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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1906
Page
5
Mayor John F. Fitzgerald attacks a Pemberton Square amusement crusade calling it costly to Boston. He argues the distraction harms legitimate business, leaves streets unswept and markets neglected, and labels the blue Sunday initiative an expensive luxury.
Matthew Cummings, superintendent of Boston street cleaning, says Sunday enforcement of a law causes hundreds of dollars in losses. He cites congestion in market and waterfront areas making weekday cleaning impractical, with 20 plus teams on Sundays and $500 in wages lost for workers.
Harbor police throughout Boston and East Boston secured names and addresses of all dock workers and crew at multiple wharves and ships. Police examined tugs, lighters, stevedores, beef handlers, clerks, and officers, delaying some operations while compiling extensive rosters.
Anger erupted as police barred Sunday car repairs and test drives in Boston. Dealers, garages, and private owners faced penalties while Massachusetts Automobile Club kept to its usual Sunday schedule. Some garages resisted, others closed. a few blazed on with limited activity or test cases.
Patrolmen at South Station questioned dozens of expressmen baggage handlers and drivers from Armstrong American Express Adams Express on Sunday. They demanded names addresses employers and goods described while goods moved between North and South stations to keep perishable deliveries on schedule.
Engineer James Fallon kept pumps running at Section 4 amid dangerous quicksand at Stony Brook. Police took worker names as guards monitored the site while a night watchman stayed on duty.
District Attorney Moran called for full enforcement of the Sunday law saying the police should prosecute every violation. He rejected a test case idea and said he would not rule out pursuing police officials if a test case were pursued.
Later in the day large shovels stopped functioning and workers including men in a naphtha launch delivering provisions to a boat in the bay had to provide personal information that was later reported to Battery Street station.
Commissioner O Meara outlined plans to summon all workers named under the Sunday law enforcement, stating that names will be presented to the courts for test cases. He noted cases may be refused or followed by appeals, with reports detailing evidence and court outcomes for each instance.
At the White garage two police cars sat idle as no repairs occurred. A steam car dealer exploited the third clause in the revised laws allowing steam for motive power and continued car firing work, effectively operating despite restrictions.
Two Chelsea men visited a Washington street cigar shop seeking pipes. The attendant refused to sell, fearing arrest. The man left declaring that Chelsea has booze and boxing but no pipes yet.
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