Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1916 — Bad Spell of Weather And Some Flooded Basements. [ARTICLE]

Bad Spell of Weather And Some Flooded Basements.

Snow which came Tuesday afternoon was followed by sleet which turned to rain and the rain came in large amounts and hung on all night and all of this Wednesday morning. Many basements were flooded where the sewers were inadequate to carry off the water and ill several cases furnaces had to be abandoned. Perhaps the most afflict- 4 td section in this respect is on Bast Rutsen street, where the sewer is too small and must be replaced by a larger one. A petition to care for this properly and permanently should f>e 4rculated without delay.