Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-09
WEDNESDAY JUNE 8 1908 SALT LAKE CITY UTAH
moved Instructions With the result wa.
Ter was pouring in from the south
which added to the troubles OF those
within the flood zone.
q RIVER. FREAKS THRoUGH.

S8s5 RIVER BREAKS THROUGH.
About the time the canal broke
through at Seventh West and Tenth
South he river. commenced to break in
also at a point%siX blocks south. The
previous night a number OF men were
at work repairing n break in the river
bank n IA point where u sand dredger
was being installed. This work took
practically all night with ultimate vie
tory.
9 This morning saw II houses aban-
sdoned with water six inches on the
floors They arc all small dwellings
erected by Germans.
4 Jordan rose six inches on Sunday
four on Monday, two yesterday and
there is no sign of its falling today
"a ALONG CITY CREEK.
IN spite OF the fact the stream 81
water from City creek is lower today
on North Temple than 1t has beck
since the rapid rise last week, the
stagnant pools aud Eodics of water III.
the vicinity of Eighth and Ninth West
streets show very little shrinkage. The
water is lower around the fair grounds,
but south of North Temple along Ninth
West, acres upon acres of land are
covered with water, which iii many
places Is showing q thick scum due 10
the fermentation of organic matter,
This condition extends south for n num-
Der OF blocks and reaches away west
to the Jordan river.
In addition TO tho scores of tons oil
gravel and cobble rocks washed up
on North Temple between West Tom
pie and Second West streets, which
for some distance completely cover tho
street. car tracks, an immense quantity.
Sof gravel and rocks have been poured
out of the mouth of the conduit at
Sixth West on North Temple. This
lis being augmented every hour by the
continued rush of water through the
conduit. This morning it has prac
tically FILED up the big ditch little be-,
Sond Sixth West About dozen men
are working at this point in the en-.
deavor to relieve the congestion. hui
water is largely flowing to each side
OF the street, and on to thesliver Ths
original channel is 50 full of silt tha.
the water in 1t is only two or
three inches deep. 1t was wasl,-
ing completely under the street
car track at this point this morning
for distance of 40 or so yards. The
body of water on the street from this.
point west is still large but it has
diminished during the last "a hours
The lots are flooded in places though
the stentch5 from the manure banks Is
mot as great today owing to the cool
weather. d. il
At Third West, where the water en-
ters the conduit under that street,
there is evidently a great congestion.
as the water IS apparently unable to
get away without backing up in spite
OF the somewhate diminished stream
now coming down from City creek,
| What would ensue& at this point and
at Sixth West where so much silt is
deposited, should the Hood increase
again as the result OF O recurrence of
warm weather is not hard to imagine.
1t appears as II the conduit is taking
nearly all 1t can now, and with even
~ slight increase: a general overflow OF
1.-The djoining streets would certainly
be made at Third West, owing TO the
congestion Of the water channel. Be
How the railroad tracks the entire
street is q river between Sixth and
Ninth West. At West Temple the
street car tracks have been raised to
the old grace and 81 pa ssa gei has been
made for foot passengers crossing the
street, AT First West and second
all torn zip, though some planks were
being put down this morning to do
Temporary duty for vehicles going
north on Second West.
NINTH WEST a CANAL
Ninth West street, below North Tom.
pie street is a grand canal. while the
large flats between Ninth West sS-. alu
the river are Il lake. The river is up
10 the string pieces of tho Saltai road
bridge, but owing to the slussishness
Of the current there would be no dal-
ger to the bridge, even with higher
water The manure banks betwesli
West Temple and First West streets
are being removed, as the W,atersof the
creek is Oliver. NOW than the natural
| banks. But the bridges remain torn
up. SO that no teams can cross 4betw u.
Main and Third West streets. tbs
basement Of the Jordan station of the
| Utah Light and Railway company at
| the river Is under water 50 that con-
slant pumping is necessary. The Shor;
| Line superintendent has braced the bags
OF sand at the yard conduit entrance,
| by stationing two fiat cars there load ed
with rock, and rock resting agains'
the bags. There is no preakltls
Through that barrier.
There is much complaint from weSt
| North Temple street resi- dents about az,
wagons and other vehicles being driven
lover the sidewalks and over lawns
manyEof the latter being ruined COM
pletely. y
"A former city councilman calls at
| tontion to the catch basin system n
l1SUEuCj years ago N tCltNH.CTecN5 iliel'
proved a source of safety They were
| large holes dug at intervals in thu,
bed Of the creek, into which8sand and
rocks were carried in times of flood;
| and these basins We're numerous
enough to catch most of the moving
| sand and stones, so that none We're
carried down into the city. But this
system was neglected and forgotten
1t is claimed that had the catch basin
system obtained this season, much
danger and annoyance would have
| been avoided.
DAMS a MENACE
Another source of danger is point
ed out in the permanent wing dams
that Salt Lake and Davis counties
| have allowed gun clubs to bui1tt
| at the mouth of the Jordan
These distractions set the water back,
1 obstruct the flow, and materially aid
1 in clogging up the channel of the
river. 1t is urged that the authorities
Of the two counties blow up these
dams. and give the river chance
to clear itself. Then, it's proposed
l to cut through several necks of land
\ where the river makes long curves
1 This will greatly aid in increasing
| the velocity of tho flow and the con-
scquent clearing of the river. f
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