Philip S. Hagar, petitioner. Petition to the Supreme Judicial Court of Suffolk County for a writ of habeas corpus. Pending. Rachel Church v. C. W. Marshall and Gypsy Moth Commissioners, trustees. Action of contract in District Court of Eastern Middlesex. Abandoned. Herbert S. Page et al., petitioners. Petition to the Probate Court of Suffolk County for the appointment of a guardian for Alvin Page, an insane person chargeable to the State. Pending. Zenas S. Arnold, petitioner. Petition to the Supreme Judicial Court of Suffolk County for a writ of habeas corpus. Petition dismissed by agreement. New England Mutual Accident Association, petitioners. Petition for appointment of receiver. Thomas Weston, Esq., of Boston, appointed receiver. Pending. Boston v. Commonwealth. Petition to the Supreme Court of Suf folk County for transfer of William J. Taylor, an indigent child having no settlement, to custody of State Board of Charity. Petition dismissed. Boston v. Commonwealth. Petition to Supreme Court of Suffolk County for transfer of Hyman Gold, an indigent child having no settlement, to State Board of Charity. Pending. Civil Service Commissioners v. Street Commissioners of Boston. Complaint for violation of civil service rules by employment of John A. Kilroy as messenger. Disposed of by resignation of Kilroy. Henry W. Bragg et al. v. Commonwealth. Petition to Superior Court of Suffolk County for allowance of claim of auditors for examination into affairs of Massachusetts Benefit Life Association. Pending. John F. Green, petitioner. Petition to Supreme Judicial Court of Suffolk County for writ of habeas corpus. Hearing, petition denied. James P. Nolan, petitioner. Petition to Supreme Judicial Court of Suffolk County for writ of habeas corpus. Pending. Lyman School for Boys v. Jay H. Morgan. Note for $50 for services of boy placed out. Pending. Worcester Lunatic Hospital v. Ralph W. Bartlett. Board of Nancy Sullivan in hospital. Pending. Commonwealth v. Fred McQuestin. Claim for tide water displacement. Pending. Benjamin F. Bridges v. Edward D. Bean, Municipal Court, Suffolk County. Claim for goods furnished to defendant. Pending. Commonwealth v. Waltham. Claim for board of William F. Murray in hospital for epileptics. Pending. Commonwealth v. Alexander B. Hough. Claim for board of Julia F. Hough at Westborough Insane Hospital. Pending. Commonwealth v. Henry Chadbourn. Claim for board of Mary L. Chadbourn at Westborough Insane Hospital. trustees of hospital. Settled by Commonwealth v. Gloucester Water Supply Company. Corporation tax 1895. Pending. Commonwealth v. Central Oil and Gas Stove Company. Failure to file copy of its charter with Commissioner of Corporations. Copy of charter filed. COLLECTIONS. Collections have been made by this department as follows: Corporation taxes for the year 1898, overdue and referred by the Treasurer of the Commonwealth to the AttorneyGeneral for collection, Interest on same at penal rate of twelve per cent., $50,212 40 2,282 05 Total, 824 48 3,143 94 $56,462 87 The following table shows a detailed statement of the same: — Willard G. Nash v. Commonwealth and S. Casparis. Bill in equity in the Superior Court for Suffolk County to compel the Commonwealth to pay petitioner certain moneys due from it to Casparis and alleged to be due from Casparis to petitioner. Demurrer filed. Demurrer sustained. Argued before the Supreme Judicial Court. Demurrer overruled. Reported in 54 N. E. Rep. 865. Francis D. Newton et al. v. Henry H. Sprague et als. Petition to Superior Court, Suffolk County, in the nature of an action of tort to recover damages caused by the alleged filling up of a well belonging to plaintiffs. Pending. Elmore E. Locke v. Michael Tallent et al. and Metropolitan Park Commissioners, trustees. Action of contract in the Municipal Court of Suffolk County. Trustees' answer filed. Dismissed by agreement. H. Burr Crandall v. Charles Price, Superintendent. Action of tort for conversion. Superior Court, Middlesex County. Pending. William H. Bent et al. v. Woodward Emery et als. Petition to the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County for a writ of injunction to restrain defendants from dredging out South Bay. Argued before full bench. Decree for plaintiff. Commonwealth v. Charles Linnehan. Middlesex County. Superior Court. Breach of contract growing out of construction of metropolitan sewer in Chelsea. Pending. Commonwealth v. John Sullivan. Middlesex County. Superior Court. Breach of contract growing out of construction of metropolitan sewer in Chelsea. Pending. 7. STATE BOARD OF CHARITY. (a) Actions of contract pending in the Superior Court for Suffolk County to recover charges for the support of insane paupers in State insane hospitals, under the provisions of Pub. Sts., c. 87, § 32. Geo. A. Marden, Treasurer, v. City of Cambridge. Suffolk County. Pending. Same v. Town of Peabody. Suffolk County. Pending. Same v. City of Waltham. Suffolk County. Pending. Henry M. Phillips, Treasurer, v. Town of Reading. Suffolk County. Pending. Suffolk County. Pending. Same v. City of Worcester. Suffolk County. Pending. Suffolk County. Pending. (This case has been discontinued against Quincy, and now stands against the city of Boston.) Same v. Town of Stow. Suffolk County. Pending. Edward P. Shaw, Treasurer, v. City of Boston. Suffolk County. Settled for $114.21. Edward P. Shaw, Treasurer, v. Esau Cooper. Middlesex County. Pending. E. P. Shaw, Treasurer, v. Town of Dedham. Suffolk County. Pending. (b) Bastardy complaints brought under Pub. Sts., c. 85. Ellen F. Walsh v. Thomas B. Hanlon. Superior Court, Suffolk County. Pending. Jennie Harley v. William Minkle. Superior Court, Suffolk County. Mary Ann Mulligan v. William Dobbins. Roxbury District Court. |