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Newspaper
Massachusetts Cambridge Chronicle
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1900
Page
8
A playful warning on small quantities causing large effects notes that a drop of ink can mar water, an inch of yeast raises bread, and a cake of soap with unabsorbed alkali can ruin costly lacework. It asks if common soap risks are worth the trouble and suggests ivory soap is not essential.
City council debated licenses revoking C C Fine junk license and Jacob Fine junk store license while granting withdrawals for Fred Rappo Frank Gooch. It ordered hearings on West street and Harris court sewer projects linking to Beacon street Somerville with agreements and right of way actions. Amendments affected Elmwood Traill street name change and Pleasant street extension. funds for Cofran clay lands were rejected amid protest from Aldermen. Public property sign change and census funding requests were noted with July hearings scheduled.
Council discusses Boston Elevated Railway switches in Ward Four and public hearing options. Debate centers on whether to proceed without broader citizen input as street repaving nears, with postponement for a July 10 public hearing and a $25 clock experiment to test tower illumination.
City council members spar over a 25 experiment for a tower wiring plan with debate on practicality and safety. After testimonies from the city electrician and buildings director, an amended 17 figure was discussed and the order approved following clarifications. Separately, 80,000 for ward one schoolhouse and another for ward two were referred and then adopted, with other routine budget items reviewed and a vote on July 3 activities and a rail-crossing clause in lease urged.
Mrs Theresa Phipps of 14 Massachusetts Avenue announces her employment office is being remodeled with a dedicated waiting room for girls from 2 to 4 p.m. daily. Ladies seeking assistance can call during those hours to avoid house visits by the girls.
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