Word: governors
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...bill as drafted provides that the Governor and his Council, the Mayor of Boston, and the Mayor of Cambridge shall each choose a member of a commission to superintend the construction of the dam. These three men, of whom the Governor's nominee is to be chairman, will hold office for three years from January...
...evening in the Technology gymnasium, on Exeter street. The University team is composed of T. D. Roberts '03, H. J. Elam 3L., and H. St. Gaudens '03, with A. K. Miller '06, as substitute. The Technology team is made up of G. Large, F. Large and B. Leh. Lieutenant-Governor Curtis Guild '81, will act as referee: the judges will be Dr. F. W. Allen and Mr. Sewell Cabot, both of the B. A. A. An admission fee of 25 cents will be charged at the doors...
...Legislature passed an act authorizing the erection of a dam at a point near St. Mary's street, above Harvard Bridge, but as this was not considered a suitable place the authorities decided not to act, but to await more favorable concessions. The present committee, which was appointed by Governor Crane's Legislature, has reported that the conditions have changed since the Harbor and Land Commissioners made their report, and Mr. Frothingham considers that its recommendations will now be passed by the Legislature, although the actual work cannot be begun until the War Department gives its permission...
...Some of its Problems," under the auspices of the Engineering Society in the Lecture Room of Pierce Hall at 8 o'clock this evening. Mr. Blake is a civil engineer, and has designed one of the plans which have been under consideration by the Dam Commission appointed by Governor Crane to present a report to the Legislature on the advisability of such a structure...
...this debate hinges, he said, is the case where the lives and property of citizens are in danger and federal aid is not sought although state aid is inadequate. The Chicago riot of 1894 is an illustration of such an emergency. A state of continued violence existed and the governor of Illinois would not apply for federal assistance. If Governor Altgeld in 1894 refused to call in federal aid when lives and property were being outraged to a degree quite beyond the control of the State authorities, it is probable that in future industrial crises other governors may sacrifice...