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<br />0009u8 <br /> <br />3.9 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />longer 24-hour storm. However, a redefinition of the hydro- <br />f..~~r ~n ehe <br />i the scope of this project. <br />:01'"1 "0 nOt. n <br /> <br />1.) rl~ Descriptions <br />].3.1 History of the Flumes <br />~e early prospectors laid out the Town of Ouray in 1875 on the combined <br />4tlcy~al fans formed by Portland and Cascade Creeks. The grid street system <br />.~d rectangular lot layout did not recognize the existence of these streams. <br />roc Doltly years the streams wandered naturally over the rock and gravel which <br />~d accumulated for centuries. <br />A8 the town grew in population, property owners tried to force these <br />.tr.~ to be contained in more or less defined channels which generally <br />!ollowed their present alignment. The property owners' purpose was to add to <br />~~~1r ~ property, ~ut the result was a very narrow channel in some places <br />which ~ndangered other properties. <br />In 1908, severe debris flooding on Portland Creek and Cascade Creek <br />.wakened the town to the potential for serious damages. The land owners adja- <br />cent to Portland Creek in the block above Third Street apparently constructed <br />a wooden flume across their properties to more efficiently carry the debris <br />that vas washed down. <br />The following year, on July 21, 1909, the town experienced more severe <br />flooding on Portland and Cascade Creeks which caused considerable damage to <br />the town. The short segment of wood flume on Portland Creek between Third and <br />Fourth Streets filled with rock and was put out of alignment. <br />On July 26, 1909, Mayor Charles A. Sperberg convened a special meeting of <br />the city council to hear the following recommendations submitted by the <br />Ordinance Committee regarding reconstruction and financing of the flumes: <br /> <br />July 26, 1909 <br /> <br />The Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />Ouray, Colorado <br /> <br />Gentlemen: <br /> <br />Your Committee to whom was referred the question of drafting an <br />ordinance on recommendation as to the best place to pursue in the <br />matter of the recent floods in Portland and Cascade Creeks begs <br />leave to submit the following report: <br /> <br />:;:-"~~.. ':.,,~. ....-=-: <br /> <br />~""!::~'.r.'.~,.:.:,,, ~~'___:i: '-':'_'''"~ ..::-:.!.:-"'.~.~~,. ..-... '.~. <br /> <br />'.-"~'--":~-:":~~'''''-.'':'I-:-'~, ....._,,.. .~""-=::I:O;:'1.-~~.~~f!!!!i..-r.:i~ ",;. ~ " <br />-~ ..-........., ... - ....... ".->:'..;..,...,..... .....- _............., <br />