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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
7
How it was done under Mayor Hart in 1889 and 1890 with H H Atwood as city architect. Public advertising and competition followed by building contracts split into sums just below the 2000 dollar limit and awarded to favored parties without advertisement.
A brief notice reports strong fiscal health and integrity in municipal projects. Officials promise sound construction, balanced budgets, and no corruption ties. The item emphasizes prudent management, trustworthy procurement, and continued public confidence.
The article reports on public controversy over legislative meddling in contracts and advertising rules. It notes passage of Chapter 418 of the Acts of 1890 to compel public advertisement and prevent split contracts, reflecting ongoing reform tensions in government actions.
Auditor Morse reports Boston contracts over two thousand dollars were let without public advertisement in multiple departments. He lists Roxbury Court House, City Hall, Blossom street rooms, police stable, Suffolk County Jail addition, cemetery and penal institutions, and Norcross School projects. Several bids were invited without advertisement for Ward 16 municipal building, with mayoral assent to noncompetitive awards.
The Evening Record editorial from December 6 1901 argues that Collins could win if charges prove true while Hart would gain sentiment if they are false. It warns ex Mayor Matthews statements are campaign shouting and stresses whether N Matthews Jr tells the truth as the sole issue, urging dropping other issues.
In a Dec 6 1001 interview the mayor defends issuing contracts without public advertisement. He says low bidders who build poorly are avoided and Roxbury Court House construction favored local builders. He asserts the emergency provision is misinterpreted and that the mayor is using lawful rights to run public projects.
The article argues that public building contracts must be advertised and open to general competition to prevent fraud and overcharges. It criticizes the Mayor’s repeated use of nonadvertised let contracts, cites the 1890 statute, and warns that private bidding and departmental favoritism invite corruption, urging adherence to the law and transparent process.
Barre Vermont reports a real life Enoch Arden case as C F Steele returns from Alaska to find his wife Mrs Willard and two children with her husband HE W Willard. Steele leaves for Alaska in 1898, reaches Nor and becomes a hotel keeper. Mrs Steele marries Willard, moves to Waite's River and Barre, then Steele returns and remarries. Now he remains in Alaska as the situation unfolds.
In Washington on December 6, Dr W P Carr testified for the defense in the trial of Mrs Lalanda Bonine for the murder of James Seymour Ayres Jr. He said the pistol likely fired at 18 to 24 inches from the body, shaping questions about the shooter's position.
Gifts to the Art Museum include exquisite 18th century attire once worn by Harvard students, including Joshua Green’s breeches and waistcoat from 1749 and a yellow chair cover. Also shown are James Bowdoin’s plum coat and white waistcoats, with Robert Winthrop Jr donating Bowdoin pieces. The article notes strict early dress rules at Harvard and contrasts them with later fashions.
Pittsfield records the season's lowest reading as the thermometer hits 27 degrees below zero this morning, marking the coldest weather experienced in the state this winter season.
Representative Taylor of Ohio introduced a bill granting Ida Saxton McKinley a pension of 5000 dollars per year. The measure aims to provide support for the widow of President McKinley.
The British schooner Guardian, towed from Pollock Rip by tug Storm King, was libelled today by the U S marshal for the Boston Towboat Company, in Vineyard Haven, to satisfy salvage claims.
Boston letter to the editor from Joseph J. Wall clarifies he remains a Republican for 20 years and will vote for Thomas N. Hart for Boston mayor. He denies deserting Hart and claims the earlier article did not carry his signature.
A cablegram to Secretary Day from Spencer Biddy conveys that the agent sent from Constantinople has returned from Salonica and reports Miss Stone and Mme Tsilka alive and well. The message is dated Pera near Constantinople December 6.
In Melrose Jesse Dill was thrown from a sleigh after turning from car tracks. An electric car struck the sleigh. the horse was uninjured and Dill drove home. Heist details: rapid car, several rafts, no serious injury to horse or rider.
In Little Rock Arkansas on December 6 Bud Wilson, a convict who killed guard R H Naylor at Yell convict farm last December, was hanged. Twenty minutes after the trap sprung, his coffin was opened as the body moved and shivered. He was removed and hanged again but the body became rigid and then limp. Physicians later declared death by strangulation.
The Cunard steamship Saxonia will depart East Boston at 7 am for Queenstown and Liverpool with a large cargo and 700 steerage passengers plus 72 second cabin travelers. Among the saloon party are the Earl of Tankerville Henry Beebe Henry Brett Misa Ellen H Cadogan Mr and Mrs George Semberson Miss Eva Emberson Master Thomas George Emberson Toward Fisher John H Hart Miss J Outram Hodgkinson Miss Lillian Winter.
A 1992 calendar offers beauty and artistic value at $1 each. Express packing adds 25 seats, and the calendar is praised for its quality and the same true part as Chicker ing photographs. It promises the holder to know where they stand for a whole year.
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