The Irish standard., 1906-08-25
Che Irish STANDARD
CITY IN BRIEF.

this week. They We're in attendance at
the A. o. H. and Auxiliary conven-
lions at Saratoga N. Y, following the
adjournment Of which they visited
friends in the east and Canada.
Thomas McDermott, 1912 South 9th
ST., night operator at the Chicago
Great Western depot, is in the hospital
as the result of injuries received We'd
nesday night by falling several steps
in darkened stairway of the depot.
His shoulder was dislocated and he
received other painful bruises which
will keep him in the hospital for
week or more.
A movement is on foot, it is said,
among number Of Hibernians in the
Twin cities to inaugrate a season of
football. The Minneapolis contingent,
we are informed, has all ready taken
the preliminary steps and on Thursday
afternoon of next week will have Sc
cured their new suits of white and
green. A practice game will be played
tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon at 3
O'Clock at the steel works. An invita-
ton is extended to all Hibernians to be
present.
Detective Charles Hamilton was
painfully injured in the Milwaukee
railroad yards last Tuesday evening
while trying to catch train bound for
st. Paul. Hamilton received a tip that
the partner of the two men arrested a
few days ago for burglary would take
that train out of the city, and hewas
attempting to head him off. While
running down the tracks he ran into
to cross his path. He was thrown
headlong against the brick wall and
several bones in his left land were
broken. He caught the train, however,
and searched it thoroughly before hav-
ing the injured hand dressed by a ply
stefan.
With a consideration for the posi-
bility that the Twin Cities may some
day be compelled to stop depositing
their sewage into the Mississippi river,
DIR. H. M. Bracken of the state board
Of health, has been looking up little
what other cities similarly situated are
doing with their sewage. He finds that
Patterson, N. j., Columbus, Ohio, and
large plants to care for their sewage
as they can no longer empty it into
the rivers and bays. Asked about the
possibility of the Twin Cities being
compelled to take such steps, the doc
tor said that no complaint had been
made yet of the disposal of sewage into
the river. Il am not looking for trou-
ble," he said, but it undoubtedly will
come some day."
At joint meeting Of the public af-
fairs committee of the comm ercial club
with the executive and valuation COM
mittees of the Minneapolis Real Es-
tate board held Tuesday at the club,
final plans were perfected for Offering
suitable sites for a new postoff1ce to
the government supervising architect,
who is expected in the city Sept. 8.
The committees of the real estate
board were invited to confer with the
public affairs committee on the subject
and a general discussion of values in
the locality desired was held. The
mally it's scheme for civic center for
Minneapolis near the present Union
station. The Pence opera house COR
ner and adjoining property seems to
meet with much favor in the discus
sion.
The first payment on account OF
sewer fund rebates to be made out OF
the $4,000 set aside by the city coun-
Gil last winter for thar purpose will
be authorized without doubt at the
next meeting of the council. City
Comptroller Dan C. Brown is now en-
gagged in verifying the validity OF
claims to be paid to agents, which
have been delivered to him by the city
engineer. There has been considerable
discussion of late ever since the county
treasurer made the semi-annual adj
vance July as to whether the first
$4,000 turned over should be used fol-
rebates or turned into the permanent
improvement fund. After the court
ordered the sinking fund commission
ers to turn over 100000 to the city
the council split the amount in half
A dispute as to which $4,000 should
be devoted to rebates followed and it
was only recently that City Attorney
Healy advised the comptroller and the
city treasurer that the first $4,000
received should be used for that pur-
pose.
Two experiments in road building
made in this city this season will be
watched with interest by engineers
roadmakers. and the good-roads pro-
mOters. One is the Westrumite street
recently made by John Fogarty, street
commissioner of the fifth ward, in
Nineteenth street, from Fourth avenue