The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-13
CITY IN BRIEF

first step, its increase being effective
March /. The others let their in
creases become effective later. About
1000 men are benefited. Dispatchers,
as rule, formerly received about S14O
per month, chief dispatchers about
$175, night chiefs $3.50, trainmasters
Sl75, and district roadmasters s14O.
The building of new union sta
uon' coliseum for industrial shows
and conventions and the proper care
OF many civic projects now afoot are
so urgent that the business men of
the city cannot afford to give their
time and attention to promoting the
National Corn show for 1912 according
to the decision reached at the Com
mercial club Monday. According to
Commissioner Nye Of the public affairs
committee a canvas Of business men
has shown that they are engaged in
too many civic enterprises to permit
of their donating to the $4,000 fund
association. The armory building is
believed to be inadequate and the con-
scnsus is that as soon as the new col
iseum is built the show should be
held in the new booster building.
Frank ]. Hawley, president Of the
Switchman's Union of North America,
arrived in the Twin Cities Monday
to attend the annual convention of the
organization, which opens in the old
capitol next Monday. When asked
about the report that the delegates
will make a strong fight on him he
said: IF there is any strong opposi-
ton against me for reelection, l have
not heard it, That kind of talk comes
up at every convention. OF course,
have not the authority to say what
the delegates will do about it, but |
am willing to predict that the meeting
will be perfectly harmonious"
A new corporation has been formed
to exploit the virtues of the baths at
Jordan, Mimi, to be known as the
North Baden Sulphur Springs COM
pany. 1t. is planned to build a sani-
torium to cost not less than 100000.
The incorporators are Joseph Kehrer,
DR.. Phillips and Russell Norrel, all of
Jordan. The new corporation owns
1875 acres Of land near Jordan and on
this property are three sulphur springs
and two lithia springs.
The licensing of street cars by COM
pelling them to bear tags and license
numbers as the only solution of the
street car tax problem will be recon-
mended to the city council by D. c,
Brown, city comptroller After study
ing the question several weeks and
after several conferences with the pub
lie examiner, who criticised the city
officials for failing to collect a tax on
more than 302 cars, Mr.. Brown has
come to the conclusion that this is the
only practical system. Under the
system Mr.. Brown proposes no street
car will be allowed to run without a
tag, conspicuously placed, and bearing
a license number. In this way the
company would be compelled to pay a
tax on every car used. He believes,
however, that the present rate of $25
a year may be too high in case every
car ever used must be licensed and
that it might be reduced to $40 or
even Is, a year.
p C. Giguere & Sons have been
awarded the contract for the erection
of two-story brick and concrete
garage, costing $4,000, for j. +. Nc
Carthy at 1900 to 1904 Hcnnepin ave.
This property was for many years the
home of z. A. Harmon and was pur-
chased by Mr. Mccarthy a few years
ago.
Baseball at Nicollet park this after
noon between Minneapolis and Mil
waukee. Tomorrow afternoon the reg
ular Sunday game will be played by
the same clubs at the same place.
Time 8 p. IN.
A May party and dance will be given
by Division No. 2 Ladies Auxiliary, A.
Q. H., Monday evening, May Is, at the
A. o. U. w hall, 80 Central avenue
Music win be furnished by Longs
orchestra
o'Brien and Harris, 103 Phoenix
building, have leased to S. Jacobs and
comDany jewelers. their three-StOry
building at us Nicollet avenue at the
highest property valuation ever placed
on Nicollet avenue. The jewelry com.
pany, now located at 524-6 Nicollet,
will move to the building in the near
future and the Barnum Trunk COM
pany, the present tenant, will move to
it's new quarters at 804-6 Nicollet ave.
nue.. The total rent under the lease
will amount to $751; 900 capitalized on
a net basis for the first five years at