Show Householders Protest Made Flood Flood lake City Commission Refers Name 72 Petition To Streets Department for Conference Urging action by either the city county or South Salt Lake as a measure of safety health and econ economics 72 property owners in the vicinity of Twenty-seventh Twenty South and Seventh East streets Tuesday petitioned the Salt Lake City I commission to correct a flood condition I The petition by State Highway Patrolman George Pa- Pa zell 2629 Eighth East street stated stated stated stat stat- ed the following area is menaced by water From Twenty-seventh Twenty South street to Seventh East street along Winder ditch from a point where it enters private property on the west side of Seventh East street north of Twenty-seventh Twenty South street to the point where it crosses Twenty-seventh Twenty South S Sou o u t h street and enters Nibley park For the last 10 days residents said the water has been overflow been overflowing overflow overflow- ing the ditch causing several homes to be surrounded by water which constitutes a menace to the community and is a source of danger to children in the area Petition Referred Pending settlement of jurisdiction tion the petition was referred to the city streets department with instructions it confer with park department officials Part of the area officials said is in South Salt Lake part comes under jurisdiction tion cf the street department and another Dart part mav may lie within Dark park property The petitioners request the ditch partly op en be enclosed entirely in n conduit and that a bridge at Adams street and Welby avenue be jo repaired Homes of Mrs W. W Ray Wagstaff Wagstaff Wagstaff Wag- Wag staff Welby avenue and Mrs C. C Karl Huffman Welby avenue avenue avenue ave ave- nue apparently were hardest hit by the waters Mrs Huffman reported reported resorted re re- re- re ported sorted the bridge at the intersection intersection intersection tion had been damaged by trucks Bridge Gathers Debris The bridge she said is in such condition that it has gathered a quantity of debris choking t the h e stream and causing a minor flood Her home she said is unapproachable able from three sides forcing the family amily to use a roundabout route to o enter Meantime the two housewives i iid said id children have been getting Their their feet wet and are suffering severe colds Water has filled basements basements basements base base- ments they said Robert R. R Fitts president Salt Lake town board sent a worker to the scene Monday to clear the debris |