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' 12--The -Stoesraan. garem;-Ore?on-Santhrf; Anccrt 6. 1SS3 yhers AAai a Step Underway oh Two New Spans Across the Willamette IPnMiie UlecopdlD Work Well v v - - I w j .1T . , - "r" . . e oourer at saiem bndce sue. J I r . I Workmen weld toeether hue hoppers Into which cement for plera will Lone pipes to down throngji water with ends rest'nr on bottom. Concrete is pushed down to form In-j Ul.i o.Ui" hi anilw wtr on uhich Dim will M DnllL. . .. - base under water on which piers will be built. r By Conrad G. Pranje iStait Writer, The SUtesman : " How is a bridge built? Hdw: do spans, like those cros sing the Willamette river at Sa lem and at Independence ever get started? Who or what is it combines taxpayers' dollars with concrete and steel and provides a safe if breathtaking crossing for motorists, pedestrians and kids on bicycles? Well, Willamette river bridges started with: the citizens. They complained about traffic tie-ups and floods (in Salem) and the "long way around" (at Indepen- The state highway department took the matter from there. It au thorized construction bf the bridg es. Then came the private con tractors who bid on the job and who do the actual work of pour ing the piers and riveting the su perstructure. ' ; Mm! Work Let Out Only in rare instances do"?s the highway department build its own bridges. If the structure is below the $5,000 cost mark, or ii the bidding can't be settled or if there Is something in the construction cf the span which makes it im possible to Jet .out , on the bids, thm the commission sends out a crew to do the job. V.-. Once the commission approves the-construction of a bridge, the ball is passed to R. H. Baldock, state highway engineer. He later als the task to his bridge division, .headed by Glenn S. Paxson. . t i First of all a survey crew sur " vejs the. site and draws a map, showing among other things, the elevation of the riverbed, and sueeests a bridge roadway. Then an exploration crew drills holes in th rivr hpd and surrounding terrain to determine the kind of foundation the structure vwilkre . quire. - Plans Sent to Designer A planning engineer takes over and collaborates all the data and makes cost , estimates on various , types of spans. The .( bridge de v partment mulls this information - over and sends it on to a designer who then designs the bridge. The new-bridge at Sajem will be a steel pfate girder type with approaches of concrete ' viaduct. The Independence span is of the same type with wood pile trestle at the east, or Marion county end, . and steel girders on the super structure. ; Five concrete piers will sup ' port the main river span on the Salem bridge. x . When the - design of the bridge Is approved, then such things as material quantity, specifications and detail, traffic controls, and an estimated cost are drawn up and the job is advertised for bids. Goes to Lowest Bidder - i The job almost always goes to , the "lowest responsible bidder. The $246,570 nier contract on the Salem span fell to Lee Hoffman Huge steel main support girders of the Independence bridge west approach tower high over Willamette company of Portland. Bids on the river. Crews hope to open the bridge to traffic late this fall. Marion street bridge at Salem will.be superstructure are expected to be f similar construction design. (All photos by Don Dill, Statesman staff photographer.) called for at the September meet-1 CIRCUIT COURT Audrey M. Mondy vs. Clifford Mondyr Suit for divorce charging cruel and inhuman treatment asks for custody of a minor child and $30 per month support money. Married April 10, 1947. , ; John Schukart vs. P. G. G- rousbeck and others: Defendants file reply admitting and denying. Jack Bilyeu vs. Leah Bilyeu:l Suit for divorce charging cruel and inhuman treatment asks for custody of two minor children and certain real property. Married Nov. 3, 1938. Mildred Helen Larson vs. Leon ard George Larson: Complaint for divorce alleging cruel and inhu man treatment. Married Aug. 1. 1934, at Colfox, Wash. John W. Merrifield vs. Alta u. Merrifield: Defendant files an swer to amended complaint and files counter - claim for divorce, alleging cruel and inhuman treat ment; seeks $10,000 maintenance money and $1,500 attorney's fees from plaintiff, and restoration of former name of Alta L. Lindholra. ?.'n! ' - ' l if Ml! u. .1 -(i -i'U J i-MM Hoffman company crewmen wrestle huge steam Jack-hammer as ft drives walls of steel box deep into mud bottom on west side of Willamette river at Salem. When box is completed in river, water Is pumped out and Pier formations set on river bottom. Thf ontire rnntrnrt frr th In i wiipu - dependence bridge went to the torn. Macco company of Los Angeles,! in designing the Salem bridge, Calif. - L I engineers had to keep several When the bids are assigned, the I facts in mind. Pier spacing had .contractor takes over, : blows his to be wide enough and the bridge whistle and the fight is on to high enough for river navigation, wrestle the tons and tons of eon- The east aDDroach must pass over crete and steel high above the riv-1 the railroad tracks on Front street er and to have it done as soon and come to grade at North Com as possiDie. . I mercial street. , in mgnway uepanmem as- , , t-w.. a iim rrm fif tt rwxrn on cri t oatc 4a t the iob known as the resident " s always advantageous, says nnAA, tta inorM. k. 4k nni I me Driuge oepartmeni, noi ,.Qiit mntroMui 1 obstructing trusses and beams Interference at Minimum rising above and over the top of Other than that, the resident to the bridge 'as, for instance, at Jefferson. . Both the Salem and Indepen dence spans will carry nothing above their road surfaces but a handrail. The handrails will . be high enough - to prevent anyone from falling off but not too high for kids to spit over. ; The recent national emergency has caused highway department men to keep their fingers crossed. All materials necessary to com plete the Independence bridge are on hand. But no vital steel is stockpiled for the Salem bridge yet, . No Word Received To date, state officials say. no word has come from either the government or the steel compa nies to indicate a restriction on bridge steel sales. Bridge men re member, though, that during the last .war -steel for non-war uses became mighty scarce. But anyway, at this date both bridges are going full blast If the gods of luck and perseverance are willing, traffic should roll over the Salem bridge late in 1951. When that haDDens: the men who planned, built and designed it will oe erecting a steel arch in anoth- er section of the state. engineer. keeps hands off the job. The state has long made it a prac tice of never interfering, if pos sible, with the contractor . work, "We try to refrain from telling the contractor how to do the job, one official said. Luther L. Jensen, one of the bridge department's top engineers and a . friendly sandy - haired man, is resident engineer on the Salem and Independence bridg es. Assisting him are department engineers," Tom Hill, and Al Mauck. Work on two piers is under way cow on the west bank of the Wil lamette at Salem where the Mar Ceremony at Damsite Draws Dignitaries V tUUtnii Newt service (Story also on page 1.) DETROIT, Aug. 5 Ceremon ies noting the start of construc tion on Detroit dam drew digni- tra tret Kriri am ,in t i. taries from many parts of the hoped to have the pier job done ?'"'"vlVe . this fall. During the winter I Mre """uaJ' months the land aonroaches will I Representing Salem were. Rus be built And. if the schedule is eu -watt,- lor tne cnamoer oi maintained, the suDerstructure I commerce, and City Engineer J, will begin next spring. , Harold Davis, for the mayor's of- Opening Due in Fall ' I Ace. Marion ' county was repre- At Independence, where the su- entea Dy juage urant Murpny. perstructure has already begun, it is hoped to have the bridge open for. traffic by late fall or early winter. Completion date target for the span at Salem is late in 1951, In constructing the piers jn the river, square steel boxes are con structed in the water and firmly imbedded in .the bottom. The wa ter.-is pumped out and -the piers : are then built.- At any rate, this Js the way it was done at Inde pendence. At 5aiem, uiougn. tne river . bottom is so fluid that the water- cannot be pumped out 'without taking the bottom with it. So- first a "sealer" layer of cement will be laid under water. Then the water Ivan Oakes, executive secretary, headed delegates representing the Willamette River Basin commis sion. Others were Ronald Jones of Brooks and Wade Newbegin. Mayors introduced, included- Al bert Toman,- - Mill City; Albert Millsap, Gates; Charles Haseman, Idanha; Peter Tweed, Lebanon Ed Card well, Sweet ..Home.' , I Problems Difficult ' ' - CoL D. S. Burns; district army engineer, told a crowd of several hundred that contractors prob lems on the project had been most difficult due to the narrow gorge, steep slopes and limited working space. He listed the many steps preparatory to actual construction .will he pumped -out and the pier including the acquisition of 7,006 i j. ; It won't . cost qs j much as ; you think : h Many vartotios to choose from for kitchens,' store fixtures, O back bars, dent. 1 " "' i ; ' ' ,'. .1 , -' Eefor yew buy cet our low prkt ort anything f . :y'''y. ! , in miUwork. . " :; ' - Vo BuIJ-lnstaU.Comploto tt S, Ux 1W FhoiM m233 acres of land from 200 owners. When completed the dam will back up the waters of the North Santiam river when they are rag ing torrents and release them uni formly. Many Functions Its functions will be manyfold. As a power producer it will be an auxiliary of the Bonneville power authority, supplying cur rent chiefly to meet peak loads. As an aid to navigation it will raise the Willamette river during the summer low-flow, making it navigable for tugboats as far as Corvallis. The present low flow at Salem will be more than doubled. As a flood-control project, De troit dam, with others in the Wil lamette Basin project, will free million of acres from seasonal flooding that has caused millions of dollars in damage annually. The project also will be source of water for towns in the area. Salem already has a request in for additional water from it Detroit dam 'also will provide setting "for recreational facili ties, will aid in the abatement of stream pollution and will make huge irrigation projects possible in this area. h ' i ' si :i ii y5t MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Kenneth Knutson, 21, sawmill employe, Silverton, and Beverly Anderson, 18, student Woodburn. Richard H. Wallace. 23, army. 570 N. Winter st, and Patricia Doss, 19, bookkeeper, 1205 S. 14th st- both of Salem. Sonny MacNelson, 19. logger. and Marian Ellen King. 19. pay roll clerk, both of Mill City. uean t. ' Booster. 23. truck driver, and Martha DuRette, 21 scnool teacher, both of Gervais Elmer Louie Geng, 20, plywood worker, Lebanon, and Florence Adeline Schrock, 18. domestic, Scio. Bernard Crane. 22. student. 1655 S. Liberty st., and Donna Trask 21, nurse, Stayton. Ronald Dean Mullins, 19, far mer, Gervais route 1, and Bertha jean Jones, 18, Brooks route 1 box 214. PROBATE COURT . J. C. Cannoy estate: Order i - Closes esiaie. Aura Adella Chanler estate: Or der approves final account. Gary Keppinger guardianship estate: uraer closes guaraiansmp. ship estate: Order appoints Pio neer Trust company as guardian. Albert G. Wulfemeyer estate Order appoints Anna M. Wulfe meyer as administratrix and Sam Schirman, W. F. Downes and Bessie M. Elof son as appraisers. Moses D. Vinyard estate: Sep tember 9 set for final account hearing. John McClenathan estate: Es tate appraised at $1,989. MUNICIPAL COURT Kenneth Glen Snyder, Silverton charged with reckless driving, held in heu of ?75 bait Lowell D. Durham. U. S. navy. pleaded guilty to charge of illegal possession of intoxicating liquor, fined $25. Robert Keith PresnalL pleaded guilty tb charge of disorderly con duct, paid S25 fine, pleaded inno cent to charge of reckless driving. trial set for August 17, posted $50 bail. John C G reaver, 1210 Sprue St., pleaded guilty to charge of dis orderly conduct, paid $75 fine. Dale Joseph Schafer, Albany, pleaded guilty to charge Of reek- ess driving, paid $35 fine. Joseph P. DeWhitt, 165 S. 25th st, pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and being in toxicated, paid $90 total fine. DISTRICT COURT Kenneth Orville Smith, charged with robbery, bound over to grand : ury after plea of guilty, held in " heu of $2,500 bail. Ray S. Kauffman, logging with- , out a permit, fined $50 and costs. Dale Venema, reckless driving. fined $75 and costs. John and Rose Awnawick, both charged with; larceny, case dis missed at request of complainant. eSapfcktftffiii fey Ii tat As low ad fadvRamvttNtMBiief tarjrflaf Mtp iikaifaMi nein&eldl tz Lewif MANUFACTURERS lalem Tenettaa Blinds and Window Shades tM S. 21st Street tales, Oregon - Ph, t-tCtf 'X m3 LKJ D $i -. 4 Salem Police Officers Raid Jungle' Camp Four Salem police officers stag ed a dawn raid on i uncle camn under a railroad bridge in west Salem Saturday, arresting five transients on vagrancy charges. All -five were given suspended sentences in municipal court later Saturday morning and were or dered to leave town. ine o:ju ajn. raid climaxed a long, hectic night for city police men wno arrested is men on in toxication charges at various in tervals and booked two additional vagrants. Officers also had three reckless driving arrests and three disorderly conduct arrests. i The Marion county sheriffs of-1 cers said all five were involved fice picked up where the city po- in a fight at Stayton. i It iLL, "I y.H'iiiii.: Towering pile driver manned by crews of Lee Hoffman company of Portland, bridge contractor, drives piling for pier to Marios street span on west bank of Willamette river. After being driven deep Into river loam, pilings will be sawed off and concrete pier con structed around and over them. : . CLlAPIIAtf nOIIE FDEEZEnS MADE IN OREGON AT OREGON'S LOWEST PRICES Installed la Tour Heme I Tears Guarantee UPRIGHT WA cu. 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