Alaska Marine
Highway Lures
Kodiak Visitors
Rachel Rogers, co-owner of the
Club Casino with Lee Franklin
was pleasantly surprised recently
with the arrival of her aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hunt,
one of Oregon’s pioneer families
from Sublimity, Oregon.
Legal Notice
INVITATION FOR BIDS
STATE OF ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Sealed bids in single copy for
furnishing all labor, equipment
and materials and performing all
v> ark for Projects F-011-1 (3) and
F 011-1 (4), Kodiak City Streets,
described herein, will be received
until 10:00 am., PST, November
21, 1963 in the Commissioner’s of
fice, Department of Highways, Is
land Center Building. Douglas,
Alaska.
This project is a combination oi
two projects and consists of grad
ing, drainage and paving (Hot bit
uminous concrete) of 1.956 miles
of roadway on Brooklyn Avenue
from Alaska Street to Rezanoff
Drive and on Rezanoff Drive from
. Brooklyn Avenue to Cutoff Road
and includes concrete curb and gut
ter, concrete sidewalk and water
line and sewer line construction
and adjustments, all located in the
City of Kodiak, State of Alaska.
Principal items of work consist of
the following: Unclassified excava
tion, 142,500 cubic yards; Selected
material, type I borrow, Case 2,45,
000 cubic yards;Selected material,
Case 2, grading B, 10,600 cubic
yards; Crushed aggregate base,
grading D - 1, 17,200 tons As
phalt, grade MC-70, prime coat,
14,906 gallons; Hot bituminous con
crete pavement 5,506 tons; Asphalt
cement, 120-150 penetration, 68,600
gallons; Class A concrete, 187 cubic
yards; Concrete curb and gutter, 6
inch depth, 11,736 linear feet; Con
crete sidewalk, 4 inch depth, 2,500
■square yards; Concrete sidewalk
and driveway, 6 inch depth, 200
square yards; Water line and sewer
line construction and adjustments
and miscellaneous minor drainage
.structures. All work shall be com
pleted by July 20, 1965.
Plans and specmcauons may
obtained by all who have a bona
fide need for them for bidding pur
poses from the Commissioner of
Highways. Plans may be examined
at Department of Highways Dis
trict offices in Anchorage, Fair
banks, Juneau, Valdoe and Nome.
A bid guaranty is required with
each bid in the sum of not less than
10% of the total amount bid for
the work when the amount bid is
$100,000 or less, and in the sum . I
not less than 5% of the total a
mount bid for the work when the
amount bid is over $100,000. If the
bidder fails to accompany his bid
with the required bid guaranty, his
bid will not be read of otherwise
considered. Telegraphic notifica
tion of execution of a bid bond does
not meet the above requirements of
a bid security accompanying a bid.
Bidders are hereby notified that
prequalification of contractors is a
mandatory requirement and no bid
will be accepted if the bidder has
not prequalrfied. All individuals
and firms submitting proposals or
this project must be prequalified
in an amount no less than the total
amount bid. Action will be taken if
requestq for prequalification is re
ceived 10 days prior to hid opening
date.
D. A. McKinnon, P. E.
Commissioner of Highways
Puublished Oct. 25, Nov 1, Nov8,
1963.
After thirty-two years listening
to the tall tales of Alaska they de
cided to join Rachel’s sister,
Georgia, on her return trip to
Anchorage from a month’s visit ia
the lower 48.
They left their Williamette Val
ley on October first driving to Van
couver B. C. embarking on the
“Matanuska” which took them thru
the beautiful inside passage, also
enjoying a side trip to Sitka, be
sides Ketchikan, Wrangel, Peters
burg, Juneau, Skagway.
Disembarking at Haines they
drove the Haines Cutoff Road to
Fairbanks enjoying several days
there, then down the Richardson
and Denali highways into Anchor
age where they visited with
Rachel’s father, Clarence Hunt,
who for many years, was in charge
of the Matanuska Experimental
Station, (now retired), and her
sister and family, the James Ter
ranova’s of Spenard. While there
they spent each day marveling at
Alaska’s historical and interesting
places, such as the Matanuska Val
ley, Portage Glacier, and Kenai
Legal Notice
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Bids will be received until 10:00
A.M., P.S.T., November 20, 1963 for
furnishing labor, material and sup
plying decor items for State of
Alaska ferry, TUSTUMENA. Re
quired will be eight different
the meplaques, four oil paintings,
planter and plantings. Plans and
specifications are available from
Burhams Design Associates, 977
John Street, Seattle 9, Washington
or Division of Marine Transporta
tion p. 0. Box 1361, Juneau, Alaska.
R. A. Downing, Commissioner,
Department of Public Works,
State of Alaska
Published Nov. 1, 8, and 15th 1863
Grain Fed
Local Beef
BUTCHERING NOW
Cutting & Wrapping
Wild Game
ALSO HAVE AGEING
AND HOLDING ROOM
Call 486—2997
after 5 P.M.
Peninsula.
The Hunt’s then boarded P.N.A.
headed for the beautiful “Sun
shine Island” of Kodiak, where
they marveled at our thriving fish
ing industry and our huge King
Crab Fishery.
A Cooks tour was given them of
our community including a trip to
the Rendezvous where they enjoy
ed all the artifacts, furs, and tro
phys pertaining to Alaska.
Loaded down with Ray Martins
Fresh King Crab, clams, smoked
fish, and shrimp, they reluctantly
boarded P.N.A. heading home after
-
a trip to long remember.
The Hunt’s are among the first
visitors to arrive in Kodiak via our
Marine Highway System.
Anderson’s Maintenance Service
We Repair Washing Machines and Dryers
Furnace Cleaning
Plumbing and Healing Service
Phone 4804(289 for Free Estimates
BEACHCOMBERS
Playing Nightly
R< y Bruner
FATE Playing Steel
&
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LOIS Playing Base
For Your Dancing and Listening Pleasure
OPEN 9 P.M. to 5 A.M.
FRIDAY NIGHTS ARE STILL
SPAGHETTI NITES
Served FREE From 9 p<m. ’til 12.-01 a.m.
Our Christmas Stock Is Now Arriving - We
Have Been So Busy Un Packing The Many Items
We Ordered For Your Selection That We Didn’t
Have Time To Write An Ad This Week. — Drop In
And See For Yourself—Get First Choice — Use Our
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Lay-Away Plan.
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