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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1898
Page
4
The Lowell Daly Courier outlines its long history as the oldest daily in Middlesex County established in 1826 with daily publication since 1845 except Sundays and holidays. It details delivery by carrier in Lowell at 12 cents a week or 50 cents a month.
Boston and Maine railway reports passenger and freight movements on the Lowell to Seston segment. Train service includes regular schedules with stops at key stations, and notices possible delays due to track work or weather. Local officials urge travelers to check updated timetables.
The Eye Lowell Daily Courier endorses the Republican slate for the upcoming municipal election. It praises reform aims at City Hall, led by Mayor Bennett, notes failures due to aldermanic opposition, and warns a Democratic victory would revert to the old regime. It urges citizens to vote to sustain reform regardless of party.
The administration led by Mayor Bennett is praised for controlling expenses and safeguarding taxpayers. It notes that greater progress would occur if city council factions shared political alignment with the mayor, urging Republicans and citizens to support honesty, economy, and harmony.
The piece argues for voting the straight Republican ticket to back Mayor Bennett’s economy and reform. It extols candidates Derby Dana Wilder Seaulieu Taylor Libby Entwistle Chapin Carpenter and six others for municipal experience, calls for party unity, and highlights Capt. Proctor’s remarks on businesslike city government and efficient oversight by a Republican board.
A year into Bennett’s term the mayor’s businesslike administration is praised for tackling city issues promptly and squarely. Opponents warn of bluff, but supporters note steady leadership focused on the city’s interests and efficient governance.
Pastor Leland writes on the Lowell idea a policy of liquor regulation in Lowell Massachusetts shaped by a three member police commission appointed by the mayor with six year terms. Saloons pay two licenses and high fees. women are barred from premises. no entertainments or lounging. saloons away from tenement blocks. keeper responsible for order. Results include fewer arrests lower crime greater respect for city government and rising bank deposits and population estimates.
Virgil G Barnard, chief of the Department of Supplies in Lowell, defends a city furniture purchase after a newspaper accusation of an $80 loss. He explains he rejected four bids for 200 pine sette s with bent arms and rodded seats, bought at 33 cents per foot, and disputes a rival claim of a 28 cent bid. He invites public comparison of samples and notes a prior suit linked to school furniture. He lists department spending for ten months totaling 8,474,099 dollars.
Residents discuss the year without a license in Lowell with praise for local policy. Observers claim the abstention proved beneficial for the city and served as a model for future governance.
The mayor highlights his year in office noting a reorganization of the board of health as a major achievement. A table compares expenditures since 1895, showing savings in supply bills and higher year to date receipts, with coal purchases made in October and a claim that department finances reflect a businesslike administration.
The report argues that regular low prices, including below market and bankruptcy sale levels, have driven demoralization in the focal clothing trade. Trade has been improving for broken jets, with consistently lower prices offered year round.
The Editor warns that Democratic nominees and Crowley supporters operate like a Star Chamber, dictating policy before and after election. A slate lists city officials tied to Crowley, advocating a purge at City Hall to install Democratic loyalists, unless voters back James W. Bennett and nonmachine candidates.
Inspect or Laflamme reports a $100000 fortune awaiting Welcome S. Damon, now serving an eight year term for breaking and entering in Appleton street. His sentence ends in about a year, and his wife Miss Nutting of Ayer has died since his imprisonment. The fortune is said to come from a rich Damon brother who recently died in the west.
Report shows 32 residents with 11 adults and 21 children plus 4 transient. Lodging and food provided. no serious illness. Two children found a Canadian adoptive home. Parent and public calls totaled 97. Donations listed from numerous individuals and organizations including Mrs Sherman, Miss Kitson, Mrs Ayer, Kilpatrick Bros, Westford Grange, and others.
A reader of The West Newton Sun asks editor whether payment for subscription can be issued in chickens. The note reflects local barter ideas and curiosity about alternative currency in town.
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