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To T. J. Powell, Mayor of the City of Fort Worth, or Jno.T. Montgomery,
City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth:

You will take notice that, on to-wit, March 7th, 9th, 21st and 25th,
1904, the sewer or sewerpipe running through Blk. 114, in said City of
Fort Worth, and extending along the rear of Lot 3 in said Blk. 114 and
placed there by said City of Fort Worth, and belonging to said City,
being too small, or from other defect unknown to the undersigned,
caused the basement in the building and premises on said Lot 3 in said
Blk. 114, to become overflowed with water, sewerage and sewer filth from
said sewer or sewer pipe on each of said days, thereby rotting and de-
caying the walls in said building in said basement and the groute bottom
or floor of said basement, and causing said walls and bottom to become
soaked and impregnated with said water, sewerage, and sewer filth, thereby
injuring and damaging said walls and bottom of building and premises in
the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00); that it has cost the undersigned
sum of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.) to drain said building,
and that the overflow of said sewer at each of said time has kept said
basement of said building so offensive and unhealthy it is almost im-
possible for occupants to occupy the building, to his damage in the sum
of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.) that he claims all said damages.

The said sewer pipe has caused the basement in said building to
be overflowed with sewer water, from time to time, since January 1st, 1903,
and will cause said basement to become overflowed and filled with water
and sewerage as long as said sewer pipe remains in said condition;
that the present condition of said pipe is a menace to said building and
lot and to the health of the occupants in said building, and damages
said building and premises, by reason of the premises, in the sum of,
to-wit, Five Thousand Dollars ($5000.00), which damages the undersigned,
J. A. Rogers, makes claim against said City of Fort Worth.

Respectfully submitted, this 28th day of March, A. D. 1904.

J. A. Rogers.

Copy.

I beg to call your attention to the fact
that you the City authorties forced
your abominable filth into my premise
as follows and that notified the City
authorities in each case on to wit
January 1st Feby 20th March 11th April 6th 7th & 8th
May 13th July 12th & 14th Sept 10th Sept 15th Oct 2, Oct 17 1903
Novr 24 & 24th 1903 March 7th 9th 21 21 & 25th 1904