United labor bulletin., 1914-12-19


says Roy, and the boys and girls are
glad to have him here again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Colburn, residing
at Thirtieth and Marion streets, We're
visited by the good stork bird last Sat
urday night and are now entertaining
a new nine-pound baby. Colburn is a
member of Machinists' Union No. AZ
and Mrs. Colburn is the eldest daughte,
of Fl. NJ Mum, member of Painters
Union No. 10. The union label, of course.
''The City of Denver" the municipal
semi monthly paper inaugurated while
Robert w. Speer was mayor will cease
to exist after January l. This is one
of the many victims of the economic az
welded by the city commissioners and
cuts about $4,000 out of the 1915 bud
get. No reduction in pay of city en-
ployes or regular working forces was
made.
Recent decisions in the Denver Dis
trict Court by Judges Burke and Glass
hold that marriage between minors is
valid because the affidavit requiring
the ages of the parties to the contract
is not a matter OF law but is simply
a requirement of the county recorder.
Consequently those making false affi.
davits cannot be punished for per
jury.
For the first time in ten years former
fire and police chiefs OF Denver viii
not hold their annual. reception and
open house on New Years day. Ii has
been the custom in former years for
the chiefs to hold New Years reecp.
in Iatr ~ a.
state and county official and many OF
the representative men of Denver have
been their guests.
The employees of the pnblic utilities
commission of Colorado are not under
the classified civil service OF the state.
The State Supreme Court this week de-
MED rehearing of the test case in
volving the question in which it recently
decided that the utilities body. with the
governor. have the sole right to appoint
the commissions employees under the nc,
creating the commission.
Two hundred and eighty-five saloons
in Denver last Saturday paid the $500
license for the six months period ex-
tending from December IL to JUNG II,
1915. OF the remaining 1872 saloons in
half will renew licenses. the remainder
going out of business chiefly as n re.
suit of the adoption Of the state-wide
prohibition amendment which becomes
effective January /, 1916.
In report to Congress the posfofficc
department dwells upon the popularity
of the postal savings bank system in
Colorado. The large amounts on deposit
in various Colorado cities are set forth
as follows: Denver, S4Ol $50; Cripple
Creek. s22,l97 Anlt, s25,O79; Colorado
City. S20,04l; Colorado Springs. s3j.07f;
Florence, s2s.359: Grand Junction, s4G,-
600; Leadville, sls3,O25; Marble. slO.-
OBJ; Pueblo, ss4,901; Victor, S33,G7l.
The state inheritance tax department.
according TO report issued by Apprais-
er Leslie l.. Hubbard. has handled ana
disposed o: more estates in the last two
years than were disposed of in the ten
years from 1902 to 1912. and has col
lected more money than has been taken
in during any previous biennial period.
The receipts for 1913 and 1914 total
S465, ,063.02; disbursements, $ls,ss5.sO.
leaving net for the biennial period
$446, HIP.
Denver won signal victory when
jury in the District Court returned
verdict that the city and county is not
in any manner responsible for damages
to private property resulting from tho
Cherry creek floods of July II, 1912
Claims aggrcgating S250,0O0 were the
basis of the suit brought by J. X. Null
len and others against the city. The
jury held that the city was within its
rights in building retaining walls for
Cherry creek.
Work has started on the construction
of new approach to the Twentieth
street viaduct from Delgany street TO
make way for the closing of Nineteenth
street when the new depot tracks are
put into operation. The depot company
expects to receive by January ali the
material for the new tracks. Grading
for the tracks has started Mt Twenty
first and Fifteenth streets and the plan
is to- gradually build from both ends up
TO the present depot terminals and close
the gap at the last.
Did you ever see baby trout? IF not
now's your chance. More than 500 OF
the tiny fish have Just matched in one OF
the aquarium tanks ut City park. And
more are on their way. About fous
weeks ago several thousand trout eggs
were placed on trays in the tank. 1t
was kept full of running water with
the current arranged to sweep under
the trays 80 ms not to float the eggs
off. The current tanned the eggs, as
fishmen say, keeping them always cool
The water was kept constantly nj a
temperature of "a degrees.