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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1887

Page

2

Legislature News Delays and Dental Bill Passage

The Senate offered no debate while the House postponed major items. A rejected amendment on the Westfield State normal school preceded the engrossing of the dentistry bill after feeble opposition. The Lord's Day bill stalled in committee and a report opposed expanding state instruction to the music department.

Walker Worcester Senate House Westfield Department of Music

The Reservoir Lot Transfer to the State discussed

The Boston city council committee met with W H Whitmore and J Fottler to consider transferring the reservoir lot to the State. The city would exchange land on Temple street and Mt Vernon street grade adjustments for a fifty foot avenue widening and a diagonal Temple street slip. Estimated Temple street estates value totals 141,700, with Mt Vernon rear estates valued at 251,000, the reservoir lot around 200,000, and plan includes archway exits and grade changes around the State House.

State House Messrs W.H. Whitmore Jacob Fottler Boston City Council Temple Street Derne Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Street Commonwealth Building Beacon Street Beacon Joseph C. Tyler Mary Bates Levi Whitney Tiis Tempe Street Cambridge Street Derne Street Stamford Street State Whitmore Reservoir Lot Beacon Hill Place Poses Street Hancock Temple Joy

West End Street Railway seeks consolidation and upgrade to electric power

Boston committee hears West End Street Railway petition to lease or merge with Cambridge Metropolitan South Boston and others. Five directors control株 holdings, with plan to issue preferred stock and protect minority rights. Proposal covers track locations with city consent, fair dividends, and gradual shift to electric motive power amid construction costs around 6.4 million dollars.

Committee On West End Streetailway Company City of Boston Henry D. Hyde West End Company Cambridge Metropolitan South Boston West End Consolidated Company Supreme Court West Chester Park Brookline New York Hyde Henry M. Whitney

Plan for tunnel and consolidation of Boston roads debated

Speakers urged centralizing rail traffic via a tunnel from Cambridge and Charles streets to a central city point. They argued for consolidation or a supreme commission to avoid blockades on Washington and Tremont streets and pressed for legislation and a higher tribunal beyond the aldermen to govern the roads. The hearing adjourned with Hyde to present his bill and others to be heard.

Beacon Street Charles Cambridge Beacon Streets Cummings Cambridge Company K. O. Shepard Metropolitan Boston Washington Tremont Streets Supreme Commission Moody Merrill Hyde

Senate actions on temperance, water, railways and taxes

The senate reports resolutions supporting a constitutional temperance amendment from Pittsfield. It suspends rules for Clark's Cove water supply petition and advances several bills including Old Colony Historical Society real estate power, boundary reestablishment for Eastham and Wellfleet, Lawrence Coffee House Company incorporation, and street railway rights for Revere and Everett. It discusses salaries in labor statistics, calendar action on rail stoppages, and various measures on fisheries, petroleum, sewer assessments, taxes, game protections, and corporate formations.

Senate Jones Berkshire Pittsfield Clark’s Covenano Company New Bedford Water Board Gleason Committee On Education Old Colony Historical Society Kimball Committee On Towns Eastham Wellfleet Senator Alger Mercantile Affairs Lawrence Coffee House Company Milliken Onset Bay Street Railway Company Stoneham Street Railway Company Revere Everett Keith Committee On Water Supply Mansfield Committee On Public Service Bureau of Statistics of Labor Clark Bureau Board of Railroad Commissioners Committee On Fisheries and Game I. N. Lewis Buzzard’s Bay Committee On Manufactures Speare, Gregory & Co

House Committees Report On Labor and Education Actions

The House acted on multiple measures including a labor bill for proper meal hours, a consolidation bill for Masonic Mutual Relief Associations, and education items on evening schools and normal musical instruction. Other actions included examinations of jurors, regulation of public conveyances, factory ventilation, street railway orders, liquor licensing delays, and a dentistry registry bill.

House Committee On Labor Quincey Masonic Mutual Relief Associations New England Conservatory of Music Committee On State Board of Education General Court Bailey Everett Westfield Walker Worcester Fales Milford Fee Board of Registration In Dentistry Joint Committee On the Judiciary

Commonwealth of proceedings on foreign divorces and bills

Summary of the record noting engrossment of bills including highway betterments taxation of royalty paying machines free instruction for deaf mates or children and several resolve measures in favor of Daniel B. Lincoln and Fountain Ellis plus a salary provision for the county of Dukes clerk of courts.

Daniel B. Lincoln Fountain Ellis Dukes

Multiple Failures Reported in East Coast Businesses

Charles Cox & Co at East Machias and James McGreaham of Fall River join a string of insolvencies including A L & M A Ware of Millis and W M Vickery of Skowhegan. Other assignments span E S Norrace in Chester and traders in Montreal, St. Louis, Chicago, and Washington. Suffolk solvency court held debts and assignee appointments with Morse and Ball named as brokers and Hammond & Rice as box manufacturers assignees. A 10 percent composition offer for Borrest E Littlefield was confirmed and Ormsby & Sweeney faced a warrant against their West Broadway shop.

Charles Cox & Co East Machias James McGreaham Fall River R. W. Thompson & Co A. L M. A. Ware Millis W. M. Vickery Skowhegan E. S. Norrace Chester Penn John Kroft St. Louis Louis Lambert Louiseville Que Myer Myers Montreal Josom George You C. E. Fournier John Reich Chicago J. W. Davis Marion D. C Suffolk County Insolvency Court McKim Frank R. Morse Edward H. Going Thomas J. Huggins Boston David A. Ball New York F. R. Morse & Co Devonshire Street Ti’rank M. Crene Herman A. Hammond Albert G. Rice Hammond & Rice Border Street Stephen A. Lovejoy Borrest E. Littlefield Grocer Revere Thomas L. Ormsby Daniel J. Sweeney West Broadway Ormsby & Sweeney

Saving and Banks for Savings lecture at Boston Y M C U

The eighth lecture in the practical ethics course at Norcross Hall in Boston was given by H G Wadlin on Saving and Banks for Savings. He urged thrift as a core virtue and described the thrifty as anchors of society while warning that spendthrifts foster discontent. He explained ordinary savings and cooperative banks and noted their advantages. The audience engaged in informal discussion and the series continues next Thursday with Rev Samuel J Barrows speaking on Home Influence.

Boston Young Men’s Christian Union Norcross Hall H. G. Wadlin Samuel J. Barrows

Boston police notice licenses in March 1887 list various applicants

In 1887 March notices list many Boston residents and businesses applying under Public Statutes Chapter 100 for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors. Entries include ANNA P ANSART at 66 Pynchon street and JOHN C WALSH at 2306 Washington street among numerous grocers victuallers wholesale dealers and brewers across multiple streets and buildings with F C Irving as clerk.

Board OF Police Boston Anna P.ansart Pynchon Street F. C. Irving John C. Walsh Washington Street Board of Potics E I. C. Irving Board of Poxies Henry Ef, Simons Ruggles Street Booard PoLick Henry E. Simons F.C. Irving H. & J. Pfaife John Sheehan Tremont Street Boord Beanp Notise Max Cramer Board OF Poute E John II. Maguire Hampshire Street Irving Board OF Pouce E Michael I. Fallen Norfolk Ave Br. Co. Irving Joseph BE. Newhall Daniel Crowley Longwood Ave Board of Porick Thomas J. McDonough Lcense Tremont Cunard Streets F. ©. Irving Albert Whittam Dudley Street John E. Burns Ruggles Aid Cabot Streets Boaxp Kostoux John RE. Burns Ruggles Lt. C. Irving Board of Pelico John H. Maguire Victualler Thomas M. Smith Downer Street Boanko Parker Fulmer & O’neil Harrison Avenue Fulmer & O'Neil Board OF Porter Patrick Fay Adams Street Board OF Poure E Board of Pouie BE Patrick L. Murray Cabot Street Thos. J. Carey Palmer Street Safa Board OF PoLicy Bridget McGaffigan Haskins Street Board of Pouse E A. Robinson & CO Amory Street John I. Good Albany Street BoArd Or PoLice Julla Sullivan Board of Pottier Julia Sullivan Board OF Poolicx WM. Seaver & Son Jacob Metzger Mechanic Street John Terry Longwood Avenue Policge Hugh Breen Prentiss Street Thos. J. Carly Fr. C. Irving Beanryov Parks Frank Tperuekes Parker Street First Hoor Hannah Martin Onercom Board of Poulin Joan Slattery Bookp Police Frank L. Hazelton Chadwick Yeoman Street Porick James J. Fowler Minden Street Porter Michael McDonald Centre Street Board of PoLick Patrick O'Brien Board of Porch Henry Imbeschied Terrace Street Henry Langeritz Chadwick Street Bernard Fay Henry Langfritz BoardDor Police Boaxpdor Police John Higgins Cherry Street FG. Irving Boaxpor Police Geo. F. H. Markoe Boakv Nicolas A. Kermann C. Irving Board OF PoLicr Patrick C. Ward Hampden Street PF. C. Irving Thomas Mulhern Blue Hill Avenue Puble WM. A. Miller & CO Prentiss Streets Terence Gallagher Heath Street Boab Bone JAS. Carney John Prendergast Felix Gallagher Board OF Potter Thos. I. Connor Board of Ponce E Thos. F. Connor Boark Pb Julia Howard Frederick Stucke F. C.irving Board OF Pollice Jas. W. Kenney Board OF Poliick WM. Melling Board of Pouics Timothy J. Judge Patrick F. Donovan Old Heath Street Thomas H. Lynch Norfolk Avenue Patrick Brennan Board of Polce J. E J. S. Cushing Warren Street Walnut Avenue Boad Potter J. K. Souther & Son Bostox Ludwig Ostermeyer George Emrich Conant Street Michael O’connell Boaanrd Pulick Michael Twomey Vernon Boand Boswoon Barbara Worner B.C. Irving J. C. Lavin Berlin Street Frank Hubner Ulmer Street Patrick Murray Patrick McGowan Downer Board of PoLiers B.C Arthur O'Neil WM. E. Daniels Lamartine Street John Devine Frank D. von Euw Board of Poulert Chas. Curtis Timothy J. Buckley Michael J. Brooks Timothy Lyons

Kaspar Schmitt Declared Victualler of First Class in Boston

Public notices confirm Kaspar Schmitt as victualler of the first class at 351 Dearborn Street Boston occupying a basement room. The declaration appears in the March 17 1887 Board of Povick publication.

Board OF Povick Boston Kaspar Schmitt Dearborn Street F. C. Irving

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