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Domestic News
July 26, 1879
Walla Walla Statesman
Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington
What is this article about?
County pays $154 yearly to water company for hydrants at courthouse, jail, and public square, but an injunction now prohibits street sprinkling and tree watering, prompting calls to halt payments in favor of cheaper wells and pumps.
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EXCESSIVE. - At present the county pays $154 per year to the water company for the use of one hydrant at the court house, two hydrants in the jail yard, and three on the public square. Heretofore no objection was made to sprinkling in front of the offices to lay the dust and cool the atmosphere, and the three hydrants on the public square to water the trees. Now, however, a positive injunction has been laid against sprinkling the street and watering the trees, and the object for which the water was engaged having failed it is in order now to stop the payment to the water company also, as wells and pumps can be procured at a much less expense.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
County Payment
Water Company
Hydrants
Injunction
Street Sprinkling
Tree Watering
Cost Saving
Domestic News Details
Outcome
suggestion to stop $154 annual payments to water company due to injunction limiting use; cheaper wells and pumps proposed as alternative.
Event Details
County currently pays $154 per year for hydrants at courthouse, jail yard, and public square, previously used for street sprinkling and tree watering without objection, but now an injunction prohibits these uses, rendering the water engagement purposeless.