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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1888
Page
2
The mayor warns against a $500,000 loan and notes $1,000,000 needed for sewers plus $6,000,000 for street work. He presses restraint while supporting sewer surveys and city improvements. Officials discuss civil service, nominations, and municipal expenditures amid ongoing budget talks.
The report details widening water intake at Lake Cochituate and adjacent sites, new excavations and deeper channels to improve flow. It notes surveillance in the Mystic district, water quality comparisons, per capita consumption, land purchases near Indian Brook for a new reservoir, and projected costs and timelines.
Professor E. B. Andrews of Brown University spoke to the Harvard Finance Club on a stable honest dollar and the flaws of the current silver system. He argued that monetary value must be steady, that fluctuations hurt debtors and creditors, and that metal inflation has distorted prices and debt payments since the mines opened. He discussed international bimetallism as good in theory but impracticable and dismissed price-swelling coinage as unfeasible, despite its appeal as a solution.
Washington notes report General Collins defended Hoar resolution to move inauguration from March 4 to April 30. Crain of Texas opposed amid amendments to shift congressional meeting dates. Court adjourns for February recess until March 19 after eight to ten decisions.
Joseph Cook opened a Tremont Temple lecture comparing Charles Darwin and Asa Gray. He described Gray as an evolutionist and theist while portraying Darwin as agnostic with limited grasp of axioms. The talk touched on Harvard religion, Spurgeon’s stance, and the Dover Canterbury case's commercial honor.
Edmund Grinnell, proprietor of Grinnell’s Iron Foundry in New Bedford, has failed with liabilities around 100000. Rumor links losses to Williams Manufacturing Company of Taunton in which he invested. Creditors meet Friday at his New Bedford office. Additional insolvencies include Addison M. Thayer, W A Johnson, Isaac C. Cross, and others across Franklin, Columbus, Westbrook, Northville, Washington, and Detroit.
The Supreme Court has received a petition for rehearing in the Maxwell Preller murder case involving Hugh M. Brooks against Missouri. As a result, the mandate is postponed and the death sentence by the state court is delayed for the present.
Bark Neptune and schooner Laura A. Smith from Cienfuegos reached Boston yesterday and were held in quarantine after cases of smallpox aboard. Health Commissioner Babbitt said the situation was not alarming, noting crew members died at sea after contracting smallpox before leaving Cienfuegos, and vessels remain detained under regular regulations.
The trial of Adam Cliff, Richard J. Crohan, Walter Evans, James O Rourke, Timothy Murphy, Charles Coughlin, Annie Wilson, Annie Coakley, and Mary Mackey opened yesterday in Superior Criminal Court. The indictment charges multiple counts of breaking in and entering the homes of Charles E. Draper and Frank P. Hastings.
The unveiling praises Pyle’s Pearline as a superior laundry aid. It extols its cleaning power and convenience for households, presenting Pearline as a standout product in modern domestic chores.
Petitioners from Governors of Massachusetts Vermont and New Hampshire and the Bennington Battle Association urge further funding for a monument. Mrs Blair presents WCTU petitions for prohibition and women’s protection. Debates on General Warren monument and Navy officer status for fish and fisheries commissioner. War department report on Housatonic breakwater authorized. Pension bill for disabled veterans and dependents set as special order. Washington Cable Electric Railway bill debated over American made rails. amendment adopted on final vote 25 to 17 with recorded yeas and nays.
Washington February exchanges over Hoar joint resolution to shift inauguration day and extend congressional term to April 30. Supporters say it aids quick action. opponents warn it lengthens sessions and dilutes accountability. Vote fails 120 to 128 as House adjourns.
Three destitute stowaways reached port on the Virginian from Liverpool and two on the Jan Breydel from Antwerp. All were detained by examining officers. none have friends in port and none speak English.
In Shreve, Crump & Low's window the elegant Clover tea-service draws a fortunate woman toward a new chapter of luck. The four-leaved symbol is described as a beacon for chance and favorable outcomes in a refined setting.
The Massachusetts Legislature saw several bills moved back or postponed, including Cambridge registry and wage worker records, while others passed to engrossment. Governor Ames appeared at the State House though unwell, and key rules and committee actions shaped the day with assignments and refusals to suspend rules.
The session discusses a Boston plan to let out of state manufacturing firms own Massachusetts real estate for business. Several bills are reported on banks and savings, clerical support for courts, and library trustees including women. Debates address notices, commissions and the scope of laws. several measures are passed or postponed with amendments rejected.
The town of Manchester and others petition to take part of the old burying ground to widen Summer street. Senator Collins reports ought to pass on a bill about insolvent debtor allowances. Senator Gleason reports a bill renaming Mt Holyoke Female Seminary and granting degree conferral powers as a university. Senator Sprague reports inexpedient as to providing that the attorney general...
The board of education replies to a House order on private school inspection. It states its authority covers public and state aided schools, not private ones, which fall under town school committees. The board has suggested legislation to improve inspection opportunities and, if powers are added, seeks expanded right to obtain information from committees.
The committee on cities held a hearing on amending chapter 234 of 1887 to require police matrons in all cases where women are detained or lodged in station houses. Present were Miss E S Tobey and others. Boston officials were accused of evading the law and proposals included funding needs beyond city limits.
Whitmore testifies before the committee on constitutional amendments on striking ward residence phrases from articles 21 22 and 16 of the constitution and replacing with lawful voting district definitions to align with Supreme Court rulings enabling ward line adjustments by population. He argues current ward changes since 1875 are unconstitutional and proposes reforms to match the constitution’s spirit.
By Albert Howe Co. real estate and general auctioneers at 169 Warren Avenue Boston. Established 1843. Horse and carriage sales every Wednesday at the Brighton salesroom. Houses and lands for sale in various parts. New carts, wagons, carriages and harness at private gate, auction prices.
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