Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-04
TRACKS UNDER yvArER.

grade 1t may make. lit NECESSARY LOT
The city TO deepen the channel 70
allow the spring waters free escap
TRACKS UNDER WATER.
Al this point some of the road has
been washed out and the water has icX-5
tended west along the new grade on
Nest Temple a. dam has been built8to
prevent the water running west on
North Temple, and this covers the
tracks OF the Ashton avenue and warm
Springs car line and impedes trafhc8
on that line. This morning pass eng 8
we're Obliged to transfer from the
Warm Springs ears to the a sfl tonsassye1Ti-
nue. cars, and s.: Vice versa until 81 the
~ gang of men completesthe raising of the
track. Whensstl,is is done the trouble
there will be ended. IS; e,i5 s; y q,
AT First West thRpe ~ IA body Of va
ferGabouts25 feet wide, which has torn
out tile foot bridge. and in backing up,
evidently from some impediment in the
bottom OF the creek at this point, is
Overlooking nearly all the crossings
used for vehicles. "A. dam has a lso been
nut In here, and two men are stationed
4 there to see that is kept from break
ing away. The south half of the street
has been flooded between this point
ANA Third West though practically no no
damage has been done to the street Ess
AT Third West, the. water is hurting
itself, and incidentally tons OF cobble
rocks of all shapes and sizes, on the
grating ut the entrance to the con-
duit. the small ones being pushed
through the larger openings by the at
tendant there, to be carried fartherson,
while the large ones, some OF which
weigh 50 or so pounds, are, being lifted
ont on the bank. a continual stream
Of rocks sometimes three and four AZ a a.
time are thrown up on the grating
With a hSelocitv that Is astonishing 800
Between sixth and Seventh West the
situation is seen to be more SERIOUS
than it was yesterday. lie wat tells
ovcrtlowing the big ditch and running
into the side bitches and covering the
street carg5tracks much more thalls was II
the case yesterday. Il
MOST SERIOUS EFFECT,
The most serious phase or the flood
( Is seen we.t of Seventh West street..
For two whole blocks between Seventh
and Ninth West streets, North Tempt
Is practically solid body OF Wa tsr.S
Here and there the ira cks of the stree
car company are above the water, but
they are oftener under the stream
which is making its way slowly vest
ward. Bunclles of grass and WILLOWS
mark the line of the banka5of the old
ditch 1Ieyees are built on the ed &c OF
the sidewalks on each side OF the street
FOR the whole distance. IN places the,y.
are about three feet above the side
walk, and for most OF the distance tho
water is from one to two feet above Ia es
sidewalks. "A constant seepageS of water
Is taking place onto the sidewalks;
which are made passable in places by
laying down planks. The water IS
also seeping, and in places flooding over
lie surface onto the adjacent property,
making the erstwhile lawns look dt-
cidedy sloughy. Several teams a re-
busly engaged hauling material for
danming the water and a number OF
men are engaged all along these two
blocks trying to keep the water off the
sidewalks, and from entering the homes
3 Of the people.
AZ the Fair grounds The streetcar
rnn1pang had I, forct, OF nearly 40 mcn
2 work this morning raising the track
leading 10 the fair gates The whole
street is covered with water. which eS-
aicnns north on Ninth West in front of
the fair grounds. A body of water also
lies all along the south side Of the
lar grounds, though nat is due to the
overflow cast Of Ninth west. From
ina { point OH the big ditch is able to
carry the flood water at the present
time.
FOUNDATIONS IN DANGER,
The sidewalks on both sides Of the
street are flooded, but the water is
usepest on the north side of the. street,
Miere he.walls are in places abso-
lntelH lmpassablc. On the north side
" .no street number of places arc al
30 seen where the water is rising and
inaslns arount the houses, thus jeopar-
1, n,l the foundations
& ne ne street cars to tic fair grounds
, se.e running as usual this morning,
snough instead of going right to the
n ~ \! gates, they stop at tile north side
y VI .slntn West, and passengers who :lrt
not afraid of little mud can make
TN M way thence to the fair gates afoot.
! i, 4 nat / which the residents fear most
T.. al, Ma. aistrlct IS the possibility OF the
n ',,.lI OF the channel for the new con-
; aul,. which is open beyond sixth west,
StYi ,,,s way. They areanow supported
{ ~ banking. Should this occur. and
! ne enamel hecome choked in any de-
t saes. Us Very likely that the water,
1s ,sa, L. be kept from covering all the
stands ofseyerys home.