When Motorists Needed Canoes


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"When Motorists Needed Canoes" from March 21st, 1926.

An exerpt:

"Plans of property owners for organizations to protest to the sewerage and water board to obtain relief and protection due to heavy rains were in process of formation last night.... a mass meeting will be called to demand an investigation of the sewerage and water board in connection with alleged neglect of the city's needs."