TILLAMOOK COUNTY
Paving—Tillamook South
A contract was awarded on August 7, 1917, to Oskar Huber of Portland for the grading and paving of a five mile section extending south from the end of the paving then in place about three miles south of Tillamook City.
The old road which this paving was to follow in a general way contained many sharp curves and had a roadbed not eighteen feet wide on the average. On this was a light surfacing of gravel and rock macadam about twelve feet in width. The roadbed was widened to a twenty-four foot width, all excessively sharp curves were eliminated, and all wooden culverts, trestles, and bridges were replaced with modern concrete structures, and the decking on two steel bridges renewed and paved.
As there is available in this vicinity no ledge rock, it was found necessary to haul and crush large boulders from the creek bed to provide the necessary rock for the base and mixture. Some sand was obtained locally, but most of it had to be shipped in from Portland and hauled to the work from Tillamook.
The job was completed by December 15th of this year, and on account of the unusually bad conditions faced by the contractor as regards labor and materials, Mr. Huber is to be commended for the prompt completion of the work as well as for the excellence of construction.
By an arrangement between the County and the Highway Commission the County pays for all grading in connection with this improvement and also for twenty-five per cent of the cost of the paving. The total cost of the grading and paving complete is $109,250.00 of which the County will pay $34,325.00 and the State $74,925.00.
Mr. C. W. Wanzer was in charge of this work as resident engineer.
DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918—
GRADING AND PAVING—TILLAMOOK SECTION
| Engineering | $ 6,391.47 | ||||
| Contract Construction Work as follows— | |||||
| Common Excavation, 10,835.3 Cu. Yds. at 60c | $ 6,501.18 | ||||
| Intermediate Excavation, 1,959.5 Cu. Yds. at 90c | 1,763.55 | ||||
| Overhaul, per 100 Lin. ft., 6,314.8 Cu. Yds. at 2c | 126.30 | ||||
| 12-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe (Placing only) 84 Lin. ft. at 48c | 40.32 | ||||
| 18-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe (Placing only) 607 Lin. ft. at 78c | 473.46 | ||||
| 24-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe (Placing only) 384 Lin. ft. at $1.16 | 445.44 | ||||
| 36-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe (Placing only) 64 Lin. ft. at $1.80 | 115.20 | ||||
| Clearing and Grubbing (Force Account) | 543.75 | ||||
| Moving Fences (Force Account) | 4.00 | ||||
| Standard Bitulithic Pavement, 47,555.5 Sq. Yds. at $1.42 | 67,528.81 | ||||
| Broken Stone Loose measure, 8,840 Cu. Yds. at $2.20 | 19,448.00 | ||||
| Crushed Stone Shoulders, 7,466 Lin. ft. at 6c | 447.96 | ||||
| Total Amount Earned by Contractors to Nov. 30, 1918 | 97,437.97 | ||||
| Less 15% retained pending completion | 14,615.69 | ||||
| Total Payments to Contractor to November 30, 1918 | 82,822.28 | ||||
| Total Expenditure to November 30, 1918 | 89,213.75 | ||||
| Paid by State | 63,203.90 | ||||
| Paid by County | 26,009.85 | ||||
| Total | $ 89,213.75 | ||||
Three Rivers Forest Project
A Federal Aid Forest Road Project is now under construction between Hebo and Dolph in Tillamook County. This project is 10.3 miles in length, includes grading and nine foot rock surfacing, and is estimated to cost $122,000.00 of which $21,500.00 will be paid by the County, $50,250.00 by the State, and $50,250.00 by the Federal Government.
This work is handled under the supervision of Federal Office of Public Roads. The contract was awarded to the Tillamook County Court, but the State’s Attorney General ruled that the Court had no authority which would allow them to contract to do work of this nature. To facilitate matters the Highway Commission took the contract over from the County, and the work is now in progress, the Highway Department acting as contractors and being paid for the work at the unit prices originally bid by Tillamook County.
It was so late in the year when this work was taken over by the State that little work can be done until the 1919 season. Work is in progress, however, on camp construction, clearing, and such other portions of the work as can be done during the winter months.
Mr. J. M. Baker is superintendent of construction on this work.
Tillamook-Cloverdale Survey
On the Tillamook-Cloverdale road a preliminary survey has been completed from Tillamook to Hebo, a distance of 18 miles, and of this about nine miles have been located. This is a very important section as it is the most direct route from the Willamette Valley to the beaches of Tillamook County, and is not served with a railroad. The engineer in charge of this work was Mr. C. A. Dunn.