The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-02-24
CITY IN BRIEF

William j. Stevens, Hour shipper
and exporter. with offices at S27 Met,
ropolitan building, has filed a volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy. He gives
his liabilities as $1e,273.54, and his
assts at $67,64646, which include $780,
900 insurance policies, unliquidated
claims amounting to $1O,57O.47, ana
property claimed exempt valued at
$26,055.
Major Haynes has signed the Peter
son ordinance providing that the con-
struction of all city buildings and
bridges be done by day labor, except
when deemed impracticable by a ma
jority vote of the council. Under the
opinion of the city attorney, the ordi-
nance amounts only to an expression
of opinion of the present council on
the day labor question.
The Colonial chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution COM
memorated the 101st anniversary of
General Sibley's birthday with an en-
tertainment in the parlors Of the
Hampshire Arms last Tuesday night.
The parlors were decorated with
American flags, old songs were sung
and an address, General Sibley, the
First Governor of Minnesota" was
given by DR.. Cyrus Northrop Acting
as hostess to the members of the
chapter and their husbands were
Mines. G. H. Hunter Erie D. Luce
and George Eastman.
The question as to whether the city
will take action to acquire Halls
island, on which the municipal baths
are located, by condemnation proceed
ings, or let it go by default was put
up to the city council at its meeting
last night. A conference between the
council committee on public recrea-
tion and amusements and the build
ing committee of the school board
scheduled for Tuesday was postpon-
ed to await the council decision.
Councilmen said that to acquire the
island by condemnation proceedings
might be too expensive for the city
to undertake, and that in such event
the baths would be abandoned.
The board of county commissioners
has awarded contracts for the con-
struction of bridges at Crystal bay,
Deephaven and Nuremberg, totaling
$54,572. The awards were made as
follows: Crystal bay bridge, Mime
apolis Steel and Machinery company,
41,948; Nuremberg bridge, Illinois
Steel Bridge company, $S,142; Deep
haven bridge, J. j. Mergens, $4,4S2.
Representatives of the Illinois Steel
Bridge company sought to secure the
contracts for all of the bridges, al
though only one of it's separate bids
was the lowest. The lump bid of the
company was s54,930.5O for the three
contracts, $449 less than any other
aggregate.
The main offices of the auditors
and treasurer's departments of the
Northwestern Exchange company will
go from Minneapolis to Omaha March
1. The change comes as result OF
the general consolidation plans of the
Bell Telephone company. The officials
affected are: J. w. Christy, treasurer
and w. I. Overmire, auditor. The head
Offices Of the company, however, will
be continued in this CITY,. According
to officials Of the company, less than
20 employees will be affected by the
change. A subauditing department
will be maintained here to care for
the Minneapolis exchange, as also
will be the case with the treasurer
Office. G. e. West, president, has al
ways made his home at Omaha. The
main Offices here are in charge Of c.
P. Wainman, vice president.
Victor j. WEIGH, 81 years old, a
we'll known attorney, died Sunday
after a brief illness. Mr.. WEIGH had
been in poor health for long time,
but he was not confined to his bed till
Thursday of last week. He had been
engaged in active practice until about
two and a half years ago. Revently
he took trip for his health, but re.
turned last fall. Mr.. WEIGH resided at
1914 Fourth street southeast. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
J. WEIGH; two children; Elizabeth j.
WEIGH and Victor Stewart WEIGH; a
sister, Rosina L. WEIGH, and two
brothers, William P. and Earl s.
WEIGH. Mr.. WEIGH came to Mime.
apolis in the spring of 1882. He was
at one time connected with the law
firm of WEIGH, Hayne & Hubachek
At the time of his death he was a
partner with James D. Shearer.
Minnesota Socialists in convention
R6ondo,, ;n h6o1or ri hall TAFT Wask