Show I COMMUNICATION Editor Standard-Examiner Standard I am a a. resident of the Third ward and a heavy taxpayer I read Mr Francis Francis' announcement In the paper on Tuesday evening and desire to ex- ex express express press my appreciation for his frank franki statement of the whole situation In regard to the Third ward sewer The sewer passed through my m place with a frontage of 01 16 1 rods on both sides My place was badly cut up when the construction work ork was being carried on However Ho this work was wash prosecuted energetically and the h con con- construction construction was excellent and the whole sewer is a success and It would have been a regrettable thing if it had never been constructed I firmly believe the people In the Third ward will show their tion of the improvement which l is permanent and I wish to call caU the at attention at- at attention attention of all residents of the Third ward to the fact that though we had hada a commissioner residing In do the Third ward Washington avenue was In a deplorable condition and Impassable at times until Mr Francis entered of- of office of office fice Uce and came to our relief I want to Invite comments from others both satisfied and dissatisfied dIssatisfied fied fled believing as I do that the people will ill rebuke those who have ha been making mak mak- making ing this a political football say may an engineering mistake made on Fourteenth but why should that overshadow over over- overshadow shadow everything else and not be charged up to engineering as It Is a matter of fact that at least one half dozen pumps were employed In keep keep- keeping keeping keeping ing water from the sewer trench when the line down Fourteenth street was being constructed and the engineer failed to recognize the necessity of ot ofa ota ofa a drain tile over the sewer tile Ule HENRY H H. JAMES West Second |