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Show Delinquents Without Water. Special to The Tribune. OODEN, Dec. 12. As the result of a decision reached by the city commissioners commission-ers last Monday evening, the water supply, sup-ply, has -been shut off from more than lOtT homes in this city during the past two days for alleged non-payment of water wa-ter rentals. According to Commissioner M. L., Jones, superintendent of waterworks, water-works, this seems to be the only successful suc-cessful way to handle delinquents. The inspectors shut off the water and are ordered to turn it on again only after the property owner has called at the city building and paid the back rental due. |