Show I 1 BATTLING WITH THE FLOOD BLOOD 1 after alter havin having el waited for months for the waters of the jordan to subside BO so that the road leading from this city westward to tooele thoele could be repaired and made pas passable fabie Fable and no signs of appearing it has been r resolved esol ved on oil the recommendation of president young who has contributed conri buted largely from his private purse and from the funds of the church aa as trustee in trust for that purpose to construct a levee sufficient in extent on the west side of the river above the tew rew brid bridge e to prevent the overflowing of the river and the of the road which has now been underwater f our months the work of constructing a the proposed levee has been commenced and anda although of great magnitude will in all probability be accomplished in the course of a month when the waters shall be confined within the channel of the river the read will soon become sufficiently dry to tobe be repaired and within six weeks from this time direct communication I 1 the ii est eat martof great salt lake county with the city may be expected to be resumed to accomplish able an end the citizens of tooele thoele city and Grants grantski vi in that co county hase have contributed tri buted argeras arg elyas well the citizen s salt lake county and end city for neither the county nor the state have the means at command to appropriate to that or any other purpose this season the construction of the levee and the building and repairing of the road after it shall be reclaimed from the dominion of the flood is to be done under the supervision of road commissioner mckean and capt cunningham and those contributing means for the attainment of the desired object can be assured that it will be judiciously applied |