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Show oo WATER PIPES SHOULD BE DEEPER .Vol manv recall a "frec7eup" in 'g oen of more distressing conseouem M than that which followed the storm of a week ago today Employes in the water department state thai half the water pipes ot the city are froen, many of the pipes leading from Hi mains to the homes being clogged! with ice. The water office force has been overwhelmed with telephone calls, asking why the water has been shut off, when, as a matter of fact, the of fensc rests entirely with Jack Frost. Yesterday the water In the main pipe entering a home on the bench froze, although the faucet had been left open Frost has penetrated to a depth ol throe feet and the prediction is made that the thawing out process will be a slow one Some have complained thai the pipes in the city have been placed at n Bhallow depth and that hereafter home builders should require plumb ers to go below the frost line of this w Inter In Salt Lake, the city has accepted responsibility where. through the ritv's fault In grading or Inspecting, pipes have been exposed to th( sold and damage has resulted |