Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-12
{ ENG|NEERS TURN
DOWN SCHEME TO
MAKE HIGH lEvff.
Declare Francisco Stree
Levee is Already Higher
Than Santa Fe Tracks

City and county engineers have .e-
orted. after making an Investigation
and surveys that it would be imprac-
teal to increase the height Of the
Francisco street levee which runs from
the West Fourth street bridge ana
viaduct TO the Martin street crossing
OF the Santa Fe railrotl near the
State Hospital for the Insane, This
report was made after the Advisory
Committee of Twelve hal requested
tho city and county commissioners to
have their engineers max, this rIves-
teation. believing that inc-easins the
height and strength of the leVee would
bt good temporary flood prevention
scheme to serve until engineers had
sufficient time to survey the county
above Pueblo and determine a perma-
nent plar of flood r'evsnio1 and get
this permanent plan G1der way.
Tie resolution of tho .-on,mittce ot
Twelve was that the engineers find out
how high this levee could be raised
and not interfere with the santa Fe
railroad tracks at Martin street.
The engineers repose. which was
filed with the city commissioners yes
terday morning, ADVISED against this
plan saying that the present levee is
foot higher than tn. railroad tracks
The report follows:
Pueblo. Colo. Aug 9. 1921.
TO THE COUNCIL OF PuEBLO AND
BOARD OF COUNTY CoMM1S-
sIoNERS. PUEBLO. COLORADO
Gentlemen:
In accordance with request Of
your bodies We have done certain
work OH the Martin street levee. the
results of which We wish to report as
follows:
work done-run levels entire
F- - t,T.
sections. width of levee every nund-
red fest plating same and making
estimates of additional work.
a.-we find that the lowest poin:
on top Of the present levee is more
than a foot higher than the A. r. & S.
F. railroad tracks at Martin street and
tpat the average is mo:s than two feet
sisher.
S-Th.. average width On tcp OF the
PRESENT levee is lS and half feet. tbs
tor ranges from nine to % fee. wide
Gross sections show that tie
sit. eide OF the levee frool tie river
f., three to one instead o; one ard a
anlt 20 one as before tn .lood,
S.-The amount OF fill necessary TO
make ths top as wide as it was before
the flood. or 20 feet, is s5.oe5 cubic
yards. At an estimated cost of $500
would lie s5.575.
s.-The amount Of iii necessary to
raise lesee two feet and maintain
2o-foot top would be lo.oT5 cubic yards.
at s1.oo cost sio.075.
This amount necessary to raise
levee for feet and maintain a eo-foot
would be 20.soo cubic yards at 81 90.
cost s2o.soo.
s-The amount necessary to rails.
six feet and maintain a 2o-foot top
would he $4,000 cubic yards a sl.oo,
cost 5000. The last three amounts
arc in addition 10 tAe amour. r.ces-
sary 10 widen present levco 20 ee-foot
a.-To riprap the river facs with
Stag two feet thick will take at tho
rate OF 145 cubic yards per foe: OF
raise. alag at IS per yard in place.
will cost Si?5 per foot OF raise %, lnSce.
Io-If the levee Is raised at all II
would oa necessary 10 make an en-
bankment for some distance to the
west along the south side OF tho rail-
road ira -ks which would be la acdi-
ton to the estimates above
live respectfully recommend that
as the present levee is at all points
higher than the railroad tracks and
that the cross sections show or back
slope greater than before the flood.
also that there viii undoubtedly oe
changes made in the general scheme
Of our levees that no additional money
be spent on this levce At this re.
| Respectfully suhmitte'.
| c a. REESE
| County Surveyor.
IC. r sTUDZ1NSKI.
Deputy City Surveyor and Building
| inspector