The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-12
JINGLE BILLYS WRATH.
ENERsL SHERMAN'S WATER.TAx.
he Old Man Gets His Back Up Because
He Is Not Allowed to Sprinkle
HIS sidewalk without
License.
Tst. Louis Post. Dispatch.1


General Sherman Yesterday received a
office from the office OF the Collector and
assessor of water rates, worded as fol-
ows:
You are here by notified that your house IL
ense does not cover the use Of hose for any
urpose. The Inspector reports the use or
'ater on your premises for sprinkling Tn
,ss proper license therefor is taken out, the
cense issued TO you heretofore will be re-
oked, as provided by section IA of ordinance
i,0si concerning water rates, and the water
but OF from your premises.
Late yesterday afternoon the Collector
( water rates had decentralization returned
him, with the following Endorsement
rom General sherman:
No. gl2 G >RRiSoN AVENUE, ST, LOUIs, Mo,
IAY 2S:-ThiS notice is simply an Insult 10
ON non dccrncy. Your own ug AT came. in
pccted my rull'e premises, and paid You his
ttes for 1t year III advance, to- February, 1851.
he washing "a pavement IN front OF the
ouse j. tor ia public and will not hc stopped
pay NATURALIZATION sprinkhng tn"
ttccts he paws for the water ur hc say, h,
oes II man may not live in II. Lou, can
asily hnl some place where | viii be more
". 4. :.
A reporter called upon General sherman
nd asked him to state his grievances more
bully. Said the General. at is simply
his: man from the water rates Office
|ame to tins house, Inspected 1t thor.
Pughly, and ascertained just how much
|yater was used. | told him to give me
he rates for two or three years ahead, as
did not want To be bothered with col.
|ectorS every month on two. He made ont
pills for year in advance and | paid
|hem Here they are" slid the General,
gong TO secretary and taking therelrom
POme documents He exhibited three re-
fepts and Il letter from Mr. Mott, all OF
which went to show that General Sherman
pad paid water rents for seventeen rooms,
(wo bathrooms, three closets, three horses
|hree vehicles and "A hose for vehicles. 81
lon't know where they got seventeen
looms ~ this house. | can only count
(welve. Nobody uses the attic. But at
my rate paid the bill, and considered
eas through with them for year any
pay. Then along comes = vaSabond the
|ther day and tells the boy to stop sprink.
Phb the Sl'i'"dik, anu DDtlcc comes TO
pc that have not paid certain license,
fter had requested them to let me know
fhat had to pay and after had paid fo
Eerythins. Now, my property only cx.
ends to the sidewalk and when throw
1ater on tho sidewalk consider that | am
(ot using the water 50 much for myself n
pr the city. Tho sidewalk belongs to the
5ty. and don't see why the city should
bject TO its being sprinkled."
"But you Will not leave 81, Louis, Gem
fal"
al Will. will not stay here if am 10
= subjected % any sort of imposition Ii
pes seem to- me that the government ofthi>
ty Is such as 10 prevent gentlemen from
wing here. II Is DO this or we'll stop
four water and do this or we'll stop
Jour gas or If you don't comply VITA
bis We'll close your streets. tell Won
till not submit to any law, which author.
ke some little whelp to come here and tell
be that unless do so and so he will shut
VI my water, after have paid tor my
9ghts. tell the authorities To make on.
ber bill. aud don't care whether its 50
b 800 or $1,000; III give it my conSil-
Patton, and If it's a Ju,t till III pay IT,,
nd do not want to be annoyed after tha
IN petty officers coming around here witt
hreats. am willing to pay what is right
pr my privileges, and when | pay for
bose privileges ! want to exercise them
b my own way, and il can't do that I'll
ack up my traps and git don't conSil-
+ that | owe enough to s.. Louis or Mis-
puri to warrant me i'll subjecting myself
b mpositlon OF any kind"
Mr.. Mott, the Water Collector, when he
bowed General, SHermau'S note To a re.
crter last evening, said This is one ot the
bings that makes me feel like resigning
BY position. don't feel like making dis
timinatiOnS in any way The law is
lain. and it is my duty 10 ses that it i,
arried OUT. A special license is needed
pr sprinkling the sidewalk with hose,
nd u house license does not cover il.