Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-21 | Page 13 | Two-Day Flood is Ended by Work of Power Pumps

Wait for Water Tater to Subside i N Z e L ri x J I c S 1 s y I IS S I- I I F r 6 I t ir 4 i t 5 r i S S S S 'S S f S t 1 et W rt i g i t S Vf t r rI m I r t t. t Belle a police dog and her two pups marooned by flood floodwaters waters wafers at 1269 South First West Vest street Two-Day Two flood Is Ended By Work of Power Pumps City Crews Drain Inundated Basem Basements Caused by Overflow of Drains Salt Lake City's two-day two flood was just a 3 memory Tuesday City owned and manned powered gasoline-powered pumps worked until late Monday londay and Tuesday draining inundated basements and streets caused when the Thirteenth South street storm conduit was p unable to carry excessive waters Drainage of more than 25 basements basements basements base base- ments of residences on Lucy and Paxton avenues areas where the flood did considerable damage were to be completed Tuesday Shops of the Acme Boiler RepairIng Repairing Repair Repair- ing ing- and Heating company 1265 South First West Vest street which were closed Monday when two feet of water flooded the place reopened Tuesday and seven re returned returned returned re- re turned to work E. E H. H Thompson owner estimated the damage to contents of oC the shops at 1000 not covered by insurance It will vill require several days more before the actual damage to cl clothing cloth clOth- th- th lag ing foodstuffs and household equipment equip equip- ment meat housed in the basements will willbe willbe willbe be known