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Show FLOODS ON CITY BORDER James Gibson Tells of Them, and Urges a Remedy. It ha? recently come to light that two families residing In the northwest part of the city have been compelled to desert their homes on account of the marshes which have formed from the leakage of Lhc river and the ovorflow of White lake, rhe families were those of .InmcK Gibson ind .hitnos Storey, who lived near Twelfth North and Eighteenth West streets When seen yesterday Mr. Gibson complained In liicqulvocal terms, saying Unit soma timo jnfore ho decided to move ho found it lecessary to romovo his horses from his iarn, as tho water stood several inches tbove the plnnk floors In the stalls. Later ic was forced to abandon the house, as he conditions had become unbearable. Whether or not other families in that lortlon of tho city have had to abandon heir homos has not been made known. ut it Is said that this Innundated con-litlon con-litlon prevails to a remarkable extent, ho waters In some places being from two o six feet deep. Mr. Gibson asserts that ti many places in the territory between sorth Temple and Eighteenth North and Comp s Lane and Twentieth Wost. these ioole are the rule rather than the ex-option. ex-option. Ho urges that prompt action houid bo taken by tho city to drain the ind. Thrco years ago. it Is said, the conditions condi-tions in the northwest portion of Salt Lake were about the same as they are now, and that year was made memorable by tho ravages of typhoid. When this phase of tho question was mentioned to Mr. Gibson, he became emphatic In urging urg-ing that the city take immediate action In the matter. "These people," said he 'are taxpayers, and aro entitled to protection. pro-tection. The water can rcndllv be drained In a northerly direction. A few yoa'rs ago it. was drained by a ditch, but this Is no longer serviceable, and a better drain must be provided." |