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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1912
Page
17
A sinking fund equal to 19 percent of issued bonds will be used for purchase cancellations when affordable. The mortgage allows only $5,000,000 additional bonds within a $75,000,000 cap. Temporary receipts await definitive bonds. For details, refer to a letter from U N Bethel, Esq President, available at our offices.
With nearly all delegates present from Canada and distant U S cities, the fourth national conference on city planning opened at the Public Library last night.
Three council members were accused of opposing a public health measure due to personal motives. The debate sparked a lively exchange during yesterday's council meeting as accusations were retailed at length.
Frederick Law Olmsted and George F. Swain presented papers at a public library session on city planning. The talks covered planning meanings progress and engineering roles including the Boylston Street subway extension plans from Beacon Street to Massachusetts Avenue.
In Orange New Jersey on May 27 three boys, the oldest ten, ate a stolen luncheon of dynamite sticks, decided they were unpalatable, smeared a cat's face with a broken stick, and later guided two policemen to the hideout. Police recovered eight pounds of explosive.
Councillor Smith circulated stories that Ballantyne Kenney and Collins opposed a proposed rule requiring ashes and refuse to be kept covered. All three denied the rumor as the council, with Smith dissenting, refused to pass the ordinance. Ballantyne and Collins stated their property connections would not be affected or are already equipped. The council also weighed car parking impacts on Chestnut Street widening and transferred 9000 dollars from beach property to lease and build a public bath house at Freeport Street Dorchester. Fire Chief Cole urged a five foot six inch minimum height and 1385 pound weight limit for applicants. The council plans nominal fees for coal hole, vault, and marquee permits, with bay window fees varying by street width.
Principal L. B. Hulsman, students, and parents deny that Melrose High School teachers took pay for private tutoring. He calls the graft charges absolutely false and without foundation and says there is nothing more to say.
Boston Mayor writes Governor Foss urging an increase in automobile fees to fund parkways and city streets. He cites park and public works figures showing $100,000 yearly needed for five years to repair park roads and $70,000 for four main streets over six to seven years. He argues tax fairness and support from car owners for higher fees.
The deed of Trust and all legal matters pertaining to this issue have been favorably passed upon by Bingham Smith Hill Attorneys Boston. Having already sold the larger part of this issue we offer the balance subject to prior sale and advance in price at New England Industrial Securities.
The Senate passed a direct nomination of U S Senators bill 25 to 11 replacing the Donahe measure. The chamber moves toward prorogation as Foss prepares major messages. Milk bills and Butler statue faced defeats while the trolley bill passed and the Panama Pacific Commission was created.
Speaker Cushing said the Legislature would be ready for prorogation by tomorrow though it may await Governor Foss. Messages expected include vetoes and figures on the merger and on public utilities. Rumors said judges' salary bills were at risk and the Grand Trunk bill was not reached yesterday.
Motormen and conductors of the Boston Elevated Street Railway Company held a mass meeting at Wells Memorial Hall at 1 am. A committee was formed to urge officers to reinstate 34 men discharged for joining a union or encouraging others to join.
The Senate approved the amended merger bill for western trolley lines by 28 votes to 8 and sent it for engrossing. all proposed amendments were rejected. The House had earlier amended the measure to address railroad commission objections over excessive capitalization.
The gathering announced the 84 dischargees were longtime company workers. The Boston Elevated Conductors and Motormen's Union 689 gained a majority among employees and aims to press for reasonable requests. Organizer Fred Way led the chartered organizing committee with state and local union leaders present.
The whole milk question moved to the next Legislature after both Ellis and Meaney inspection bills were defeated in the House for the second time. The Ellis bill, substituting a central authority in the State Board of Health, faced opposition while the Meaney bill kept local boards. Farmers opposed the Ellis bill, previously passed but vetoed by Governor Foss. The Meaney bill was substituted 127 to 88 and then defeated on a voice vote.
The House committee on rules reports against a resolution to appropriate $5000 for the mother of John Rainy the Armenian boy who died from a militiaman’s bayonet stab during the Lawrence strike.
The House sustained the governor's veto on the salary raise for county commissioners. The vote stood 117 to 100 against the veto, with a two thirds majority lacking.
The Butler statue faced Senate action yesterday and was defeated 16 votes to 12. The result marks a setback for supporters and defines the bill's outcome in the chamber.
A. Sweetland, James J. McNamara, BH. C. McGuinness, and James Costello will lead IL men with backing from the State branch of the A F of IL and the Boston C IL A. President Frank H. McCarthy and Secretary-Treasurer Martin T. Joyce will help organize.
About 200 I W W workers walked out at the Sylvester Tower Piano Action Company plant 145 Broadway Cambridge because the firm would not recognize the union. The plant employs about 300 people and 100 remained at work yesterday.
Miss Alice M. Longfellow of Cambridge visited Pittsfield today and saw the clock that inspired her father’s famous poem The Old Clock on the Stairs. The clock resides at the Plunkett home on East street where Longfellow lived after marriage. She traveled with Miss M. K. Longfellow and Miss F. C. Stone.
Judge Dodge of the United States District Court named William Shaw McCallum as counsel for Leonidas Liapas, arrested in Chicago on a charge under the white slave act. Liapas, formerly of Lowell, allegedly enticed Maria Barcos with a marriage promise to Chicago, where he deserted her after a child was born.
Daniel Casey of Dorchester and his mother, Margaret Casey of South Boston, win a ruling that $4300 in four bank books given just before Helen Leach’s death was a valid gift causa mortis. Judge Jenney finds delivery proper and binding.
A 15000 dollar appropriation funds a nine member Massachusetts board to arrange participation in the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.
George M. Watson of Scranton Pennsylvania testified for three hours before the House judiciary committee on May 27 about coal contract talks with the Delaware Lackawanna and Hudson railroad and the conduct of Judge Robert W. Archbald of the Court of Commerce.
The witness faced questions with wit and evasive answers as laughter and arguing filled the room. He refused to swear to any statement, citing health and memory lapses, and sparred with Representative Webb over recall. He said he earned $50 expenses and carried three briefs from Judge Archbald, denying any profit links to the Boland claim or Archbald and Phillips. Tomorrow he returns for cross examination.
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