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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1916
Page
4
The schooner landed 120000 pounds of mackerel, beating Tuesday’s record by £0,000. The two catches earned $19000, with each crewman set to receive $490 for Monday and Wednesday night work.
J A Rourke, engineer in charge, says Boston’s high pressure system is badly leaking and not up to specs. Contractors have made numerous openings since last November, with the city to cover repair costs. Hydrant weaknesses could fail during a conflagration, lowering water pressure and hindering pumps.
Police in Greater Boston have been ordered to locate William Porter a colored man about 38, six feet tall, 175 pounds, with a scar on his left cheek who is believed to have fled Worcester after a murder yesterday.
Governor McCall and the Executive Council approved the Waterways Commission plan to take land along Hayward's Creek at Quincy Point to expand shipping facilities. The project aims to boost regional industry and employ 4000 to 5000 workers, with Fore River guaranteeing interest on costs. The agreement includes private railroad incorporation as a common carrier to further regional shipping and manufacturing growth.
The commission predicts benefits to metropolitan Boston and the south shore from a proposed activity. Fore River Shipbuilding Corp of Quincy plans immediate long term lease of a large land tract the state will acquire. The company also announces a mammoth plant expansion with multi million dollar new buildings and facilities.
Professor David N. Camp a leading educator in Connecticut for decades died at his New Britain home at age 66 He served as State Schools superintendent 1856 to 1866 former principal of the State Normal School and a former St Johns College Maryland professor He was New Britain s second mayor and a General Assembly representative also led the Skinner Chuck Company and received an honorary Yale degree in 1853.
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