The Irish standard., 1911-10-14
CITY IN BRIEF

Christopher Purcell, formerly city
detective and we'll known in local poll
tics, died Sunday at the Thomas hos
pital of tuberculosis. He had been
sick for about two years and left the
police force a little over year ago.
A dancing party will be given by
Ladies' Auxiliary, Division No. s, A.
o. H., Monday evening, October %,
at A. o. U. w. hall, II Seventh street
south. Daly's popular orchestra will
furnish music for the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McNeilly and
their five children We're driven from
their home Tuesday night by fire
originating from a heating stove. The
house and contents We're destroyed
with loss of $4,000. The house was
at Sixtieth street and Lyndale avenue
Gus j. Pauly, secretary of the Hen
nepin Saving and Loan Association,
who has been reported dangerously ill
during the past week, is improving at
this writing and the prospects are
good for his ultimate recovery. His
many friends will be gratified to learn
of this.
The members of Division No. 3 of
the Ladies' Auxiliary to A. o. H., this
city, will give their first party of the
season on Tuesday evening, October
II, at l. o. o. F. hall, corner of Ply
mouth avenue and Third street north.
Tickets have been placed at 25 cents
each and Webster's orchestra will fur
nish the music. An excellent time is
assured to all who may have the pleas
ure of attending.
Percy E. Turner of 800 Twenty fifth
avenue north was shot in the left arm
Sunday afternoon by Il playmate while
at target shooting. Turner and a
number of chums were shooting at
targets at Nineteenth avenue north
and the city limits. After placing a
mark Turner returned to the group Of
marksmen and as he drew near, Luke
Smith accidentally fired, the bullet
striking Turner. The boys were US
ing small caliber rifles.
Resolutions fixing the tax levy for
the city, as passed by the board of
tax levy, were adopted at an adjourn
ed meeting of the council Tuesday.
The appropriation for the city depart
ments and the ward leyies will total
$3,O10,1S2.83. Two changes were made
in the rate for the wards. The Third
ward rate was changed from ESQ mills
to 2.25, and the Eighth ward from IL
mills to mills. The total levy for
Minneapolis, exclusive of the park
board, school board, and library board,
will reach 1887 mills. Including these
boards the levy will reach 22,17 mills.
To this rate must be added 2.65 mills
state tax. 2.23 mills state school tax
and 295 mills county tax, making the
total 80 mills, as fixed by the board
Of tax levy.
Poles on Franklin avenue, which
have been an eye sore to residents,
will be removed shortly by the city
fire department. The poles, although
ordered out by the city council several
months ago and abandoned by the Cen
eral Electric company, have been used
by the fire department to carry it's
cables. The fire committee Tuesday
ordered the purchase of 1900 feet OF
lead case cable which will be laid
along Franklin avenue between Gar
field and Penn avenue on Penn 20
Twenty-first street, and on Twenty
first to Sheridan west. The committee
instructed the fire chief to open fire
house equipped with hose wagon
and six men at Harriet and Forty
third street south. The fire department
engineer was instructed to draw spe'
cifications for two automobile pump
ing engines and four runabouts which
are soon to be purchased. The spe'
cial council committee on city hos
pital yesterday authorized the appoint
ment of board of appraisers to fix
the value of four lots adjoining the
city hospital, which the board of char
tiles and correction is ready to pur:
chase,