The Irish standard., 1904-05-14

! submitted to the Philadelphia council
for adoption, and it is expected that
they will be passed. If the bell is TAX
Ell to the fair it will come by way of
Minneapolis and remain in this city
/. for day or more.
! Belanger 4 Co., the mems and boys
outfitters, 1900 and 1902 Central ave-
nue., are now open for business after
having remodeled their entire store in
side and out. They have put in plate
glass show windows on the Nineteenth
avenue side of their store, the full
length of the building, giving them
ample room to display their numerous
bargains in clothing, shoes, hats, caps,
furnishing goods, trunks, merchant
tailoring, etc. The inside has been
grained and varnished throughout and
also equipped with numerous mirrors.
They will be pleased to see their many
friends and patrons, as we'll as all Hi
bernians and Foresters.
To prevent the recurrence of past
seasons the city bicycle inspector re-
quests all owners and riders of wheels
to purchase a lock and to make use Of
it on every occasion that the machine
is left outside of a building or left any
other place where it is liable to be
stolen. Never a year has gone by when
the police department has not been
flooded with complaints from persons
who have lost their bicycles, thing
which would be entirely unnecessary if
the owners had locked their machines
before leaving them out to tempt the
forgetful members of the community,
the inspector declares.
Judge Lochren Tuesday affirmed the
ruling of Referee o. G. Merriam in the
George S. Brainerd bankruptcy case
as handed down on April 18th. Ac-
cording to the ruling Joseph Hagerty
as trustee for George S. Brainerd
will assume all claims against John
Sheehy, trustee of G. l.. Marx, pro-
vided such claims are based on certi-
ficates of deposit in the Marx bank.
The trouble between the two interests
arose over the transfer of a bank from
Marx to Brainerd. 1t was thought
that the Brainerd matter would be
speedily settled, but the entrance of
the Marx case threatens to prolong it
'tfor some time.
Mayor Haynes has vetoed the amend
ment to the peddlers license ordinance
which was passed at the last session
of the council. He holds that it is H.
crease in the license fee is not po-
lice regulation, but burdensome tax.
The original law provided for fee of
$25 annually from both wagon and
pushcart peddlers. This was amended
three years ago to $125 for wagon and
$40 for pushcart venders. In test
case, brought by a wagon peddler, this
portion of the act was declared un-
reasonable by the municipal court. On
this account the license inspector re-
verted to the old charges in each case.
The present amendment fixes both fees
at $50, which is. therefore, virtually
an increase of 100 per cent.
The people of Minnesota have not yet
contributed very materially to the large
numbers who, according to all reports,
have already attended the Worlds
Fair at st. Louis. Local ticket offices
have so far done very little exposition
business but expect Minnesotans to get
in line with the rest Of the country
within the next thirty days. Many are
holding back in the fear that all the
exhibits are not vet in place, while
large majority are unable to leave their
business until the regular vacation
season opens. Reports indicate that
the Worlds Fair is fast nearing COM
pletion and with continuation of the
present pleasant weather there is no
doubt that Minnesota will be repre-
sented at st. Louis to an extent COM
mensurate with it's size and import
ance.
The st. Paul, Minneapolis & Mani
toba Railway Company is being forced
to time by the city attorney in the
matter of the repair of it's bridges.
The tracks at Western avenue where
there are two bridges, run under struc-
lures that are out Of repair, and under
the contract of the city with the COM
pany they are to repair the bridges.
There was question as to whether
the railroad could be compelled to widen
the bridges, and there was resistance
with the result that the city won out.
Now the bridges in Northeast Mime
apolis are in bad shape, and when ask
ed to repair the one at Fifteenth ave-
nue. and Fourth street southeast the
company refused. Hence the city at
torney has commenced mandamus pro-
ceedings, and the court will be called
upon to compel the railway company
to place the bridge in proper repair.
The postoffice department has been
notified by it's inspectors and through
other sources that the free delivery
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