Progress Of The Sewer

Work on the Ann Arbor sewers was resumed last Wednesday, and fifty-five men were euoployed on the work that day. Only forty men were at work yosterday, as that was all that could be handled to advantage with the limited amounfof tile on hand. Yesterday 144 feet of 24-inch tile was laid, whicli makes 400 feet of sewer now laid. The excavation now is about eight feet. and the men are bothered a great deal by water trom sprints which tliey strike. Four carloads of tile have been received, which is only sufficient to lay about 700 feet. More tile is on the way, and when received will perinit of more men being put at work. The deepest excavation to be made is 27 feet deep. Only residente of the city of Ann Arbor are permitted to work on the sewers. If the applicant for work is not personally known to the St. commissioner as a resident, he is obliged to g_et a certifícate f rom one of the aldermen that he is a resident of the city. But not all the men who want work can be given it. Oue man made his appearance yesterday who deruauded to be set at vvork. When his services weie decliued he said he was going to work digging anyway, and it was only by threatening to throw him out of the ditch that he was kept away. Last night he was threatening to be on hand this morning with fifty of his comrades, who were going to work on the sewers, he said, if they had to flght to do it. Only the lack of tile has prevented the placing of a large torce at work, and it is to be hoped that the Ohio Valley Fire Clay ComDany will hurry up their shipments and keep their agreement in this regard.