Third biennial report of the Oregon State Highway Commission

Part 5

Chapter 51,443 wordsPublic domain

The State Highway Department is very proud of its representation in the Army Service and in recognition of the patriotism of those employes who have gone to the Front, the Department has maintained a Service Flag upon which there are now sixty stars. The men represented by these stars are listed on the following Roll of Honor:

HONOR ROLL

Name and Company Former Position with Department

Abbott, Charles H., 23d Engineers Inspector Brown, Merle, Batt. F, 5th Field Artillery Chainman Chittick, Ernest Chainman Chrisman, William Chainman Coats, Solomon Chainman Conway, M. A., Navy Timekeeper Cook, Harold, Private, S. A. T. C., Willamette University Blueprinter Cooley, Lorrin D., Company Mechanic, 11th Co., Coast Chainman Artillery Cowgill, W. C. Jr., 1st Provisional Co., 32d Resident Engineer Engineers Cutler, Oscar, 472d Engineer Reg. Locating Engineer Glass, D. G., 2d Lieut., Co. D, 42d Engineers Locating Engineer Grabenhorst, Eugene B., Private, Co. P, 5th Bn., Instrumentman 22d Engineers Green, E. R. Private, Co. A, 23d Engineers Resident Engineer Greenwood, P. S. Transitman Grey, Ulric R., Camp 4-C, Spruce Squadron Instrumentman Hale, E. E. Chainman Harris, Milton, 2d Lieut. Transitman Hodgman, K. E., Captain, Spruce Division, Signal Resident Engineer Corps Hyatt, Waldron, 22d Co., 1st Regiment, U. S. Marine Corps Instrumentman Ingels, Hollis G., H. Q. Co., 62d Inf. Levelman Ingram, R. C., Corporal, Co. L, 23d Engineers Draftsman Isakson, C. O., 1st Lieut., 12th Engineers Instrumentman Jones, Melville S., Master Engineer, Co. C, 116th Engineers Computer Judd, Henry C., 3d Co., Coast Artillery Chainman Junken, Fred S., Navy Rodman Kelley, C. C., 1st Lieut., Co. E, 2d Bn., 20th District Engineer Engineers Kinsey, Claude, Co. A, 20th Engineers Instrumentman Lawrence, Perry, Amb. Co. No. 361 Topographer Lytle, K. D., Co. C, 43d Engineers Transitman McClintock, John, Hospital Unit, Coast Artillery Chainman McClintock, Leon, Hospital Unit, Coast Artillery Rodman May, Aloys H. Transit Rodman Metzger, Floyd S., Co. C. Q. M. Unit No. 305 Timekeeper Miller, E. V. Draftsman Miller, Ralph W. E., Corporal, Co. I, 62d Infantry Costkeeper Minton, Joseph, Co. M, 162d Infantry Rodman Moe, Forrest L., 9th Co. Coast Artillery Chainman Moore, Don H., Co. A, 116th Engineers Chainman Moore, Merton, Co. A, 116th Engineers Chainman Moore, Royal, Co. C, S. A. T. C., U. of California Chainman Morgan, Silas B. Rodman Murdock, R. B., 2d Lieut., Co. C, 42d Engineers District Engineer Murphy, Thomas, Hospital Corps, 40th Division Chainman Noble, Chas. S., Y. M. C. A. Locating Engineer Nunn, Roy, Sergeant, H. Q. Co., 166th Depot Brig. Resident Engineer Oerding, Chas., Engineers Chainman Oerding, Harry, Co. A, 20th Engineers Chainman Quine, Ralph, Hospital Unit, Coast Artillery Chainman Reiter, C. G., 1st Lieut. Locating Engineer Rynning, P. B., Co. H, 23d Engineers Resident Engineer Schaffenberg, H. Chainman Smith, Frederic W., Co. C, Q. M. Unit No. 305 Timekeeper Smith, Thos. P. Stakeman Stretchberry, Ray, 17th Co., 23d Engineers Rodman Sutter, L. R., Co. F, 4th Engineers Chainman Tilley, Walker B., Co. K, 18th Railway Engineers Instrumentman Welborn, Forrest, Sergeant, 44th Machine Gun Company Clerk Wilson, Otis E. Inspector Withycombe, Earl, 20th Engineers Resident Engineer Vester, Albert Chainman

SUMMARY

The classification of employes lost to the Department through enlistment in the Army is as follows:

District engineers 2 Locating engineers 4 Resident engineers 6 Transitmen 9 Draftsmen 2 Levelmen 1 Computers 2 Topographers 1 Timekeepers 3 Inspectors 2 Office clerks 1 Blue Printer 1 Rodmen 6 Chainmen 20 -- Total number 60

Financial Report

Fund Allotments and Expenditures During the Fiscal Period

December 1, 1916, to November 30, 1918

Grand Total of Funds Allotted $4,271,515.16 Grand Total of Expenditures 3,597,982.47 ------------- Balance on hand December 1st, 1918 $ 673,532.69

The details of fund allotments and expenditures are set forth in tables as follows:

Table I. Fund Allotments from all sources.

Table II. Summary of Fund Allotments and Fund Expenditures.

Table III. Expenditures Segregated by Counties.

Table IV. Expenditures Segregated under the Headings of General Administrative, Surveys, Construction Engineering, Construction, Equipment and Unclassified.

Table V. Expenditures for Construction Detailed by Jobs.

Table VI. Expenditures for Surveys Detailed by Jobs.

Table VII. Expenditures for Equipment, Bond Interest and Overhead.

Table VIII. Summary of County Funds Expended by Department.

TABLE I

FUND ALLOTMENTS FROM ALL SOURCES--DECEMBER 1ST, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30TH, 1918

_One-Quarter Mill Tax Fund_-- Balance on hand Dec. 1, 1916 $ 94,418.14 Turnover January 1, 1917 219,690.98 Turnover January 1, 1918 232,151.39 ----------- Total $ 546,260.51

_Automobile License Fund_-- Turnover October 1, 1917 $150,000.00 Turnover April 1, 1918 300,000.00 Turnover October 1, 1918 125,000.00 ----------- Total $ 575,000.00

_Six Million Dollar Bond Fund_-- Bond Sale, August 7, 1917 $471,300.00 Accrued Interest 2,333.33 Bond Sale, September 12, 1917 472,130.00 Accrued Interest 1,833.33 Bond Sale, March 15, 1918 455,850.00 Accrued Interest 222.22 Bond Sale, July 9, 1918 643,770.00 Accrued Interest 2,606.54 ----------- Total $2,050,045.42

_State and Federal Co-operative Bond Fund_-- Bond Sale, August 18, 1917 $388,040.00 Accrued Interest 2,844.44 Less expenditures by Board of Control 400.00 ----------- Total $ 390,484.44

_County Funds_-- Payments on Vouchers drawn by Department 709,724.79 ----------- Grand Total Funds Allotted to Highway Department, December 1, 1916 to November 30, 1918 4,271,515.16

(For description of the several funds provided for the work of the Highway Department see pages 30 and 31.)

TABLE II

SUMMARY OF FUND ALLOTMENTS AND FUND EXPENDITURES--DECEMBER 1ST, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30TH, 1918

==============================+=============+=============+=========== | | | Balance Funds | Allotments | Expenditures| December, | | | 1, 1918 ------------------------------+-------------+-------------+----------- One Quarter Mill Tax Fund | $ 546,260.51| $ 528,789.99|$ 17,470.52 Automobile License Fund | 575,000.00| 281,902.67| 293,097.33 Six Million Dollar Bond Fund | 2,050,045.42| 2,049,025.47| 1,019.95 State and Federal Co-operative| | | Bond Fund | 390,484.44| 28,539.55| 361,944.89 ------------------------------+-------------+-------------+----------- Total State Funds |$3,561,790.37|$2,888,257.68|$673,532.69 | | | County Funds | 709,724.79| 709,724.79| ... ------------------------------+-------------+-------------+----------- Grand Total |$4,271,515.16|$3,597,982.47|$673,532.69 ------------------------------+-------------+-------------+-----------

TABLE III

EXPENDITURES SEGREGATED BY COUNTIES (INCLUDING COUNTY FUNDS EXPENDED UNDER STATE SUPERVISION)--DECEMBER 1ST, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30TH, 1918

===========+===============+===============+=============== County | State Funds | County Funds | Total -----------+---------------+---------------+--------------- Baker | $ 7,578.68 | ... | $ 7,578.68 Benton | 47.56 | $ 479.20 | 526.76 Clackamas | 155,861.10 | 43,091.14 | 198,952.24 Clatsop | 344,387.23 | ... | 344,387.23 Columbia | 488,302.15 | ... | 488,302.15 Coos | 16,967.68 | 170,781.83 | 187,749.51 Crook | 3,053.72 | ... | 3,053.72 Curry | 5,629.24 | ... | 5,629.24 Deschutes | 20,716.37 | ... | 20,716.37 Douglas | 159,769.58 | 173,550.18 | 333,320.76 Gilliam | 35,999.48 | ... | 35,999.48 Grant | 7,468.78 | 291.10 | 7,759.88 Harney | 1,873.45 | ... | 1,873.45 Hood River | 433,928.22 | 3,968.49 | 437,896.71 Jackson | 86,619.88 | ... | 86,619.88 Josephine | 77,998.14 | ... | 77,998.14 Klamath | 819.23 | ... | 819.23 Lake | 15,391.67 | ... | 15,391.67 Lane | 14,529.52 | ... | 14,529.52 Lincoln | 2,997.47 | ... | 2,997.47 Linn | 791.07 | 5.00 | 796.07 Malheur | 866.65 | ... | 866.65 Marion | 5,083.59 | 223,794.99 | 228,878.58 Morrow | 10,863.10 | 1,009.44 | 11,872.54 Polk | 802.92 | 17,200.70 | 18,008.62 Sherman | 3,052.14 | ... | 3,052.14 Tillamook | 68,274.29 | 26,009.84 | 94,284.13 Umatilla | 173,942.50 | 3,542.75 | 177,485.25 Union | 32,188.17 | 78.59 | 32,266.76 Wallowa | 765.07 | ... | 765.07 Wasco | 4,313.79 | 19.45 | 4,333.24 Washington | 246,769.05 | 9,395.00 | 256,164.05 Wheeler | 69,214.78 | 18,233.60 | 87,448.38 Yamhill | 124,958.84 | 18,273.49 | 143,232.33 +---------------+---------------+--------------- Total | $2,621,825.11 | $709,724.79 | $3,331,549.90 -----------+---------------+---------------+---------------

TABLE IV

EXPENDITURES SEGREGATED UNDER THE HEADINGS OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, SURVEYS, CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND UNCLASSIFIED.

=========================+===============+===============+============ Classification | Total | State | County | | Funds | Funds -------------------------+---------------+---------------+------------ General Administration | | | and Supervision | $ 97,621.82 | $ 97,621.82 | ... Surveys and Engineering | | | County Work | 144,086.67 | 137,954.74 | $ 6,131.93 Construction Engineering | 127,805.58 | 127,803.08 | 2.50 Construction | 3,059,657.65 | 2,356,067.29 | 703,590.36 Equipment | 86,717.55 | 86,717.55 | ... Unclassified (Interest | | | on Bonds, etc.) | 82,093.20 | 82,093.20 | ... +---------------+---------------+------------ Grand Total Expenditures | $3,597,982.47 | $2,888,257.68 | $709,724.79 -------------------------+---------------+---------------+------------

TABLE V

EXPENDITURES FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK DETAILED BY JOBS--DECEMBER 1ST, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30TH, 1918