Show Efficiency M Prune rime e- e T Need in in Road oa Work or f t WASHINGTON Ul April 30 50 AP AP- AP Although investigations Investigation made mado by bythe bythe the bu eau Bf ot public roads Indicate i av average rage highway contractor e not operate above 60 GO per r cent efficiency II JI MacDonald s i of or th the bureau bure declared today 6 t t the highway builders are no noe jess Js e s efficient than contractors on raft railroad ct w work rk an and other construe- construe tT T Jt 9 operations Ono hundred d p per r cent efficiency n. n to Mr M MacDonald cDonald U lI not Q obtainable on work wC t of this charac character h rU ter detailed Indicating mm sa 36 to 90 per 81 cent to be the best beg practicable able performance The difference th the m mx ix um obtainable efficiency and tre He Ium average performance rf results largely om nis small mali time sue i s. s ies es the uto 10 J importance of which Is not suf aut- appreciated ht d by the foremen fore tore men 1 sad superintendents who di dl- dl ie feet tt t tho rho tabor labor ed on large cUon projects project J watch slop studies of opera opera- operations I on actual highway pr j lathe ts la I 01 the he bureau is seeking to disco discor r 1 1 ft- ft common time lo 10 ca and RC and bring tb thorn 6 the attention of nf contractors tor en l' l r Uy lIy In thin this vr way wey y It hop hupee t to In a t higher average A level of or efficiency In the conduct of the country dollar billion program or ot u d construction ant and n t maintenance r Tin tn of Oe to low average level if of efficiency M- M MacDonald added add add- ed highway contracting ontra has haft long long- beep t looked upon by contractors as asan asan asan an uncertain ln and this b be belief be- be lId fet has been reflected In the ris- ris rates charged d by bonding com rom One reason One reason realOn a found In tho the Irresponsible bidding of or contractors who ho have n neither tl th the plant equipment equipment equip equip- bI ment nt nor financial ability to cary eart car car- t fy y on ott tho the work but hUt who In ord order l to get the th l' l r underbid the I. I bidders bidder 2 a 7 |