The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-04-13
CITY IN BRIEF

charged with burglaring the grocery
store of H. c. Sherry, 40 Adams street
northeast, has, according to the police,
not only admitted that he robbed the
store, but has confessed to several
other robberies in the city.
Work has been started on the new
johnson street line of the Minnea no,i.
street railway system. According to
ofncials of the Twin City Rapid Tran
Sit company, the new line, which has
been the topic of discussion for SO
long, will be called the Kenwood john
son line.
At meeting held Monday afternoon
In the Commercial club rooms by the
members Of the Armory board and the
executive committee Of the Civic and
commerce association. plans for the
new coliseum, the projected addition
to the Armorx building, were ordered
revised so as to make the cost Of ths
structure not much more than $780,
900. Howard Baker, of Butler Broth
ers, was appointed by the executive
committee Of the Civic and Commerce
association, to act in conjunction with
the Armory board, which is composed
of Mayor Haynes. City Treasurer
Bloomquist and Colonel Erie d. Luce
of the National guard.
The Glenwood Improvement associa-
ton is opposed to the idea Of women
carrying an alarm whistle to summon
aid When attacked or molested at
night. At meeting of the associa-
ton last Wednesday night resolutions
were passed protesting against the in
PRODUCTION into the council Of an ordi-
nance providing for a distinctive
whistle to be known as a woman's
Danger whistle, on the ground that
such measure would give the city
an unfavorable reputation abroad. A
copy of the resolution will be sent to
the aldermen of the Fourth ward, urg-
Ing them to prevent the passage of
such a mollycoddle measure, as men,
bers Of the association termed it.
Suing for $4,000 for injuries alleged
to have been sustained by a racing
mare, daughter Of the famous Dan
Patch, while in transit from Mime
apolis to Grand Rapids, Mich, through
the American Express company, M. w.
Savage was awarded $1,000 in the
United States court Tuesday. Mr..
Savage alleged that his contract with
the express company specified that
one Of his employees was to travel
with the mare from Minneapolis to
Grand Rapids. This part of the con-
tract, he contended, was not carried
out by the company with the result.
that when the mare reached Gran
Rapids she was found to be SO injured
that her racing career was ended. :
More than 100000 worth of build.
Ing permits were issued Tuesday, one
of them being the $4,000 permit for
the McLaughlin-G ormley-K King Co.'s
factory at 1715 Fifth street southeast,
The factory will be four stories, u:
reinforced concrete and brick. r. j.
Cheney Is the builder. Plans were
drawn by Bell, lyric & Chapman. An
other $4,000 contract was that let ry
the Minneapolis Street Railway com.
pany to Sargent & Lundy of Chicago.
The contract calls for the erection CT
two steel plate stacks with concrete
piers at Sixth avenue southeast and
the river bank. The remaining large
contract is that of the new postofftce
to H. N. Leighton. The cost Is given
as 100000.
Tentative plans for the connection
of Cedar lake and Brownies lake were
presented to the Improvement COM
mittee of the park board Wednesday
afternoon by Superintendent With.
The feature of the plan is provision
for carrying the proposed Cedar lake
boulevard on bridge which will he
elevated above low railroad bridge
to carry the tracks Of the Great North
ern railway. Mr.. Wirth proposes two
navigable waterways each 10 feet wide,
and when this waterway is a reality
it will be possible for canoeists to
make a trip from Lake of the Isles
through Cedar lake and into Brownie
lake which lies close to Glenwooi
park. Superintendent Wirth said lie
expects to complete the connection be-
tween Lake of the Isles and Cedar
lake, which Is already under way, DUR
ing the coming season.
officials in the engineering depart
ment of the Great Northern road an
nounce that the time of commence
ment of work on the new Great North
ern station on Bridge Square may be
announced when James J. Hill returns