The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-20

the waters continue rising as they have
during the past "a hours, there will be
more than enough to engage the at
tention of the watermaster and his
deputies, as we'll as the ability of the
superintendent of water works and the
force of men at his command.
Parley's canyon has been on the ram
page since last Friday. At that time it
looked as though the torrent would
play havoc with the reservoir dam but
prompt action on the part of Mr.. Wal
lace avoided serious results. The
stream is now very high, the snow in
the hills melting very fast. Emigration
creek is on the rampage, but no dan
ger is feared in that quarter.
Up in City Creek canyon. about seven
or eight miles. there is a very large
amount of snow; in some places being
from 20 to 80 feet deep. Slides have
been quite frequent and as a result
there is a large supply adjacent to the
stream itself which is melting very
fast. The people living along the line
of the stream are becoming concerned
lest the water do some damage and a
petition has been formulated, which
will be presented to the city council
at its meeting this evening. 1t sets
up that there is immediate danger of
an overflow of the acqueduct which
carries off the water and urges immedi-
ate action of some kind. The dOcu-
ment has been signed by q. c. NJ. l.,
MILFORD Woodruff, Mccormick & Co,
The Deseret News and many others in
that vicinity.
The Herald called attention of the
council to the danger which existed
many weeks ago, but little or nothing
was done. True the irrigation bitches
were cleaned out and all which could
be done in that line attended to by the
watermaster, but the bitches will moi
handle the water, nor one-fourth of it,
in the event this warm spell continues.
or sudden series of showers should
set in.
One problem concerning the water is
that Jordan is rising all the time and is
bank full in many places. In North
Salt Lake ii is overlooking and cover
ing the lands of Center ward, and the
same condition is reported further
is in fairly good condition and win
carry off a great deal of water from
the upper portions of the city, but when
it reaches the river, where the banks
are full, it has nothing to do but to
back up. In all probability those who
live down on the lowlands will be the
keenest sufferers.
of course there is no great danger
of loss of life and property, for there
are no huge reservoirs to break, but
the inconvenience which may be ex-
perienced during the season of floods
will be considerable. 1t is by no means
pleasant to have the Easements flooded
as may be the case. as in such an event
the damage done might amount to con-
siderable.
1t is said by several of the council
men that at this evenings session an
effort will be made TO do something, in
which case a number of men will be
required in both the departments al
luded to in this article.
Mayor Glendinning visited City Greek
canyon yesterday and upon returning
expressed the opinion that the conduit
will be entirely inadequate to carry off !
the water from the creek during the |
next few days if the warm weather |
continues. the mayor fears that bust |
ness houses on some of the lower |
streets viii have to move their goods |
out of Easements or sustain damages |
from inundation. Superintendent Wal |
lace on the other hand does not think |
City Creek will cause any trouble.