Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1897 — Digging Dirt Today. [ARTICLE]

Digging Dirt Today.

Saturday’s Daily. Waterworks Supt. Rooney has returned, and the power house was staked out this morning, and the work of digging the trenches began this afternoon, with a considerable force of men. Hutton & Wall, of Hammond, have the sub-contract for the power house, which is to be completed by Nov. isth. The new building is to be built around the old one, the greater part of which will be alowed to stand until the new building is enclosed, this being necessary in order to protect the electric light machinery and engines.