Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1916 — A NEEDED IMPROVEMENT. [ARTICLE]

A NEEDED IMPROVEMENT.

: IV' it km Circulated for New Sewe r iu East Part of Town. Hiram Day and others are circulating a petition for a big new sewer in the east part of town which is expected, if constructed, to solve the drainage problem of that section of the city. It is to start at the north side of the city and run down Milton street twhich is two blocks t est of the cast city limits) to the river, and is to be a 3-foot sewer. L'he—construction mfthis proposed sewer would greatly relieve Makemself sewer of the water in the northeast part of town which must now pass through the latter, and which it is wholly incapable of carrying away.

There has been considerable talk of constructing a sewer over north of the railroad, starting near the east city limits and running on west to the Maxwell ditch, at the west side of town. It would probably be a good Idea to put iu both of these sewers, as the drainage problem in the north and east parts of the city would then be completely taken care of for many, many years to come. It is better to pay sewer assessments than to have one’s property ruined by Hood waters, and much less expensive, too.