Mayor Censures School Committee at Evening Session
The Mayors critique opens the meeting with a caustic letter on subcommittee practices and a clash at the Parent-Teacher Pupil gathering. Supt Fitzgerald defends the system while others push for changes and clearer speaker identification.
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Peabody School
Fitegerald
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Fitzgerald
Rindge
Joseph Kolowsky
Cambridge Fire Alarm Site Debate Sparks Park Preservation
Arthur Blanchard urges Cambridge to reject the Quincy street fire alarm signal site in favor of a Western avenue Memorial Drive location. He cites safety, fire hazard, and higher risk at Memorial Hall area, proposing land swaps with Harvard University and a new headquarters to protect residents and property.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
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Cambridge Electric Light Company
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Brattle Square
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University
Chelsea
Arthur Blanchard
Tuesday Evening Club Votes Over Damages Dispute
City council session led by Sid Murphy sees secretary read another veto from High King Richard Russell. He voids a prior order awarding $900 to Patrick J. Duncliffe for injuries, citing unclear city liability and excessive damages.
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Koler
Sid Murphy
Knight
Fred Burke
Richard Russell
Patrick J. Duncliffe
Cassius of Pisa Hears Cause in City Hearing
The Sentinel notes Tom Lonergan’s parable at Thursday night’s hearing mocking Mayor Ruspell. It recalls John B. Dore, longtime Park Commission member and former chairman, a Boston attorney born sixty five years ago, who has died after ten years of service.
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Boston
City Mayor Warns Against School Repair Abuses
An official letter from the city mayor urges department heads to curb improper expenditures on minor repairs. The mayor emphasizes that only department heads may incur city liabilities and highlights the School Committee as the School Department head to ensure legal, prompt repairs.
Five Rooms Near City Hospital on Cambridge Street
Room details list five units with oak floors available for rent at 22 dollars. First floor unit located near City hospital at 1524 Cambridge Street. Contact Univ. 8374 for inquiries.
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City Council debate on half million for police and fire facilities
Citizens packed the city council chamber for over four hours to debate about 500000 in appropriations for a new police and fire station. Officials argued for centralizing services at Broadway and Cambridge Street with a new station and updated alarm system to reduce fire losses and insurance costs. The plan includes relocating fire apparatus from Inman Square, reviewing 1921 asset totals for stations, and backing a central police station at Green Street and Western Avenue.
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Municipal Affairs Committee
Local Industrial Association
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Central Square
Harvard Square
Green Street
Western Avenue
Brattle Square
East Cambridge
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