Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1914 — Suggests Ditching Along Sidewalks Before Winter. [ARTICLE]

Suggests Ditching Along Sidewalks Before Winter.

A timely suggestion has been made by Principal Sharp, of the high school, who asks The Republican to urge people to ditch along sidewalks before the winter sets in. The object is to prevent the accumulation of water across the walks where the walk is below the sod line, which is the case in many places. All will remember how frequently during the winter the (flush and water over, the walks make it necessary to dodge about through the mud or to wade through the water. This condition can be remedied by trenching and; where conditions are bad, making a lead away from the walks. • . 'Many school children and others get wet feet, bad colds and sometimes more serious troubles because of the accumulation of water over the wajjcs. .. x . This" seems a matter of such importance the city marshal might make it a first order of business to see that wherever walks are low the trenches are dug without delay.