ROAD PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

During the McNary-Fort Apache Highway, Works Progress Administration parti-cipating. Equipment on this project is being furnished by the Apache Indian Service. Work started in June, 1938. A. F. E. 7801. S. C. Redd, resident en-gineer.

DISTRICT NO. 3

R. C. Perkins, District Engineer Tanner Construction Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has a contract for the grading and draining the roadway over a new located line. Placing an imported borrow capping over the roadway. Constructing a new 5-25' continuous span slab bridge, a new 3-25' continuous span slab bridge, a Dbl. 10'x10' concrete box culvert and 9 miscellaneous size concrete box culverts on approximately 4.33 miles of the Solomonville-Duncan highway, beginning about 18.5 miles east of Solomonville and extending easterly. Construction started September 28th, 1938, and is to be completed by August 15th, 1939. Federal aid project 77-C (1). A. F. E. 7016. P. F. Glendenning, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Company, El Paso, Texas, has a contract for subgrading the roadway and refinishing the slopes, furnishing and placing select material, applying SC-6 road oil plant mix, Type "B" seal coat and asphaltic surface treating the roadway on approximately 3.1 miles of the Globe-Showlow Highway beginning about 46.1 miles northeast of Globe, and extending southwesterly. Construction started on December 28th, 1938 and is to be completed by October 31st, 1938. Federal aid propect 99-F. A. F. E. 6088. C. B. Browning, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Company, El Paso, Texas, has a contract for subgrading the roadway and refinishing the slopes, furnishing and placing select material, applying SC-6 road oil plant mix, type "B" seal coat and asphaltic surface treating the roadway, on approximately 3.89 miles of the Globe-Showlow Highway, beginning about 50 miles northeast of Globe and extending southwesterly. Construction started on December 28th, 1938 and is to be completed by October 31st, 1939. Federal lands project 6-B. A. F. E. 6087. C. B. Browning resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Company, El Paso, Texas, has a contract for subgrading the roadway and refinishing the slopes, furnishing and placing select material, applying SC-6 road oil plant mix, Type "B" seal coat and asphaltic surface treating the roadway on approximately 11.57 miles of the Globe-Showlow Highway, beginning about 42.5 miles northeast of Globe and extending south-westerly. Construction started on De-cember 28th, 1938, and is to be completed by October 31st, 1939. Federal aid project 99-A. A. F. Е. 6090. С. В. Browning, res-ident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Company, El Paso, Texas, has a contract for subgrad-ing the roadway and refinishing the slopes, furnishing and placing select ma-terial. Applying SC-6 road oil plant mix Type "B" seal coat and asphaltic sur-face treating the roadway on approxi-mately 10.72 miles of the Globe-Show-low Highway, beginning about 30.9 miles northeast of Globe and extending south-westerly. Construction started Decem-ber 28th, 1938 and is to be completed by October 31st, 1939. Federal aid project 99-D. A. F. E. 6091. C. B. Browning, resi-dent engineer.

State Forces are widening U. S. 80, Mill Avenue Junction to McAllister Ave. Works Progress Administration parti-cipating. Work consists of pavement widening, curb and gutter, guard fence and roadside improvement. A. F. E. 8019. E. W. McIntire, resident engineer, Earl Bodine, construction superinten-dent.

State Forces are constructing a line change on U. S. 70, Globe-Miami High-way, consisting of grading, surfacing, back sloping and landscaping, Claypool to Globe, Works Progress Ad-ministration participating. A. F. E. 7014. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

State Forces are widening and sloping shoulders and widening structures on U. S. 70, from Globe City Limits, toward Cutter, Works Progress Administration participating. A. F. E. 7014. R. D. Can-field, resident engineer.

State Forces are widening and back-sloping on U. S. 70 from 1 mile west of Superior to eight miles east, Works Progress Administration participating. A. F. E. 3102. E. W. McIntire, resident engineer.

State Forces are widening small structures and shoulders on the Globe-Winkle-man Highway, State Route 77, Works Progress Administration participating. A. F. E. 3301. E. W. McIntire, resident engineer. Rex Rogers, foreman.

DISTRICT NO. 4

William R. Hutchins, District Engineer Phoenix-Tempe Stone Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has a contract for the grading and draining the roadway over a new located line. Placing a select material and cutback road mix over the roadway. Constructing one 3 span 10'x7' concrete box culvert; one 2 span 1'x7' concrete box culvert and 10 miscellaneous size concrete bridge and box culverts on approximately 4.5 miles of the Ft. Huachuca-Bisbee Highway, beginning at the town of Don Luis and extending southwesterly. Construction started on September 10th, 1938, and is to be completed by January 15th, 1939. Federal aid project 133-C (1). A. F. E. 9205. Jack Gilbert, resident engineer.

Packard Contracting Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has a contract for the sub-grading and draining the roadway, placing an aggregate base course, applying an asphaltic surface treatment using an SC-2 road oil on the roadway. Recon-structing dips and etc., on 10.75 miles of the Douglas-Safford Highway, beginning about 8.5 miles north of Douglas and ex-tending northerly to the town of McNeal. Construction started on November 8th, 1938, and is to be completed by April 30th, 1939, Federal aid secondary project 114-F (1). A. F. E. 8113. F. A. Berg, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has a contract for the grading and draining the roadway over a new located line. Placing an aggregate base course and oil processing the roadway, using an SC-2 road oil, road mix. Con-structing three 3 span 10'x4' concrete box culverts; one 2 span 10'x4' concrete concrete box culvert; one 2 span 10'x6' concrete box culvert, a 5-30' continuous span concrete slab bridge and a 4-25' continuous concrete slab bridge on 4.7 miles of the Benson-Steins Pass Highway, beginning at the town of San Simon and extending easterly. Construction started on October 31st, 1938 and is to be completed by May 15th, 1939. Federal aid project 130-C (1). A. F. E. 8608. Geo. Lang, resident engineer.

State Forces are widening shoulders and structures and filling borrow pits and making roadside improvements on State Route 84, Picacho to 9 miles west of Casa Grande, Works Progress Ad-ministration participating. A. F. E. 2701. Jos Parker, resident engineer, Ernest Hendrix, foreman.

State Forces are widening shoulders and filling borrow pits on the Sacaton-Picacho Highway, State Route 87. The work consists of widening one structure, oiling 1200 feet of line change, filling deep borrow pits and widening narrow shoulders. Works Progress Administration participating. A. F. E. 2501. Jas. A. Parker, resident engineer. Alfred R. Wilson, foreman.

State Forces are grading, draining and surfacing 13.5 miles of U. S. Highway 80, Florence-Tucson Highway, Oracle Junction north. Work consists of construction on new location, with appurtenant drainage construction, surfacing and fencing. Works Progress Administration participating. A. F. E. 8023. D. J. Lyons, resident engineer. V. J. Exer, construction superintendent.

State Forces are widening and surfacing shoulders, and filling borrow pits on the Bisbee-Douglas Highway, U. S. Route 80, between Forest Ranch and Douglas. Works Progress Administration participating. The work consists of widening the existing 20 feet of highway to a 40 foot shoulder-to-shoulder width. A. F. E. 4401. Jas. A. Parker, resident engineer. Boone Waughtal, engineer-in-charge.

State Forces are widening structures and shoulders on the Douglas-State Line Highway, U. S. 80. Work consists of widening existing structures, widening shoulders and filling borrow pits. The work begins at the east city limits of Douglas, and runs to the New Mexico State Line. Works Progress Administration participating. A. F. E. 4041. Jas. A. Parker, resident engineer. Boone Waughtal, engineer-in-charge.

State Forces are improving U. S. 80, Benson-Douglas Highway through Bisbee. The work consists of widening and resurfacing 1500 feet of pavement. Two grade changes, curve betterment on dangerous curves, placing curb, gutter and sidewalks, rebuilding rubble retaining walls, placing cattle guards and fencing, and constructing a grilled drain across the highway to eliminate wet pavement. Works Progress Administration participating. A. F. E. 8012. Jas. A. Parker, resident engineer. Boone Waughtal, engineer-in-charge.

State Forces are working on curve easement and betterment on the Oracle Junction Mammoth Highway, State Route 77. Works Progress Administration participating. The work started January, 1939. A. F. E. 33 (47). Jas. A. Parker, resident engineer. Frank Watson, foreman.

Tanner Construction Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has a contract for the re-constructing of the floor of the three span bridge in place over the San Pedro River at Benson. Benson-Steins Pass Highway. Construction started December 27th, 1938, and is to be completed by December 31st, 1938. Non Federal aid, A. F. E. 8611. J. M. Hobbs, resident en-gineer.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS

G. L. McLANE, Senior Highway Engineer.

W. R. F. WALLACE, Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

R. THIRION, Associate Highway Engineer, Highway Planning Engineer.

J. H. BRANNAN, Associate Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

W. P. WESCH, Associate Highway Engineer, Locating Engineer.

W. J. WARD, Associate Highway Engineer, Locating Engineer.

E. F. STRICKLER, Associate Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

R. M. RUTLEDGE, Assistant Highway Engineer, Office Engineer.

BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS PROJECTS IN ARIZONA PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Route 7, Oak Creek Highway, Coconino National Forest Pearson and Dickerson, Contractors, Inc., Prescott, Arizona, have the contract for grading, draining and placing a base course surfacing with light bituminous treatment, on a portion of Section B of Arizona Forest Highway Route 7, Oak Creek. Project begins 0.6 miles north of Sedona and extends 3.577 miles northerly to Indian Gardens. Work was started November 21, 1938 and is about 20% complete. V. G. Watson, resident en-gineer.

Route 17, Snowflake-Pinetop, Sitgreaves National Forest W. E. Orr, Phoenix, Arizona, has the contract for grading, draining and placing borrow backfill on a portion of Section B of Arizona Forest Highway 17, Snowflake-Pinetop. Project begins approximately 2 miles north of Pinetop and extends 3.175 miles northwest to a point approximately 2 miles north of Lakeside. Work was started October 5, 1938 and is about 95% complete. C. H. Clark, resident engineer.

Route 28, Fredonia-Houserock Valley Highway, Coconino National Forest Fisher Contracting Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has the contract for grading, draining and placing base course surfacing with light bituminous treatment on portions of Section C and D of Arizona Forest Highway Route 28, Fredonia-Houserock Valley. Project is located between points approximately 3 and 16 miles north of Jacob Lake. The length of roadway between these points covered by the project is 6.137 miles. Work was started September 26, 1938 and is about 60% complete. C. R. Brashears, resident engineer.

Route 33, Catalina Mountain Highway, Coronado National Forest Project consists of grading and draining of a highway on the south side of the Catalina Mountains, between a point approximately 17 miles northeast of Tucson, Arizona and Soldier Camp Ranger Station near the summit. The project has been completed from the foot of the mountain to a point 9 miles towards the summit. H. H. Woodman, resident engineer.

PROJECTS SUSPENDED FOR WINTER

Route 19, Clifton-Alpine Highway, Crook National Forest All Arizona Engineering and Construction Company, Clifton, Arizona, has the contract for grading, draining and placing cushion material on a portion of Section B of Arizona Forest Highway Route 19, Clifton-Alpine. Project begins approximately 45 miles north of Clifton and extends northerly 6.115 miles. Work was suspended for the winter on December 14, 1938, and is about 73% complete. E. F. Koch, resident engineer.

Jacob Lake-North Rim Approach To Grand Canyon National Park Fisher Contracting Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has the contract for grading, draining and placing base course surfacing with light bituminous treatment on a section of the Jacob Lake-North Rim Approach Road to Grand Canyon National Forest. Project begins at Jacob Lake and extends south 1.278 miles. Work was suspended for the winter on November 23, 1988 and is about 95% complete. C. R. Brashears, resident engineer.

BIDS OPENED

Bids were opened on December 8, 1938 for grading, draining and placing crusher rock top course with a light bituminous treatment on portions of Section C and D of Arizona Forest Highway Route 28, Fredonia-Houserock Valley. Project begins at Jacob Lake and extends 11 miles northerly towards Fredonia. The low bid was submitted by Oswald Bros., Phoenix, Arizona.