Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-02-16 | Page 20 | Flood Control Plans Mapped

FLOOD CONTROL PLANSMAPPED ' LOS ANGELES, Fsb. It (UP) Southern California dug out from a destructive flood today as authorities author-ities drafted emergency plans to cope with the increasing problem f adequate drainage. Estimates from half a million to million dollars damage were made aa more than JOOO persona began to move back lnta Inundated homes and highway crews kept traffic moving over gutted roads. Large lakes of water atlll atood In the lowland areas surrounding Compton. Ban Pedro, Venice, Long Beach and Lennox, hardest hit cltiea from the Week-end rains. Snow Blocks Rome Many mountain roads remained blocked by anow, but all other highways high-ways were open except the Tustln to San Juan Capistrano 101 highway and the Santa Ana canyon route. The coast highway from Long Beach to San Diego was reopened late yesterday after detours were constructed con-structed around washed-out bridges. The Los Angeles board of supervisors super-visors and city council Joined In calling a conference Thursday to outline drainage measures for 11 Southland counties. Forecasts of dry skies today and tomorrow cheered aalvag worker!. Los Angsles reported four inches ef rain for the 40-hour storm, bring-i-f tha season total to Is-la inches, as compared to 7.78 last ysar on this date and a normal precipitation to date of t eg Inches. More rain has fallen in seven and a half months than for all 11 months of the preceding pre-ceding season. The high spot In rainfall was Big Bear valley, where t.tt Inches fell, boosting ths season total to 43 72, as compared to IM last ysar. Chief damage to agriculture was suffered In truck garden crop areas, where lands were flooded.