Show PETITIONS COUNCil COUIL TO ARREST ElM MAN ILL V STEAL fiRA GRAVEL VEL ON A TEST a II H. A. A Rico Rice petitioned the time city coun- coun I coun-I il last night to have hav himself arrested nd it will probably be done next lk Ju Just t what whal the tho charge will be he hen n against Rice nice is not known hut but he lie in- in tenths ends to lo steal a load of oC sand from rom the time Ity's Itys gravel pit in lit order to test his lease case on un It Rice entered Into a contract with the he city for tor 40 4 J for the lea lease e of a ravel gravel pit for one year rear Tho Tue lea lease e ewas vas was made on June Junc 11 ii 1900 About month ago the council decided that tilt till lease be Le canceled stating tating that the time lease was worth voi-th lOt pet per year The leu lease c was revoked last t night on the time recommendations of the streets committee com cent mittel and 1 17 of oC Rices Rice's mone money which represents the time amount rOt Lot his lease was ordered placed upon the appropriation list to his credit Rico nice stated Jo in a communication tion thin that he ho would I keep cep on hauling sand from the pit pU and that if he were vere arrested that thal he ho would make maw a test case of it |