Aldermen Confirm Henry H Carter as Streets Superintendent
The Board of Aldermen unanimously confirmed Henry H. Carter for superintendent of streets for the short term ending May 1, 1891, and the long term ending April 30, 1892, after two ballots. A separate vote abolished the Board of Ferry Commissioners and created a single city superintendent for ferries at $3500 salary, with related ordinances adopted.
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Henry H. Carter
Alderman Lee
West End Sweet Railway Company
Board of Aldermen
Derman Farmer
West End Company
Lewis
West End
Carruth
Committee On Cities
State House
Meyer
Providence Railroad
Lee
Granary Burying Ground
Aemlatite
Yeas
Mesers
Farmer
Rust
Mesars
Flood
Keenan
Leary
Regan
Siavey
Sullivan
Yraase
Merara
Dorchester Avenue Repairs Considered by City Board
The board notes a $162 438 04 deficit after payments for court executions and land taking on Charlesbank and Commonwe ldth avenue damages. Alderman Coryath presents a petition from Henry Pierce and others to repair Dorchester avenue from Centre Street to Dorchester Lower Mills and an order is passed for the street superintendent to estimate the cost of paving between those points and report at the next meeting.
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City Council
Superior Court
Charlesbank
Clyde
Ferrea
Coryath
Henry Piercé
Dorchester Avenue
Centre Street
Dorchester Lower Mills
Gas and Electric Lights Hearing On Champlin's Order
The Committee on Manufacturers held a hearing on Senator Champlin's plan to abolish the present Gas and Electric Light Commissioners and replace them with a board of control. The proposal aims to appoint experts a electric and gas engineers and a lawyer to oversee hearings, arguing the current commission lacks technical knowledge and is ineffective. Speakers cited Chelsea as an example and urged changes to provide skilled oversight for electric light business and public hearings.
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Committee On Manufacturers
Champlin
Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Board of Gas and Electric Light Control
Board of Control
Chélséa
Gilrey
Chelsea
Chelsea Gaslight Company
Gilley
Cottin
Barker
Coffin
Towne
Ce Sete
Apresentative Carter
Wakefield
J. Edward Addicks
A. O. Burrage
Taxing the Railways in Boston Papers Here a Bill Proposal
The joint Committee on Cities and Taxation reviewed a Citizens Association bill taxing street railway real estate and franchises. It sets local property taxes, a franchise excise, and additional duties if dividends exceed 8 percent, with protections for existing rights and a 25 year tax covenant. Public officials debated locations, revocation powers, and commission oversight.
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Committee On
Citizens’ Association of Boston
Committee On Legislative Affairs
Senate
House of Representatives
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Supreme Judicial Court
Superior Court
Herbert L. Harding
Harding
Thomas P. Proctor
West End
Commonwealth
J. B. Richardson
Corporation Counsel
Boston
Matthews
City considers stock sale plan to boost revenues
A discussion on governing finances estimated net city revenue could rise by about $60,000 if new stock is issued for utilities under a plan proposed by the Legislative Affairs Committee. The Mayor favored public auction for any new stock, and the committee adjourned proceedings until Thursday at 10:15.
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Committee On Legislative Affairs
Miss Adele Aus der Ohe at Steinert Hall recital
Miss Aus der Ohe presented a two part piano recital featuring Bach Gavotte Saint-Saëns Nocturne Chopin Polonaise Fantasie and Schumann Fantasie. Critics praised her Schumann first movement and Chopin Nocturne yet noted occasional overpedaling and tonal monotony. audience welcomed her with applause and recalls.
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Miss Aus der
Adele Aus der Ohe
Steinert Hall
Waldstein
Miss Auster Ohe
Aus der Ohe
Liszo
Steinert
Pamir
Schumann
Mrs Robertson to read at Vendome for Sunnybank Home
Mrs Alice Kent Robertson appears this afternoon at Hotel Vendome at 8 o clock for a public reading to benefit Sunnybank Home. Tickets are priced at 1 dollar. Selections include Hervé Riel Garden Fancies The Lady of Shalott The Swallow Song balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet and parts of Macbeth with music by Harry Fay and James H Ricketson.
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Robertson
Alice Kent Robertson
Browning
Boston
Hotel Vendome
Sunnybank
Resolutions on Death of Ebenezer N Blake
At a Blackstone National Bank directors meeting on March 16 the passing of Ebenezer N Blake was mourned. The resolutions praise his counsel and judgment and honor his industry integrity and high moral principle while expressing sympathy to his family.
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Blackstone National Bank
Ebenezer N, Blake
European Tours by H Gaze and Son to Italy and Beyond
Messrs H Gaze and Son announce popular European tours with a spring departure to Italy Kent and the Holy Land leaving New York on April 8. W G Eaves, New England agent at Parker House, notes strong Boston interest for a large party. Eight person tours in summer are planned and a gazette is available by mail with six cents postage.
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Messrs. H. Gaze & Son
Boston
Italy
Keynt
The
Boy Land
New York
W. G. Eaves
New England
Parker House
Europe
Sail date set for John H. Buttrick voyage
After yesterday's squalls the Bur gess schooner John H. Buttrick delays its initial voyage. Forecasts suggest today may be the first fair day following unsettled conditions enabling the voyage to proceed.
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John H. Buttrick
Esther
Courts in Massachusetts Superior Court Session List
A dense court record from the Superior Court presides in multiple sessions with numerous case numbers. Judges Thompson Dunbar Hammon and others hear libel, tort, contract, and civil actions, with verdicts awarded in several cases and ongoing trials plus municipal court listings and criminal dockets.
Probate Court Wills and Administrations Listed in Suffolk Salem
March 16 probate actions include wills offered and administrations granted for multiple individuals in Suffolk and Essex counties. Notable names include Calvin Swallow, Elizabeth Mack, James Lumley, Francis Kelley, Martha Fassett, and Hilliard Hopkins with estates and inventories cited for several towns such as Salem, Lynn, Danvers, Gloucester, Andover, and Topsfield.
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Robate
Calvin Swallow
Fred Everett Cobb
Isabella Southard
Charles H. Mann
Elizabeth M. Elliott
Elizabeth J. Mack
Samuel C. Cobb
Helen D. Dix
Lucy Bates
James Lumley
Francis A. Kelley
Martha EF. Fassett
Mary Moore
Frances McCarthy
Sarahne
Michael J. McDermott
Edward J. Houghton
James P. Thwing
Catherine Harkins
Hill
Essex _ ss
Salem
Hagmon
J. Wills
Abbie
Oressie
Susam W. Lamson
Sally T. Locke
Mesbury
Enoch 8S Noyes
Groveland
I Batt Pinkham
Lynn
Sophia Putnam
Verly
Martha J. Andrews
Issex
Lomas H. Gardner
Gorham
Babson
Rockport
Jean &. Letender
Haverhill
Amos F. Buxton
Peabody
Rebecca Steen
Andover
Oliver M. Paul
Rockett
George F. Ramsey
Gloucester
Albert Tibbitts
Danvers
Abigail &. Hannors
Joucester
Jacob Stone
Michae Rogers
Lawrence
Margaret E. Hale
Salome L. Clifford
Salina
Atkins
Hannah P. Carr
Newburyport
Willis M. Fellows
Elbridge G. Friend
Unah P. Friend
Richard Price
Topsfield
Eliza B. Taylor
Cambridge Club weighs Grand Junction track removal
At the Cambridge Club gathering at Young's Hotel Jabez Fox read from A Child's History of Cambridge earning the title of the modern Dean Swift. A heated discussion followed on whether Cambridge should seek the abandonment of the Grand Junction tracks between Cottage Farm and Broadway with plans to connect via the Fitchburg line. The unanimous resolution urged negotiations with the Boston and Albany railroad to abandon that section while sharing costs with the city and embankment firm.
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Cambridge Club
Young’s Hotel
Jabez Fox
Cambridge
Grand Junction Railroad
J. Henry Russell
Mason & Hamlin Brean Company
Holton’s Copper Works
George W. Gale
Colonel Bancroft
L. M. Hannum
Edmund Reardon
Mr. Marcy
Richard H. Dana
Boson & Albany Railroad
Cottage Farm
Broadway
Kingdon Postponed in Funeral Service Case
Kingdon of the Transcript appeared in Municipal Court on a charge of willfully disturbing a Trinity Church funeral. The case was postponed to next Friday due to his senior counsel's other court engagement. Lieutenant Blanchard denies making offensive remarks and clarifies his stance amid published interviews. New Haven plans a central charity building near City Hall, with a four story brick structure funded by $12,000 land cost and initial pledges of $5,000, aiming to open before next winter.
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Kingdon
S. Kingdon
The
Transcript
Benjamin
Division 16
Trinity Church
Alfred Hemenway
Blanchard
Globe
Board of Police
NEW Haven Charities
New Haven
Conn
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Sudbury River
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N.Y
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Cunningham
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Cape Cod Ship Canal Company
Old Colony Railroad Company
W. H. G. Garridd
Montreal
Buzzard’s Bay
Cape Cod Bay
Alfred D. Eas
RoLoDune
Committee On Prisons
Superintendent of Prisons
William 8. Green
Leonore
Nikisch
W. H. Rieger
Max Treumann
Evé
Adam
Massenet
Cecilia
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Houmes
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George ‘Alkuer
J. W. Picking
R. Sneed
Jerome F. Manning
Amarich Laigna
W.owers
Wm. F. Hill
F. Jewett Publishing Company
Lewellin Sowers
R. M
Ellier
Thompson
Stone
Boston Daily Advertiser Company
Evening Record
H. D. Moore
W. H. Baker
H. N. Sheldon
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Andrew G. Hill
Sudbury Street
L. M. Child
J. L. Bates
Martha Nash
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Tela
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FE. O. Achorn
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Virginia
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Dover
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Rochester
N. Y
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Canada
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Canalport Avenue
Chicago
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York City
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