| Show I 1 WHERE is THE SUPERVISOR since I 1 cit oty creek and the other streams from which the city is 19 supplied lidd with water have been BO so flush i th that a t ev every evary efy itch ditch has been teen filled to ils ilg utmost capacity in order I 1 to carry it orf off at I 1 the co eners of tie tle the tue streets sj andin and jn other places be the water has hac been continually breaking e over and running across or down the streets doing much damage to them ten besides I 1 rent reni rendering fering them quite ispass able abie torel sons sous 0 on 4 foot without i wading more or leacox leas an inconvenience to which ladies in I 1 par particular ticul do not I 1 like ike to be subjected if it he true tree that a stitch in time saves I 1 nine would it not be good policy for the supervisor of streets to seeto the matter and whenever the wate water r breaks out of a ditch have ihl ibl the breach mended m ande immediately or as soon as cao can be br and thereby prevent the streets from being flooded and often d damaged 6 eo much that it will require teo ten times the amount of or la b bonto orto repair th e I 1 M that would be necessary to mend the breach io in the first instance to say eay nothing I 1 about the inconvenience defice that arises from havin having the streets street constantly ly filled W with ith water the cux cuy authorities who have exclusive jurisdiction in the premises foth both both in relation to the streets and to the water that runs to and through the city should in our humble opinion call the attention of the supervisor io to the subject if it is a barp par of his official duties if it is not something 0 should be done to remedy an evi evl vil vii ll 11 of which so many are complaining when water has been found running 11 in the streets in cu cur our imp jm mediate vicinity we have caused it to returned be turned out and the ditches repaired whenever it could be done without interfering ter fering with the privileges b of others and shall continua to do so but there are too many people who would not do an bourns wark warl to keep the water in its legitimate chan channel el if thereby they hey could prevent the street in froat float of their dwellings from being flooded with water till it was impassable if it was rot pot ao so there would be no necessity for calling the attention of the city authorities to the subject the man who will not mend a water ditch or correct any other trifling error of the kind that may occur near him because it belongs t to the pub public ic to do it may be set down at once as a selfish useless member of community without the least probability of ever cavit ha having vii vit correct the record wit t say you all shall the water continue dinue to io overflow the streets or shall it be con filled to its legitimate courses |
