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The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), Cambridge water-works. (search)
Cambridge water-works. Hon. Chester W. Kingsley. I propose to give a history of the beginning and progress of the chartered water-works in Cambridge. The facts, new to many, and perhaps not altogether uninteresting on an occasion like this, will thus be recorded for future reference. The first charter was granted to the Cambridgeport Aqueduct Company in April, 1837, to bring the water from a spring or springs on what is now Spring Hill in Somerville. The water was brought in wooden lovised charter was adopted, the Water Board consists of the five citizens only, who have always served the city with no compensation, except the consciousness of serving the public in one of its most important departments. Editor's note.—The above account of the water system of Cambridge cannot be considered complete without the additional statement that Mr. Kingsley was himself a member of the Water Board from 1865 to 1894, and that for fourteen years of that time he served as its president
The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), Cambridge parks. (search)
ark lines is largely due. In November of 1892, the report of the committee was rendered, and it showed how easily we had let the years slip by, and with how little we had been satisfied. In Ward One, we had Cambridge Common, Winthrop Square, Arsenal Square; in Ward Two, Broadway Common; in Ward Three, no open spaces; in Ward Four, Washington Square, Hastings Square, and River Street Square; in Ward Five, again, there was no open space. Fresh Pond Park, begun by the wise foresight of Chester W. Kingsley and his fellow-workers on the Water Board, had already been somewhat developed, and the esplanade of the Charles River Embankment Company, near Harvard Bridge, was in process of construction. The inadequacy of these grounds was most evident. East Cambridge, for instance, with its fifty-five people to each inhabited acre, had not a single breathing-space. Consequently, so strongly was the need of persistent and lasting effort for the development of the park system felt by the city
The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), Cambridge clubs. (search)
are varied, the musical, literary, scientific, and social tastes of its people are fully provided for. Among those organized for social purposes, the most unique, perhaps, is the colonial Club, which combines both town and gown; for the professor in the university and the business man of the city are included in its membership. This club was organized in 1890 by J. J. Myers (its promoter), Charles W. Eliot, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry H. Gilmore, Alvin F. Sortwell, J. G. Thorp, Chester W. Kingsley, Henry P. Walcott, William A. Munroe, Charles J. Mclntire, Daniel U. Chamberlin, Edmund Reardon, and Edmund A. Whitman. The Henry James house, No. 20 Quincy Street, was purchased immediately after organization, and in 1892 it was entirely remodeled, and a very large addition made to it. It has the conveniences of a modern club-house, which include reading and card rooms, library, dining-rooms for members, as well as for ladies, assembly hall, bedrooms, billiard-rooms, and bowling-a
The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), The citizens' trade Association (search)
The citizens' trade Association The Citizens' Trade Association of Cambridge was incorporated in 1892 by John H. Corcoran, Oliver J. Rand, George G. Wright, John S. Sawyer, Fred L. Beunke, Herman Bird, E. Burt Phillips, T. H. Raymond, Edwin H. Jose, David T. Dickinson, Daniel E. Frasier, C. W. Kingsley, George D. Chamberlain, Farwell J. Thayer, Charles Bullock, Henry O. Marcy, G. W. Burditt, Edmund Reardon, and George W. Gale. The object of this association is to establish and maintain a place for friendly and social meetings of the business men of Cambridge, and to promote the welfare and business interests of the city. The association fills a double need in Cambridge, for besides the business phase, which is most important, its rooms are well adapted for semi-club purposes, and are freely used in this way. The membership is composed of manufacturers, merchants, and professional men, and its work has been very effective. It holds monthly meetings, at which matters of pub
The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), Financial and manufacturing. (search)
rganized March 7, 1872, with the choice of Samuel F. Woodbridge, president; William Fox Richardson, Jonas C. Wellington, Cornelius Dorr, and Chandler R. Ranson, vice-presidents; George W. Parke, secretary. Its first board of trustees were Chester W. Kingsley, Warren Sanger, Daniel W. Shaw, Person Davis, John J. Henderson, Daniel Fobes, Henry C. Rand, Horatio Locke, John Davis, David Ellis, Levi L. Cushing, and James H. Collins. At the meeting of the trustees held July 8, 1872, Milton L. Walto original members of the corporation were John E. Burgess, George A. Burgess, Porter A. Underwood, A. J. Applegate, and E. H. Mulliken. Subscriptions for stock were opened, and L. M. Hannum, A. P. Morse, Dr. Charles Bullock, S. S. Sleeper, C. W. Kingsley, Gustavus Goepper, and others became stockholders, there being twenty-four in all. John E. Burgess, George A. Burgess, and P. A. Underwood were elected directors, and, January 27, 1886, were made officers of the company at a meeting of the s
The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), Government of the city of Cambridge, 1896. (search)
es S. Price, Mr. John T. Shea, Mr. Charles W. Dailey, Mr. James F. Aylward, Mr. Joseph P. Gibson, Mr. William A. Munroe, Mr. Warren F. Spalding, Mr. Isaac S. Pear, Dr. James A. Dow, Mr. John D. Billings, Mr. Charles W. Cheney, Hon. Chester W. Kingsley, Mr. Stillman F. Kelley, Mr. David T. Dickinson, Mr. Thomas F. Dolan, Mr. John E. Parry, Mr. George A. Allison, Mr. John C. Watson. Chairman, Hon. William A. Bancroft; Secretary, Eben W. Pike; Treasurer, President John L. Odiorne.umination. Alderman Charles P. Keith, chairman; Councilman William F. Brooks, clerk; Councilman David W. Butterfield, Messrs. Charles H. Saunders, John H. Corcoran, Charles W. Dailey, Warren F. Spalding, and John E. Parry. tree. Hon. Chester W. Kingsley, chairman; Councilman John J. Ahern, clerk; Alderman Clarence H. Douglass, Councilman Sedley Chaplin, Messrs. Thomas W. Higginson, Rev. George W. Bicknell, Rev. John O'Brien, and Isaac S. Pear. Fireworks. Alderman Charles M. Conant
The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), General Index. (search)
elations with the whites, 10; put themselves under the protection of the English, 10; Eliot's first sermon to, 10; number professing Christianity, 10; Harvard's one Indian graduate, 10; in King Philip's War, 10. Jail in East Cambridge, 30. Jail on Winthrop Street, 5, 16. Jefferson Physical Laboratory, 72. John A. Logan Post, 290. Johnson, Edward, quoted, 2, 235. Journalists and editors, 219-223. Kendall, Joshua, school for boys, 211, 212. Kindergartens, 206, 217. Kingsley, Chester W., 118 n., 120. Knights of Pythias: St. Omer Lodge, 292; American Lodge, 292; Uniform Rank Garnett Division, 292; Henry Highland Garnett Lodge, 292. Knox, General, 51. Labor-market, 315. Lake View Avenue, 116. Langdon, President, prayer of, 49. Law Enforcement Association, 92. Lawrence becomes a city, 54. Lechmere Bank, 303. Lechmere Point Corporation, 30; erects county buildings at East Cambridge, 30. Lee, Joseph, appointed mandamus councilor, 23; dete
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 16: ecclesiastical History. (search)
s succeeded by Rev. Joseph Colver Wightman, B. U. 1852, who was elected in February, 1866, and resigned in March, 1868. The present pastor is Rev. William S. Apsey, Madison Univ. 1861, who commenced his pastoral duties here in October, 1868. This church has no officers bearing the name of deacons; but the duties ordinarily performed by such officers are assigned to a standing committee, consisting of four members, elected annually. Upon this committee brethren Henry R. Glover and Chester W. Kingsley have regularly served since the organization of the church; different members have completed the number. Ms. letter from Warren Sanger, Esq. North Avenue Congregational.—In September, 1857, a religious society was organized in North Cambridge, under the name of the Holmes Congregational Society, which name was changed, about ten years afterwards, to North Avenue Congregational Society. Its first place of worship was an edifice of moderate size, called Holmes Chapel, which was
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 23: civil officers. (search)
ills, 1854. Linus A. Phillips, 1854. William A. Saunders, 1854, 1867. John B. Cook, 1855, 1856. Isaac Cutler, 1855-1857. John Dudley, 1855. James W. Gates, 1855. Joseph R. Knight, 1855. George H. Davies, 1856-1858. Isaac Davis, 1856. George W. Fifield, 1856, 1857. Edward T. Whitney, 1856-1858. John B. Atwill, 1857-1860. James G. Hovey, 1857. John Remick, Elected May 1, 1857, in place of James G. Hovey, deceased. 1857, 1858. Knowlton S. Chaffee, 1858, 1859. Chester W. Kingsley, 1858. Thomas G. Rice, 1858. James P. Richardson, 1858-1860. Solomon Sargent, 1858. Albion K. P. Welch, 1858, 1859. Josiah Burrage, 1859, 1860. Francis L. Chapman, 1859, 1860, 1864-1866. Alex. Dickinson, 1859, 1860. David Ellis, 1859, 1860. Michael C. Kenney, 1859. Lewis Hall, 1860. Samuel Slocomb, 1860, 1861. Albert Vinal, 1860, 1861. Andrew S. Waitt, 1860. Levi L. Cushing, Jr., 1861, 1862. Curtis Davis, 1861, 1862, 1873. Amory Houghton, 1861, 1862.
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Index of names (search)
erson, 190, 2. Jeffries, 440. Jefts, 62. Jenner, 252. Jennison, 355. Jethro, 391. Jewett, 320. Joel, 388. Johns, 235. Johnson, 3, 6, 18, 43, 4, 69, 83, 321, 32, 82, 97, 428. Jones, 35, 97, 157, 85, 326, 95. Joy, 185. Judd, 33. Karr, 326. Keith, 214, 44. Kelsey, 11, 32. Kempster, 58, 75. Kendall, 327, 37, 55, 80. Kenrick, 80, 1. Kent, 292. Kerley, 401. Keys, 81. Kidder, 292, 305. Kilburn. 327. Kimball, 317. King, 36. Kingsley, 335. Kirkland, 193, 231, 93, 312. Kirman, 8, 32. Knapp, 322. Kneeland, 220, 413, 17. La Fayette, 293. Lambert, 322. Lamson, 35, 40, 256. Lane, 331. Langdon, 310. Lansing, 339. Larkin, 110. Leavitt, 337. Lechmere, 168-70, 5, 83-6, 310. Lee, 151, 3, 68-70, 5, 83, 307, 8, 10, 75, 421, 2, 33. Lemmon, 263. Leonard, 416. Leverett, 63, 77, 286-90, 324, 51, 403. Lewis, 11, 32, 253, 310. Lincoln, 409. Little, 222. Livermore, 201, 44, 3
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