid to construct an employee 9. What if there are errors in this record? he willleam. Of all the senses, let and that is for the stack, the parking lot at Municipal Airport. eyesight is most important be- Custodis Const. Co. will build the Granite Construction were Contact your local social se<;J.ITity office immediately. Any cause everything he learns will stack which is a tapered, rein- awarded the following contracts: recent errors are usually easily corrected. If these errors were depend upon his sight. . forced concrete with a steel lining. $24,093 for 1:esurfacing of Ocean made more than three years ago, a statute of limitations may As the' early years pass by and It has a 63 foot diameter base and Street in Santa Cruz, $43,202 for · prevent their correction. your child is developing visually • a 20 foot diameter top which is resudacing of . several sh·eets in watcn for certain ·common warn- 450 feet high .. A 750,000 gallon Salinas, and $137,824 for surfac­ 10. If these errors are over three years old and uncorrectable; ings as red and swollen eyes, fre ~ distilled water storage tank occu- il)g with asphalt concrete ne"ar Sa- ·· how does. one prevent them from occurring? quent styes, frequent rubbing and pies the lower portion -of the linas on South Main Street. · Always give your correct-social security number to your em­ tearing of eyes, pupils of unequal stack. Pellegrini Pavmg received a ployer. In addition, check on your earnings at least every . size, crossed eyes (at times of contract for $179;892 to install emotional stress or fatigue), ·hold- sewer near Capitola fo~ the Capi- three yeats. Should ·a:ny errors have occurred, you will be ing or peering at objects at too · Dear Sirs: tola Sanitation Dish·ict. able to catch them .early _and cor~ect them quickly. close a range, and in . general My husband and I both want E. A. Buttler was low bidder in ewatch his performance· achieve- to thank you for what you are do- the amount of $190,818 for grad­ 220 W. Turner Rd. On-The-Job Injuries ment at school. Many. a 'poor stu- ing for we pensioners. To be able ing and paving on Espinosa Road. Lodi, Calif. · dent showed tremendous improve- · to have our eyes . checked each F & M Engineering were Dear Sirs: In the five-year period of 1961 · >:nent -in his studies after having year at no cost really means a lot awarded a contract for $191;000 to 1966, injuries each year ac­ . I had glasses an eye examination and properly to us, and we certainly do appre- for sewer work in Carmel . . ~ade at yolir . counted for at least five times as fitted glasses. At last, a; brighter . ciate it and are truly grateful. . Pia.zza Pa0ng and Lew . Jones:- Health Center ·. an.d am very many losl man days as labor dis- . and visually clearer world Thank you again so much. . were awarded. a contract for. $3 pleased with them. Thank you so putes. The figures in 1966 were opened. Even improvements in · Sincerely · million to ~orriplete. intersectio11- at much for being able to have such 25.4-million man days lost due to fine service there. . · -· personality traits and better rela- . Mr. &,Mrs. _sherman Brauscum ' Highway 17·and Route 280. This work stoppages and 255-rnillion· , . tiohs . with. 'other . studerifs have See .FREEWAYS pag~ 14 · Alice B. Lowe man days lost due ·to injUries. '

• Pogo4 ------:------~--E~· N_. _G_· I~N__ E_E~R~S--N~E_vv __ s______~N:o~v~e~m~b~e:r 21~96~8 ,4t Await Funds For ''Eel River Delta Levees By RAY COOPER and planned in three phases, with fi­ Morrison Knudsen Company is cine 3,450 and Miller-Rellim 2,- in Forest Service management. PHIL DURNFORD nancing from public and private back across the County line into 300. - Federal purchase of Van Duzen Piombo Construction Com- sources amounting to nearly $1 our ar!3a for a rock slope protec- · The final bill is . close to that timberland from Georgia Pacific . pany's Trinidad Freeway job has million dollars, and a time element tion job near Myers Flat. passed last November as S.2515, a and subsequent donation to the finally been able to go into a two­ of 8 to 10 years involved. ·REDWOOD NATIONAL 64,000-acre park. Major changes state for addition to Grizzly Creek shift operation after two sched­ Word from the Corps of Engi­ PARK _:A 58, 000-acre Redwood are elimination of private land park, a feature of the House bill, uled futile attempts. neers is that if enough money is National Park will be reality by north of Jedediah Smith park and is out. In addition to the clearing available in 1969 work can begin September 26. Arcata Redwood's Skunk Cabbage Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel, R-Cal­ on the Eel River Valley · Delta · problems, the early winter rains The compromise bill goes to the Creek area, and addition of a ifornia, hailed the compromise­ have hampered them on this proj­ levee system. According to Colo­ floor of the House Thursday and coastal strip south to Dry legislation as "the end of ahalf-· ect. nel Frank C. Boerger of the Corps, to the Senate Monday. President park and extension of the Red­ century battle to preserve the red­ levees won't be the ultimate solu­ The future townsite of Klamath Johnson would have 10 days after wood Creek corridor through the woods. I have no doubt at all that is rapidly coming to a reality as tion for flood problems in this Senate passage to sign the legis­ Emerald Mile area. our labors will be approved by the Granite Construction Company is area, but they would be a control­ lation. The bill provides $96 million Congress and the President," he coming down with their big cut ling factor over floods of the force for land acquisition and an addi­ said. which hit here in 1955, and with PARK DETAILS- Authorized tional $10 million-plus for devel­ and the fill is coming up. is a 58,000-acre park, including Sen. Jackson described the bill clams and reservoirs the lower val­ opment of park facilities. as "one of the great conservation "MOP DAY" - Eugene Luhr ley would be protected. 23,101 acres of private timberland State donation of its three parks achievements of this or any other Company are hauling the last of The Corps is also studying and 27,468 acres in three state is not made a mandatory -provi­ the rock from their quarry to the parks- Jedediah Smith, Del Norte Congress. He emphasized that it plans for a protective measure di­ sion for creation of. a national provides for "legislative taking" Redwood Creek Levee project at Coast and Prairie Creek. In addi­ rected toward the jetties on Hum­ park. of private lands required for the Orick. Dedication of this three­ tion, the Secreta~y of the Interior boldt Bar, since the ton sized PURCHASE UNIT TRADE­ park. "There will be no more red­ year project will be held on Sep­ boulders which form the jetties is authorized to take 2,431 more tember 22nd. This is also going Exchange of land in the 14,567- wood logged within the boun­ keep disappearing into the sea acres to "round out" the boun­ acre Northern Redwood Purchase daries we have established. Under to be called "Mop Day'' as all the during heavy storms. daries at his discretion. residents of Orick will burn their Unit is approved, to compensate the terms of the legislation, im­ The county of Humboldt has Arcata Redwood would lose the private companies for land lost mediately upon its enactment title. mops.and hope that they and other asked for bids on the proposed communities may never have to some 11,000 acres, Simpson Tim­ to the park. The '935-acre Yurok to private timberlands will vest in construction of repairs to the Mad ber Company 5,800, Georgia Pa- 'Experimental Forest is retained the United States." mop up again, after another flood. River Slough bridge, the construc­ Hughes and Ladd have com­ tion of the Arcata Airport drain­ pleted their Big Flat Forest Road age structure; these bids to be Project and Rouge River Paving opened September 18, and for the Cat and Can Cuts Company are in the process of construction of a taxiway overlay laying the asphalt. They have at the Rohnerville Airport, this moved in a small continuous cold bid to be opened September 25. Near End On Peanut-Van Duzen mix plant to do the job. These three projects should pro­ The Army Corps of Engineeers vide several jobs for our Engi­ By LAKE AUSTIN and down phase on the work in the Delzier of Carmichael have just is contemplating work on devel­ neers. LOU BARNES Redding area right now but the ordered their first man for the opment of a Small Craft Harbor Nally Enterprises, Inc. of Rio Work in Redding is just holding weeks to come hold promise of pipeline job at Yreka. Their job in the bay of the city of Arcata. Dell was low bidder for repairs to its own and it looks like we will some work. Their work on the consists of 24 miles of pipeline, The State Harbors and Water­ old Highway U.S. 101 between be able to hold about a constant campus is finished for the present with a diversion dam, storage shed craft Commission has approved a Garberville and Dean Creek. Ac­ work picture until the snow flies. but not completed. The water job and distribution center also a part $90,000 loan to the city for the cording to District Engineer H. G. Some of the jobs have cut back in Enterprise is keeping some of of this project. • construction of three concrete Larsen, the major work consists of and are trying to complete, while the Brothers working. Peter Kiewit Sons are approxi­ launching ramps, this to be a part placing one new metal bin crib others are going two shifts trying Glen Shook Construction have mately one-third done on their ex­ of Phase I in the development of wall, and replacing four old log to get as much work done this sea­ finished their job on the Civic Cen­ cavation project at Yreka. This job the $915,000 Small Craft Harbor. and timber cribs with metal bin son as possible. ter and have a crew working on is mostly rock and slow go, how­ Further plans are in the works walls. Also, concrete is to be Rivers-Wesco canal job has the water line on the Oregon Trail ever they are right on schedule for the city and the Corps to share placed in the flowline of three cul­ started the trimming and lining from highway 299E to highway and expect to complete the project in the costs and work of dredging verts where the streambed load operations. As with any new 44. sometime early spring. a new channel of minimum width has cut away the culvertmaterial. equipment there were some prob­ J. W. Vickery has the concrete A. A. Baxter project at Grenada and depth to be constructed from This low bid was in the amount of lems, however the major ones seem finished on the Kizer-Heintz job is in full swing with approximately the launching ramps to a point on $197,834. to be behind them now. This proj­ on Interstate 5 north of Redding 35 Brothers working on 22 miles the natural channel branching off Souza Bros., Inc. of Yuba City ect will be running a race with the and Bob O'Hair will be moving in · of roadway between Weed and from the Arcata Channel, and is back in the area for construction weather man. At this writing it's the asphalt spread to finish the Yreka. This has been slow work other channels leading into the of a pile retarted system and rock a full bore operation for all the shoulders. because of all the lava rock which marina area. slope protection between the good Brothers. Tonkin Construction near Doug­ is difficult to handle. This job has The city is at present building south Fortuna overhead on U.S. Purtzer and Dutton are still on las City will soon be ready for the also slowed up Fredrickson and a road which will lead into the 101 and the Eel River. schedule with the syphon part of finish spread to start. This job has Watson as they are just behind. marina where a small parking Mercer Fraser Company still the job and so far the job has sailed already tested the Brothers' pa­ Baxter crew doing the finish work. area for cars and trailers will be keeps a large number of our En­ along real smooth. This is largely tience with the sliver cuts and fill Dillingham Construction project I; filled and paved. gineers busy on numerous projects due to the same crew throughout and having to keep the road open at Rogers Creek on the Klamath 1 They also plan that sanitary throughout the three counties. the job from the start. It's been a to traffic. The specifications called had to import a diamond drill out landfill operations will be directed This latest award was a $120,000 good paying job and with any kind for not more than a 20-minute de­ of Wyoming to complete the/ toward construction of a land­ job for extending the two-way of luck it should last until the end lay at any one time. drill age on the bridge footing after . scaping mound on the east side of left-turning lanes on south Broad­ onsiderable of the work season. Hughes and Ladd's job in Pea­ they went through a c the parking area which will later way, and Elk River road. The amount of monies on a regular core Linderman and Sons' highway nut-Van Duzen is working on the serve as a dike for _hydraulic Lucas Avenue, Myrtle Avenue # 36 job is starting to shape up. drill. This is a go-ahead machine, dredging. - and Tonkins Hill ro ad jobs are be­ last part of the cat and can cuts Tryon Construction from Eureka now and are planning to bring in the bits alone cost over $6,000. This 1'narina development is ing completed. The machine is running three has the dirt spread. This is pri­ some rubber-tired rigs for the long shifts as they know time is ~hort marily a bridge job and it involved haul. So far the crushing operation and old man winter will set in. At road detours - and with logging has not started. trucks on this old narrow twisting this point the river could run them ge road it's a problem trying to get Cypress Street bridge is provid­ out until Spring with just very lit-. lower Driver's the job finished. There's six Broth­ ing some good jobs for the Broth­ tie rain. We have had from 10 to ers working here. There are at WASHINGT ON~Secre tary of The Secretary's approval in such ers working here and making some 12 people working steady most of Labor \Villard Wirtz has approved cases will be based upon applica­ good hours while they're at it. least three cranes working on the the season. For a bridge project it modifications in ·the Hazardous tions filed by the Governor of any T.H.H. Rock, Sand and Gravel pilings at all times and the dirt has been a good one. Occupations Orders which will State desiring to employ minors plant in Red Bluff seems to be hav­ spread is ready to start. The latest cuts in Federal spend­ allow 16 and 17 year olds to drive under 18 as school bus drivers. ing a fair run of business after a Vinnell Corporation has started ing in the highway program have motor vehicles under certain safe­ Approval or disapproval of the slow start. The concrete operation to come alive again on their Box affected the two projects at Yreka guards. application will be based _upon is the major product. Canyon dam job after licking their consisting of the portion from the Under the modifications, young whether certain safety standards Trinity Construction is about water problem. This job has had Kiewit Project to the Shasta River, workers who hold appropr-iate are met. 50% complete on the off-ramps on many ups and downs but they are approximately 4lf miles in length. State driver licenses and have The modifications in the Order highway # 5 a;1d by the time this settled down now. The access road The next award would have in­ completed State-approved driver also exempt student-learners grad­ is printed in the news the crusher around the dam should be com­ cluded the paving on the job now education courses may drive auto­ uating from high school prior to should have the material ready for pleted within a month and the re­ in progress by the Kiewit Com­ mobiles or trucks not exceeding their 18th birthday from the Haz­ the sub-base. mainder of the earth work in about pany. The next portion to be 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight J. F. Shea has a number of small the same time. They are looking awarded runs from the Shasta ardous Occupations Orders for oc­ 1 forward to completion of the dam during daylight hours. in which they have jobs going in the area but the work River and connects with the Fred- ~ c~pat_ions around the middle of January with Such driving must be occasional completed training as student­ is mostly a chicken and feather rickson and Watson job now under. clean-up work to be done some­ construction, approximately $17 and incidental to the youth's em­ learners. deal. On the Lake Boulevard job ployment, however, and the ve­ the cable is not available for the time in the spring. million. This is certainly going to hicle must be equipped with seat According to the terms of the Telephone Company and this has Post El Rio Company is work­ hit hard in the north area for at belts or similar devices for the use Fair Labor Standards Act, under the job slowed down. The job on ing full tilt on its two-lane express­ present they were the only two of the driver and helper. which the Hazardous Occupations Oregon Trail is ready for sub-base. way bypassing Doyle, with ap­ projects in sight for next season. Young persons of this age group Orders are issued in those States The bridges on 299E near Bella proximately 12 to 14 Brothers. The Herb Miles, District Highway En­ may also be permitted to drive having different regulations in Vista are in good shape and should Brothers are happy to say that the gineer, seems to think that the re­ school buses upon approval these areas, the more restrictive -be open for traffic soon. traffic is no problem here but the striction will be lifted by the first granted by the Secretary of Labor. standards prevail. A. Teichert and Sons are on the sagebrush and rock is. of December-we hope so. . .j j .ovember 1968 EN'G 'INEE.RS NEWS Page 5 · Snow Slows Highway .Work At: Mirror -Lake * * * * * * * * * * * * By ASTER WIDTAKER, JAY . his new job.* Brother* * Emil Jager Utah has decided to do something dumped across the structure on. have to stand behind a tree to bait NEELEY, JOHN THORNTON, is the other Steward who is work­ about the mud slide east of Echo. Highway 40 at the Strawberry your hook or the 12 to 14 inch TOM BILLS, WAYNE ing out of Plant No. 1 most of the They awarded the job to Gibbons reservoir. trout jump right otit of the water LASSITER and DEL HOYT time, and Reed for the low bid of $;L15,- . Strong Coll).pany is hoping to at you. Work in the Ogden area is con­ 193.00. The work includes 4/10ths complete the access roads before The work at Utah Sand and Thorn Construction has been tinuing to look good. We are hold­ of a mile of relocation-in other winter, which will service the Gravel is still pretty slow; how- awarded and is working' two shifts ing our own so far as furnishing words, going around the slide. Water Hollow tunnel .and also an­ llllllllver, the Company has been able on the B.Y.U. Diagonal road job these jobs with good hands. We Gibbons and Reed are also low other nearby tunnel which should tlll!b keep all the employees busy in near Provo. Whiting and Hay­ just went through a little bad bidders on $63,212,000 for com­ be let by the Bureau of Reclama­ . and around the shop. They have mond was low bidder on a sec­ weather which panicked a few of pletion of the-rest area on. the In­ tion sometime this fall. had some work out in the Basin ondary road job near Roosevelt. the contractors so that they are terstate northeast of Echo. With W. W. Clyde Construction Com­ which has helped out very much. J. B. Parson Construction hasn't getting tooled up for double shifts. all the work we have going it pany has completed the concrete yet put on the anticipated second The work in the pre-stress de­ Along with the work that is going, should keep our Brothers busy un­ lining on the Starvation Tunnel shift at Topaz Mountain for Brush partment has been off-and-on all a few more jobs which have been til bad weather catches up with and is loading out equipment. Berrylium, but are still expected year and really has never been let make our· work situation look us. However, this Company is getting to do so or add more equipment to what it should be but some of the good. We are sorry to report that a good start on the nearby road the spread. · senior employees have been able Wayne Barnes was seri­ and bridge job west of Duchesne. Fife Construction at Brigham Brother The Harbors Flood Control Bill, to keep on. on the Gibbons and L. A. Young has completed the City has a $1 ,911,111 1-80 Free­ ously injured which includes the Little Dell Our Stewards at Utah Sand are Pass: He grade at LaPoi1it and is moving way job from Elwood to Tremon­ Reed job at Rattlesnake Dam Project, was signed into law Brother Ralph McCleery in the has suffered the loss of his-left arm. equipment to Lawrence, in Emery ton. They are trying to get started by President Lyndon B. Johnson shop and Brother Therlow Fenn in and White Rocks. Inter­ as soon as possible due to the time Water Hollow Constructors County, last month. the . Pre-stress Department. These of the year the bid was let. Fife (Boyles Brothers and Gibbm1s and mountain Concrete has set up a two Brothers ·are doing a fine job Constrpction Company also land­ Reed Joint Venture) are about to crusher and are crushing road This bill reauthorizes construc­ end. we appreciate the work they ed a small reservoir at. Woodruff begin on the. east; or Current base to finish the LaPoint project. tion of a 50,000 acre-foot reser­ are doing. at a cost of $600,000. Cieek, portal of their 5.6 mile tun­ Snow, in the middle of August, voir amounting to $23,000,000. Concrete Products Company R. B. Burgraff of is get­ nel, which will consist of a thou­ has slowed W. W. Clyde's job at The Little Dell Dam is expected seem to be having a rather good .ting a good start at Monte Crisco sand feet or so of conventional Mirror Lake on Highway 150 . to take care of the Salt Lake met­ year. They are scattered all the Pass. They looked up and saw a tunneling. The west, or Straw­ Four inches of snow is rather hard ropolitan area's needs for the next way from Ogden to the Straw­ little snow the other morning and berry, portal will ' begin in late to cope with while trying to lay twenty to twenty-five years as well berry Reservoir. They are keeping decided that a double shift would Septembet or October when the hot mix. Of course, you can ex­ as to provide excellent recreational quite a few members working. not hurt anything. Northwestern mole which is being overhauled in pect almost anything above 10,000 benefits. This dam · to be con­ One of our Stewards, Brother Jay Engineering on the Ogden Free­ their Salt Lake yard will be ready ft. elevation. This job, however, structed in ·Parleys Canyon, east Haight; quit a while back and we way is getting tooled up for an­ to go. This west portal will be the has its rewards, When the clouds of Salt Lake City, will also be im­ were sorry to see him go. How­ other shift, weatheF being the major entrance from which the go away, Ronald Gardner, Lube portant in flood control in the Salt ever, we wish him lots of luck on prime factor. At last the State of muck will come out and be Engineer on the job, says that you Lake area. .Break Ground On Cosumnes 1ver C !lege By DAVE REA, AL DALTON, three days a week and painting work is completed, this should be ART GAROFALO and two days a week now, and from a beautiful place to live. LART W0uld Create Job Boom HERMAN EPPLER this job will go over onto Peter Bush Creek Dam in the Placer­ Kiewit's job in the rail road yard Located one mile So11th of Sac­ ville area will be let out for bid the steel structure. Peter ramento on Highway 99, the Los and paint October i6, 1968 . .This job will Kiewit's job is slowly drawing to a In Local12 For Over 7 Yea rs Rios School District has let the cost approximately 5 million dol­ 1 finish. Many of the brothers have ground work and some of the un­ lars and should start from 15 to 30 More than 8,000 new jobs will vember 5 election, Gilstrap em- worked on this project for the past derground work out for bids on clays after the bid is let. . be created in Los Angeles County · phasized. The ballot measure­ two years. by construction of the Rapid Tran- "Proposition "A" -calls for a half­ the new Cosumnes River Col- HIGH COUNTRY sit system proposed by Southern cent sales tax to go into effect after lege. Landing a sizable portion of POLLOCK PINES G. S. Herrington Co. have six California Rapid Transit District. March 31 , 1969. If it passes, con- this work was Langworthy Paving Steve Bubalo Construction Co. members working on their Hell An average of 5,300 jobs will be struction of the mass transit system Co. out of Fresno. At this time started their underground job in Hole recreation job at this time maintained over a seven-year pe- will get underway in 1970. they have moved onto the project with about ten· Operating Engi- Orangevale. Due to the under­ and are making good. progress. ··iod to complete construction of Employment predictions are neers and are moving the 700,000 ground springs in the area, this This Company is also finishing ~he 89 mile, five-line rail network based on a survey made for the yards of dirt. We hope during the could run into a long job. · their job in the City of Auburn. with the figure reaching the 8,000 District earlier this year by Stan­ received a job mark during the peak construction ford Research Institute, Menlo next year to have many more Also in Orangevale, Charles F. Hansen Bros. just Dorfman Company was the ' low in Meadow Vista and are finishing time. Park. The SRI findings are de- brothers working in the various at job in Nevada City. This . Workers in construction and al- tailed in the District's May, 1968 s.tages of this type work on this bidder on another pipeline job their last usually keeps a good lied trades, including laborers, Final Report, which points out project. $600,000.00. This job should Company of brothers busy between skilled, clerical and professional that "current unemployment Cal Expo is to undergo a Com- about one year with clean-up time number the construction jobs and their categories, will be required to among C<'lnstruction workers ex- mittee investigation. The State included. . build the system if voters approve ceeds 10,000 and is rising." Fair is now over and we are look- T. A. B. Construction Co. at Rock Plants . Proposition "A" at the November 5 First phase of the RTD Master ing forward to more work on this Cameron Park in the El Dorado Sutherland Construction Co. has another section Plan for the Southland's long- job, including the Mini-Rail, on Hills are starting finished the Western Lakes job af­ election. underground work. They also Jack R. Gilstrap, assistant gen- needed mass transportation system which most of the work was sus- of ter 4)f years work for the Brothers. eral manager of Southern Califor- calls for 89 miles of elevated, sur­ pended during the Fair run. This purchased a new Coring Backhoe. This Company has another similar nia Rapid Transit District, esti-. face and subway rail track along Mini-Rail should be completed The Steward, Brother Brown with job at Alta Sierra and several other mated the/ average annual payroll five major corridors-Long Beach, and in operation for the 1969 State his big beard, should have a good small jobs throughout the area. .will be $117 million per year for San Gabriel Valley, San Fernando Fair. time breaking this in. Claire Jar- The· mechanics for this company seven years, based on indirect as Valley, Wilshire and Airport­ C. K. Moseman and A. Teichert dan is still on the job along with have been kept busy and are look­ well as di.rec.t labor costs. Southwest. Also 300 miles of new & Sons have done very well on the C. w. Gardner, one of the oldest ing forward to a good winter in Avenue Bridge and ·backhoe operators in the business. the shop. He said trades whose workers express and local feeder bus serv- new Howe will be needed include bricklayers, and planned. road which conects Howe Avenue They will have a cable rig and a M. L. Dubach only have a small carpenters, asphalt plant oper- to Power Inn Road and will take a hydraulic rig working on the same crew left on their 880 job at this ators, cement masons, electricians, The project further calls for 65 real s.train off the Eastbound traf- job. George Kilgore is also one of time. and 756 high-speed, com­ equipment operators, glazers, iron stations fie problems. the operators on this job. Tom Hess, also on 880, has a hammer operators, puter-controller cars. A work force . Most of the plants in the Sacra- workers, jack large spread working and should m echanics, mill- of 6,600 operational, clerical and mento area have had a busy year Joe Vicini and Harms Bros . are machinists, go right up until the rains. The personnel wil ulti­ supplying the various road jobs in working in the El Dorado-Cam­ wrights, painters, pipefitters, roof- . maintenance bids on the final section and the ers, sheet metal workers, pile mately be on the RTD staff. the immediate area. . . eron Park area doing the street and & land development work. They are East End of 880 will come up in driver operators, truck drivers, tile The Rapid Transit train of the Frederickson Watson have out the Lake and are October of this year. This will be setters, tunnel workers, surveyors, future w'ill be electrically pro­ moved their batch plant from the also cleaning The a very large interchange and all air conditioning installers and en- pelled and capable of reaching 75 Granite job in Dunnigan to their planning to make a beach. be the rock and paving for the East gineers, designers and draftsinen, miles per hour. It will seat 80 pas­ own job in West Sacramento and sand for the beach will im~ on trucks. When all the end of Belt Line Freeway ( 880 ). and many other allied workers and sengers and be equipped with car- will be laying concrete on _this ported in .industries; . peting, air-conditioning, luxurious project until about October 15th. The SCRTD official pointed out seating, picture win_dows and Lord & Bishop are building the also that millions of dollars 'speriC' .soothing decor. Consh:uction is ex­ bridges on this job and their work Tech Push Aids Handicapped for materials, machinery and serv- pected to ·start in 1970, with the has been going very well. They Technological advances in industry have worked to the advantage ices will indirectly add much addi- system to be in full operation by also picked up a job of- disassem­ of the physically handicapped worker, according to the U. S. Depart­ tional aid to employment and wil'l 1976. bling the pld Jiboom Street Bridge ment of Labor. Skill means . more than muscle in today's job market be a boon tu·local industry. · All estimates are predicated on for about $150,000.00. . _ and many handicapped workers have the skills needed in this age of All this will _come about if Los voter approval of Proposition ' ~ A" The "I" Street Bridge will get a . specialization. For example, a polio-paralyzed engineer does an out­ Angeles County voters.· appTove at the polls November 5; Giltsrap face lifting by Klaas· Bros., Inc. standing job~ for the Hughes Aircraft Company in California-though Rapid Transit.fii1imcing at the No- . emphasized. · This Company· is sand blasting he works ~rom a wheelchair and sleeps ·in an artificial respirator .

• Page 6 ENGINEERS NEWS November 1968 ------~------~------~~---· Hidd n ater H lfs 'Mi · dl town Dam Jo By RUSS SWANSON and Around the Santa Rosa area, BOB WAGNON Argonaut Constr. Co. has picked Dam job was running right up a numerous amount of jo bs along, but ran into a snag! (mostly underground) and are A. Teichert & Sons started off really busy trying to get them with a big bang on their dam job done before the bad weather sets at Middletown with lots of over­ in. McGuire & Hester on their time, and a good number of our chaimel job, even though they brothers employed. But, due to were completely washed out in a unforeseen water problems the job recent rain storm, they have made • is shut nearly all the way down. a comeback and have their job They have had to curtail their dirt progressing nicely at this time. moving, as they have hit a lot of They should be finished by the underground water and the 'State' time this goes to press. will not pass putting back the core The City of Santa Rosa has a material until the water problem bridge that was supposed to con­ ·has been cured. Myhren Drilling nect Mission Blvd. with Highway Co. has come in and drilled well 12. Now due to lack of funds they points above the core of the dam, are unable to complete Mission and they are attempting to pump Blvd. and consequently have a the water out; hut as of now, the bridge th~t goes from "nowhere.to problem is still not cured. If the nowhere. wells do not cure the situation, Up in Mendocino County, on Teichert says that there are sev­ our Brooktrails project which is eral ways to do it; by free system located just west of Willits and has • or by grouting. However, both provided a lot of work, there is to these processes involve a lot of be another contract let of $1;500,- time and would take them into the 000. As soon as this contract is rainy season. Naturally this would awarded, we can expect more ac­ mean that the job would not be tivity. This · job originally began finished this year. Needless to say with 50 roads and streets on a all are in hopes they can puinp 5,000 acre project, but from the this water out so that the dam can enthusiasism shown and the num- TEXANS WITH A QUICK EYE for beauty are offi· "Bert" Renaud, Vice President. The group visited be finished this year. The rest of ber of lots that have been sold, it cers from Operating Engineers Local Union No. Local 3 during their attendance in San Francisco the project is not hainpered by a looks like it isn't anywhere near 450 of Houston, Texas. Shown with beauty queen at an educational conference of the National water problem. Lange Brothers finished. The contracts say they Joy Casey are (I. to r.) Gordon T. Hyatt, Financial Foundation of Health, Welfare and Pension Plans are doing the streets and the un­ will continue to develop as long as Secretary; W. 0. "Ty" Bloodworth, President; J. A. at the Hilton Hotel. derground, and are going great sales hold up, for the next five McMahon, Jr., Business Manager and N. F. guns. The golf course is progress­ years. ing right on schedule. Except for Both our Guy F. Atkinson and two small projects this about cov­ Monison Knudsen jobs up on high­ ers the work in Lake County. way 101 are progressing as sched- • Over in Napa Valley as we have uled. Morrison & Knudsen are in Tam Retirement Center reported in the past, there has the finishing stages and Guy F. is been very little work so far this still making the dirt fly on a two year. However, there were a cou­ shift basis. If the weather holds, ple of highway jobs let, the larger M & K showd be finished this year. Tops Out In Marin County of the two being close to $500,000; Remco Hydraulics plant at Wil­ went to Brown-Ely Co. and the lits is feeling a slow period for By AL HANSEN Edward Dorsett also keeping hours of work. The statewide other to Harold Smith Canst. Co. about the last six months, but they average is one injury, every 3,800 WE ARE KEEPING OUR busy with a small crew. The Brown-Ely job is a shoulder are about to start an expansion by I,,, J FINGERS CROSSED-thai: this Herb. Saxton around the · man hours of work. and overlay job, and is under the building a complete new addition good weather stays with us­ county, doing little jobs here and The 12-story Tamalpais retire­ capable supervision of Ed Burke, on the back of the present plant. keeping all the Brothers busy. there. ment residence long under con­ an old timer at building highways. Added space is needed for the re- ~ Fisher Bros. still working M.P.S. Inc. getting started on struction in Greenbrae has The job is progressing nicely and cently awarded new contracts. around the area-for Elmer Free­ their storm drain and water lines, reached its full height and "top­ has a good number of our brothers Mter giving you an idea of the thy at Corte Madera Creek. sewer, hookups, etc. on their job ping out" ceremonies were re­ working. The other highway job work picture in our District at the 0. C. Jones still going strong at at Hamilton Field hill. cently held. Topping out usually has just been awarded to Harold present time we would like to en- • both of their jobs located at Sir Ghilotti Bros. with lots of work consists of hoisting the last steel Smith Co., and hasn't struted as of courage you to be SURE AND Francis Drake Blvd. and College all over the area. girder into place, but the Tamal­ this writing. This job will be the VOTE AND MAKE YOUR of Marin. Soiland Company getting pais is built of reinforced con­ "turnouts" on the Middletown VOTE COUNT, in the up coming Madsen Construction Company sta1ted with quite a few jobs crete, so the highlight of the cere­ grade, and was awarded for just National Election. Vote for the trying to beat the rain at Novato around the area, with a big crew mony in this case was the hoist­ ·over $100,000. friends of Labor. on their job - demolition of working, ~nd keeping everybody ing and pouring of the last bucket new bridge and approaches. busy. As usual, the Operating of cement. Completion of the Paul Respini moving right Engineers are at the top of the building is scheduled for early along on his subdivision at Peta­ list, with Brother Sandy Slack on next year. Beck-Utah is the con­ luma. Also on same job is Rice­ top - making "bowler of the tractor. DeMartini·& Smith. week" 'at the Bow ling Alley Six bids opened in Corte Ma­ Brovvn-Ely going strong on (Country Club Bowl) -he is our dera-Ghilotti Bros. was the low­ their job located at Terra Linda job steward foi· Soiland Company. est- on a project to widen Pixley with still quite a few yards to A. J. Bresnan Company also Ave. in Corte Madera to 40 feet. move-this entire job went about busy around the area. Bill McLellan was recently 175,000 yards. LruTy Aksland Company going awarded the contract for road Carlos Gonzales, Civil Engi­ right along on their job at Hamil­ sealing work on Lucas Valley neers with three crews going ton Field Hill-this job consists Road, and in Terra Linda. • strong at the present time keeping of about 280,000 yds. to move in A $1,750,917 contract to widen all the men busy all around the place. This will be a trailer park Highway 101 between San Quen­ county. when completed. tin Wye and Manuel T. Freitas Marin Trucking & Storage also Engineering Field Services also Parkway was awarded to McGuire picking a few jobs up, trying to keeping busy in the county. & Hester of Oaklru1d: The work, . keep a few men on their payroll. E. A. Forde Company running to take 210 working days accord­ Piombo Bros. picked up a around the area with quite a few ing to the contract, includes couple of small jobs and a few jobs here and there. widening 2.1 miles from four to rentals. Maggiora & Ghilotti, Inc. fin­ six lanes in each dii·ection, ramps Roberts Bros. Improvement ished up their job at Phoenix at Mission Avenue and North San Company going right along on Lake Dam and have a few loose Pedro Road, and widening of the their job located at Ignacio-they ends to pick up. Lincoln .Avenue undercrossing. had about 60,000 yds. to move, R. Mulloy Excavating Coin­ The work will bring the highway with about 74 of the job done, and pany going strong on their dam---' to full freeway standards between keeping their fingers crossed on Soule J ule Ranch Dam-still have the two points. the weather. · quite a bit to go-keeping a lot The 30-acre Los Robles mobile • Bobo Consb·uction Company of members -smiling and happy. home park, located behind Nave keeping busy with a few small Brown-Ely Co. of Greenbrae Lanes_, on Bel-Marin Keys Boule­ NOT ONE to discriminate, even subdivisions around the area. has been awarded a plaque by In­ vard, has been sold, .for approx;i­ againstthe ladies, Local Union Elmer Freethy Company still dustrial Indemnity Co. for an out- , mat_<'!iy . $450,QOO_. .. Garlos · Gon­ 3 is happy to present to you going strong on their job at Corte standing two-year . safety record. zalez, is the Civil Engineer on the Alica Spring, daughter of Madera Creek. ' DuriJ)g the period tile company · pi:oj¢6t. Grading OJ) the property ·Brother Kenneth Davidson, af· Holtzinger Bros. also picking logged 95,541 man hours avenig­ haS ·begun; ~and ·the first -mobile ter a hard day's work ... or ' . · ,;:-_. ' . . . See_SAN RAFAEl page 14 up a few jobs arot~nd the county. ing one - injury · . ev~ry 10,000 man was it night? • • November 1968 ~NGINEERS NEWS Page 7 Fresno Council Ok's •Sewage Plant By CLAUDE ODOM, Peter Kiewit & Sons has com­ Tentative provisions provide for further action in regard to Spring­ cerning the driving of Co\mty KENNETH GREEN, BILL pleted most of the dirt work on an average 13.5 o/o salary increase ville after assembly of all the data equipment on the employees time. RELERFORD, HAROLD Interstate # 5 at Kettleman City. for employees of the City. Also necessary for proper presentation Members indicate that a superior "Doc" SUMNER and WALT The C.T.B. spread has been work­ being considered is an increase in of the problems existing there. attempted to pressure them into NORRIS ing lots of ove1time. The paving the previously in adequate sick We will appear before the Tu­ signing a document purporting .to · leave benefits. An $8.1 million long-ra~ge plan will start Sept. 26 and should last lare County Board of Supervisors indicate their feeling on this mat- approx. for sewage treatment has been ap­ one month. There are 28 Fresno County Sheriff's Depu­ on Tues., Octoben' 1, 1968 to . ter. Our legal Dept. is presently of the Brothers proved by Fresno City Council. on the payroll. ties are anticipating the adoption bring to the attention of the studying all aspects of the situa­ Fresno Stage one calls for a management Paving have completed of Safety member Retirement County the harassment the em­ tion and this attempt by ·county development program and solid their job on Hiway #65 with the provisions under the 1937 Retire­ ployees of the Road Dept. have Management to force the issue in waste disposal at the city sewage exception of some overlay on old ment Act as a result of our efforts been subjected to as a result of our this manner calls for disciplinary • Hiway 65. waste facility. It is indicated that to convince the Board of Super­ efforts to resolve a. problem con- action. the city will have to acquire an Fresno Paving's job on Hiway visors and the general public of additional 1,400 acres to meet 33 south of Coalinga is off to a the advantages of this provision. future needs. Reports indicate the very good start. 3 miles of this Safety member retirement pro­ 7 city should continue its disposal job is in a subsistence area and it vides more efficient law enforce­ Conductor S Letter of sewage into the ground. Stage should l;>e a good winter job. ment by allowing members to re­ two and three of the plan calls Their hot plant located at the old tire at an age while .still able to for a second sewage treatment Brown Pit south of Coalinga has perform their duties. The increas­ plant estimated to cost approxi­ been producing material for the ing crime. rate supports the expe­ Nelson Resigns mately $3.7 million. The fourth 12th avenue job in Hanford which diency for institution of these pro­ should be finished by the 1st of visions at this time. stage calls for secondary treat­ Executive Board ment October. with oxidation ponds at both Members in the Fresno County Operating Engineers Local plants at a cost of $2 million. The Huntington Bros. are approx. Clerks office have requested us to Union No.3 fifth and final stage the second 50% completed with their rock assist in preparing documentation 474 Valencia Street plant would be enlarged when the job on the San Luis Canal. This of the need for additional staffing San Francisco, California 94103 • population reaches 390,000. Esti­ job is from Panache Creek to Ket­ in this office. Tentative results of mated cost for this phase of the tleman City. Their Rock Plant lo­ our study indicate a 64% work­ Dear Sirs and Brothers: project w'ould be $400,000. It was cated on Cantua! Creek and Hi­ load increase as opposed to an It is with regret that I present my resignation from the office of · indicated that contingent upon way 33 is running two shifts at 8 ric personnel increase since 1958. Conductor of Local Union No. 3 as it has been a pleasure to serve the federal construction in stage this time. Judges on the Superior Court the Local Union and work with its ,Officers and Executive Board. one could begin as earl y as next Hood Corp. Pipeline job at Bench have indicated their con­ However, in view of my retirement status, I think it best that-I summer. Three Rocks has cut back to one cern in regard to procedural prob­ resign and respectfully request that my resignation be accepted as Public ceremonies have been shift on the trenchers but most lems caused by inadequate staff­ of October 1, 1968. , ing of the clerks office. held to mark the start of construc­ of the Brothers are still getting I will continue to be a loyal and interested member of Local 3 tion of the $3 million parking gar- - some overtime. This job is approx. Our concern over conditions and look forward to its continued growth and prosperity. age to be located at Van Ness and 80 % complete with 23 operating affecting not only the employees Inyo Avenues. When completed engineers on the payroll. but the patients as well at Spring­ Fraternally and sincerely, Ernest M. Nelson· the structure will accommodate W . .M. Lyles job on Hiway 65 ville Hospital promoted us to con­ 4040 Colonial Way .. 630 vehicles plus a floor level and is coming along very well. Brother tact the Tulare _County Grand Sacramento, California . basement retail facilities to be oc- Mike Charest is the foreman and Jury and ask for an investigation • · 'ctlpiecl by Gottschalks Depart­ he runs a smooth operation. All of the situation. there. We plan . n1,ynt Store. The prime contractor the Brothers are happy with this · foi· the project will be Harris job as it will run thru the winter - Stevens Company, the sam~ com- and its in a subsistence .area . .. p.any that has built the city's un­ Kirst Construction Co. who is .cle.i·ground garage at Van Ness moving <;}irt on the Pleasant Val­ an~ .Tular e Street. Cm11pletion ley Canal have moved over a mil­ elate is set for October 15, 1969. . lion yarcls.and:-they plan on finish­ . Bids i~ 4ve , been received~ 01;· the il1·g up around ·the !'ast of Nov.em­ city's. newest fire station to be lo­ ber. There are 18. Brothers on this cated at Fresno and vVernwood job. Avenue. The David Hoff Con­ R & D Watson have completed struction Co. w~s apparent low their Kings River J ob with the .. bidder at $ 103,939. This is exception of placing rock on the roughly 15% more than the engi­ levee. They intend to make their neers' estimate and before the own rock at Cantua Creek and Hi­ ·bid is awarded there will be a dis­ way 33. Watson was also low bid­ cussion in an -attempt to bring • the der on the Lloyd Meadovvs job cost more in line with the estimate. out of Johnsondale but the Forest Relocating Big Dry Creek away Service has been holding them from the path of future Route 168 back on getting started clue to the freeway at this time will benefit extreme fire danger. the City and County of Fresno. The California District Securi­ O'n the basis of this information ties Commission has given final the California Highway commis­ approval to the borrowing by the sion has allocated $51,000 as the Westlands Water ~ District of $7 State's share of the cost to relo~ million by the issuance of five cate the creek and constructing year warrants to supplement culverts at Ashlan Avenue and badly pinched congressional ap­ Gettysburg Avenue in Fresno . It propriations for work on the West · is estimated overall cost of the Side irrigation distribution system. project will be $92,000, the City CHICO BROTHERS at Peterson Tractor Company system is able to provide parts and service within The funds will be advanced to and County will share the hal- pose with new special type truck used in COPS 24 hours to customers within the area. . the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation • ance. Program recently instituted by the company. New to keep the/construction timetable A Santa Rosa firm, 'Wegner, -already far behind schedule­ Adams and Borbe Co., Inc., has from trailing further. submitted a low bid of $16,474 for a project providing a series of Ralph Brody, Westlands man­ Inaugurate COPS Program turnouts on Highway 168 near ager-chief counsel, said the bor­ Tollhouse, 20 miles northeast of rowing will be repaid through Fresno. The turnouts will be on sales of water, without an increase the stretch of road between Acad­ in assessments to landowners. He r ys said revenue from the sale of the s emy and Tollhouse. The Huns a c k e r Construction 1.4 million acre-feet of water will COPS-"Coinplete Order Parts Service" is a main warehouse in San Leandro and the big pay off the warrant issue well Co. was low bidder for a project new system for Petersons Parts customers. But stocks in Redding, Chico has the advantage_of within the warrant period. to improve the drainage along it's based on the tried and true system of calling being able to draw from these two main sources The fu11ds will make is possible Highway 140 in the Planada area first and then pick up your parts. Special pro­ without having to carry duplicate stocks of its to complete the basic distribution of -.Merc!2.9 County, estimated cost cedures have been set up to handle most parts own. With a system of trucks going to all three was set at $135;445. _ . system in the ·Five Points area, orders by phone ' and are ready for pick up stores, Chico gets the full benefit of the truck's Kimbo Company is 1{~aHy"fii1~ _Brody said. A .call for bids has • either later in the day or no later than early ished with Lateral # B on the. Tu­ · been set for _ p~c. 3. morning and afternoon schedules. the lare Lake Canal. This job wasn't · We are presently involvec;l in next morning. The customer really benefits It tvorks. Parts availability -to the customer very long but the Brothers have negotiations with the City of E~e~ because he doesn't have to make return trips is substantially increased now by actual test. been taking home some big pay ter which are expected to culmin­ to the·· Chico -sto~e to pick up back orders. He While availability has always been good, it is checks. _Everyone is looking for- · ate in the signing of the first con­ gets it all in one trip .. , no later than 24 hours now running 98%plus with the new system. And ,. ward to some more of these small ti·act for pi.iblic employees. . in this after p_honing in. the .order. · - .. it promises to get better. COPS may be a strange ·canals. area. How's it .Jdoh'e_? Being situated between the· ~: :~: name.for the new system but it sure works.

• Page 8 ENGINEERS NEWS November 1968 Dredging •

By GUY JONES At the present time 95% of Dredging hands are working throughout this area. · · · Utah Dredging is still gong strong at Bay Farm Island, 7 days a week-3 shifts. This job will last about another 4 months. Utah Dredge San Mateo is working at the out of Rio Vista, 3 shifts. • Trans Bay Construction Dredge "Thelma" still going steady in San Francisco Bay with about 1 mile of trench left to dig. Dutra Dredging Company are going strong with all hands working. They are keeping busy their 6 rigs up and down the bay maintaining the levees and pipe line trench work. At present Shellmakers Dredging have just finished up in Bodega Bay with the dredge "Vanguard," and have moved into Petaluma Creek for_a 3 month go at that job. Their dredge "Vagabond" is work­ ing around the clock at . This promises to be a good long job. Western Pacific Dredging have started their new job at No rth Sac­ ramento River and coming right along-should be there for a few months or so. United Sound & Gravel is keeping busy on San Francisco Bart Job. They are back filling with sand and are keeping • a steady crew busx. Smith Rice's Clamshell Dredge "24" is on 3 shifts loading their 1,000 yard barges out of Todd Shipyard. They have just added a new 6 yard bucket to the rig. THOSE PRETTY TROPHIES in the background are for Wenrick & Associates in Menlo Park, Vera has Healy Tebbits have 3 rigs working at this writing, digging pipe part of the loot won by International Go·Kart been competing in Go·Kart racing for the past line trench from Oakland, Airport to San Francisco Airport. This will Champion Joe Vera. Joe who is this year's over· nine years. The trophy with the pretty legs? Well, be a good long jobof<;>r the Brothers. all champion shows off his style in the 117·1b. that isn't Joe's, rather that's Mimi Neal, a sort of Manson Genera!'Dredging still busy on their job of hauling sand Hornet Sidewinder Go·Kart that he pushed to a a permanent trophy that serves as secretary for· over to 7th St., Oakland. new record point total at the Go·Kart International Wenrick & Associates. Now see if you can find in Batavia, New York, recently. Normally the oper· Hydraulic Dredging have their Corte Madera Joe a.nd his Go·Kart. (Photo by Ken Erwin.) job half completed ator of at this multi·ton heavy construction equipment time. This job is supervised by Army Corps Engineers. '·i j!f

' Olympian Dred~ing ' Company at this time are repairing their ,., .. \ "';. equipment in the ; 1ti6 ' ' Vi.~t~ yard. They have just finished their Army Engineers job by High Street Bridge in Alameda. Peter Kiewits' dredge "Sandstorm" is in their yard being completely pe y ea s overhauled. y Construction of permanent levee and river bank protection works along the Sacramento River and in the Delta has virtually ground to A y ver ·•.: t · . l e : . i a halt due to the lack of federal funding during the Vietnam War. A report isstied by the State Reclamation B.oard and the California When is a lightweight a heavy- are Italian made Saettas and cost for the past ten years. The 20- Central Valleys cflqod Control Association said only 30 miles of levee weight? .. , , from $500 to $1000. year-old firm recently added ·a' '· · slopes have beei1 ~1: eve ted (strengthened) under the 10-year program When Joe Vera is iii the d1~ver's Vera is high in his praise of his Paving and Grading Division · mid - seat. which started in HJE,l3. ; . > · · mechanic Dick Burton. "Dick is is headed .• j •1j(f l" by H. L. "Larry" Wen­ The plan called for '80 miles of river bank protection works at a cost : ~f the question seems academic, only 23 years old and a fine driver ri ck. Wenrick is President of the . of $21.5 million. The preseut cost estimate has now risen to $36.6 i~ is , at least with those who know -in his own right. Of course, he Peninsula Chapter of Engineering million and at present it's only possible to make emergency repairs, tfie prowess of Vera at the wheel races the bigger Karts, the lay- Grading Contractors Association. the report said. / of either the multi-ton construc­ down type." Burton is the son As for his future in racing, Vera tion equipment he pushes around of Art Burton who heads The report noted that during the past century federal, state and Wilbur­ says he will be driving as long as \.:t-r' Wenrick & Associates in Menlo local interests have built 1,300 miles of levees at a cost of $200 million. ton Construdion Company one of the sport provides him with the , , ..... Park or in the cockpit of his 117 the The cost of replacing the system would approach $1 billion, the report Peninsula's better known gen­ same satisfaction and thrills it has ' ·•· • said. lb'. Hornet Sidewinder go-kart. eral construction firms. for the past nine years. "Karting · ·n ' The Sunnyvale, California This year's International com­ is relatively safe The levees p1·ov.ide flood -control protection to a number of cities and if you know your · ' speedster, who weighs in at a petition was the toughest ever ac­ business," about one million acres of prime farmland. The program of construc­ says Vera. ''I've flipped ' 135 lbs. soaking wet, recently an­ cording to Champion Vera and in several tim tion rock revetments along the levees is financed by federal funds. es, but never anything nexed the Overall Champion title the combined time and point ·to­ serious." The state has asked ·Congress to appropriate $3.5 million in the while competing against some tals used to determine the title Anyway, let's lift a tall one 1969-70 budget to get the work on schedule. to ·' 400 drivers in the Co-Kart Inter­ winner three drivers scored per­ Joe Vera, a 40-year-old champion · national at Batavia, New York. fect totals of 1200 in 3 ten-lap of a young man's spm:t who hasn't "This was my third crack at a heats on the ~4 mile track, how­ yet heard of the "generation gap." national title," said Joe, "and after ever, Vera posted a record time to R&F W'ijges Record some nine years of competition it outpoint the field. ... gave me a great deal of satisfac­ "The track back there was ve1y WASHINGTON-Gross weekly F ederal income taxes) amounted State tion to beat such a good fi eld of fast this year," according to Vera, earnings of rank and file workers to $94.20 for the worker with three drivers." reached a record high in May, and "and we were hitting speeds in dependents and $86.56 for the Vera pointed out that there are the purchasing powe excess of 82 miles per hour." Joe Water : r of these single worker. Both spendable several classes in Go-Kart com­ said the small Go-Karts have no Continued from pa9~ ·. 1 ::~;~ ;. • earnings increased sharply, the earnings figures were at alltime petition and that classification de­ gear box and depend on one di­ in Northern California is Department of Labor's Bureau of highs, up about now . $1.20' over the pends on the weight of the car rect gear. The 40-year-old title cheap and plentiful. ' · '"· Labor Statistics has reported. month and slightly more than and driver combined. holder pointed out that most of Also under study is a nonregion­ Because of rising prices and in­ $4.00 above the May 1967_levels. "I usually compete in the A the really good drivers hit the al plan, calling for a high degree creased social security taxes, how­ After adjustment for price in- Standard Light Class which turns full-bore and that one of the of waste treatment, but with con­ ever, purchasing power still creases, spendable earnings aver- means that the car and driver more important attributes of a top tinued discharge at present loca-. remained below that for several aged $78.30 for the worker with combined must weigh in at 250 driver is his ability to study and tion. Full evaluations of the plans months of 1965, 1966, and 1967. three dependents and $71.95 for • · lbs. or less." know the "small quirks and habits will be ready later this year. At $106.03 in May 1968, gross the worker with no dependents, up Vera favors the Harriet Side- of competing drivers." High Water Mark - Another earnings for production and non­ 79 and 76 cents, respectively, over .winder which weighs 117 lbs. dry Go-Karting has long been a ~ 100 million worth of California • supervisory workers were up $1.59 the month. Real spendable earn- · and boasts . a Saetta engine. "The family a ffair with the Vera clan water bonds goes on the block ·in. from April because of a 2-cent rise ings in May reached the highest engine is offset mounted to hal­ and Joe's wife Mary frequently October, pushing the states sales in hourly earnings and an 0.3 hour levels for any month in 1968 but ance against the weight of the helps with such tasks as clocking of water development issues since increase in the workweek. The real were below the levels of the sec- driver," says Joe. the other karts, helping around 1964 over the $1 billion mark. value of these earnings-$88.14 in ond half of 1967 and several The Vera team, which includes the pits and attending most Voters in 1960 authorized $1.75 1957-59 dollars-rose $1.03 over months of 1966 and 1965. mechanic Richard Burton, took events with her husband. At one billion in general obligation bonds the month. five engines back to the Interna­ time Joe's oldest son, Richard, 21, to finance the huge State Water Despite the over-the-month ·Service Apprenticeship tional competition."' "Of course," competed in the junior classes. Project. gain, real earnings in May were Two-thirds of all pilo • fs hired by . says Vera; "each engine is modi­ Vera has two other children, Mm:­ Water sales will amcirtize these slightly below the levels of July, U. S. airlines in 1966 and two­ fied to certain specifications by sha, 15 and Steve, 11. bonds. It will raise additional August and September 1967 thirds of those now flying in the Dick and the idea is to select and A 16-year m ember of Operat­ funds by selling ~275 million in (when they averaged $88.51) and front cockpits. had their principal run-in the power plant best suited ing Engineers Local Union No. 3, revenue bonds to he paid off by July 1966 ( $88.23). training in military service, ac­ for the racing conditions at the Vera has worked for Wenrick & power sales derived from the Oro­ Take-home pay in May (after cording to a U.S. Department of different tracks." All of the Associates, an underground con­ ville and Therm alito Plants on the deduction for social security and Labor manpower study. engines now beirig tJsed by· Vera struction company in Menlo Park, Feather River.

• E N GiN E Eifs . N E-W S Page 9 ®httuartrn Local Register Name- City S<>cial Security No, Deceased se e Avilez, Ralph ...... 3 499144 10/9/68 00 Sea e Martha-Wife SS#565-12-9920 By HARQLD LEWIS, 1379NorthBarton BERT you another opportunity to pur­ will be a four deck parking area, . NAKANO, WILFRED BROWN, Fresno, chase the plan. one 17 -story structure, one 24- Califorpia JOE REINERT, KENNETH BUILDING CONSTRUC­ story structure and tl1e largest Benson, Don : ...... 3 814760 10/ 1/ 68 KAHOONEI and WALLACE 1 TION PICTURE WAIKIKI­ structure will be 31 stories. All 1600 E. University SS#550-30-6300 LEAN . . Fresno, California Highrise hotel building construc­ three residential structures will DISABILITY INCOME IN­ tion along the Kalakaua Golden have penthouse flom:s. Bonnan, George ~ ...... 3 453646 9/ 10/ 68 SURANCE PLAN -If I should Strip of Waikiki which began ap­ A very unique l'elm a-Wife SS # feature, a first 527-01-3807 become disabled, how will I pro­ proximately 16 years ago is still for condominiums • ~25 Granite A venue in the State, vide for my farnily? booming today. Presently ten new will Monrovia, California be split level apartments. The How will I hotels costing more than $41 mil­ elevator will be housed in sepa­ "'Bridges, Celce pay my bills? ...... 3 1219520 10/5/ 68 lion are in various stages of com­ rate shafts connecting to the resi­ Frm1ces-Wife How can I obtain the special SS # 430-56-9435 pletion from ground breaking to dential towers by bridges at each' 120 Solano Street Disability_Income Insurance Plan · topping off. floor. Floor area will range from Brisbane, California: I have heard so much about from my fellow The big pi"oblem that fronts the 600 sq. ft. thru 1,600 sq. ft. Prices Cleaver, Louis .. Brother members in ...... 3 888758 9/ 28/ 68 Hawaii? rapid growth of the famed Wa i­ will range from $18,000 and up Lucille-Wife SS#511-03-8440 kiki tourist district is the TRAF­ to $90,000. Surrounding complex If you 3411 Adeline Street have been wondering FIC! Although parking establish­ will be the Ab Wai Golf Course, and have · Oakland, California asked yourself these ments have been erected to ease Ala Wai Canal, and 'Iolani School questions, here is what everyone Conrad, D. K...... 3 904621 the Bow of automobiles off into which makes for unobstructed 9/ 15/ 68 is talking about!!!!! Boulah- Mother SS#551-32-9997 the narrow side streets, the gen­ view of the mountains and the 705 Aldridge Drive Realizing the existence of the eral traffic problem still remains. sea. The general contractor for Marysville, California many hazards on and off the job, Serious planning must be· done this project will be Hawaiian thru the efforts ~onaldson, William F ..... 3B of your Sub-Dis­ soon by our City's fathers for Dredging & Construction Co., a 894831 10/11/ 68 trict Representative -'arah Delaney- Friend SS#485-09-2373 , Local 3 pro­ broad Ia n d s cape d thoroughfare subsidiary of the Dillingham Cor­ \ P.O. Box 194 vides a special Disability Income within the area of Waikiki. Some poration. Insurance ~ Valley Springs, California Plan. Our plan is un­ interest has been shown by the HIGHRISE CONSTRUGTION derwritten by Mutual of business l Elzea, Deane M ...... 3D 1276942 Omaha, groups to cope with this AFFECTS HOOK INDUSTRY 9/ 17/ 68 the largest company in the world serious problem; Maurine-Wife SS # 536-01-5576 however, it will CONTRACT--As a result of the specializing in health and accident take both parties to 1315 E Street, Apt. 1 really come ever soaring skyward highris_es be­ insurance. itp with a sound plan. Marysville, California ing built in Honolulu, the renego­ Because of the buying power of DOWNTOWN HONOLULU tiated Hook I/1 d -~M t !·y contract 10/ 2/ 68 our group, our Disability - The Margaret-vVife SS#551-18-5893 Income convenient facilities for which involves eigbt contractors Insurance Plan is much more parking and · shopping 1147 Pico · in­ at the has an added featui· expensive than a world's e affecting the Fresno, California similar plan if largest shopping center, booms of cranes: · ''"''· purchased individually . .We find the Ala Moana Shopping ~· f I '·I! ,...... ; l i'\j! ' Gurney, Daniel Center, ...... 3 301412 6/ 18/ 68 the fast benefit service and seriously threatened Operators, Mobil .Ci·ane Opera- , Millie-Wife the cutting busi­ SS # 550-16-8450 personal compassion and interest ness down to a minimum tors, Assistant. . to En'gineer, and I 29 Park View for the shown by the Mutual of Omaha merchants in downtown Indentured A~pH on cranes Grover City, California Hono­ fl\«~f's representative in each Brother lulu. Unlike Waikiki, ·after serious with booms of eighty feet or more, -E:Iardin, George ...... 3 1055581 9/30/68 member is b·uely a great asset. planning, downtown Honolulu is including jib, receives additional .athryn-Sister ~ SS # 447 ~09-4599 The cost of this plan is borne by undergoing a long systematic im­ prem'itm1. Booms of 80 feet up to, 2618 East 16th Street the individual member and it is provement program. The transi­ but not including, 130 feet-1.5( Oakland, California entirely up to each Brother mem­ tion period may last fo!: more than per hour premium; Booms of 130 Kelly, Martin W...... 3A 1117580 9/ 14/ 68 ber to purchase the plan. ten years at the tune of $32 mil­ feet up to, but not inCluding, 180 Irene- lion. The Wife SS # 558-09-0999 Disability income insurance general plans specify 'ad- · feet--301\ per l~our premium; P.O. Box 64 ditional interest in storm benefits paid 'out monthly to dis­ drain­ Booms of 180 fe~y~~J~r~ Inve1:~1ess, California age, street expansion, ver-45( ' I .. . abled members totals over $3,000. off-street per hour premilin1. THe )ength of parking facilities, pedestrian · ··· Many disabled m:Jrrtbers have ' t~ e - malls the boom is meastit;ecl 'hom the "'~~n!J~if~:.: : · : · : -~ · · -.. ' ·.: .. -~~#442~3~~g~~ - ,; '· ':~: ·+PIU/68 .. ceived as much as $400 per and luncheon areas. When com­ . (~u.\.~ l · ·· . center of the hee} .. ~o the 110 East Lind month ai-id pleted, downtown Honolulu will · ,p!t{t c~n- · · ' have fdund peace of ter of the head sheave pin. Port Chicago, California · · mind during those troubled ti~es. blend in with the modern metrop­ olis' of Honolulu. Our Brother mem her's em­ Koivisto, .Richard ...... 3 Your Disability ·Income Insurance 652492 7/ 1/ 68 ployed in the Hook lndustrv are I Plan lessens the . ALA WAI AREA-New \ Marvis Koivisto burden of the giant ' SS#272-05-8909 very pleased with 4897 Miramar Avenue ever surmounting bills during loss cdf1dominium project is slated for this added fea- ture Sa,n Jo'se, California of income as a result of disability.· eat'ly 1969 in the Ala Wai area. in their renegotiated contnict which For more detailed information, The $25 million "Ala Wai Plaza" means added mon ey in .ewi~ ; ' (\.. G ...... , ... 3 955099 9/ 24/ 68· the!r pockets. Minnie:.:_ Wife you may contact Mr. Ken Higu- will be built at the intersection SS # 526-.09-1092 of Kapiolani 219 Wiison A venue · . chi, Mutual of Omaha Represen­ Blvd. and University Hook Industry ,:cot:i.tractors in­ Avenue. Vallej9,',Califomia tative, at either his office (Phone The five-acre parcel of clude: Allied Construction, Inc., lm1d on which this giant con­ Lovve, . Marvin No. 586-966 ) or at his home Associated Steel Woi·kers, Ltd.; ...... , . . 3 848282 10/ 7/ 68 doininium will be built is one of Mrs. L, H. Goontz-Mother (Phone No. 774-385). Mr. Hi­ Hawaiian Crane.& Rigging, Ltd.; SS#310-12-3789 the very few remaining unde­ Route.l,.Box guchi informs us that he is trying Hawaiian Reinforcing Steel Co., 1145 veloped large parcels of land in Durham, California to contact as many members as Ltd.; Hawaii State Steel; Mutual possible before 1969 to give them the Ala W ai area. Manning, Floyd Welding Company; P.acific Weld­ ...... 3 75417 4 10/ 13/ 68 the opportunity to purchase When built, the "Ala Wai Mae-Wife the ing and Machine . \Vin-ks; 'ancl SS#550-16-6132 plan. However, if Plaza" will be the largest condo­ 201 Third Mr. Higuchi United Crane Rentals, Inc. A total Street has already contacted you minium in the State planned Rodeo, California and to of sixty Brother members are em­ you find that you were hast date. Tho the world famous Ilikai ~/ in ployed in the H~ok Industry ac­ N eel, Frank ...... 3 532954 10/ 12 your decision and would like is the largest at present, it did not / 68 to cording to our last, count. Mary-Wife SS # 429-07-4456 purchase the Disability Income start as a condominium. The Ilikai 1142 Echo Road Insurance Plan, do not hesitate to was first built as a cooperative. ' ! J. eeddihg, California contact him at.the telephope 1\ ' num­ . The entire complex of this giant Parke/;'' Amos R...... 3 549438 bers mentioned above. · Mr. Higu­ condominium will consist of three lew·s Wi,ns Hedy-Wife SS # 548-16-0698 chi will be more than happy to highrise apartmet1t buildings ancl 370 Whitney contact you a second time to give a parking /}tructure. The smallest Dinuba, California In Hawaii Peck, Stan ...... 3 955122 9/ 29/ 68 -Recording- Corresponding Sec­ Nettie-Wife SS#559-14-6212. J:etary T. J .. "Tom" Stapleton an­ 867 Locust Street Obituaries (continu.~~}---.-,.-- · .. nounced this week ·ti1.at Harold Reddi11g, California Lewis had Smith, won an uncontested Piersol,- Eugene Samuel ..... : ...... 3D 452492 9/ 24/ 68 ...... 3 1067394 ,, 9/ 22/ 68 Cl).arlotte_::Wife election as the new Sub-Distrid Ralph:.Brother SS # 528-05-3563 SS#533-01-9141 2750 Advisor to th e Executive Board 2548 Amethyst South 20th East Drive Salt Lake for Hawaii Santa qara, California City, Utah Lewis was already serving in Standerfer, Mike .·...... 3 Richmond, Clair S. : . . . : .. 3 1112965 9/ 18/ 68 1144740 9/ 24/ 68 this capacity on an appointed Betty-Wife Shirley-Wif~ SS # 4.32-28-3.357 SS-#528-24-6070 basis. Lewis is also a Local 3 2815 Lake Box 1117 Street Trustee and Sub-District Repre­ .tlt Lake City, Susanville, California Utah sentative for Hawaii . Scales, Fred ...... · Viggers, Ra~mond ...... 3 456116 9/ 11/ 68 .. , . \ '. 3 _ . 1195056 9/ 23/ 68 Brother Levvis has been a mem­ 1 Alma-Wife SS-#455-05-9299 Barbara-Wtfe SS#546-54-9368 1 ber of Operating Engineers 312 Chestnut P.O. Box 173 ·· since 19.51 and New London, Iowa Hydesville, California has been successful in increasing the membership in Ha­ Silveira, L. L...... 3D 1296269 9/ 16/ 68 waii from a mere· handful to Angelica-Wife 76 Deceased Members August sev­ SS#549-26-7298 thru October, 19686. eral thousands since Box-633 5 Industrial Accidents .. being as­ Co'lusa, California ( ~ • ,• ' , ~ I ! 11 : i ' I signed there as Business Repre­ sentative. .. Page 10 ENGINEERS NEWS November 1968• 6 Bay, Central w·1 pe ,194,865 Area Highway s & $ Projects Set n ew Air pr ve e ts SACHAMENTO-Contracts for six bay area and central California State hi ghway projects were SACRAMENTO-Gordon* * * C. the, projects* will* come * from the rntecl is at* Buttonwillow * * in Kern activities in*. California. * * nwarclec.l today in Sacramento by Luce, State Secretary for Business state's Airport Assistance Revolv­ County. Local governments are required Department of Public ·works. the the and Transportation , today an­ ing Fund. A total of 60 projects were se­ to match all state grants from The largest- a $1,180,124.50 this combifliil nounced the allocation of State The approved distribution of lected by the State Aeronautics fund. In most cases contract in Solano and Napa of 75 for amount is matched in turn by 81 funds to assist in construction of the funds is based on the premise Board from a group Counties - went to Syar & Harms no financial federal which financial assistance had federal aid to airport program. two new airports, relocation of a there will be Indt1stries, Inc. of Vallejo for grad­ aid given to the airports program. been requested by California cities State funds are derived from the . former airport and improving fa­ ing and paving a 7.5 mile segment Should any entity receive such and counties. An additional $533,- unrefuncled motor tax attributable cilities at 3.5 others already in op­ of median along Interstate 80 and funds the allocation from Califor­ 850 would have been required to to general aviation uses and by the constructing barrier railing be­ eration. nia will be proportionately re­ honor all requests. Some airports two cents per gallon that is with­ tween 0.2-mile east of the Car­ Joseph R. Crotti, Director of the duced. had more than one request ap­ held from the gas tax refund to quinez Bridge Toll Plaza in Vallejo Division of Aeronautics, joined The two new airports will be lo­ proved. general aviation only. Aircraft op­ and 0.2-mile east of the American with Luce in making the an­ cated at Malum Ridge in Madera The revolving fund was estab­ erating in support of agriculture Canyon Ro ad Overcrossing. The nouncement. County and Firebaugh in Fresno lished two years ago for acquisi­ and common carriers are exempt­ existing highway will be resur­ The $1,194,865 to be spent on County. The airport to be , relo- tion to aid development of aviation ed from the two cent impost. faced between the Toll Plaza and Redwood Street. In Na pa County a contract for $103,332.7.5 was awarded to Har­ old Smith and Son of St. Helena for constructin g uphill passing lane at three locations on Route 29 hetween 1.8 miles north of Calis­ toga and the summit near Mount Saint Helena. Existing highway at these locations is also being re­ smfacecl . In San Fran cisco County a con­ tract fo r $159,455 was awarded to A. E. Mullin Construction, Inc. of i\ Iountain View for constructing planter balconies in an Interstate 280 retaining wall , and recon­ structing tQ\) roadway between 18th and 19th streets in San Fran­ ci sco. These balconies will be used for lanc.lscaping. In San Mateo County a contract for $16,168 was awarded to The Lowrie Paving Company, Inc. of South San Francisco for construct­ ing a storm drain of reinforced concrete p\pe. OJ} j:be west side of E l Camirio ,rEeal (Route 82 ) be­ tween Kains , Avenue and San Bruno Avel.\11f' -.in •San Bn11 1!l. In Santa'c·;. l;; County a contract for $4,825 was awarded to Oak­ land Fence Company, Inc. of San Leandro for constructing ch ain link fence and chain link sidewalk rai lin g in Santa Cruz, at La Fonda Avenue Overcrossing, on Route 1. In Yo lo and Sacram ento Coun­ ties a conti·ac.Y ·fo r $ll,083 was awarded to E ·l~~xy Fabricators In­ tern ational ,qf Richmond for plac­ ing plain ar:id re'flective pavement markers aloi1g a total of 17.4 miles of Int e r s t ;~te 80 and State Routes 275 and i6 at the following loca­ tions: On six-lane Interstate 80 in Yolo COLLECTORS of almost everything are Brother and of the Sutter County Historical Society. The Work­ County Co unty, from the Solano R. C. Workman of Linda, California shown with mans also have several other major collections. line to the east end of the Yolo Mrs. Causeway, a distance of 9 miles . their bottle collection recently displayed at a meeting On four-lane Route 275, from Riske Lane in Yolo County to the east end of the Tower Bridge in Bottles, buttons-you n,ame it! e Sacramento County, a distance of 0.7-mile. . One two-lane Route 16 from O.S~ili .il e west of the Kiesel Cross­ Engineer Couple Are Real Collectors ing to Bryte, a disbii"ice of 7.7 objects miles. The hobbies ,9f Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Workman in Linda were Old-time furniture, pictures, chinaware and miscellaneous on display at the recent meeting of the Sutter County Historical also add to the treasures, as well as a number of Chinese pottery shifid in~- the I);lidst of hundreds or stoneware objects dating back to the Gold Rush days in Yuba P.O. Box 51 Society. Here the Linda couple County. Phoenix, Ore. 97535 and hundreds of bottles collected over the years. Tlie Workmans had been discarded by the pioneer Feb. 13, 1968 also collect buttons, old-time furniture, pictures, chinaware, stone­ · · Workman._ said the bottles the Yuba River Dear Sir and Brothers: ware objects, Chinese pottery and other miscellaneous objects. residents and--many have ~ been unearthed near I wish to express my thanks for The summer session of Sutter County Historical Society at th_e levee in what had obviously bee.rUr garbage c}ump. er receiving my 25 year membership home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Workman, 1779 Hile Ave., Linda, Also recovered by the collectors, were some stoneware be ship pin and scroll. Very proud of it. gave members and guests opportunity to view the large number bottles that had come to California from England by sailing ent for the , coll.liili.­ Am en joying retirem of antique bottles and other artifacts collected by the Workmans. and Chinese earthen or glass containers that brought foods past 3 years, thanks to Local 3 • Brother Robert Workman was introduced to speak informally ments or narcotics from the Orient. Pension and Health and Welfare of antique glassware, in which he and Mrs. Early-day druggist in Marysville apparently did a thriving busi­ Plan. on the collecting er ness, as many medicine bottles of various sizes and colors were I read the ENGINEERs' NEws Workman have been interested in the last four years. Broth from head to foot-nice paper. You Workman is employed by Tenco Tractor in Marysville. unearthed. in the last century were pack­ officials are doing a wonderful job. In addition to bottles, hundreds of which are housed in the The patent medicines so popular the drug· Yours truly, Workman hom_e and many of which date back more than a c en­ aged specially for the California trade with the name of Drug A. J. RUELL. tury, other collections have been m ade by.the couple. Their but­ gist blown into the bottles. One such firm was the Hornung ton collecUon for example, contains about 20,000 separate items. Store, which began operating here about 1854. . ..:t~~\ . • November 1968 ENGINEERS • NEWS Page 11 L st G ld Dredge Passes Into History By HAROLD HUSTON, W. R. WEEKS, DAN of ilie men will retire and some of CARPENTER, JOHN SMITH iliem will be lookjng for other and GENE BROWN work. Many of the early dredgers were built in Marysville. but the Yuba Consolidated Ends Op­ manufacturer was moved to Be­ eration Here - The shrieking nicia in 192.'5. Dredger No. 21 was groan of steel on steel seemed es­ built there and was brought to peci~lly loud the day it died. the Hammonton fields in 19.53 *alifornia's last operating gold from fields in tl1e Folsom area. "!hedger was closed down this After No. 21 scooped up its last week in Hammonton east of bucket of rocks and much earlier . Marysville because it ran out of this week, crew members came . money. Money in dredger talk back aboard and cleaned "accu- means gold. "We knew it was . mulators" and other pieces of , coming for some time'' said Cecil equipment. .. ;Brophy, general manager of Yuba No. 21 is for Sale - The ,consolidated Gold Fields, a di­ dredger will continue to sit in the . ;vision of Yuba Industries . pond it ate out of the flatland . .- The shut-down of the 64-year­ south of the Yuba:· until a buyer old operation eventually will comes along. When a dredger is throw about 40 men out of work working, an endless chain of 11.9 -29 right away and the rest later steel buckets scoop material from as the operation is gradually_ ·more than 100 feet below the sur­ phased out. An aura of sadness face of ilie water which is the Aermeated the entire complex of same level as the Yuba River ~e cranes, derricks, cables, which feed the ponds. The buck­ willches and the screeching of the ets carry the rocks, gravel, sand conveyer of scoop buckets of and gold to tl1e top of the Dredger No. 21 as it ground its dredger, dump it into a huge per­ ~way through the last bit of rocks forated revolving dmm where the m~d it will ever consume on ancl raw ore starts its journey through a pond not far from the site of a refinement process which casts Hammonton - once the second out the rocks and keeps ilie gold. largest town in Yuba County. Trouble is iliere isn't enough gold · Through Site-Buildings ·of the any more. The gold is attracted to town were removed as the dredg­ mercury with vvhich it amalga­ ers ate their way through the site BROTHER C. M. McCORKLE, 23-year veteran mates. This is ilien processed, tl1e / of :the community that once had gold dredge employee at the Yuba Consolidated gold and mercury seperated and its own school, stor~s, post office WENCHMAN BROTHER LEO COLBERT for the Gold Fields at Hammonton, inspects one of the the mercury used again. and numerous dwellmgs. All that last time handles the controls of dredger No. 21 I "boil boxes" where fine particles of gold collect Main Product-There ar·e also · remains now are huge mounds of the last remaining active gold dredger in Cali­ after .having been dredged from the rocky land small amounts of platinum and ailings stripped of their gold con- fornia. Earlier this month the giant mining boat about nine miles east of Marysville and a mile silver recovered, but the main ~nt and laying' inert waiting for lapsed into silence following a decision by com­ south of the present bed of the Yuba River. The product has always been gold. some future use. Deer play on the pany officials to end its 64-year gold mining gold is amalgamated with mercury and later sepa­ Now old No. 21 sits strangely cobbles left in the hundreds of enterprise due to costs in relationship to the fixed rated and the mercury ·· is then reused. It was quiet in the pond of its own ac~es roughly nine miles east of price of gold. Colbert had worked 23 years for McCorkle's last inspection bef9re the dredge was making - its screaming Marysville which were worked Yuba Consolidated Gold Fields. chain of closed down a few hours later. buckets years ago and since have come to still, the high whine of forrn valleys, a little grass at the its scores of electric •motors mute, bottom the throbbing vibration tl~ a t once · with polar trees fed by the _ have inched** .their ~ way* back and No . Mal.'yiville* * ,.:.--*Many "old . their families lived in houses- wate/ level * * * rumbled underfoot hom stem to of the Yuba E.i.ver not ·forth over the goid' bearing area. timers" and Marysville business ~ some in tent houses - neai' the far below the surface stern gone. Hammonton never . 1,078,787,298 cubic yards to be men have said that there wouldn't di: e dger ponds and "went to There had a saloon of its own but tlw are quite a few deer in exact. When a dredger is working be any MarysviHe if it hadn't been town" infrequently. At one time the area and the feeling this week around the site gold firm has pro­ it runs 24 hours a day, seven days for the dredgers. Hammontori was an auto stage ran between Ham­ hibited huntirig of the modern ghost town was one on its property a week, barring a major break­ built as a company town in 1903- montori and Marysville. Later for the past 'down. of a ·sad, and silent toast to tl1e 15 . or 20 years. ' 04 after Hammon, a Biggs area many families · moved closer to Brophy said days that can never rehu·n. · to date a total of At the peak of activity around farmer who built his first dredger established communities such as. Al37,234,898.30 Brother Wallace V. Darnielle worth of gold Hammonton there were seven ii1 1900, found the enterprise so Linda, Olivehurst and Marys­ had been recovered has been the job steward since from the dredgers going at the same time. profitable that he formed the ville. Many of the original Ham­ dredger March 1946. Brothers W. L. fields since Wendell P. In ·1957 these were cut to four. Yuba Consolidated Co., and be­ monton houses were sold to ilieir Hammon Wyatt and Theodore Dodson are put his first dredger tb Last year No. 20, the largest gan exploitation of ilie gold bear­ occupants for $1 and still stand work in Ul04 the safety committemen .. . Some of the area dredger of them all was taken out ing land east of Marysville. Ham­ where they were moved to Linda has been reworked three times, of operation. This week the monton was a more or less self­ and Olivehurst. The following Brothers have Brophy said, and a total of over 1 twenty-:ijrst and last of the line of contained community in ilie days ' Some of the present Brother been laid off with some of them billion cubic yards applying has been pro­ dredgers at Hammonton scooped before the automobile gave men engineers .have been with the for their much earned cessed by the 21 dredgers that up its last speck of gold. . greater mobility. The men and company for over 40 years. Some pension and the rest of them reg­ istering on ilie out of work list: William Sliger, Frank Pegden, Thomas Meakin. Rudolph Jace­ nich, John Griffin, Leo Colbert, Chase Cushman, Charles Dallas, Theodore Dodson, Thomas Fried­ man Jr. , Clifton McCorkle, George W. Morton, Bruce Mur­ dock, Martiri Rizor, Edwin Ro­ well, Earnest E. Sargent, Troy Scarberry, Charles Sharp, William D. Swain, John F. Vails, Richard. D. Donahue, Albei·t C. Pritchard, William J. Stayer, John W. Wil­ liams, Ralph W. Gallatin, Charles L. l'oe, · Warren W. Setzer, Wal­ lace V. Damielle an,cl William W. Sullivan. Only ilic following Brothers are still working, cleaning up the dredge and securing operations: W. L. Wyatt, Claude Franklin, Albert Pool, William Goss, Don- - aid Leidy, and Thomas Monahan. May we take this opportunity GOLD DREDGER NO. 21, the last of its line, is . . . ~}mm9n. He .was to personally·thank all you Broth­ shown here during the last day of its operation a Biggs area farmer until . he .be.came interested ers for your 100% support and co­ this week on a porid east of Hammonton. Yuba in dredging possibilities, dew),ied ' a dredger, and operation you have always given Consolidated Gold Fields, a division of Yuba In­ in 1904 commenced mining the Y,uba · River the officers of Local No. 3 and dustries, · found gold dredging iri the area no country east of Marysville.· The ~ater is the same your Business Representatives·. It longer profitable and ordered the close down of level as the Yuba River about a mile ?Jway in the has been a real pleasure to help the last operating gold dredger in Califon1ia: The ' background;·: •1 At -orie ~ · time ·<'there , were seven yon in your problems for so many dredgerw<;~s working about a mile ~ east of the ·site dredgers working iri'the Hammonton area-Now year~. of the former town of Hammonton, named after there are none. S<: e MARYSVILLE page 12

.I • ...:: .. ENGINEERS NEWS November 1968 Page 12 -----· ------~~~~------WABCO SCraper Wins Siri International First Road Race Held at Sears road circuit promises to be -one Point International Raceway: of the finest in the nation. There plan, Sears Point International Race .. are twelve turns in the final 15' Friday, the 13th of September with elevation changes from is saw the rather informal christen­ to 185'. The entire circuit ing of California's newest, and nestled in the natural amphithe­ There destined to be finest, road racing atre that the site provides. circuits circuit. are three alternate road into the track, with the It was interesting to note that integrated being almost precisely 2.5 • the entries were limited to Ameri­ longest the shortest being 1.78 can manufacture only. This might miles, and the middle circuit be­ have been a significant factor in miles, with 2.1 miles. In any given race the rather slow lap times that ing these alternate courses were turned in, which were esti­ weekend employed if the occasion mated only, as the official timing could be es . Spectation from the hill­ clocks, consisting of a Westclox aris is superb. At any given Baby Ben and a G randfather's sides int, at least 7.5% of the road Clock that ran down during the po can be seen. The course first lap, caused a dispute be­ course \viii be paved to a full 40' width tween the apparent winner and and no expense has been spared second place, which came in 13% preparing the sub-base to in­ minutes behind. in a good road surface. The sponsor for what is to be sure Point International Race­ destined the first and last annual Sears \·vay is a scant 45 minutes north event to be run at Sears Point In­ of San Francisco via Highway 101. ternational Raceways was the Ar­ and the Highway 37 turnoff. It is thur B. Siri Construction Company the center of a 60 mile radius that of Santa Rosa, California- who, in­ takes in Sacramento and San Jose, the first road race ever at awaits flag-drop. Unique competition brought to­ cidentally, is the engineering con­ STARTING LINEUP for and is easy access from these, as l Raceway be­ gether various pieces of construction equipment tractor doing the construction for the new Sears Point Internationa well as the East Bay ci ti es. tween Vallejo and Novato in Sonoma County on the Arthur B. Siri job. the Raceway. Art Siri, Jr., long a racing enthusiast, was quite con­ tent with the performance shown by his sterling machinery. He Marysville appeared quite confident before Continued from page 11 the race, perhaps due to the fact AREA NEWS-The that he knew he would have a NORTH lley Plaza shopping cen- winning vehicle inasmuch as he North Va in Chico has been completed was sponsoring all of them. It did ter a grand opening is scheduled not come as much of a surprise and October 1968. Construction , that a B-70 Wabco Scraper led for Construction Co .• the pack through the entire race was by_ Harvis South San Francisco as. and finished well ahead of the re­ Inc. of on the job. maining machines. True, there · the general contractor J. C. Penney store has a had been some speculation that The of 130,000 square feet one of the two engine entries­ floor space tgomery Ward has a also a first to be run at this track and Mon 85,000 square feet. -held position well, but lost out floor space of mall has 136,000 at the end. There were two of The shopping feet with 35 additional these light green Euclids entered. square the center with every Despite the 933,141 cubic inch shops in for sale to be displacement (carrying capacity, type of merchandise a n ywhere. Approximate not piston) they just could not found complex is $10 come close to the Wabcos. cost of the total d i s all under one roof Excitement was obviously pres­ million an y. ent in the vast throng of specta­ and single stor work was done by tors, estimated by the manage­ Site grade ch had six • . ment of Sears Point International M & K Company whi the job fo r several Raceway to exceed 23 people, in engineers on Rock supplied the performance shown by a D-7 weeks. Butte Creek all the concrete for the tilt up, ex­ packed the area and howled Caterpillar D ozer. Hearts were in JOCKEYING FOR STARTING position in the Ar· Some 23 spectators posed rock paneling and fl oors for as multi-ton construction equip­ the throats of many as this vast thur B. Siri Equipment Handicap at the Sears their approval the building and \llso paved the turns at the tough yellow machine lumbered through Point International Raceway are hot seat drivers ment unraveled the tight that has space for Turn 6 at a speed estimated at parking area from Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3. course. four miles per hour. This was 2,500 cars . Construction of Sac­ obviously the underdog of the Campbell is prog1'essing very pack and at least four people were ramento also story dormitory rooting for it to overtake the well on the ten se at the Chico State winner. Unfortunately, it finished and penthou few Engineers well ·behind a j\IIichigan 46=A College keeping a hoisting equipment Dozer who managed to take it busy on the Completion is coming out of the carousel Turn around the project. year at an approxi­ 8 on to the main straightaway. slated for next t of $4 million. Also at_a One bit of comic relief was ap­ mate cos $14 million worth ot"9 parent when a Backhoe managed the college, is pro­ to inch its way up the a lternate new building construction the coming year. Turn 8B attempting to cut ahead posed for NTICESHIP - At this of those leading the race, but only APPRE we have nineteen inden­ to be forced back down the turn writing d one probationary ap­ by a Water Wagon that had in­ tured an working in the Marys­ advertantly got itself into the prentices are four inden­ pack. Fortunately, the driver had ville area. There on the out-of­ his goggles on, but his snorkel did tured apprentices eight young men fill up in this little dice. In. all :work list and to start their programs. faii"!1ess, it must be said that the waitin g in this summary are Gallion 160 Roller did exceed­ No t included reason or ingly well despite the fact that· five boys who for one have asked to leave the this was the driver's first try at another to their' own fail­ competition in the world of program or due to the responsibili­ racing. ure to live up are bein. Notwithstanding the above, ties of Apprenticeship by your J.A .C. track progress since the formal relieved of them additional appren­ groundbreaking on August 14 has We have four tices to add to the total who are he has no plans at been dramatic with Siri Construc­ FLAG TO FLAG winner in the Siri Grand Prix was fine performance. Hall said in the process of being transferred Brother Jerry Bull who tion Company woi·king two shifts a Wabco Scraper that withstood charge after present for future racing. to other areas for a grand total of on a Wabco Scraper, and substantially completing the charge by dozers, euclids, rollers and even an up­ won a second heat, also thirty-seven currently on our was ti:Je dustiest course 500,000 cubic yard earth movbg tight littl_e backhoe. Brother Cal Hall who drove said, "It's no cow, this books. to accept operation. Actual paving r;( .the entry said his piece was goin·g full-. I've ever raced. I think it was a mistake in Marysville the winning road circuit and drag st,·:v will be The work load way and except for a little squeaking.. the Water Wagon as · a bona fide entry." bore all the completed by September 27. The See MARYSVILLE page 16 and tightening-up- on the sharper turns gave a. -· • November 1968 ENGINEERS NEWS Page 13 "Slag" C.omes Into It's Own Stockton Rep-ort UsedAsAggregate In Utah County Road Work Down In Four County Areas · Highway Construction / . By WALTER TALBOT, AL unemployed engineers, are · all McNAMARA and JIM GENTRY that are being contemplated by the State for this district By ASTER WHITAKER, JAY most of their engineers to the sec­ The prospect for work in this for One of the smallest jobs, but awhile. ~"EELEY, JOHN THORNTON, tion of I-15 at Beaver. This job is yet one of the more interesting, district continues to be ~eal slow TOM BILLS, WAYNE just breaking and should be good will be the bridge across the Syra­ as new projects have failed to b~ Underground Construction Co. of LASSITER and DEL HOYT for the winter for about 25 to 30 cuse road to . The advertised for bid for this season. San Leandro was low bidder engineers. According to optimistic reports for the reconstruction of the South Thorn Company of Springville State of Utah is rushing this job Fremont f1:om the Capitol, several million Seawall Area of the Stockton is racing to complete Junction has priority so that they can explore and de­ over all the dollars was to be forthcoming for Channel. widening and resurfacing between highway work in the velop -new ways of tapping the northern the completion of Interstate 5 Numerous small contracts have Lehi and Provo before daytime part of the state and it recreational potential of the 2,000- should be let this (West Side Freeway) in San Joa­ been bid and awarded by the city temperatures sink below 60 de­ fall sometime. acre northern tip of the island. quin County. However, the State and county grees. The Ferron Dam has been adver­ This island is considered unique governments-all fall­ tised and work 1s expected Division of Highways Disb·ict X ing below the $100,000 figure. Once dismissed as a useless to start because of its landscape and wild­ sometime in October. office claim they cannot advance steelmaking by-product, slag is Many jobs life. Brighton Sand & Gravel of are expected to be the ·bidding elates for at least proving its worth for this asphalt let late this fall The largest single project at Sacramento has moved into Big if the money isn't three more contracts of Interstate road construction. The man-made pulled again. this time is Northwestern Engi­ Trees State Park, where they have Construction activity 5, because the engineering on the rock is a tough, durable road­ in the neer's $3,872,005 contract to pave a job with the State on an hourly Northern Utah projects has not been completed building aggregate, which the area is on a defi­ the section of I-15 from 31st ·equipment rental basis. nite upswing. First of all we are and some rights-of-way have not ~tah State Highway department Street in Ogden to Hot Springs. Tom M. Hess, Inc., continues to happy to report been acquired. Consequently, the ~escribes as "beautiful material." the Out-of-Work This project is scheduled for com­ unload sand barges on a three­ List is usually between only good that we will achieve The slag comes from the U. S. 0 and 5 pletion in October, 1969. shift basis with one shift employed during the weekly work · period. from t!te propaganda that we read Steel corporation, Geneva Works, Other projects in the area are on the fill placement operation. The next important item is the regarding the millions that were and is being used by Thorn Con­ an important viaduct to facilitate The Company should have moved current work picture in this Ogden being put into the unfinished struction on this 17-mile stretch traffic in Ogden at 24th Street, a about 25% of the fill material that Area. We have 22 road construc­ highway, will be to advance those of County. realignment project from Harri­ is needed from Rio Vista by this tion projects underway which jobs scheduled for bid in 1970 to By the October completion date, son Blvd. to Ogden Canyon and time. amount to $14.1 million in current 1969. Thorn will have laid 280,000 yds. an extension job at 12th Street. Asbury Constructors, Inc., who work in counties from Davis The State Division of High~ from their hot plant at the U. S. have the imported borrow mate­ County to the Idaho border. Lat­ Other - major projects in the ways is at this time calling for bids Steel location. While the use of rial for the Gordon H. Ball job est bids which were just awarded northern part of the state would on $900,000 worth of highway im­ slag is new in this area, U. S. Steel near Tracy, are keeping twenty and are not included in the $14.1 be Gibbons and Reed Company's provement projects in San Joaquin officials say that the material has engineers employed on a one-shift million figure are : an addition to project on I-80 at Rattlesnake and Calaveras counties. wide usage among roadbuilders Bids will with overtime basis. the I.R.S. Center Pass, costing $1,987,719. This elsewhere in the nation. in Ogden, be opened September 25th for a awarded to Oakland job is about 80 percent complete $680,000 The new sewer trunk lines in Hall Brothers Consti·uction at Construction contract to resurface 10 Company of Salt Lake and is expected to be ready for use miles of four-lane Modesto have afforded employ­ Hurricane was low bidders of City at. freeway along $3,307,000 and a 3-mile segment this winter. In the Brigham City Highway 99 from ment for several engineers with ~87,289 to complete a graded and Lone Tree of I-SON between area we have $700,000 smfacing Slough more contracts to be awarded be­ ..rained roadway on Utah 21.5 Henefer and to the Milgeo Avenue over­ Echo Junction and view area project on U.S. 91. fore their completion. eastward from the Juab-Millard awarded to Peter crossing near Ripon, and in Cala­ Kiewit at $1,913,388. In addition veras Pacific Excavators have about line 22 miles. This will be a con­ This job to the jobs men­ County, for awarding a will tie in with the tioned, completed . the demolition of six­ necting link between Topaz Echo Inter­ there are many other $234,000 contract for widening change which P.K. smaller projects teen buildings at the old State Mountain and Lyndyl where is ah·eadv currently employ­ and reconstructing two miles of working on and consists ing our Brothers O'Byrnes Ferry Hospital Farm site on Pacific Ave­ Stearns Roger is building a mill of thre~ and each new job Road southeast of structures, 1.6 miles of helps keep Copperpolis. nue. This is to be the site of the J or Brush Berrylium Company. Interstate our Out-of-Work List These two jobs, at a cost of new Delta College,.and, with the L. A. Young Construction $2,000,000. . small. which will afford little work for was stand of trees · and lawn that is awarded another small job in Fill­ already there, it should be a beau­ more (State Road 100) toward tiful campus when completed. Flowell, six tenths of a mile, amounting to $58,000. Several building projects have Goodfellow Brothers is "making been under construction in both Stockton and hay" while the sun shines, for it Modesto, which have help may not be shining very many ed both the general and sub-contractors in keeping awre days before the Bureau of some engineers employed in ~eclamation decides it is too cold the grad­ to move dirt on the Starvation ing, paving and erection phase of the building Dam. The Strawberry River chan­ construction. nel change has been completed The mountain work was a dis­ into the tunnel and the company appointment to many engineers is hoping to fill in the west end of this year due to the sharp decline the dam (in the old river channel) in funds allocated to these com1- to bring it up to level. ties for road improvement. This 'W. W. Clyde Company is mov­ district has four counties that fall ing towards the finishing stages of in the mountain terrain category. the Salina Canyon Post-El Rio, Cooley Bros., Min­ project with the cuts almost com ­ nis & Wright and Burchett & pleted and laying asphalt and Good, who are in penalty time on gravel on the lower end of the job. the Red Lake Grade job, are the Wilbur Christensen Company only jobs under construction at • put_ting the finishing touch~s on this time in the mountains . .,_70 JUSt east of Cisco. This job Claude C. Wood Co. has kept has run two shifts since it started. several engineers busy on housing Christensen subcontracted the oil proje,cts sites in and around Ar­ to Corn Construction. nolds. Morrison· & Knudsen is about C. L. McLaughlin Co. is still ninety percent finished with their busy near Jenny Lind on their .. section of I-70 just west of Green home building site development River. This has been a tough rock as is the George Reed Co. at job through the reefs. Cox Con­ Rancho Calaveras. struction is finishing up with the Woodside job but are only about fifty percent finished with the job They Tire Early south of Hanksville. They have Among married couples, age about 30 Engineers employed and makes work look better to women are running two shifts. Rodnev than to men. The Bureau of Labor Rassmussen has sub-conb·acted th~ Statistics reports that back in on this job. · 1957, 32 out of 100 married .W. W. Clyde Construction is women age 45 I to 64 were either about eighty percent done with working or looking for work. That their job in Huntington Canyon. proportion had risen to 41 out of They still have some crushing to TWO VIEWS of world's · largest front-end .loader · speeds reverse. High forward gear will move the 100 in 1967. In the same age do, but should be finished in good are shown above. Currently being used on the loader at 22 m.p.h. Utah Coristrli~tion is using a bracket-45 to 64-the propor­ time before the snow flies. Nevada Dravo Corp. job at Bingham Canyon, Utah, this like model with a 30 cubic yard bucket in their tion of married men participating Rock & Sand are in the final stages Dart loader boasts a V-12 Cummins Diesel _pro­ . open pit coal operation. Brothers Harvey Carson in the labor force declined from of their job in Cedar City on I-15; ducing 700 h.p .. and has ·abucket capacity of 17- and Ned ·Shurtleff demonstrate size of bucket. 94 out of 100 in 1957 to 92 out of However, they have .just moved yards. Transmission is 4 speeds forward and 4 100 in '1967.

I • ~ - I Page 14 ENGINEERS NEWS November 1968 ·

Legal Limits Hazardous Occupations Orders Today: Visit Your issued by the Department of Credit Union! Labor prohibit the employment of mipors under 18 in non-farm oc­ cupations or under 16 on fmm jobs deemed particularly haz­ Tomorrow: Buy Your New Car!! ardous. --IT'S EASY TO FIGURE-, Service Connected THE MONTHLY PAYMENT The number of military retirees ON ANY LOAN in civilian life is increasing rapidly, according to the U. S. Department of Labor. With 55,- • 000 to 60,000 military personnel retiring annually, the total is ex­ pected to reach one million by 1980.

GOVERNMENT SERVICE FINANCE that new 1969 model with YOUR Credit Union ! ! ! ! CONTRACTS Use the handy chart* below to compare the payments on a The Labor Department has an­ nom'lced new r~gu l a tions affecting Credit Union Loan with the financing offered labor standards on service con­ by your dealer. Move decimal point to divide or multiply I tracts. with the federal govern­ by 10 or 100. ment. The standards include min­ DON'T FORGET: Credit Life and Total Disability Insurance imum wages and fringe benefits Move decimal point to d ivide or. for the contractor's employees. is provided on all insurable borr.owers at no additional cost. multiply by 10 or 100. EXAMPLE: .. $2,880 borrowed for 36 mo nths: AMOUNT OF LOAN Monthly payment on $2,000 is NO. OF $63.60 (use $200 column) MONTHS $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 $900 Monthly payment on $800 is . - · 18 5.959 11.920 17.879 23.839 29.799 35.759 41.719 47.678 $25.44 (use $800 col um n) - 53.63w 19 5.667 11.333 17,000 22.667 28.334 34.000 39.667 45.334 51.000 Month ly payment on $80 is $2.54 20 5.403 . 10.806 16.209 21.612 27.016 32.419 37.821 43.225 48.628 (use $800 column) 21 5.165 10.329 15.494 20.658 25.823 30.987 36.152 41.316 46.48 1 · Total payment on $2,880 is $91.58 22 4.948 9.895 14.843 19.790 24.739 29.686 34.634 39.581 44.529 per month for 36 months. 23 4.750 9.499 14.249 18.999 23.749 28 .499 33.249 37.998 42.748 24 4.569 9.137 13.706 18.274 22.843 27.411 31.980 36.548 41.117 25 4.402 8.803 13.205 17.606 22.008 . 26.410 30.811 35.213 39.614 26 4.248 8.495 12.743 16:991 21.239 25 486 29.734 33.982 38.229 27 4.105 8.210 12.316 16.421 20.526 24.631 28.736 32.842 36.947 28 3.973 7.946 11.919 15.892 19.865 23.837 27.810 31.783 35.756 29 3.849 7.699 11.549 15,399 19.249 23.098 26.948 30.798 34.647 • 30 3.735 7.470 11.204 14.939 18.674 22.409 . 26.144 29.878 33.613 31 3.627 7.255 10.882 14.510 . 18.137 21.764 25.392 29.019 . 32.647 32 3.527 7.053 10.579 · 14.106 17.633 21.160 24.686 28.213 31.739 33 3.432 6.864 10.296 13.728 17.160 20.592 24.024 27.45.6 30.888 . 34 iJ 3:343 6.686 10.029 13.372 16.716 20.059 23.402 26.745 30.088 35 ' ' '3.259 6.518 9.778 13.037 16.296 19.555 22.814 26.074 29.333 36 ) 3.180 6.360 9.540 12.720 ' 15.900 19.0SO .. 22.260 25.440 28.620 . . *The interest rat e included in the p ayments indicat ed on

"The car dealer has given you a stan­ this chart are 3/ 4 of l% per monih on t he declining balance. dard contract. The large print has you i­ jumping· for joy and the small print r _brings__ you to ___:__ your __senses." _ ....,.,-_1.· *The interest rate inc fu ded in ' the payments indicated on this chart are 3/4 of 1% pe~ month on the _Freeway's declinin g bafance. This rate appffes to ·new car or pickup financing for members whose down payment, trade-.in and/or Credit Union share ba fance equafs 1/3 of the ·purchase price of the new vehicfe. Payments San Rafael Continued from. page 6 Continued f rom page 3 are sfi ghtfy higher on used vehicfes. The payments are afso higher on new vehicfes if the borrower requires units should be in the park by includes construction of bridges, maximum finan cing. ramps, loops, 'overlaying street, January, if weather permits. The landscaping a:nd· sprinklers. There FLEET PRICES?????? N u merou~ dealers have contacted the Credit Union a nd offered to deliver their park will hold 206 units. _" will be 22d,6od ' yi1Hi~ of excava­ 1969 models to members fi nancing, through the Credfi t Union or prices a s low as $1 00.00 over dea ler's c ost. Humble Oil Company has tion in addition to paving. The ap­ bought about 1000 acres of San See the loa n Officer in your Operating Eng ineers District Office for details. proximate length of the job is Marin. The acreage is. unde­ three years with 600 working veloped property north of, 'S;;tn days. · Marin Drive, and it comprises .tl:1e, Bellicitti and Pellicciotti were majority of t he San Marin ·,qrea awarded a eontract for $300,000 CREDIT UNION GROWTH RECORD ' zoned for planned community 'dec for improvement of Santa Teresa velopment. The total San Miirin. Blvd. in Morgan Hill. YEAR area is 2200 acres. It's b~lie~e- MEMBERS ASSETS LOANS DIVIDENDS The County of Santa Clara has ENDING . that Humble Oil has no immedi ~ awarded the following contracts 1963 ate plans for development of the this past month: 1964 2931 $ 265,562 $ 263,306 0 purchased 1000 acres, but will follow the somewhat typical pat­ • Resurfacing of Buena Vista 1965 3934 $ 470,009 $ 410,071 0 between Monterey & Neu Road on tern of selling all or parts of the 9/ 16/ 68 to A. J. Raisch Paving · 1966 4094 $ 579,939 $ 567,481 4% acreage to builders. for $44,925.00. 1967 7941 $1,663,31l $ 785,133 4% • Clareview-Easthills storm PERIOD A Flying Future drain unit # 1 to Pizano Bros. on . EN DI NG* The zooming aviation industry 9/ 16/ 68 for $29,560. 9/30/60 10,881 $3,235,856 $1,639,093 ** \\rill need 48,500 additional pilots e Flood control at Stanford in the next decade in order to meet Channel from Page Mill Road to *Inc rease due primarily to 2nd annual Vacation Pay transfer to member's share accounts. its expected growth in civil a·ir car­ Stanford Road to Power Construc­ **Dividends declared after close of year. rier and general aviation needs, tion for $189,496. ·according to a manpower · survey • Repair of Kirk Avenue be­ by the Department of Labor. tween Alum Rock and McKee Road to A. J. Raisch on 9/10/ 68 CREDIT UNION FINANCING IS AVAILABLE FOR: Poor Run Program • for $19,987. • Resurfacing at South Bas­ Home Improvement NEW Furniture and Appliances The Labor Department says com Avenue between Camino del Motor Vehicl es Boats a nd Boat Trailers the poor are going to help run the Concentrated Employment Sal and Union Sh·eet to Raisch Mobile Homes . ' Aircraft Paving on 9/10/68 for $46,389. Program from now on. CEP spon-­ Real Estate (up to $10,000.00 plus • Dredging Project at Palo'­ Campers and sors have been ordered to recruit Alto .Yacht Harbor was awarded · Camp Trailers · me.mber's shares) at · least . half their staH from on 9/ 10/ 68 to Shellmaker Inc. for among residents in poverty neigh- $281,754. SAVE AND BORR.'OW .THE CREDIT UNION WAY . borhoods .served. .

• November 1968 · ENGINEERS NEWS Page 1.5

FOR SALE TRAILER, 2-Wheel, Steel Frame, to pull 1955 CHEVROLET 2 ton truck. Excellent cab over campers on. Good tires, lights. condition. Used for hauling back hoe. Cost $300.00 to build sell for $100.00. $750. C-350 crawler bantam cable r igg C'LilAR LAKE OAKS COTTAGE-For Clair Fair, P .O. Box 132, Modesto, Calif. back hoe. Good condition. Reasonable. sale. Ideal for summer home or retire­ 524,-7842 . Reg, No. 649249. 9-1. Phon'e 209-522-4929. Reg. # lf42725 .. ment. Large living area with full fire­ . ' ~- -·· 11-1. place; all BIG CABINET MAGNAVOX Radio, 15 electric modern kitchen; CASE TRACTOR beautiful view overlooking lake; fully years old with 78 record player, only BACKHOE with one SAN RAFAEL !-short band. Real good, $25.00. Clair yd. scoop. Completely overhauled and enclosed porch; two bedrooms. Owner ready to ,gp.,.-.$4000 will finance. Fair, 821 Latimer Ave., Space 46, Mo­ . .John E. Fritz,. Reg. Don Kinchloe. Ph. 837- . # - 331850 ; :.~1640 V:ictoria Our thanks to' 7418 . desto, Calif. 524-7842. Reg. No. 649249. ·' Dr·., . Modesto, the following brothers who took the time to 9-1. · Califo~tiia ! Reg ;~ # 95351. 11-1 >.. _,.· , ... donate to our Blood Bank: NEW CUSTOM RUSTIC HOME-2 bed 1-i• SKI flshing·hoat fibre glass .45 H.P. ­ SILVERTONE STEREO Radio, AM-FM or · rooms, 2 baths, all electric, large stone Mercury, many e:> 6" }. BACKHOES, 1968 580, with 160 hrs, $1.000 Gilardi. for $3;000 ·. equity. $2,000 604· Elm Dr., Petaluma, Calif: .. much to me. Thanks for everything. . --· :~:·: - - - for $4,000 FOR SALE-'-kll brand new: Baby-Mate 76_3"0824. Reg. # 1124510. 11-1. equity '·with 400 hrs. 3 bucket each . combination safety \~.h- . ·9· W. 0. Nelson, P.O. Box 603. Woodlake, feeder, play table, WE . NEED PAPERBACK BOOKS! to .if. and all accesso1·ies with' ·portable help fill packages we ;li-e preparing to M-rs. L. L. Silveira , :• ·g!jone 209-564-2463. R eg. stroller . . Asking $100. 08615·:· 8~1. · Swiss knitting· . send to the soldiers in Vietnam. Any· machine. $300. Ultra Violet health lamp amount would be appreciated. If you A. G. Silv~ Family , w ith automatic timer, . . FOR SALE-1967 Honda 90 Scrambler, $65 . Carl C. write · "Books" on the package, the · f Lovewell, 4585 Cerritos Ave .. Fremont, PO.st office will charge b h h b $275 cash or take over . payments. you a lower Get well wishes to the allowing mem ers w 0 ave een Helmet. Call Jamestown 984-5370 or ca~if. 94536. Reg. No. 1014478. 9-1.. rate ·· of postage. Art McConnell, 737 h ·3 BEDROOM HOUSE on '/• acre. W 1 d d h 1 0 1 J h G M · write Virgil Carpenter, Star Rt., Box tow W. Center. Manteca, Calif. Ph. 209- OSpita ize uring t e past mont 1: ' 33, James.town, carpeting, pa Q nS0111 . eorge C- Calif. 95327. R eg. double car garage, full base- 823-3734. Reg. # 688887 . 11-1. C ll B b C # 8~1018. ment,-swimming pool. 3 years old. Just 191i8 F d M ll' J lo R b t d ~~ 1. FORD 'h Ton Pick-up, VB, 4 speed, 0 urn, ar ara rane, re . U 1neauX, aCK below Twain Harte. ·Gilb . 0 e r S an .ert Dahl, Rt. H. D. tires, big !:>.ox, H. D. bumper, Ceo ge Mel'er·s aiJd Nl'ck Gr·l'ffin' GAS AND ELECTRIC Air Compressors. 1. .PondeTosa Hills, Tuolu'mne, Calif. · overload springs, --· custom cab, radio, r - New lawn· mower and engine parts, . .. ' . :. . . · . _ . . .' Phone 928-4764. Reg. #826806. 10-1. ,w;ooo ,miles. Mak'e· offer, P. Sharrett, ' Still cr also J ack repairs. L arry ·J. McFadden, 1966->;00 JOHN DEERE BACKHOoE with 29 2 iii. _itical condition at San Joaquin Comm,'. :~tn_~', .tiy Hospital 1450 Oakland Rd., Space rr~ . J ~se . Call 4 r~1, &, 3,:, Reg. # 1 43009. · 85, San Jose. Digmore. 1956 five-yd. t:?;.Tl. Phone 292,3602. Reg . .#879604. 8-1. Reo dump truck is Brother Don Barrie who was !TI3353). ·4-wl'(eel tilt trailer:. :J'l\lckeye BVLII'!.~S-30 j miles · i:i9!'th of San Fciui:-.'•; · , involved in a car.· a·ccident last ditcher • . . - · •-~ · l0x;35 NEW MOON MOBILE .Model. 121. P,h. 931-1807, John· ~cisco '", sma ll two b ~_c;lco,qm home. R~op - ' month. Br'other B iurie HOME set . B 0 11 4035 C.h 1 d st 'kt · c l'f ' •etty·· tOO ft. 'by 120''-ft.' 'About was r e turning home to Matt•sVJ11e fJ_·om his up on lwmesite on Hiway #108 1 'I• 'mile· "l' in s. erry2 42 an • DC on; a I.. from· o· cean~ Almost 'alr new · inte rior;' ·,w --o ..r·k beautiful".Sonora, California; · central 95205. Reg. #6 58 .' l0-1. . \valls, ·Hoots &- etc.- $12,000.- Walter E. I'n tl1e StocktOil .a l_·ea \V l1 ~TJ, tl1e C_Tash_. occu!i:ecr.-·--- to boom ing construction · area. Com­ LAKE BERRYESSA LOT, all-utilities in_. Wash abaugh; :7-3'66 Burton Ave., Roh- , . pletely furilish ~ d ,-:•. :with many, many -Gorgeous view, access to Lake' 'for nert Park, Calif. 94928. Phone 707- extras. Full"· price $3,995. Contact Jaunching and dock. Low down pay- 795-7025. Reg. # 1181713. 11-1. Brother Chet Abell, 209-984-5676 or ment. Owner will finance. Phone 368- FOR. SALE: 'h cab over camper; tear SAN JOSE 5!'%:28,9 . .Jl-t- 6712 or write Roy E. Faris, 43 Fiesta drop. Butane &· electric, sleeps 4. John Ave., Redwood City, Calif. 94065. Reg. N. Tiner, Orangevale, Calif. 988-3191. HYD&AUL-ICcr·PUMP 1% '~x2" suitable #702244. .JVVe would like to take this opportunity to thank Brother Bill for··.Bacikihoe, Hopto or any hydraulic 10-1. Reg. # 782764. 11-1. equipinent::Never used. B'est offer. Jim · FOR SALE-THREE BEDROOM HOUSE WANT TO BUY a flat· bed 7"x8" for Dalton for his donation to the Blood· Bank. Taylor, 536-1496. Reg. -# 912148. 8-1. · · in San Francisco.· Good condition. Fully '66 Ford pick-up, % ton pick-up 8 ft. insulated. 220 power, new roof, freshly painted inside and out. 1 ·d b d Cl · F · 821 L 1· We wish to express our condolences to the families of th.e_ fol­ BIN:A:TION WOOD/METAL Crafts­ Telephone Wil- ong, WI e e · an· air, a 1mer liam Dumas. Ph. (415) 585-2903. Reg. 0 0 1 9 53 n !;llhe; 8" swing; 28" between t24':7 84~ ~~~: • # f4~ i~9. 53 · Phone lo~ing Brothers who recently passed away: W. E. "Ted" De._ar- centerS'; motor with 8 speed pulley; 3 1 tools & .- .. acce 6 ssories including 4-iaw sE~~ ~ :· ;~~~E-2 112 ac .. beaut. desert s~~~-g~isT~n~Dfl-b ;'a,cJ;· g~~z;fr F.m m~ nand Roy A. Silvey. :·:'f.·: chuck {wftli. h:abinet stand. Clean and rim'rock .land, Kingman, Ariz. water· utilites. 0 6 V($ in good "shape. 3821 21st $6,000. Full ,· price. Equity Street, San avail. soon or ·drill. own well. Water $2,000 and ·assume $30 mo. or $500 down Franci sco,~.- Phone: AT 2-3190 . . Reg. table estab. riear · 260'. Elec. avai #239614:· 8-1. l'. and owner will carry second. Will con- Mkt. price $1195:,. wiJI' disc. or . trade , sider any trade. Stoney L,. . Marlow, for good boat , motor & tlr.-or ??? 251 Center · Ave., Pacheco. Phone (. c) rw. Pchatlliroc,hesfe. u.re _ac . .I - information· to·J'im-Standley, 2150 Som-· p· d F't · s 1 St 1 I nscchedoolsb&ackshyoaprdP.I.I1gC, lAomseadetoo and receipt of your ad by our readers. erset, San ·'Leai1dl'o; Caiif. 1 Phone '276- B:ia~s~long \ e ~~f~s. s;,~i"Jaoak S~rv - Medina, 120 Crane, Oroville, Califor- • . 9-1. • - -· . Tbl 4ft lO ft "''lf' t· k Please notify Engineers Swap Shop TI;,e Labor. }?epartment i·eports ' ·· • ·• ;, rua, r9-l. house, compleat J Reg. within the period, . ads henceforth will "~ . self contain every ti-!216!25 11 1 . · . way, for same 21 to 24-ft. with twin" c•··. . ·. ·• .. ::c:.! c ;:·r-;._, be have ' been most successful. Since· IALE ,-,~·f:<'l_l./ill · lot. RIO. Rancho Estates, .. , beds Clair Fair, 821 Latimer dropped '' f rom · the newspaper after Alfiuquerq;.Jtl> N. M. Ave., ENGINEERS LEVEL-Dietzgen try pod h h New rehre1!'ent Space 46 , Modesto, Calif. 2 _7842 . Reg. and ca~~l' $.4~ ·. ..i' Refrigerator and stove the :'in.ception of the program in de:ve;\OJ},!')l~P.~;: Roads; -wate1:? . $1,2o0.00. ·,; 5 4 t ree mopt s. , ~ .. · No, 649249. 9-1 moving.. dolly or hand ·truck. $20. 2 • Add II 'd for . . qu1ck s~le .. Hugh Bodom, (707) ·- · ·:· ··· ·: · ··.· ~ ·:·" ·: ... t 0 : E • S 1965,.. 3.0 · contracts' have been 544'"89l'7'"Y:9":1•: · ···. ' · ,pip!!,.-::.yfs!is; ..- .$·5 each, attachment for r;~~s . a ,a -~ _ · ng•neers wa_p ~xec .· .... , -•. · ··,. · · , •...19ha NEWPORT T-Rl\:ILE·R/ " 10' x57 ·, -2 ho·J'dfhg··--a•"•' blade on a s1de h1ll $5. bdrm. Completel Shop. At CtE-M·, ·Editor, 474 Valencia cuted:··-covering 37' c_ities: These !Of!!~·F:ti'1. 4QQ; ·, Wati"'· Softener. y furmshed . ,$_300,_ , Battery ~harger $25-booster brands St ·t. ,c ·• F- . • 3 l'f Semi- :ls: eqmty & assume $79 .62 per m·on .tl;1• 'P.aY, :- · _;· e>c~ £(j'f':' N.W. 25-$10 each. Rope block . C 1 · B autorn,ahc. $2.0.00 _. Make offer .. Clan· ments. Balance re,~ t · "'~d_ ~ i· _£- i'n,~. IS.c o • , a orn1a. e have .· r~sulte.d in -2 ',015 training:; $3,550. Larry T. Moore, and tackle 200 ft. length $10. each. sure to include your reg1ster number. Fart;;_;?21''X'')tiiiief "Ave., Space 4~49W4~:; ,.'. ~~s· 9~?os. 9~1?on~o~lll..~rtM9~~ia~g:s.... r'-c'\.\ ~.1~:' ;W~i~~~-em1e.fa~~2~~~~~tir~~.• slots ~at_, , ~ Feder~Ll'n!t)ay- -of . $2:;- ~:t_to, Calif. 524-'1842 . . ~~ g. No. " : . ·:-:: # 1296295. 11-1. ' . ,, ~~ (c.ifl'lo~~~~ ~ ill ~~~ - - R~_ _i;llished without this t · "- ~· ._. . ' " w·--···· SE' ' l-2b~- 8':"1feii'. ,..lt27 '6799 . ' 11-1' . . ,,~- "?'<, , ' ,,.,.. .. ,-i'n fo~maf•on. ·"' - •' •,o:,.. 603,270. .' ~ : ··. • ... .· Page 16 ENGINEERS NEWS November 1968

Clip & Save MEETINGS SCHEDULE )STEWARDS SPoTLITE 1969 Schedule of Semi-Annual, . District and Sub· District Meetings ... . /;;-~:-:--~~ SEMI-ANNUAL MEETINGS JUNE J.B.Jennirigs 3 Fresno, Tues., 8:00p.m. JANUARY 5 Santa Rosa, Thurs., 8:00p.m. 4 San Francisco, Sat., 1:00 p.m. 6 Provo, Fri., 8:00 p.m. ' 7 Reno, Sat., 8:00p.m. JULY 12 San Francisco, Sat., 1:00 P:...m. JULY JOB STEWARDS APPOINTED 9 San Francisco, Wed., 8:00p.m. 15 Eureka, Tues., 8:00p.m. Week Ending September 27, 1968 Week Ending October 11, 1968 DISTRICT & SUB-DISTRICT 16 Redding, Wed., 8:00 p.m. • Dist. Name Agent Dist. Name Agent 17 Oroville, Thurs., 8:00p.m. 1 Billy J. Inman A . J. Hope 3 Thomas Spiller . W. Talbot MEETINGS 23 Honolulu, Wed., 7:00p.m. lB Elmer Conklin B. Raney 9 James N. Hall M. Kraynick lB George Doyle E. R. Bell 9 David K. So . . . D. Farley GAIL BISHOP JANUARY 24 Hilo, Thurs., 7:30p.m. lB Gene Killean E. R. Bell 12 Kent Barney J. Thornton 8 San Francisco, Wed., 8:00p.m. !B Joseph Celes . . T. Sapp 12 Eugene Davis W. L assiter AUGUST 6 Norman Cossavit . D. Carpenter 12 Darrell DoMonia I. J. Neeley 14 Eureka, Tues., 8:00 p.m. 10 Howard Addington R. Swanson 12 Don A. Larsen J. Thornton 15 Redding, Wed., 8:00 p.m. 6 San Jose, Wed., 8:00p.m. 10 Deone Giaconini R. Swanson 12 Dick Maynard . . . . D. Hoyt 10 George P. Hansen R. Swanson 12 Ted Phillips . . . J. Thornton 16 Oroville, Thurs., 8:00p.m. 14 Oakland, Thurs., 8:00p.m . 10 Joe McMillan B. Wagnon 12 · Roland Smith . . . T . E . Bills DR Is New 22 Honolulu, Wed., 7:00 p.m . 19 Stockton, Tues., 8:00p.m. 11 George Aubin M . Parker 11 Jay Sulser . . J. Thornton Tues., 8:00 p.m. 11 Russell R. Cobb J. Hamernick 11 Joe Widdson J. Thornton 23 Hilo, Thurs., 7:30 p.m. 26 Sacramento, I 1 J e sse H. Raine J. Hamernick P. Thomas J. Hamernick 11 William Week Ending October 18, 1968 FEBRUARY SEPTEMBER 9 Henry Williams M. Kraynick Conductor ., 8:00 p.m . 12 Don Cox . . . J. Thornton Walter Collinge . . . W. A. Sprinkle 5 San Jose, Wed., 8:00p.m. 16 Fresno, Tues 12 Carl Harden W. Lassiter Donald F. Davis . . . M. Womack A veteran official of Operating 11 Stockton, Tues., 8:00p.m. 18 Ukiah, Thurs., 8:00p.m. Wa de Henderson A . J . Hope 19 Salt Lake City, Fri. , 8:00p.m. Wee·k Ending October 4, l9Ci8 • Jack P. Jones W. A. Sprinkle Engineers Local Union No. 3, 13 Oakland, Thurs. , 8:00p.m. lB Arman H errera E . R. Bell 1 Dominic Pitto . . W. A. Sprinkle 25 Sacramento, Tues., 8:00p.m. 20 Reno, Sat., 8:00p.m. lB Timothy J. Hurst M. Womack lB Charles E. Swarens . . E. R. Bell Ernie Nelson, Conductor, has an­ lB Gilbert Rodrig ues M. Womack lB Willia m S. Quenga J. Sablan OCTOBER lB Nibuk Delmau T. Sapp 8 Glen Lonteen . . M. Womack nounced his resignation effective MARCH 4 Loren Freudenthal P . M. Durnford . 8 John McGuire ...... H . Eppler 1st (see LETTER page 4 Fresno, Tues., 8:00 p.m. 1 San Francisco, Wed., 8:00p.m. . . . R. Swanson October 4 Ivan Moulton R. Cooper 10 Alvin Burr 7 Eure~a, Tues. , 8:00 p.m. • 4 Ervin O 'Connell R. Cooper 2 Wm. C. Connolly ...... A. Cellini 7) . Officers of Local 3 have met 6 Ukiah, Thurs., 8:00p.m. 4 L eonard Wa ters P. M . Durnford 2 W. J . Freitas . . . A . Cellini 7 Salt Lake City, Fri., 8:00p.m. 8 Reddmg, Wed., 8:00p.m. 10 Kenneth W. H a nsen B. Wagnon 2 Hale A. Mason G. Jones in session and elected Gail 9 Marysville, Thurs., 8:00p.m. 11 James Andrain M. Parker 2 Wm. P earson ...... A. Cellini 8 Reno, Sat., 8:00p.m. 2 William H. Cullen G. Jones 2 Gle n V . Shaner ...... N. Casey Bishop, Business Agent and Dis­ 15 Honolulu, Wed ., 7:00p.m. 2 Allen B. Mullen G. Jones 5 Jam es L. Fagundes C . Odom for Northern APRIL 16 Hilo, Thurs., 7:30p.m. 2 R e x F . Sta nbe r y G . Jones 12 Ellis Bryan T. E. Bills trict Representative 2 Donald L . Todd G . . Jones 12 J ohn D evy . . . . T. E. Bills Nevada, to fill Ne!!!on's unexpired 8 Eureka, Tues., 8:00p.m. 3 Fra nk Bullock W. M. Talbot 12 J. Ca rmen Wood . . . . D. Hoyt 9 Redding, Wed., 8:00p.m. NOVEMBER 5 Bill Bly B. Relerford term. Sacramento, Tues., 8:00p.m. 5 Merrill B all . B. Relerford 10 Marysville, Thurs., 8:00p.m. 4 5 J erry B ennett . B. Relerford Week E nding October 25, 1908 Brother Nelson was ele ~ ted 23 San Francisco, Wed., 8:00p.m. 6 Watsonville, Thurs., 8:00p.m. 5 Ch a rles E. K azan K. Green 11 Stockton, Tu es., 8:00 p.m. 5 T. G . Marlin B. Relerford 2 J a m es L. Beatty M. Womack Conductor in 1963. He has been 23 Honolulu, Wed., 7:00p.m. 5 Robert Noe ll B. R ele rford 2 Ea rl H . Bla ir . . . T . Carter 1942 24 Hilo, Thurs., 7:30p.m. 13 Oakland, Thurs., 8:00p.m. 5 M erle Powell B. Relerford 2 C a rl J. Davis M. Womack an Operating Engineer since 2 B. Isley . T. Carter J. Allgood and ' worked at the trade until MAY DECEMBER .II, 1!168 2 L. L . Maguire . Week Ending October 2 Rocky Passmore D. Luba Tues., 8:00p.m. lB Oren W . P ollock E. R. B ell 2 Clyde B. Pierce M. Womack 1953 when he was named Busi­ 1 Watsonville, Thurs. , 8:00p.m. 2 Fresno, 6 Ernest E . L afond W. R. Weeks 2 Joe Thornley J. Allgood ness Agent for the Sacramento 6 Sacramento, Tues., 8:00p.m. 4 Santa Rosa, Thurs., 8:00p.m. 6 C J,y d e Thomas W . R . W eek s 2 Iva n Weston . . D. Luba 8 Oakland, Thurs., 8:00p.m. 5 Ogden, Fri., 8:00 p.m. 1 E . J . Boortz . A. J. Hope 9 Joe A . Catalano D. Farley area. He has been a trustee; mem­ I Marion L . Monn A. J. Hope 12 Richard Braegger D. Hoyt 13 Stockton, Tues., 8:00p.m. 6 Reno, Sat., 8:00p.m. 1 F. L. Skoney . A. J. Hope 12 Virgil Hansen D. Hoyt ber of the Sacramento Building G Norman Cossavit . D. Carpenter 12 Elmo Johnson D. Hoyt 2 Chester R eid D. Luba 12 Dean M aurer ...... D. Hoyt and Construction Trades Council 3 R ex M elton ...... W . Ta lbot 12 Lloy d Walker .. .. W. Lassiter and a delegate since 19.53. He Business Offices & Agents Phone Li sting has served for a number of years on the Board of Directors of the CALIFORNIA DISTRICT 7- REDDING • SAFETY COMMITTEEMEN APPOINTED DISTRICT l-SAN FRANCISCO 100 Lake Blvd. 96001 (Area 910) 241 -0l "H Carpenters, Engineers, Laborers Lake Austin, Dist. Rep. 241-4833 1968 October it, 1968 Dispatch Office: 243-7645 We.ek Ending September 27, Week Ending and Teamsters Association. 470 Valencia St. 94103 Lou B arnes Dist. N ame Agent Dist. Name Agent ...... (Area 4l;i) 431-5744 DISTRICT 8-SACRAMENTO 1B P eter T. Fogarty . E . R. B ell 2 Willia m F . Cowden A. Cellini Gail Bishop has been a mem­ A . J. " Buck" Hope, Dist. R ep. 349-2639 Sablan G eorge Baker 586-4423 25~~ :) Stockton Blvd. H!'iK17 IE J esus C. R eyes J . S. 9 John W. Gardenhire K. Kraynick !JHi) 4ii7•5795 6 T. A. Adair W . R. Weeks ber of Operating Engineers since Jim J ennings, . . . . (Area 12 Ma rk Jones J . Thornton H ealth & Welfa r e Rep. 828-5803 Dave R ea. Dist. Rep. 624-3241 6 Billy L. Cobb D. Carpenter IE H erb ert A. Tom J. S a blam been a Business 644-2565 11 Da ve Hansen J. Hamernick 1950 and has W ayn e Sprinkle 647-6855 AI D alto n 6 B e rner d Sirokma n . ... W. R. Weeks Fra n Wa lker, Trustee 479-6828 A r t Garofalo .. 346-8836 Agent and District Representative Eppler 487~6925 Week Ending October 4, 19G8 Herman October 18, 1968 SAN MATEO 4 Russell J. Wheeler R. Coope r Week Ending for the past five years. A long-time DI STRICT !I- SA N JOSE cil N. Yardley R. Cooper 1E Antonio A. Mendiola J. Sablan 1;i 27 South "B" H4 41l2 (Area 4l;i) 345-8237 4 C e resident of Nevada, Bishop spent Bill R a n ey 368-5690 760 Emory Street 9!i!HI 10 R obert R. Sco tt B. Wagnon 10 K enneth A. Lawrence .. R. Swanson . (Area 40H) 295 -R78R n i Dick Bell 359-6867 2 W ilbur Bruce A . Ct;lli the World War II years in the Bob Skidgel, Dist. R ep . 269-8436 2 Edward T . P e ters G. J o nes Week Ending October 2ii, 19nR SAN R A FAEL Wm. H arley Davidson 724-5490 3. Victor J o hnson W . Ta lbot U.S. Navy and served in Okinawa 266-7052 D. Luba Belvedere St. !l·I!WI M ike K raynick 2 J ames W. Clark 7fi Doug F arley 259-6746 Week Ending October 4, 1HG8 2 Ernest George T. Ca rter and Japan. Brother Bishop and (Area 41!i) 404-3iifi5 479-6874 Dist. Name Agent 12 D ennis Ward ...... W. Lassiter wife, Velma, have three children. DISTRICT 111-SA NTA ROSA J ames F . J ohnson B . R ele rford 11 R. G . Desruissd aux J ack Evans VALLEJO 3913 Ma yette 95405 ( A r ea 70) 546-2487. 5 Ted Med eiros B . R ele rford 11 E ldon Dodson J a ck Evans Steve, 20, is currently s erving in 404 Nebraska St . !J 4iiUO Russell Swanson , Dist. Rep. 545-4414 5 Ed wa r d Sha rp K. Green 11 Joh n M. Hemp J a ck Evans on service with­ (Area 707) 6H-26 Gi Robert W agnon 544-6736 the Air Force and A a r on S. S m ith . 644-6978 dravval from Local 3. Two daugh­ Doug Emmans ( Or ganizer) 644-2850 N EVAD A DISTRICT II-RENO DISTRICT 2- 0AKLA ND ters, Kathryn, 14, and Susan, 12, 185 Martin Ave. 8B:102 Key attend Archie Clay ton High 1444 Webster St. 94a90 (Area 702) 329-0~36 Education Is . . . (Area 41:i) 893-21 20 Gail· ·Bishop. Dist. R ep . 747-1•814 School in Reno. Norris Ca sey , D ist . Rep. 687-8545 Joe H a m ernick 882-0388 The relationship of education to job stability can be seen in the un­ Tom Ca rter 682-6382 Mont P a rke r 882-6338 In addition to responsibilities as Guy Jones 525-5055 Jack Evan s 463-2686 employment rate for young adults. According to the Labor Depart­ Mike Womack (Tech. Engrs.) 522-5959 D.istrict Representative, Bishop Jerry Allgood 443-3239 UTAH ment's Manpower Administration, only 1.4 percent of 20-24-year-olds Alex Cellini . 828-3486 serves as President of the Nevada Bill Larimer fJob Checkerl 682-4430 DISTRICT 12- SALT LAKE CITY with a coll ege degree were unemployed in March, 1967. The percent­ Don Luba 682-3777 19:i8 W.N. Temple 84103 to 10.5 indi­ Industrial Council. Co-Chairman (Area 801) 328-494G age rose to 5.3 for those with a high-school diploma and DISTRICT 3-STOCKTON Aster Whitaker, Dist. Rep. 521-6788 of the Joint Apprenticeship Com­ 255 -6515 viduals in that age group with only an eighth-grade education. 2G2H N. California H5204 Tom Bills mittee; Delegate to the Four (Area 209) 464-7687 Jay Neeley . 255-1304 Walte r Talbot, Dist. Rep. 477-3210 Kay Leishman 298-3710 Counties Construction and Build­ AI McNamara 464-0706 PROVO ing Trades Council, the Northern MODESTO 125 E. 300 South 84601 Nevada Building and Construc­ 401 H. St. 95354 (Area 209) 'i"2 0833 .. (Area 801) 3i3-8237 CR EDIT UNION FRINGE BENE FI T Jim Gentry 522~0266 Wa)•ne Lassiter · 225 -6362 tion Trades Council and the SERVICE CENTER OGDEN 478 Valencia St. Pines Building and Con­ DISTRICT 4-EUREKA White 2806 95501 (Area iOi) 443-7328 2538 Washington Blvd. 84401 Francisco, Calif. 47 4 Valencia Street struction Trades Council. Secre­ R ay Cooper, Dist. Rep. 443-1814 . .. . (Area 801) 394-1011. San Phil Durnford 442-5061 Delos Hoyt 376-5475 San Francisco, Calif. 94101 tary of the Grievance Committee, Phone: 431-5885 HA WAil-Honolulu Phone: 431-1568 of the DISTRICT 5-FRESNO Trustee and Co-Chairman 3121 East Olive 93702 (Area 209) 233-3148 . 2305 S. Beretania 96814 Nevada Construction and Indus­ Claude Odom, Dist. Rep. . 439-4052 . . (Area 808) 949 -0084 Bill Relerford ...... 924-4478 Harold Lewis, Sub-Dis t. Rep. 923-1207• trial Workers Health and Welfare Ken Green . . . 299-2904 Bert Na k ano iHiloJ 664-886 Harold Sumner (Organizer). 239-1492 Ken K ahoonei 811 -093 Fund. He is also a member of the Walter Norris (Orga nizer) 224-6697 Wilfred Brown 554-673 Wallace Lean 453•093 IM 0 TA Board of Directors, Operating DISTRICT G- MARYSVILLE GUAM-Agana of this form will Engineers Credit Union and Ad­ 1010 Eye Street fl :i901 (Area 916) 743-7321 Detailed completion Harold Huston, Dist. Rep. 742-1728 Corn Building-P.O. Box 2:12l 124-222 not only assUre you ol receiving your visor to the Local 3 Executive W. R. Weeks . 743-2366 Tom Sapp . .. 44-7536 729-500 ENGINEERS NEWS each month, it will Dan Carpenter 533-8156 William Flores Board. John Smith 743-6113 John Sablan 446-214 also assure you of receiving other im­ .portant mail lrom your Local Union. Please fill out carefully and check ···;, closely before moiling. Marysxille Operating Engineei·s Local Union No. 3 474 Valencia Street Continued from page 12 San Francisco, California is very light, as it is in all REG. NO. _____ area areas this time of year. However Gentlemen: LOCAL UNION NO. __ ··.it ,;j~ ~;. ggiltifyjng ,~to krww our con­ On behalf of Me Nelson (Reg. No. 521700) and myself, I would ~ thi r1k · s~ i11uch .of all ap­ He\lolt.h SOC. SECURITY NO. ______: tttt2tifi:r like to thank you for providing the services of Bay Area Union P,rentices_ and . keep them until Cente·r for our eye examinations. • NAME ______Jb.ey n~·p head on into work rules Their convenient hours, professional, prompt and courteous service o~E(fore ~ .they. are layed off. The -to say nothing of their reasonable prices-made it possible for me to NEW ADDRESS ______J.ourneyman of this area are par­ be perfectly fitted with contact lenses with a minimum amount of time tfcularly' cooperative, even solici­ and discomfort. The "low-pressure" salesmanship in our choice of CIJY------~------tious; as to the training of the ap­ frames for reading glasses kept the cost much lo wer than we ~xpected. ZIP ____ on their jobs. These men STATE ______prentices Very truly yours, are the real activators of the pro­ News, 474 Valencia St., S. F., Calif. 94101 (Mrs. Donald D . Nelson ) Clip and mail to Engineers gram and· too · much cannot be Incomplete forms wilt not be processed. said for their fine attitude.

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