Show Jammed Ice Jordan Threatens to Flood I Trouble brewed along the Jordan Jordan Jordan Jor Jor- dan river Saturday as snow dumped and blown in the river promised possible flood conditions and electric power curtailment An official of Utah Power and Light Co said snow dumped in the riv river r by Salt Lake Ci streets Department i at at 3rd So South Ui ha had nad d jammed water flow at the company company com corn pany spray pond between 5 and 9 am a.m. Saturday morning Joseph Derbyshire assistant superintendent superintend superintend- ent of the U. U P P. and L. L Jordan steam plant said 15 men had to work four hours to clear the waters Turbines could not be turned until the river was flowing he explained There is still an Ice fee clog up bythe by bythe bythe the Union Pacific bridge between South Temple and 1st South at 1150 West Vest he warned We Ve have protested to city officials but nothing has been done Immediate Danger Jacob Westbrook Concord st st. said the Jordan had backed up at certain points and there is danger of immediate flooding near the spray pond Ive begged the city to dump the snow at least north of North Temple and if possible possible possible pos pos- sible north of the North dam he said John B B. Matheson Salt Lake City Chy streets commissioner commission r declared declared declared de de- de- de I haven't heard anything about it this morning Th The Thi city has keen been een dumping snow at t. t 3rd South for years Of course our e it would be bet better er to d dump p Jit I S S Picture Pi cure t on P Page age 2 2 0 North but why not send it out outto outto outto to Saltair The reason is that transportation costs mone money Further south danger signals appeared also Walter Valter Mitchell itchell custodian at Jordan junior high school 1010 10 V. W. South said the Jordan rose three feet during the night by the bridge immediately cast of the school Highest In Years the highest Ive I've ever seen it in 28 years he said but butI I cant can't figure where all that snow is coming from Were We're going to be jammed completely north of here unless something is done Mrs Tessie for 42 years a resident at 50 S. S West Vest said the river never looked worse Its It's barely moving along Ray P. P Greenwood Salt Lake county commissioner of oC roads and bridges said he had heard no re reports reports reports re- re ports of flood conditions along the river Some private individuals must be dumping snow in the Jordan Jordan Jordan Jor Jor- dan south of South Well We'll have to get some men down there thereto to patrol the area put up warning signs and break up the jam with dynamite or the river barge he said |