J. F. C. Boyd
United States Census, 1880
Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
Race: White
Occupation: At School
Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
J. T. Boyd Self Male 38 Pennsylvania, United States
Mary M. Boyd Wife Female 30 Pennsylvania, United States
J. T. Boyd Son Male 8 Colorado, United States
J. F. C. Boyd Son Male 8 Colorado, United States
A. M. Boyd Son Male 6 Colorado, United States
Mattie Marshall Sister Female 19 Pennsylvania, United States
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JAMES BOYD DIES AT CRAIG COLONY, VICTIM TO RED TAPE OF POLITICIANS
State Assembly Rewards Him for Services, But Members of Auditors's Board Refuse To Give It To him.
(by FRANCES WAYNE)
Died--James F.C. Boyd, late of 330 East Nineteenth avenue.
To the man who runs his eye casually down the death list, the passing of James Boyd means no more than the passing of others mentioned in the column. But behind the death of James Boyd or leading to it, are circumstances which sent the man to his death dependent on the charity of Craig colony and tinged his later years with the bitterness which comes from the knowledge that the state, even as the individual, may prove unjust.
Born of a line of Revolutionary and pioneer Americans, James Boyd, after finishing at the high schools of Denver, entered the service of the state in the days when the capitol was being completed. The work to which he was assigned took him into the basement of the capitol, where heat was lacking and cold drafts were prevalent.
During one winter Boyd contracted a heavy cold which resulted in ear trouble, the sensitive nerves being aggravated by the noise of machinery until the man's hearing was affected.
Because of this ailment, unfitting him for service equal to his talent, Boyd was given work as elevator pilot, and in this capacity he served the state until, enveloped in complete silence, he was forced to relinquish this means of livelihood.
Conquering his pride, Boyd appeared before the general assembly to ask financial relief. The twenty-second general assembly appropriated $2,000 for Boyd's benefit.
Then came the red tape and four members of the auditor's board stood adamant in spite of Governor Shoup's plea that if the appropriation for Boyd's relief was in the fifth class, some means must be found to make it available without delay.
The board refused to make Boyd's a preferred case.
And so there was nothing left for this American in the prime of his years, who had been awarded payment of a just debt, but to seek shelter of charity, to die.
Among other stranded, dependent men, James F.C. Boyd died Wednesday at Craig colony. He was a schoolmate of many of the prosperous business men of the present generation who have grown up in Denver and been more fortunate than he--a witness to the red tape of politicians.
Contributor: Tammy (Time Traveler) (47004136) • [email protected]
United States Census, 1880
Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
Race: White
Occupation: At School
Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
J. T. Boyd Self Male 38 Pennsylvania, United States
Mary M. Boyd Wife Female 30 Pennsylvania, United States
J. T. Boyd Son Male 8 Colorado, United States
J. F. C. Boyd Son Male 8 Colorado, United States
A. M. Boyd Son Male 6 Colorado, United States
Mattie Marshall Sister Female 19 Pennsylvania, United States
_____________________________________________________________
JAMES BOYD DIES AT CRAIG COLONY, VICTIM TO RED TAPE OF POLITICIANS
State Assembly Rewards Him for Services, But Members of Auditors's Board Refuse To Give It To him.
(by FRANCES WAYNE)
Died--James F.C. Boyd, late of 330 East Nineteenth avenue.
To the man who runs his eye casually down the death list, the passing of James Boyd means no more than the passing of others mentioned in the column. But behind the death of James Boyd or leading to it, are circumstances which sent the man to his death dependent on the charity of Craig colony and tinged his later years with the bitterness which comes from the knowledge that the state, even as the individual, may prove unjust.
Born of a line of Revolutionary and pioneer Americans, James Boyd, after finishing at the high schools of Denver, entered the service of the state in the days when the capitol was being completed. The work to which he was assigned took him into the basement of the capitol, where heat was lacking and cold drafts were prevalent.
During one winter Boyd contracted a heavy cold which resulted in ear trouble, the sensitive nerves being aggravated by the noise of machinery until the man's hearing was affected.
Because of this ailment, unfitting him for service equal to his talent, Boyd was given work as elevator pilot, and in this capacity he served the state until, enveloped in complete silence, he was forced to relinquish this means of livelihood.
Conquering his pride, Boyd appeared before the general assembly to ask financial relief. The twenty-second general assembly appropriated $2,000 for Boyd's benefit.
Then came the red tape and four members of the auditor's board stood adamant in spite of Governor Shoup's plea that if the appropriation for Boyd's relief was in the fifth class, some means must be found to make it available without delay.
The board refused to make Boyd's a preferred case.
And so there was nothing left for this American in the prime of his years, who had been awarded payment of a just debt, but to seek shelter of charity, to die.
Among other stranded, dependent men, James F.C. Boyd died Wednesday at Craig colony. He was a schoolmate of many of the prosperous business men of the present generation who have grown up in Denver and been more fortunate than he--a witness to the red tape of politicians.
Contributor: Tammy (Time Traveler) (47004136) • [email protected]
J. F. C. Boyd
United States Census, 1880
Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
Race: White
Occupation: At School
Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
J. T. Boyd Self Male 38 Pennsylvania, United States
Mary M. Boyd Wife Female 30 Pennsylvania, United States
J. T. Boyd Son Male 8 Colorado, United States
J. F. C. Boyd Son Male 8 Colorado, United States
A. M. Boyd Son Male 6 Colorado, United States
Mattie Marshall Sister Female 19 Pennsylvania, United States
_____________________________________________________________
JAMES BOYD DIES AT CRAIG COLONY, VICTIM TO RED TAPE OF POLITICIANS
State Assembly Rewards Him for Services, But Members of Auditors's Board Refuse To Give It To him.
(by FRANCES WAYNE)
Died--James F.C. Boyd, late of 330 East Nineteenth avenue.
To the man who runs his eye casually down the death list, the passing of James Boyd means no more than the passing of others mentioned in the column. But behind the death of James Boyd or leading to it, are circumstances which sent the man to his death dependent on the charity of Craig colony and tinged his later years with the bitterness which comes from the knowledge that the state, even as the individual, may prove unjust.
Born of a line of Revolutionary and pioneer Americans, James Boyd, after finishing at the high schools of Denver, entered the service of the state in the days when the capitol was being completed. The work to which he was assigned took him into the basement of the capitol, where heat was lacking and cold drafts were prevalent.
During one winter Boyd contracted a heavy cold which resulted in ear trouble, the sensitive nerves being aggravated by the noise of machinery until the man's hearing was affected.
Because of this ailment, unfitting him for service equal to his talent, Boyd was given work as elevator pilot, and in this capacity he served the state until, enveloped in complete silence, he was forced to relinquish this means of livelihood.
Conquering his pride, Boyd appeared before the general assembly to ask financial relief. The twenty-second general assembly appropriated $2,000 for Boyd's benefit.
Then came the red tape and four members of the auditor's board stood adamant in spite of Governor Shoup's plea that if the appropriation for Boyd's relief was in the fifth class, some means must be found to make it available without delay.
The board refused to make Boyd's a preferred case.
And so there was nothing left for this American in the prime of his years, who had been awarded payment of a just debt, but to seek shelter of charity, to die.
Among other stranded, dependent men, James F.C. Boyd died Wednesday at Craig colony. He was a schoolmate of many of the prosperous business men of the present generation who have grown up in Denver and been more fortunate than he--a witness to the red tape of politicians.
Contributor: Tammy (Time Traveler) (47004136) • [email protected]
United States Census, 1880
Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
Race: White
Occupation: At School
Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
J. T. Boyd Self Male 38 Pennsylvania, United States
Mary M. Boyd Wife Female 30 Pennsylvania, United States
J. T. Boyd Son Male 8 Colorado, United States
J. F. C. Boyd Son Male 8 Colorado, United States
A. M. Boyd Son Male 6 Colorado, United States
Mattie Marshall Sister Female 19 Pennsylvania, United States
_____________________________________________________________
JAMES BOYD DIES AT CRAIG COLONY, VICTIM TO RED TAPE OF POLITICIANS
State Assembly Rewards Him for Services, But Members of Auditors's Board Refuse To Give It To him.
(by FRANCES WAYNE)
Died--James F.C. Boyd, late of 330 East Nineteenth avenue.
To the man who runs his eye casually down the death list, the passing of James Boyd means no more than the passing of others mentioned in the column. But behind the death of James Boyd or leading to it, are circumstances which sent the man to his death dependent on the charity of Craig colony and tinged his later years with the bitterness which comes from the knowledge that the state, even as the individual, may prove unjust.
Born of a line of Revolutionary and pioneer Americans, James Boyd, after finishing at the high schools of Denver, entered the service of the state in the days when the capitol was being completed. The work to which he was assigned took him into the basement of the capitol, where heat was lacking and cold drafts were prevalent.
During one winter Boyd contracted a heavy cold which resulted in ear trouble, the sensitive nerves being aggravated by the noise of machinery until the man's hearing was affected.
Because of this ailment, unfitting him for service equal to his talent, Boyd was given work as elevator pilot, and in this capacity he served the state until, enveloped in complete silence, he was forced to relinquish this means of livelihood.
Conquering his pride, Boyd appeared before the general assembly to ask financial relief. The twenty-second general assembly appropriated $2,000 for Boyd's benefit.
Then came the red tape and four members of the auditor's board stood adamant in spite of Governor Shoup's plea that if the appropriation for Boyd's relief was in the fifth class, some means must be found to make it available without delay.
The board refused to make Boyd's a preferred case.
And so there was nothing left for this American in the prime of his years, who had been awarded payment of a just debt, but to seek shelter of charity, to die.
Among other stranded, dependent men, James F.C. Boyd died Wednesday at Craig colony. He was a schoolmate of many of the prosperous business men of the present generation who have grown up in Denver and been more fortunate than he--a witness to the red tape of politicians.
Contributor: Tammy (Time Traveler) (47004136) • [email protected]
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