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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1898

Page

9

Boston House Approves Board of Apportionment Bill

The Boston House passed the bill for a Board of Apportionment to engrossment after a heated debate. Rep Horgan charged Mayor Quincy seeks a third term and more power, while others urged fiscal and democratic concerns.

Board of Apportionment House Boston Horgan Quincy Bennett Highway Commission Lowell Saugus Senate Committee On Committee On Rules Messrs. Clarke Wellesley Hayes Parsons Greenfield Eastern Cold Storage Company Maine Massachusetts Messrs. Kenefick Palmer Messrs Keith Board of Estimate Miller Boston Common Council Ponce Cambridge Tague Clerke Mead Lexington Municipal League

Legislative notes on Thomson-Houston and patrol boat bids

The Thomson-Houston Electric Company in Connecticut with Lynn plant filed its annual statement showing 10 million capital stock and 9.8 million balance. Chief Wade opened patrol boat bids for Massachusetts coast from Atlantic Works Boston Arthur Co Story Essex William Mc Kie Boston George F Lawley Boston John J Brooks Boston prices range 41 420 to 44 976 with completion times from 125 to 225 days. Bids were under advisement as labor committee failed to form quorum for a 54 hour bill executive session.

Thomson-Houston Electric Company Connecticut Lynn Wade State Police Massachusetts Atlantic Works Boston Arthur Co. Story Essex William McKie George F. Lawley John J. Brooks Committee On Labor

Committee seeks travel to mill area for local inquiry

The committee states this is the only question before the group aside from the textile investigation. It requests permission to travel south to examine the mill problem while preferring not to spend additional time collecting cumulative testimony from Massachusetts.

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Cheaper Coke May Spark New England Boom

Industrial leaders from Rogers to Bay State discuss New England Gas & Coke plans to lower coke costs, boosting iron works, land values, and employment. They predict a regional economic upswing if cheap coke and gas can revive iron industries and fuel widespread development in Massachusetts and surrounding towns. They cite potential land value increases, job creation, and stronger competition with other regions.

W. J. Moody Rogers, Brown & Co New England Missouri New England Gas & Coke Company Hanna Sherman, Hanna & Co Corcoran Chemical Works Norway Iron Works New England Gas and Coke Company J. T. Butler Bay State Coke Company Barbour Letts Massachuss Whitney L. Shannon Davis Iron and Coke

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