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<br />THE WEIL..ANO ENGINEERING CO. <br />DENVER. PUEBLO. CANON CITY <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br /> <br />F1.0PENCE FLOOD PROTECTION <br /> <br />.r.XHfBIT <br /> <br />From the foregoing figures the Inevitable conclusIon is dravm that the <br /> <br />flood damate has been increasin,,, steadily and like some great nemesis <br /> <br />each succeeding year. <br /> <br />It is difficult to completely and comprE,hensively E,stimate the damage to <br /> <br />property caused by a flood such as Occ\u':red last July because there are <br /> <br />so many intangible factor, (mtering into such a determination which are <br /> <br />hard to reduce to a monetar.' b!:sis. Under this head may be classed de- <br /> <br />lay and inconvenience, fear and anxiety, decrease in property values, <br /> <br />detrimental influence affecting the growth of the city, etc. A brief <br /> <br />surc;cary of the actual da"~ge S1<s tainee, bjl the oi ty of Flo:rence as 3 vlhole <br /> <br />is <:iven below. ';J,ese figures were obts'ined from a personf,l canvas of <br /> <br />business houses and residences wi thin the district most sElverly affected <br /> <br />by n,e high Vlaters. ~rnere it waS impo sei ble to secure au I;hori tati ve data <br /> <br />attention is called to the fact .ind a fsir estimate surmlled. <br /> <br />EXPENSE A~;D DPyAGE SUS';'AH:ED <br />by <br />FLORENCE AFTER FLOOD OF JVLY 16, 1923 <br /> <br />CITY OF FLORENCE: <br /> <br />Emergency - Ie. hmlediate repairs to streets and alleys <br />e.nd repairing broi{en mains and sewers <br /> <br />~:l, 660 .00 <br /> <br />Later e:l."pense of repairing streets and alleys <br /> <br />6.686.00 tS,346.0C <br /> <br />Bl'SINESS H0T'SES, <br /> <br />011 ,.'ell Supply Co. (StOCk 8- C~e,,,ning 'op) <br />Fremont Carriace Co. <br />Elks Home (Cleanin€ up) <br />The Poston Store (Damae__e to stock & cleanIng u.p) <br />Pikes Peak Pool l'all (Clp-Bninr, up) <br />Ot.her busir..ess hOl;sfs <br />'Uni ted Oil Co. (Unofficial) <br /> <br />1,000 <br />30 <br />200 <br />350 <br />100 <br />500 <br />6.000 <br /> <br />$8,180.00 <br /> <br />.< <br />'- <br />