Denver labor bulletin., 1915-04-03
TOLD IN A
FEW LINES

EMPLOYEES in the offices of Commits
sioner of Property Thum at the City
hail took up a collection this week and
presented s34 to Secretary Ed L. Doyle
~ contribution to the relief fund for
former striking coal miners.
Vice President Frank J. Hayes and J.
D. Ramsay of Denver headquarters, at
tended the big eight hour day celebrs-
tion OF United Mine Workers at Rock
Spring.. Wyo., April I. They were the
principal speakers of the occasion.
Adoption of state wide prohibition last
November resulted in the appointment OF
= receiver for the Charles Humburg Mer-
cantile company Tuesday morning. Upon
application of Adolph Roederer and Jen-
ME G Humburg, creditors of the com
pany, Judge Denison appointed Carl
NORTH receiver, to take charge and
liquidate the business.
John L. Brock who recently moved TO
Denver from Decatur, Ala. and pur-
chase the Williamson Haffner Printing
and Engraving company plant, last week
purchased 3s4 acres of irrigated land
near Denver, paying $4,000 therefor.
Brock is retired wholesale grocer and
capitalist. This is said to be the third
large tract of land in vicinity of Denver
purchased by Brock within the last two
months
Building permits have been issued for
the erection of a $4,000 apartment
house on Fourteenth avenue between
.. D..
$60,D00 five-story office building at
1885, Champa street. Plans and speci-
fications show the apartment house is
to b. a three-story building, divided into
twenty-four three-room apartments A.
s. Miller is to be the builder, Mountjoy
and French the architects.
John J. McGinnity. president of the
firm OF McPhee and Mcsinnity. lumber,
psint and building supplies, died Sunday
nigh: at his home. 1859 York street, of
heart failure, two days after returning
from the funeral of his Oldest brother at
1iollandale, Mis- MctiinRity was pion-
ecr OF Denver. starting as clerk and
leave a fortune estimated a. $1,000. 600.
He VS. bachelor and his only relative
here T. nephew
Thuty-two brick residences. costing
nearly $1,000 each on the average. were
STARED in Denver during the past
month The total cost estimate for the
Who'll number Is Ss4,700. Besides this
work under way. more than Sl5ooOo is
involved in contracts about to be let
aud other work in prospect will increase
tliese figures. The report OF the building
commissioners office shows a total of
Slsl $50 involved in building operations
started during March.
Plans have been completed fors the
tLird annual masked ball OF the Police
men's Protective association at the Audi-
torium Monday night, April 5. The pro-
xran will be featured by specially
dsnss< and several startling innovations
are 10 be Introduced. The commItsec in
eharKe of the affair consists Of Captain
II. r. Williams, Sergeants George Mer-
nit and l.. A. Parslow, Detectives Joseph
Watson and George Sanders. aud Patrol
men Frank Carney and Guy Kremcr.
Plans to acquire the channel of the
south Platte river are being made by
Commissioner Hunter. 1t is planned to
strtighf-n the channel and confine the
river by concrete retaining walls thus
doing away with the danger of floods-
The greater part of the channel is owned
by individuals and corporations, and the
city has no control over it. As a result
there are obstructions in the river which
increase the danger of floods Damage
suits for overflows are pending now
against the city.