(From the Alaska Railroad Record)
WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORTS.
• Anchorage Division.
Following arc the progress reports of the various de
partments of Anchorage Division for the week ending May
5, 1017:
MAINTENANCE OF WAV.
Water Service and Plumbing.
Alterations were made in the plumbing at Anchorage
Hospital. Drinking fountains were installed in the hos
pital, the Telegraph and Telephone building and the Social
Hall. The force did considerable minor repair work.
Bridge and Building.
The passenger landing at the docks was completed and
placed in service. One gondola car was completed, and the
construction of another car begun. rlhe 121-foot span for
the Kashwitna River structure was framed, and work
started on the framing of a 56-foot pony truss.
Three 56-foot spans were put in at the Eklutna River.
The next work for this crew is the erection of the Kings
River bridge. The three 56-foot spans at Granite creek
were placeW, and at the close of the week 50 per cent of the
decking had been done. This bridge was opened to traffic
on May 4.
Grading and Ballasting.
The fill south of the Moose Creek bridge was finished,
and the steam shovel moved to Mile 20 to fill in the tem
porary bridge south of Granite Creek and to bring the
track up to grade. About 7000 yards of material were
placed in this fill during the week. The extra gang was
moved from the Turnagain Arm line to Birch wood to re
pair the track and roadbed between Birchwood and the
Eklutna River.
Tracklaying.
Track was laid from Station 5574 plus 60 to Station
5670, and a sidetrack was laid from Station 5642 plus 04
to Station 5665 plus 81. The entire gang worked two days
surfacing and full-tieing the track previously laid.
Mechanical Department.
Light repairs were made to engines 221, 225 and 280.
Browning crane No. 2 was in the shop for repairs. Work
was started on the assembling of engine 227. Nine flat
cars were assembled, and some work was done in connec
tion with the conversion of four flat cars into gondolas.
The force was increased by the addition of 26 new em
ployees, who were set to work on the assembling of equip
ment received from Panama.
TURNAGAIN ARM DISTRICT.
Clearing Right-of-Way.
Good progress was made by the contractors working be
tween Bird Point and one mile north of Glacier Creek.
Grading.
Steve Leakos & Co. put off a coyote shot at Station 2138,
Mile 89, moving 2200 cubic yards of rock with 2600 pounds
of black powder; Frank Daniels & Co., at Station 2253,
Mile irt, moved 5500 yards with 10,500 pounds of pow
der; Fred Chalman & Co., at Station 2469, Mile 95, moved
4000 yards with 7500 pounds of powder; and Brudie & Co.,
at Station 2680, Mile 99, moved 12,500 yards with 25,000
pounds of powder. The last three coyote shots were made
in thorough cuts.
The hard rock cut between Stations 2523 plus and 2529
plus, Sheep Creek, was taken over t>y the Commission to
complete, the station contractors, Frederickson & Co., re
tiring. The plant at that place is installed and two jack
hammers are doing good work. The air compressor is
working satisfactorily.
The steam shovel at Mile 104, Big Rabbit Creek, made
good progress during the week.
Two grading contracts were let for work at Bird Creek,
Mile 86, as follows: V. Picogno & Co., Stations 1982 to
1997; H. J. Taboloff & Co., Stations 1997 to 2022.
Miscellaneous.
At Mile 86 ties were loaded on barges for shipment to
Anchorage. Extreme low tides and stormy weather were
unfavorable for water transportation.
MATANUSKA DISTRICT.
^ Matanuska Branch.
A Commission camp was established near Mile 33 dur
ing the week, when a drilling gang took over the work
between Stations B225 and B243, relieving the contractors
in that section to enable them to work more effectively on
the easier material on their stations.
Day laborers are being placed with various station con
tractors, and night shifts are being added wherever prac
ticable.
Main Line.
The wagon road north of the Little Susitna River is
rapidly nearing completion. Within a few days it will be
possible to haul light loads from Camp 174 to Camp 195.
At the close of the week the snow had practically disap
peared. All the streams in the section of Matanuska were
very high, but no bridges had been washed out.
Gianninni & Co. were awarded a contract for grading
between Stations D6436 and D6475 and have moved their
outfit to that section.
Many of the stationmen who have been engaged on road
building have resumed work on their contracts, and their
places have been filled by Commission gangs.
TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE DEPARTMENT.
Engineers were at work during the week staking out
the permanent line on the Seward Division, and a crew was
organized for permanent line construction between Mile 72
and Girdwood. Two miles of tripod line have already been
built through the swamp near Girdwood.
A second wire has been hung between Matanuska and
Kings I^irer, and the equipment installed.
At the end of the week 217 telephones were connected
to the Anchorage exchange.
Electric Light and Power.
Lighting was installed at the Anchorage passenger
landing, on the waterfront. Some work was done in con
nection with the installation of the Bryant Silent Call Sys
tem in Anchorage Hospital. Repairs were made in the
lighting system of locomotive No. 280.
Additional wires and transformers were hung in An
chorage Townsite to provide for three commercial motors.
TALKEETNA DISTRICT.
Arrangements have been made to cover all unfinished
graditfe work between Sheep Creek and Talkeetna with sta
tionmen. As soon as river navigation opens the various
gangs will be brought from Anchorage to begin work.
All logging within a reasonable distance of the sawmill
at Camp 245 has been finished and the logs run through the
mill. About 150,000 feet of lumbel- are stacked in the yards,
17,000 feet of which is spnjce.
The Susitna River is open for a short distance at Tal
keetna, and the Talkeetna River i entirely free from ice.
The channel in front of the crib work at Mile 221 is open.
Precautions will be taken to -afeguard ties construction
from damage by heavy ice which is expected as soon as tin
weather moderates.
At the close of the week 284 employees were at work in
the Talkeetna District, distributed as follows: Genet
supervision 3, engineering 25, office and clerical 7, foreme-i
and subforemen 5, mechanics and laborers 107, teamst*.
and corral help 12, mess house 17, stationmen 108.
WEEKLY FORCE REPORT.
Anchorage Division.
The number of employees of the Anchorage Division as
shown by the payrolls on Saturday, April 21, 1917, was as
follows:
Commissioner’s Office 42
Shops and Yards. 160
Transportation Service 53
Store and Dock Departments 318
Steward’s Department 1.3
Accounting Department 19
Disbursing Office . 8
Townsite Department 21
Hospital Department 25
Telegraph and Telephone Department 55
Track, Bridge and Ballast—Main Line 409
Turnagain Arm District 203
Matanuska District 457
Talkeetna District . 151
1924
Stationmen and Laborers—All Districts. 1385
Grand total all employees Anchorage Division 3309
FAIRBANKS FORCE REPORT.
There were 211 Commission employees on the payrolls
of Fairbanks Division on March 31, classified as follows:
General supervision 7, engineering 16, office and clerical
35, medical and hospital 8, foremen and subforemen 7,
mess house 12, mechanics and laborers 126.
On that date 72 stationmen and 8 stationmen’s laborers
were at work on the Division, all of whom were employed
in the Nenana and Goldstream Districts.
DISPOSITION OF LOT SALE FUNDS.
The law relating to the use of 50 per cent of the funds
received from the sale of lots in the Alaska Railroad town
sites is included in the Act, approved April 17, 1017, to
supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1017. The text of the law is as follows:
“That until June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eigh
teen, not to exceed fifty per centum of the moneys received
from the sale of lots or tracts within any townsite or town
sites heretofore or hereafter sold pursuant to the provisions
of the Act of March twelfth, nineteen hundred and four
teen, entitled “An Act to authorize the President of the
United States to locate, construct and operate railroads in
the Territory of Alaska, and for other purposes,” may, in
the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be set apart
and expended within the respective townsites in which such
lots or tracts are sold, for the purpose of preparing the
land for occupancy, the construction, installation, and main
tenance of public utilities and improvements, and the con
struction of public school buildings, under such terms and
conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe,
and the moneys so set apart and designated are appropri
ated for the purpose of carrying these provisions into
effect: Provided, That such moneys as may have been
heretofore or may hereafter be expended for such purposes
under and by authority of the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission from the funds at its disposal shall be reimbursed
from the amount designated for the purposes herein pro
vided; Provided further, That a report of the expenditures
hereunder shall be made to Congress at the beginning of
each regular session.”
ENGINEERING EMPLOYEES ARRIVE.
The following engineering employees arrived on the
transport Crook from Seattle for the season’s work on
Anchorage Division: D. L. Hough, resident engineer; II.
K. Ward, field boss; Charles C. Casad, instrumentman;
C. S. T. Marckhoff, levelman; H. B. Williams, draftsman;
Irwin C. Starkey, chainman; M. F. Holley, transitman; F.
A. Pauli, estimator and draftsman; D. R. Morgan, instru
mentman; Emil Young, instrumentman.
Among the in-coming passengers aboard the steamship
Admiral Evans, which left Seattle for Anchorage on Fri
day, are Chairman William C. Edes, B. H. Barndollar, and
C. L. Mason and wife.
The following marine employees arrived from Seattle
on the Crook: Capt. G. M. Walker, Capt. Harry Barring
ton, Capt. Arthur Riggs, Capt. Richard Holbrook, Capt.
Edward C. Loomis, Chief Engineer S. J. Mason, Second
Engineer Fred Hartman, and Gas Engineer J. Victor
Warner. The above employees will serve on the Omineca,
the B. and B. river boats and the launches in service in
Anchorage harbor.
William H. Shafer arrived from Seattle on the trans- j
port Crook to accept a position as third trick operator at
Matanuska.
James E. Manning arrived from Seattle on the trans- ‘
port Crook to assume the position of agent at King, re
lieving H. R. Miller, transferred to Birchwood as agent and
pumpman.
Don S. Griffiths, formerly employed as clerk in the of
fice of the chief accountant, Anchorage, returned on the j
transport Crook to resume his position.
The U. S. A. transport Crook is scheduled to sail for
Seattle, via Seward, at 4 p. m., Thursday, May 17.
RAILROAD EXCURSION RATES.
Effective with the inauguration of a Sunday train serv
ice May 20, excursion fares of 1 1-3 the regular one-way
rate will be placed in effect between Anchorage and all
stations on Anchorage Division and return, good going
on Saturday or Sunday and returning on Sunday or Mon
day.
CITIZENS OF SKAGWAY
OBJECT TO TANNER
(Skagway Alaskan.)
That a protest has been sent to
Washington against the confirmation
of the nomination of J. M. Tanner as
United States marshal for the first
district of Alaska anil that the sign
ers of the protest endorsed United
States Conimis-ioner E. A. Rasmuson .
for the position <.v nnmi pub; c ’
today.
Announcement of this action
made following the circulation of i
petition in supi- rt of Mr. TannerY
candidacy. The p titian is addre.-.- -I
to the judicial., committee of the si
ate in whose hands the elimination
by the president now is. The petition
was drawn up here Wednesday, fol
lowing the arrival of .Mr. Tanner from
Juneau.
Mr. Tanner is now acting as mar
shal under appointment of Judge .Jen
nings to fill the vacancy created by
the resignation of Harry Bishop, who
quit the office after the escape of
Krause.
Both Mr. Tanner and Judge Ras
muson are democrats. Both are also
Skagway men. Judge Rasmuson lias
lived here since last spring. Besides
being United States commissioner, he
is also deputy clerk of the district
court.
Judge Rasmuson came to Alaska in
1904 from Minneapolis. He was first j
a government school teacher in Yak
utat, and later was United States |
commissioner there from 1911 to 1914. j
He has been admitted to practice be
fore the courts of Alaska and also be
fore the supreme court of the state of
Minnesota.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
1 >» pai i:iicnt of the Interior, V. S.
Land Offn •• at Juneau. Alaska, April .,
1917.
XOTK’K is 1ierer>y civen that olivet '
C. Miller, <>!' Knik, Alaska, who on Oc
tober 11, 1916, made homestead applica
tion No. ii .'.l’O, for ISK »4 Sec. \Vl>
S\V u S.T 4, K'.2NH*4 Sec. N, W- 1
NWf,, Section 9, Township IK N . UatiKe
1 l.\, Seward Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make five year Proof, to j
establish claim t«» the* land above de
scribed, before Leopold l>avid, l’nited
States I'ommissinner, at his office at
Anchorage. Alaska, on the lath day of
.June, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Albert Crocker, Carl Johnson, Kd
Mullin, all of Knik, Alaska.
Ij. S. Seam, of Matanuska. Alaska.
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