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Show H LIABLE TO INUNDATION. B Major Bisiln Discusses (he Strong H Probabilities ol Spring Floods. M llelr.ee II.K Ailapllnn or llieJ)aln.i M I...I l.r Irl7 A.linh.l.lmllo.n H unUllleealleaanna Iheeel.e. B Major UWn tent the Jollowlnit lo th. merit .r. of lb. City Council leal I nlahtl "My nttctitton hatlnic I'een 1 rolled lo lh tall tht lu fl'" UP ' nuortlon ..I Hi. illRhth Vt .lil H canal .nJ tho unu.uel yua tlljol mow I In lh. mountain!. tat. In ." I rentier tl.o low po"lo" "' ""I V'f.I . I of th. JorJen liter In -rlclnltx i ,.ld ....I ' " ' w,B'"'i I t..n Ih. annual Hood o. cure. .1 I repeal ol rropertJ " wb0,l",ut I ground. Uron lrm.tlK'n ou J Tb.t for tl.o puri.oJ rr" " S noodInc-MholowK'ou,,J' w"l' !'" , liver, which in ...Her u.J. H J n, of much u-.miif. eiiJ Incou-H Incou-H Y.ohrc. to tl. InUbltaul. 1 own... of land In tb.t Tic BlV. U.. M .lUwIog .J.tem . l " ' ' " M ,.,raJBili.letratloi.. of tlm city, to. LH wir Tb. erection of I"" " ,"'" binV.oflh. Jf".,,:1 w.'Sh 5 M liel.Ut to contain ,,lbot,""1' ;1T; IH tin. ritor wbon It " '"" H toutilrr. ani lb" l on of H oflhal0Toitn.nie, lu wilt -f"7''i LH Sllll Creek unu KiumratloD, '' M .l.ulU.wiiwli.olt.owlerofl Urlter M llioulJ rlio .but. th. level of I he i U. M cent couutr-'nalnTOuflli. tie I low iH vllliln lb lettet. The ellelt of eliul. H tlnic Oown lbeo lie.UU woul . M I ei.B.llly tvrlt the II w of hejo B Id" .lie.m. Into lh liver until iH level bov Ihu eurroiinillnir land H reach.d, .nd Iwlore inch level oould H be re.cued llm watir.ol tlieie.lreeiii. H would oveitluw their liatik. ami Hood H the adjacent vicinity aa efl.ctualljr J. iH If th. river hod not teen confined, to iB meet lhl ullllciillr canata weta con. .iructed lotli. iiollli(.monB 'W ' , wut IIUrtatil wai the l.Uhth NVe.l H tlrett .anal) to carry vO : Ih. water o. IH tlirn tld. rtre.nw when the head alu iH In llnien of hlh water werolm down. L Ih. .illaiia thui provded wele B conilentfor the accoint Ithm.al of IH the deiired end. In Hd the City Council authorlied the IIHIok up, In H Ih. taw ol Ihu reilt ol the city IH enilueer analntt doInK ao, of the IH i:iihth Writ vlreet canal, froma poli.t LLi her. It leavta Heventh' Wet itreet lor IH aoni. dlaiance. Durlnii the preient IH adinlulitratlon, attbocioulncpf on. B I ofthululerrectluolritK. therliy h K I nid mi 'lilt canal, and the uwnrr.ol m I II . ad iceut block, llirough which the IH tern. I nut! III III court. I r ura eleventh 11 We.l to KlKhth Weit itrtet huve IH icml'f J a purllon of Ih. banka Into the Ll ti"al. Till- baa dealroyed the ullllly IH nl tald canal and rendtird utelrx the H ,j,lfn,,,U,ttdtomicltbecolitlDSMicy U,At"; '.'"nnt tlm. tb. Jordan at H , he While bildK. la hluli aa It waa B at any llm. lart year, and oouildrrluii M lb. cnutual amount of auow now In .the H iiiouutalui I think that Iher. lalui. H ml rnl Uaiiger, when thlaiuowbenlna H Inraildly melt In the lain r pari of H Mayor ih. Ilrttof June, of Ihu low H landatailot Jordan Leingovorlluwol. H Aa tab! canal can without ulrat H labor be nulckly opened up, I reiom H m.nd tbat Ihla m done lo provide M alnittli.llireal.oeau.ni.iiei. From my luiectlouof tlioRrouud H 1 ii itemed to mo probable thut B ,., Holier alrret canal hia H not iur.UI.nl tall to rmlt Ha H watrtub.catrle.tlnalluuieliitu Ihe H river above Hi. daiiger line, and tint B lerhaia thvaaran ma be Hue of the F: peat canal to the north, which Oil-i' Oil-i' obaiir. Into the river. E. II either ot lhe canal, can b. j lluDjtd.ouatoaicouiplUhtbl.end, It V 1 wou,d UtMieua. with HI UtCMalty fur m I i.,. cauali leadluii lo th. north, and K ! W0U, b, aii iiuciualprolectluiianalinl H , iilcli flaoda. The., canala i an Initial m i l IIII.4 up, tolhe meat liii; H Movement ol the luallh and comforlcf M lu community In Ihe vlohilly. .Ma I ttieieluie ivcoiijUiviid that Ilia in- Iulmer b. itliecleil to make a .urvey ?, the punn..- ol ileteiuiluluK Hit. fact and repott at un early day. i Hl.u call th. attention of Ino couu. B cllto lb. taol Hut atepa ahould bt m UUell to guard aj.ln.1 the .laupr B which will arlae, In .. of a high H j Ho,d, from lh gravel and boulder, B uhlrh will !" rairkd Into and lu. m 1 evltably fill th Hum. ul tlio mouth ol H I C'ltv cieek. In Mtuerday. tbla ma. H terlal ml devilled on and hauled .way "rSm the flat ground near the H h7ii w nil. but the erection of .aid flume n "'th. nillLkS "1- of thl. low B Ktound hat rendered tbla medo liii. BB macl cable and aora. other illecllve B juodemurt b. devlird. ItwiH-ollully I UTh. matter wa. r.f.rr. d to Ih. pllv n.lneir, waterniailer uud tuperluton. H debt of walerworki. |
