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PETITION WRITTEN IN VERSE.
Georgetown Bridge Advocate Indites a
Poem to Commissioner Macfarland.
The District Commissioners receive a
good many communications on a good
many subjects, but it is not often that
they are advised in verse. Commissioner
Macfarland, however, yesterday found in
his mail the following from Mrs. Frederick
L. Moore, of Georgetown, on the subject
of the proposed bridge over street.
Mrs. Moore's husband led the bridge advocates
at a public hearing before te
Commisioners Wednesday morning and
combated the rock Creek culvert idea.

The communication is headed "A propos
of the Georgetown Bridge," and reads:

Now, remember, dear Commissioner, no matter what
they say.
The women pulled the wires for the meeting held
to-day.
And, you know as well as we do, when we grasped
that metal-string.
We meant to keep on pulling till we made you
door bell ring.
You admitted our proxies - heard what both sides
had to say.
Thus giving equal chances, in a fair and honest
way;
And that is what we wanted, for our Three Wise
Men will see
How far superior the bridge to tunnel plan must
be.
The tunnel might prove well enough, but life is
very short.
And Congress don't do always what the District
thinks it ought;
And, while we wait for millions, we'll wear out a
bridge or two,
And so, we trust our Three Wise Men the bridge
We will not grumble even though it be a second-hand.
We'll gladly welcome any bridge that's strong
enough to stand.
And that will give an entrance far away from Rock
Creek dump;
(for that disgrace there's Somebody we women
want to thump.)
Perhaps you'll want to bridge a "Great-deep-gulf"
to heaven some day.
so practice on our gulf, and it may help you, in
a way.
If we're tampering with the jury-well. "All's
fair in love and war."
Though this is neither - for between the factions
there's no jar.
But - it, upon this question, you make the wiser
move.
And give the bridge the preference - there may be
a case of love.

The communication was signed "Virginia
C. Moore, 1680 Thirtieth street. 7 p.
m. January 25, 1905." Mr. Macfarland
will refer it to the Board of Commissioners.