The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-08
FLOOD SITUATION
BECOMING GRAVE
One Hundred Men Working on
Temporary FIume in Par
ley's Canyon.
HIGH WATER EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE A MONTH
Officials, However, Are Doing
Their Utmost to Prevent
Further Damage.

clght GoDrs and resting eight hours
day and night, AT the mouth Of ParIey 3
canyon, Thomas Holiday, superintendent
OF watcrworks, stated late Friday even
ing that he hoped TO have the tempo.
rary Hume which VIII bring the water
from Parlcy's canyon into the reser.
voir completed by Sunday morning.
For the purpose of arriving at tho
truc condition Of the damage that has
pccn done, and to devise WAYS and
means Tor the needed repairs aud pre-
Ncnllon Of further damage. CITY Conn
cilmen o 'DoDnclI, Murdock, Wood. Raw.
bold, liolIcy. Fcrnstrom. Cowburn, Stew.
art. Hall, Black. RcdaJl. Citv Engineer
Messy, Assistant City Engineer CLANCY
and CITY Attorney Dininuv took Il trim
IN automobiles on Friday morning TO
The scene Of The damage Thomas Hob
day, superintendent Of watcrHorks, con
ducIcd the party over the ground and
explained the situation i'm detail. after
Which the members Of the council dc.
c,dcd TO erect a temporary 0ume from
thc end OF the big Cottonwood conduit
around the Waierworks and down Par
icy creek 10 point in the regular
reservoir head which is not in use at
the present time. This will bring the
clear water Of the Big Cottonwood
troek INTO the city mains and relieve
the water shortage that is al present
existing throughout the southeastern
ParI oi The city. II will also do away
WlIp INC Hood situation in the southern
anu southeastern parts of the city.
Worst Yet to Come.
Although everything is being done TO
prevent any further damage, the of
hrlals OF the various departments af.
loctcd state that the worst is vet to
come IN the event that tho present warm
weather continues. One hundred and
sixty teet of the Humc at thc mouth OF
Farley canyon has been washed out
winch resulted IN The shortage of the
water supply felt iii various parts OF
the city during Thursday and Friday.
\ very small amount Of the damage
was done 10 the reservoir which the Of
hclals do not consider of serious ma
turc. 1T was. however, serious enough
to ncccssitate the turning of of the
water and the forcing Of yearly The
entire stream into The Upstream which
works MS way along the Rio Grandc |
tracks through u wooden spillway,
The tlumc which has been washed out
was built thirteen wears ago and was
known as the emergency ilumc. The |
work Of building the new llumc is not |
Il small undertaking. hut through the |
scheme employed by Mr.. HOLIDAY tho
water viii be turned from Farley S |
creek into the reservoir, which will be !
closed al the outlet end. BY doing this |
the water of the creek will be held in |
the reservoir for about twenty-four |
hours and give 10 the workmcu the |
necessary time TO prepare for higher !
water which Is expected soon
lt Is the opinion of Mr. HOLIDAY, who |
has been over the ground and is in |
touch with the situation, that the floods !
wuI continue for at least four more
weeks. When they have receded the
work OF building a substantial concrete
Hume from the Big Cottonwood conduit
to the head of the watermain will be
started; This Will prevent in the fu-
.ure aii such damage as has been done
reccutIr. The cost of the humc. as es.
by City Engineer Kelsey, will
DC between $4,000 and SIS. 600
Snowfall Is Heavy
In Mountain Dell canyon there IS four
.cct OF snow, which is the greatest
amount that has been there in thirtv
years. Other branches OF ParIcvfs
,reck. including East CANYON aud
lamb 5 fork, arc very high and The
now IN the country they drain is deep.
Within the next month this will come
,ut, which gives tho assurance thai The
ioods viii continue for at least four
Ycoks time.
Throughout the. eastern part of The
'lty there Is being experienced much
rorblc, due TO the shortage of water.
.his shortage WAS caused by the shut.
ing OIL of the Parlcy's canyon supply.
Nrhcngb the water from CITY creek
'nd that of Emigration creek was
urnrd in. The pressure was no, suf-
.clcnt 10 force the water up TO the
,ishcr parts of thc city. Rcsidcnts
hlor2hout the city are using an cuor-
nous amount Of water and his fact
enderS The situation all the more Sc
lous. Although it would have bccn
.oSsihic 10 turn muddy water into
he mains of the city. The officials did
ot deem tins advisable. inasnucb AS
be health of the citizens would be en-
by using it for domestic pnr-
uSes.
Edward kpcass, chief clerk of the
,atcrworks department. reported late
rl1aN afternoon that although the city
beng fed only by City creek and
migration canyons, The water short.
2c had not increased over Thursday,
nj nc does not anticipate u further
loTtagc. On the contrary the pres.
rrc showed decidedly stronger Friday
lun Thursday, but The waLcr users are
~ urged TO he decidedly saving until
~ situation is relieved
On account of the water shortage the
rect SprInklcrs aud street hushcrs were
ut operated Friday aud probably will =
ut he until Sunday or Monday. This |
dcHc to utilize the present supply /,
nj make II 20 rs far as possible ~
'e event OF a water famine,
I'm he ease Of u fire in any part of r
nc city the situation can bc handled. :
MIR. HOLIDAY stated that 200 pounds
'cSaurc could he secured very quickly. t.
en- arc on watch all of the time and &
The event of IL fire beng reported p
e water o. the other mains about thc v
y Will hc turned into tho threatened I
strlcs. The fire departments arc in u
uch with the men who arc attcndinc- b
.hc transferring of ihc water. q
In tic southern part Of the city the o
'ods are still raging and doing con q
ierablc damagc Filled to their ut r
ost caIaeity aye the Tenth South W
nal, The Ninth South canal the Jor a
in river and many other streams h
roughont the city.
Statement of Chief Glorc. W
La speaking Of the effect OF the foods f,
the fire department service, Fire tc
lini William IT Glnrc ,n.1, A.