$244,803; J. F. Knapp, Oakland, $251,219: Nevada Contracting; Co., Fallon, Nevada, $244.647; O. A. Lindberg, Newhall, $213,510. Contract awarded to Lewis Construction Company, Los Angeles, $189,687.
TEHAMA COUNTY—6 timber bridges at various points east of Red Bluff, total length approximating 665 feet, bridge decks to be surfaced with bituminous macadam. Dist. II Rt. 29. Sec. A. Brunk and Case, Corning, $24,970; E. B. Skeels, Roseville, $25,616; Lord and Bishop, Oroville, $24,990; A. Young. Yreka, $27,125; R. B. McKenzie, Red Bluff, $23,925; J. P. Brennan, Redding, $26,103; M. A. Jenkins, Sacramento, $24,865; M. B. McGowan, San Francisco, $25,990. Contract awarded to F. H. Nielson. Orland, $22,504.
TEHAMA-PLUMAS COUNTIES—Between Morgan Springs and Lake Almanor. Grading and surfacing with untreated crushed gravel or stone, 21.7 miles. Dist. II Rt. 29, Secs. C. and A. Contract awarded to E. B. Bishop. Sacramento. $59,265.
YUBA COUNTY—Buildings, appurtenances, and utilities to be moved from within to without the limits of the state highway right of way at Wheatland. Dist. III. Rt. 3, Sec. A. William Grebe, Sacramento, $4,649; McDaniels & Burroughs, Marysville, $3,020. Contract awarded to O. F. Brown. Sacramento, $2,347.
ACCEPTANCES OF HIGHWAY CONTRACTS
AMADOR COUNTY—Contract for producing and placing untreated crushed rock surfacing between Drytown and Amador City, Mother Lode Highway, 2.7 miles, at an approximate cost of $28,100. Hemstreet & Bell of Marysville, contractors.
EL DORADO COUNTY—Contract for surfacing with untreated crushed gravel between Logtown and 4 miles southerly, about 4 miles, approximate cost $12,850. Hemstreet & Bell of Marysville, contractors.
FRESNO COUNTY—Contract for placing pre-mixed oil-treated surfacing on crushed gravel base from three miles east of Parkfield Junction to Coalinga, 0.7 miles, at an approximate cost of $53,800, has been satisfactorily completed in accordance with the plans and specifications. Tieslau Brothers of Berkeley, contractors.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY—Contract for producing and stockpiling broken stone and screenings between Mill Creek and Little River, Redwood Highway, 6.4 miles, approximate cost of $18,100. Wm. C. Elsemore, Eureka, contractor.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY—Contract for constructing an overhead crossing and 7 timber bridges at points between one and 3i miles north of Areata, Redwood Highway, at an approximate cost of $57,500. Mercer-Fraser Company. Inc., of Eureka, contractors.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY—Contract for constructing a graded roadbed and placing a crushed rock surfacing from Areata to a point 0.3 of a mile north of Mad River, Redwood Highway, a length of about 3 miles, at an approximate cost of $92,700. H. J. Kennedy and Daniel Bayles of Oakland, contractor.
KERN COUNTY—Contract for constructing graded roadbed and placing oil-treated crushed rock surfacing between Bakersfield and 1½ miles east of Cottonwood Creek, 11 miles, approximate cost $186,800. Force, Currigan & McLeod of Oakland, contractors.
LOS ANGELES-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES—— Contract for grading roadbed and placing asphaltic concrete pavement between Claremont and Cherry avenues, 10.4 miles, at an approximate cost of $334,000 has been satisfactorily completed and accepted. Steele Finley of Santa Ana was the contractor.
MARIN COUNTY—Contract for constructing an overhead crossing over the tracks of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad near Alto, Redwood Highway, approximate cost of $38,400. Contractors, Tibbitts Construction Company of San Francisco.
MONTEREY COUNTY—Contract for constructing a graded roadbed and placing asphalt concrete pavement between Chualar and Salinas, Coast Route. The Peninsula Paving Company of San Francisco, contractors.
ORANGE COUNTY—Contract for constructing a graded roadbed and placing Portland cement concrete pavement westerly of San Clemente. about 0.2 of a mile, at an approximate cost of $10,100. Matich Bros, of Elsinore, contractors.
SACRAMENTO-EL DORADO COUNTY—Contract for constructing oil-treated cru.shed rock borders on both sides of existing pavement between Folsom and Placerville. 28 miles, approximate cost $77,800. W. H. Larson of Sonoma, contractor.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY—Contract for constructing a bridge across Pine Valley Creek, approximate cost $48,700, Contractor Linderman and Dueker, Inc., of Harbor City.
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY—Contract for constructing graded roadbed and placing untreated crushed gravel or stone surfacing between a point 2½ miles north of Turner Station and the Mariposa Road. 1.1 miles, approximate cost of $38,400. Lilly, Willard and Biasotti of Stockton, contractors.
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY—Contract for constructing a bridge across Graves Creek about 2 miles south of Templeton, at an approximate cost of $11,000, William laue of Paso Robles, contractor.
SHASTA COUNTY—Contract for constructing bridge across Mears Creek about 5 miles south of Castell, approximate cost of $20,000 has been completed. Carlson Bros, of Turlock. contractors.
SISKIYOU COUNTY—Contract for placing a Portland cement concrete pavement at Spring Hill near Mount Shasta, distance of 0.6 of a mile, at approximate cost of $22,800. Mathews Construction Company of Sacramento, contractors.
TEHAMA COUNTY—Contract for constructing untreated crushed rock shoulders between southerly boundary and Red Bluff, 10.8 miles, approximate cost $11,000. Hemstreet & Bell of Marysville, contractors.
TRINITY AND SHASTA COUNTIES—Contract for placing crushed stone surfacing between Weaverville and Tower House, 22.2 miles, approximate cost of $81,400 has been satisfactorily completed, etc. A. Milne. Portland. Ore., contractor.
MISSOURI—This state has built 1291 miles of all types of highways this year and will follow next year with 917 miles more, giving it a total of 2876 miles hard surfaced.
NEW MEXICO—All oil surfaced highways built in the future will be twenty feet wide, the State Highway Department has decided, to increase the success of the oil surfacing type of road and to insure its durability. The move to widen roadways has been made in order to overcome shoulder breaks. The greater width of road will combat the tendency, and from experience in other states, will eliminate it.
