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<br />b7 <br /> <br /> <br />tt O~1852 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mr. J. Cox, Commissioner of Streets for Trinidad , states <br /> <br /> <br />that practicall~ no damage has been done at any time since 1904 to <br /> <br /> <br />city streets except through ologging of sewers and dirt deposited <br /> <br /> <br />on the streets. At the time of the 1904 flood, there were seven <br /> <br /> <br />bridges across the river in Trinidad proper. ~'hey were the Main <br /> <br /> <br />street, Animas Street, D. & R. G. W.,Commercial Street, Chesnut <br /> <br /> <br />Street, C. & S., and Linden Street bridges, located in that <br /> <br /> <br />order downstream. Bott railroad bridges were washed away, to-' <br /> <br /> <br />get her with the Commercial Street bridge, which carried an electrio <br /> <br /> <br />line in addition to road and foot paths. The Main Street and <br /> <br /> <br />Linden Street bridges were damaged to some extent and both were <br /> <br /> <br />left high and dry by shifts in the channel. The Anliuas Street <br /> <br /> <br />bridge was not seriously impaired, except for parts of one abut~ <br />ment which was washed away. It was put in usable oondition after <br />the flood and was the only means of communication across town. No <br /> <br />reference has been found as to the condition of the Ct8stnut Street <br /> <br /> <br />bridge, but it was probably damaged to some extent at least, <br /> <br /> <br />since U.S.G.S. records show that none of the bridges were service- <br /> <br /> <br />able after the flood had receded. The cost of the Commercial <br /> <br /> <br />Street bridge was $15,000 when oonstructed. In R. I. Meeker's <br /> <br /> <br />report of this flood, his estimate of repairs to the channel is <br /> <br /> <br />$2.5,000.with an amount of $50,000 for new bridges and repairs. He <br /> <br /> <br />also includes $2.5,000 for general damage to public property. <br /> <br /> <br />The total for the city of Trinidad is $lOO,OOO for the 1904 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />