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Show aurrmm i n Mini ! i i iwii mjiqrg: DRAIN PIPES ORDERED CHANGED Recently the city council took up the matter of proventlng water frojn drain pipes from running over the paved sidewalks to such an extent that slippery places are fonnej by the accumulation of ice, and decided that the abuse should be stopped. To this end the city engineer was Instructed In-structed to see to It that tho water from the pipes be carried to tho gutter gut-ter by means of underground conduits. con-duits. Pursuant to the Instructions from tho council, Engineer Bostaph today is sending out notices to parties maintaining main-taining such pipes leading from the roofs of their buildings, advising them that they must make some arranee-ment arranee-ment to run the storm water undor the pavement to the curb line. Many complaints wero made by pedestrians pe-destrians last winter of places on Washington avenue and Twenty-fifth Btreet. where It was dangerous for women and children to walk, because of miniature skating ponds formed through tho freezing of water running run-ning on the walk from the roof drain pipes. The engineer says that the order of the council will be enforced to the 'letter 00 ' It Is to Laugh RevIorTheater "School Girl" This Week. |