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Show JORDAN RIVER AGAIN IIEATEK DAMAGE Kemoval of .Surplus Canal Dam, However, Gives Temporary Tempo-rary lieliei'. i Waler was so high in the Jordan river Friday morning lhat Supervisor of Slrects .1. T. lialeigh found it; necessary neces-sary to remove tho dam at. the head of the surplus canal to relieve I ho pressure pres-sure and proven!, considerable damage to property along tho river. With tho surplus canal in oporaliou, tho Jordan river receded rapidly and is now well within its banks. Although Street Supervisor Su-pervisor Raleigh c.vpctis tho river to rise considerably higher within Iho next few weeks, ho stated last evening Unit thoro was not auy particular danger of floods, as the surplus canal is big enough lo carry off sufficient water to relievo Iho swollen stream and nrofocr. tho properly along its dinks. - A force of men 'and teams have been at work on Hie surplus canal for some lime past, widening it and increasing the capacity. A dam was constructed at tho source of tho canal on Twelfth South slreei, and it was tho intention of the street department to keep tho canal dry until tho improvement work had been completed; but, after making a careful examination of Jordan river Friday, from Ninth North lo Twelfth South streets, Supervisor of Slrects L'aleigh decided lhat it would bo dangerous dan-gerous io leave the dam intact, so .1 force of men was put lo work lo remove re-move tho obstruction. Willi tho surplus sur-plus canal carrying its full quota of waler, tho Jordan river behaved nicely and the property owners along tho stream breathed easier. Residents of tho soul hern part of Salt Lako are enjoying the annual spring deluge. According lo Supervisor Raleigh, Ra-leigh, there is mud in nlumdauec in the lower section of the oily and many property owners have been kept busy during the past few days protecting their houses from the water lhat hns poured down from tho fool hills. Tho irrigation ditches are said to be in good shapo and no serious trouble is expected ex-pected by the street department. |