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Show Residents Forced FromTheir Homes By River Waters Mountain Dell reservoir waa running nlna Inches deep over tho spillway at noon. During tha afternoon there will bo a gradual recession of this (low until un-til evening, when another rise will be registered, with tho heaviest water oomlng about ll o'clock tonight. It la said. This represents tho difference In tlmo of tha effect caused by day thaws and night freeses In tho moun-talna moun-talna and tho arrival of tha consequent stream at tho city limits. Although allghtly higher than yeeterday, tha situation sit-uation la better than waa anticipated a (ew daya ago. Thla la explained aa due to the cold nlghta since Saturday. Tho Jordan river la near to overflowing over-flowing and tho Improvised canal along the roadbed of Thirteenth South I Slat- m la niiinln n.r In west of Slate street Is running over In places. Nothing can avert the flooding flood-ing of a large area west of Fourth West and south of Seventh South streets, city officials say. But with an Impending recession of waters In Emigration and Red Butto canyon a, tho danger to tho southeastern section la somewhat leaaened. So far only tho foothill water has come down. When tho higher anowa majt. Parley's will bo overflowing and a conalderabla section will bo Inundated, Inun-dated, It la said. Thla will bo aggravated aggra-vated by tha heavy flow through the Jordan from Utah lake, but will not be so bad aa had It arrived within tha paat few daya when Emigration and Red Butte were running to capacity, city offlclala aay. At a .meeting with Iho Presidents' club yesterday, T. T. Burton, street oommlaaloner. emphasised tho need of relieving possible flood conditions. At present a large area In tho northwestern northwest-ern section of tho city la under more than four feat of water and reeldenta have bean forced to leave their homes, tho oommlaaloner said. |