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Lick creek, laid twenty-fourthe sewer when he was enjc W. B. Cooley, across whose drain was to be laid. Cooley ed $500 damages, because of struction on his land caused barrel of the tile protrudin the ground. Instead of paj Cooley damages the council i contractor $500 to throw up tract, and on petition of twe Main street property owners the specifications. The eas street residents claimed that er tile would be sufficient tlt; all the water that drained sewer, and in accordance w ‘request the c-oUhcil resold tl the new specifications calling ty inch tile at the lower twenty-four inch drain pipe a per end. The contract price t a foot, only four cents lower bid on the larger tile.Engineer Harley advised the use of smaller tile, but t was constructed under the i tract. The first big rain pn impracticability of the clain property owners. Water ha in the hollow extending fron lin to Washington streets am ing in Main street. Each i rain of unusual proportions t sustained the claim of Engin ley that the property ownei rue the day they asked that tile be used.And they have done it mar and on various occasions tt take has been forcibly broughl minds by serious damage t property. Persons living in tt part of the street have foum essary to put higher foundat der their homes. In the s Sunday and Monday even this lion came near failing to prot homes from being flooded, water raised another inch : have entered several homes from the material damage t equacy of the sewur also mak healthy in the hollow;CULVERTS AND HIGHW ALL SECTIONS AR DAMAGED.
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Hartford City Telegram
Hartford City, Indiana, US
Wed, Mar 26, 1913
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