Dug Trench In The Street

Because he wanted an outlet for the water which he said was threatening to wash away his cellar, Ernest White, a lather living at 336 Hill Street, dug a trench across that street Wednesday afternoon. This trench was fully a foot deep and there was no precaution taken to warn persons that night of its presence.

The police department was notified of Mr. White's action yesterday, and Officer Ball was immediately sent to the place with the result that shortly after the officer's arrival White was busily engaged in filling up the water drain that he opened the day before.

The only explanation that White gave for his dangerous plan to remove the surplus water from his premises was that he did not propose to have his cellar flooded with water as long as he could dig a trench in the street to carry it away.