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STATIONARY ENGINE:E'.RS "LOC·AL l~.r

·-~ --; Operating Engineer ls Jet Ace · in Korea! 1CI 's t .. •• , c r J, ... 1

WSB's Construction Industry Stabiliza:tion Commission I by a r ecord winter of storms . .. : ·

has approved the 15-cent wage increase for all classifications . There are deterring factor~~ at in Northern California and word of the approval comes as I the same time, which serve to sfovi the work-load is hittini record levels in nearly every ·ctistrict I down the jo?-load, .perh~ps f?rtt:~

[ , . . . . nately. One 1s the lmgermg m-a:ce-

0{ Local .3 s broad J_unsdict~on. ______________ rial shortages and 'building coEtroJs· CISC approval establishes the m- , which may still be in .effect oi· ·oi1ly

,.trease a_s the recog nized rate ef- June. A second is t11e normal sea- now loosening up. Another is the fective back to the retroactive date sonal_ upswing during the_ goo_d I steel_ strike, which has cut ~oy,'.rt of May 1. All members are urged weather of summer. A third 1s considerably on the steel/ ava~1aiJ-1e to check and ' if they are not re- thawing of snow and jobs frozen for construction. -ceiving the "increase on construe- , tion work in Northern California to make their demand to the employer. If the increase is not paid they should then notify the district business representative. ·

Meanwhile, reJ:')orts of the busi-

Tech. Er;gineers in Tribute To Bro. Swanson artd Board'

ness agents in every district shows At the Branch Meeting of the Technical Engineers h.e_d a gi0 eat swelling in the work for nea'rly every classification. The job· June 27, a ·bronze plaque was presented to Victor S. Swan.so'1, load is heavy from the Rockies in Local Union Manager, and .to the Executive Board of Local Utah to the . Pacific, and all 'mem- Union No. 3. .. bers are_ urged. to keep closely in The p 1 a q u e was fitting!? pre-1 l - ~ 1 ~-'t ,J · !O~c~ with umon offices so that ·sented by Brother R. J. Jackman , OC@I i l. l

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umon members may be placed on I who holds the first car:d number m I all work; . . _ , the Technicql Ellgineers qranch. ('t~ "'\U~~,ii! (' iifl~~~'i' ~

_.., High!"~:')'. _an~ co_1:str_~ct10n wo~l~ l·B1·other . R. F:,. _?wans9 n __ '.'ccepted

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~op th~ list, -~~1le gradmg, excavat- the plaque on beqalf of the Man- Operating Engineers Local 12 In' mg, pile - gnvmg, rock- and - sand, ager and Executive Boarcl. Southern California 1 as t v-ieek

IUOE members are mighty proud of Brother Rob~rt A,. Love, shown· . ~tove climbing into an F-86 Sabrejet in Korea. Bob r~cently became the ! _r United Nations' lltl{· jet fighter aee, shooting ~down five Communist

MIG-15 jets over, Mig Alley. He joined Local 45-A, in . 1937, and his register number (1is 246544. -His wife and .two .c.hildren -live in S~iitherrr

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dredging, and shop work are all In presenting the p}aque Brother I ended a six -week strike for higher very busy also. . . J ackman expressed the apprecia- wages, the fi1:st in .its history, with . Can~l and dam Job_s are the big tion of all Technical Engineers for compromise terms which provide 1t_em? m th~ valley and .~outhern the outstanding progress made by wage increases of I from ·19 t-) -~--!;i d1stn~ts, whil:. r?ads, housmg, re~: the Local Union in their behalf. He cents per hour. ,,. ' lam~t10n, ,,an~ other ty,pes Cl~ work pointed• out. that previous to join- · Local 12 did not go along w:-;:h· are m f1ull-swmg ever~where. . ing the Operating Engineers Local the 19 cents accepted ,from AGC

California at present._ He. is one of many California Operating E~gineers, Ml at last count, ·,\1ho · ha:ve answered, .th,e ,. call ;to service in· the armed forces since tlie Koreari'·outiireak. · . . -. . . . :: ' ,c:/ ,

· · ~ · ms: Air Forc·e· pli~to''.irom Wide w~{Id.) Th_ert are \hree m ai~ reas.ons ~or Union No. 3, the Technical Engi- by other building .. trades · u.n1ons

the presen_t ~us!).. ?ne is concluswn neers had failed to make any because its increases ov;r the f!a9t of the bmldmg tu:1des work stop- progress in the construction field. t , , ha b 1 · c- It pages in Northern California during - . . . -:-- . wo yea~s ve een ag~m"' . _ .:,

6- re .Members· · · However , smce J.ommg ,:,1th Lo- 1 had commg an . allowable rnc::.~se

cal No. 3; contracts covering field J of from 23 to 29 cents under w:.:!B

In Armed forces Officers ReEeieded surveyors have . been signed with rules.

approximately 60 survey firms. In I The increase settled upon b.r'.ngs addition, the Northern & Central I Locai' 12 rates up much neil.l'er Chapt,ers of the Associated General J what they should be though -still Contra·c'fors of America, Inc., have well below the Northern Califon,i:a included the T_echnical Engineers in rates.

Eri~k l\I. Car~·~on June 13th; 1952

R,oscoe 'G. Giles

By So. Cit ~ot@!~ 12 -Six more'_ merribers ·:. of ·Local 3 All major office.rs we:i;e re-elected

have entered various branches of b.y members of. Ei1gineers Local 12 Hie armed foi'ces [luring the past in Southern Califorr1ia in balloting month, · bringing the .total number conducted durfng June. Those

•'· · - -w_ lro have entere·d s_ inc_ e Kofoa to ' na.n1ed ,vere Ralph B. Bronson, June ·14tl:J; ~l. ~.52 · . . . <- top 'the 300.mai·k-304. .to be exact business ma n 'a g er; Harry M.

":i?J __ ~ ~ · H. De ~ot~ _The· following . members \ook ' out Browitt, i;i'resident; Harold W. ¥ June 17th, 1~52 ·Service Withdrnvv_al 'cards ,·during Gibson, v}ce-president; Philip A.

R,ollie w. _stoU - c.t,: June and . thrnr names go .on our Judd, recording· corresponding sec-June 28th, ·195~ honor roll: retary; ·William C Carroll, finan-

Woodro,~ ,v1i~a.t · C. A. EUT:Of{ JR. "cial secretary; Joseph R. Groom, J - 28th ' 195.., ~GEORGE R. KONEKAMP · ,,. treasurer; LeRoy Francis, trustee·;

une . ' ~ . K'ENNETH LEHTO :,- H ! M. McNeel, auditor; C. w. Small0

JERRY PATTERSON' wood, conductor; and Charles Love, ·. Julyeist, 19Q2 ' .. ' RICHARD VERGARA . guard. Some 5000 members out of

, CO. Del;wiler .

- · ... , " .-· ,· - GEORGE _L. V,i 7E_STBROOT7<. '.,·.· i .. 12 000 t k' t · ti . 1 t'• Lawten.c·e E . Eshelman ·· -, - · . u , oo par m 1e e ec ion.

' _, -·· _· j\.11s;-' 7tl1, 1952' * *" ·* ,-'I :·1 * £ * · , ·, * *: ~ .. r: ._: .~ ~Jinuml.lllt.:Js'l, D;y1

-.' ~l\b, - ··-. 1. ·-· cos_Hy A_cc,-~den_ts_· .. A $5 billio'n carry-;~;er in. Air ,· m,m&t!JJ\\9,UH l»t11 !u~

F . . . ·· : __ . , . . ' . .• Because a - dredgmg contractor

orce constn.1.ct1011 , funds, 1s avail- I Congress has approveG: a measure f . d . . , · f bl · · fi 1 · '53 · · .- ' ·, 8 . . . . ·a1le to realize - the importance o

a e m sea , part of . a $5 authonzmg the ,Army Engmeers to 'd ·- t· h' 1 -b·i1· 1 d - · . · · " acer ent preven 1011 1s emp oyees

1 10n arme ,services carry-over start oll'·a $406 000 imprnvement of ff d f '. · · '- · · -.. ., . , , " su ere ~requent mJunes, which ·· · --- . · 1 Hu.mboldt Bay, including deepeni_ng added up to $60,000 cost 0 f cor11c

. The U: S. has appropriate<;:! $1, - of ' the ep(rance channel and of pensation and medical aid, the ; 8-r,000,000 ·in federal aid 'for hjgh- cha"!'lnels ~· ih N·orth bay . to -Eureka construction . sec_tiori of the Naway c6nstructiqh over a two-Year i-apd Sanioa . . hi.crease ,in ·shipping tional. Safety Council· i;eported jn period o~~inning July 1.' - I necessitat;s J.l}e-pproject. . a survey or' accidents under indi-

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Inj11ries in-. ·O.fflcial' Neti~e'-.'.t~ 7: Me~b~rs , ~;~~de~ceftl~~l~~ . r;:t\h:

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NEW RATES APPROVED . . ':r)le 'construciion Industry Stabili- . dro,viiings from lack of life jack-zat.jon Commissioil approved ai·ea. 'rates for '46 No'rthern. California ets, _infact'ions from . no first afd Counties (Case No. c-7766), eff.ective -May 1st, 1~52, allowing 15 cents equipment. and falls from lack of per hour inc_rease for all. classifica.tions: This becomes the established hand rails: . ~-construction r,a,te in Northern _-California and all contractors, on con- * * -. * ' struction, will be reqi1ired to pay the increase from May l~t, 1952 .. , · . ij.~ r~_e M~_.ra _ii.;n~w!\YI:' • .

DEi'VIAND THE NEW SCALE .. . i\'Iembel"s should fi~st · make ~ ~ .w ~ Ir ~~ii li,!IJ.J their individual dema~d to the co~tracto·1;· IF they are working on a· The federal government is col-construetion job AND have not received the increase.-If this increase lee ting . more Ui'an $2 billion a year is not then paid NOTIFY .THE BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE IN from highway users, yet is using YOUR DISTR][CT, . only one-fourth of the amount for

TECHNICAL ;E~GIN;EERS, Local No. 3:-E, meeting will be held in . new highway building, the · official th,e Uni()µ _;()~pes:.~t 474 Valen.cia<St., Saii Francisco, at 8 'p.ni., Friday, A.GC pubiicatioI).' charges, urging Jul "25th' 1952 · · ' · " · · ' that · much · morl-' .of this money

c-,~ -: Y · - · ' , ._, · · .: · ·· · should be -used - for highwafs.

the· Master Agreement made with Other terms provide for a sub..: the Operating Engineers, Lo ca 1. sistence pay plan and a health plan No. 3. I to be taken up under joint stu i'i:: :Oy * * * the union and employers. · ·

State high_w~y de~artments \~ill 1 · _ All major_ \/\/Ork in the re~-ion ,'":8:s spend $2.1 _ billion this year, an m- tied up dyrmg the stnke, m wn;cn crease of $2~0 million over fiscal [ the Iron Workers joined w.ith ~':le 1952. Engineers.

AFGHAN!:STAN ENGINEERS....::..Bro: Roy Kipgery, _- s,uperintendent :for i\forrison-~m.iclsen Co., . on. their hlJ.g·e -reclamation p1·9ject in far-:aw2y Afghanistan, is . shown abov;e 'pin;ning an Ope1,ating Engineers 4'Hl1011_:,

button o·n his · shovel operator; with othe·r · nati-\1e · ivorkers ·looking .,on. The .Engineers and JHK are hi:inging water, power, roads, an.,d a i1e•w life to thfa Ptimitive r egion. Bro: Kingery is a me1i1ber of Operating Eng:1-neers Local 3. -

EDIT

Amer icanism is not an "jsm" in the true sense of the word.

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Rather it is an ideal founded upon personal freedom and per- HI sonal integrity. It is an ideal that has been developing slowly

throygtjoyt almost .two hundred. years of blood, sweat, _ana Dut.'i ... : .... All,_r._.,.iL.· to'i:l. u- ·a,o~~ not consist of just one dogma .or of a mass of · .. . . ~ uncorrelated. beliefs, but a system of unified, working ideals. Sixty-five industrial deaihs were It ·iS l:Jased on freedom an0. capitalism as expressed th.rough repor;tef[ .in .CaJifornia du;ing Apdl. free.dom of personal initiative.. of this year. This compares with

Arperiqmi.sm, Uke Christiani~y, is a force that spreads not 62 fatalities, reported in the same by conquest, but because it is the consummation of political month of :i.951. i deals and man's faith in his fellowman. Americanism is not!- Two_ car:penters and .a millwright · d r I d · b h'l h ·f l' f f died as the result of falls from a cree. or 1ate _or. estructi?n, ut a p l_OS?P yo . 1 e, o con- · roqfs. One carpenter was walking

.R 'Ilhe meetini;: was c,i,Ued to order at 8 :10 ' P,(1?:,. f reSjcl~1,t _ Cian,~y pre

siding, .'Roll ,caU ,sho,Y,ed ,a:n .• &ffi~er,& pr~ en.t_ with ,the .ex ception _of. Man-ager Swanso11 ,and -Brotl1~i·, .Wl\aQk. . . '

A syn~psls >)f {!{e~ i egql~r .~Ieetirig ) Vling~es. of June ·7 was Je:itd ancl apprQ.v,C:d as ileaq. . . . .. ' . . .. . . . .

A synopsis of the Executive Board i\'Iin.utes of June 18 and of July 9 rea,,d and, the · acts and recommendations of the Board were by motion approved as read.

A letter of thanks was received from Richard Miller thanking Union for contl'il:mtion toward .the ·purchase of a rocking-chair bed. Received and filed. ·

Card of thanks ,vere received from Lillian Bornse,1_iein and · Bro tr~"-str.uctmn; a belief 111 the. ult1ma,te, world-wide_ re-birth of free- on a wet sloping metal ,roof when dom and the ti:ltii;nate··triumph of the force for good which is he slipped and fell 30 feet through Jo!1n B9~i~s,c~eiii, , ang ,tlle,ta,~nx otJDric CarJs(),!1·.Received _aud file \!, >

· ' · · k l REPORT .OF . '!'HE $[CK 00iVI1H.ITTEE .. within every man. . . a s Y ight. T~e .other carpenter, Tii,e / ;;1io,ying'. ,b1'.9.t~;;~s \ vere ,;i.:~p01,t~cl , ill .. : Alf ,,Anclreas~en, W.Hlarcl

,, Americal'l-ism is not a ·cult of · inaction and starry-eyed who was w_orkmg on the roof of Aid.t r. s()11, .J.iin.}1-e __ ,(h ... ,.i\ri4._e,T.r.<_!l.o, :~~.'"-_A .• R .. •. ,_, A_ qb _ _.o .. _tt_,.,Jo~e .... 1.>h Ar_·n,1pa_., s,,.,,c. li~ ,Al~ n-. . . . . . . a school bmldmg, walked across. a -·hope~ulness, but a creed of reality and .optu~1sp:1. It 1s not loose rafter and fell 22 .feet to the b:au_gh, ,,Ron~Id, ,Batem11-11, John,. Borb~, W m. Bai:stl)w, W l:l ter;,BY.i\on, b '' t f- d t' f . . 1 . b . th' . Th~y.11~ . . Cul~~~t~o!{;~· J ~1xi; sAJ1:ci~n, ' Ge~:, ciampit~, .Wn~. o~ill:iis, ,.J cilm

.·. UH on a . oun a 10n O passive non-.v10 ence, . ecause )n IS ,gr ound. The mi]lwrfght was carry- Daly: R'ay ,Daify,- ~Cija.r!es~~d;irii;i;ds: ... Linyi:eI1~e.' :E1siielman, ,. L. 6.<Fa,riis-·.: , ·.,_."011 .. ~~11.adv.we ethmeums~'~r:re1:issteead· nfar·oamefeunsd. Ioturdorejsg hntos:t.fos. t.lainf ed.afno~ . lbi ~oeordtyy·. . ~~:PP~1an~~1ri~~ ha :~of u:~~::rd:~ w9.~.t1i,: .Ge·o. F ~eclJw;g,) H~~ri: J J 1aJi\es~ ; F~it;1!f; p eorg:e;: Edwai~\ :Jit~~is,

• , YY Fr,~~i ) folm, , N. ,c: -K~z~i:::, .R.,s.,~L::i-ws9n.~g.,!i~!lJ',· j_ Lov~, ~p, .. )Yld\j.pzje, ,·empire : buiiding; it stands for preserya:tfon . of world peace'; s,kyJight, falling 32 Jeet ont,o' the , . - 'l .'. s \ .. , " " J ill i\f :·' . ·v. ',, . E I,T 6 · 1 Jf oct n

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~.:_:, •• e.',:}:,r.;;_:.~.u.: _t,:, .• _ .. !.·~.:.i.r.~.:--~-~-:.i _:.:; _.:i ,.i ight . to_ w1;ite the aboi,e ex.pr:ess.ions on Ame1-£canism . .. As long as during Aprii. A sawmili foremari ' · · - . ., · - · . · , " , . -· , C. -,.Thq1;P,,,r,,, 1\far,p .';I.'l!<im~~; ,,RQ-v,.Y ll;JJ.Q!l,,;1,,.-. .E-\ V i!ieY~,i:~, .,No,r,»1:c+n .W h1g, America has youth of this caliber we will never need to fear for the . ·died. ,oL he.ad. fojuries he received '-· · · , .. - .. , ·>< • -, , , · ·" ' - · ~ · .... - ~ ·· , · · .. ·- • • ·

·!fH· "'"'i au, '";s''Y aaJ au, pea~'.~ I; . '.l:',O . :f ~t!f ~t~t~Fllf ?ft ;;;{ i~itii~tif ~;~1:1~~;;!:~ ; ,y . . · ' ~ ~ . .. -· R& . . ,£ ' . tippe,d ,ov~r on~.top cit' 'him as 'he Th~,,!111tfJei\ Qf,) M :,t 1~~tJ.t1t, ,?t}h.e_,;,Ip~pl~M(Hl:iH,,?~f ~l-J1;·':V~.S !,>ro_u,g~lt

•;ci . .• ·~c- -~ - • ·~ - - Wc\S unloading, logs ,from a truck. to th~;Jtt~~J'ft):~n:,Of ·-t h,~;'!l1'%BJ~.Bf,S!i,ip_:}_n ~ i~~ ;pfJ h!l)~~UJ1~J,:t h 8si:,e, _was '·"'·'O" E s :r·10 .. A ,motpr gradEer ._ operator was guid- no .0lin:os.itfoii,Jfwas ,reg:uhn·iy-..nip~e4 ·~nd'§ec,g,n(J~~. th::i,t, th;c,Se~ ,eJary;~ _: "_'.: _ : ·-, .. , :....... .) _ ·.· . ing a concr.ete _pipe attacheci to a inst r.ii,_~,! tb ,\iasf .'~~:~~hi~r -~iif(ot J or ,.th~:,j n,iii;riAA~~MJ '>Wr.~te,: aii~Jiiat

,. c.,c1· .. • , cr.a.ne boom line into position . in, a ali .nic111b~.it:i hse,tj:t ;be' ( ciuqte~:,~it\1) he,,p,1,ttor~·ty,3,Car.riecl Jm.ap-},l).1q.µ~lY·

n F ol10~ing is the lat!?st of a series_, Number XII, Question~ .f~:c\0

: ~:~tc!~~:~r~~ut~~-e;~::~ . as 'l\ii~:~:t~fo~{\~ifi~~~s~ g~;v~ ,1;lieh's u ~,~~h!eP~J:t~,::;ivhit,ib, ,,~e_ri •• ~f.~~ptec~

; '.and Answers on Workmen's Comp:ensation Laws, prepared high yo~tage line.. • T~eJ e J e~~lg ,JlO~, fu!th,~r .. ,:~UJ\lJ,f S~,;.'to ,,.co,~H~ __ bet ?1:ey th e__.)11 c~:tj11 g·, . it i' b y the Industrial Accident Commission, submitted by Com- A .few of'the o.ther fatalities \ e- .a<lj?ii:i.'..~i~cl. . . ·. ··.. . .

n:iissioner Frank Lawrence: .. . . ported during Mril ate su~mars 't Re~p-~c.~fuJI:v ,.1;1.~111!ttecl, . , . ,,. Question: If an. injury causes a ized below: · · · · · C. F dVl:A',f.~:QlTW&, Reco1:ding, Se~r~t;tr:y,

+, J\>ni;QIQAI. AND HQSPITAL I necessity for medical freatmenj; in .'S:t .. ·-~a~ -r'elease. d, by . th.·e I'llptur'.·e .,•·.:, ~ " C •• • ' • .. :, , ..

:"'TREATMENT (Coi1tinued) •• '.i, Question: What is the definition i~! e:b~~~~~e

0~11f;~!~\0s~~~e~:~a~~ ~i~ea i~ti:c\0~15e~?lb~o~::n f~~~~~Y· ~i[.·"' ;~;ft'-

" of .a physician?· , ,ff' ,~ ment. bur,n.~\i. ;a ,ma,son ·· and .his .help~r · · · · · · .... · ,,.· .i' • • · · '., · ·

.Answer : Under the provisions of Answer: Yes. ,_ :who:. were woi'king insi'de the fire- W~~~J:t1F·t§n, D . c.-The ,a:v'f r,a&:e ,1

creas.es .. \ve.r.~,.reco1feq ,by 94 jndus-t he Labor' Cod.e, physician includes . . . ' .·· - ·, :PO,.,<'.~ of a · boil.er_ w, he,n., the rupttire injur1:c-fr~;1:~ef)cxJatr for n1an~f.~~~. tries a1.1d }ittje ,~MnKe,,J :iy _?8, ... Physicians· ·-an.,d s.·uPe-eoris . . optome- Q If · · d t · d d d · D e f 5 o e freqt1 ency ~ , uest~on: the !11Jlired em- _o_cci.ii'.red. . , . · ,t1:1.r.rng .. , ,!I.! , u_i!,_r;es,_ . r?P_P~ " c ur:m&:1 .• _ · e~.r:e.5'-.s,,/',,9. ,· , ,?1, tn_/ : ;,., _ . < J' , -

-· t r fst s, .' dentists, chiror:Jodists . . · osteo~ 1 · .. .. · "· · · · ' · '.l. • t th t t t d b 6 m P oyee i~ a war vetercln, :is he ·en~\ Two· ruiner:s who. had ·set fuses the ,fiq_L~q.ua~ter of .thisy e~,.r .:J l ,. Et, / a !; , fO\ I_:- s ,~v~_re .. r ep_,if, ~ .. Y,, , -·<· paths, and chirpn1~ar tors who hold titl.ed to the saine type_ of_-· tre. at- ,for _ a d·y. narnfte .blast were · buri~d lowest , poj nt Peached since 1949, ·.dust!', 1.es: Struct(1ral c1ay products, ·,..,a California .· state license. t h · t t ct fi t tl d me~ t at a , non-veteran w o.uld be " tiy ·.,falling '-rock when the ,. ,shot$ ,acco_rding,.to ,a . p,relirpinarY, , .surv,ey ,. par uops,-N l_,. :<} ll'f .S, cu · e~Y, --~11

entitled to under the Labor Cod.e? .stai:ted ,) 'iring . beJ01:~ :the· me11 Jeft ,by .:the ,1.J. ~i- Lab_or J?e~art!l1ent's, :e,qg_~} o_oJ;l,, CU;1!Fl'.g .aI1'.\ ,pre:,e/? cill~ Question:. In a serious injury Answer :'_ Yes, he is. The fact the _.mjr1e fa_ce ... · · · :Bu.r~.<\U, of ;L_abor. Stat1.st1c;l,,. ! cqn{~c_t101:ery and.rehi.tef[ prp.d_u,cts,

case, is the injured employee eh- .that he is a- veteran does .. riot Aq a,ir'l,\ne _main{enance worker . The;<r'~te of 13.5 injuries ,per: mil-.; an_d }ns\l]~t~d .~'-firer.and cable °' , , t itled to a consulting pliysfcian? • .in any respect change his nghts.,, ,ctiep la,f,tei ·,!1:ihlcl.Hng ·!urrits _fro.i;i;.P 'lion :man ,- hours ' -werked . near ly, . . ,Fi~e- indt1st,1;-i1;;; · _sh~yv,e_q sub~;t.an~

·<· '·Answer:: · ',Yes, he 'is, up·on r.e- to medicaLtreatment. ' ~lean_r!J&' }lu1d. ,use1 ., m . spot . cle.ar1- equaled .tlle 13-4 ,rate, r-€corde'd dur-.. t1al ) nc1'.8E\.;;e"sf .(l.lt,llqµ.gh 1)1.0S,t ,of. / he . ,,,.!:quest. TFiis:- physician must ·be prn- mg .. the _,Uphol!3tery, '.ins,i<;Je , an afr- ing the fourth qua1,ter · o·f ,'iJ:9) 9::;_,_ increl;1Sef}i. rep1:esen:J;ed:i th.e ., nor:~1/ll

vided by . the·:. empfoyer at his .Question:. If the employee is a pl~11,e .. ' . ':; . ' .. the)ow' p~int of the .postwar d·e~ 'upsiv.iil;g. ,,from .. Io,v."' ra:tes" in . the .:_\prcpense. · .. , ;Subscriber to group inSm:ance that A s. tCJ~kroorii, . work_er .. s.ta_cked, ~ a cliri'e in ihjt!l'y rates. The rate I fo4r.th qua.rter. These · -indust;ries

I would .also- entitle him to medical 1 d f b : o~,, .. _o ; ar:re)s · ~foye the ,sa#fY shovied ' a 3 per cent qroJ as com~ are: J,oggi_ng, meta! household ·fur-Questfon: r·,, tl~e ·Industrial Acci- ,treaJmeriCJJY. group insurance , be- marker. on a s d 11 1 t · · t 11 d d

" ,in,_g .. _p;,ii,d,. ,by' 'th;e •. emp'lo,yer,'. doe.s . : ·,. ,,:. .. ' ... I e1'-'~,,, . e ey ?, or: pared \'-'\ti'). t.h .. e . ,;1.Vfrage fo'. r th.e, pres,. 111 ure, ,,_m!~C. A ~n~?~} ·.·.· W ~? •. .. ,~rt?. -dent ,. Commission empowered fo · , ·· - · - · which he was .. oper(l.tmg.. As . Jhe, vious quartei:. .· October - Dec.e. mber ucts, .. mis. c_. e_llaneo1,1s. ,,,.che_ .. 111 .... }f a,l~.;. ,and ,that • in," any respect change the 1 · ~ -certify to the competency of a em'ployee',s , rl_g)1ts cto medicai treat- e evator . ascen_ded'. ' ~he _ baf i'flS .:!1!t 1951, ' and ·a 13 per ·cent . drop over I rni,sc;.~llap·e'o,us ' . fab,~}cate_d -: ' textile

. physician in: a particular case if rneN_?_·. ·' - · .. , , , . -··· ~e cblos~d ., metal s1de:'7alk doors .. the year. l " . . . I products, ... . ,, . · . 1

. t h~ employee so requests'? . Ans\ v~.r: . No, .it .does .not. He is f e h ar: el.s·: ,:"'e.r,e .Pr:_sse? on .. fop oi 127 . industr-y ·. -classifications, I" _;- ·.,, ·::. . . i;: *:·. * , • soAe~~;z~:ep~~~· -~

1e Coinmissio;1 is stiU. ·_ei1t°itl~d to ,the SaITte '. benefits ~gai~si tfi~e,r,~,~~~·r.e~;us::k~ . ~~~ 55,, or 43 .pe{_cent, ~l:wf ~a dec_reases M~tqri_st: '••1 l;~n ov~~ your cat

as,'.any other emplo}'ee. . : ,. . sidewalk do'cirs · · ·;of 1- frequen..oy-,rate pomt.:or ,mor:e. l and _:wapt _to ,replit~ h m1,'.',;·

: Question: . Does medical treat- ' Q";~S~i?n\ ' :bof9 ' \ nedic;al . treat- . A hi.iU ,hand in ,a pla11ing mill be_tdwehenfith_e fofulr9t5h-2. qus~rt~fir .. ~f t1~5J.:- .. ~o~~?"'."r~,:l . . "Wellt, ge~ . ;hbut sy. ~ .rn.e,nt, include , 24~hotJr .nursi-ng, if wa.·s killed .when · ·he· was stru.ck 1.-11 a_n , t e .. rst o . . 1g111 calJ:_,m. mo~se 1s m . t 1e .pa··,JU Y_, ng_ _,·, ... Jl°;"'· 111ent in'c1'u'c1e any dentai' work ' re- · . ' .. .. ,. . . '• .

- required, as well as the necessary ,t,he h_ead by a board .. ,;,,111·c11 . h·a· d . q.uired as ·a 'result of 'the injui'.y, . ., . . . expense in traveling to the hos- kicked back frorri ' the .. ede-er whi'ch

including the repl'acen1ent of any pi(al or doctor's office, such as · · · ~ t eeth. that·. ar·e· · lost ·a a result .. of · · he ,.was. 9perating.· .,, , ·- · • taxi, train, or . car fare? - · exfra'ction caused by t,he effects of · ·, A choker setter, ·who. was help-

Answer .. _: Ye_s, it does: ing to _load a lumber' tr·u ·ck, ,,;as t he injury ? . " Answer: Yes , it does. . kille'd when · the top . log . rolled off

Quf:l~.t ~?~1 _: __ Are ~t{!~~' _counts,, city -the truck, crushing his liead. ?\ -m~.1?,1C\Pll\ , t mpl?Y;?,es . "':'110 are ',1 A cave-.in of apprm:i~at~ly three

Ques!i?!; :,_Does .~!"n_t~l treati;i:i~nt .mJt~rtd .as _a result '. of their wo~k ·t ons of rock and dirt ·cr:ushed .a include tfi( r e'placeij1ej1t _or· r epair enhtl:~?- ;to th,e, , sa.1;;ie benefits as pipefitter who was working in a of dentures' damaged as a result of' a11y.. .. och.c.r ,_emplqye,e,, ., for ine'dic(l.l concrete pit. ·. &;n inJ\.· iry ?. ., · · ' ' '· treatment ? · · ·· ·

. . _,-.,1 ,.,: :,. A :truck driver was fatally. in-,. Art~,1Yi~ri,Yes1.P 1~Y. ar~.· jured when the ., truck bed ca:me

down on , his · head as ·he ·

A,nsw<i-.f .= .. -Yes.

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~yj i~RY, .m,;iz ;'~Busi11~ss ;Rep.~.;~!l1,t~ti~; _: ·,·' '

'pairing Ui.e gas line: .

have all. available . rigs ,work:ing~·atl Wmston Manor. Hagmre & Hester ar.e making good progress on their Barneson Avenue job after bei'ri.g shut ·down due to the Piledrivers strike. ·

\V:~; '9-re 'happy to.' 'repoi·f tha( ev~ryt';a; :J,· ,; ~; ,king that want/?.'to.: worJf!:tv,~ ha:ve exhaui tea ·our oui;of~wo1~k Ifat an d ha\T~ n~f/o;'Ji1~?.j\,?n.J·?½~~19~, pe}~J o J;in $0~¥ :~01?{ '_f.f1 ;?f )n~

Sterling Home Builders, employing seve1 .. al. contractors equipment on theii' subdivisions a:t Redviooci ·

contract ow1 :9V. : .t~-. 0P~:W,J1S:Y,lf!.;. ar~,, ,bus;y .. arJ._c'.l, .the ,.memb.ers shQ4:J,d;:9e ,tfC~iyjpf l h~:pe)f wage) ncx:ease·ln li.ctdition .to t he.ir re\rqa:ci,H,( pal<li'.i#',thehfironi )v.faf'f, 195;2;.. ·. ,;~_},: •e·'' ·. · . H e:3,ly~Tibhets Company ai'e' !'nak- . ~-.__:_· :..,· ,:_· .:.·..c·c....,-. ..:c .. c.:··:c.' ·-'· ·:_.· -------• Cf ; · -: ;~,--·· ,,,,-,.,~.,_:, __ -_ : ·· "'.':·;-:: - - -~-~ . · ( : :.?.:i,: ,, . . . - --·-·r-:- · --o--- -·

,~nb o00q _, PI ?ffe?!;~\ on their ~ev,::e~ Incidentally ~Mc.Gammon & Won:

Job along Ba:ysliote F r:eewa:y and ·.· ·: . : ·. , :·. ,,·:·: . · · Pionibci Co~str'i1c·tt"on ':comp~ny 'aie' ·derl!ch Will do) he resurfacing on 1

als9 ijOi~g hght, aldn,i: on ·\ 11~il' :se·c:, this jot\! · . / t10n of - the ' Freeway. No ·word 'has · Barbettini is still working on the been received as yet, regarding the Baywood Realty Company's subcontract to be let on the next five : diV;ision. L. C. Sinith has a good

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'ENGINEERS' "NEWS Managing Ecl.itor,· v; S. SWANSON'

Publish~d Each··Month by Local Unio• No, 3 of !he International Union o:

.Operating Engineers '· Northern Caiifo,rrtia, Northern Neyada,

Stale of Utah Office 474 Valencil!. Street

0 Sa~ · Fr11,ncisco S, Ca,Iifornia Subsf r~ption P i:ice: $2.50 ;.;

per year m iles of the Freeway. porti_on of the Bayshore Freeway Mail all news iiems ; in to ·editor nol

M C & W d 1· t 11 · d · · . later than the., Sth .of each montli' 1 c ammon on er lGh s i . .t\e ·up with ,. th:eir paving crew. Entered as Secoii.a Class' .Matier _Sep-

woi-killg '.3-t the Belmont !"irpoi't. T. his is a tough job to do and still I tember 9, 1943, ,at the Postoffice a t' San •. ·. John-Delphia about fimshed up· a:llow the traffic through! Francisci,, Cali!oli1)i_a, under the Act

of Augu·st 2.4, }.912. I .with the road job on Alpine Road. Floyd Watson & Buzz · Haskins -----------..... -'--..... --'

OFE'ICIAL CONVEN'l'ION VVE;LCOlVJ,E.-Jaol, l\'.lcD01iald, r ight, busmr~s i:eprese1,1t ativ;e of ~ea_ttlf:l ,IPP ~ t o:cal 30~;, is sh<\W~-iiio~~ turniing the gavel over to Gen. Pres. VVilliam E. Mafoney in· ,opei;;ing ,cere:monjes .of .the. Eng'ineel,'s' 24tJ1 com:ention at '.th; '.Ol:1:1,1.;pk ,Hotel. .. P resi~ dent .lVialoney · .was ~1:es.i t~~t.el:,io l~ad~r@i1\1;1 .pf ,,ti~~., I,UQ:¢, -~a~~,. ,~ r,~t~er McDonald received the warnrnst praise fro1i1 tg.e enti_1:e ,gaJl:i,eriJig ·;for his capable· leading ·of -the conventioi1 ·hosts. · · ·· ··· · -,, ·· · _:_;,;,r- -

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.. , t ,s· • 1n the kl d ~y AL CLEM, T. D. B;&YSON, LOUIS SOLAf.U, L. ~. LAUX, Business Representa.tives. ·- I

In and around the Oakland area we have been extremely N Ab · busy during the past month, with more than 600 members · e ·WS · out R d . ,. d E . l . . being Gleared to various projects in the ai'ea. In fact these h h / e Uffoo . r11pire· ro irten· ·,in ~r~ the ·best' times we have experienced"--in these parts in a T e Brot ers I ~ . WW . I . I I IJm -~ . !! '

number of years. We only wish that this-activity would con- A recent_ visitor to the_ Oakknd Io· I l l" . I p lQ tinue indefinitely. We have experienced a shortage 'of men in office,was Bro. L,. w. Ch~i:np~on, on l r1 r1 wprn~"I ~ow1~ . r1r·+y 1ne· {~' all classifications. There has been a great deal of activity in vacation ]eave from his JOb lll I h.. y I i y ; V; I ,,., ! ' the pile driving industry, and grading and excavating jobs Venezuel'5; where . he has been .9 .

]1a\1e 1 b t , 1 t· -----· ________ By GLENN DOBYNS, Business Represei1ta,tive,

a so een ex Temeiy Pen ·1- working for Raymond Concrete . · , fu l. . On'.y where· a shortage of is now employed as foreman for Pile Co. for the past three years. S~nta _Rosa has ne:v Engme~ring Contract~r: The nevsrest steel · exists has there been any the . J : H. Mccosker Co. This com- B Ch . I b l · . engmeermg construct10n firm 1D Santa Rosa 1S Peletz c(,m~ decline, in work activity. Th_ e Porn- -pany' is resurfacinbo- Minor Road in ro. amp10n, 1as een a memJer I 1 t d t 1948 B 1 t C ·t . . Sn R < . ·,· -

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eroy JO a· 1e o um 1a ee Orinda Hills with five other Local o · 1e oca smce , avmg as . . _ · . · · -plant in Pittsburg is at a complete 3 members ~orking with Jerry on worked . in this area fo1~ Moore letz, owner of the firm, was formerly with the Robert M. Rapp standstill due to the Steelworkers' . the project. I Dry Dock and Bealy Tibbetts. The Company. The first first opened for business 011 Sept. i ,, 1951.

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C last project on which he worked The co~1pany has in the past nine I · · . The rock, sand and gravel indlus- or on e re . • ar . 0· before returning to the States was ~onths oone_ over a dozen sewer 011 the dragline is Bro . Mussell'nan .

try is very busy, with . most of sewag~ treatmen_t plant_ at P1~ts- the oil derrick bases Raymond has JO. bs alo1:g w1,th ' wate.r m~m w~rk Bro. Boers is the oiler and ,S, Mc~ the . plants operating two ,shifts. burg is pro~ressmg satisfactonly. been constructing for the Shell Oil and pavmg_ \, orK, str etchmg fr om Henry is the mechaiiic.

Rh , & . 5 f Harley Moran operates a North- C ·L 1 11,r • • "b ,, · 1 B 1 d M c t "T . oaes Jamieson _has 1 o , ti. . b o. on a ,e ma11cai o, ., enezue a. eve ere m arin . aunty ·o napa _ Munn & Perkins paving job at the brothers empl_oyed at the Cen- w~sL on iis JO · . Engineers who ·go to South A.mer- and Santa R,o~a. Mt. St. Helena is 50% cornplc-!t ed. terville gravel plant, working a Lee Imme] has several resurfac- ica for Raymond Concrete Pile Tl 'd t · d ·

. , lO~hour day, six days a week, with_ ing jobs going on throughout Con- sign an i'1itial contract for 18 I . Ted o~ es .B serv;e l re~r . is This job was for 7.5 miles. At the

16 000 . tra Costa County, one ·of the larg- · mo11ths w1:tl1 any succeed1'ng con- c ah1meh ly ro._tl utgh1 iggms, present time we .have eleven m.em~ . ·, yards of material ·being . . . . , . - --w o as Jeen w1 1 e .company b·ers ~mployed Sonie of th""'' ~~en

d d ·1 f l · · est bemg located near Pmole. A tracts being for a period of one . th . b . . ~ - · • .:. ,,c ·''' p:iov\; ai Y rQ_m tie pit' to th_e , 11

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t · · . smce · e very egmnmg. were fortunate : enough to work all . plant. Virgil_ l\'lace Js operating ~ iu crew JS emp oye at t 1e1r 10 year . Excellent housing is pro- · ·

two,J'ard dragline at_· the pit and plant in Stege and is keeping busy vided by the company, without · Listening in in the international winter stock - piling , aggr ega,tess. ' · ·· fur·n1·s111·11g ma'L·e1·1·a1 for thes<> J'obs. party line will be the Redwood Em- This has been one of tll:e smoothest lias Deith Anderson . as his oiler. ~ cost, as :well as meals, medical -

The equipmfnt ·shops .'in · the Bro. Hans Enge, the shop foreman services, transportation, laundry pire's newest "industry." running jobs that we Iwve h.ad. in area have lots ·or work, overhaul- for this firm, tells us that he is service, and last but not least, a Construction of a foreign broa.d- this area in a long time. _T here has ing vario~s pieces · of equipn:ierit .keeping about five heavy duty re- very acceptable salary. The Vene- cast monitoring station on a ',483- been no tm;nover of men a.nd no · and servicing new squipment . pur-· pairmen busy in Lthe Lee Immel zuelan climate 1 is pretty hot and acre site 10 miles northwest of complaints. chased by local confractcii:s.· ·,. · Richmond shop, ave hauling and rainy, but is not really uncomfort- Santa Rosa will be started next This company purchased a Mo,de.l! ·

Since the · last ' writing·: 0( the i·epairing equipment. Bro. Whitey able, and great improvements are fall by the Central Intelligence 1'5 EM all electric standard. 1;teel! news many of' the brothers · ·ha.v'e Waddington recently moved one. of being made: in the major cities. Agency. About 2 years will be .r.e- asphalt plant. An estimate o.f 50,000 finished up t heir Jobs for the· Four Immel's shovels tci- the Sausalito ·Bro. Champion really must' like quired to complete the project. · tons of material· will be .crushed Companies ' at - Camp Parks, and Quarry. : our South American neighbors;- as. Radio experts wµo selected the and placed when this job · ls com~

.. : ~J uive been ·dispatc·hed to cithei: em-· Eimer Freethy is p1,1tting the he tells us he will be on his way site last year called it "the finest pl-et,ed. Completion date is about -~ pl9yers_. · . · . · ·· · finishing touches to the San Pablo back at the -end of the · month. site for this work west of fhe August 15th, which will be wi.thin

Bro. Ira.Jones was- in ·the office .Fpter Plant in El Cerrito: This · A report from a little colder rockie·s." , only 60% of contract tiine allowed. i:be other· day to -i_nform us·that ~e job has provided work to several' clime was given us by Bro, Eric The site is almost completely ' Transocean Engineering Cotporhas · returned · to his · .former -job · of . the brothers for about ·eight Salonius ~p.d Bro. Haq-y Peterson, encircled by running streams. The - ation at Philo 'have star ted the with . Raymond Concrete Pile Co'., months. ,vho have just returned from three Russian River curves around it on bridge job. B.ro. Glen Bow mrm.- on: after being employed ; for a time We want to take this opportu- mo1:i,ths in Alaska, where ' they the north an'd west and the·Laguna the cats has started pioneering fo r by . the A. D, Shader Co. · at Camp nity to thank the many brothers, were working for the Hydraulic de Santa Rosa and Windsor Creek the detour. A northwest d. ea.gUne Stoneman, where he was operating .and their · families, who called in Dredging Co. at Lake Eklutrra. almost completes the circle on the will be in shortly. a Barrows crane. and notified us that they were Hydraulic is doing the dredging south and ·ea~t. This quirk ai_ds in Andy Cath_Y, superintend'::n(: for.

Bro. Del Hoyt is now operating workin_g for contractors ,vho were work for Ben C. Gerwick, Con- reception of the fo}'eign broad: . Eaton & Smith, Paving Coi1ttilctor , a blade ~n the Charles ' Harney not under agreements with this tractors, who are putti-ng in a casts. . jrom Sari Francisco, ' have :st ar t ed job ' in Hayward. · union. We do not know whether hydro-electric plant at .Lake Ek- This project mo.st likely will pro- their bridge job at Rattte911ak e

!3ro. Loren Squires is employed those _of you who did this realize lutna. This . is a glacier-fed lake vide work for several of o.ur -mem- Creek, one mile north of Cum~ at the present time .,by lVIcDowell ·what a tremendous help it was to and when the brothers first ar- bers as did th; ·adar station. out mings. Guy Slack is doing o:dnor

.·,, Co. at Moore's West Yard, on a your , representatives. While w.e rived; in April, it was_ compl\;tely _[ of _Middleto':Yn ,during _the, winter: _repairs .au,. th~ riorth\':'~st in changWhirley,' afte1: '' his 1:etm;n from a haJ sig11ed ag'i-eei:nents with , ap- frozen over and catskmners were months. ' . · . ing over to a dragline. This is GEy's trip . to Portland · .to · see his folks. proxiinately 60 independent con- driving ; cats on the lake. The · First half of .an estimated 2 mil- first job after ~his :1orce·c1 VG.cation

For· the past fe\;Y. weeks the local ·tractors in · the area; there ,vere; brothers ag-ree · that Alaska is a . lion dollar ·building program is near of about se.ven mo11~Jiis with a IJ;;.ck: shipyar ds have furnished co'nsicler- ··many Whom we had' overlooke·d. fishermen's ·and · hunters' ' paradise; c6mpletion: Workmen were putting injury. More·" equiprnent w i '.1. i!.~.ove

--~~-able employment to a number of If we co11tinue to receive the as m?ose, bea_r, and wild goa:s are finishing touche~ on an admir1istra- in at a later - date. · t he brothers . . While they ai·e do- splendi'd cooperation we have been plent1ful. '. Enc b~asts proualy of tive building, 3 dormitories, a $235,-

ing ' absolutely no new ship con- getting fro in the members, we are the 25½ -mch rambow .trout he hospital with facilities for minor * * * · . · st ruction, nor: any r epair work of certain we will reach them all in pulled ~ut. of the lake. The hourly surgery, and $322,300 ,b u i 1 ·d i 11 g a major nature, they are handling the riear future, Thanks again, rate paid 1s the Seattle sca!e, and which v;,m house a kitchen, dining fri ~~&,ti?. ~i.$Jij'!tf! ;/?' .@ A '.(ce' 'ij a number of minor repair pobs Of brothers. t he m en .\~ark _seven eight-hour room, warehouse and fire- house . . Adrnu ~\J;~ .,§\i~ll',; .4la\,~~h1,w short duration. · days receiving time and h lf I · . , . one- a Cost of the ,admirtistr'ative build- Ii\ fri.J o ·

A Tiechert and Sons have a job Dre· d'ger· New·s f?r Saturday work and double I ing, to wfiich one of the dormi- uoens ;\;ew . ( ! · .. -0 :o~~!ss~~i a;~ ;·~~tc~

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ber of the , brothers are down from Dredging is · still goinP- ' strong of $5.75 per day. - 0 t t · ' ' . 1 t' ' ness designed to assist the organ ~ J

· N .. .. . • • . ~ • • • ., o · • . , . , . . I cons TUC 10n now near comp e ·1011. . d ,_ f C J'f . 1 t 1e ;:oac1amento area to work on Most of the Jobs seem to be of Bro. Charles O Bnen s fnends rn Th th d . ·t .. · s h 1ze wor-Kers o a 1 ·orina, 1as t h

. . b .·, B. • . . - _ . . , 1 e ree new 01m1 011e ave d . 1 d = t 1s JO , Wl Lh 1 o. R. C. VVise as, -short duration but there are the local will be glad to hear tnat [ . ~ 11 ,., . . 1 opene new, en arge · omces a ·

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oreman. enough of them to keep us hunt- / he was able ·to retun:t _to work on Still to be constructed however :J . an ess ve., an ' ran · Apprnximately seven engineers iiw for men , all the time · Monday, July 7, and that he has I

3 1 ·t . ' 1 . h .11 cisco,- just ~pposite t he NFL Lo.bar are i.,vork ing fo r Rose and Maritoza 0TJ s ·F · B ·.d c satisfactorily recovered from· the are more c ormi ones w 11c wi T~mple. · · ·· ' 1e , a_n rancisco n ge o. . . . . . . increase to 290 the number of girls ~-on their various excavating jobs got started 0,1 its Petaluma job mJunes he received m an automo- 1 . 1

b d t d t th The firm, serving union •:r:.e:n ~. t hroughol·t ' C-1st1·0 V !le · · · · · · · b·1 ·a t M 2" ' w 11c 1 can ·e accomn1 o a e a· e bers only, soecifilizes ·in t he .f:\.rn1fic_·

, c a y . and we are expenencmg some d1f- 1 e ·acc1 en ay u. . h I C t f 1 1 ·t · · I , cl " t c , .· · : ' sc oo . as · o t 1ese c orm1 ones,. · f , b'' t · t · ~ noepen ent ,._,ans -ruction 'o.'s ficulty getting men to ,stay 011 the Bro. E verett Hamman, who has , " tt ,, . / t' t d t $510 ·mg o amomo 11es a 111 er2sc1:::;.,,es

.. i. - ho t plant a t t he foot of 66t h Ave. , job because the distance is too been , a member of Local 3 since ~~O co Ot:ges . is es ~m-r/ a t . . b,- below those ,of, ered by ba nks and · Oakland; is avera ging ai1·- output gr eat for daily commuting from 1941, has purchased a 14-u.nit mo- . . ·. . er ne~v • ui ,mgs O e other lending businesses. Mlied.

)~.of 600 tons· of' rnatedal pei· . clay . the Bay Area· a nd .living conditions tor court at -Fort Bragg, so we built m 'the i.ear . fuLure · are a with the auto financin g operati n. - ~"!{(·•-· At pr esent t:here are . seven m-ern- around Petaluma are none too guess he vJon't .. be seen · around $242,000 school and $10.4,000 gym- is a,n ,insurahce business which all.··

bers· of Local 3 on the '1Jayr o11 :anc1·. a· ~· · l · h 1·c. a\ra i·l- these IJar ts for awhi .. le. We all nasium. ranges fire a nd au to insurance fo r goo.. .Lne 10usmg t a t - F B 1 1 ted ·. it is,_an ticipated that there ·wil:. be able is quite expensive. wish him lots of luck in his new ' erguson ros. 1ave cemp e

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-t1nion members a t lower tiw.n av • w or k, for t hem the 1sest ci.f the ~ .... -It has been reported thalt the ventur e. ; . all the underground sewer lines and erage auto rates. yea_r . . . . . .. I San Francisco Bridge Co. was low On his recent visit to the office, the settling ponds for the sewer Both firms are affi liates oE Ul\1on.

The R osend1)hl Corpor a t ion, for - f bic1dei· on the PG&E _power plant Bro. George Brooks told us that disposal plant. · Service ,- I nc., headed by .fames m erly known as Humisto.n _ and I job at · Pittsburg. · he certainly e;~perienced all ·kinds Huntington Bros. · have a small· Roosevelt, sori of , t he late P n,siRosendahl, is keeping a n.umber Olympian Dredging Co. has three of .weather during his recent vaca- contract on the famous shore Jine dent and a consbnt supportl"·.· of o_f i~s ,_rigs wor king' at var!ou~ loca-- \ of ·i.ts iarge clamshell dr:edges at tion trip throug]:l the Middle \,Vest. scenic highway. Every year these the labor moveme11t. Unfon Serv-: t1ons m . this a rea. One ng 1s now .,wo,k. All, three are on the power He started his ,trip with rain /and brothers get a small portion ·of this ice ·has head,quarters in L6s . l.\.n

aL Time Oil, Rich)'llond; three are line· crossing at San .Mateo Bridge snow, then a couple of days later highway . . We hope r.ext year the geles. , a t Standard Oil, Richrnond, and \-and it is reported that they have a was sweltering ii~ Phoenix, Ariz, State will let a larger portion. San ·Francisco managern· are:1

t hey still have some memb'ers em- job ,for the ·Golden Gate which where the thermometer read 110 Dean Kyle, Robert Quandt, Erwin Robert .. "Bob" Anderson ~or Cfo.ion ploy~d at_ the Atomic fneJ gY Base will stad ·around. July 15 or 20, if degrees. · J . '!,.very and Ralph Wilson wilT be Auto Ser vice Assn., and Bob · Bura t Livermore. we can get a crew together. . . Bro. Victor Fahrni and his wife found on t11e cats. On the" shovel ·is .meister and Bill 11/Ieherin foe the

. Malifatan? & Soi;is are handling · Associated D~edging Co. has all dropped. by · the office the other F:t:ed Huntington, . the o_perator, . Bay l)._rea Insurance Agen cy. the·excavat111g on the Continental. its srriall clamshell dredges at 0P-· day, looking very rested after a wit]; his oiler, Brother James A. Oakland offices for . both firms,

. , Ca1; ~o. proJef t m P1tts0urg, with proximately __ the same locations as five-week vacatioi~ trip · highlighted Humphrey.- Bro. Glen Blakley is whichJ eature "non-discriminr-1to-ry" - -~echtel Co. as ~the prime contrac- repor.ted last mdnth . The:/ also by their first look at Grand Can- the equipment oiler. The blade is financing and insurance, &.re lo~

- t or. Yfe note with' 'satisfact'ion that have the · dredge Baby Sucker yon. The Fahrnis drove over 6,000 operated by Bro.' Chas. Burgen. cated at 610 16th, St., in the ]?uci:0.c · . Bechtel" : is n ow_ employing mem 0 working at Ol~um for the Union miles, visiting a brother in Kansas Deck Huntington is the mechanic.\ Building.

bers of · Local 3 iri the tec,h11ic:al Oil ~Co, cleaning _out sludge ponds. City, another ' brother in Sheridan, J. R. Armstrong Construction ·* * * · , engineering. crews. They are baetting· sucker . No . 1 Wyoming, and also enjoying a Company is moving right along\ A t . t 1 1 . ,_, A th B 1 . . . ·' . !TIO OrIS was 1e. ping . ,,w 0 X 0

_. · no er · echte project in the ready to gq out, first . to .. a .small s.ide trip through the Rushmore \,VIth his . contract on H1ghw'.1y .101, · tremely fat victim to rise, " HJ1'1ly Pittsburg area is the · Generai job in Petaluma Creek, i°hen to Memorial in the Black Hills of between Healdsburg and Asti. T~ey did;'t you go around me?" noi.wfa:illi Chemical plant at Nichols, Calif. t·he Noy Ri~er job at Fort Bragg. South Dakota. have about 45 mo1:e days left, m- the victim. "' Excava'tion is already u11der day Tl · 1 , t . d ' * * * 1 d' 1 B th W N 11s aLer .con ract was a war ed c u mg ~ ean-up.,,__ r? · er... · · '"Sorry," murmured the m ntoJl'fat, and expectatio'ns are that they will them a few days ago. , "When I \\Tas a boy, my one Stanley ,s the supenntendent on sadly. "I wasn't sure whe theJl' [( begin--setting steeJ during the next · vVe . · will · probably have some- a:mbition

1was to b.e a pirate," said this job. He has had his ups and I had enough' gasoline."

th1-:_ee·; or four weeks. · The Fay thing to ·report. on , th.Ei · wage 11ego- the attorney. . downs trying to please the State * * * Wi'lls Co. of Ant\9ch ,is doing snme tiations in our · next issue . Every- "Congratulation_s,'' answered the Engineers and J. R. Armstrong at of the excavating on_ this job, 'and thing has been · tied up because client. the same time. With all that to Often it is easier to c1o ac [;·6,~d! 0. C . . Jones has a dragline in aper: Local 12 has been unable to meet * * * contend 'with he still has made job-than· to explain why you ,rtd1.1rn't. atiot1 ,on the project. ' I due to the · AGC ·-strike in .their The class had / just finished a wonderful progr·ess. Brother Ralph * * * . 1?:ro. J~rry Cook, ,who was for - territory. -"·' · · . lesso1~ .on E§kim.os, ·and . the chil- Knight is the foreman. Brother Name a g·reat time saver •. merly . with the firm of Fessenden . * - * * . .dren were a.sked to write an ac- · Less Middleton, R. Duval and B. Love at first sight. & : Coo,Jl:, . of_ :El .Cen:ito,; is out. of There is always something to be ·~count of it. ', One bright youngster Baker are ' on the blades. Brother And thell" there was the ea.nllllli~ the c_oi::tr~cting business and is unhappy -about if you will only began: _"The , Eskimos are God's L. ViTright is qperating the &dnin. bal's daughter who likecl fas bo,y§ back workmg at the trade. Jeny take the trouble- to look for it. frozen people," . J Brother R. Boehmr on the loader; be,st \Vb.en they were stewed. -"'""-~-

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the American River 15 miles east

) uly J5, 1952

of Sacramento has been awarded By H. O. F.OSS and FRANKLAWRENCE, Bushtess Representative~ ' ' ' .

Ey M. G. "J\llOiiEY" MURPHY a nd A. J. "BUCii'.' HOPE

Business Representatives by. the Bur:au ~: Reclamation t~ ·J Black,. Point 1'.'-~gr:egates gettin~. started .?n . erection ~fter \Ve are sorry to report that operations.on .one of our .. majer Winston Br 0the,~ Comp.an.y anc, long hard .oppos1t1on by the" planrnng. comm1s~non. Mr . Sisson

projects in this locality, the Lexington Dam, has been quite the Al Johnson ~ 011str~ct~o~ Com- ,J -Supt. of. Erection; We.look for. qµit~ .a-development. " 1 • tt ' d tl d t pl h pany of Monrovia, Ca!Iforma, Sec- B. .Lh L L Old k · t b t · 'th 11 1[ · E · t S10W m ge. mg. Un er: W?'y; mos Y Ue . 0 some an C anges, retary. of the Interior Oscar L. ro i,, er: . . a er-,-,nu . US en WI · . iv

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and an increase . in yardagE;,· plus the difficulty. the company Chapman notified Regional Direc- -not feelmg, .too well anq has-taken a few weeks. leave. . ·. experienced in the relocatiOJJOf the water company's· 30-inch tor Richard L. Bake. Bro. F. Bobo of Ignacio has :ot · . · . .

· 1· · ' new trailer · pa. rk between· Ignacio I, Bm.k1e.y, fo. r $1,980 for 111stallat1011 pipe m. e. . . .. "che ·u· ni·o11s . that are s1·g11ato"r1·es to The. southern California firm's and Novato_.:_ nicely paved and of : irngat10n system .. These - small . At this wntmg we have- appro~i- tlte agreement with this firm met bid of $6,027,35.3 was lowest · of nine good .. service: Let's fill it wit!]. Lo- jobs. keep , several members · busy

matelY. 64 engineers on the Atkip- wi"h company representatives to submitted ' for the job. cal 3 , memhers .. .. OPPO. R. TU- · in this area. son Co. pavroll · including the six . ' : . · . . · · The , installation, a part of the f · ·· . ,;:,1 ' · ti I 'ft discuss, wages and condit10ns. How- NITY.: Bobo ;has too much business Walter Lenkeit Co. of Saii·· Fi'an-oremen, .t 1ere are 1ree· s 11 S· . ' · c t I Valle p o ·ect will ser e

l , 1 t h'ft th· ever, we . reached no . agreement at . en r.a Y r J. ' v · and wants , a partner· .to take·: o.ver cisco has five brothers worJdng on on t 1e snove , wo s i s on e h · I ' d · · · as an , after bay for regulation of

t d ' . .. · f ti . 16 10, t at time. t was. agree upon we construe.ti.on end·'. so he can · divert · a . trunk 1ine csewe-r J'ob in Sonoma ca s an not one · o 1eir· · s . . · t I l f · F 1 D , '?. , .. · ·: · · ' ·a:dJourn · then and · meet agam- Aug. v,ia ·er· Fe easec rom .o som am, his time to his other interests. Gounty noFth of · GleR Ellen. - It'~"

and ~O s., m . op.erat10.n, so_ you. can 4· at· ,,•J11·c11 t1·1ne we ho·pe to have· seve11 miles : upstr.eam. The . power . h B t G ·, Like to see · some · member with a a fair-sized job, $128,829. · -~ 'i-----see . w at ·we mean. ro ·rter. res- .. _ . I · t f d 1 1 t ' plant' will .. pFovide. 13,500 ·k,ilowatts

sot has · inforrned us it may be. mo,e . emen e era regu awns few berries hook . onto .-this. · B. Miles Thomas -Co. is ' busy at e· ti .. · k b .. 1 10, d -and whatever we, ag. Tee upon· shall of generating capacity · for power- G . d b I the State Home. at Glen Ellen,,. re-wee wee s erore t 1e s an . . . · f II ettmgt near. eer. season, _rot 1-20, t · 11: ,, · · · become ret:roactiv~ to July 1, 1952. short : areas o - the· va ey. - ers . ... You:.caJI Ma. and ·I-she'll pa1nng and , improving. t he water

s . ge .ro llJg, .Well, guess . we have given you · Folsom Dam;· with 'its· 1,000,000 supr)ly. The ·J·ob ·runs· around· $49,-M· ff tt F' ld h 1 d get one for both• of . us: 1 o, e 1e · as s owe up con~ a line-up on the -Sari- Jose area, so acre-foot resenvoir, is being con- 000.

side~ably. since . this firm has an but let'.s . go · south to Santa Cruz/ Sali- structed -by-the Army Corps ·.of En- Bro; T. J. Davis of. HaTms. Bros .. comp.l~ted the $2. ·. million r unway nas, Monterey and f. way st,ations. gli1eers for later operation by the finished : the crushei: job here. and

ha:ve., been . transferred to Lexm~- Granite Construction Co. was 000-ldlowatt Folsom power plant is up . plant for that job.

· .Mike Miller, of Los Angeles area, got under way on the sewer .job in Spnoma . . This will .cost close to half. a million. There are four

p1~0Ject, .. and . many of the brother.s . SAN'llA CRUZ AN. J) . . VICINITY, .

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ton · Dam; the. same can be s.aid ·aw·ar·ded a . co· 11·tr·aet· for a s·mall u11der construction · by the Bureau, Parish• Bros. pulled in on the f h P S $~00 000 ' .back hoes, five trenching. machines, C~r t l. e ~te . orenson o '1 Joo. sewer . job in Santa Gruz. . They 1 ·,:vhich will market the hydroelec- Kentfield fill job. Bro. Beechnut or, two dozers and · two blades .. work-nar es =arney has recent y com- . ,. · · . . . . . t t Lew · (you never · know) on the ,75. 1 t d ·h : . . t · th' b have several other· smaU Jobs 111' tr1c energy ou pu . ing. Bro. Abe zanelli is . equipment

i'3: e e · is p.roJe~. on is a:e. operation in this ,. vicinity. Their The Nimbus con ti-act just· award- ·charles· McCaffrey. has his rigs on foreman and is about · the busiest • 9w.e,v~r, . o~e .ac 10:°1 com~ensa ~s )3ould~r, Creek : job is ' P.ro.gressi11g ed calls'. f6r construction of a con- the spread. '

1 man .oh the project, trying to -keep

ror another. Leo Piazza has .gone . 1 d ; . f p -1 · 8 . R. · t ldt' "B · d" · d bl h'ft h' 50 OOO-t._ h t. mce, y un er supervision · o , -au crete dam 9.0 feet long, with an . an _ m o an o 1mer, u . · all the eq.uip_ment rolling. P. & ·J.

ou e s i on is , on o M t . G ·t I . tt· . d . d' Ip ·d e at Altu H t ken . t ff ·' . b th · t a us .c ram e a so 1s se mg up .earth, and · rock . wmg . am or 1ke· ar u ,· . . ras. . as a. Artukovich have. nioved in Bto. s u Jo on ·. e aprons.' e c. · a · hot plant in Felton for· the 300 feet lorig on the south ·side of ,over Gantrell's Restaur_ant and .. Cle.a Ussery

0.runner, and his .oiler,

· ,Raymond ~oncrete Pile has re-I Boulder Creek jpb, the river. amusement center, 11ext to . the , Br.o. w: Haskins, on this project sumf1 p~erat10ns :on the n~w tu.n- Kaiser Sand,,. PCA, . a.nd . Santa Nimbus Dam. will be 4G. feet in . theate.r . . Still has his I,.,ocal 3 .card afso.· ' · ~e: J.ob ,smce set~~emen~ of the Pile Gruz -· Rock and .Sand .are going full · he.ight ab_q:ve. the stream bed, with - oet he gets outside soon. · Peter Keiwit Co. has three DW-b I}Ve~J fwag~ t~ute, sam': ~~n I force ,., since· the .end of, the strike. the upper 24 feet consisting of 18 Ghilotti. Bros., local co.ntractors, 20s, · three dozers and two blades ;A~: . ~r Ma~ Cwenso\ on

11 e ' A. J. Peters has approximately steel radial . ·gates, each 24 by 40 -getting tl,'eir share of paving, etc,.,' working at Ti:'a'tls. Air Base ·on>~ --

. JO · - ·orp.o.ra, 1?n · as . 15 Engineers on their sewer· job ·in feet. i:ts total structural. height is 'in , the area, Bro. "Babe" of firm.cc- the contTact ,for construction df· a a . couple~. of cranes .<Lornm., and .Santa Cruz. . . . · · · f · · · . general u· ·t1·.11·ty·, Bro· .. ·"Du·ke" w .1·nd- · t t · I t · d fl ht · Northwest) on . its $500,000 job, " 64 feet mcludmg; the . oundat10n Je 1,1e .. SYS em an a g er apron plus a few trucks loaders and a ·WATS01'WILLE . below stream bed. sor. and Rowlette-grading; Walk- ·costing .. $580,850. Bro. Frank Dbdc;l couple of doz.ers . . ' ' Watsonville area is r·ather quiet . The power P.19-nt struc.ture, to b'e er-nut buster. Keeps seven mem- is foreman on: the · project . Kevery

with :. the.-exception ·,,of the PG&E ,.Jocated, at; the north ·,a;butment of. .bers busy. · Construction is .doing some of ' the r Eich~eay. sorporation ?f ,~e:rport . plant at Moss 1,anding. C. G. the dam, will be a concrete. building "Tip'..' ffaldwin is . the ,project t,renchii1g for Keiwit and . also has

News is dou;ig the fal;lncatm,,, ;.and -Moore . has ab0ut . 20 Engineers on 85 feet · wide, l20 .feet' · long, and ·manager for Pomeroy 011 ·the Mare · a small contract of its own installerecting. of ,steel for the n.ew tun- ·their jp.b. Granite's grading. job at with : a depth of · 85 , feet of· which. Jslarid contract. · Bros.. Herman ing sewer and water . lines. This nel' and hopes to be low bidder on- the Yacht Harbor at ,Moss Landing half will , be underground: Weayer and .Perkins .. a1:e first. of should. last about two more weefrs. anotb;er contract which will' come :is completed. · crew moving in from Stocktoll' The building · and warehouse· job UndEer the contr~ct; work must ,

· up soon. · .. ~ . J\10NTEREYc . begin. withili . 30 - days· aftei"i notice way with the .Bay City. of McDonald, Young &. Nelso·n. at ·,Fredrickson&. Wats.on -also ,haye The Webb .Construction Co. was . · · ·· Cunningham & Smith pulle,d . T:ravis· Air Base . is progressing · . · to:. proceed .is. received;, and be com- .

r enewed operations ,. ·on. their free- . awarded . a. $3,200,000 . contract for pleted ; in 860 : calendar ,days. · into the Napa . Area,. housing proj- slowly. Pete McHugh is in charge way job out of town . since. the laying .. sewer. and°'.water, l.ines for. ect with their. ele.ctric pulls '., of streets, and .g1;ading in that area Contracts .to · furnish hydraulic . · te'rmimition . of. the . Pile Ddvers' the . Army . at Fort' Ord. . Granite ·· Ainaral. of · I:etaluma:'.. 1:)uildiilg -h~s about .10 . eh'gineers busy, at ·' dispute -~and :. now . ai'.e.· emp]oyjng got the cont1;act for the street turbines- and :. generatOIYS for the levee around , new, dredging. project this time. ., " . appr?xtmat~,y. 17 engineers. , work . on this pr.oject; their bid . power- plant already fiave been at ·: Petalt1ma.' · Bro. Raul Ryd'E'r .. ; Bro. John '';Clardy, t he "Chin-

.· \ ~1t~l ')~f:~t0:~sl'~~~e:trtbci:; :w~la~9,~~~~~truction . Cd: of~ Sail ~::J;~~/}ot~:: ;li;;~~~g~;\ i~~: ~e~;:~Jt\:;s: ;~j;~f1°e;°F~fd ·Job tw~i;:J1;f·;:s~~r:~7011~k!1 J .;.~

has . many othe1; projects in aper- Francisco was ·awa1~ded. the ho.us- Company, · Jeanette, Fa: , :vith Bro. John Lapp as foreman; of pr.asperity .in his venture- a11d"\. ation to ,1/hi-c:h h.e can transfer the . ing project for the Navy. This job 0ther ·supP.'ly ccmtraets . for· Nim-. Paul .- Fry . on nut _cra~king., end, from a:U indications he is already '

· ·bus Dam Ivill he announced within · men and equipment. won't i:equfre .. too many Engineers should be. moving Willitts, way.:on enjoying some. of same.! Bebek - and- Brkieh · of Los ·. An· but .. it is, expected to last a year, .th'e . nexf several weeks, Mr. Bqke their job Uiere as . this . leaves .the Bro. John Flofos is to be 'con-

geles have. started operations on · Bro. Phii Calabrese is to do the said: press. gratulated up.on his r ecent mar-t h~lr $500,000 urideTground 'jot'anci clearing on the N'avy, job ·for Haas Both Folsom and"Nimbus Dams We hear Paul Straub of Peta- riage"-a' little belated, but we e;xpect to have a complement of Construction Go. He also has sev- and _power p)ants · are expected to luma is going ranching. It's a good. finally_ found . out about the trip about 15 engineers on thefr payrop .eral other jobs active i11 this ai·ea. be in . operation. by,, the end ,of 194:B, life .. : simple.' ,. ·to Reno. Good luck; John.

· very. shortly. The P&E Co., an- ,Haas and T_anner Ivere the low the Regtonal Pirector reported. Bro. "Bud'' Boyce,- forrnerly ·with One o[ the oldtimers,. Bro.: O . . Li other underground firm which .wa:s bidders on a school' job in Pacific * · * * · Bro. Mark Ammonds, . got a 7 and Asher, dropp,ed into the office last. recently organized in this . distdct;- 'Gtove. . . They are making' go·oa .A flea and a :flY. in :·a ,. fliie ducked into the woods. Good luck, week: . We think he .. must like his is quite busy on its many. projects progress on their sewage disposal Were. imp,ri~o.ned,, .so . what could Bud. Bro. Ammonds keeps as busy job-he's . been .. with,' the Hutchin-here . ~md there. Chas . . Dorfmai:i,, plane Stolte's sewer job in Pacific they do? as he wants in area. son Quarry for 35 years, opera.ting ,:vho has beeh fully . occupied in tl)e Grove ·has slowed down consider- . Said the flJ:, "Let us -flee," Several small contracts have .. shovel. · east foothills for · the past' six I ably due to rock deposits. "Let,.us, fl :v,," ,said the ft/la. . been let on the Veterans Building. * * *- , months on his underground job; Granite Construction Co. has So 'th,ey flew, thr.ough,.a,. flaw .. in ,at ·sonoma., Grading. and . paving, . \Vant a piece .of. this cake.? · vi iiL soori ·~ be , ov~r , his. headache: / ecently · been , awarde~ · .· several ·,. . .the flue. · job , to -k Sjrio .Co.,, cost $11;816/ ,. l V-haj; Iti,nd Js, ~t? The ., San Leandro Construction Co., s111all jobs in this area. They have . * * * Rincon Valley Nursery , for land- Marble. calm.~. . howevel', still is ~very busy: on its completed the resurfacing on the A strong, a.ctive . .Ioca.I.union- our scaping_ and planting, about $2,949, .,' No, thanks, , I'll just take ·it . for project in the same district. Fort Ord job. best. friend. . · and c).nother one, to . Francis A. granite .

.. -We 'might' 1fay that ill th{ con:··: Sfoite ' '& Co.' of Monterey was ·. t ractors in this area are busy. This low b1dder on the Big Sur project.

• also - int l.udes dh.e material .. yards .The j_ob ·is· expected . to get under . a nd· gr.ave! plants. · Many\' of · fli.err1 wa::S., in a - couple of ,veeks . . have seen fit to double shift thei.r KING CITY, SAN· ARDO o perations' -in the' past· 30 days ' or AND: GAlVIP. ROBERTS · since . t he strike •· has . been . settle. d, Granite Construction ' is still at \ and there seems~-t6 b~ such. a rush ,work- on the subdivisions at. King · to catch up · 011' their backlog. City. · Phil Vincenz has a .. couple · ·we. have signed up many con- of rigs working in . and around

t ractors -who ,d0 not belong to . the King ·City, ._also six rigs in the San AGC on· new ·a_greemen.ts arid , yve Ardo oil fields . .- · h1ust sil.y. we , have rec.eived · v.ei:'y , ·. IVI·, J. B. · of Stockton was award-

... .J'ew, cqmpki,hifs over .our' ne{:v sea<Je ... .. eq. a .$50,000 job · at . Camp Roberts Below· is· ·· a • list of. tire · ones · sig.ri'ed · ·and·, expects· • tQ l g;et U!).der,. \.v..fr"'in' .

. 't o . cl'ate: 'Bahi .&: Ledoyen,. Bebek' a: week-~'. or two.,. P.isai;io ' Bros. 'have · : & Br¾kh,: ·o; -C i , McDonald; . ioe .not.: started 1 on·-t heir.'. job a t: Camp

. Douglas/ Ti'!d ;; -Reed; Joe ; Soto, Roberts. - . .·. - , Holms.' Se-ptic ,Tank;c ·o. · V. Free, · SALINAS,,_ . man, W-, .C.- «l3iliie" Stevens, PhiL Ed' -Keeble .has .started ·his free, Hall, Guerin & Morgan, P. &.E. way job which will . be about a Construction Co .. , Pisan0 Bros.,. year .. and ,_a half duration .. AccordSan Leandro Construction Co., ing, to , Brother, K~eble there. will Cha~. DorfmE\n, , Roggascl]. Bros., be·, no dirt moved.· 011 , thi.s· j9b until . Coast Paving ·:·& Grad-ing, ·West ' after the first oL the year .

. / Coast Equipmenf, Clay Long, K . Rice • Gonstr,uction ,Co. of· M:arys- . M. Godiey, Phil Calabrese, Al Wil- . ville ii;, p1:ogressi11g. nicely o.n its· Iiams, Vfocenz Br'cs., Jolly &: . .son, I higj1vvay job north of · Salinas. Robinson Bros., Wendell 'Batt, and, Granit~- also .. has ~ few smaH jobs Manuel Smith. ·. in op,eration, in this vicinity.

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So, brothers/ any of you who are HOLWST]j::R; .AND . GILROY. w orking for these firms now know ... F1;·edrickson &·Watson have been you ;l.i:'e working , U,nder the · new awaTded , th,e contract for laying scaie . and your p·ay ·is retroactive. the streets in Hollister. Grani te j t o t he first day of May. has· .completeq their . c;ontract- for ."ELEP'I;'RIC .. Q,HA!R,,'' ¥,OR ENGTh1EER$?.,.,--iShown

vVe would like -. to announce for streef work. Geo1;ge· Renz Co. is . above; is ,.a cran,e , in.i,uiat,i!1g,3;rrange111ent which may the benefit of . the II).any ,brothers- working~ on . two school , jobs in prove .a ) if(lstt,ver to , Op,erati._r!g· Epgineers, Laborers,, workiµg_ f~r. Perman~nt.e ,Cement- Hollister. Teamste1:s; ., ru!!'l .;!>tlJ.llf, cr:i.ft.s.m ~n ~ .I.t is·., a dieJec.tr.ic and .. Kaiser . . ,,Aluniinum, .. thaL .on * *· . * . boom.,.guar.c;l ,ma,d!l llf' % in. st.eel ,:cod, covered, with .June 10 last, represe1;tatives of all ·Hear. F rank Edwards nightly. rubber a.nd anchor.ed· tJwoug;h-. µ,1sul.ator~:, ,tl~!,!,t• will ·

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1 take . 5Q,OOO, volts. It was developed , b:i,:)· A. J:· Th om~s of United>, Gop:cr.ete ·PJpe , Corp.; . Cranes·.,and ,booms ',hitting high tension .lines,,electrocute :more-;men, than .all tbe. electric, chairs, in;~U. S . . prisons. Rfotute, .cour. tesy: !!Enginei;i;s:,-Ne;ws-Record/l, ,L, As. Operating.;En- · ·gineer.!ii Local,112;:

July .JS, 1952 ENGJiN~EERS' NEWS

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·MERLIN'BOW~, C. B, VAN, WINKLE, DON ELLIOTT, and CHARLEY COCKAYNE

We were very happy to have our Execlitive Board visit resentative when everything is gowith us iri Utah. We . had two very good meetings. The 'at- ging good-you need him most I

when the job is sour. ' ten.da1:1ce ·at our Salt Lake meeting was a little larger than

. In making reports of this nature the meeting in our Provo area. We understand that our we do everything in our power to mi;mbers who did not attend Were all working out of town, protect the individual member who but we c;l,re haping to have a bi'gger tlttendance at our next made the report, anci if you are mi:ietihgs· which. we are going to hold' iri the fall. We repre- discreet in making the report and. senfatives- of Ufah feel that these meetings are i~ally essen- don't talk too much to the wrong

person afterward, chances are that tial for our membership; and \ve ------- - -------- -

Parsons and FHe have fin,ished no one _will put the finger ori you . . will try to inform everyone · of the K · · the paving on Riverdale Road. The eep111g the Job, straight is as ri.ext B oard meeting.- ·\ve are sorry completfon or this project ,vm much a part or your job as it is that o:ur paper did not get out greatly improve traffic 'conditio'ns the bt:1sin'ess representative 's, ·and eaily eriough for every.one to · r e~d ort this ro-ad. . . . i£ we have y'o1:1r flillest c·ooperation

· Schedule of Utah' t~eeHngf·for' Constrnd~·ons Saf!d and Gi·avel. iron Ore/and · l{ennecott Coppem" Corp.

Friday, Aug. 8, 1952, 8 P.M.- ~!!nd, Gravel a.nd Construction members, · Labor TemP.le, 161 West First North, Provo, Utah. ; . .

Thursday, Aug·. 14, 1952, 8 P.M:.- Sand, Gravel and Constructi<.m mem-oers, Engineers Rall, 1969 South Main St., Salt Lake City, Utah.

Frida.y; Aug. 15, f952, 8 P:I\'1.-S'auci, Gravel and Construction• me1nbers, Labor Temple, Ogden, Utah. ·'

Friday, Aug·. 1, 1952, 8 P.M:.-(Note change in nieeting date due t~ July 24th holiday) El Escalante· Hotel, ·cedar City, tfta'h.

T,~esday; A.·ug. 1~, 1952, 5 P.l\I.- Lang Company members, Engin~e:rs Hall, 1969 South Main St., Salt Lake City, Utah.

Kemi.e<iott Copper Co._ me~bers' (note change, in meeting elates) . Unless .. ' specially caUecl, ;nee tings will' be held· as ' follows:

. this noti'ce" of · our· mee.tings. Germer, Abborr & ·waldton ' have "free riders" ·· and violations of the ,....r,,Vork has been steadily incr-eas~ a number of"ma'ci1ines on the road agreement can become a thing of

ing, for· our· op.erators .t his sunime);'. iri'lpTO'lement P 'r o J e·c t iri Weber the past. 'Let's not let the nonSeveral of our''member~ who irere ·ca·nyon. Th~' toad is again i,i1 fra:v- member and · "free rider" benefit ,vorkfrig 'within the · Geneva Steel . 'eiing coiidition ' after ·extensive by· the wages; hours and conditions Plant (whl.,.h· 1·s· ·110w.'·0···l 1·t· 0·n ' s' t 1·,1··1,e) fi6·od· damage. · • we have fought and paid for un- p ,. .. ~ ~~· - , . . .Crane and Pump Departments: Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1952, 3:30 .m .. - 1> .. me, are now working on · constri'.1dion. _T~ C9:nyon ~Road b~.t~een Brig- J ~e=s _ _l:e _get~ , :,r <:~d pitches with us. I\'lili' and Smelter Workers Hall, Bingham Canyon. ' The- Utah ·construction fob ·on ham _and Mantua is cnanging fa1,t ;NEiivS ,OF THE ·1\fiNES .

B{ngham SfrippiQ.g ' 11as ' been .very' with -Gibbons and Reed ' doing the I AND SHOPS . Ang\e-I}ozer D~paJ'.tinent 01).clµ~es /1.ngle-Dozer Opei:ato:rs .· ,Angl~~D!)ze,r confusi,ng t'o se.ve'i:al of otir" people. pioneering and Germer, AlJl'iot( & . Iron Mfoes, _Cedar ' City.-The ()pefat~r . ~f~!~ers, ~a~rol Opera_tor§i, Piow Operators . and ,l':ack The ·com·pany ' do'esn't . seem to · W~ldi~o11 subbing some- of the clirt .' p1:1st . m dnth might well be ' cal1ed S_~ifter .pperat~r-s and ~tudrn~~) i ,T.uesda~, Aug. 12, 1!)52, 3:30 Pj \1.-krtow ~just h,ow 'iong' this job is flil ton & Carr hav_e a ' lioe .on .this .. ·.a . _month of frustration in · labor Mme, I\'IIII and Smelter Workers Hall, Brngha,m Canyon, Utah, going .to last. They are· ~till ,vork- job putting in : bOxes and culve1·ts. : Circles in. utah. The steel strike ing two shifts ' with . cine ·. s1tovel. - LeGrand . Johtison has . starfed drags on, resulting in forced· vacaOur Lark 'l'.unnel job : is gettii1g ' moving' 'in machinery ori his , Rat- tions 'ii.nd layoffs . becoming ' necesnear completion. This job ' will last tlesnake Pass job. . sary. As fni- ·'as is known ·all · lay~ only·' about ' two ·'rilori'ths· but tne The ' Parsons ·and Fife job at offs have been in' accotdance with Lark Fii.cility j~b should ' iton'tiirne Plyrriciuth \s' back jff full ' s,ving seniority .. \f,/e have had no reports through · the winter. .- - since '. the DW-20 returned from to the contrary.

Bingham 5840 Ti.1rinel Yias 'been their Salt Lake 'job. Lack of settlement ii; the steel . adding a few · operating. engineers Witrr a.11- these ·'jcibs · weif ·u·naer strike' still leaves . us without a to it~ payroll. Th.ey have ... been in way, most' of, the: m'(;imbe11s should'. basis for a · settlement of our long-some very bad ground __ J;lllt it i.s be kept bus.y · lln tfil· Winte1,. stariding wage question with -the

'~et:ting better all' the ti'me.". ,This· SOUTHERN UT:Alf _ company. "We ca1i only Iiopri that job wifl orily ' last tWO"''Or Hi.ree Tl1ere is ' a · lot . of . wor:k ' in' this· th~ settforriai:tt, when it comes· (and months· unless they ,l\it more · bad area·, ·\vhich- necessitates _your rep- it will' come sooner · or later, of ground. _ _ . · 1'esentative being away' the major ' coµrse) will give us the basis for

Sli'civel ·nep~rtml nt- Tuesday; · Aug; 19; 1952'; 3:30 P.M.; in the l',Ii1ie-, . Mill ' and .. Sn'iefter 'Wb11kers • ami;· Binglrairi Canyon, Utah. C,

I . ~ . . . . . , . ,. . Gep.ei•al Mee~.i.ng (all departments)-T-uesda.y, Aug. 19, 1952, 7 :30 P.M.~

I\'lidva:le City Hall, Midvale. '/ ,

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Thursday; ' July '31', 1952 (note · change· .in meeting date . due t~ July z;Hf'I! lioliday) 8 P.I\'I., El Escalante Hotel, Cedar City, Utah. , .

Tuesday, July 22, 1952, 8 P .M.- Labor Ten1ple, 161 West . First Nc:rtht Provo, Utah.

'Gib6ons and Reed are- i·uiinihg 2ortiot1. of the time: Under· these a good \ettlement. a very clean job' 'for- ·OP. eraf<irs' at circlifustan·ces/ ytlllr rep·res~ntative · . . ,Wednesday, July 30, 1952, . 8 P.~.- Price _meet_ing ..

. . Kennecott Copper Corp.__:._Several Copperton. T-hfa job.'.wil1 hav·e, the· usua:1Iy js .'either: just heading out ·

' rne.Jit.i,ngs with Hi.e corripany re-excavation completed very· shol't1y, to ··some outlying j.ob or just re- -. . - . sultea in v,ery little progress. 'Ilhe Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1952, 8 P .M.-1\'i;eeting at En,girteers Hall, 1969· S0i1th'.

iliaii1, S~lt La:ke City, Utah. with Ike; Bedoin, and· Max Langley tmmirig · from One. We can · only as\ shitlers, - This · crew -will be· "ask our riiep1.bei·sllip to under- company has made one offer con- ·Meeting at the Community Club, Roos.e:velt, Utah, 8 P.1VI., Aug. 7, :/,~52~ ...

taining m i n o r · concessions, the moved to our Salt Lake Air · Base staµd . the situation and, be patient upon completion of thir Copperton with us, a:s the· · mainte~ance · of. moSt important being on travel Friday, · Ju~y 18, 19'52, 8 P.M.- (Jarpenter Hall, Brigham City, fo;: C:lfch~

time and jnsurance, however', the· d B · Id C · t·· · job. , conditions on e these O;Utlying jobs ·• an oxe er oun ies. W. W. Clyde has a ve;y good ·is important to our -membership's offer clid nodt_ contain .anythilrg on ------- --- - ------ - - ------

wages or a Justment of inequities : · start on the 21st South road job, and union's welfare. Incidentally, nd cla: 'fi L' · • • are being neglected or the muon \ benefits under the old Act, if you with Bro. Grant Saslam · as· shifter:. we . hope you show more patience ·\ b t~si .c~utons an~ was reJect- is "going to Hell." have 15 or more years of service. L P If - l 1 " tha'n- our fa'm1·1y, who say they are e y ··ne JOll1 · committee. · · I l d b - · t ·t t · ~· ars a reyman 1µs i;.omp eteu . Meetin·o-s at . t b .. \ A .union's main function - is the · t 1a een our 111 en o 1mmeui-his job ·at Tooele :it-nd · moved to har!:j.ly. acq,uainted with us .arty held und"' . .

1 prde~e~t· . ar-e f e111hg establis_hment of wages, hours and· ·ately send you the present forms'

Parleys Canyon to .try to ' get the .m<i're.. ,. er t 1e ire..; ion o t e · k' a·t· It · th 1 t to . complete for requ.est for returnJ job there completed before · cold The· "steel' strike at Geneva : has Federa·l and State Conciliation _wodr mg cOI:b'.l.~tons. f · · ish e cub Y of contribution,. b:pt we are .. advised

._.... · Services and ··• tl t ·th t Id an respons1 1 1 y o eac mem er . - weather sets in. La var Wilkerson throwri a lot .of men ·out. of work .. • , u 1e ru was o , · · d' · at the Capitol that it would be has · been running this '- job· for; the but · .membei>s of · Oper-ating Erigi- are followiilg the usual pattern of to see

tha~ !1e ~ets -

these con itwa.~! wiser to wait for the n·ew form.

· bargainino· w'tl ti . A and that ms fellow workmen . . Clyde Company until ·Mr. Palfrey- 1-neers' E,ocal 3 had no trouble· in ° 1 1 1e c;ompany. s union members. As soon as these 'are available we· : man was released frorp:the· Tooelel.getting other ·-,¥1'.ork as your union long ·as this is the ·case there is If . t . . th 1will make it a·/ppint to· see that "'_ job. .. . !·was able to put them on other hope of ' a ··peaceful and satisfac- you are :1? receivmg e oti o-et them.

·• I t · t 1· · wages or condit10ns, you should Y w"' ,.,, - t · . ,.h · Bechtel Corp, · Jias· ·been keeping jobs . .. If. · all the guys at Geneva ory se t ement. unless one of the · · . e Have me wn members ot· " I l l ll-1"011 b ' · · · t' ' find out. why from your boss and 1f a very . steady crew of- ·o_per:ators I had· their w1;1.y at t_·he present t ime,- s ecomes 1mpa ient.

Vitro ""h~ ·· 1 Co At I 1 t it is not adjusted s.atisfactor,y, r. e-on. the Job at J:ordal). St_ eam Pla,nt,.1. they_ w.ould aU. b.ei:wme 11)embers of "" .,mica .- ong as

' he \"age Stabi·1· t· B d 1 port it to your representative. You w ith B~o. "Larry ,White as-/mas.ter I o_l!r union. L ,v iza ·10n oar 1as mechanic. ~ . ·.;· - - The trouble is that we don't gotten around· to acting on the also ow·e it to yourself and your

- , . . h . ' t f union to check your fellow work-- . Riley Stoker .& <;::o. also : is work-, have many calls .for the skills of mac amcs .. ra e as o July 1 and · ' ' · · · the· re~ult t f b.l T.I man as to union membership and, ing on: this'job, .with fiv_e ·ve.xy e:ood. these men and,: of course, they· will . ~ was no avora e. 1e

- ··· · · B d · t d · .if lie is a non-member, ' ti,y to or-oi5etators. : - .. ,. . fioGk ,c back_ to . Geneva as· soon as- oar ' reJec e ' our petition, 8 to

the Board of Examiners regardii1g· the new rules and regulations and· pressed for' prompt action to get ' final' approvai 0£ same, the miitten; · which we know . are. of particula1• interest to· ··you being Sll.bsistence, sick: leave and vacations, .......,VJ'e are ·

._ · 4 'ti I · - b ganize him. But,. n'Iost · impqrtant,. Gibbons ·and R~.ed are having the strike is settled. · We hope the·· , wi 1 aoor mem ers dissenting. assl\rea . that _prompt action will be '. quite a - sfruggle with traffic on ,strike. ends soon; as ' they are rus- An appeal will' be filed immediate- report_ this fact to your represent- taken on- the · matter. their . road jobs in Sait Lake· City. · t-ling· ,our . jobs. Fo'i,funatel'y, niost ly, as we feel_ we have a good case ative. If this is done; he will. be It is not possible, by means of Their mechanics at their · shop of theryi a,11e· npt qtiaHfied oper-afors· and. the Company has indicated aroun~- and soon. - this column, to ,give you all the have been. getting plenty ·of over-- or ,: engineers•· ·at1d·' they liaven:t wrllmgn·ess to ·join with us in the STATE ROAD . 'particulars· regarding . jhe afore -time d1..i'dng . foe tush . s-e·ason. . .. prov~il . too troublesome to. us. A appeal. , , In the recefnt 1952 spe·cial· sesSion ·ment ioned matters and other mat-

Pars'ans and·"Fife have. completed ;fev,:,.;t'he. ·qualified .:011es, are ,vork- .How long such an appeal will of the Utah State Legislature the ters whi~h are of. concerp: to · you . . _ excavation· on their .,'.:,alt L~ke ·Job jllg ~n,-pe'rm1 t' i:f:_t:he:Y- def not have take, we have no i'dea, bu~ it will Social Security Law enacted dur- Attend the me.etings wheneve1,,

nd will s.tart the liot plant 'within: a .; pa,1C).c.,up caEdfr(a few still carry be pushed as hard as possible~ In ing 'the 1951 special- session was possible ,so t,hat ~we may give yoa a few days. Their crusher has: 'their membership). the meantime, as soon ·as it will. amended and the new provision~ full particulars · and keep you in-.been run;1ing two ·.sl1if ts· most all' .' _There -is 1plenty of w0rk in the be pract1cal-=-and· th.is las.t depends became· effective July \l. Some of Jormed. summer get1:ing material for· the south . <,a 1facf · which keeps ·us , upon settleme~ts· with other com- the more liberal parts of the 195:J. ' We appre.:iate the welcome atti- ' hot plant and for road base, ' with humping) and several jobS, tarted panies-we "~Vlll meet With the laW ·Were amended OUt tut actu;:rliy tpcle we receiv~ as we visit you 011 Bro. Mel Krainbule as crllsher·. op- ·at.· orice · lately which is another company on _.,oui· . wage reopener. eve1,yone will fare better under yom· jobs-and, · speaking of · jobs, erator. · • ~ ' · · -reason · WhY, we have · ·been kepf Let us h.ope 'that before" this . hap- the' provisions 01> the· Social Secu- we find t~e summer work well NORTHERN. UTA<II rushing: 'While- some· of these jobs pens the· com·pany "gets the "bugs"· rit:y Act ·than the.y would have orgailized-'--cl1ipping, half soleing, ,

Rain, · coupled with · a long holi- are:,_,small by. Comparlsop, there are out of its opetatio'n and is produc- done under the old Retirement and patching, and, things going day weeker.d, caused the loss· of' a qu-ite -a number :.of them. -All of ing profitably. Law. The Act does provide · for along well. . · few shifts for ·me'mbers ·in ' this · tl;.em, ar~ ·. over ._$25,0_00 a'Jld· a ll will Co'ii.tractorst ' Shops.-The last refund of coi1tributions over the We regret losing Ira King frorr~ area, but at · this ' i,i,iting·- e very: use.,, operating ertgirt~e1:s. · of the ,vag:e petitions -for the .new 'amount: needeq to pur~hase Socia( the · State· rolls, · b1.i.'t ·wisl't him suething seems to be· baclc,to · ·riorma:l. . Lat~ly .. in -;,visiting some 0£ the scale· effecti<ve · June 1, Iias :cleared Security coverage to Jan. 1, 1951. -cess i11 his future v;,entures.

Most of. ·the jobs are going full Jobs - 111 the J south, ' nqn-members . the WSB a.nd should be beini;(paid. We have been asked· numerous * ·.* * s,;v-ing, anticipa:fi.ng .the usuaI -·good . ,have qeen found-'.on .tl).e jo}j, · hav-· The retr'oadiye, 'pay · should, by times by ·.-many State t-Road boys,

·summer ,veather in, .Ut ah. ··", · · .. , ing been . hired, ·off, ·the bank. rte- this · tinie, · oe ·· in your ··hands·. If "How soon can we get back the ·· Iii a. large sto1·e, a; man -who .had . Morrison-Kmidsen has<comp'leted 'µ1en1ber, ·fell9ws, the ·bqsin:ess' rep- 110t, pJease· I.et (1s '.kn'ow so that i·efund 011 our contribution?" 'Her-e·· ,gone' to rnake a purchase noticed

the . heavy e.xcavating on the tarik reseptative is orily qne individual; \ve may adjust the matter. is · the situation: The law: provides' '!;}:\at; ny,lons:· were· be'ing ·s~icl ln one farm for Sinclair Refinery · Co. he can only :be in one place at a -.. Sand and · Gra.vel.-There is· a lot fo r a nei,,,r five-man board· to 'ad- of' the deriartfuen,ts, and decided

~ fieTe is sqme· finish ·· work . to ·._dQ time, ·.and there are only .24 hours of \Vork to be done in this field,, minister the ' Act, tliree elected .to get:a. palr fo1d1is wife. He wa~ -. and gravel ·to ·place. in·:·a .. d'a ·. and six workiJ10- days in- work 'ivhich has been carried on from the employee group and two a cUgnif\ed' nfaldfo-aged man · an:d

· The 0 last heavy li£t · on the a w~rk week. · · "' · only occasi.onai1y because of ou1' appofoted by the Governor- one a he· soon fotfnd· 'l:iimself buffete,i' by Cracking Unit for · PhiHips ·;Refin- ,If · the· memJ::Jers vim- go to ·. tl'i'e absor-ption in either problems, but representative· of the banking in- a crowd of frantic' women, also ery Co. · \\[as. JTlad-e by the Fluor tro't.ible of ascertaJnt,ng,· immediate- ?lease take . oui· Word for it:, - tffis dusfry and one a representative of after .nylons. - ·ue stood it as long Co. re_cently. This job is progress- ly, if- a new employee· is a member important fiel9 .. has ·not been for- the 'irisuran·ce· .. industry. The ap-·· as ,/he could, then, with· head lowing rapidly, with · most of the · ma-· or not .. and 1,ep0.ri. .t·his at once·· to gotten. We C§l~ only as~ our mem- ·p.ofotment of the latter two mem- ered and1 arms outstretched, -he · terial on hand: .. yoli.r repres.eritative, together 'with, .. bership to 'be .. 1,:at!ent until__we can bers ii:as been made· by tlie Gov- ba~ged through :the crowd towai'd ::;

:Stt ong · Co. ·is working two ·shifts· .any': ~vioia:tion ·of the -ag.r eement, ·get the·· ,yheels · moving and then er-nor, and the Attorney · Gene'ra1 t}le · rapi'dly~dimip.i'shi.ng stock of . with shovel ·and · cats on its Lagoon- youi, •representative can make· the ,ve are sure · you wil1 see · some is now pFe:paring- to ·hold an elec-' ·hosiery. · ", ·" Layton road job. - The.Fe is ·some j.obs .when most needed and accom- SEttisfactory · improvement · in the tion in order that you may help "Here!" cried a shrill voice, talk · of. star-ting. -the '·15ulls on two · plish mo:re in your" behalf. Don't ' sitliation. ,. · ·. choose the three employees for canlt you act like a geutleman ?" siiifts soon . · -· , :wait until he · is there to tell hin1/ 'Visiting Jobs.' - Business repre- members. As :sobn as this is d011e · "I've been acting like a g~1it1e-. The batch ·plant is nea1:ly com- let him · know ·as soon as the n01t ' 1sentati;1es shouid be seen on jobs the ' group will meet to organize. man for an _::ljour," replied ·.the

pleted on ·McKee 's job at Second member shows up or the violation ,at regular intervals and we make and make its rules and regulations. man, still -charging forward, "but Street. Some iron -has .. arrived and occur.s. 1n this way the ' greatest · every attempt to do so. At tiines, At that time, no doubt, it ,will from now on I'm going to act like the excavating for footings has good can be accomplished for the it ·seems, some . jobs· are hard to pi·epare a form' to send out for you ta lady!" stiu,ted. greatest nun'tber and your repre- make -and t'his, of course, .is not to fill in to make your request • o !>:

K . C. Construction Co. · is put- sentative · can accomplish rnore in agreeable to certaii1 members who · known, whether it be for ,refund · A meteorofogi5t - is a man vvho t'ing in· the fiil and doing the exca- the tfme there is to .visit the jobs. £eel that if the representatives are 0£ contribution or to continue your can ioot.: in a ,rnman's eye and

.-.._:7i ting on this job. Remember, you don~t iieed a rep- not around . every few . days they status providing for retirement ,-tell whether. ·, - ;;. ..

Ju 1 y J 5, '19 5 2 ENGINEERS' NEWS Seven

,, Nevida Airbase, Highway and HOUSING IS. Jobs ing Higb· r ,.~.A,!M .11f

'By H:- L,',"'CURLEY" SPENC~ _and J. W. , "BILL" BARR , · :H, -~ A · Business :Representatives

By J. f(. W:MWMOLE Peter Kiewit and Son is off to a gooa start on tb,e'.iFallon Business R.epresentative

Air Base near Fallon, ·Nevada. Bro: S. J. (Sailor) Hamby is Hawaiian Dredging Co. was low the HDRM fpreman for Kiewit and he is doing a fine job and bidder for construction of buildings has a good crew: Bro. Al Jensen and Bro. Darrel Jacobsen. for the Kalihi Valley Homes Proj-

ect of the Hawaii Housing Author

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L. ,\

_BY H. ·T. PETERSEN and LY_NN MOOR,E, Bi.rniness -Rep:;•eseintatives

H. Earl Parker Co. submitted a low bid to the Bureau of Reclamation-for the construction of laterals and the furnishing and installation of concrete. pipe on the Madera Canal. The job includes approximately ~,400,000 yards of excavation and compaction and approximately 81/2 miles of laying pipe. Total bid was $2,196,198. Bro. Vero L. Hunsaker is on the Backhoe. Bro. Ray Clevenger ·t

• i Y- Kovich Bros. of Fresno have a is on the Cat. I The firm's bid of $3,497,000 for subconti:act to furnish , lay and Castle Gardens addition .

. Peter Kiewit and Son subbed the ! so n has the hot plant smoking and 400 units, an administration build- excavate for the pipe lines . . The The Leonard Truck Lines Co. dirt . out to Andy · Drumm and steaming. Bro. Calvin is doing the ing and site · developmeht of the job will probabiy be awarded ·with- has purchased a rock plant and Dodge Construction Co., Inc. Andy m ixing on the hot plant. Bro. John project, compared with an engi- in the next two weeks and work moved it to a location near t he has his pulls and part of his cat Caviello and his helper, Bro. Town- neering estimate of $3,600,000. will start shortly thereafter. Merced River. This outfit will be spread on the job. Bro. "Chip" send, are really crushing the rock Pacific Construction Co. Ltd. . . . in operation oJrnrtly ~nd expec_ ts.

t t th 2 d St J t · I · '. ' We have a new mdustry locatmg ~ '" ,,,wiontrose is in charge of the pulls. ou a e n · P ~-n · ...-- . , was low bidder fo r co1,1struct10n of . . .· . . to · set up a batch plant in the city -,--Part of Drumm's outfit is upon The dirt _on_ Isbell's job ~t White- the McCully Tract Improvement m the diStuct,_ th~ Paci~c" Umon t>f Merced. · . .

. Spooner Summit. Bro. Joe Solae- horse pass is Just about fimshed but District. The low bid was in the Metal Co., which is settmb up a . . . · .• ·t h ld b ·th · d f · . plant at Tulare. This company Volpa Bros. are working on tneIL g ui is the Boss Man at Spooner. i s ou e wi a goo oreman amount of $884 618 Completwnj d 1 · 1 · , like Jim Howe -in char e of the . . ' · . manufactures spun hollow con- secon ary state 11g 1way Joo nea_r

Drumm is well along with the g time will be ~et ~t 360 days a_ft~I crete piling and initially will fur-· LeGrande and will set up a hot black stuff on his . job between cr-~:;ell:s the con_tract is signed. !he . city s nish same to Gordon Ball , and plant in the area for surfacing. Fernley and Lovelock; Nevad1;t. No highway job between largest impr?vement proJect m .re- i Trewhitt, Shields & F isher, to be Ther e is considerable subdivision more detour. Elko and Carlin, Nevada, is off to ~ent years, it calls for perma_n~nt I di'iven as foundation fo1· the over- activity in the area that is keeping

,, ,Dodge Construction has most of' a good st~rt. An? their job _at J!gg, improvement for an area of 30· city I th T i l;"ree ,a·y T'ne many of the brothers busy. Ho_w -Nevada is nearmg the fimsh lme bl k T · b d db M I pass on e , u.are ~ · " · · . , · . . the dirt moved on their job from· ' · . · . oc s. he area is oun e Y - c- ·11 h. . ~p , · t Jy ever we have some men on our

H F k George Miller has lots of road Cully K1'ng Coo11·dge and Kapi·o- company w1 ne « p1ox1ma e . . , . . . . ,, .,.' .Eureka, Nevada, to the ay or . k d d . ' b't f . , , eight ooeratino- eno'ineers. I out-of-work list, due pnmanl:y to Ranth . but they should have with mix wor to O ~n qmte a 1 0 lam. • "' · 0

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. ' . "'Ork at S-tead Air Base yet. Bro. M United_ Concrete Pipe Co., at _its ,., c_ ,urtai~ment ot levee cons,ru_ccwn B J k Ch t 11 h d " Walker- oody Construction Co., th T J L k 10

· ac a e e pus mg, an a Don Bruner 1·s out a·t th-e Elko J'ob Tulare plant, has set up spinning m e u are a 'e area . . · . ,:": d B B d J b Al Ltd., was ·low bidder for the con- - w I l d d bl goo crew. ro. u aco sen,. f M'll machines and.· started making spun .. e , 1ave · _1a a cons, erl:f .. , e

Henderson, "Si" Hill , and. Bimbo or 1 er. struction of 111 dwelling units for dram t past mo th o ur blood We've rolled out the red carrJ~·ts pipe for various Bureau of Recla-· k 111s ' _n n ° E.· ·-"·. n th d B · Bob v · cl '-" the Hawaii Housing Authority. b Pl b ti PL ASE

are a ere an ro. · 1 < and dug up the key to the old place T A,,n, · · f mation jobs. Current work will an · ease, 10 1ers, - .. . fills in.-some ·t ime. ·Bob's getting to he """,onty opened bids or keep• t l1_e plai1t btisy jor· about a make arra_ngements to donate: Re- . , ·t th. Bl. d M · · - ' to welcome J. W. "Bill"-. Barr into the first phase of its schedule.a Pa- ' b t b f oe qui e e a e an. yea· r. Thi's same company i·s still m_ em e_r, 1 · ma_y e one o your our good old Silver State. You fel- Jolo Homes Pr9ject, a low income d t f 1 h d h 1 · Eaton aua "Smith have most of lows in the Nevada area should be working on its Redbank-'vVoodlake imme ia e ami Y w O nee s ._ e _p.

the . dirt moved on their ,highway . development. Contractors offered d seeing a lot of him. He's really two bids, depending on the nature job, which will continue -for some

job between Hallelujah Junction . t The next regular meeting of this making me a very good "oiler." of the construction. One bid was time ye · ·• area will be held Thursday eve-

a nd Chilcoot, California. Bro. Bud * * * f . . h bl k c lt Concrete Conduit c · Trask is quite the dirt mover, but ' or upits ;Y1t concrete oc · par- 0 on °· is ning, July 24, 8 p.m., at 631, Kear-

~ he has a lot of good Engineers -hd~rv Rat~s id t,~ew low tition walls and the other for units making and furnishing pipe for the ney, Fresno. s uch as Bro. Ed Smith, John Kud- with 2½ -in . solid plaster partition Orange Cove Irrigation District =====;;;;;.=="""'======

Washington (LP A) .-The aver- walls. and has several months of ·work · * * * rnn, Jay Baker, Leonard Ellis, and age injury-frequency rate for man- T S P strike on the west ahead. Carpenter Pete says that th.e ,vith Bro. Ro.cky Lampliegh· operat- ufacturin_e- industries in the first he U ff ·

· ~ coast has not a ected construction Gordon Ball is getting rea9y to · man ,vho enjoys running after ing the dra_gline, and he _ _ sure does three months of 1952 was 13.5 per . th . H f ;,, . l

m e mam. owever, pre aonca- - start on the Highway 99 job riear women 1as a tough prob~em · these .a bang-up Job on that ng. ! million man-hou,rs. This was 13 per ti~n partitions, windows, doors and Pi:kley and we have been informed. days- finding a woman Yv'ho ,vm

Isbell Consi;ruction has started cent below the first ·. quarter of a .few other items are still on .the .that Bro. Wm: lYiurphy .. will .be _in run. once again on t he four-Iane high- 1951. The figure for the first quar- docl~s ·on the west coast. charge. -This same company -is *' * * w ay job-betw.ee:11. Sparks a nd Vfat:;t, ter of 1950 w:as 13.7, · and fo~ the Contractors Mid:-Pac is well on qusy on the Tulare Freeway at · ' '.How . was ,your .pot~to c;rop this Nevada. The water has final'ly fourth quarter .of ·-1949, low point its . way with its . housing project present, and ~all, Simpson · & year?" asked the amateur gar-g one down . Now things will really of the post-war era, w:-as 13.4. for the Kaneohe .Marine ·· Base. Harms have a good start on their -d~n~r. .. -get going with. Brq,. Bill Bo~gle and ' Of 127 individual industry classi- They ha,ve just ;r,equest~cl a crew asphalt paving operati0ns at Castle "011, ,spI:endid," replied his neigp.-G.· -e9rge c ,orJey_ -~he f. brem~n o.n the 1·-fications;. 55 showed_) !ecreases, . 38 of 50 to -60 men for the dredge J ef- Field Air B11se. .bor.- '.'Some were . as big as mar-Job. Thats one Job that will be fin- showed little change, and .34 .ferson when its reconversion -repair· / bl b' · · h d - h d · ' · · a On the _mountain work, . the H_e_ s __ s es,. sor~ e_._as !g as ,Pe_as _and, 0

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f, ilS e IP._ ,..s /~rt ,.o_r . er.. ,,. ·" , .• , c- sho.v.ed significi:tnVincrease_s:. . is -completed some tirrte~this month. t 1

· \ · Construct10n Co .. and W. C. Smith, cou~s(!, .gm e a ot .~f)J,;ttle o~es . . I sbell's street:wcirk is going along - · * , * ·* . This ar.ea will not, b_ e able to furs I

· · · . . . . are busy on their respective -j'obs -----------------in fi ne shape. Bro. Herman Peter- . G_ci uni9i:i-:-buy)abel goods. .msh leverm_en and. engmeers. It 1s t Sh . L k d ch·c · ta I assumed that -Mid-Pac wm try the ca ··. · aver - .a e an : Ul.~.a . ; . W C b G f

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-'l\'EW . BUSINESS- Chairman Brantley called attention to the pro- Coast for these much needed· key Bos ConStruction Co. submitted I low bid to the Forest Service for

-visions of Section I, .Article II · of the By-Laws, with .-reference to an men. constrticti·oi1 of a bridge across E · · B f h · · I h 11 c ·tt· · t b The General' ·Contractors Associ-'. -xammmg oard or eac area. nasmuc as a omm1 ees ~re o e~ Rock Creek and have started to appointed by·_ the President, unless otherwise. provided for ·in the ation of Hawaii has requested for .

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•PIPE LINES ~~~ MT. DIABLO BLVD. & ELIZABETH S;l', ;, Lafayette 2, Calif. Ph. Lafayette 37lf0 ·

By-Laws, the Chairrnan requested recommendations from delegates to a c ange .m our area av1s- aeon \ · · Rates and Classi'ficat1·ons They Trans-Ocean Engineerinbo- Co_ fi- ":¥,..,,..,, .. ,_, ..,,..,, .. ,_, - -- ...,..,,,......,_.,.,..,, .. ,_,, ... __ #!!*"'-' . the Executive Board from , the respective areas in the selection of such ·

,c_- o_mmitt.ees. Brot_her Wood made a motion_, duly se_conded' by Brotfier have also requested to have first, nally has completed grading oper- 0. C. JONES & SONS :, d d th . d 1 1 ' fl 3.tions on its sectioi1 of Pine . Flat • Peter. son, that the Chairman d,efer appointing such Examining Com- secon an Ir c ass c assi ca- GENERAL CONTRACTORS ,,·

t . f f th · ft · Th' road and has sublet the surfacing mit_tee until after the next meeting in the respective areas. The m. otion wns or many O e era s. is s KE' · ,· carried unanimously. we· have protested to the WSB in to~'Phoenix Construction Co. . . Cedar an~ 4th t. BER . . LE): .

Washi~gton through the Building On the next secion 9f this road, LAndscape G-?424 Inquiry was made by Brother P atterson concerning the forthcoming & F d h M '

trial of a brother", · scheduled· to be held at Oakland, Calif. , Wednesday Trades Department · and · ·Interna- Shai;:p ellows an t e T. · . Member A. G. C: _ __ tional offices. · · ' Page Co. are maJ<ing good 'progress , e,, • • ft • ft ft ft , , • • - , • ft 1 ·,

-evening, July 2, 1952; i{ notices had been ·sent out. The chairman escer- on road excavation and Sharp & tained that due notice had been published and the trial would prpceed * * * I Fellows have started construction 'T..............,'""",..,,........,.,,..,....,....,.,....,..., •"'"' • ••

as scheduled. . D f h H I~ ·of . the first bridge across Dry The . chairman called attention to the f1;tct that on July ' 1st, 1952, in- oig Ir au Creek.

.st allation ot . officers elected.- at the June · 3; 1952;· election would . take . .; . Schutt Construction Co., on the p lace. He made inquiry of the · manager, . Broth·er C. C. Fitch, what Terminal Islancl', -: California's clear ing at Pine Flat Lake Reser-

.,arrangement.if any nad been made, and whether or not an Int~rnational offshore party fishing fleet, manned voir, . has been delayed somewhat ·Officer would be present to install the elected officers. The chairman was by 34,900 sportsmen during the due to high water conditions. How-

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_..., -ii1formed· that no definite progr~1'.1 had been prepared. A motion was month of April; landed a total of ever, the Jake 'is receding at- pres--. .. made by Brother Menzer,. and seconded by Brother Patterson,. ttiat the 123,800 fish. The anglers took home ent and the . company :' should be-· -HOLES FOR ANY PURPO$&, !

m a:ffager, Brother Fitch, be directed to contact Brother Vic C. Swanson, an average of 3.5 fish per t rip: able to resurrie . full operation. 10 in. to 6 ft. Diameter ' '.' the Sixth International Vice-President,- and request that he be present The marine fis heries _ laboratory Work is i again at full swing at by 200 ft; Deep at the installation of the offfcers and officiate as th€ installing officer. of the California Department of Pine Flat Dam and we have been The motion carried unanimously. Fish and Game announced that informed that" the company ' ex- 1337 2nd St. Berkeley, Calili, .· The chairman made inquiry as to whether, when Local 39 is granteQ half the month's total catch was pects to coinple.te the pouring of . lAndscape 6n&622 ..

local autonomy, :appropriate~financial arrangements have been made composed of rockfish, kelp and this· structure by November ' of this . ... , .financially to ·operate properiy:. Members of the By:Laws Committee· sand bass: Operators of 222 party year. The comPany has broken all ................ ~ ..... ~•• ............ -. .......... ~ .... Ar.._~~

being present, invited attention to .the provisions of Sec'tiOJ:1c-3, of _Article boats reported landings of 8200 previous records for placing mass I I t i t t t t i i I _i i I) I I I i, H I iJ I '24, which fully covered this matter. . . barracuda, 7100 salmon and 6300 cori.cr.ete. .For instance, since re- B C G i, k _ - Regarding the ,term of eleded trustees and .auditors-·for ·Locai 39; ea~h of k_ingfish and yellowtail. suming operation after the 9ar- . ·_en . • erwie .. : . :a ttention w·as . directed .to the:' fact that.,under the'- ·'authorization granted About 1700 more anglers took to penters' ·strike; June 9, . they have b y the General · President, t9 , h'olcl an. election on } u·ne 3, 1952, it w·as the sea this April than Jasto.:_but in one _ month poured over ,100,000 Inc .s pecifically stated, --that all officer§ would be elected for a term of but . ·still less than the 48,700 who fished yards. The company could well • -o ne year, July 1, 1952, to J.une 3{),' }953, 'I'h'ereafter; officers whom might in April', 1950, and\ the . 68,000 who thank ,..the members of Operating Engineering· Construction , . . i be elected wou'ld -s'erve iri ac.cordance with and. for the tenps· set forth gpt · a.board in · Aprii, 1949. Engih'eers Local1 3 employed on the Wharves - Pie,rs - Bridges · in the By-Laws. · · · . * * * job for ·making _it possible .for them Terminals - Foundationa

· Inquiry was mai:le concerning procedure to· follow in submitting r eso- A patron. in a · rest;a,urant handed to set these records. · · Submarine -Wo1:'.k ·. · ~- J,.'utions for .amending -present By-Laws of Local -39. It'was pointed out : th.e waiter two . vitamin .pills and TJ1e Selby Drilling Co, .of Boise,

. -that Section . 8 of Article 24 of the, By-Laws, specifically 'covered this a,sked him to dis~olve· them in_ a Idaho, submitted a 10\¥ . bid .,to . the 112 Marl<et St~eet :subje'ct'. Th'at, however,' a-.By-Laws Committee coliip_osed of one deleg~te ' bowl ·of clam chowder. After a I01_1g Corps _of . Engi_i1eers for core . d1:m- . San -Frtincisco·: ·11 from each •area- Woulcl have . to lie elected, ancfttlaf iris6fa:r as the San interval,_ he asked the waiter whY [ing on th~ a.am:. Their price was Phone SUtter 1;7 104 Fr;ancisco area -~ii,s · conc:erned, such .delegate cqult;b~:-,e'iected at .. the · the _. __ choW<l, er h_,adn, '-t ·. be __ en- s_erved I $3. 52,546. They expe_c_ t to start , O.;f).· -.. · · .. · · ·· • > ,, · • ·111 .iOifiliilO!flHi¢ ·_!O JuJy 1st' meeting. Delegat§s from each of thet r,ispective '. ar'eas would ' , yet. --. Said the waiter:. · erations within the next thre_§! have to be· eleiited -at the <ffrst meeting. When . the iGominittee had been ''~ou'.lf g~t ' the _c~o'"'der; ·sir, as , ,wee_ks. ·. . . . ...

. elected, this·,: C6mmJtte~ would function in.:, accprd~#~.~-.. with tl).e · proc' soon as we can', get · the :clams to . In the Merced . area, . Conc;rete ·1 . n·· Feenev . v isions i,tated. · ' , . -~, ' ·--~' . '! .. lie down.'; . . Supply _ Co. is_ busy working on a • .. _ • · . . , z '

·· GOOD OFT$ ORDER--Brother Mark Cawp.l)eH-·of ; Fresno called * * * large subdivision, a stre.et - pavir.g, a ttention to the apparent misunderstanding bY. .some·_IJ?,embers· of. the $1 "If ·you're 'suffering _from .. the curb and gutter job within:, the ,assessm ent~le\ried, and requested that a letter l:ie: d~afted· and sent him grippe why : are you undressing?" .city. The same company also · is clarifying the same so that he migJ\ t properly -~nligh:ten members. The asked the doctor. putting ·in · stre\;!tS, curbs an.d gut-,chairman re.quested the manage/, Brother C. C. Fitcll~ to have such "\.Vhy; doctor," sa1cl the lady, t ers for Castle Field additions.

· Ther e being·no fu r ther business t o come before the meeting, a motion '[ was gripped?" and Gravel Co. plants are running

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Agents for Roeblings Biue Center , .

All Work Ma de to~Order. Guaranteed and. Insured

1etter prepared and submitted to Brother . Campbell. "how else can I show you where River Reck Co. and i'vTerced Sand I t o adjourn was made by Brother Menzer, seconded by Brother .Petersen, * * * full blast' furnishing aggregate to oOO Addison Street :ai1d duly carried, unanimously. Meeting a'djourned at 4:15 p.m. · · \Voman :.,,ccepts w.an for the Ball, Simpson & Harms at Castle I

R espectflll ;y submitte1d, , •,:1Jrn of matrimonv and man ac- Field and to Barrett '& Hilp. This Berkeley, Calif• I RICHARD A. CHRISTIANSEN, -,cpts niatrin~ony fo r t he sake of i Jast-na;-.-.bd company is just start-

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~Lt:T F J ·By.·. E_ ~ r_ ARK::·!illnd H . S. CLARK, Bt1siness Representafives I (~ , ~ . By A. R. l\'IcCAFFRE,Y;, Business Representa,tive

Acnvhy m the Folsom area has stepped up considerably . • .c· t t / Work; in ·the Redwood Empfre has been slow in gettine: m u1e pas wo weeks but to date we still have plenty of men . · ~ available and it doesn't appear as though we will experience --:~~i-~;P~ ·started ,this ·;year due'' to -rains and late call for bids, mostly any shortage of engineers ,this season with the possible ex- on state work. It looks like we will be plenty busy from now ception of one or two classificati:ons. on as the jobs are breaking at this time. .

Following is a resume of the ; ---------- ------Tn is is largely due to the pub- -~- ----------~- I plant running to capaci" t Fo

1. ' . the Crew wasn't present but We d!'d jObS J1QW Under Way iJ1 thiS terri- Ly a . r-l C t )' the Folsom- Dam- project -h~s tuna They are spread ml d

run into Bros: Leroy Wilkins and tory: · c_ mg 1

received throughout the country Up in Del Norte c_ aunty, Mercer and gravel all over the county. \\,1. " 'n ti resLilt th t t Jack Darroug·h, foremen,· Don p Q

L .• . 1e . a a grea. many F1,ancis, Lee Stinchfield and Ed .iidil~~7 I Fraser is starting the realignment aul ueen has moved two people have been attracted here " and surfacfog job on Highway 101 blades in on a State rental job' ascuming t hat work was plentiful, ,w hi PP 1 e, overhauling for Bay ______ ____ from Oregon Mounlai:1 to the bor- at Garberville, mixing and spread-

·w hich it has ·,been to a degree, but :Cities; A: K. Linn for Ed Curtis; der. . 'ing oil mix. not t o the extent that. would pro- Lozell Selig, Jimmie Ashford, M. rain; Bob Coldren .w1pmg off R A : Farish of San Fr_ancisco Moore Drydock Co, is well along vide, jobs for · all those that came F'. Brannon, T. M. Boles and Ernest IS-eorgetown dirt; Nick Gavri!ko .subbed- the w·ork 011 the jetty at on• setting th~ steel on the bridge ,.. seeking them. We still go on rec- '. D. Buri:s, cat skinners and techni- sweating out the fh:1; Bob- Glover Cre·scent City to Bros. Tea· Page ove11

• the North· Fork of NJ:ad; Rive1r - --ord as advising everyone to check' ,cal engmeer. .wond~ring · about Nevada; Dick anc1 Fr.ea Korthase. This is a r'ip- on ·Highway 299. Also working on on employment possibilities bef~re · Work is picking up in the foot- ,,(,Swe,de): Froh· climbing side -hi:-Us; ·rap job. 'this project·is ·Bro. Carl Kjer ' and " m aki_ng, an expensive move to this· hills. F :· T. Bastian, Ted Scl-iwartz 1,Don ,. Mor~is getting !1dme from At Klamath, most of the work John --Burman & Sons, _who .· ·are lor;abty. and the other contractors in the Oregon; S1d Le Vos pullmg a sheep- consists of mill sites and log pone! constructing the approaches. · ,·: J\'lei,ritt, Chapman & Scott and' Grass Valley area are keeping the I foot; .. Leo,· Wright worki-ng on an construction. Johri Burn:an &·sons I W. S: Selva'ge ·has a crew driving

t h1c Savin Corp. are statting s·ome bro\h~rs busy ~t all t~pes of con- electric p~ll; Clyde lV~iller cutting are busy excavating a mill 'site piling at various locations· on the : u;, it s of their job 011 . a two-shift struct:on work. There 1s other con- ·blue tops_, Hobart Simpson· busy and pond · for · the Arrow ·Mills b~y. basis and will _soon , be wheel-ing s'.r~c_t1011 w_ork to be started in this I with ~wo~ Gene:ralsi " !Alex Gra~- plant. r 'Fred Korfhase is building The d1°edge· Jupiter has beeh . ai:ol:_ncl the clock' on the excavation v1n111,ty whi~h s_hould be under way ~hangmg.; ~rnest R~yat runm~g a ply_wOod mill for . ·s ·fmpson Log throwing' muck in the North Bay, of . tne main channel .. -This must be· ,at th,s publ!cat10n. ~rmd pumps, Pete 01dway work- Co. and also constri.ictfrig a · new -for the past month. Svery tin}e completed -and considerable con~ Joe Chevreaux keeps his two ''. 11g on- an~ "8" ;- Cl_aude Kees weld- sawmill for Arrow Mills. Pelican- I see it, I am surprised that it

· cr'ete poured before the· rainy sea- 'plants going. at all times with· mg; Melvm · bee, boss.man; Speed Bay Construction Co. i;; excavatfn:;.: -hasn' t _sunk, ·, . son· arrives. So _it w:il-1 probably, be. Bro. Harry Pawning in charge. Red Spencer; su?er C .ski~ner; Hale- a . po11d site . for Paragon Piyw:Oo~ John Burman & Sons ,ver e low a -hi i:;,hball operation. This outfit has Wood and Joe Leal are the nut Mor~an bust11:g i:i~ts; ~ 111 Gavnl_ko, Co. These variotis jobs keep ap,- bidder on· realigning. and resurfaca la:,--ge number of engineers on the ' busters for this company, . loo_kmg swell, Dick <:::o~t cuttmg proxiniately 20 of oi.ir members. ing approxima-tely 1.4 miles of pa.yr·oll, too numerous to name, but The Stockton Construction Co. st~·eets; Ed_ :Springer and Ha:1k ·employ'ed. High\'lay 101 along Smith · Rivet we cart give you a rundown 011 the has finished- its sewer job at Colfax Mi_Uer .repamng a :tren~her; Jnn- Bosch & Cummings ... well, if Bids were opened June 25 and b t ofhers that are foremen. · Ted· and has moved to other parts, \The Withrow 'worki~g on . a pickup; Ed is the same old story. They are their bid was $248,802:50. Co:°" is equipment supedntendertt; Marshall & Miles hot plant and ~un-can operat_mg . a · lu:11ber car- busy for Dolly Varden Lumber · Co. · Bro; Tom Hull was awa·ra'ed a ,Terry Aldridge; shop foreman; Don ?;ravel plant, in the same locale, rier; J?hn _z. Mille~ runmn~ a load- at Redwood Creek. A few more contract to lay ·water mains at Sh1 r eman over the grouting with ·are ptodlicing · gravel and silicate er; µe~rge . Frazier rollmg hot years there and they will be eligi- various focations in the city of · an. assist from Bill Hogate; Charles 1:ock and keeping the brothers busy st,u~; Bob Rich,_ stewar,?; George ble for a pension from Dolly Var-. E_tireka after . a battle with ' the- ---:.-:JWitchell over the diamond drills· .- an the time . Bro. Fred Lewis aper- So~is Sr. operatmg ~- pipe press; den. Most of the brothers on this City Cou11ciL His bid was second Ja-d, ·Bean, the rock plants; Art ates the dragline and Wes Kemna Alfred A.rruaa, hkewis~; John· Su- job enjoy trout fishing and swim-. loweSt ; however, the losing con-1;',oot , Joe Ferreira, Joe Ingham, Al manipl,llates the dozer with Bros. s~eff selhng shoes; Cl~ns_ Berg run- ming all stimmer long. . I tender did not submit a . legai bid Hiiton, Ni't:k Lefurgey and Roy Charles· Marshall and Bob Miles mng • a crusher; Virgil Lawson Bro. Louie Conner has his rigs and Brother 'rom ,vas proclaimed Brcwn over the cat arid shovel making up the crew. t pump1_ng a well;_ Claude Johnson working at Redwood Creek, Tamp~_ the winner ·· to· the tt\he of $84,spr·ead. Bro. Johnny Myreck is the , 1 · G. W. Peterson Construction Co. watchmg_ a beltlme; R. E. _craw- kins Hill, Blihne Point, and 'most 975.5o:-bi.g wheel for the Continental Drill- .has just received another job at ford ·paymg a years dues 111 ad- everywhere else. Barrett' & Hilp are: commencing ing Co., also on this job: . .l\:uburrt. This is a road widening _v_anc:; :e.o~·ge_ St ar~s, a real . 6:~ J ?hn Petersen_ hmf rriosl: of his conStruction-:01

;. th~'-new ~isters of .. MV . . th . b . f·l!om Auburn to the· . American timer, ietirmg after many years eqrnpment w_ orkmg· on Tompkins ,St_ Joseph Hosp1~al m Emeka. The ., .. . mson IS 111 e same oat 111- · . · - - . · "th J R R · I-I · · b'd' f . "'141·8.000· , ... ~- - . h 1 . . R.1Ver which amounts to $174 000 service w1 . . eeves, e1man H1l1 ·for Texaco Oil Co . I was or ,p , , . The hos-

sorar as dt ert';or < i:1 the_ channel is To' tJ,is date they are g·etting' th~ Jensen back from Africa arid in to The Merfer Frase~· breakwater. p1tal_ will" be ·located at Harris and c-oncerne . s a ' get 1n anµ, get ·.. · 1 ·. 11 a b ,· · . · . . n · lb , s , · h 1, · - ''1ght of way cleared and should say 1e O an nngmg a message I Job at Buhne ·Pomt 1s ··really roll- .uo eer treets. oC_u t_ ,,n aJ urcry tpropods1tJ·1?11. Bros. bo moving dlrt within two 01· three from Harry Crigler ·who is still over ,ing good They have put t··~o shifts At long: last the city of-Crescent

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-u e, ,", v, a ,e are on as oremen , ' · ' . . · · · · ' · · · , · m·.:5-Brnthe1'' Smitl'i, the master me- '. cha-1;ge. ' Walt · Gavrilko, Bob Col- ·We exten?-our deep~st syi;npathy plant to _ be erected for PG&E. contract w~s- ~warded to Pel1cc1n -c l,anic with Bros. Jim Wesson and dren, Buck Pelton and Bob Glover to the family and fnends · of our _". Fredenckson Bros., at Scotia, Bay_ Constru~t1011 Co. .

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~,·+rn ent Bro S d 'Ea . The California Rock Products passed away on July 3rd. Well They keep all of their rigs i·olling approac. es over artm s Slough, 0 -- - "-- · - - we e ner 1s · f ·1 th f E k ba_,::l, from the· north to take over ,Co., at Auburn, have had a post- kno~n and well like?, Larry leav~s ·and have approximately 25 Engi-· our r111 es sou · o · ' ure a, were -

:tii s d d job. ·ponement on their starting time :behm~ a host of fnends who will 1ieers- employed at this time. -to be opened Ju~y 9. , _. _ · ;- _ _ . . . . : this year so it looks like the middle feel his loss keenly. Fred J . Maurer & Son have jobs 'f.he long-awaited Ar cat~ port-Ion

w o-,,n_e . Connolly _ :.u,1~neJ Job is of- July instead of June. Our deepest sympathy also to scattered -all over the two cou-nties. of the Burns Freeway wil~ be let { : l ,J,~, u? -and the :!Lr I~ no':"_ be- Henningse,n. Bros. and J.P. Mor- B~·o. Ralph _John·son who lost his Alan and. ~9hnny keep · the jobs J~_lY_ 16, ,two months later than , n." ~~1\ .erted, so this outfit will be -ton keep their work going ih :mother durmg the p·ast month. rolling ,)[Jule Mr. Maurer holds the- o11g111ally planned by the State.

I)p v,ng ou,t _shortly. Tl11s .,was a :Placervllle which keeps the broth- ;Ralph was forced to ·tnake a flying office crew together. We will report on the sua.c1"ssful '.3ood money J_ob for the ):>rothers as -ers busy. It looks like a lot of work trip east to 'this sad ·event. Cap\vell & Sanderson are busy bidder in the next issue of the 1/: r~n /rou11cl th e clock ' seven days .coming in this area in the building We extend our wi'shes for ·better ;again after a long winter .. They News, ~; wee . _W,e hate to see Earl Walsh, line and -this -~hould- be good news :health in _the tutur:e to the wife of :have various dirt jobs, ,vhich keep Bids for ··erosion protection at ;;1~-nproJeoct ma-na_ge~, leave f_or _ ~e for these members. Jo€! Vicini, in lBro. ~ic_k Lefurgey and hopes- that them out of _mischief. < Shively Blu_ffs v.;i11 be opened J,uly

"'~ \ !o d _guy t_~ d-al with: . . no tl1e same area, manages,to keep his ,she will soon be on the road to re- Conme Will has several pieces 23. Tl1e State ,has allotted· $210,000 pc_ _,,o _r, but fan a11,cl square. rigs going all the time. Bro. Ed covery from her illness. . .of eqpipment working on the Mc- for thi; project. ·,'· · ,

Another good job came to an end Hunter, also in business· at Placer- · This also goes to Bro. Frank ,earthy Housing Project. It is anybody's ;guess wheri· the this week when Hasler, D & H ville, does all types of welding and Ford who faces a ·-year's illness. Let _ Also working equipment 011 the dirt moving on the PG&E steam completed the Mor-mon Xsland job. will go anywhere. us hope this doesn't ·prove to be the -;McCarthy- Project ar'e· Btos. I:'.,~ie generating plant at- Bul:i.ne Point T his job averaged better than a The contractors in this vicinity case and his recovery will be -Hayes and Denny Conway. These will be· let. So far, PG&E has ap·liundred engineers on the payroll keep the brothers busy putti11g the speedy and complete. two brothers have recently flC- ,propriated $10;600,000 for the en,vitp some of the ' fellows putting; finish on the subdivisions streets Our 'best wishes for better health quired bulldozers and we'·•wish tire job. . . in ever 14 months with very little sewers etc. A. Teicli~rt h;; several' -also go to Bro. H. @. Herber t, who them rnLwh success i;l their · new I Our. out:of-work list is pra<:: -:___ Jo,,-t time. On all big jobs we !i.have · -paving' pobs going . in and around has ,been ill recently; to Bro. Frank ventures. , ! tically nil and it looks like we will . .__ our ups and downs but as outfits this area. John Gist has the Elvas Peckham .- who is in the hospital Bro. Ri.iss Melahn still has hi~ 1 be short oCoperators wHhin a]¥,Jut

' g o, t his is a 1orig way from being underp~ss job with Bro. Ralph su!ferin.g_ fro_m a broken . ankle 'at hands full <Jn ,' vari_pus · jobs forl . 30 'clay_s. Mo:t of the ,work ~el~in! t be worst: Darky wheels and ae·als (HaFd Rock) Smith on the rig and this wntrng; to Bi;-o. George Rollin_ private parties. · ·. _sue~ a ,!_ate SLart this ye~r Vi1ll carbut is o.k. Bros. G: Keller, assistant Bro. Anderson doing the greasing. who also .was confined to the hos- . Bro. R, A. ~irkpatr'ick keep's I ry ,into ne:t ye.ar, ~-ak.mg_ 1t good , supecrinten.dent; Jack • Alexander, This job will develop in the n_ear p1tal bt:t 1s o.k. now;_- t_o Brn. W. L.1·h1_s crushing p1~~1t busy at Jacoby f.o·r the b.10p1ers neAt_ spnng. _ m aster mechanic; E ~ Halliburton, future. The Downer Construction Boatwnght who has been laid up Creek. . On i une ~8 we had the officers sho;:; foreman; George Coons" and cci. is ,doing the ditching and pipe- for some _ time with an . injuFed Em. Johnny Jackson is still ~t ci~ Lo.cal 3 in Eureka for a· special P:n1J · Holt, grade foremen, stuck iayi-ne; on a new subdivision near back_; to Frank Carpenter w)10 is in I work back _in the bl'uGh. -E ither ,meetrng. · The meeting . was well a round ·to wind the job up with the·. Signal Depot · with Bros. Bill the Sutter Hospital; to Pat Bil- I he , likes the brush or he likes the attended a:na · the members were sma]J crews. Yock and Tom Benson 011 the lingsley '-'WO is -suffering. with a I money he is making. . , . happy to· see the officers present. ·

I>!.I &· K ope1;ea ·up their-; .jo):> at _ditcher. : 'f.he DeVriend. Trenching -~wollen arm: to Louis F:'lores who Keliy & McWhgl"t~r _keep th~ir ,. * * * , 1

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Sahnon Falls with Robbins back as Co. has work for the brothers for IS laid· up with a . back i11jury; tb . ' A, -prisoner was brought befoi-e . superintendent.• 'He . br~ught along s0me time to come. ' . George Clampitt who ·is off work our account. Let-us try to -surpass. tl~e judge, charged' w ith beating Bro. Bud Snowball to ramrod· the · McGillivray. Con.struction has a due to illness; ai;i,d to Norman Wing this number of donations : c1u 11ino·· hi_s. wife. The: ,judge, ·being in a deal' and Bro '. Rpss Ball as m·aster <;ood sized project going at Mather who is in the hos]!)ital for an in- the- coming month. · K€ep i-n ~ind. sympa_thetic 11.rnod, said ::.__"Do you-

. rne.cbanic. Field. They are about to begin a definite time. that you ot· a memoei: of your ,'ulmit"\ hat you' wouw:- beat, your Brighton _. Sand & Gravel is .doing 45,000-ton hot stuff job which Good luck to Bro."';Bob Suther 0 family may be the next one in need own wife?" ·.·' r ·

a read job at the dam ,vith the should nrovide · work for the engi- land who is in ·the tractor business . . of '. blo,Cid and it is quite a relief to "VVhy, 'sure," replied the prise""-~ .. dirct work subbed to Joe Vicini. neei's for "the - next two months. Call Auburn 698-W. - know that you a-re able to secu-re·· oner: ."Vfl10se wife do you beat?" B r-o. Al Reese is foreman for J:ohn J\1ehren is also 011 this project The same tci Bro~ Frank Haiduk it when it fa needed; however we ,. * · * Brighton and Emmett AUen, fore - with a string of pulls and jeeps. who has .a ½ -yard Link belt with will not, be able to help you- in' the · .. First _por.tsrnan: · "li:t's g·et.trng· m an for Vidni, Heraty & Gannon also have their all attachments. I{e can be r eached future if you a·o· not help us ,in ·a'A•fnlly · rate ·and we haven't hit· a

· ,)\r;nston Bros. ·and_ Al Johns0n jeeps here. at GI. 2-0960. building ou_r reserve now! • thi11g yet." wm have a representative iri this The Erickson & Campbell Co. . Thanks to Bi:os. Joseph B. Lamb- . Attention · Gladding-JVlcBean em- . ' -S!lcoml: Sp_ortsman: · ''Let's miss c f:k e on Friday, Ju1y 11, for a pre-· keeps the brothers going at _ Mc- kin ~nd-' H. G: -Taylor who dropped ployee~: Your regular:. .. m-ee.t-i,ng. is · 'two" l'rio:re .;iml' thep go, home." j ob conference . More on this next Clellan Field on a buiJ.ding project. us car-as during the month asking the second Tuesday of each month / 0

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n1 c,Dth. They will be there several months to have their. names removed from at 4:15 p.in. Next meeting, will be She stepped ou• of the bathtub Earl-_ Parker started his levee vet. -M. R. Carpenter, with Bro. our out.of-work list as they had August 12. · · ai1d o·nto the bathroom scales.

j ob .at Knights ·Landing · with Bros. Degan running the trencher, has been dispatched 'from ancithei· of- Don't forget· tlrnt we are· open '·. Hubby came in · the bacli: doo1: E r nie ·Mayfield and Sid Murray the dug - ditches all over this fi eld. A. fice. each Thursday e,,ening from 7 to i t1'1expectedly, w a Ike d past the sh;fters. They ·were just moving in Teichert has a contract for the BLOOD BANii 9 for your convenfence. batiiroom (foor, obsei·ved what she · on our last..- visit and Tom Smith, paving ·on this base. Bro. Brooks is ' Loads and loads ··of th:rnks to Live up to the worki11g. rules. I was doin_g, and. inquirn:l: ·. "JB!ow E r nie Hoffman, Lawrence Watkins on the roller and 'Bros. McGregor Maurice Degen, Robert Cpoper, H. Wear your button on the Job at · many pounds this mo:nung, dar-a n:1 R. Martin were the only broth- and Jack Pratt on the blades. S, Clark and Wm. S. Edwards who all times and be sui·e 'to obtain a ling?" ers on the· job at that time. HERE AND THERE. donated to · our · Blood Bank re- clearance ·before going to work. We Witho11t ,bothering to look up,

Foster & McHarg were winding · WITH TI-iE BROTHERS cently. Our reserve is getting lower have a union 0£ which we can be she a.nswereu: "Fifty, and be sure u p their job in this area. Some of Marshall \i\/hite getting ' a clear- than it has for some time. At t his proud. Let us all join in keeping yon don't l.eave tho5e tongs on the

• t he equipment was down so all ance ; Charles Lohr running a Lor-- writing we are five pints short in I it t hat way ! • oack 1forch."

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·.~fc-:.r>. : i:\;i lr!ilitr~iyer ?elans tall for, Proied to·CostJ . ti~;-' iJ\, t\ ~.,'\J A . Bureau · o_f ReclamatioiY pro- i _Le\:Visto_n _Powe1: Plant: $57\000; I Re~e~vo)r,- on the Sacramento

e B posal to use presently wasted ~ ]/ I with 2000 kilowatt capaety, 'at the I R_1ver. .. .. ' . , .,

.JK_ t p· ' o·· ., ; .. , if". J),. " ~-f~-~·,~,plus , waterflow ' m northenJ Cal,1~ i left aqutment oLtheLew:ston Dam.. \ ~--0~1:erc feat_1:1re~ of __ tne . ~1_0_g,:)~!n I· . ' ' ; -l·· ' ij · · · ·t R. ·· .. ·d T · u D. · 'f , will re~ult m a to tal e~t1l.llil~d 'u'',·.:. i, '·, .r •. r .. ii i ,:,,, Jr · ; forma's Tnm y · 1ver· -to · prov1 e ,_ . ovver nouse · IVerswn unne1, I ' · ·· -,·

- • • - T ~ -"' ,, •• i · • ·· , . . · · . · , , , · · · ·. - . · . project,, cost of $;207,334,000. Except ! ,-,#, .' . . . ·.• , aod1t10nal wa_ter- for the Ce1,tral $28 930 000 · would be 8:0 miles long '

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LES GOLLETT' B · · R · · t _. . , - . 1 ' . ' ' ' or a sma sum ·reqmrec or 1 s.r1e1·y By WM. C. VVAACK and, , , ,psmess eprese.n asnes Valley ProJect · and power for the diverting from Le,vv-iston Dam · to . . .. , - · · _. ,., ; · . · · preservatwn, all of · that · amount

Work in ,the valley.,, haS< been on the upgrade for; some -time Nortn and • Central reg10ns of the ,Tower ·House Power Pla:nt ·on Clear ·ii b , . d to ti G t · · ~ ,' , . , , , ·. f · d ·1'tl·· ·, · . __ · · , ' St,,te !1as b. ·e.en' · se11· t, · to Fecler·al C ·1 1··1 t J Id b l" wi e re_ pm . . 1_: overnmei_i now. -Some days we are -entirely· out -0 men an ,. 1en.-cpnc or . - . '. . .· . . · .- . . • · ree-,. 1e · unne · wou e- ~ from power and water revenues m

· f 1 11 · b '1'1 · <-t d · , h ·· -ii'h o1:1t of agencies ·and .. California and Ore- ·feet; ·-? -incres .111 diameter a:nd· can . . . . . · two oL t 1e sma JO s ·w1 · DUL ·On',1;.lP a~ ·· we ave ,, · · ''gon• State ·officials ·for -review -Sec- carry a .· flow , ~f_ 1700 cubic feet per acco_rdance with the Federal recla -work list once more. However, tlimgs m : general have been- retaTY. of the , Interior Osc-~r u. second.• mat10n laws: '

d d * * * go,t · toned ·: llp 011. b·ot-h their· ·J·obs in the· ,Chap.man, ann-01:mce . ~ Tower- House Power Plant ' and . . . . Tli-e liand- that ' rocks the en,ll![e-M & K. Co., Inc., are doing ·adittle , . , , '.{:he ,, p.ro ject would provide an Switchyard, $9,270,000, on Clear

h B h Marysville area ; , 1 · Now·is· stained ·with nicotu\ii!i?J'/ pr eliminary work at . -t e ri;;s· , · · · ~ - - I additional iml ion acre,feet of wa:- Creek,, with ·a capacity qf 66,000 ' • Creek Camp of the . P.G,:. &.. E. jpb i PERSONAL MENTION I ter and, with. firming, energy; more kilowatts. Ancl :the 'foot ' upon the· ro·c,keJr'··

· · · A · Lik~s , to- step·· on _gasoline:· · in the Feather .River Canyon., Only Bro . . John Reed ,.writes from 'tis- than ,· 1.6 billion kilowatt - hours .of · Towe'r ·House Diversion Dam and , *; * * , two.; Engineers on .. the-· j_ob ,with •Bert .tra!ia, the. land down , tmder,. tha<t j.electricity, annually ... Th~ review -by Reservoir·, $1,214,000·, on Clear

Perkins_ in charge: We hope , this he?is .:driving,: a--- big. tunnel a,nd -say_s,1 St.ates _, _and. E~deral agencies pre- Cree½, . serving as afterbay for the __ job will be the forerunner of things. ' 't · . . . ·h , . b'. B J" D , n cedes its submit\al to Congress. Tower House Power P-lant and

t . th 1 .. is - ac - toug JO ,, ro. 1m · 1:rn Th lt· 1 . "t ,,,_ . · , o come rn -e canyon.'. . , . . . p 1 _. t . ·b ·l . 1.1 .. , , . . e. mu 1p e. · purpose--· proJec ', forebay to .divert water into Mathe-

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. ·a . · _ ·. ,· .. . - , . . Business -Repres 0 ntative Les·.Gol- . C' . . . _ H . .11 b 1 . b which wou.l -a so, prov1 · e -mcreased ·_•son· Tunnel: It • w_ould: be 48 feet ' · - £ · · , ·· " ·· · .non - urtam. e wi ,., e rnme. e•- . . . · ·. .

- left' has often ,· said-that by the time· . . 1 . J I M . d recreat10nal opp_or,t umties w:ou.!d• -high' and · 810 ·feet· in · length.

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ton\gi1t. · . ' · ·' . fore ,too .. ong.c- ac.c ,arg1son4se11 s .. ,.. . . , . . . . .. . . . . . ' ..

the Oroville Dam· ,got started;, he , 1. tt . , ,,, ,·. t,i,, . LA d" t . t · It form .. a newly-establ!shed Tnn,1 ty, · Matheson-Turp1·el, $29,705·,ooo, 'dl'-a . e e.r, ,rom . l'le . . , is nc. , R ' D' . . f . h C J'f .. . , would •_ be _- a graY.-hairecl gran:dpa. 'tis , always .good to·. hear , from these· 1ver 1vJS1,on., o_· . t e a 1 ornm: v~~:tin~ · from·- __ the _, T~wer 'Hot'.se Well; it finally happened. · (I'm a ·b' ti- , , Central Valley ProJect and. be. an D1vers1011 Dam. Th1s tunnel; · with

• ,< ro ,ers. , . t . I fi , . I cl t· I . . g_randga_ ·and~, I've- also ·-·,g9t' -a , few The,-L,ittle ... B:r~s,,· sent ·in ,a picture ,m :~ra · n~nc1a_ . an · opera 1011a: -the same s!ze · and_ capacity as the g_rny hairs,.) Had '. to , g~t that, p]ug bfi' their,, p:la:ee., in Canyon , pani, , part_ of tha~ :ProJ~ct. , , T~wer· House Tunnel, would b'e · 8.7 in for- the new grandSOll\- a , futu-re Ca]if;;,.with ,sn'owr a-bo11,t·,12. fee t i deep . "In~lu?e~ m: the . one "million . ac_m---nnles' long, member of: Local No. 3 ar.ound· ,and no, _plow. T, lte :s e two , go_od _- Je_et,;1s,1~ng~t10n . water for · the -f~·-: , 1'.lath:eson Powe·r · Pl~nt ·_' ancl 1970, brothers,'.Cliffr3.!1d~Whit; jodned, I.:o'.,;, U1ouzed ' _sacra1:1ento Ca1:a~s Umt, S.w1_tchyar,d, $8,600'.000, with .· a cac

* $ • .

"What are you so un1n:&Jllli!'JY · about; Jim?" asked • his _friemlb ,

"I ,worked · so hard at keeJ;Dirigoµr maid that my wife quit," l."e-plied Jim. r ·

• * * · An 'acquaintance - is a p2:ir1>on

whoni ,ve know wen · el10ug!ln to borrow fron1 but not well e!l11!l•1lllgh to lend ,to. · ·

The c.Shellmakerr ,Gorp'. started· up· cat, No,, 3J the .--,same day, aiid,,their Qf _the Central_ Valley P.r OJect. ON .· pac1ty --of_ 75,000 , Jnlowatts; located theirc dredge , at, the Los '' Plumas register n;umbers ·r:un ·consecutive!Y;, ~vh1ch an ~~c1a1- r.epc.irt wa~ - also:! on·. th·e. Western .. · shore of' Keswic~ D.anrirt.the Fea:ther,·River.:· Cany,on. ·They .. kid.-each .. other .about-who,. l'las,. ,n;iacle -public by_ Secretary Chap, --.,-, --------,-.---'---.'-"--. ---c--------------T · · d d · · mart · , ' - · ' · · ' · · .his: job had ,b.een-- shut-, .own ·ue ,the oldest .. c-ard. · . ..' , . , , . , , · ,. · . ,, 1. ,. . ,. ; ,.. . '

to high·, waters, but it's going, full That. is all , for _n0w, , except. for _' Engmeermg_ features 9£ the w·o- i._, R1NN'S0M·! ;··CQMPANY blast nowc al)d . the men are count- 'the next ' regular'. -mfetingc iri. this posed \vater resour.ces :dev.elopm_e,nt - . ' ! -~ ~ , . - , • -

ing the trout · and drooling, at- the 'distr_ict, which wilL.b.e he.Jd . Frid(ly p.re: mouth. , night at 8, p.m., July 25thi ,1952, at , , Tr~nity Dam, estimated · to cost1 Condruction an:d. Butane Engineers

Member of ' A.G.C. Riel1teI1 BI'os, of: Oroville have. a 32L"E" · st., Marysville.,. Calif;. $79,800;000, -_ on . the rriain stem ._off g_ood sized .cre_w of.LqcaLNo. 3 .men t' - ·*' *,· * the. T.l'.inity River, nine · miles abovei 4030'H6Uis Street' on the Orovi,l]e. ,W.yea job,- ,with Br,o, ''And,-, now;.,. gentlemen,;! contint- Lewiston, iri N6i~(h"ern- <;::alifo_rniao,'.

OLyinpie 2-3600 Emeryville 8, GiJlii.ff.

Will, Richter, in charge, , John -, Le;- . :uedfthe . cong,ressman,, ' 'I, wish . .to p,U earth:)ill Stl'.Ucture 410 feet higli1 """ :. f.urge,y- on the SQD and-,Bill Beards:- tax . your niemory.'' · anct · 3300' . feet · long_ at the crest. "":-. ,-.. ---,-----------------~-------------,

. ley ,as, H.D.ll/L Their.- Davis,, Curve,' .. "Good,,heavens/J ·muttered, a-col~ ft \'VOUld impound, a '' res,ervoir 17i n··A· 1···1· - s·· . '.H' . B mr --o· -, ·s· . ' .. : joh is - going .. ahead .also and ,,-Bro, '1eag.ue·,, ."wh'y,, l1ave1~!t , \v,e· thought ,miles long, with·, a ' citpacit,Y. ofJ ~ s.• , { . . ,~, i: , ' ft:,__ _;:,· • Cecil Ball is doing,, a bang.sup; job ,of ,' that- before ?i' . 1;800,000 ' acre-feet Of. water. . as'shifter. Bro. Bob ·Merian is .. try- · *; *· *' Trinity Power. P.lant. and ' Switch- . General'Contractors - Highway a~d Public Work~ ing to ' finish the Caliip'tonville job Neig·hbor 'Jones says · he has~ a yard; $12;625;ooo at'th:e rig)lt abuU, PHONE·,-~30' ·, '' P.O. B.OX 6 BENICIA, CA!UlF . . for Richter, but the~rains ~have been friend ) who is .r- so dunlb . . that,. he ;11e!1e pfi. the_ctan1, ,v.ith a .. g.e;nera .. tiflg.'1; ~--------_,_· ___________________ _,..;: raising .ha.voe with his oii. 'thinlis,. 'the . PJed' ' Piper was. a capacity· or. 75;000 kilowatts. , , , , ., , .,' , _;, , , , , ., , .• ,; ·,;., , , , .• , , , , , , • , , , , , •, , , • , • ., ., .. ,,_..,

T K F C f B k di'_ · unlfon .. plumb'er. . I.:ewistori · Diversion. ·Dam aml; he ·era:1 , _.ence o.-, o ,. a 0 .ers.-field has" one member.. on com pres~ , * *' • _ · Res.ervoir, . $5,660,000, . on , the . mai1? sors· ON the Oroville, Wy.e job. The Li'l ' Gee . Gee; tli~ . "offi/3e ., vamp, __ stem of tli'e. river seve.n miles dow.n~

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Powe-r Sho.ve:lsr •• Cranes: ground is so ' hard ,. that ' they ' mtist 'went- to: a masquerade dressed ' as: stream . froni the main . dam, It clrive,-- the ', steel post, with a . jack'.:' a \ilepli'orie· oner:tt.!l,r: c S)le \·ep_orts /#OU!d be HO · fe~t , high, and: ];Jacfr hammer. · ;th~t"'tluring' tlie ·eyening· sire ·had , up a lak'e of ·45,000· acre, feet 1232, HEARS'n BLDG. .Phone ·smter .1_1036 . SAN F_RANCJ_, IS©O>, '_,s; · Rayri1011d ·concr.ete·_.·:p,ile--. Co. are · ,threlj-.l· close ': calls. Y , capacity. • ••••. • .•• •'·• •.• · -· •••••••. • ,, • .•• .••• ,, . ;.., •.••• , • .••. ••• , ·,. , *.

. Locomotiv.esi'-

doing the.., piling::.: 011 .: the-·, oroville, ~--.--.-~---... ----------.--------..;,-....,, ·";.,,· ::.:···_;, ______ ;._ __________ -,--------,--,,-,,------, Wye job: 'Bro.-, Sw:;i.nson- is· driver ' <:O

~ ~~=~,;:.rp:;~J;::~,a~~~- Spencer is 1-1..1~ . i~~.j~lli~ev ·1:n' ··g·· s •• -~e~·"/f'pa~I( l Ul'in-1' 111:1.. (l'Rl);'lt }7, l\Dvs'[l, ,. -- ~ . ; ·Walsh '.,C6nst, co:' of oi·ovil!e , ai·e < • :ll['fl).11111f \t'1 : _,, ); :_' .. j-· 11:1 · .: ,, ,,91,.c ; 0--ljft,R' ,~,,;,.,c,' \J,)1'· :l V r.O.Or };,,,.

just . standipg by: for" work and. we . . . '· ' . ' hope ' they hit ., a' .nice ;job :soo"n, Oro:-' . _BY. AL . BOARDMAN:; ami : w:. v. 'MIN A:HAN; ' Busiiiess,. Represe:ntati-\res 1 .., ' ~ 8th·) & ; Campbell ville Const. Co, keeps a regular ___ .... _____ ...,______________________ 'OAKL,J<ND,."'c crew on the ·paJron: New'. York Ma:- , , , . . chine'.Sh@p,' Itkewise,· have the same, The second-meeting.with the_ Ra;y A,rea Civil Engineers"a:nd · ,.0_ 0_.0 _ 0_0_0._o~o,_,0,-.0-0~0-,0

crew a1.1 ti:~ time.: , . . . , ·La.rid-_ Surveyors · Assoc-iation -' was · field .. Monday,' July 7;: and ·,,-·; ~ I Butte- <!:reek · Roel<: Co·, of,, Cluco · . · • . d . Th'. · . f . . h , . , , ·O'

~;',,!"!~;,!:i~:tt::l~~~~::~ !~:::t~f:;~;;a~m~t:' 1~/ch~~;~~rtj~:.~~~ ~~eri:;. · 1 s J ·o· "LTE;: · 1 "' . I fC~ic

1·o .. 'mb -anage~·,todkehep ,htli~ ba_~khoe ;?e~!1\a ,

1bad P!actti·ve ·btf '.the ·fitrnis:in .the'i:!rig~neeriiig ~eld': pay~ .

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, j , ;', : ;:, · ~ · :t;, ! · , f!Jff , n,.8~:: , . l_ ·air y .. usy, aroun · ;,t at - fs tnct, · . mg; emp oy_ees ms rumen ·man ra es . . · , - , .. f , B Mac1?0,:-u1ld \ Ehng; Co;, :, on--: t~e :Hand _ de1;1anlding· Pal'.ty ,cJrietf ~rork! . Be. ;ble , to: cletermin~,-,w]1~11 misc ,.t i G"e''~e..;a1· c· -~:;. f~a",.,_l.·1i,,,.r" s'·'" ._·,o :

-iggs ;1ow; '.got' t ·rou-gb: with·,, t:feir . . owever;· t l'.e two commit e-e ,s·· are t ·k .. _- . made •·,· . F'eld · P.rints ,_, ; .. . . :ini' It , ·vn __ 11 r..,..,,.;:iiiw. , - ·. ;, b . t ·1 , . t . . t - . t ·ti . . a es . are c 111 , i , __ ,,,. ,·

)~ con_cre e,,poHr and are·.-now on y· 1~ow' _'a temptrng ·o· correc ' 11S such ··as··· beariugs and distaHC€S{ a: usmg ,_ a ,da;y sh.ift::.·'' s1tuat10n. , - . , ,ij: . '::i

The Glements,:; Cfonstr ·co. , are Much · assistance lias , ''been · ·' re.- . Be able . to run Glosures tnathe-; '0•. · · . - - . cioingi .we1F orr:- the ·99Wi'road "j0l) ·'a-t; ·cei~ed ' ' fr(;)m_' the · followil~g ' ]ist o_f -~atic ~l'l ~o,t"ai"1d :sub-di¥ isio~·s: . ' •! TRinidad~2-010a6k.~l~;. ·:i ",' ,c_: ~a41 .... ~ ,10_, :rsn,~1-al!l:'~~ .. andr~S·t-:. ',;~o·· A_rbuck-Je, Calif. They:."'.'ere-the,.low ?uties si.:bmitted 'b)'. ·Brother- Flem- ~e able ·to l:y out curves, simple ! .,.

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~l~ders o_n- _the road J0b west ' of ;m_g- 'Inod_entally, :1£ · any O the~-_and_ compound: .· . .. , . . i , - . · - , . . , ""'~ . , . c · .. , ,

Gl.encourt ·-1 • 1 U;"i

Gpcll.ey,. C/;\l1f:, on., tl1e _9ol_µ,sa ,Jtq.ad,, b,1 ot~ s hav:e a_ny ideas on the sub Be alJle to computue, rad1, length 01

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-~ a_f.ld; mity1mo.ve-the ·crew, over,·there· ject, mail ·them~-in!· . of curve anq , long chords: · - ·, · ' · . a~ .~Q(?,r\ •as, they,_ i'inish:-:. Claude , C: .·PARTY:.' CHIElF 'DUTIES ' Be.able to ' c:;ompute' for unknow1~ -~, A :;_ ... _, l!E, '·· lljf}I_· g , I!:'

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\Voods . of LoGi, 8alif:;~has ~ -.small REQUIRED OF. lengUis and angle's._ . p, .• , fli f ' v r ,t · 11, n '1~ ,:~

crew west · of · Colusa:, on Highway INSTRUMENTMl\:N ' Be · able to close · Transit a1,d 20. O';Ha{r Co, of Col-usa ·keep · a:,.few · ' Plari" work to"yield greatest cash Level circuits iri the ffe'ld :' · men bus:y, and will .soon· be-:m v1vii1.g . ·1.-eturn·. to employer and lbwe·st cost Be a151~ tb adjust angles and 'dis'-to Adin,· Calif:,. in ,Bro: Red ·Hes, er's · to ·client-~ tances . for sub-divlsion monum0en't distr;ict, , , Be able to n:'!ake . suggestions to setting. · 1 ·

, Bro~n· & ·K-rcuU"have a; contr1l,ct· ·client' on· liest methods of ··11andling Be able ·to make clfalning ·tetnfoi: toppin:g,;·the ··.!eve-e0 in . certain . .'. h'is ·; engiri'eering· or special · -Jayout perature correction. ' , plac~3 ,between: Butte · -City;. ·an,d i:;ro,blem; · · 1 Instru_ct chainmen in correct fie'ld" Wheatlana,.- for $198,000.• Clem,ehfa '.,' ' Be a:91,e to ' e~tiinate· approximate procec11'.re , ' Cqnsv , C_o: .are -· doing'·Ah.e · cr,u~jl'i_ng _ _'time': required··to · do a sunrey Job. Be able to" keep · neat• and exact :for., 'tfiem; withs Bro; ,Bi!L Ft_osu iµ - .· ·Be :able · to discui s · all problems·· n9tes ··of ' ail field ' wqrk' and 'make_ cl1arge, ·J?:': J'., M<;ionf:'.·_has ,a-j ob ,fol' ·encour\.'terect '·-hr- the ·field- . aird ··giv.e · intelligent fie_lclf'sJ.cetcliesi a )ittle Oy'e1: _ $~0,0QQ' on , B;qad, i -i-52, -deeision ·w hen required ·by yo"ci : Compute i'evel noted'or 'cuts ·a·n;d i,,ve:,_t·;Ot 13utte,,,qt,y:: ~ -. : . ,' ;-· - . . . ' .. Keep tim't/ spent on various jobs,' filis.~ ' . ' . . . . :· :~ice Br.os. ha-ve two j\:lbs ,onHigH- · job numbers·; date .. aiid progress: · Compute ··'g r a ·d'·e ,s · and vertical

_;, .}Y'a;YJ 20/ ' Oil. , the C?rr,~ 'Valley, ,r,oa1.:, :.,Be ,abre tq difcuss, ·_e'.1(plair/ ii1teI-: 'cu,rv_es, .. ' ' . ' . . · and ',aJso -spme , bn.dges,,,a:t 'Heale , A1-r · ligently•over -a -telepli.one; surveying' · K n o'· w - co"nstrudion ' 'equipment

Force~ba·se, , ·· problems·of' circtimstahce':which re- and· grade offset s-Hike),.- ·heecleq,: for · Eito1te; Inc., an(! ·M, &: -K; •. Inc., 1quires·iempli>yer's·decisi0i1s', · same. ' .

have _ about 18· merpb'e,rsc,_of., Lqd1.J.' ., -Be· able • to,:read a-nd · Un'derstand '· · Krio\iv '· how -t0 ,· drive )s-takes\:, No, -;{ on the ·Beal~· Atr · Force ·base ·' deed} des6riptions', . · ; , . B~ able- to tak01fr',. ,:·::. . . · .. jo\j ' anp · are dofng, OX>. ';I,;ow, cost : Keep '. acciounted .foi> . a.H" surveyifrg , The :ne~oti'a't 0rs,c\~il{ 1~ixt' :meet Pete 0 :Vanderr-,Ha.ak, is •·p_leased-, witlY. , equipmeht' ana'.,ffg, condition,, Vil hen on July 28th; a,iid we· feel'.ar( agi.'ee-oµr ·. members r on{th-is'-- project; :•'.•·. required- ; repair,·.is- needed: . ' ment- -shotilcl'·; ]jec. reached ·,·ate · that .

Archie, T,i!ljs doing, a.,little •worlc ·-,Be· ca!m,at,.aJl ' tirnes: ,,: time. aro~~d the area. ':f Ha_rold :si1aver FIELD DUTI:i:;S · ,.,, Alf ~meni.1\etosi working for . AG,C ha,s his" 1:igs· up: neaor ' B;utte City. > '·\Be· able .eta operate .. any.: mak'e rnem-bers ,should' rep,01;t ,to the ,iin-io,n

Darr01,1.gh & Curtis - are· nearly :r.ransit. or: Level'; if they do not receive their 'retro-finISheq 'On the- i~vee- near, E;nights, Be abl? -tb . make ,. field' ·adjust- ' acti\,e pay. A'lso, .. if you . are work· Lane;iing, · H. Earl Parker, Co .. ar:e ,ments-- dn -~ny make Ti'ansit' ·or ing with . non-union · p·eople; ·notify just-, startihg -. on their levee,, job in Level.· . - . your loaal '.Busihess-.Representative. tl1at , vicinity ,- . They were · a;lso · lmcv Be· Rble ,to ·,. de.termin·e· ,vJie.H any · ,.,The next meeting. of the Tech\nibidders on the fillitig of:the s ·econd · ,sm·,yeying,: eq.uipment n'eeds ·fa ct6ry .cal ' Engineers: branch' will be:: held St. gap-,e.ast, o_,f• Marys:ville: fn· th'e: repla:ce:ment ·on p-ar.ts. in ·the Sm1 -Erancis90 ·0ffices .at 474 amount of ·$4950.50: ,,_,-;,, ·.,.· ' Be able-:- t0 .read- Fie}d Prints, Valencia St., San : Francisco, at, 8

. s ~ER:Vl~Ei to k.eep.,~~ur.mach;n; ·~ operating at ma.ximu:m effici~n~y

· with lecist doWn ·time .:is· part·of th·e Sales-SefVice-P'Oi tS P·ackdge\tho,1'·::' . ·

is ·your.s With'. ERB'CO:-'etiuiphient. ' ·

Six fully -eqUipp'ed::sefVice 'tr.UCks manr.eO by. com_petent,. experi-

en·ced personriel give·new·e'luiprrlent delivery ,servic~, make r6utine

_after-saie ·,cli~C k- b·pS~and··aSSiit: in emergency field ·r~pairf. It pays

fo 'gef if from BACON'.' i ··•

. GET",!T,'FROM , v ·,:,:_ ; .,,1]r ½'b 'l:" ; ,c,· ~-, · .. .'

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FOLSO'M -Sr'R'EET 'AT · J71h , SAN FR·A>NCl·S•CO ·10, CALIFORNIA •. • . HEmlo,k 1-37 :) ll

SACRAME~TO ' OAKLAND • ' ,. FRES_f,!°Q · STOCKTON

, REDDING ., 41 . UKIAH .: ', ~ISALIA • . ~ - . ... /:. ., _ ~~-;,:.,-.. ~, .. ,. . -- ·~' - . . - .... - .- " ~

Foster .&McHar:g,, areneanly but- g00<:1.; ,·bad or indifferent:- ,: o .m., . Friday,- ·July 25th,- 1952.: I~---------"';'-. .. -- . . ' ' '

Ten ENGINEERS' NEVVS J, I 15 19.)r ?, ,U y ' -

ii re f r s f r C structi. Compiled by P: E. Vandewark 1389, Marysville, $18,828 for 0.2 mi. San Carlos, San Jose, $9i6.74 for Clemente & Co.1 P. 0. Box 277, JUNE 18, 1952

JUNE 10, 1952 const. roadbed (graded) with untr. improv. Guadalupe Parkway, near Hayward, $109,981 for 3.3 mi. SAN FRANCISCO, c ontrac t SACRAMENTO, contract award- rock base and "B" sealcoat ,nr. N.E. Rosemary Village Tr act No . 794. ·grade, .imp. base, untr. rock & bit. awarded to Lowrie Paving Co_ .. ,

e d to A. Teichert & Son, Inc., 1931 limits of Marysville, YUBA CO. CONCORD, contract awarded to surf. betw. P~nnington Road and Inc., 1755 Evans Ave ., San FranStockton Blvd., Sacramento, $217,- SACRAMENTO, ~ontract ;award- I Barrett & Hilp, 918 Harr ison St., Wade Road. cisco, $63,480 for, r econst. a prons 026 for 2.4 mi. grade and pltmx, ed to Claude c. Wood, P..O. Bo.x. San Frandsco,. $2~7,955 (Unit A), (2) San ·"i\'Iateo Co. (IV-SM-2S. at Hangars 1, 2, 3 ar;d 4, S. F. sur f. on unt r. rock base, widen, 599 Lodi, $31,742 for 2.2 mi. apply & To Coast' P1'pelme Contractors, Sf): To· R. Flatland, 440 Fulton Airport. etc. , betw. 0.5 mi. N. of Kisel and cen~. treat. & sealcoat, betw. 0.2 Commercial & Old County Road, Rd., San Mateo, $14,500 for const. SAN FRANCISCO, c ont r a c t 2 mi. S. of Kise!. mi. east of Colusa Basin Bridge & Belmont, $458,298 (Unit B), for full traf. act. signal sys. & hwy awarded to Pipe Linings, Inc., P.O.

SACRAMENTO, contract award- Colusa , COLUSA COUNTY. const. water treat. plant, stor. res- lighting & chaimelization in South Box 3428, Termina l Annex, L.A., ed to Mer~r-Kraser Co. and Mer- SACRAMENTO, contract award- erv. & distrib. system, Contra Cos- San Francisco at intersect. of El $304,070 for relining San Joaquin

~ G c 2 d 'd, c ta County. Camino Real with Hazelwood Dr.- Pipeline No. 1, San J oaquiJ1 to Tes-c~r-.r r aser as o., 1

n an om- -ed to Huntington Bros. , 9 Lans-mercial Sts., Eureka, $144,999 for dale Ave., San Anselmo, $84,196 STOCKTON, contract awarded · Spruce Ave. la Portal in San Joaquin Rive1• 1.8 mi. surf. with pltmx. and widen for 0.4 mi. grade, pl. imp. subbase to Wilfred L. Johnson, 2169 West SACRAMENTO, contract award- Retch Hetchy Project. R.C. br.idge acr. Elk Creek, DEL & base matl. & rdmx. surf. near Flora St., Stockton, $14,175 for ed to Erickson Const. Co., 1119 E . OAKLAND, contract awarded to NORTE COUNTY. 1[ H oneycomb Gulch, 7 mi. N. of Jen- construction of surface on tennis Bassettlaw Ave ., No. Sacramento, Independent Const. Co., 741-50th

SACRAMENTO, contract award- ner, SONOMA COUNTY. tJ courts. $194,000 for const. two new steel Ave., Oakland, $233,637 for const ,

ed to Rice Bros., Inc., P.O. Box SACRAMENTO, contract award,-.-------------, eel to Ben w. Keefe, 975 W. Grand

Producers of Asphaltic Concrete -- Ready-Mix

Concrete & Quarry Prollucia

P. 0. Box 1002 Richmond Western Drive BEacon 2-519S

MORRISON· KNUDSEN COMPANY, INC.

Ave., Oakland, $28,853 fo1~ clean & paint 4 stl. brdgs. acr. Eureka Slough, & Mad River, & over NWP RR Co. track, near Beatrice and Arcata, HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

SACRAMENTO, contract award~d to B. S. McElderry, 2355 Virginia St., Berkeley, $95,719 for const. R. C. slab brdg. and apprs. at Montgomery Creek, 32 mi. N_.E. of Redding.

SAN JOSE, contract awarded to A. J . Raisch Paving Co., 900 W~st

THE FAY IMPROVEMENT

COMPANY.

RENO, Nev., contract awarded ;'stairs at the State Capitol. conduits & appurts. in 63rd St., to Isbell Const. Co., P .O. Box 2351, SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. con- I betw. Market & San Pablo Sts.; ~ _ Reno, ~ev., ~49,489 for pltmx. surf. tract aw~rded to Whiting _&' ~ay- · gr~d_e, surf., ~tc., ii~ Mark~t ~~ on various city streets. mond, Contractors, Springville, po1t10n of mters~ct . sts., betw .

JUNE 11 1952 Utah, $48,765 for 3.453 mi. const. I Adeline & Berkeley Lim its. SACRAMENTO, ~ontract award- 2" roadmix. bitum. surf. road betw. , SAN FRANCISCO, contra ct

ed to Pike & Hill, Carey Bros. & U.S. No. 91 and Mills, JUAB co. awa:·dM to Bernal c _onst. Co., 2124 Bailey Const. co., Box 569, San C~ECENT CITY, contract award- An~a St., S_an Franc1_sco, $5767 for Rafael, $60,310 for 0.3 mi. grade & ed to D. w .~Scott General Engr. & gracle, dram, etc., m Esmeralda. surf. at' Ten Mile Creek, 3 mi. s. Bui[ding Contrt., Crescent City, Ave., +betw. Bernal Hts. Blvd. an d. of Laytonville, MENDOCINO CO. $65,240 · for sewering 19 blocks, Peral.a.

MARYSVILLE contract award- betw. A & c & 2nd & 9th Sts. MARE ISLAND; contract award~ eel to Ted Schwartz Glenbrook -JUNE 16 1952 ed to A. D. Schader, 164 Spear~~-,

' ' S.F., $5796 for RR track reprurs, Park, Grass Valley, $12,580 for OAKLAND, contract awarded to . RR A t f Eld 501 d repair bridge on State Hwy. across John Delphia, P. o. Box 607, Pat- 111 ve., eas O gs. an · Dry Creek, 11.5 mi. S. of Chico, terson, $116,264 for excav. matl. 257· BUTTE COUNTY. from site of Leland Resvt., near JUNE 19, 1952

MARIPOSA, contract awarded to Lafayette, ·const. resvr. enbank- SACRAMENTO, contract award .. Clements & Co., P . 0. Box 277, ment & install pipe, etc. ed to C. w. Peterson, 6857 Vantage Hayward, $10,924 for grade, resurf. OAKLAND, contract awarded to Ave., North Hollywood, $178,537 & oil, etc., at 35th Agric. District, Stole, Inc., 8451 San Leandro St., for 2.2 mi. grade & sealcot, betw. Mariposa. Oakland, $65,720 for const. sewage 0.4 mi. W. of Auburn & 1.3 mi. S,

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Const. Co., 580 Folsom St.; San SAN FRANCISCO, contract ANDERSON, contract awarded Francisco, $393,340 for const. awarded to San Francisco Bridge to E. T. Haas Co., Box 95, Belmont, Douglas Elem. School. Co. 503 Market St., San Farncisco, $17,900 for const. water system at

SAN LORENZO, contract award- $322,570 for dredging in Petaluma 27th Dist. Agric. Assn., SHASTA ed to McGuire · & Hester, 796 - 66th Creek. COUNTY. Ave., Oakland, $34,276 for const. PORT CHICAGO, contract award- SACRAMENTO, contract award-storm drain, facils. S.W. of Brock- ed to Stolte, Inc., 8451 San Leandro ed to Dan Caputo & Ew Keeble, man Road. St., Oakland, $167,850 for earth- 27-11 Moorpark Ave., San Jose,

LINCOLN, contract awarded to work, pipelines & structs. lat. 25.6, $984,046 for 1.6 mi. gr ade, drain, Associated Engineers, Inc., 3606 El Contra Costa Water Dist., Central surf., const. 2 RC brdgs. & 2 dbl. Camino Real, Palo Alto, $11,496 Valley Proj ., near Port Chicago. 12' culverts, "'t o .. provide 4-lane div. for install. water mains & appurts. OAKLAND, contract awarded to hwy. betw. :A.lisal Road & Salinas, for the city. M. Miller Co., 877 N. Bunker Hill, & 0.5 mi. N .W. of N. Main, MON-

OAKLAND, contract awarded to Los Angeles, $175,949 for install. TEREY COUNTY. Paris Bros., 2415 Oregon St., Ber- 30" welded steel pipe & const. 21" SACRAMENTO, contract award keley, $204,440 (alternate) for cone. line & _appur ts., in CONTRA ed to, Thomas Const . Co., 49W const. sanit. sewers sys tem at Oak- COSTA COUNTY. Hedges St., Fresno, $54,571 for conland Muni Airport. ROSEVILLE, contract awarded struct ,reinf. cone. bridge and 0.15

MARTINEZ, contract awarded to .T. M. Montgomery, Box 311, mi. grade & plantmix surf: ·-01~- to J. H. McCosker, Inc., 1501 East- Auburn, $4379 for excavate and proaches, acr. Calaveras River at shore Hwy., Berkeley, $60,189 for grade athletic . field at the high Bellota, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. 2.74 mi. plantmix surf. portions of school, PLACER COUNTY. JUNE 20, 1952

.s treets north of Orinda in County. JUNE 17, 1952 OAKLAND, contracts awardecl Road Group No. 2445 (Miner Rd. MARTINEZ, contract awarded as follows: & Camin·o- Don Miguel), CONTRA to Gallagher· & Burl< Inc "l44 · ·, ·, ~ No. 04-113-52-17: To Gallaghel' COSTA COUNTY. High St., Oakland, $24,072 for re - & Burk, Inc., 344 High St., Oak-

.ALAMEDA, contract awarded to const. portions of streets S.E. from land, $i2,162 for regrade & resurL Dinwiddie Const. Co., Crocker Wal1111t Creel< on County- Road · 12,400 sq. yd. of Open Area No. 155. Bldg., §an Francisco, $38,688 for Group 4245. (Vande_rslice, Nulton N o. 04_113_42_18 : To Indepen-

. const. alterations to Bldg. 129, to Ave., San Miguel Dnve & Rudgear ·dent Const. Co., 741 _ SOth Ave., provide facils. for NAMOTRAIN - Road), CONTRA COSTA CO. Oakland, $24,260 for raise portion. E RS at U. S. Naval Air Station. STOCKTON, cont ract awarded of Ba'ttan Ave. & adjac. aprons,

SANTA ROSA, contracts award- to R. Goold & Son, P. 0 . Box 190, CB, MH & Railroad tracks. ed as follows: Stockton_, $4199 f~r const. trunk SAN 'FRANCISCO, c O 11 tr a ct

(1) Const. sewer collect. sys. in !me samt. sewer m t:remont S.; awarded to Rothchild Raffin & Sewer Impvt. Dist. No. 1, SONOMA betw. "F" & Filbert Sts. Weirick & Jas. Banres' Const. Co.; CO., t o M. Miller & Co., 877 Bun- BERKELEY, con tract awarded 299 K~ ·' St S "' ·a

1c·sco $4 _

1 h·11 A (N) L A 1 & S 1-20 4tl «nsas ., an Lr 1 I , . - , <er I ve. 1 , os nge es, to O. C . . Jones on., ~ - - 1 418 300 ~f t · , , R c & · ? . . , or cons . six-story . .

$372,007. St. , Berkeley, $22,90.., fo r pav. t t 1· 1 b bda N 81,; .-1· • · E FI s rue. s ee a . 0 . o. ~, "'"""-

(2) Const. sanit. sewers in ·Local Cedar St., betw . . astshore wy. Navy Radiological Defense Lab. Im pvt. Dist. No. 2: To M. Miller & 4th St. S.F. Naval' Shipyard. Co., 877 N. Bunkerhill Ave., Los NAPA, contract awarded t o Hel- ALAMEDA, contract awarded tG> Angeles, $292,727. wig Const. Co., 407 North Main St., Stolte, Inc. & Gallagher & Burk,

SANTA ROSA, contraGt award- Sebastopol, $17,202 for sealcoat ing Inc. , 8451 San Leandro St. , Oak-ed as follows : County Hwys., NAPA COUNTY. land, $4Gl,744 for const. r einf. cone:

(1) Const . "'ater main i11 St.eele SAN MATRO contr·act aw·arded "

0 ~ , bdg. with central unit of engin-e Lane Su.bdiv.: To Harold T. Treacy, to L. C. Smith, 1st & Railroad, San test cells, at U.S. Naval Air Station. 48 Sotelo Ave., San F rancisco, Mateo, $13,687 for grade, drain & FOLSOM, contract awarded t o

... $6242. · asph: cone. surf. Lodato Ave. Winston Bros. co. & Al ·Johnson: (2) Const. water main on Mid- Sh,CRAMENTO, contract awar1- Const. Co., 1530 Ca lifornia· St.,.

way Drive, from F armers Lane t o ed to Lentz Const. Co., 2416 Sut- Monrovia, $6,067,353 for const. NimHahmann Drive, To: Robert M. terville Way, Sacramento, $3190 bus Power Plant & Diversion Dam .. Rapp Co. 705 Bennett Ave ., Santa for cone. pav. alley "X"-Broad- 011 American River, 7 mi. down~ Rosa, $2084. ' way, 26th & 27th. stream from Folsom.

I SANTA ROSA, cont ract award- MONTEREY, contract awarded CARSON CITY, Nevada, contracts

ed to Peletz Co., 1948 Belmont Ct., to Granite Const. Co., Box .,900, awarded as follows: Santa Rosa, $14,510 for const. main Watsoffville, $5824 for sealcoat (l), NYE c;o. (004-2 (State -2) ~ extensions-Petaluma Hill Rd. & Station Roads & Parking lots. 10.17 mi. rdmx. surf. betw. Sandy Stellar Gardens Subdiv. No. 1. ALMA, contract awarded to Lew Summit & 10 mi. easterly to \iVeils

JUNE 12, 1952 Jones Const. Co., 1535 S. 110th St., . Cargo Inc., E. 4th St ., Reno, Ne-SACRAMENTO, contract award- San Jose, $41,755 for const. r einf. vada, $56,086.

ed to J. R Armstrong, Box 211, El cone. bridge over Los Gatos Creek, (2) HUMBOLDT & LANDER' Cerrito, $59,985 for 1.5 mi. const. near Alma, SANTA CLARA CO. COS. (.001-3 ·(State 1): To Silver shldrs. of pltmx. betw. 1 mi. S. of LATHROP, contract awarded to State Const. Co., Fallon, Nevada, Pacheco & Monument, CONTRA S. M. McGaw, Elks Bldg., Sto'"Cl<ton, $45,229 for 25.78 mi. surf. betw . E , COSTA COUNTY. $15,419 for rehabil. "A" St., from foot of Golconda Summit & Battle

JUNE 13, 1952 3rd to 5th Ave. Mountain . . SACRAMENTO, contract award- LA'.fHROP, contract awarded to JUNE 23, 1952

ed to Claude C. Wood, P. O. Box A. Teichert & Son, Inc., P. 0. Box SACRAMENTO, cont. aw ardedt 599, Lodi, $361,574 fo r 4.5 mi. 1118, Stockton, $929~ ;for rehabil. to Harms Bros., 5261 Stockton grade, imp. base mat!. & pltmx, open stor. area, Stockton Annex. Blvd., Sacramento, $140,066 for 9.$ surf., betw. 4.0 mi. S.E. of Jackson SACRAMENTO, contract award- mi. plantmiX' surf. betw. L~ssen, & 1.5 mi. W. or Mokelumne Hill, ed to A. Teichert & Son, Inc., 1931 Co. Line & Eagleville, MODOG AMADOR & CALAVERAS COS. Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, $27?1 COUNTY.

SACRAME~TO, contracts award- for reconst. cone. curb, grt. pave If;, FRE.SNO, contract awarded to ed as follows: .drain facils. at S. side of "J" St., R. l\it. Madsen, · 4775 Madison,.

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.htty JS, '19S2 ' j awarded to ·Silver . State -Const, I Motor ' PooL Presidilo of S. F.

-C_-0 ... n··s·t .. r· ._Ill 1~t·1·0· . n· ,' ·A· -W""--·,r~-. ·' _e , __ • __ ·_,_- . Company~·_Fatlqi,\, ~_,Neyad(l} ,$25'.350- - ··M,fRTINE, co~t1-:p.ct awf!rded, to IIWill '°' ~ D:~ ~ - \ for, :21-.3 . mi. _ grade:, a:c~.e3s .. rd. ,_-betw:\ J. H,_ nvic_Cosker, t Inc., -,1501 East-

( Continued from -Preceding Page) 747 -for 5.6 mi. plantmix resurf. on jct.- wi\ l1 ;~t. ~o. ,~o . 0Nr:. ;Golcgnda) II shore ~~wy., •Berkeley, $Si:,623 for

Fr~sno, $l,14v for improvement of , unt:. ro"k base, betw. 5·6 -~1, .of & iP ERSHING:,GOUNTTES; · _ ·_ of Orinda (Co. Rd. Gr oup No. 2545 )

craft park. apron. - ,SAN MATEO, contract awarded

,to $ cott· co: , ;1651 E1-·camino-Real , Belmo11t, $29Us :for impvts. to ·San ,Mateo_ ,Village Pumping Stati0n.

,SAN . FRANCISCO, cont 1· _a ct

, _ - • , • • • • A • I & -Bl_ack. Dia:b10 , I\IJ'm~. BU:MB:01,DT 3.86 .m.1. plantm1x surf . . road& north

Prmceton_Ave. betw. N. F resno St. Merced, MERCED COUNTY. , , ___ , ,- · ~ - . , . CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, & N. I\;Ianposa st. SACRAMENTO cont. awarded 1 _ TREA§UI:rn _IS:LAN'Q, contiact awarded to iviiFhael l\!Iur phy, Jr,,

- - - - ' · , I awarded to ;Pacific -Pa,,ernents Co. . JULY 3, 1952 308 Upper Terrace , San Fram)sco, S-i\.CRAJl,,'.I-ENTO, cont. awarded to Mercer Fraser Co. and Mercer . _ _ · _ "' · . ' _ . _ , .-Uk , . · p 1. h & I. 1 B F , G- C 2 d & C a, · 1 Ltd., 8;:i.Ba-r:stow .St. ,-10an ,Fr,anq1seo, LIVE OA,K, conr,ract awarded ,to $58,150- for lay -16" ,water main

to ropma, 0 ic _ ra' ox raser as Q., 11 - ommd cia · ·$,31000 "for asph~l-fic pav.ina. on .--s L - d C - t C -1641-1 E · · Ul · S "<l. I 425, Baldwin Park; $71,944 for Sts., Eurek.a, $:):9l;800Hf,or .:fun:i. :& .. ' :" · ." . J- _. cr"1:: ,,_ '.":. ':. '. ,;,,."'·· ,- ,-,i". [);1;- '--~~Jl; ro m,s · __ o., _ · (cast iron), ·1J1 oia t.· at .:, ,t-i

const. bridge across W . . Sacramento stockpil_e 20,000 · cyff. import:• base ,par J,;iqg, .l~t, 0~;itce,~lt ,,:~0 ,Bao, ~ 0;- 1,4tI~_ ;:)t., ~an_ Leau<lrn, $~176,116 SAN PABLO, contract awarded

F - 3 d St YOLO CO t l t 1 t ,,, .. ·- - f v · D 140 .at U.S. ,Na, al Stat rnn. <Umt 1) & B1shop-Younge,-Brad- to Aguian Bros., 17_16 Broad_-._..,.va_. y, reeway at r ., ,_ · . m a · . . a s_ cros~mg o - an __ - uzen c " ·RC::QN ·CIT·Y.~.-N- · d . · -t, t _ - . .

1 River HUM.BOLDT COUNTY -"' ~ • ·. . , --- eva l\, .con me ley , 405 Sansome. St., ·SS., $63,400 San Pablo, $1.3;077 for .res1Jrf. N.

CARSON C~TY, Nevada, contract . ' , _ · - · · · awarded, to Dodge ,Con~.t. ,Co., F a:1° (Unit 4) for const. sewer Jines and 23rd· St., adjac, to San Pablo Hous-awarded ~o Silver State Const.,, Co:, , R~DWGQD _::_CITY, ~on tr a_ ct lon, N,wada:; $21,£64 for. Go,ns_t. atr- treatment ,works, SUTTER co: ing Proj-ect. Fallon, Nevada, $25,350_ fo~ 2~- 0 111: .'. awarded t9_ Anthony .Izzi, 1335,Hlgl;l po1t in secs. 9 & 16, ·If c?ON, ·R53E, OAKLAND, contra.c't awarded to BURLINGAME;, Gontract avia.rd-grade _acces,s Td. betw, _Jct. with RL. St., Oakland, $10,215 for const. MDB&1\IJ;, ,6½ .mi. _N. of Eureka, EU- M M- -1·1· ; ·c 877 ·N B ·k rr·11 o · b M. HUM · . · S b 1 St _. - . 1 er o. , . un er 1 , ed to Frank W. Smith, Inc., P. 0 , 4 & Black Dia lo me, - samtary sewers 111 tam aug 1 ·- REKA COUNTY. LA . $175940 fo 'nst 30" welded ,Box -726, "an Mateo, "33,048 for BOLDT & PERSHING COUNTIES. Addn. 1 - - · - · ·, · . • " r ' · _ _ . - <P

., , _ Dh-\Z.IS, contract -awarded to Lord .steel pipe and const. 21'.' . cone . .Jme reconst. por. q_f st.reets, )3~n)i-ngame TULELAKE, contract aw~rded to I _SACRAMENTO, cont. -awarded, & BishqP,, ,_ P.o: Box ,812: Sacra- and appurtenances, CONTRA cos~ !:;ubdiv., under 1913 Act.

Geo. R. Stacy, Tulelake, Caltf. , $6't: I tn Basalt Rock Co., P .O. Box 53]l, .. me1_1to, $41,QOO for const. remf. cone. TA COUNTY. · YUBA _CITY, contracts a war ded 337 for ~arthwork & .. r~habil. S.W, Napa, $23,890_ for const. ~111!:rgency bridge ov·er _Putah Creek, on the HAYWARD, contract a,varded · Valley Con:c·rete Pipe & P roducts

'}- Su~p Dikes, Modoc Umt, ~lll!)1ath I ·bank prote~tJ?n ~t Bo1,1ldm Island Davis (';a,J.T\pus. '-to Kevry Const. Inc., 655' Peralta Co., P :Os Box } 67, . Yuba City, 515,- -_J>ro.1:, Oregon . . , I on .San. Joagum River. SACRiMiENTO, cont., awarded Ave., San Leandro,. $l3,604 for j nst. 013 (furn . . Jniaterials) & t o Oak-·,

P0RT CHI9 AGO, con tract . REDWG>OD· CITY,. ~on tr a ~,t I to Waterb,ury & Chapek, 605 Fre- 16", water ma:in in Castro St. b·etw. land Sewe-r -Co_nst. Co., 99~5 Walnut aw~rded to Stolte, Inc., 84~1:. San. a\V'J,/'_~d.ef to M. J, Kmg, Inc., ~.:,J. mont St., Sacramento, $149,033 fclr Municipal Plunge ' & D~an St. St., Oakland, ,$-19,985 (install), for Lea~~ro St., _oa~land,,,.$167,8?~ ;,for ,~ran\dm _~t., _S.F., $37,746 for __ 1m- const,, sewer ,c& water services, etc., · MONTEREY, contract awarded const. sewer mains &. st_orm dr:aiiis e artl1w.ork, -p1peltnes a& strµcs., .. ~at. p_rg;v:. Con11ect1cut .,Fr . . & ,Wasfllng--_ at _Sacrani.ei:rto State College. t TJ &- H . 27" -p· St , . J. · . · t ",;-,;- -- t y b -c·t . , -· - · -- - ,. · -~ · -,., --.-· . .- - · --- - . - . · · o 1,aas ayme ;:i me . 111 acm o irac u a 1 v . ~5,6, Contpq. .. postfJ.•:Wate~ ·:Drstr;1Q.:J~n Aye., aqpcent to .Goodwm Ave- CbR;,~}N _ CITY, ~ e v a_ d a, c.on- San Francisco, .'. $46,'574 _for constr'. SACRAMENTO, c-:Ontract~ aw1,J.rd-Sys., Cen,tr;aL Valley_ PEOJ-., · .near_. .,nue ,Schoo.l. , t r acts ,awarded as-;follows. f d l·ft t t· t u · s · d f 11 · -· · · · · "''' -- .- · - · ' ' · · · · · · -.. - · - · - - I o sewer: .an .. , 1 - s_ a _1.0 -na , · . , e as o ows: Por~,C~1c_9-i?/ ,. : . - . '. '· ·.C~:B:~g~ ,CI-'f'Y;·:Ne'::aa,, conJr!_ct ' - (lJ NYE CO. (004-2 (State 2)- Naval. _Postgra.d,aute school. ' - (1.) '.ruoiumne - Co. .(X "Tu~s65~

SAC.R.Aly1E:tN:l'0, ._conL _awarded . • _aW;~d.ea.,.,~o -,Wells Ca1 0 0, Inc., 1,(75 ).,Y,ells Cargo, Inc., 4th Street, Reno, SANTTA ROSA t t d d B) ,.,, B & J s -·- '·-· ---· -.. , .. ·- - - -~·- - .,,._ -- - ··· - - . . - - " , .,con r,ac . aware :••io eern1an · ones- onora t o :Lentz.,Const. ... Co,, _2416,;Sutte,r:_- .$ .-,.,4tb-_, .,R~p,.0; Nevada, $23,015 for $56,086 for 10.17 1111. roadm1x surf. _! __ ·c -· ·t · p-' _' -- t _ l\rr . t _

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. . • --c:-' '• · , . . ,._,.. · -. · ,.,..... · :· ··· --.··-- . ·'.· . . ., . . to . · oncr,e ,e - avemen . • - 'iall1 e 0 $ · - - -or-G011S--. 1,em . cone. Ol'lC ge v1U.e -,B,d.1 ~Sacr,:gm~n_t~, ·$162,~5&:,fo[; ,g,qmt., ;P1?CPee Mum. Airport, LIN- be!w. Sandy Summit & 10 .mt. E.'I · - C 3;,3_ ;..th St \ ; F $4°' 277 1 & 0.., .

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. irr}J~f.~f .i:J.Jg ,avenu,t§,, "'Wq.J'S, ·dr:ivt s,, ,(!~¾,l'.)t(j:J;>;VJ;,ny.. _ - . · (2) HUMBOLDT &., LANDER· _nape,~ · Q,, , 0 , 1

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· lanes & easements in Arden-Oaks_ SAN. FRANCISCO, c o·_n tract COS. (001-3 (State l) ~ Silver StaJ eJ for -,ci~_~n re_seal. cone. pav_. . JOH}:S on untr. __ 110~1' ~ase, at IvI~:~asm , ViSt[J., SAQRAMENTO C:WUNTY ; , . ~w,i:tt ded to Piombo, sonst. Co., -,1571 _ Con~t-:,C.o., FalJoI\, NE?vada, ~4J5,229j,-8f sea;lc:;?a( , asr);! . :, shl9r-,$. at -Auxtl. Ci,eek, 4·6 m1. ot Jctn . . Rt. ·o;:i al1d

SA_CRAMENT,O,, cont. aw_ardeci(;.,'I\l!r;k St:, , S.F. , :$458,428_for,. r,emov- for 25:78 mi: surface betw.. E. foot! Uau<l ,Field; Sant.a Rosa,:-" Rt. AO, t o McGillivray,

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0an<1 ;:pav ii1g ' oiv .Turk, .of -. Go1~o6da. -S u m ~ -it & B~ttle; · ·. MAR,:IJ; ,IS:_L;AND,' GOl'.\~rac,t aw_arct.-. _. (2) Napa . Co . . CW- N~I>:-'l9-B):

.87~. Sa9rameJ;J.tO, $16;075 for p:an t -· Eddy & Mason ~ts: ' --• - ' , .• -~.. ;MOUI.\Jaii}, . ;· - : . . , ' -- -- ; ~;a. to , J. / H., Poni.~r:o?" , & ,,Qo: , · 33~ To J. He~l'r . _IcI?-rn~; 2657 •· 9t1;-st., mix ~nrf. -.:dff. Hazel -Ave. •SACRA-- S.A:N CARLOS ,,contract awa1:ded DA VIS -contract awarded -( Gen~.- Mon.Jfop.mery, st·, S.f, , ,.$29.7,_163:J or_ Berkeley, $95,~99 < mstea.d of. = · A . . 'lVr°ENTQ, GOl)NTY . . · · ' · · · ·., toJ;., c, Smith~'c~~'. , ,1st- & H,ailr~ad, erali tq 'Bingham · Con~t. co.;•6923,l~ra<'l;~;\,pa-ve ,ir E;Plaee"Ser,v .. 1in_Eli§,,,etc, .. _Forde,. $J~J945 as: s,ta_t~d :6-2?': ; for . -SACRAME NTO -- con.t. aw arded-- San .MaJ;eo ·$100·291 ·for·~co'nst. of Easte1;ri Avenue· -Sacramento $3151 ~; '- ,.SAN, <FRANCI/3GO, -,: CO n ,t-11,a Ct l.7 1111.-· widen &: ' pltmrx. ·SlffU < 011 to ,McGlllivr ay ·Cotist : CJ)'., P.O, Bai sanita~·y -& stor~ sewers, pave- 870 fo; c'on~t. Iri'sectory B1i1ldiilg'.~t a:warde1ePt? , fay Impr.ovemenf :Co., cem. tr': -b~se: & <,exist .. (;O~C:. rav.,

, 873, Sacramento', $16;075 -fo~· J_) '.ant- 1 men ts, :etc, ~fr1 ;Br.it tan Avenue: .Da:v;is Campus. ·- -- - . - - 10_1 ,Cl)._1:'olma ,._St) San·, F r.anc1sco, and _resu~f. ''\v1t~ ,pltm*. :smf;,-b;et:v, .. 'J"c',.;;~·-mix sur.f . . on Hazel ,Ave., ., SACB,4",- SAN . FRANCISCQ,- · co nt ·r act JULYh 19.52 $51,555·1or·, regrade; p13.VE\ ,etc. _ 1 m1. N , .. of_Umon Stat10n anq L,7

, MENTQ C<)UNTY. . . -- . awarded to .s. : .-( ' Amoroso Const. . STEAD ALB; Nevada, contract .SAN :FRANQISG::O, CO 11 tr a Ct mi; s. of'Yountville. ' . _ jUNE 2~, 1952 _ .Co., ·2100 Oakdale Ave.; .S.F., .$782,- awarded to Nomellini Const. Co., .awa.r:~ed . to :Ben .C. ·GE1rwick, _ Inc., d 3) Aiameda , Co. (lV - A_lt:.t-5-

SAN· FRA:NGIS(X) . C O n t r a c;t 434 for ' co~·s1:: a'dditio;l t-6 Girls' P:O. Box 1;l. 77, Stockton, $225:629·1-112, ·Ma~:ket.: S:t., . s._F_ .. , $47,7-1-0 for Oak) : To •Lee ·J , Immel, 3030 j'San awarded to M ··i,.," K Corp.':-and As- High _School. for rehabilitate exist. facils., Phase const. moonng_s platforms. _ Pablo Ave., San ·:Pab lo; $28,590' .'fo1· · ·sociated Piti'e:lil).e . Weld,e1,_s, Inc., Fi_: SAN .F'RANCJSOO,. - ·c o 11 tr a c-t 11, at Stead, Air Force Base, Reno. _ ALAMEPA, contr/;lct. awarded,. to 0.25 mL plantmix· ;resurf. bet,v.

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nanciq.t :C.eriter Bdg., S,F., $285,26_1 ,<1wa.rded· t~ ErbenJ;raut & s~rnn:ier:s, ·SAN FRANCISCO; · c On -tract Ben .C. Gerwick,_ Inc. , , 112 Ma-r,}(et Oakla11d Bay · B idge_ Toll , Plaza & for con st. _20 ft. & .24.0

ft. ·steel ma.ins• ~69-o~ ,Fen,nsylv.an\a Ave ,, S.f ., $181,- awarded : to Chas. L. Harney, Inc., St;·· s.-F. , ~$358,733 for cqns_t. sea- ·west end of distF_ib1,1tion pt1:ucture, betw. Fred,erick &Stanfan _Sts . . to ; DOO .for alteray.ons,_& mo~erniJ ::ttion 575 Berry St., S.F., $6,48~· for re- -vrane dock. . ,_ -- _ in Oa'kia:nd. "/ .__,_ . . Clay !ft. Ly,on Sts_. _and in Ered,_e;ri~k of Joj.)n Sweet .Scfiool. · -' ' · -habil. ·parking areas at Letterm/;ln OAKLAND, _con.tract a,v,ar:de_d to (4) Contra.• ·CJosta: 9 0 . . (IV-CC-

" St. '_betw. Stariy~n & Downey, , · ·· SAN FRANCISCO, c _on tract Gen. Hospital. · J._ Henry Hanis, 2657 ,- ,9.th-St., I3er ~ 75-A ): To ·O; C. Jones & Sons, 1520 - . SAN - F RA~CISCC{ ,co n,t r a .d J a\,y? r ded to M. ·"J . Lynch, _2251 Re- FORT M'ASON, contract awarded- kehfr, $:'15,;859° for gra<l,e; _pav_e ·and ' 4th St., Berkeley, $29!3ti2 .for chan- ·.

aw;;i.r_d_ed 'to w_ f ___ bJi_e_ r :_& _McCann,, 1101_,vere· A-venue,_ Sa~ Francis50;-: $2,0~8 to Dun~anson-Harre:so1-i Co,, ·5301 drain .. lpts §q9· & ,61),; y _Jc._ o_f, -Gate_ 1;1elization_ ~an_d higtwa,y :~ligM\ng,~ .~ Ashto!:1 ._ Avep.4,e, _Mrl,lbra~, ,~10,235.l for const. ,? .W!IPt?g .posts ·for 4.:a1l- W. Cuttmg Blvd., R1d,..mond, ·$77,-, No. 2 :at Naval :S1;µ) P_ly .. Center, , Tunnel Ro,f!d ·-1;! Uppe,r Happy Val-for silt_ rerno_"a.l ,,Jrom M1llbraeJ road ,_sp_y_ro ):trac~; ;at . S.E. _ .sew:age 450 ,for repair of seawall_ at ,Fort_. MARE :ISL'AND,' co __ ntrp.ct _award_-

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ley . Roc1q, &: Acalanes Va~ley -Road. So1t .. th_ Lqmita- .& .N?rJli. Can,als, at treatn1erit .l"l_ii-nJ. " Funston. - . _ · ·· - ' . •::+ed to ,J. . .- Henr:y""Narr}s, : 2657:' 0 ·9th . ·('5)- Sopuma' Co:: tIW~s:m1-Z,Q_8 °~): S,.F.- Airpo,r~. · _ . · · ., ,JU'Nlp -Z7,. l,9.5.2 . _ LGS G/ \.TOS, contract awarded; St., Berkeley, ,$54;77? ·,for;:saMblast ·'.'(o Pa_rish _ 'Bros.,.

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"SAC'B,AMENTO,, cont. a,warded SAN - FRANCISCO, c on tr a .ct to L. C. $mith, . 1st & Railorad, San, area-cirnpvt., Spec, -N o .. 35350: -. .$21,23;;!. _foT 0 .. 1 n@·:~ const. main to H. Bc::. F oli o~, Bo~ /i64( yr est- awar_ded t. to -~· P·. Shea .·.Co_,, P .p. ·Mateo; $87)852 for . pave , College ' · .JULY ,7, 1952 ,. :·· " i;oadbed.. & 0.1 mJ ~ n~t., detour

-..,.;._.._w ood, -$18,799 ,for 6.1 1111: se1>.J ,coat, ,Bqx, .. 218, Jnq1q, $395,732 ,for _3.412: Avenue. ' . · WALNUT ~- Cf{EJ<?K, contI?,act 1;:oadbed; & pltmx. ·surf, · a:t Tolay 1.0 mi. E. of_' Auburn,, 1 mi. W. Q_,f mi-. . grc1de, .,surf., et~-r from 11.4 hj_j. _, JULY , 2, ,1952· - awarded· to Engrs.,: Udi,; Pip~Iine ·creek, neaf · seai:s ·point. Applegate; .PLASE<~ _COtJNTY . . " -. ·,l':L!f , -o{ s :fr~:,vb~,yry L~ke Rd, }ctp'. SAN FRAN(}ISCO, . C.O ~ ,tr. a Ct '.Co. ,. :$18;9.77 fo~ con;;t .. ,Orin,da ,par~ I - . 0 -A;IU;}:N'fi, 6onti:ac,t awarde~, to

. PIEPRA,~ , co~;!E~\~!_:a"':arded,_.: to _ N.E. J o J>Om,.t _nea,r_. ;Nia:gra Creek, awarded.to Wm.--Mclntosli -.. & Son, aUeLprnssme, lme.~. < ; ··. Ppd;,rgr;ound ,Const. Co., 807 , 16th Selgy~ Drg1J~~(1~~c?~, BoJse/ J d,a_l1c5, ., ~911p~a. P~s-~,· Sta_ni_slau,s_ ~ .atl. For- 740 .- 36th-pv.ei, Sa11 _.F,rancisco , $2q,- ' • NAPA, . CO~!~:..a et:: a 'Yar:ded: !O: _i\v,eJ; _ Oakland, $55/J.9t fo r in~~?-tL • $.35,r,_546 r~-\'- ~r:1lf & :~r,@t_ cta;n f9.up.~ e_st, '.f1}0t,lJl\1'NE; CQ. . . . 885· for mi:sie.and r epair per.table Sli-1;sfn ,Constf<Co,, P . 0. ,·Bo,x: 551,': lQ,'!_00. !~tt:.§',' to~ .§'.' c~~t_ ir9.Wf'"~-dat10ns, Pu~e. Fl?.-,t. ID am.: ,;' ,, _ __ . S1CRAivfE~TO, cont. ___ a\fa,r9ed_, !'lassroom - umts, . Dquble .. Rock, N_~pa, $14,77~ for :cons.t : -bas¢ "and ,ter,. ma1ns_ JlJ:d .. §.PPctrts., n~ .. a,r. Qu_ar-

- , H°-~k I:',T.~-~i } On,tra,ct awapg~';l ,;to John l:l_urqiag ~ -§.011;.~2'.759 ¥J:ara Ridg~point :No, .1 &' 2 ·&. duada-lupec ,pavi]Jg_ ro( apron ar.ea, Nap'a ,Co1.,m-' ry Re.rvs., in ALA:ME;I5A:.'COlJNTY. -- t o _F1;;:eqncJt~op & Wats·on - Gon~t; _ri~,?,11}:~fr~e,_E~r~ka, ,$2j~;802' f \)r S f h<,> dls. -_ :· - - - ' ty, Airport; ~A:PAP? U~TY. · ,: c· - 04,.~½bNP, ,e6,ntract i.\Warg,e1 fo

.Co., 8 i.3-2lst;,Aven:µ~. Oakland, $27,- 1.4 1111. w1den .. &. grade & roadm1x. ,-NOVATO-- ·-contract, awar.ded ·to·-;. SAN ·FR'AN01S.<2© - co rntr act McGuire & Hester 796 - 66th· Ave 590 . foi., ii:_acle; _sur.( , _e't c., on Pal!ll, syrt;.,~i0~i -~rii.it~ ,iUver,,b,etw. 14.f C. •Norm~'n 'Peter~·on, . 2.832 .~ 9th-, St., . . a,'iarcteci. -t~ -. _ Abbett .. ;Ele;c . .'.'Co :,c 85 --oa1~1~~1ci: .#·t8,$76 , for _,install; js) -Oli~e, farR, ,et aL _ :·· _ . ~L 8;,: } 0:8 _;mi.: !Nf: of :cr~scen_t '12e~keley, $236,128 for. const. ,water ,F.edera:l St., s.®:r,- $855:1:fdr l5;fQd,ify. ·ooQ,l :ft . . ,@,"_ to ~"- ca,st irol). ,?fl.~ as-• _ _ JUNE~,~5, 1952 _ _. C1t_y, ~])~½ NQR.TJ? COlJNTY. _ J reatrnent:- plant, involving -17,000 .exisL hwy. light.& -illum, ~igri·-sys., lie,stQ~.,~~,n~11t;watf r mai ns _a h(l a p-. OAKL_~\ND,- con.t-ract ; awar,ded) O: . . S~N . fRRNci~~C_Q, _c Ont r q C t : cy. .e,xca:vation,c .(above - :165•) . a,nd, ,& .reconst .. ,gor.e; a t J qtn. of, >Ricµ- - Pl¾r,t s. , in Oa¾land _and :s:er.l\!:l~y.

Gallagl; er , ,& ··BW~·~} 11°9·• ' 34L H?gh' · a°'Jixrd~d to Lowrie _Pavmg Co.,)755. erection· ;of._water 'trea-tment-: plant .. &1;dsQ.n ,.Ave.- ,Off~Ramp & ,d\lJ;a:rina, , 0.-A-I<;LAND., co,ntract avv.?r:d.e,d'. to ·· St.,- Oa>k_la'ri~, ·· $46,3,()2· -·for, scanf.v, ~va_ns _ Av€!1~e,," S.~., $14,616: for · SAN /FRANOIS,CO, , c on tr a-·c t 1-,@1;mn·ections,.~S. F. :C0,UNT,Y':·:<, •· _._. Elrt1,_e£, J. .Fr;eetliy, . 1432 ,$ far:11ey < blade, r 0!1 ~}t.. -tr;RL ,surf. & _ap_ply 1ia_v-il).g_ ,parkiIJ.g _ area a.,t _ Farmers, oawardeq .to Wm. Mcil).tosh .& -Son, ,· , :SAN- :FRA:J;leJSC0,, ·,C;,p 11. Lr a c, t St./ ,_El qetrito·, $79

043(5, __ .for;:,;const:

double_);ntuni. _sm~F treat. to ~s,oo0 Mark.et. ___ . 740 ° 36th· Ave,, San -F ran e-isGo, $26_;-·· 1

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.a\varded-·to• .!Yom1g · & S1i1ith-·,Con;st., .. Br:ya:n_t~CQlprsid,os. J=\1.mpii1g 'j:P.lal'1t, sq: __ yd._ s~~f. \ ·: . . . - - . . ' ' -. ' H_:_f __ JdI __ I/ PON-- . A __ FB,_ .CO 11 t- -r _-~ ~ t 823 _ ,for. --re=_·-_- ,_ ~~elit ig -Li1:woin--: Ele- , -B_ ea'son· ,B_}a~_: , .. Salt wa-k_e_ :c_ it?,'~~3;, . . OJl·,·;M( Dia_b1 __ ~:-_,:s1vd., neai; _LaJa- ·.

SANsi:4 .~RUZ, contr a <: t aw~vded a~[lrd_ed to L J. Ely _ Co., . 650 S1~ mentary Schoo'l. . , , : _ _ 545 ·· for. cons~., three,,· log~.-: gilider. :yette. - _ .. , , , -iii ; - ~0-G:·amte_ Cf n§lt. Co:, BO){ 900,:\Y:at~,. Fr~ncis .])r:ke Blv?:: San A:n_selm{), :< OA-J?LAN'0, -GO~tt'act a\varded ' to : '-b!'idg:S;,,located. ;5, :7 &- :](0:mL 1!-0nt;h!; ~ .. SAN ._., F.EA.JKI~ Co,_, - con1~:a~,ts

~ ./ ~onv1lle, $21,672 for -c~ns!. :iyr1ss10n ,$17,610 J or re pan mg ,?~! 11:1eter ·McGmre & -,Hester, 796 - '66th -Ave,, ' ,qf ,• R1vertorr on . :l:J .S: No. ··50, E L a wa,rd_ec;L as,,;follows_ :, . _ St. ~run~ sewer betw. -Kmg St. & ,road & const. of dou_ble b1tummous ·oak.Jarid, $33;758 ., -fo rconst. _ 3600. ·DORADO COUNTY> ' (l} Re~m;f .. _DhUsacl~.:co ;rntl -, othei•

Wesc. Cliff :Dr. · t~l atment over repaired surface. , l~ft.· sanita.r-J .. sewer -system, encl. AL.NMEDA, .contract ·a\J~r.ded to st-i·eet's: ··TQ ·Eaton ,.& .sn,ijh, 1215 · BENICIA, ·' contract awarded to · · ~f~R-A-MEN'!'O, con( awarded -excavation;- · trl'-rich, . }:>ackfill , - lay McG1tire _ & iHeste~ .795 ·s 66th· ,Av.e., J\1:,iGhigg,n ,Av,e_.-, S .F.., $8450. - ·

Wm: A. Smith ·contracting Co., Bcix to . _Pike & Hill, Car\;y Bros. &- ,p'ipe, const. -manholes, connect -to Oaklar1d, .. $57,300 ,for. ' consC--sep'a-ra~ (2.) Re!llQVe tr&{\l{S , a:ncl_ repl\,ve 1506, .Oakiand, $64;284 for RR· reha- Bailey P O Box 569 San Rafael - · Qilitation. $

2417{ · ·

2 _ ' _ - - . { ·exist. · s~rvices & misc. 13lurrtbiri~ tion- .- of sanit. se,vei's at ,·A:lameda · ,Qn :i'ko~dway,-,b.t1t~y. ,Powell 4,'Bavis

,. 6· for , mb1. pla&ntmix dsur,&. ,vork at- the- Base:. · · Medical, Depot. - _ _ _ Streets: To , Eaton ... & .. Smith, San BENICIA, contract awarded to on cem treat ase gra e

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. · · f- · -. .', b · OAKLAND, contract awarded- to · NGYO,- contract .awardedA o .Ben [ F r;an f:!i;;co,- $95,.478 . . _ : , _ .-_· Harms- Bros. _& . C. M. Syar, P.0 . . p antm1x sur . , on · cem, t r. ase, 'B ·'c ·G . 1 . 1 - 112 M k t C ·· G · k 1 , 12 · - · SAN "'R" N,..,ISCO -

Box . ·l .43{ yalleJo, $5l ;978 for re- h t ' _ N ·W .p . d , ~ & ·El . en- .· erw1c {, nc-., ar e , . - e1,w,1C , - nc.,, 1 - Market St. , ., : , -":.' ,;ci ,~ _ ;- c on ·t ~· act . pairing sto-rage areas l4, 18,17, 20, 0: 1::- MENDO_~iN~P;~i.JNTY:even. '8~··, SaF :, -$1-7;249-.for repair w harves ,s· .. F., $212;798 · ,for· dreclge: ·Noye awarde.d to_ Mc!}uire,. & ,H e;;ter, .. '/.95 . 21,, 24, ;'25"A, , 27, ~28;·30, :3l _ & 51 at , _ SALT LAKE _ CITY Ut~h con- 4; 5, 6, 6½ ·and - 7 at t he -Base. _ Rwer, :MENDOCINO COtl;NTY. ·, .66th _Ave:,. qa:kland, -~4;2;8;8-Jor 111-. · · - -- ·· - -··· .. ·-,.: "-- ·· -" · .'· ,. ·_ ··' :·,- FORT .MAS0N, . contract - awaTd- VACAVII.fLE, -· contract awar,ded .stall. 14,800 ,, J,-tt.'-.16",, 12" · and 10' '. t h-e. .arsenaL _ - . , tra,ect;; -a_warsl_efhas.:f.ollqws;,' _ , - - - , , - - . . . ': · . - _ -. _ . . · - ··,, - · - -_, - ·,_,

OA;I(LANI>,. contract awf,l;rde;d ,to (l) ·DAVJ~ CO. , (FAS]? .. , S- lGG _ed to Macnsons, _ 161 Tehama.·S\: (9enetaD .. to · John~o~-Drake _ & d1pp~dJ ~ . \~~f-P.Pe;d .-w_e'.ded --, s\ee~ , Robert c. Meyer 3534 Taraval--St . . ( 4).,-The Contr:g,.- Corp. 319_ Dooley S.f., $4610 for: :const, 430 1-ft. 10 Piper, 9909 San. Leanc)r.o SL,- Oak~- .p_tr>e1ing; ·:)'1Pm. of <BRy.~1,q~_.·At1'c€S, S.1,':; $14,1.31 to/ e~terioi: : pain t in~, Bdg,, . Salt La:k.e;.<City·,:Qtah, $2i,$l4 cast --ir:on. sewer line in McDowe11 la~rd, $4;149,000 'for cons_L !nain fa- S_an Raf_ael, M:-RIN. COUNT¥.:: . ..> of 26 ,!Jui,ldings,,&- interi0 r pain(ing;-fo,w 0.9Q,3 ,rni. s on_s_t.· 'kra;qe_i;l_.,:roa.<:'l',¾aY. Ave. at Fort M~~o~. _ .. stitute group· Calif. I\1Ied1cal- Fac1~s.,,, , , ~~N A:~S~~~!lP.( con t-ra.9t ~aw~r d- . of -.2 ,buildings: ,-;- ,, ·- _ · . drF .SR··No, llO'-,bet'v:I!, ,eild of, .2nd · MARTINEZ, contr2.ct awarded, .i:i.ear Vacav1lle,, SONOMA ·CO. ecr:; to G!11lo,-t1 B.i:os,, ,62$ _F rnnpsco

_ . .: _J;ll~E ,2.6, ,1952 , No{:,1:h ',s t:. .i~~- K ~s,:sy,iilf!( --e~~t~rly , to to G~l~~gher& Bu~k, Inc.; 344 Hig~ _ , JULY ' S; _1952 _ Bl,vd;t Sa11,,R8:;f c1el, '!12,~60 for asJ,i,h ., . - -~- TRE~ SJJRE _ ISI:;,A,NI\ . con,tra_cJ,, •J;)S).l)Jo, ) ~9. ,, .. - - St., Ga_kland, $39,:,.,~4 for : 2.65 m1. MART_INE~;; : contract awarded· Sl\ff. , ~n the_ Al~meda, .. betw, .. '1·~~-

a1~ar.deql,J;o '.Piicific .Pav:ements co.;·. . (2,):··'.T00ELE ,co. , s ta t e No. pl1:1ntm1x surf. P?1,t10ns of County. , to .. . L. B1_asott;r,· & Son, . P . __ 0 . BoX' .royo Ave . . and .22v ,.b_ey-ond.cH_olsten'.l-- Lt_a::.;'s5\ sarstti\v ' ·st., S.F/ $5;;500~ ~ 339·)~ 01~-f 'Nelson. Const. ,Co: -Lo- · Road Group No. 2733 (Glorietta 587( ,Stockton,, ~30;198 ,fo f 2.12 mi: -1 Roa.ct, - -- - - - - :· . -~. :-; ( '. , f'oi- . a,p,pfy;,a'sp)_'\: pa~illg- on ,portip~~: :g~~{ .;utlih, ;:·$9.Ql~ft:'~1~,r; ~_3:0Qf/ mi. 'Blvd. & Over hill: Road), CONTR'A : pla11trhix- '.su.ff: -- Kitk_er :Pass, _ Road: .. SA-N'.EA ROS~,: ~onttact .awan led_ .. of ,_4nd St/ ~ Ave . .. "D." - · _ - c'onsb/ 3.··in. ,, roadmi* ' • .. bitumi.nous COS'J;'A, COUJ;J:T:Y_; . __ .. . __ No. ·-5261,s south of.P:ittsburg, CQN- to Arthur ~ :._Sm, Inc., 1357. 1C-l·e\ie-.

M~E:E}~LA::r1i5, cont,i;!l-qt.8;Wi:l.~ded,,}~;t.{rJ~6~.- ~oa.c;:1;',9n ,:~;fi:~No; .36;,~;b~tw. . .MA,R,'l'INEZ, ' con!:[?Ct ,._a,war ct,r,ct TR:A COSTA , COUNTY. ',.. ~-and-Ave.,:Santa F,osa, ::$133,27.0 fOl' . to , Be;11 .,9. -Gei;svi c;k / Jn~:., _ 112: Mar,, Too'ele :~ ·:rio:r-tli.~rly ... ,fo-(.3 mi-. ,, to 9: C;; Jones ,& Sons, 4th . & Ceda:r MARTINEZt contFact awarded m:iprov . ,. Mendocmo Ave.,_ bet:w. -ket. ·St.,_ s.F-,, - $151;759~·.for., alts. Jjr. ,., , SACRAME]';JTO .' cont." aw,arded Sts., Berkeley, $23;2_62 to i; 1,5.. m1. to.- -A. U:rticelqu1, 1480 Monu~ent Crawford ,- :Court :and Lew is . R oad impy:!S._, to . n,1\ ne ·;,whi1:r at: _ _sN"ayal. ,t.o ·,Ul~r:~_pi~~i6tiq_ll~Ki;aci:) 3o:i )ll!5, ?lantmix surf. portiops of streets Blvd., GoncoI'd;- $3681' fot 537, 1: ft. and install'.' 0 R. c. storm, -drain. " Am.111unitio11 Depot. - . - . Baldw:iri •,Park, ,,$1$8,365,Aor -0.7 mi. m Rodeo (County· Rd,.- Group No. plantinix surf· on ,,Reganti Drive, SANTA ROSA; con t ract a\varded -

SAC:EiME;NT0; <, cont. . awarded -_ 4'-la.ne·. div, : ,roadb~d :& !i'i-ist: :,drain: , 1:795), -CONT;RA COS.TA CO, southerly from- Concord,, CONTRA .to H arold 'f,eletz, 1948 .;Belmont dt. , to , J='e;tet;.;Kie}yi;t;),on~ Cci., A42 ~post ,,,plt.::, on ;}N.· Sa;r~m~nt; ,;fr:e~.W:?,Y, . Ii!IOI::TTERE:Y,:, co_ri:t.racJ -aw9'rded COSTA - COUNTY, " -- Santa i=t.osa';- .$4854 .fo r con~t, sanit. St., . 'S.1:;., $2,('_>p2;500 . Jor 1.5 :m (;- :be:t_yv; .,,._0.8· ,& i0.1;;:mt. ,W. : of. ;rowE1r to·, Stolt~; .In c;;. , 845.1 San Le:;iiidro, , ' S AN • 'FRANC::ISCO, cont r 1:1 ct sewer ·iri ) Ith st:; hetw. Ta:lbot Ave: grade, c·onc. pave. plantniix surf. & 'B:rdg . . YOLO C01JJ\JTY:- - Oakland; $69;279 for asphalt cone. awarded to Chas. L. Harney, Inc., & Alde1'hroqk: - - ·-

_ con.st. ,separation ..J;trucs .. on ·,East., - SA:N JOSE, contract. awarded to su-r.eaci.ng Lane _St., Belden St_., -575 ·Ber.,.y St., S.F., $298,165 for re- SA:N i<BRT!JNO c6ntra:ct c.awarded snor~ . F reeway;, _betw .. _Distri];Hition, J . . c. Batem_an .Co., .650 Stock ton ,etaL - ; - . su1°f1 c_in_g ~San , Jose_- Ave., between to-Westefn Well Drilling-°Co., Ltd., -stru.ct.ui:e. cyc,A:sh_by 4,ve., ALAMBD:A-.,,Avehue, . San Jo se, _ $1,332 .for SAN FRAN9ISGO;, c o' n t-rac ,t R:a,ndal!-·~ ~Monte,rey--Sts, _ - ·522 w·. Sar:i~a~·Clara_ St., San -Jose; ·· COU,:r,1;r:Y;.-,- ·_ -grounds -.iinprovements .under~ Job awarded to Lowrie Paving Co., M cCLELLAN AFB\ contract $24,575 for drill ·- & develop 30" _ SAGB,A,ME:N.T:0,, co_1,1t. aw.i.rded_ No, 24:'14,. · ... Inc., 1755 Evans .Ave., San Fran- awaiided . to A. Teicliii0t :& :Son; Inc., -gravei--,envelope well, ' in~tall -·deep

t o F i;_ed:ricks.o.n ,:& ,·Wa.t:,pp_ . .. Const.~ JUNE .:;30;.J.952 - .cisco, $H,12D- for •paving .at · 30th 1931 Stockt_on · Elva·:·, Sacramento, weH pump, ' : cone. wellhouse, on ~ -__ Co., ·873-8l'st Ave., Oakland, $310,- CARSON CIT¥, .:Nev.ada; contract Engr. '-Base; · Topographic Bat-talion, Sched. A, $307,725· ·for - const.· air- Golden -G-ate Na:tl.- Cemetery .

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·' ·. r By iPAT CLA.J.'lCY and CHET .ELLIOTT, Business Represe11tatives

Wo_rk in this locality has picked up to the extent that all the rrien that want to work (, .. and a few that don't want to) are working!

During the past month the Public Utilities Commission for the _ City of San Francisco awarded contracts to Piombo Bros., for paving, street widening, and track removal on Tu~k & Eddy Streets, to Eaton & Smith

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for st re·et work r unnino- from Third dunng the i;>ast few years, and .new , 0 contracts are being awarded con-

S ,reet from Marke0t to Channel tractors daily.

St reets, and also on Broadway from

P owell to Davis Streets. Bids have

also been opened for rebuilding Valencia Street from Market to Mission, but no definite information ·is available at present as to who this contract was _awarded.

Since t he Carpenters' strike has been settled the jobs on the Freeway ; Ed Keeble, Candlestick Point; F rederickson & Watson, ,Chas. L. H arney, Guy F. Atkinson, a r e all working full speed . Chas. L. Harney was successful bidder on another piece of the Freeway, the contract amounts to a little over two million dollars. LeBufe & Dougherty, piledriving contractors, have the pile driving job on the Atkinson F,reeway job. M. & K Corp .'s sewer job and Duncanson-H a rrelson .are all working full blast! Mu11son Bros. school job and the lVI. & K. Corp. school job, both in Visita.tion Valley, are getting upder way a t this time . P . & Z. Drilling Cont ractorn area st.ill on their job at 16th St r eet and will p1:obably be busy another

• 30 days mpre. The Kfeble job, vve understand, has received more work in conjunction with th e job they ure now working on. The repair shops are running about as usual w hile the Scrap . Iron Yards have naturally been slow, due to the steel strike. Healy & Tibbets job at Islais Creek has caused quite a bit of trouble. due to arguments over fireme n and oilers on derr ick barg,es and such . Ben C. Gerwick have been fixing up a · couple of scow dr~ver sand a derrick barge at

. Pi:er 90, getting them ready for the jQb at San Mateo.

Also had a little difficulty r egarding firemen on these r igs but the matter is now adjusted!

Encountered some difficulty ·w ith Chas. L . Barney's piledriver s r egard ing wages of the engineers handling th-e a ir compressors; the mat ter was straightened out after a little beef! · '

Consider able time has been spent since the last report in negotiatiol}s, and regarding ship r€pair y ard agreements in connection with jurisdictional disputes between the machinists and our l~cal union ove; the steam boilers.

At F t. Funston, Foster & McHarg and Love & Watson are now operating on a two-shift basis with plenty of overtime w hich . helps keep the worthy brothers employed on this job, in a happy . and contented frame of mind.

MoCammon ' & Wunderlich and the Bauer Co_nstruction Company on the Wherry Housing job at the Presidio a re progressing as well as can be expected .'

A contract was awarded to the M. & K. Corp. a nd Associated Pipeline Welders, Inc., low bidders for construction of 24-inch s teel water pipeline on Frederick and Stanyan Streets. This operation will provide several months employment for s.everal engineers.

Eaton & Smith with a crew of cat-skinners and blade m en under the supervision of Foreman Bro. Jim Drury a re industriously engaged on the street work and gra-ding for the building on the Junior College job on Ocean Avenue.

By RUSSELL SWANSON

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Probably some of t he brothers noticed the last issue of the Engine·ers News ha-cl no inform'ation regarding work over seas. First, let it be known that there has been Okina.wa after having worked for practically no activity and infor- Vinnell Construction Company and mation has been very limited. How- this t ime ex pects to stay on the ever, now that another month has mainland! Brother Cls,::i Brixey has passed there have been a few in- also been working for Vinnell .. . quiries as well as a few letters he has been in Guam and the Caro. with some interesting information linos for the past 17 months. Bro. which we can pass on to you! , Brix ey is not sure whether he will

The only activity noticeable this stay . on the mainland or not. Wm. past month is that of men return- C. Vickery has been seen in various ing from French Morrocc.o after offices after having worked for having worked for Atlas Construe- M. & K. on various foreign work tion Company. Don · Malhiot has projects but m ainly in Afghanistan . been back for about two months Bill plans t o spend some time in now after o:impleting his contract the northern part of the state. with about a month to spare. Don There have · been no, indications is now working around the Bay that any foreign ,Nork will open up Area and from all indications he too scion but as we r eceive word, expects t o stay here fo r some time . we will publish whatever informaBill Lake was in the office and in tion we have available for anyone ·our opinion he looks disgustingly interested. Also, in answer to many healthy .... ~ ill has been a sn,per questions, the Alaska Contractors overseas for a year so we w ould whose work comes within the jursay that the conditions must have isdiction of Local 302, have not been pretty good. In talking to Bi~l I called or asked fo r any operators. at great length, he confirms this However, 1f we should hear from and says it was a good job! H e tells either the Contractors or the Local us that Local 3 is well represented Union we will inform you brothers. in French Morrocco, namely by R eceived a post -card from Ben Bill McQuire, Bill Stone, Brother Todd,. who is visiting in Ottawa, Harper, Bruce· Crom'rvell, Joe Canada. Ben infQrms us t ha t he is Franklin, Ernie Svtton, Skip Paul- having a good time and doesn't sen and possibly other brothers he know when he 'll return to the Bay didn't run into! Area. Guess he expects to stay for

Brother Manuel Neves is on the some time as he says that most of mainland .again after 11 months as the work will probably be all done a crusher operator," qnd then be- by the time he r eturns. H ave a coming a foreman. Manuel tells us good time Ben ! that the hours were cut down . . . Also re~eived H letter from Kenthere was lots of rain . . . men are neth G. H ooper who has been at starting to be surplused but the sea for some time. Ken's been doing job was O.K. and the money good! most of his sea duty around the

Barney Quinn is also back after Korean waters. Lots of luck, Ken ! 11 months of being a ·super and at Seems as though we a lways end present is on a vacation and ex- up the same. way. WE STILL pects to go back to Morrococ in a NEED BLOOD D O N A TI O N S ! short time. It's sure good to see Don't forget, brothers, we still have all of these brothers once again an account at the Irwin Memorial .. . and we hope that the work Blood Bank and if the time ever they have done, and the time they I comes when you, or your family, have spent, has been for the good should have personal need to draw of the country and of personal on the account YOU'LL .KNO'W benefit to t]J.em ! HOW MUCH IT' MEANS!! If you

We were talking to Al Kincade have any time at all, please donate the other day. Al, incidentally, is a · pint of blood to ' the account a t t he brain behind the hiring of men the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank. for both Atlas Construction Co., Seems as though it's withdrmrvn as and M, & K. for men from the Bay quick as it goes in ... so you know Area ~s well as most of the West IT'S BEEN MIGHTY IMPORCoast. Al .informs us that there has TANT to a good m a ny of the been very little hiring for .work in brothers! H elp us to build up the French Morrocco this year, How- account ... it's for your own benever, he expects toward the end of efit in case of e m e r gen c y ! the year that there will be some- THANKS! thing 'doing and there w ill be a * * * good chance for him to take care of a lot of the brothers. At present, he can use hot r'oller operators! Also, from time to time there is a possibility that there will be· other. operators needed ·and Al has assured us that w hen the time comes we will be the first to have t he in formation and the oppo1;tu.nity to fi ll the jobs ! He tells us that there is a lot of work in Canada but so far the operators have been ob-ta ined through the n·ative residents of Canada. A few men have been

When you are right you don't need to iose your temper; when Y?U are wrong you can't afford to.

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not to go around with his shirttail outside h is trousers?" Mrs. Brown.

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"Just why do you want a mar-ried man to wo:cli: for you, 1·ather than a bachelor?" asl,ecl t.he curi-

sent from the United States· the ous friend. "Well," sighed the employer

" ' the 'lllaniecl men don't get so upset if i yell at them.''

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By E . .. A. HESTER, Busi~ess Representa.tive ·

It seems that the most encouraging news we have to re.::£-r p~rt at thi~ time is that Pacific Gas and Electric Company will. open bids July 15 on -the Pit 4 tunnel and powerhpuse proJect.

w., B. J?nes is building a road into the camp site, and b -the time bids are opened the road should be completed. First procedure will be to build about a j 450 man camp. We look fo r work. A. Rohrke, Mike Charest, and to start on the tunnels some time Harry W . J'vicVey are operating the in September. cats. Bill Ellison is master mechan-

Frnm the informati on I ·can ic, Vern Dixon, H enry Zigelhafer gather the Company is planning help him to keep the equipment on doin g a tremendous lot of work rolling. Bro. Edward J. Fierst ancl on the P it and the McCloud Rivers. Curly Duncan operate the N~rth~ Looks like there will be 3 dams, west SO. Thomas E. Wilbur, Wayne and several more miles of tunnels. Barr, and L. R. H ale are doing; the Work should get under way some oiling. Bro. D. R. Cole (a new mem. time in the early part of 1953. ber) is the stake setter, and w. vV.

By the time you read this we Barnes operates the motor patrol~ w ill have a lot more new highway Across the country abou t 250 work: The State is calling for bids miles at Ravendale, Calif., Charlie' which w ill be opened July 16th, on Coyle, superintendent of A. T eich-a good sized highway project near ert · & Son, are progressing very Whitmore. The Road Commissioner nicely on their rock job, Bro. Ger advised m e that it · will be some ald · C Cuneo and Nuel C. Barlow time in October before bids are are the grade foremen. Thomas L . called for on the road job at Shasta Doyle, and Wm. E. Die tsch (oiler) Dam. The Bureau of Public Roads take care of the 2½ yar d North~ are calling on two more road proj - west. D. C. J eppson, Lloyd L. Noe, ects in this area. One in Siskiyou Walter E . Guilinger and Ed Lee County on ~he Klamath River, and Jordan. are the other equipment one near Beegum connecting with oilers. Oliver W. Chatfield and F red the present one· which is under way. J. Von Roeder are the cC>mpressor

Work in the District seems to be operators. Bro. Carl E. Baker is increaasing by leaps and bounds. foreman over the Crusher Plant A. T eiche_rt & Son, freeway1project and he has with him Henry vV. at Dunsmuir is getting pretty well Franz, crusher man, and ·John E. under way and we expect to see F a rnham, power plant operator. the second shift go on within an, Richard D. Willingha m operate2 other two or three weeks. the motor patrol and Jack Turner ·~-

Everything seems to be going (a new m ember) , is a Technical. smooth on the Klamath River 6lhe Engineer on the projec·~. · Natt McDougal job. Mr. Shu~an, Bro. J ack Rinckhoff, who has the general superintendent of this been wor king for Fredrickson · & project, has under him Bro. Perry Watson 'for rnme time: has been :on McDowell, as general foreman. Roy the sick list for the · last month. R_ees, grade foreman. C. M. Four- Many of you will remember Jack, mer, Wally F reshour, Oscar Berg- I he is one of the old-timers. We hagen, Walter Hughes, J . C. Ames, wish him a speedy

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Several enginee1's under the supervision of Foreman Jim Carlin and others are employed on the exc;avation for the P ermanente Hospital and the Elementary School by Nesenzo Company.

Employment opportunities for

most r ecent being Brother' Bill Lake who will go there as a superintendent. Bill, as we have told you has just returned from Morrocco . , . so guess by the time this goes to press, he'll be in Canada.

E~GINEERS SNOWED IN- Shown above is the garage and service ~tation of Brothers Cliff and Whit Little. at Canyon J)a,m, Calif., which

, is at t.he foot of La~e Alma.nor. Record snowfall of the pa.st season kept • • • ! the brothers shovelmg and shoveling. Though these members haven't "l\Iy wife and I had word ..:_b t I needed !heir un,ion c~rds for the past four years, they have continuetl1

· the members of Local 3 a,re better in this district · than at any time Bro. Eugene Muir ' is back from

r never got to . us . " .s u . to . stay m good standing, Brother Les Collett reports. Their father is a. . e mme. member of Local 12. · ... -, _,._~

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