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The Roanoke Times
Roanoke, Virginia
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The Masonic Temple Association secured an injunction against contractor Capt. A. J. Banks for building a temporary dam in Trout Run, which flooded their building basement requiring constant bailing and posed a health menace to the city due to stagnant water.
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The Masonic Temple Association sued out an injunction yesterday afternoon against Capt. A. J. Banks, the contractor, restraining him from damming up Trout Run at its intersection with Lick Run. Captain Banks is doing some contract work for the city on Lick Run and to expedite his work constructed a temporary dam in Trout Run.
This the Masonic Temple Association asserts dams up the water in the basement of their building to such an extent that a number of men are kept constantly employed bailing out water, and moreover they claim that this stagnant water is a menace to the health of the city.
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Yesterday Afternoon
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injunction granted restraining capt. banks from damming trout run; basement flooding requiring constant bailing; claimed health menace from stagnant water.
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Masonic Temple Association sued for injunction against Capt. A. J. Banks, who built a temporary dam in Trout Run while doing city contract work on Lick Run, causing water backup into their building basement and potential health risks.