The Greeley tribune., 1908-04-23

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Sedimentation basin ,,.,..........$ s .G66 81
E!ltration basin ....,....,........,. 2,6i5 60
Pipe line:
Windsor fittings | ..." i2a 10
Receiving and distributing
reservoir:
Concrete pillars ....,. 1853 1888 % %
Wash.opupp S9asa plpe, pipes: pipes. i4s i4s oS oS
Total. $s.363 OF
as against an excess over appropria-
tion OF SO, 653.39.
The delay in completion mater
tally increased the operating ex-
penses. in no item more seriously
than In engineering expenses, In
which is embraced the cost of my
own services and travelling expenses,
all engineering assistance and the
salaries OF inspectors on the line or
IN the factory. That item amounts
to $l5, 226. SO as against an estimate
Of 1000, an increase Of "a 226 SO,
while the total Of this item from
January to June Is was 5000 %.
In other words, had the work been
completed January /, 1907, this item
word have been under the estimate.
In the item OF real estate, a total
of 80, 273 80, is included the purchase
price of all lands now owned by the
city, as follows:
Collamer tract ...................xl,O 81 900 90
Jones tract ....,: +;.............. 4,oOO 0O
Water Supply tract at intake. . ~
acres acres r,c, ~ ,cres 5oo Zoo "S "S
With the Colamer tract was con-
veyed the old ditch from which was
transferred the water right OF ~
cubic feet per second. of date August.
|, 1862. With the Jones tract there
was conveyed water right to AZ
cubic feet per second In the Pleasan t
Valley Canal
Also In the item real estate are
the house and barn at filtration
basin, s',6Ol. 30, and the fencing
there and at the Greeley reservoir,
81, 1863, 40, and the balance OF sl7l.39
represents the cost of recording
deeds, etc. abstracts Of title, etc.
The item of s5.2l7 "a for right Of
way includes everything properly
chargeable under that head as alb
stracts of title recording, etc and
also includes over $500 additional ex-
penditure in the nature Of crop dam
ages With that the amount Is In
excess OF the estimate for the item
81, 900. 90, but added expense In this
item was incurred to reduce expense
In pipe line, as is clearly shown by
comparing the total actual cost OF
pipe line, s242, ITO "a, with the esti-
mated cost 1852, l22. 30.
Regarding legal expenses, the total
amount of 1855 Is includes the
amount OF $2,O25 40, already referred
to, as the cost OF transfer of water
right, s2O4. 80 as the cost OF defend.
ing ths.. action of wilkins ct al in
Larimer county to declare the grant
of the county commissioners of the
right Of way along the public high
ways illegal, .s53 80 the cost of COM
mencing condemnation proceedings
for right OF way In the Spear tract,
and $500 fee to the attorneys OF the
bond buyers for examination OF
titles, etc, so that sl5l.45 repre-
sents the sum of incidental legal ex-
penses on the whole construction
The item of general expense ex.
plains itself and was increased by
the whole delay In completion ana
the extra expense In expediting de-
tails
These remarks fully cover, in gen
eral outline. the cost, and to some
extent, the history Of construction,
and under all the circumstances that
surrounded the work, the results
should be highly satisfactory to you
and to the city OF Greeley.
At the close Of my official connec'
tIon with the city, l desire to eX-
press my thanks to you all for the
assistance, support and uniform
courtesy | have at all times received
at YOUR hands, and / would make
speciai recognition of the valuable
CO. cooperation of W. c Wilson, the
chairman of your committee on water
works, whose untiring energy IN ana
d.yot ion to the work under his care
materially aided In the turtherance
of an arduous task, for all OF which
his reward is only In the sense OF
duty we'll performed
Respectfully submitted,
George G. Anderson,
Consulting Engineer