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Show RIVER WATERS FASTJjECEDING Ogden Six Inches and Weber We-ber Ten Inches Lower, Observers Report 'iffden's ihreatene.i flood condition was reltevad today through the reced-in.cr reced-in.cr of th 0Tden und Weber riverx duo to tho cold temperatures of Monday nlpht and thl. morning. The Ogden river Is reported to have fallen more man mx inenci while thf Weber flood Mitera dropped nearly in Inches. The low t-miieraturej of this morning morn-ing and foreCsalte Of freezing weather tonight will irinK complete temporary relief from nnv flood dangers, KCCOrd-ln KCCOrd-ln to Arthur F. Ijirsc.n. commlloner of streets Early Monday evening the bankp of Weher river overflowed n u sr Thirty-third 'tre"t and Inundated almost 1 1 acres of land to the depth of 20 Inrhe. The water covered th? rend and halted all traffic and went through the culvert under the t'nlon Pacific- railroad tracks but did not reach 'he riin watchmen were stationed sta-tioned at that point to report any damage dam-age to the railroad bed FtOODBTD &REA DRAINED This morning th. lowering of the I river caused the draining of the flooded flood-ed area and before night it li believed thai 'he surpluo water will hi- Imh U In the river channel. The overflow caused caus-ed d. image to garden - ti'-ar the tracks and will cause the owners to replant It was ?ald Crews of city workers threw tip dykes along the hanks of the river In the vicinity of wost Thlrt -third street and prevented the flooding of several houses. Moroni Skeen. chairman of the board of county commissioners, re-norted re-norted t h :.s timrnlnsr that the i icden I river had fallen at legal six Inches iid 'that bridges in the canyon were holding hold-ing well No danger threatens It was reported. sri.LlV.W CREEK LOWER Sullivan ire-k. in th sont heaat ern section of the city, w a.s also reported down this morning and ditches and jtcmporar' dykes were suld to be holding hold-ing well. Continuance of the run, with freezing freez-ing temperature -. forecasted for tonight to-night and rain will also fall tomorrow, 'according tn the bulletin of tho L'nlt-iec! L'nlt-iec! States weather bureau City and count officials both felt today to-day that the flood situation has been relieved by the rain and cold temperatures tempera-tures so that danger Is not expected for three or four day at l.ist JORDAN DOES DAMAGE SAIT LAKE, May 9. The flood which has inundated a large part of Salt LAke. caused by a record overflow from Parley's canyon has resulted In a total damage to date of $150 .000 according to an estimate made toduy by City Commissioner T. Burton. While the flood was not so severe In the southeastern part of the city today the southwestern part suffered on account ac-count of the Jordan river. Into which all the streams empty, overflowing Its banks at several points. |