This section is from the "Construction Of Masonry Dams" book, by Chester W. Smith. Also see Amazon: Construction Of Masonry Dams.
March 1908. | March 1909. | |||||||
12,000 cu. yd. | 1 cu. yd. | 18,328 cu. yd. | 1 cu. yd. | |||||
Cement tramway 1,700 ft. long. | ||||||||
Took 8,958 buckets of and and 5,626 buckets of cement to mixer. | Took 13,538 buckets of sand and 9.822 buckets of cement to mixer. | |||||||
Average force: | Average force: | |||||||
1 Engineer at $3.501 | 27 1/2 day shifts........... | $ 437.oo | 1 Engineer at $3.50 | 29 1/2 day shifts.... | $451.44 | |||
4 Laborers at 3.00 | .... | 4 Laborers at 3.00 | ..... | |||||
2 Engineers at 3.50 | 25 night shifts......... | 472.00 | 1 Engineer at 3.50 | 28 night shifts........... | 581.00 | |||
4 Laborers at 3.00 | ..... | 5 3/4 Laborers at 3.00 | ...... | |||||
Two Lidgerwood cableways, 1,200 ft. long. | ||||||||
Took from mixer to dam, 737 skips mortar, 1 ,380 skips concrete. | Took from mixer to dam, 1,056 skips mortar, 2,571 skips concrete. | |||||||
Quarries to dam, 630 skips spalls.............. | Quarries to dam, 1,376 skips spalls............. | |||||||
2 Engineers at $4.00 | 26 1/2 day shifts..... | 2 Engineers at $4.00 | 28 day shifts.......... | |||||
2 Signalmen at 3.00 | 688.00 | ..... | 2 Signalmen at 2.50 | 795.06 | ...... | |||
4 Tagmen at 3.00 | 4 Tagmen at 3.00 | |||||||
1 Oiler at 350 | ||||||||
Night Shifts. - Collecting stone in quarries, transporting to dam, and distributing, also moved some derricks. | ||||||||
Took to dam, 5,400 cu. yd. stone. | Took to dam, 7,900 cu. yd. stone | |||||||
Took to crusher, 234 cu. yd. stone. | 4 Foremen at $4.00 and $5.00 | Average force for 29 shifts | 3,097.64 | |||||
2 Foremen at $5.0 | Average force for 29 shifts. | x Watchman at 2.50 | ||||||
1 Foreman at 4.00 | 2 Engineers at 4.00 | |||||||
1 1/2 Electrician at 3.00 | 2 Signalmen at 2.50 | ....... | ||||||
1 Watchman at 2.50 | 7 Engineers at 3.50 | |||||||
2 Engineers at 4.00 | 2,829.06.. | ......... | 18 or 19 Laborers at 2.50 | |||||
2 Signalmen at 3.00 | ||||||||
5 or 6 Engineers at 3.50 | ||||||||
8 Laborers at 3. 00 | ||||||||
8 Laborers at 2.50 | ||||||||
Transporting materials cost................ | $4,426.06 | 0.369 | $4,925.14 | 0.269 |
Quarries: | |||||||||
3 Foremen at $5.00 | Average force, north side, 29 1/2 day shifts | 2 Foremen at $5.00 | erage force, north 29 1/2 day shifts | ||||||
6 Engineers at 3.50 | 1 Foreman at 4.00 | ||||||||
4 Drillers at 3.00 | 5 Engineers at 3.50 | ||||||||
4 Helpers at 2.50 | 7 Quarrymen at 3.00 | ||||||||
7 Quarrymen at 3.00 | $4,155.50 | 20 Laborers at 2.50 | |||||||
24 Laborers at 2.00 | .... | 4 Laborers at 2.25 | $4,087.35 | ||||||
1 Blacksmith at 4.00 | 3 Drillers at 3.00 | .... | |||||||
1 Helper at 2.50 | 3 Helpers at 2.50 | ||||||||
I Powderman at 4.00 | 1 Blacksmith at 4.00 | ||||||||
1 Helper at 2.50 | 1 Helper at 3.00 | ||||||||
1 Foreman at $4.00 | Average force, north side, 29 night shifts | 1 Powderman at 5.00 | |||||||
1 Engineer at 3.50 | 1 Helper at 2.50 | ||||||||
4 Drillers at 3.00 | Average night force, both quarries, driller and helper, 30 shifts - all others 26 shifts | 1,656.46 | |||||||
4 Helpers at 2.50 | 1,676.81 | Foreman, 10 hr.. | $4.82 | ||||||
10 Laborers at 2.50 | .... | Engineer, 14 hr., | 6.10 | ||||||
1/2 Tagman at 3.00 | Driller and helper | 245/10 hr., | 16.91 | ||||||
1/2 Powderman at 3.50 | .... | ||||||||
1 Foreman at $5.00 | Average force, south side, 28 1/2 shifts | Labor, 106 hr.. | 33.29 | ||||||
1 Engineer at 3.50 | |||||||||
1 1/2 Driller at 3.00 | Foreman at $5.00 | Average force, south side, day hift, drillers 25 3/4 shifts - all others 28 1/2 shifts | |||||||
1 1/2 Helpers at 2.50 | 1,612.50 | 4 Engineers at 3.00 | 2,621. 68 | ||||||
5 Quarrymen at 3.00 | .... | 1 Laborer at 3.00 | |||||||
6 Laborers at 2.50 | 16 7/10 Laborers at 2.50 | .... | |||||||
4 Laborers at 2.00 | 7 5/10 Laborers at 2.25 | ||||||||
1/2 Powderman at 3.50 | 13 6/10 Hr. driller and helper at 68} cents | ||||||||
1 Powderman at 4.00 | |||||||||
$7.444.81 | 0.620 | $8,365.49 | 0.450 | ||||||
Quarries produced, solid cu. yd. | |||||||||
5,134 cu. yd. rubble stone | 7,900 cu. yd. rubble stone | ||||||||
1,676 cu. yd. for crusher | 2,790 cu. yd. for crusher | ||||||||
1,134 cu. yd. spalls | 2,200 cu. yd. spalls | ||||||||
2,170 cu. yd. waste | 3,150 cu. yd. waste | ||||||||
10,114 cu. yd. cost 50.736 per cu. yd. | . | 15,820 cu. yd. cost $0,529 per cu. yd. |
LABOR COST OF MASONRY. ROOSEVELT DAM. - (Continued) | |||||||
March 1908. | March 1909. | ||||||
12.000 cu. yd. | 1 cu. yd. | 18,328 cu. yd. | 1 cu. yd. | ||||
Used upstream face stone for 1,790 sq. ft. For cost of cutting, see page 89 | 420.65 | 0.035 | Used upstream face stone for 7,500 sq. ft. at $0.235 | $1,762.50 | 0.096 | ||
1,790 sq. ft. at $0.235. 1 2/3 Per cent, of total masonry was face stone. | 4 1/2 Per cent, of total masonry was face stone. | ||||||
Mixing mortar and concrete: | |||||||
Materials drawn from bin into car, transferred 10 ft. and dumped into a 40 cu. ft. capacity Smith mixer, dumped into a skip on a car and hauled by a stationary engine either 50 ft. to No. 1 cableway or 125 ft. to No. 2 cableway. | |||||||
Mixed 1,474 batches of mortar - 1,615 cu yd. | Mixed 2,112 batches mortar - 2,323 cu. yd. | ||||||
Mixed 2.760 batches of concrete - 3.616 cu. yd. | Mixed 5,142 batches concrete - 6,736 cu. yd | ||||||
1 Foreman at $3.50 | 26 1/2 shifts........... | ||||||
1 Engineer at 3.50 | 490.25 | 0.041 | 28 1/2 Shifts................................... | 520.31 | 0.028 | ||
3 Laborers at 3.00 | |||||||
1 Laborer at 2.50 | |||||||
Cost per cu. yd. mixed, $0.093. | Cost per cu. yd. mixed, $0.057. | ||||||
Laying masonry, three derricks. | Five derricks. | ||||||
Average force: | Average force: | ||||||
3 Foremen at $6.00 | Actual total cost, 26 1/2 shifts. | 5 Foremen at $6.00 | Actual total cost, 28 1/2 shifts | ||||
3 Engineers at 3.50 | 5 Engineers at 4.00 | 4,840.50 | |||||
6 Tagmen at 3.00 | 3.506.25 | 0.291 | 10 Tagmen mostly at 2.50 | 0.264 | |||
6 7/10 Masons at 5.00 | 7 Masons mostly at 5.00 | ||||||
16 1/2 Laborers at 3.00 | 23 1/2 Laborers at 2.50 | ||||||
1/2 Waterboy at 2.00 | 1 Dogger at 3.50 | ||||||
For six shifts one gang was split and with extra engineer and tagman ran another derrick. | |||||||
676 Hours derrick - 17.7 cu. yd. per derrick-hour. | 1073 Derrick-hours - 17.1 cu. yd. per derrick-hour |
Moving derricks, cleaning up underneath, and some moving from and back to the wall on account of anticipated flood. | Included in work of night shifts. | ||||||
77 Men - days........... | $249.18 | 0.021 | |||||
Repairs chargeable to masonry. | |||||||
84 3/4 Men - days........... | 5298.21 | 0.025 | 170 1/2 Men - days.................. | $616.25 | 0.034 | ||
Pointing upstream face. | |||||||
Not done this month, assumed as same per sq. ft. of face as for March, 1909. | 38.30 | 0.003 | 46 1/2 Men - days................. | 160.25 | 0.009 | ||
Superintendent, master mechanic, time-keeper, electrician, clerk. | 837.50 | 0.070 | ................................. | 848.00 | 0.046 | ||
Purchased from Government. | |||||||
144,236 h.p-hr. at $0.005.............. | $721.18 | 0.060 | 165.013 h.p-hr. at $0.005............. | $825.06 | 0.045 | ||
Attendance, 2 men.............. | 175.00 | Attendance, 2 men.................. | 175.00 | ||||
896.18 | 0.075 | 1,000.06 | 0.055 | ||||
Summary: | |||||||
transportation materials........... | 4,426.06 | 0.369 | ................................ | 4.925.14 | 0.269 | ||
Quarrying............. | 7,444.81 | 0.620 | .................................... | 8.365.49 | 0.456 | ||
Cutting upstream face stone............ | 420.65 | 0.035 | ................................ | 1,762.50 | 0.096 | ||
Mixing mortar and concrete............. | 400.25 | 0.041 | ............................. | 520.31 | 0.028 | ||
Laying masonary............. | 3.506.25 | 0.291 | .................................. | 4,840.50 | 0.264 | ||
Moving derricks.............. | 249.18 | 0.021 | .............................. | ||||
Repairs........... | 298.21 | 0.025 | ...................................... | 616.25 | 0.034 | ||
Pointing upstream face............................ | 38.30 | 0.003 | .................................. | 160.25 | 0.009 | ||
Total........................ | 837.50 | 0.070 | ............................... | 848.00 | 0.046 | ||
896.18 | 0.075 | ................................. | 1,000.06 | 0.055 | |||
Total........................................ | $18,607.39 | I.550 | ........................................ | $23,038.50 | I.2S7 |
Above includes all labor, ordinary repairs for the month (except repair materials) and power; does not include plant charges, interest, insurance nor any material or supplies.
 
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