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36 the Napa Valley and Redwood Highway country with the Sacramento Valley. The firm of Fredrickson & Watson and Fredrickson Brothers was the contractor. The moving of several miles of pipe line supplying the city of Vallejo was also involved.

A. F. Giddings has completed his setup near Battle Creek on the Red Bluff-Susanville lateral and is ready to operate. The surfacing will be spread westerly from the plant to Paynes Creek during the winter as it is desired to have this portion well compacted for next summer’s oil program. The remainder of the surfacing and stockpiling from the plant to Morgan Springs will follow during the spring mouths.

Recent rearrangements of the convict forces employed on construction in the state have resulted in a reduction of forces at Camp 12. located in Trinity County 25 miles west of Redding, to a force of 55 men. The work of this camp will be concentrated upon the completion of the section in Shasta County immediately west of the Buckhorn Summit. This work is now completed to within about a mile of the summit and its use will eliminate a very long, heavy climb several miles in length on the existing county road. This work should be completed during the coming season and will enable traffic to make use of the new construction next winter. As the road on the Trinity side is on comparatively light grades, work on it will be delayed until a later date.

The Valley Paving Company is making rapid progress on its contract for widening and resurfacing on the Golden State Highway between Delano and Pixley. H. B. La Forge is Resident Engineer for the state.

Bids will be opened January 2d on a contract for resurfacing from Pixley to Tipton on Route 4.

The Adams Company has been awarded the contract for surfacing the newly graded section of the Mother Lode Highway between near Shaws Flat and the Columbia-Sonora Road. This lies a short distance north of Sonora. Work has started.

Just east of Sonora a grading and surfacing job between Sonora and Sullivan Creek has been completed by Lilly, Willard and Biasotti. This road carries a heavy traffic for a mountain road and the improvement is much appreciated by the local people.

A contract for second story paving with asphaltie concrete from Conejo Creek to Carmarillo has been awarded to Griffith Company. Work is just starting on this contract.

From Nov. 27 to Dec. 26

IMPERIAL COUNTY—Between Brawley and 4 miles west of Westmorland grading and paving with Portland cement concrete 10.4 miles. Dist. VIII, Rt. 26, Secs. H and A. Griffith Company. Los Angeles, $338,519; E. Paul Ford, San Diego, $353,319; R. E. Hazard Contracting Co., San Diego, $353,785; McCray Co., Los Angeles, $341,908; Jahn & Bressi, Los Angeles, $326,737; Basich Brothers, Los Angeles, $349,140; George Herz & Co., San Bernardino, $335,115; Watson & Sutton, San Diego, $395,195; T. M. Morgan Paving Co., Gazelle, $365,637; Sander Pearson, Santa Monica, $333,048; J. F. Knapp. Oakland, $349,477. Contract awarded to A. M. Peck Company, Los Angeles, $312,057.05.

IMPERIAL COUNTY—Between Dixieland and Seeley, 5 miles to be graded and paved with asphalt concrete. Dist. VIII, Rt. 12, Sec. C. Basich Bros., Los Angeles, $113,522; V. R. Dennis Const. Co., San Diego, $135,922; Gibbons & Redd, Burbank, $140,818; Ben Pearce Const. Co., San Diego, $129,910. Contract awarded to R. E. Hazard Contracting Co., San Diego, $110,426.30.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY—Reinforced concrete arch bridge across La Canada Canyon 1½ miles northeast of La Canada. Dist. VII, Rt. 61, Sec. A. E. S. Johnson. Pasadena, $33,933; George J. Ulrich Const. Co., Modesto, $43,788; Oberg Bros., Los Angeles, $32,061; Sharp & Fellows, Los Angeles, $46,388; John Simpson Co., Los Angeles, $35.951; William J. Shirley, Los Angeles, $38,182; A. R. and C. O. Bodenhamer, Hemet, $42,828; Sydney Smith Contracting, Los Angeles, $37.182; Carpenter Bros., Inc., Beverly Hills, $34,717. Contract awarded to Whipple Engineering Company, Monrovia, $31,419.75.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY—Between Tunnel Station and Santa Clara River, 8.5 miles to be paved with Portland cement concrete. Dist. VII, Rt. 4, Sec. F. Will F. Peck Company, Los Angeles, $277,270; J. F. Knapp, Oakland, $287,1360; McCray Company, Los Angeles, $288,366; Basich Brothers, Los Angeles, $280,975; Fredrickson & Watson, Oakland, $324,435; Griffith Company, Los Angeles, $293,836; Wells and Bressler, Santa Ana, $282,044; O. A. Lindberg, Newhall, $329,864. Contract awarded to Jahn and Bressi, Los Angeles, $253,126.

ORANGE COUNTY—Between Dana Point and Serra, 0.2 of a mile to be graded and paved with Portland cement concrete. Dist. VII, Rt. 60, Sec. C. Chas. and George K. Thompson, Los Angeles, $13,543; Western Construction Company, $14,725. Contract awarded to Matich Bros., Elsinore, $12,583.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY—Between 4.5 miles west of Running Springs, and Squirrel Inn, 6.7 miles to be graded. Dist. VIII, Rt. 43, Sec. B. W. H. Hauser, Oakland, $253,513; Isbell Const. Co., Fresno, $225,299: Triangle Rock & Gravel Co., $232,012; Kern Contracting Co., Bakersfield, $251,641; Yglesias Bros., Inc., San Diego, $270,709; Gist & Bell, Arcadia, $238,465; J. G. Donovan & Son, Los Angeles, $202,920; Wm. C. Horn Co., Puente, $228,649; Mutual Income Properties, Los Angeles,