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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
2
In a submission to the Mayor, Corporation Counsel Babson states the police commissioner is not a city official in the ordinary sense. He argues the commissioner may requisition funds from the city for all expenses tied to police administration or duties, regardless of amount.
Commissioner O'Meara seeks extra funds while the mayor questions if the police chief must stay within annual city appropriations. Babson, the corporation counsel, says the police commissioner may exceed and seek additional money without fines or imprisonment and need not file annual maintenance requisitions, though requests must go to the City Council.
The annual Tech show, larger and more ambitious, will be written and presented soon at a local theatre and then travel to Northampton. The work is by W. J. Seligman of Wellesley, a senior at Tech.
In Amelia Brito’s obituary and a string of funeral notices from Boston area towns, the column lists recent deaths and services. The article also notes a public debate over new telephone rates, criticizing perceived favoritism and insufficient per call charges while urging independent expert study and funding for a final, comprehensive report.
The East Boston Municipal Gymnasium on Paris street near Gore street will be completed around February 1. Built at 5000 dollars on land donated by Mrs. Daniel Ahl and Leonard Ahl, the brick structure sits on the site of the old Fast Boston Athletic Association building. It features a raiseable glass roof over the track and will house the newest athletic apparatus, delivering a 14 000 square foot floor space making it the largest public gymnasium in the United States.
An advertisement touts a Pazo Ointment claim that piles itch and bleed can be cured in 6 to 14 days, offering a money back refund by the druggist if no cure is achieved. The ad emphasizes rapid relief and money back guarantee.
The wife of the Austro-Hungarian ambassador in Washington is critically ill with appendicitis. Dr F Fremont Smith has consulted several physicians and not yet determined if an operation is needed.
Sister Mary Loretto, longtime Superior at Daly Industrial School Dorchester and now at Sacred Heart Convent East Cambridge, marked the 25th anniversary of joining the Sisters of St Joseph.
Boston art officials reject a portrait of Julia Ward Howe for Faneuil Hall citing overcrowded galleries and lighting issues. They propose a marble bust in the Boston Public Library as a suitable alternative while promising a public discussion at City Hall. Local figures including Miss Mary O Reilly and Miss Alice Stone Blackwell criticize the decision and urge continued memorial plans.
The Somerville Board of Aldermen, after unanimously passing over 64th and 5th vetoes, approved resolutions praising Mayor John M. Woods. They extend best wishes for his private life upon retirement. A forwarded copy acknowledges his faithful service. The vetoed items included a pony express license to Richard W. Sharples and a $100 extra for Captain Joseph A. Cribby while acting as assistant fire chief.
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