Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01


Been spent by progressive pucbloans
In the business district that was
flooded on June 9. for reconstruction
and new construction I'm that area.
The following data is not exact in
al cases, hut so close as 10 mako but
little difference.
Tho Crews BcEcs basement was low
cred two foot and concrete floor
CONSTRUCTED at cost OF several thou
sand dollars, when added to tho gen
eral flood damage repairs amounts 10
approximately 5000
Tho building occupied by the Dean
Crecl Furniture company at Second
And Main streets was put In urst
class shape mt a cost OF about 5000
Tho floor and some wall had to be re-
placed.
Tho Central block. as near rs can he
determined. was placed back to norma,
with the expenditure or about $4,000,
Ten thousand dollars were required
to put I'm place a new floor, wall ana
other flood damage to tho building oc-
cupied by tho r. r. Frazier saddle
COMPANY on West Second street
4 $4,000 two story building was
erected hy tho Wiurh-Sl3ydrn COM
pany In tho 100 block ON West Third
street. The former structure was COM
pletely wrecked by tn" flood
\ sum near $4,000 was expended on
tho general rearranging and remodel
ing OF the building at Third and Main
streets by tho Pueblo SAVINGS and
Trust company.
Tho very attractive store front was
ono OF tho features brought about
after tho flood at tine Taub Brothers
e.or. on Main street. when $4,000 was
spent by that firm.
THE White and Davis store at Third
ard Main streets was a skeleton whom
tho flood reccdad and $4,000 was re-
aRS,A- 10 Ny4aF FaFN ND \
oeher wrecked parts OF tho building.
rntiro new woodwork had 10 Ne
put in place In tho basement of the
FIRST National building. which with
other repairs, cost about 5000.
Five thousand dollars was tho ap-
proNimaio cost of the now floors that
had to be Installed in the Woolworth
store rooms tn tho Pope block. The
Kr.ss store floors also had 10 be re-
placed az "a cost Of about $4,000.
The city han and auditorium re-
c~ived a'great portion Of the june Dc
iuge that has cost the city approx
natcly 10000 to put in shape tho
building ag IT was before tho flood
II Is estimated that 1900 has been eN-
pended ON repairing the old city hail.
After repairing the damage to tho
building, due fn The flood. the l.. Flor
man Mercantile company added two
stories to their building. the entire cost
to range between $50. 600 and 100000.
Work was well under way ON tho
Pete Hughes garage ON Central Main
street when tho flood put the work 10
nauEht and now $4,000 will DO cN-
pended to complete the building, which
Is now about whore it WAS IN con-
siructio1 before the flood.
The Pueblo Union Depot Is now
undergoing general repairs which viii
be completed by the carly summer
months Much or the work has been
"a
cost 100000
The building that is now almost iu
shape for the Rather Clothing company
10 occupy and which was occupied
BY the Calkius White furniture COM
pary at tho time Of tho flood. was
put IN shape at an estimated cost
OF $4,000. The great amount or floor
In the building had to b. replaced and
other woodwork had 20 be done.
rnc Dixon and Miller pool hail and
csfo were repaired and made attrac-
tfo at the figure OF s. 01N.
frhc Pryor Nuruiturs store at Second
and Main streets was left standing
after tho flood. with tho exception Of
the corner that was removed tho fuU
height Of tho building by a box car.
This was repaired and tho building
CO..
Twenty thousand dollars have been
expended by the Santa FC railroad for
tho construction Of new sheds at tho
freight depot and the general rcpairs
OF tho stone depot
The Midland hute. NJ Union and
Victoria avenues and the store rooms
fr the same building were repaired at
cost Of 10000.
New walls and floor brought Tho cost
or replacing the overland garage on
North Victoria avenue up TO 5000.
\ new building could almost have
replaced tho structure at Victoria and
Grand avenues. occupied by the Pierce
Seed company The walls floor and
practically everything about the build
irg had io he rotouchcd and cost $40.
eo0.
Most of the walls and flooring or
the Holden Block. number one, At 81
etreet and South Union avenue, had
y be replaced. The cost approNimated
SO 600.
The colonial Jbrltrr building sur
Nivad tho flood to some extent, but 1t