OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BOSTON FOR THE YEAR Commencing Monday, January 2, 1899, and ending Saturday, December 30, 1899 BEING REPRINTS OF REPORTS AS PUBLISHED BY CONTRACT IN THE . INDEX CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 2, 1899, AND ENDING DECEMBER 30, 1899. A street. (Preceding figure indicating page, a signifies Alderman, c Common Council.) bay-window: Bernard J. Devine, petition and order for hearing a 213-hearing a 235-granted a 276 guy-post: Norcross Bros., petition a 655-granted a 678 A and B streets. lamp in passageway: Louis Berenson et als., petition a 325 A, West Fifth and B streets. poles: See Postal Telegraph Cable Company Abbot street. sidewalk: Francis C. Creber, petition a 373-granted a 404 Abbotsford street. sidewalk: H. A. Lucas, petition a 433 Abbott, Louis F. bay-window and cornice, Parker Hill ave., petition withdrawn a 305 Aberdeen District, Brighton. wires: John S. Winn et als., petition that action be taken towards appointed: committee on public improvements a 47; committee on Faneuil Hall and county buildings, markets, railroads, public improvements, sanitary division a 62; committee on art depart ment, city clerk department, claims, collecting department, fire department, lamp department, library department, market depart- ment, ordinances and law department, public buildings department, public lands, statistics department, treasury department, vessels and ballast department, Fourth of July a 237, 238; committee on investigation of condition of Rainsford Island a 278; committee on erection of guy-post, Quincy st. a 55 Freeman st., grade crossing a 80 bicycle path adjoining Common a 80 Christopher Gibson playground a 80 additional primary school, Dorchester Centre a 104 Davenport ave., acceptance a 128 electric lights, Ward 20 a 172 funds for needed new school-houses a 172 Upham ave., acceptance and construction a 213 additional cars on Harrison ave. a 231 crosswalks on Blue Hill ave. a 231 fire-alarm box, Field's Corner station a 231 shelter at Park-st. transfer, Dorchester a 236 electric lights, Tremont st., Brighton a 236 Park st., Dorchester, awning over sidewalk at car station a 253 Talbot ave., revised grade a 253 curbstone around Tremlett park a 308 railroad gong, Welles ave. a 311 courtesies to National Order of Railway Conductors a 344 Gibson School Fund, land a 344 trees, cor. Park st. and Wellesley park a 359 removal tree, Centre st. a 386 removal tree, Allston st. a 386 improvement in Thetford ave. School a 386 plankwalk, Whitfield st. a 440 fireworks on Fourth of July a 471 acceptance of Thacher road a 537 sale of Gibson School Fund lands a 543 rescinding order passed May 25, relative to Gibson School Fund removal tree, Upland ave., Wellesley pk. and Park st. a 543 removal dead tree, Eustis st. a 554 removal trees Fourth and L sts. a 562 39 Adams, Wilbur Fiske, Alderman, continued. gas lamps, Half Moon st. a 575 garbage plant on Gibson land a 582 grades, Hamilton st. a 599 collection of junk, etc. a 399 sale of Gibson School Fund land a 599 trimming tree, cor. Fourth and L sts. a 623 sidewalk, Burrell and Batchelder sts. a 623, 624 garbage plant nuisance a 643 Vinson st., laying out a 657 Hamilton st., grades a 657 branch library, Dorchester a 657 garbage plant nuisance a 660 request to hurry work on Talbot ave. a 671 laying out Thacher road a 710 lamps, Dakota st. a 710 lamps, Magnolia sq. a 710 removal dead tree, Savin Hill ave. a 752 sympathy for John T. Priest a 838 remarks: appropriation bill a 155, 156 board of apportionment act a 171 athletic exhibition a 230 action on assigning appointment of assessors a 275 newsboys' licenses, regulation concerning a 310 sewerage bill a 348, 349 transfer of Rogers park a 404, 405 sale of Christopher Gibson land a 408, 409, 410, 411, 543 removal of old buildings, Dorchester a 412 militia and target practice a 430, 431 next meeting a 444 regulation of motor vehicles a 482-486 investigation of police department a 489 site for engine company 22 a 508 sale of Tenean brook a 552 proposed new public market a 556, 557 tunnel to East Boston a 600 poles, Glenway st. a 604 garbage plant nuisance a 643, 644, 660, 671-674, 676, 677, 701-707, 720, 725, 727 tracks, Swett st. and Western ave. a 680, 681 next meeting a 682 next meeting a 711 tracks, Adams st. a 727-729 appointment of constable a 744 resignation from committee on British monument a 748 closing proceedings a 842 Adams place, South Boston. lamps: J. M. Laubenstein, petition a 407 Adams street, Dorchester. crosswalk: order that the superintendent of streets, through the mayor, be requested to construct, referred to the mayor c 652 electric lights: order that the superintendent of lamps, through the mayor, be requested to establish lights between Codman st. and Pierce's sq., referred to the mayor c 71 improvement: order that the superintendent of streets be requested to place street between Milton st. and Pierce sq. in a safe condition for public travel; referred to the mayor c 636 putting in condition for travel: order that the superintendent of streets, through the mayor, be requested to order the contractor who built the sewer in street to place street in proper condition for travel, referred to the mayor c 285 resurfacing: order that the superintendent of streets, through the mayor, be requested to resurface from Pierce sq. to Hillsdale st., referred to the mayor c 458 sidewalk: Mary E. Pettee, petition a 465-granted a 482; Albert L. Jewell, petition a 269-granted a 278; C. F. Hayes, petition a 541granted a 546, 551 sign: T. R. Fitzgerald, granted a 549 tracks: See Boston Elevated Railway Company trees: Howard Bros., petition to remove a 337; order to remove tree standing in front of No. 194, passed a 403 Adams and other streets. poles: New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, petition to erect a 300-order for hearing a 305-hearing a 324-granted à 358 Adams and Milton streets. catch-basin at junction: order that the superintendent of streets be requested to construct, referred to the mayor c 652 Address of the Mayor before the City Council, January 2, 1899. pages 2-31 Advertiser Newspaper Company. order to allow and pay $8,500 for publishing proceedings of the city council, passed a 238 c 242 Ahern, Timothy. petition, compensation for damages to estate, Smith st. a 572; peti. tion, compensation for flooding of his premises by overflow of sewer a 597 Alban street. curbstones: order to reset curbstones on a portion of street, passed a 440 Albany street. basement floor : J. L. & H. K. Potter, petition to construct a 230 bulkhead: George C. Cornan, petition a 655-granted a 677 guy-posts: Norcross Bros., petition a 534-granted a 538 sign: D. T. Connolly, petition a 667-granted a 667 transparencies: D. T. Connolly, petitions a 667-granted a 675 Albemarle street. posts (with electric lights in sidewalk: Israel Nesson, petition a 655 Albion street. sign: Mills & Meyers, petition a 235 Alden, Charles W. bay-window, Bunker Hill st., petition and order for hearing a 382hearing a 431-granted a 469 Aldermen, Board of. organization: organized a 36, 37; notice of organization sent com. mon council a 37-received c 38 members qualified, page 1: chairman: David F. Barry, elected a 36; opening address a 36; clos ing address a 842, 843 assessing damages in case against Boston Elevated Railway, board, acting as county commissioners: See Boston Elevated Railway Company badges: order that the city clerk be directed to procure suitable badges for members, passed a 46 closing proceedings: a 838-843; closing address of the chairman a 842, 843; order to print as a city document, and also to have one hundred copies printed and bound and sent to chairman for distribution among members, passed a 843 committees: appointed a 237, 238 contingent bills, non-payment: order that the auditor be requested not to pay any bills contracted during 1898 out of the appropriation for 1899, passed a 146 contingent fund: order that expenses incurred for carriage hire on occasion of visit of President of the United States be charged to contingent fund, referred to committee on public improvements a 251-report, accepted, order passed a 255; order that the expenses incurred by committee on public improvements for a hearing on petition of the Boston Transit Commission for hearing on automobiles, be charged to contingent fund, passed a 329; order that |