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