Ceilon Hill & Eck Stanger At Allen Creek Outlet To The Huron River, December 1948 Photographer: Eck Stanger
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1948
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Ann Arbor News, December 16, 1948
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NARROW ESCAPE: New Photographer Eck Stanger (right) ruefully appraises his mud-plastered right leg after he stepped off the concrete entrance to the Allen's Creek Drain at its Huron River outlet. What looked like solid ground turned out to be a quicksand of silt, apparently bottomless. Drain Commissioner Ceilon Hill (left) averted possible more serious consequences by pulling Stanger out. The sinkhole is a source of danger to children playing in the area.
Ann Arbor News, December 16, 1948
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NARROW ESCAPE: New Photographer Eck Stanger (right) ruefully appraises his mud-plastered right leg after he stepped off the concrete entrance to the Allen's Creek Drain at its Huron River outlet. What looked like solid ground turned out to be a quicksand of silt, apparently bottomless. Drain Commissioner Ceilon Hill (left) averted possible more serious consequences by pulling Stanger out. The sinkhole is a source of danger to children playing in the area.
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Gathering Water Samples From An Inlet To Allen Creek Drain, December 1948 Photographer: Eck Stanger
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1948
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Ann Arbor News, December 16, 1948
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WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE: Drain Commissioner Ceilon Hill gathers a water sample from an inlet to the Allen's Creek Drain while Sewage Disposal Plant Superintendent C. Preston Witcher looks on. Between the two men is a ladder leading to a manhole in the street above the gloomy, damp underground cavern. Results of the water tests, for pollution, which was evident to the eye, will be known in a few days.
Ann Arbor News, December 16, 1948
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WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE: Drain Commissioner Ceilon Hill gathers a water sample from an inlet to the Allen's Creek Drain while Sewage Disposal Plant Superintendent C. Preston Witcher looks on. Between the two men is a ladder leading to a manhole in the street above the gloomy, damp underground cavern. Results of the water tests, for pollution, which was evident to the eye, will be known in a few days.
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Inspection Tour Of Allen Creek Drain, December 1948 Photographer: Eck Stanger
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1948
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Ann Arbor News, December 16, 1948
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LOW BRIDGE, EVERYBODY DOWN: Four members of the party which made an inspection tour of the Allen's Creek Drain bend low under the arched tile in their passage upstream. Pictured from left to right are Drain Commissioner Ceilon Hill, Sewage Disposal Plant Superintendent C. Preston Witcher, News Reporter Bill Mullendore, and Public Health Engineer Joseph Price. Witcher lugged the box, heavily weighted with water pollution test samples, the entire two miles and managed to preserve the precious bottles despite the soaked cardboard bottom of the box.
Ann Arbor News, December 16, 1948
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LOW BRIDGE, EVERYBODY DOWN: Four members of the party which made an inspection tour of the Allen's Creek Drain bend low under the arched tile in their passage upstream. Pictured from left to right are Drain Commissioner Ceilon Hill, Sewage Disposal Plant Superintendent C. Preston Witcher, News Reporter Bill Mullendore, and Public Health Engineer Joseph Price. Witcher lugged the box, heavily weighted with water pollution test samples, the entire two miles and managed to preserve the precious bottles despite the soaked cardboard bottom of the box.
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Inspection Tour Of Allen Creek Drain, December 1948 Photographer: Eck Stanger
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At The End Of The Allen Creek Drain Tour - Manhole At Ferry Field, December 1948 Photographer: Eck Stanger
Year:
1948
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Ann Arbor News, December 16, 1948
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DAYLIGHT AND FRESH AIR AGAIN: Mud-spattered and wet, three members of the party which toured the Allen's Creek Drain offer relieved smiles as they stand around the manhole from which they emerged after two and one-half hours and two miles underground. Pictured are Drain Commissioner Ceilon Hill, Sewage Disposal Plant Superintendent C. Preston Witcher, and Public Health Engineer Joseph Price. Witcher still clings firmly to his water bottle box.
Ann Arbor News, December 16, 1948
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DAYLIGHT AND FRESH AIR AGAIN: Mud-spattered and wet, three members of the party which toured the Allen's Creek Drain offer relieved smiles as they stand around the manhole from which they emerged after two and one-half hours and two miles underground. Pictured are Drain Commissioner Ceilon Hill, Sewage Disposal Plant Superintendent C. Preston Witcher, and Public Health Engineer Joseph Price. Witcher still clings firmly to his water bottle box.
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A Trip Through Ann Arbor's 'Underground'
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December
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1948
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McClary elected county treasurer
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6
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November
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1996
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AADL Talks To: Janis Bobrin, Former Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner
Janis Bobrin came to the University of Michigan in 1969 to study urban planning and quickly became politically active in environmental issues with a particular interest in water resource management. She eventually served six terms as Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner. Since retiring as Drain Commissioner in 2012, Janis has served on numerous regional boards including the Huron River Watershed Council, the Michigan League of Conservation Voters, and Dawn Farm. Janis talks with us about some of the projects she undertook as Drain Commissioner and the many challenges she and her staff faced over the years. She also talks with us about Ann Arbor's ongoing efforts to address the Pall-Gelman dioxane spill and issues surrounding urban planning and density.
Read more about Janis Bobrin in historical articles from the Ann Arbor News and Ann Arbor Observer.
Business Notes
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May
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2002
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