In summary, the improvement work on the Pacific Highway in Douglas County during 1917 and 1918, including the work now under way, consisted of 39.9 miles of grading and 7.0 miles of macadamizing. The expenditures on the individual sections by the County, State and Federal Government when final payments are completed, will be approximately as follows: ======================+===========+===========+==========+=========== Sections | By | By | By | Total | State | County | Federal | | | | Govt. | ----------------------+-----------+-----------+----------+----------- Lane County Line- | | | | Comstock Grading |$ 2,027.30|$ 17,119.44| ... | $19,146.74 Lane County Line- | | | | Comstock Macadam | 15,185.09| ... | ... | 15,185.09 Comstock-Leona | | | | Grading and | 5,650.28| 74,349.72| ... | 80,000.00 Macadam | | | | Oakland-Yoncalla | 17,565.28| 83,530.84| ... | 101,096.12 Grading | | | | Myrtle Creek-Dillard | 120,000.00| ... | ... | 120,000.00 Grading | | | | Canyonville-Galesville| 94,000.00| 23,000.00| 94,000.00| 211,000.00 Grading | | | | Umpqua River Bridges | 45,500.00| ... | ... | 45,500.00 +-----------+-----------+----------+----------- Total |$299,927.95|$198,000.00|$94,000.00|$591,927.95 ----------------------+-----------+-----------+----------+----------- [Illustration: BRIDGE ON PASS CREEK--20 FT. SPAN. ON PACIFIC HIGHWAY NEAR COMSTOCK IN DOUGLAS COUNTY] Grading--Comstock to the Lane County Line This section runs through the northern portion of the Pass Creek Canyon, and has been the dread of tourists heretofore. It has always been a hard road to travel under summer conditions and absolutely impassable in winter, even for horse-drawn conveyances. The contract for this improvement involved 2.4 miles of grading and was awarded to S. S. Schell of Oakland, Oregon on September 5, 1917. The bulk of the grading was done that fall and the job was completed in the spring of 1918. The road bed was graded to a width of 24 feet with 5 per cent maximum grades and easy curves. In addition to the grading, the contract included two drainage structures over Pass Creek, one a double 6x6 reinforced concrete box culvert and the other a 20-foot reinforced concrete bridge. All construction charges were paid by Douglas County. Engineering charges were paid by the State. Mr. E. B. Bishop was the Resident Engineer in charge on this section. DETAILED EXPENDITURE STATEMENT--GRADING COMSTOCK TO LANE COUNTY LINE