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Show THIRD WARD CITIZENS j : BECOME SARCASTIC "Petition to Council Humbly Asks j' Tavora of the City's Magnifl- J , . s . cnt Adninistration. - " There was an "amusing petition, over-flwlng over-flwlng with sarcasm, read In the City Council last night. The petition was - sined bv J. F. Beless und a half-dozen other residents of the Third ward and asked to have the Council provide a wagon-load of gravel placed in the many .holes on SevoiUh South - street - between . liAln and First West streets. - ' Xhe petition begged the Council to have .a sprinkling cart sent over the street ia v .' quetion at leant once or twice before the coming election. ' , y 'Of course we realise that we are ask- Irg much for the: amount of taxes we i : pay," the petition concluded, "as we feel i . we are amply compensated with the prlv ilere we enjoy of casting. our votes In A", support of such a magnificent administration administra-tion as you havw given' us. and to be deprived de-prived of this privilege would Indeed be a calamity' fearful to con tern pi ate."- - - . |