The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-08-22
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was rescued unhurt. Bridgeman was
about so years Of age and aside from a
wife has no family. He has been in the
employ of the city as a sewer inspector
very nearly eight years. AS far as is
known he had no property or means
aside from his house and lot at 1915
Third avenue south. Previousto going
into the employ of the city he worked
In the Milwaukee car shops.
Mr.. Parkhurst was surprised by the
council committee Tuesday. The bids
for laying curb and gutter and straight
curb were opened. He had sought to
secure the laying of curb and gutter OH
the installment plan, payable in five
years in equal annual payments. There
was vigorous competition, and the fol-
lowing bids, all for artificial stone work,
were opened: Nyvall & Westlund-Curb
| and gutter, 10x10 inches, &C cents; l2x12
~ cents; straight curling, 6x24 inches.
81 cents; 6x30, e cents per foot. A! G..
Parkhurst-Curb and gutter, 10xl0
inches, scents; 12x12. 80 cents; straight
curb, 6x20 inches, 70 cents; 6x24, IS
cents. Ring & Tobin-Curb and gut
ter, 10x10 inches, IS cents; 12x12, IS
cents; straight curb, 6x30 inches, 70
cents; 6x24, IS cents. Asbestine Stone
Company-Curb and gutter, 10x10
inches. 70 cents; 12xl2, 743 cents;
straight curb, 6x3O. 74} cents; 6x24, 70
cents. Ring g. Tobin thus obtained the
larger part Of the work for next year.
Most of the curbing and guttering will
be lOx1O inches and the straight curb
ing 6xA inches. All petitions for paw
ing, curbing and sewers We're sealed
after being favorably recomm ended by
the paving and sewer committees, and
will be held and sealed down to CORES
pond with the appropriation for each
department. About 100000 was cut
out last year and left over and will be
considered with the improvem enJs
ordered this year. The ways and mean
committee will, with the assistance of
a special committee from the water
works, paving. sewer and roads and
bridges committees, carefully criticise
the scaling. But few of the petitions
will, it is thought, exist after 1891, IS
the improvements and resources will
correspond.
The Eugene Wilson estate, which
was for some time matter OF dispute
between the heirs of the father and SON,
has been compromised. Mr.. Wilson
was executor OF his fathers estate from
his death in 1860 till his death. He left
his executors accounts unsettled. His
sisters and the rest of his fathers heirs
filed claim last year against his estate
for the amounts. The case was heard
in private in chamber of the Judge OF
probate, but no Get tlement was then Of
fected on account of the departure Of
J. W, Lawrence, attorney for the estate,
to Europe. The matter was again
brought up Thursday before Judge Cor
rigan and a settlement was made be-
tween the executor Of Edgar Wilson,
the father, and Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson,
the administrative Of Eugene w Wilson's
estate, whereby all further claims
against the estate are Withdrawn. The
accounts were settled by the payment
Of ST., $500. This is accounted very
advantageous settlement Of the inter-
ests of the Eugene Wilson estate. His
fathers heirs at the start put in claims
for $175. 600. They claimed that fully
this amount had passed from the faith
er's into the sons estate. There was
absolutely no way of determining the
actual amount due the heirs. A good
many of the notes which the elder Will
son held at the time Of his death had
never been collected. having become
outlawed, and there were other mat.
tiers which came into the accoun tend.
inc to cut down this estimate very
largely. Eugene Wilson was the only
person who could give even an approx.
innate estimate of how matters should
stand, and his lips were dumb in death.
There were absolutely no facts to 90
by, and there was nothing to be done
but settle on the most equitable basis
probable. Mrs. Wilson was advised at
one time to pay the heirs $4,000 and
call it square. This sum was later cut
down to $50, 900. The matter was finally
left till Mr.. Lawrence's return. He
took summary action. He put the fig
ure at s17 800 and iaduced the heirs to
settle on that basis. There was nothing
sure in suit, and reluctantly they
settled.