Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1915 — Something Must Be Done. [ARTICLE]

Something Must Be Done.

Some arrangement will certainly have to be made for carrying off the surplus water that comes down from the north to the northeast corporation line of the city and sweeps off to the west and causes so much damage in the northeast part of town. It would seem that a large open ditch or a big sewer would be necessary to handle this water. As it comes in from the country and north of the city, from off the farm lands, the expense of the ditch or sewer should be borne to a large extent by the land owners in that section, it would seem. This water has certainly made many places in the northeast part of town look most awful desolate. Gardens are ruined entirely, and they form quite an item in the family expense acount' during the summer season. i t