Roseburg news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1920-1948, August 18, 1936, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTWO ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG. OREGON. TUESDAY. AUGUST 18. 1936. Many Bridges of Douglas County Too Light For Heavy Traffic, Roadmaster Finds; Better Repair System Advised A I ota I of 94 bridge ut the prcaGi.t limw aw a Kiii nst u tutu) of 3,000 bridge, iti itoujiiits comity in J 'J 1 9 in shown lu tlit county loud muster's rifiort reletistd Monday, Of the present brldg, 13 am steel britltfHH, 1 coucreto, i covered wooden trussus, 12 cuttle pusses or stock ways und the remuindcr trusties and A frame trusses. According to the repo.t the 1) rid yea roprojunt u lineul luiiKih of 35,714 fuet or ti.8 milts. A single bridge of this length wguld iturD from West KoseburK to .Mo I rose or from Koseburg to u mile north uf Winchester. In addition to the above bridges the county Is irnilu- taining three nubile docks and six fords. Probably 20 per cent of the above budget) could be rilled and culvertB Installed tu their pluee Maintenance of those structurei mc-una that there lu 13. 6 miles of handrail and over one mile of tim ber houHing to bo kept pu luted and repaired. , , Oldest Span 56 Years Old ' The oldeHt npan, alateti the re port, In the county Is 5 (J yours of Hue and is across the Uiip(,uu river ut (iuzloy. This span Ih being replaced this sumer by u nine I bridge. The (Jazley spun timbers were in fair condition, but the motor traffic during the punt ten years was more than (he bridge was constructed tu carry und the deterioration horn this cauue was rapid since 1025. "The greatest trouble with the present bridge,' btutus Koad mas ter K. O. Kreur, "Is the light type uf construction of a large number of the spuns. When they uro sub ject to fast moviiiK motor traffic, the decking becomes loosened und the nails work out of plunks und make u definite luuard to motor vehicles. Large numbers of the bridges wero constructed for u 5 to 10 ton loud which 1h tou low to carry the larger trucks that aro reaching Into the rural m ean. Upkeep Costs Estimated "We may expect un average life uf 12 years from woodeu trestles and decking und un average re placement cost of i per lineal foot, the average amount budgeted lor repair and replacement should not he less than $19,210. Painting of steel bridges and hand rails should bo dotio ut least every 5 to 8 years which will require an mi nimi expenditure of about $1,000.00. The average steel bridge will cost upprox)mutoly $100.00 per lineal loot to construct and If left un painted will become minuTo within 20 years, while If properly painted will lust Indefinitely, Kuch bridge should be Inspected each year ami minor repairs made, such as tight ening bolts, und repluclng worn decking, 'thin service will not ex ceed $5.00 per bridge ami will mure than pay for Itself in the In creased lire of the bridge. Totaling the ubove amounts,' Uiq annual inulnteiiaitce charge will approxi mate $25,000.00. If this in not made annually the cost will have to be net at some future date, und will probably mean u larger expendi ture than if proper care Is taken of the structures year by year. Many Spans Inadequate "With the Increase uf motor travel on rural roads, the exien slon uf freight hauling by large trucks ami the increase of lumber ing in this county, a lurge uumher or the existing bridges aro too light to curry the present loada It Is recommended that a standard loudlug he adopted und ull repliue Phone 651-J H, R. 2, Bog 22C Charlie Keever Floor Worker Hand Scraping Machine Sanding. Old Floor Made Like New Walnut St., Riverside, Roseburg, Ore. We Do It Right Refrigeration ' , Service Commercial and Domestic All Makes Repaired and Rebuilt "18 years' experience lu refrigeration" PHONE 744 Refrigeration Sales and Service Corner Mother & Stephens S.s. : . . all the benefits of a country estate In town. Ttnnil, riding, oelf, dinting, Quit night, to inture lound ilfk E cetlent iim.Ii at moderate lam, price. Urg outiide rooiiu with Utll SLOO end ua ldl loce. Woe evertookine Goldee Gate, CMMtnwnt lo ell B.y ob. WH tjodey let oWtiptix eoeUel ineutH he couulructefl lo this stand ard. This loading elioulil nut lie lese than 15 tout, mm it Ih iKjHHflile that if larKi, lumbering units ure emah llnhuil in the comity, th loading should be iiHTuutied to 20 tons. It it, fill tiler riicoinmciiduil Uiut a uniform wldlli and uniform coa Htructlon deiulln he adopted. "It lu recoiiinieniiiMl that ma terial bo purulm.cd tor vtuudurd bridges at leunt nix niuntlis lirlor to Its iiKe no that It may he prop, oily Heaxoned. The interest on the money for mitli a period in wore than oNset hy tho liareaned value of the timber and the reduction of maintenance costs. Creosote Prolong! Life "Most of the limners lu uncov ered bridges deteriorate hy rot or insects, instead of by wear uud timtii;. Lxperieuce of creosote Um ber users Indicates that pressure treuted liuilwrs villi lust ill yeuie and open tunk treatment will In'- crease the lite of timber by at least 1U years. Open tank methods can be done for approximately 5 per M exclusive of the cost of the plant. Should it be the policy of Hie county to purchase lumber anil timber far enough lu advance to permit seasoning before use, the creosotlliu of all Umbers lo be us ed in a bridue would he practicable anil an eventual saving in bridge costs, no pressure treatment plants exist ill the county and it would be necesaury to construct an opell type tank plant. Such a plant could be built for approximately Xaiiu. "Concrete and metal culverts have a greuter life than other types and under any fill where the cost of replacement is an Item. such types should be used. Under small tills uud where there Is a coiiteuiplutud change of ullgiiiuent, mere is ample Justification ill us ing wooden typo culverts. These structures uiu less In cost than other types and will give service extending from 5 to 15 years, de pending upon the type and uualllv of uiuterlul used. It is believed that creosoted tiuibors will give lie years' service If properly treated and iustulled. Repair Setem Urged "The present plan. If it can be called a plan," states Mr. Freer. "Is to repair u bridge when It Is ready to fall down or after It lias fallen down. Luckily bo far, the county has had no surlous acci dents or damage claims from this cunse, but this type of mainlnn mice will result in ilanmnu actions against the county at some time. it also means moving crews from ope end of the cnuuly to another instead of proceeding in an order- ly manner In one eectiou of the county. Liurlng the present sum- mer, one crew moved to the same job three different times due to the lack of materlul or because it was neceHHary lo move thorn to a' Sample Low Fares Now you oen travel r.nywher by twin in safety end comiort end seve money. Here ere a lew eamplee: To D.u.i.roit . .,,N. vryJ Cuch -Tou. i.t Car 'Pulln.in Ml. 35 68.90 84.6' 48 00 57 ?5 70. tr J. 00 29.00 57. 15 104.20 , ItOUNO TRIPS '? )) t 68.80 t 86.00 O.iim, Colo. . . to. A'i,.l.., Cil. M.XK0 Cilr. Mt. rtoi. RUStBUHG Cbicijo, III MiitiiMn.lit.S!. P.ul, Minn. . . SI. Uuii, Mi. . , St. Paul. Hi,.,.... sii lilt cur. tilah S-m FiAntiica, C.I. Hl Voil. N. V. riu.hi'iQton, 0. C- 57. J5 54.35 57.35 68 80 86.00 6S 20 81.50 68 30 86.00 41 j 44 60 19.35 21 85 107.20 124 40 103.55 3.20.75 19 55 95.75 92.10 SImpiii, car i.ua thai,, i.tu Drowns Boy, 7 Gordon Bailey Accused of (he drowning' of hla chum, Richard Hoanshelt, seven, Gordon Bailey, 11, above, of Port Huron, Mich., faced a possible re formatory sentence until he is 21. According to authorities, Gordon admitted taking the younger boy out in a row boat on money they had stolen from a gasoline station and pushed him into the water during an argument. bridge that had broken down. It Is recommended that repair and re placement Jobs be done according to some syKtematic plan, so thut materlul muy be ordered u suf ficient time in advance to be ready for the crew uud thut the costs of moving be reduced. "With tho Incrt-aaed motor travel and the reduction of funds for county purposes," Mr. Frear con cluded, "it is realized that methods must he adopted that, over a per iod of years, will give the county more suhstuuttul und larger capa city bridges at a, smaHer annual ci)Ht. During 1335 the bridge budget was ?lfi, 000.00 und the allowance for 1 !)!!() was net at Uti.OOO. This is a reduction of $19,000 from 1MO-32 when the budget was $15,000. Dur ing 1935 the budget was exceeded by $11,049.93, made necessary by emergency repairs und replace ments that could not be deferred. It Is esiimtiHMl thut the 193i ex penditures will exceed the budget hy at least tho same amount. With such a budget It Is impossible to j maintain l ie number of br dees that urn on tlm roads and either the budget will he exceeded or the bridges will have to bo closed to travel." VV vv h You can have speed wilh safely when you travel by train. Western railroads have speeded up many train schedules but in the whole year of 1935 not one pas senger life was lost in a train accident, while millions were carried in perfect safety. This is a record which western railroads strive day and night to maintain. WI14I makes this fine record possible? Constant vigilance, ceaseless inspection of roadbeds, rails, sig nal systems, automatic safety devices, engines and cars. Brakemen, conductors, dispatchers, engineers, firemen, inspectors, maintenance-of-way men, oilers, signalmen, switchmen, telegraphers, Pullman porters all railroad men keep the first railroad commandment, Safety First. Train travel offers speed with safety, plus air-conditioned comfort, money saving (ares and economy meals, new coach comforts, world's finest sleeping cars, dependability in all weather. Ask the railroad agent about travel or shipping by train. Shippers: Use new Free pick-up-and-delivery o' LCL troight. "The World With Fence" Offers Treat to Newt Review Headers. Marian Sims, whose first novel "Morning; Htar," appeared - last year, has more than fulfilled the high promise It gave with her sec ond, -The World With A Fence," which Blurts In this paper Wed nesduy, August ID. The title is taken from a card enclosed with a gift "For Carol. Who deserves the world with a fence" fiom one of the several admiring men disappointed when she leaves the little Georgia town where she has been reared and seeks a greater opportunity In At lanta. Marian Sims tells the story of i.aroi iorrauce wntj rare under standing and sympathy guulitics which likewise distinguished her first book, "Morning Star." The small town girl who sets out on her own has purpose and determi nation and the author makes her a real character. Hut Carol s move lo the larger city, with its new friends along with the enlarged op portunity, Is not without complica tions. There Is, for example, her dis covery that she Is In love follow ed promptly by the realization that emotions leading into blind alleys are packed with danger. Another woman stands In the way, a wom an cold and selfish and determin ed to keep from Carol the man she loves. Carol bus no heart fur such a light but she-knows that to win she must fight uud thut it she loses, all Is lost. Marlun Sims, bom in Dalton, Ha., and now living In Charlotte, .V. C, bus been writing fiction in curliest since 1929 und many of her stories have appeared lu the popular magazines. Southern her self, though inheriting something from New England on her mother's side, It is natural that she writes best of the south. One of her am bitions, revealed lu her publish ers, Is to portray southern life in such a way as to show "that swamp dwellers uud tenant farmers do not cover the entire canvas, and that none of us wears roses In our hair." BROILER TURKEYS COMING TO FRONT PORTLAND, Aug. 17. (AP) Broiler turkeys are rapidly com ing to the front in national com merce, market sources suld today. A few years ai?o such offerings were unheard of but now produc tion is such that turkeys are avail able practically all the yeur around, either the old or the new crop be ing uvailuble. Last year was tho first time that broiler or young turkeys entered into national commerce with car toad business. This year prom ises to repeat the performance, but ou a larger scale, duo to the first introduction proving successful. ihis year's early turkey crop is uol only better and heavier than over before but total production In the Pacific northwest is much greater than ever before. DROWNING VICTIM AT LAKESIDE FOUND MARSUKIL'LD, Ore., Aug. IS. (AIM Muck Maine, village guard, found the body of Charles Clark Jr., uge 4, drowned after fulling off Hit! north Currier s village pier Sunduy afternoon, while ut play. The body was under the boat- house 011 the pier. A bruise ou the bny's face made it appear be had struck either a projection or the dock itself in falling. The boy's parents operate hamburger stand on the lake, com ing to Lakeside from San Fran cisco recently. He is a nephew of Capt. Clark of the Heed sport ooaat guard. , BAKER GOP FAVORS STATE GROUP PLAN UAKKR, Aug. 18. (AP) The Baker county republican central committee, ut a meeting here Mon day, passed a resolution adopting the state group plan of organiza tion for the campaign, which was explained by Walter Tooze of Portland, assistant to State Chairman Arthur Priuulx. Tooze ultucked the Roosevelt new deal as a threat to the pres ent form of government In the United States und criticized Con gressman Walter Pierce of I.a U ramie us "that rubber stamp from Union couniy, who is in favor of all things to all people when u vote is concerned." Kl'OKNK, Aug. 17. (AP) The University of Oregon loan fund, es tablished 32 years ago by William M. Laud, A. b. Roberts, and the class of 1IJU4, has readied a totul of (iS.C92.H, J. O. Lindstrom, uni versity business manager, reported. It showed an increase of almost $5,000 during the lust year. STATE'S PATIENTS REACH NEW HIGH SALEM. Aim. 17. IAP Hnna- IllK Sluice was at a m-emlum nl the Oregon stato hosita today ua the population ot tile Institution reach ed a new record high of 2,4.16 pa- llpnts, ns compared to itn mil 11111 1 Fall patterns, -Beautiful Colors) 1 jC Yard luch finer than usual lie quality. 36 In. Part Linen Unbleached TOWELING 2(r?4 linen makes tliem much mors absorbent. Natural with fit-colord borders. 16 In. 1 rnmi 'n 11 1 1 sis m mi ptfr". tf-lTmr , ,,- ,. if-rirrTT-eeiiMienenirn" 111 11 1 '1 iiiniiitB II l 77 1 j 1 I ?rr0m MM ----- ' W V fitFdf?' NEW FALL PATTERN3 IA-.W-ity'J'8L-i'1t SP" 'lliVi?A. Better quality than you'd ''Unmi'iK r-'--eSlu' fitk,f rauch morel Fine count InltttW ' vf Jg&gi&P ?K l"- -ft-lr 0B72. New darker color. 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