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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1914
Page
3
The exchange centers on city finances as Mayor Curley accuses the ex mayor of mismanaging the treasury. The ex mayor rebutts with tax collection figures and claims Boston’s debt includes subway obligations. The dispute follows inauguration day amid council, staff changes, and public applause for the new administration.
The mayor pledges to end party dictation and curb wasteful spending while urging industrial development and public oversight. He cites debt trends and proposes a central purchasing department and a city planning conference to guide 20 year growth. He urges salary controls, better street construction, and reform of civic institutions and elections.
Ex mayor Fitzgerald contests Mayor Curley’s assertion that tax collections were perilously low at taking office. He cites city records showing only a two thirds of one percent rise in 1912 tax debts outstanding for more than a year.
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