On November 27, 1917, a contract was awarded to Calvert & Wolke of Grants Pass (now known as the Grants Pass Construction Company, James Logan, President), for the clearing, grading, culverts and concrete bridges on a section of 12.8 miles between Myrtle Creek and the junction of the Pacific Highway with the Roseburg-Coos Bay Highway, one mile and a half north of Dillard. This construction eliminates the well but unfavorably known Roberts Mountain grade just south of Roseburg, on which several lives have been lost and also, seven grade crossings of the Southern Pacific Railway. It will be a water grade highway along the beautiful Umpqua River. The road will not be open to the public until the completion of two bridges over the Umpqua, which are now under construction and which are expected to be completed about January 1, 1919. It is expected that this entire section will be macadamized during the 1919 season. Mr. F. N. Drinkhall is resident engineer in charge of the grading on this section. DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918--GRADING--MYRTLE CREEK TO DILLARD Engineering $ 7,499.22 Culvert Pipe furnished by State 4,109.70 Construction-- Clearing and Grubbing, 97% completed $ 3,395.00 Common Excavation, 49,146 cu. yds. at 35c 17,201.10 Intermediate Excavation, 42,951 cu. yds. at 56c 24,052.56 Solid Rock Excavation, 23,859 cu. yds. at $1.14 27,199.26 Overhaul, per 100 lin. ft., 6,614 cu. yds. at 2c 132.28 12-inch Plain Concrete Pipe, 1,798 lin. ft. at 35c 629.30 18-inch Corrugated Galvanized Iron Pipe, 556 lin. ft. at 30c 166.80 24-inch Corrugated Galvanized Iron Pipe, 284 lin. ft. at 40c 113.60 36-inch Corrugated Galvanized Iron Pipe, 246 lin. ft. at 75c 184.50 6-inch Porous Drain Tile, 5,054 lin. ft. at 25c 1,263.50 Class A Concrete, 471.92 cu. yds. at $22.00 10,382.24 Class C Concrete, 25 cu. yds. at $20.50 512.50 Metal Reinforcement, 37,747 lbs. at 10c 3,774.70 Lumber and Timber, 17,058 F. B. M. at $45.00 767.61 Rough Dry Walls (approx.) (Force Account) 122 cu. yds. 106.41 Clearing outside R. O. W. (Force Account) 112.96 Back-filling over drain tile with gravel 321.06 --------- Total Amount Earned by Contractor to Nov. 30, 1918 90,315.38 15 per cent retained until completion of