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Item
Title
D12695-1
Date(s)
- 1942-04-02 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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A water main burst on Ruston Way at 6:00 a.m. on April 2, 1942, washing out the road bed and leaving a hole that was 40 feet across and 8 feet at the deepest point. The damage occurred near the Leybold-Smith Shingle Company at 2902 Ruston Way. A crew from the City Works Department responded quickly to repair the damage, estimated at $400. (T. Times, 4/2/1942, p. 1, 4).
Street maintenance & repair; Streets--Tacoma--1940-1950;