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Show mm one i: teY FLOOD WATER Approach to Bridge Gouged 1 Pu Danger Passes With - River Receding s EJoocl waters, resulting from the past Ihrjce days of heavy rainfall, sweeping' noi'n from Ogden canyon, carried j mvay part of the south approach of the Washington avenue bridge over thv Og'den river Friday night. A force of mtfn and teams was immodipicly . called into action to prevent threat-' eiieii disaster to the bridge nnd early yesterday the danger point was passed ; '. with the strengthening of the river j v-ajj, according to Chris Flygare, com-' niisioner of parks and streets. ; The approach gave way at a point j rbout twenty yards east of the bridge! proper and where the full force of the; stream is thrown in making the turn ' be(pre entering the hridge channel. A" section of wall and earth approximate-1 1 ly 1,5 feet long and eight feet in height j,; wa.s gouged out by the force of the i wajer and for a time tnere was appre-! : hcnlon as to the safety of the entire ' n ridge. Mr. Flygare said this morning that, 1 Iiatf the entire approach given way. there was little danger of serious flood in the vicinity, due to a second wall of arth and ro6k which reinforces the ap proach. ' - j The danger point is now entirely . passed, according to Mr, Flygare, who said the river flow reached more than one foot this morning due to freezing temperatures which curbed he mel.-j ing of snow in the foothills. Apprehen ! ' sion that other river points might bi flooded, which was felt yesterday has also been dissolved due to the fall of the river, Mr. Flygare declared. ! Rainfall again visited Ogden and V,-1 cinity Friday night, bringing a precipi-; tatlon of .IS of an Inch, according to j reports made by the weather bureau, f Colder temperatures are predicted for( )gden in the weather report with Sunday" Sun-day" fair and cold. ! The maximum temperature Friday i-.s 42 degrees -with a maximum of 37 legrees, The mercury fell to 37 decrees de-crees in Ogden. |