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immediately appropriated its share and then the contractor agreed 

 to go along. Likewise the California State Industrial Accident Com- 

 mission was won over to this novel safety scheme. The engineers 

 now have the satisfaction of knowing that their insistence on the 

 adoption of this safety net has resulted in saving the Uves of 19 men. 



In 5 consecutive working days, six men were caught by the net. 

 They came up smihng and went right back to work. Ask these men 

 and their famihcs whether or not this $130,000 has been well spent. 



It will be of interest to note the quantities of principal materials re- 

 quired for the main structure only. They are as follows: 



Concrete cubic yards.- 300, 000 



Structural steel tons- - 75, 000 



Cable steel and suspenders do 25, 000 



Paint gallons-- 50, 000 



Cement barrels.. 450, 000 



The bridge was completed ready for traffic on May 27, 1937. 



