The Irish standard., 1904-02-27

arged and now contains a bowling al
ley, billiard table, pool table, llandball
court basket bail room and all the re-
quiremc;ts OF a fully equipped gym
nasium. Next Wednesday evening
there will be bowling contest be-
tween the Young Mems club team and
the Palace Clothing Coz team.
The Northwestern Foundry COM
| pany. local concern, has been award
ed the contract for supplying special
castings for the waterworks depart
ment during the present season The
contract price is $50 per ton. ]. B.
Clew & Co., OF Cleveland, will supply
the valves for the water mains at prices
ranging from $126o to SIC according
to size. The firm also agreed to fur
nish forty-fve o-inch valves due on
last years contracts at the new figure,
which is 10 cents lower than last years.
The committee on waterworks rejected
all bids for fire hydrants.
Judge ]. B. Gil6llan has received a
cipher cable message from his son, J.
| B. Gilfillan, Jr., dated at Yokohama.
which states that he and party arrived
at that port on the steamer Korea,
safely. The party in which, aside from
Mr.. Gilfillan, were Judge Koon, John
Pillsbury and Mr.. Gillette, sailed from
San Francisco, January 25th, arrived at
Honolulu, February 1st, and left that
port February 9th, arriving at Yoko-
hama, February 10Th. They remain
at the japanese port but one day, leav-
ing for Manila to return to China and
Japan later in the tour. Their trip
has placed them in waters that are now
the seat of war and they will probably
see many OF the famous ships that are
now fighting their sea battles.
Out OF the twenty-one cities ten
show gains in building permits taken
out i'll January as compared with the
corresponding month of last year and
eleven show losses. Minneapolis was
one of the former with gain of Is
per cent. Buffalo led with a gain of
"a per cent, St. Louis on account OF
Worlds Fair activity showed a gain
OF As per cent, New York "a per cent
and Chicago 90 per cent. This shows
building to be in rather healthy con-
dition, when the protracted cold
weather, and the circumstance that
there is such general tendency to
wait until business characteristics of
the year can be foreseen are taken
into account
The state of Minnesota has con-
structed 200 miles OF drainage bitches
in northern Minnesota, draining 4oo.-
900 acres OF swamp land and adding
more than $2,ooo,ooo to its value These
figures are given by George Ralph,
engineer of the board. in a report filed
yesterday. He says further that coun-
ties in the northern part of the state
have put in GOO miles of bitches on
their own account, which means $780,
900 added to the value OF land. These
county bitches are being paid for by
tax on the land benefited. ranging
from 90 cents to ST an acre. Polk
county has 800 miles OF bitches. Red
Lake 125 miles, Marshall IS. Kittson
so and Norman 40 miles. Tile drain
age is being used with success, in con-
nection with the bitches.
The special committee appointed to
consider the resolution of Aid. Nels
| Nelson fixing the minimum wage of
city laborers at s. for an eight hour
day reached compromise Wednesday
whereby the length OF worl, was made
nine hours at the same figure. Nearly
100 laborers were present in support
of the resolution. while members of
the contractors association and real
estate board spoke in opposition. Each
party has previously submitted petit
tons to the council, which were re-
ferred to this committee. The COLI
tractors objected to the city paying
more than the price already agreed up
On by the board OF arbitration, namely
20 cents an hour for nine hours work
The city's rate OF wage is already
slightly in excess OF that.
A new device is being installed Oh
the street cars OF the Twin City Rapid
Transit company to assist the carmen
in finding out if all passengers lave
left or are on the car. 1t has been
found to be nuisance for the conduc-
tor to have to crane around and jostle
people to find out if all who intend to
get off or on the car are off or on and
this device relieves him of the diff cul-
ty. 1t consists OF a mirror attached to
the side of the motorman's cab, which
presents to his view the side OF the
car, SO that he can readily see if any
one is on the rear steps The mirror
is about foot high by nine inches
across and is hung in neat giIded
frame. Its use will save much annoy
ance to both conductor and passen-
gers.
While only about $50 cases OF ty-
ploid fever have been reported to the
health department. since the first OF
the year, there are probably many
times that number i'll the city. Physi-