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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1908
Page
1
In a follow up to earlier criticism the Finance Commission targets Slattery’s payroll. It urges cutting salaries across the department and the removal of two staff members from the force.
A city commission audits the treasurer's office finding $6820 to cut from salaries and criticizes clerk pay practices. It backs hiring young workers at start salaries of 700 to 900 yearly and shrinking overall department cost to 40 000. George H Dane would gain 400 but lose 900 elsewhere. Slattery faces 760 cut from school fund pay while keeping 6000 salary.
Irish-American J P Sullivan and Melvin Sheppard led the Americans at four minutes and under in the trials. England's Crawford Wilson and Deakin posted fast times, with Hallows and Lunghi close behind. Battersby and Foster won the heats but the field failed to qualify in the two trials.
London July 13 rain slowed the opening of the fourth International Olympiad by the King at Shepherds Bush Stadium. Attendance was below expectations though some covered sections were full. The 1500 metres race drew the most interest as the record for the distance was broken twice in the afternoon.
Melvin W. Sheppard of the Irish American Athletic Club wins the second heat in four and five tenths minutes with J P Halstead close behind. J D Lightbody of the University of Chicago trails in a tight group. Hallows of Oxford cuts the day’s best by two seconds, rivaling American runners for the final.
Newport officials announce President Roosevelt will attend the final naval conference discussion at the college, likely on July 22, during the ongoing conference.
Associate Justice Arthur P. Stone of the Cambridge Third District Court rode in a police patrol wagon on a busy Cambridge night to study police methods. He joined Officer Walsh and an extra, visited cells, and noted handling of intoxicated prisoners before returning home.
Boston faces potential milk and water shortages as dry hot weather reduces milk supply and reservoirs drain. With Clinton reservoir falling over two feet and daily declines, officials fear rationing and strict conservation unless rain arrives soon. The city endures heat, outdoors sleeping, and prolonged exposure as conditions worsen.
The Clinton reservoir, a key supply for Boston and 30 nearby towns, is dropping over two feet amid two months of extreme heat and rising demand. Daily per person use in June outpaced last year, driven by baths, street flushing, lawn sprinkling, and hot weather, with rain overdue to stem the decline. An official from the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board cautioned that the rate could accelerate without heavy rainfall.
William N Davenport, secretary of the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board, notes water in the metropolitan system is lowering rapidly yet no imminent famine is expected. He adds relief depends on continued rain and urges readers to follow page 10 of Todix's Post for details.
Mrs Emma F Heath of East Cambridge files suit for 50000 against Mrs Sarah F Merriam a wealthy Malden widow owner of Hotel Evelyn and several other enterprises Heath claims her husband as a real estate dealer in Malden has had his affections won away Merriam reputedly worth about half a million dollars with office at 286 Pleasant Street Malden
Fire engine 26 horses slipped on wet pavement at the Scollay Square entrance while responding to an alarm. They were pushed about 60 feet downhill before being stopped. Captain Madison and crew aided by Sergeant McConnell and Patrolman Peters got the animals to their feet. one horse was badly cut, the other uninjured.
July 13 Plymouth faced forest fire danger as the entire fire department rushed to the outskirts to save outlying buildings. Residents doused roofs as burning leaves and debris showered main streets, sparking near panic before heroic efforts contained the blaze.
Dense smoke fills the night as a fire endangered the village of Oak Ridge. Fire fighters, deputies, and citizens battled the blaze with hand extinguishers, shovels, engines, and chemicals. The north west wind pushed the flames from near Kingston, endangering homes along the street and exhausting cistern water before the rear of houses was threatened, before the hazard moved past fences and outbuildings.
Weather bulletin notes warm partly cloudy conditions in Boston and vicinity with possible local showers and light to fresh west winds. Forecast signals cooler relief by midweek with fair skies and cooler temperatures in New England as a whole.
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