Description of WOrk of the State Highway Department in the Counties of the State 1923 -1924 BAKER COUNTY There was less activity in highway constructjon in Baker County dur- ing the biennium just past than in previousyears. However, the main trunk line highway known as the Old Oregon Trailwas completed during this period, and some work was doneon the Baker-Cornucopia and the Baker-Unity Highways. The work on the Baker-Cornucopia Highway involved theconstruction of the grade down the Powder River Canyon, which eliminated the high Sparta summit and materially improved existing communicationbetween the Eagle and Pine Valleys and Baker.However, there still remains a very bad section between Middle Bridge and Love Bridge, and the section between Black Bridge and Richland, through the Dry Gulch country, is impassable to automobile traffic during the spring of theyear. On the Baker-Unity Highway the gradeon both sides of Dooley Moun- tain was completed. Those who were forced to travel the old mountain grade, which was narrow, crooked, and in places reacheda gradient of 22 per cent, will appreciate traveling over thenew highway now open to traffic. The total length of grading completed in Baker County during the past biennium was 18.11 miles, of which 8.95 mileswere surfaced. in addition to this work there were 25.90 miles surveyed. The Baker County bond issue of 1918, amounting to $500,000,was in- sufficient to meet the State in cooperating to complete the state highways through the county, and on November 4, 1924,an additional $500,00G was voted to complete the Baker-Cornucopia and the Baker-Unity High- ways. TheseS highways are now all surveyed and it is expected that during the next biennium a considerable portion will be graded and surfaced. All state highway work in Baker County covered by this report, in- cluding surveys, construction and maintenance, was under the supervision of R. H. Baldock, Division Engineer. 164 SIXTH BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE [BAKER] Nelson-Malheur County Line Grading and Surfacing On the Old Oregon Trail Highway, from Nelson to the MalheurCounty line, 4.85 miles south of Huntington; 24.09 miles of surfacing and4.85 miles of grading. Project graded to class C roadbed and surfacedwith 16 feet of broken stone. Contract No. 501, awarded March 23, 1922, to Porter &Conley of Portland, Oregon. Work commenced April 12, 1922; completedNovem- ber 6, 1922. Final cost, $126,812.62. Resident Engineer, C. E. Carter. Further details will be found on page 154 of the 1921-22 report. DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES Engineering $8,825.65 Constructing rock walls and drinking fountain by State forces 687.98 Sprinkling macadam by State forces 1,079.39 Repair parts for truck furnished by State (deducted from contractor'o estimate) 8.00 Contract items as follows: Clearing and grubbing, all $ 20.00 Common excavation, 22,443.3 cu. yds. at 24e 5,386.39 Intermediate excavation, 6,119.6 cu. yds. at 40c 2,447.84 Overhaul, 4,299.0 yd. sta. at 5e 214.95 12-inch plain concrete pipe, 653.4 lin. ft. at $1.25 816.75 18-inch reinforced concrete pipe, 280.0 un. ft. at $2.05 574.00 24-inch reinforced concrete pipe, 112.0 lin. ft. at $2.75 808.00 36-inch reinforced concrete pipe, 296.0 lin. ft. at $5.50 1,628.00 Class "C" concrete, 71.62 cu. yds. at $25.00 1,790.50 Broken stone surfacing, 40,601.5 cu. yds. at $1.94 78,766.91 Maintenance material. 2,308.5u.ds. at $1.94 4,478.49 Earth filler, 7,129.0 cu. yds. at 5c 356.45 Filler haul, 11,865.0 yd. mi. at 40c 4,746.00 Adjustment due to alterations in details of construction 3,156.71 Force account items: Removing slides, building up superelevation on curves, removing boulders and debris left by cloudburst 7,309.40 State share of grading within City of Huntington 291.15 Furnishing lumber for rockcheckers tents 27.90 Total amount earned by contractor $112,319.44 Deduction for truck parts furnished by State 8.00 Total amount paid to contractor by State 112,311.44 Construction for City of Huntington: Common excavation, 1,128.0 cu. yds. at 24c $ 270.72 Intermediate excavation, 37.8 cu. yds. at 40c 15.12 Overhaul, 176.0 yd. sta. at 5c 8.80 12-inch plain concrete pipe, 81.6 lin. ft. at $1.25 102.00 18-inch reinforced concrete pipe, 11.0 un. tt. at $2.05 22.55 Class "C" concrete, 1.24 cu. yds. at $25.00 31.00 Crushed gravel surfacing, 785.0 Cu. yds. at $2.25 1,766.25 Crushed gravel surfacing, 448.0 cu. yds. at $1.94 869.12 Maintenance materials, 28.0 CU. yds. at $2.25 68.00 Maintenance materials. 14.0 cu. yds. at $1.94 27.16 Earth filler, 221.0 cu. yds. at 25c 55,25 Filler haul, 665.0 yd. mi. at 40c 266.00 Force account items: Grading Washington street 340.39 Sprinkling macadam in city 62.80 Total paid to contractor by city 3,900.16 Grand total cost ofroject $126,812.62 PARTICIPATION IN COST City of State County Huntington Total $101,181.16 Expended 1921-22 biennium $ 95,525.86 $ 3,830.60$2,024.70 Expended 1923-24 biennium 23,556.00 1,875.46 25,431.46 $126,812.62 Total of expenditures to date $119,081.86 $ 3,830.60$3,900.16 Estimated balances' to complete Cr.19,072.57 19,072.57 Estimated total coats $100,009.29$ 22,903.17$3,900.16$126,812.62 OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION 165 {BAKER] Baker-Ilaines Ditching and Resurfacing On the Old Oregon Trail Highway, from Haines to Baker; 9.4 miles of ditching and resurfacing. Contract No. 572, awarded July 26, 1922, to the Newport Construction Co., of Hermiston, Oregon. Work commenced August 14, 1922; completed November 4, 1922. Final cost, $30,224.11. Resident Engineer, F. S. Davis. Further details will be found on page 153 of the 1921-22 report. DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES Engineering 4 2,907.40 Dragging roadway by State forces (deducted from contractor's estimate) 20.34 Contract items as follows: Excavation, single classification, 13,014.0 cu. yds. at SOc $6,507.00 12-inch corrugated galvanized iron pipe, 186.0 un. ft. at $1.50 279.00 18-inch corrugated galvanized iron pipe, 156.0 lii,. ft. at $2.65 413.40 24-inch corrugated galvanized iron pipe, 60.0 lin. ft. at $8.50 210.00 18-inch reinforced concrete siphon pipe, 156.0 un. it. at $3.50 546.00 Class "A" concrete, 12.04 cu. yds. at $30.00 361.20 Class "C" concrete, 8.55 cu. yds. at $30.00 256.50 Lumber and timber. 2.016 M-FBM at $70.00 141.12 Top course resurfacing, 6,005.5 Cu. yds. at $2.00 12,011.00 Base course resurfacing, 1,782.5 Cu. yds. at $2.00 8,565.00 Maintenance materials, placed in piles, 1,845.7 cu. yds. at $1.40 2,583.98 Earth filler, 149.0 cu. yds. at 20c 29.80 Force account items: Removing pipe culverts made unnecessary by construc- tion of deeper and continuous side ditches 149.82 Disposal of waste material 262.89 Total amount earned by contractor $ 27,316.71 Deductions: Dragging roadway by State forces 20.34 Total amount paid to contraCtor 27.296,37 Grand total expended (all State funds) $ 30,224.11 SEGREGATION OF FUNDS Expended 1921-22 biennium $ 15,821.52 Expended 1923-24 biennium 14,402.59 Total of expenditures $ 30,224.11 Baker-Nelson Grading and Surfacing Federal Aid Project No, 66 On the Old Oregon Trail Highway, from Baker to Nelson; 26.95 miles of grading and surfacing; 22-foot roadbed, 16-foot surfacing. Contract No. 525, awarded April 14, 1922, to the Security Construc- tion Co., of La Grande, Oregon. Work commenced April 20, 1922; com- pleted January 30, 1923.Resident Engineer, W. P. Smith. This project eliminated' the Alder Creek Canyon, a deep and rocky defile, which was so impassable that the emigrants in traversing this sec- tion of the country were forced to detour from the direct line and ascend from the Burnt River Canyon by way of Prichard Creek to Virtue Flat and thence down to the Powder River Valley. Both crushed gravel and broken stone were used in the surfacing. One quarry of soft limestone made a very excellent surface. NoteFor Detailed Statement nf Expenditures see following page. 166 SIXTH BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE [BAKER] DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES Engineering $ 13,263.70 Labor and materials furnished by the State: Sprinkling surfacing materials 4,593.72 Constructing temporary bridge 61.54 Labor installing culverts and constructing headwalls 186.74 Removing slides and blading road 422.92 Watchmen services guarding railway tracks 215.03 Grading approaches to Durkee Undercrossing (transferred to structure) Cr 440.46 Moving telegraph lines and poles 284.63 Rental of State-owned equipment (to he deducted from contractor's estimate)-- 1,088.31 Contract items as follows: Clearing and grubbing, all $ 200.00 Common excavation, 111,670.3 Cu. yds. at 23c 25,684.17 Intermediate excavation, 75,744.7 en. yds. at 38c 28,782.99 Solid rock excavation, 50,118.2 Cu. yds. at 98c 49,115.84 Overhaul, 74,923.0 yd. ste. at 4c 2,996.92 12-inch corrugated galvanized iron pipe, 2,288.0 liii.