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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1887

Page

2

House Debates Resolve on State Printing and Dentistry Bill

The House settled the State printing resolve without the lowest bidder clause amid votes against amending for lowest bidder recognition. The dentistry bill passed with amendments on examination for graduates and looser rules for current practitioners. A liquor law report proposed limiting licenses to one per 500 population, reducing Boston licenses from 2755 in 1885 to about 800. Senators read reports with no debate. A judiciary bill raised personal injury compensation to 4000 and required notice within thirty days. Pillsbury urged a charter revival for the Hoosac Tunnel line and consolidation with related roads, naming corporators and conditions for construction and capital.

Committee On Printing Dresser Medford Senate House Committee On Finance Commonwealth Boston Committee On the Judiciary Hoosae Pillsbury Konkapot Tie New Haven Northampton Road Boston, Hoosac Tunnel & Western Mr. Pillsbury Levi L. Brown Channes Ll. Yeomans Benjamin F. Smith Augustus Kountze Francis Smith Howe Shrewsbury Committee On Taxation Committee On Messrs. Alger Atwood and Felch Board of Registration Dentistry Bottum Northete Bigelow Watertown Morton West Boylston Reynolds McEttrick Parkman Symonds Salem Bottrem Northampton Mr. Reynolds Justice of the Peace Massachusetts Treasury of the Commonwealth The Orcania Dental

Revival of Williamsburg & North Adams railroad charter debated

The railroad committee heard testimony on reviving the Williamsburg & North Adams charter. Advocates including A E Pillsbury and Samuel Torrey argued the line would boost western trade, connect to the Tunnel line, and require state aid, while Fitchburg officials warned of poor economics and urged fair terms for the state.

Committee On Railroads Williamsburg & North Adams Road A. E. Pillsbury Fitchburg Road George A. Torrey Thomas A. Moore Adams E. C. Davis Northampton Felix P. Titler Cheshire E. F. Phillips Davis Torrey Claflin Boston Lake Superior John D. Morton Carpenter, Woodward & Morton St. Louis Yeomans New Haven & Northampton Road A. T. Smith Boston, Hoosac Tunnel Fitchburg Commonwealth Williamstown Francis W. Bird Walpole Hoosac Mountain New York Captain Kidd Willsbury

Massachusetts Senate action covers bonds and liabilities bills

Senate actions include a bill allowing Somerville to issue and buy back its own bonds using sinking funds, a measure for the Boston City Missionary Society to gain additional real estate, and an employers liability bill defining compensation rules. Committees report on partnerships, insurance, and charter changes with several bills laid on the table or recommitted.

Glines Somerville Committee On Boston City Missionary Society Hartwell Committee On the Judiciary Hall House Committee On Insurance American Mutual Liability Insurance Company Committee On the Treasury Morse Wilbur Committee On Cities Newburyport Clark Committee On Public Service Suffolk County Marble Committee On Claims Martin Wesser The Commonwealth Bridgewater N. W. Green Phillips Insurance Kimball H. B. Church Joint Committee On the Judiciary Citizens’ Street Railway Company of Worcester Worcester Street Railway Company Greylock Institute Water Company Barnstable Mashpee Yarmouth Dennis Harwich

Expedited judicial and legislative committee reports cited

The text lists numerous committee reports including inexpedient to legislate on interest rate regulation and chattel mortgage possession requirements, bail authority for clerks, labor measures, factory Saturday shutdowns for cleanup, and Boston petition to prohibit armed organizations or employment of armed bodies by entities within the state.

Committee On the Judiciary Commonwealth Committee On Labor Boston

Dentistry Board Bill Advances in Legislature

The legislature debated a bill creating a five member state board of registration in dentistry to set standards and exam requirements for practitioners, with strict eligibility rules and a three year term. Amendments were defeated and the measure moved toward a third reading.

Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Tarbox reports 1886 fire and marine business

The first part of Tarbox’s annual report covers Massachusetts fire and marine insurance for 1886 with totals by company type, premiums and losses, and an analysis of insured costs. It notes fires and losses above average, outlines causes, and urges better local fire statistics and enforcement of reporting duties by selectmen in several towns.

Tarbox Massachusetts Our Two Mutuals Beverly Concord Holbrook Montague Pittsfield Spencer Winthrop

Printers Choose Delegates to International Union

The Typographical Union No. 13 met at Pythian Hall Tremont Street to elect four delegates and four alternates to the International Typographical Union meeting in Buffalo, with Meyrick Waites and R J Coleman among the top vote-getters.

Typographical Union Pythian Hall Tremont Street International Typographical Union Buffalo Meyrick Waites Advertiser R. J. Coleman Mudge & Son Herald John Corliss Globe James Rodgers Transcript

Lynn Rifle Association directs elect standing committees

Lynn March 15. At a meeting of the Lynn Rifle Association directors the following standing committees were elected: Range General K. F. Peach Jr Major C. M. Sprague and William Johnston Jr finance Rufus E. Hilliard Charles H. Baker Horace A. Roberts executive Colonel Allen G. Shepherd Captain John G. Warner Richard B. Dawson Charles E. Todd John Parker Prizes William C. Johnston Jr Hubert O. Moore Walter H. Merritt. team matches Walter H. Merritt William C. Johnston Jr H. O. Moore. on membership W. H. Merritt Captain E. H. Smith and Captain Eben T. Brackett.

Lynn Srediay Lynn Rifle Association Range K. F. Peach, Jr C. M. Sprague William €. Johnston, Jr Rufus E. Hilliard Charles H. Baker Horace A. Roberts Allen G. Shepherd John G. Warner Richard B. Dawson Charles E. Todd John ©. Parker William C. Johnston, Jr Hubert O. Moore Walter H. Merritt H. O. Moore W. H. Merritt E. H. Smith Eben T. Brackett

Waltham Board of Trade plans rooms and Banks painting

The Waltham Board of Trade with 119 members voted to rent rooms in Welch's block for a year to run reading rooms in the afternoons and evenings. A nine-member committee was to canvass for 700 to fund a life-size oil portrait of General N. P. Banks for the library or council chamber. Nine new members joined including Alderman Leonard General Banks City Auditor Sanderson and William G. Childs.

Wartham Sprecan Waltham Board of Trade Welch's Block N. P. Banks City Council Alderman Leonard General Banks Sanderson William G. Childs L. P. Frost Waltham

Boston and Albany Railroad Sued Over 1886 Injury

Dr. Benjamin Fagnant of this city sues the Boston and Albany railroad in Boston for 50000 damages over his young son's injury from a Main street crossing accident on May 26 1886. The case cites amputation of the boy’s leg as a consequence and argues railroad liability. The notice also includes an advertisement for Oriental Tea Company Java coffee extract promising quick fragrant coffee.

Boston & Albany Railroad Sprinerreto Benjamin Fagnant Boston Oriental Tea Company

Will Build a Railroad Promises Strong Prospects

Lawrence March 15 A leading stockholder says the Haverhill and Lawrence railroad is near certain to be built despite leasing talks with Boston and Maine. The plan calls for operated service regardless of leases with compensation per mile set by law. A canal street route survey by engineer George E. Vose will start tomorrow and results are expected soon.

Haverhill Boston Bruce Canal Street George E. Vose Suffolk George Ss. Brooks Court Square Fred H. Seavey Putnam Street Elizabeth Whyte Commonwealth of Massachusetts Albert J. Elwell Commonwealth Maren A. D Mortage East Boston East Boston Company Damiel Gregory

Brushing Up One's French In Boston Lang‑Study Moves

The city expands French language study amid Bernhardt and Coquelin futures. Professor Ventura, Bécher, Cohn, and Lévy offer readings of Moliére and Dumas at various venues including Cambridge, Chickering Hall, and Amherst summer school. A McGaw Institute class in Reed's Ferry partners with Harvard’s Henderson-Sanderson.

Mlle. Bernhardt M. Coquelin Boston Browning Moliére, Dumas Scribe Ventura Berkeley Boylston Bécher Professor Cohn Cambridge Alfred de Musset Moliére Lévy Chickering Hall Dumas Fils Coquelin Bernhardt M. Lévy Amherst M. V. F. Bernard Carl Siedhof McGaw Institute Reed’s Ferry N. H Robert Jacques Sanderson Harvard University D. W

Multiple Insolvencies and Assignments Hit Several Firms

George S. Crawford of Cincinnati assigns with about 48 000 preferences and 110 000 liabilities. Boyd Manufacturing of Ripley assigns with 175 000 preferences and 250 000 liabilities. S W G Boyd pay 50 000 for a bill of sale. Outside creditors will recover little. Other insolvent firms include Lydia M Wheeler Ed Savoy I N Blackstone Co Henry Meschendorf John Newman Co and several others across Missouri Kentucky New York Georgia Rhode Island and Ohio. The James Driscoll carriage works were closed on 15 000 in claims. Martin V B Smith's liabilities may total 375 000 with 150 000 preferred. assets around 275 000. A first 11 percent dividend was declared for Samuel G Snelling.

George S. Crawford Cincinnati Boyd Manufacturing Company Ripley S. W G. Boyd Crawford Lydia M. Wheeler Malden Boots and Shoes I. N. Blackstone & Co Portland Edmund Savoy Restaurateur Boston Henry Meschendorf Louisville John Newman & Co I. Y. Martin Dawson, Ga C. G. Shead & Co Oswego N. Y Frank Marshall Skaneateles George A. Wellrick Brooklyn Page Wheeler & Co Durham M. B. Franklin Providence I. N. Kibbee Valley Falls R. I Burt & Son Minneapolis Samuel I. Koontz New Metamoras W. A. Lyons Emberton Penn Reese & Freeman Dry Goods Elkton Samuel G. Snelling Nahant

Sewer Loan Approved at March 16 Meeting

The record notes a city or council action on a sewer loan during a Wednesday session dated March 16 1904. Details are limited but indicate approval or consideration of a municipal financing measure.

Webster Bank Mt. Vernon Natl Revere Bank Globe Natl. Bank

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