Clatskanie-Delena Macadam
The section extending from a point three miles east of Clatskanie to a point two and one-half miles east of Delena, known as the Clatskanie-Delena Section, was completed by L. O. Herrold on a basis of cost plus ten per cent. This work consisted of eleven miles of sixteen foot waterbound macadam, one and one-tenth miles of nine foot waterbound macadam and all necessary grading, drainage, etc. The foundation on part of this section was very poor and 10,233 cubic yards of rubble base was used in order to make satisfactory foundation for macadam. While this increased the cost of the macadam, it was the only way in which a permanent foundation could be secured on this section. P. M. Hall-Lewis was resident engineer on this work.
COST STATEMENT—CLATSKANIE-DELENA MACADAM
(COST PLUS 10 PER CENT)
| Item | Cost | |
| Engineering | $ 5,998.96 | |
| General construction | 11,759.14 | |
| Clearing and grubbing | 892.37 | |
| Excavation and embankment | 22,529.95 | |
| Drainage structures | 3,596.27 | |
| Miscellaneous structures | 1,454.76 | |
| Quarrying and crushing | 43,714.47 | |
| Placing, rolling, sprinkling, etc. | 46,502.97 | |
| Camp construction and operation | 111.51 | |
| Total | $ 136,560.40 | |
This work includes 25,405 cubic yards of excavation, 22,170 cubic yards of crushed rock macadam and 10,298 cubic yards of rubble base, besides numerous small structures, drains, etc.
Delena-Goble Macadam
Clark & Dibble of Rainier contracted with the Highway Department to construct five and seven-tenths miles of broken stone macadam between Delena and Goble. The prices at which this work was taken by the contractors was very low, and the result was that almost from the first the work was handicapped by lack of proper finances. It became evident to the Department that the contractor would be unable to complete all of this work before the winter rains set in, so to facilitate matters and to provide a passable road for the winter, the Department took over the part of the work between Rainier and Goble after about $10,000.00 worth of work had been done on this part by Clark & Dibble. The work of the Highway Department on this section is described in the article on the Rainier-Goble macadam.
Clark & Dibble successfully carried to completion the two and one-tenths miles of macadam west of Rainier. A complete statement of the costs of the work handled by the contractors is given below.