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War Board Payrolls Under Scrutiny in Boston Council
Boston City Council launched an inquiry into the Public Safety Committee finances led by Admiral Francis T. Bowles after Mayor Curley sought a $10,000 increase. It examined payrolls totaling about $500 a month for the executive committee and $3,500 for the food conservation and production unit, with further detailed wage figures and farm laborer estimates discussed.
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Curley
Public Safety Committee
Francis T. Bowles
Admiral Bowles
General Committee
Food Conservation and Production Committee
Boston
Food
Food Conservation
Executive Committee
Red Cross
Boston City Hospital
Ford
Warner
Safety Committee
Councillor Ford
Franklin Park
Food Committee
Daniel H. Coakley
Chairman Coakley