The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-16
Heavily Pressed Banks d
Way and Serious Troubls
Apprehended.
PATROLS WORKING HARD|
TO SAVE PROPBl
Water Now Nearly One /
Deep on Gale and Aber,
deem Streets.

Flooding water still continues Ia
down the Ninth South canal. Tia \
amount Of trouble which has be,s
casioned during the past Ave dav
the exceptionally high condition n
drainage stream was even more 81
Sunday than on the other days
the high water has been coming Z
All during last week the food
caused by low bridges. The bridr
the Utah Valley Railway comps.
Second West street was the Hrr
struction to check the necessary a.
the water. This backed the God
between First and Second West 1,
md the territory between tho
thorouphtares was hooded. at ous|
the water WAS three feet deep in d
ington street. located between
and Second West streets. The ,rz1
bridge was raised about two fed
the water ran on down and bani1
against the bridge Of the SaH
Route on Third West street. N:
lieved the flood between First an1
ond West streets and put the q
in the vicinity Of Second aud
West. For several days the wa,r
at the point of overfowinR and
ing cut a large part Of the souin
ern portion of the city, but BY 4
ceasing efforts OF the crew d
which the city has on the scens a.
ter was kept within it's banh
first of tho rush did, howcvef
Gale and Aberdeen streets. II
between Second and Third We5
were raised several feet by 81
hundreds of loads of dirt. Ths I
of the Salt Lake Route was rii.|
Friday and the water dashed IN
on down and demolished a doub|.
on bridge on Third West sired
terday the trouble wes had III
banks between Third and FouriA
streets.
Strenuous Time for Mst.
The gang of men who were e
trolling the stream between Gar
night and Sunday morning had 4
ceediugly strenuous night of IL q
efforts to keep the water fron
flowing. In this district the res&
an overflow would not be so ee1
they would about a block abo7<
the damage would have reach
thousands at least. The woTkmeB
early Sunday morning that the'
was breaking the bank about I
dred yards west of Third West
Efforts were made to stop the 4
which was coming from the brsai
the result was the whole bank|
way and the water rushed In ID
gan flooding large field and tht
way on Third West street. n
loads OF dirt were rushed to the'
and after considerable time ths'
was reconstructed and braced
trouble was had farther on don
stream, but the efforts OF the q
men prevented the stream from
but little damage, All day los'
terday the men were kept hard 1t
raising and strengthening bann
getting material ready for breaki'
banks. The work was kept up
dark, and at that time things "
ported TO be in fairly safe cor
Men were kept petrolling the I
all night and no further trouble y
ticipated in the vicinity whiez
been in danger since the flood
There was. however. some troup
pected farther on down the q
where the banks are generally lo'
weak. Close tab was kept on u
ter.
Water Gradually Raising.
At 7 o'clock last evening Il
raising and later on it was as %
it has been so far since the high
set in. The people who reside o.
and Aberdeen streets yesterday 40
and attempted TO draw some of ~
ter from their streets. All I'ic
contrivapces were used, but 81 -
and the work had to be given oF
both thoroughfares the water Is
foot deep. and is growing stas
1t has become impossible FOR wae'
any size 10 get through either
because of the very soft con-
which the water has put the foa
IN. !.
The residents of the flooded ~
are becoming alarmed at cona'
There is fear Of contagion Te
from the stagnant water: ~
tempt was made yesterday by 'n'
pie on the south side of the cal'
tween Second and Third West
to syphon the water which is
streets through hose to the 2
side of the canal. which IS con
bly, lower, but the people on inS
raised serious objection and tne
was given up. This would ass
water from Gale and Aberdeen
into a field on the opposite side
canal, but the residents on tne.
side naturally objected. AT ia']
last evening no further damsS'
been done by the stream west o.
West street.
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