McNamara Heads City Council Amid Tense Vote
In a tense meeting Acting President Tom Gibson presided as McNamara and Sullivan contested the council presidency. The roll call produced eight votes for McNamara and seven for Sullivan, with remarks praising McNamara. The Mayor announced a $46,815.22 Fire Dept salary appropriation to fund new captains lieutenants and 21 privates under the new plan effective Jan. 5. A $50,000 WPA project reserve fund was approved and a special committee was ordered to probe welfare conditions as reported in the Press.
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Tom Gibson
Mahoney
McNamara
Toomey
Dee
Sullivan
Tierney
Banks
Pill
Roche
Sennett
Swenson
Tooomey
Donovan
Gibson
J. Sullivan
M. Sullivan
Winslow
Fire Dept
Council Elections and City Hall Rumors Steal Spotlight
Crowds pack the council chamber as Councillor Tom McNamara wins a third term amid whispered defections and a tense eight to seven vote. Reports swirl of a stalled tally, mayoral inaction, and a possible mystery inspector named Garrett.
Cambridge Restaurant Association Holds Energetic Third Meeting
Enthusiasm marked the third gathering of the Cambridge Restaurant Association at Oxford Courts near Porter Square. President John McAuliffe of Wonder Bar presided as by laws were read and adopted, with a rule restricting membership to eateries selling liquor or malt beverages.
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Cambridge Restaurant Association
Oxford Courts
Porter Sq
John McAuliffe
Wonder Bar
North Cambridge
See’y Louis Tischner
Mgr
Ass'n
See*y. Tischner
Dever Critiques Corruption and Leadership in Politics
Att y Gen Dever calls for even handed justice in condemning misuse of public funds tied to hurricane repairs. He praises Walsh's blend of character and leadership and warns against favoritism in enforcing accountability across parties.
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Walsh
Dever
Tropics
Democracy
Mayor Acts On Sentinel Hint On Cambridge Tax Deal
Officials of MIT and Cambridge Mayor John W. Lyons announce annual payments by MIT totaling over 40 000 over ten years in lieu of taxes for the Riverbank Court Hotel renamed as a Graduate House. No city logs will be generated for ten years due to land purchase by Cambridge Harvard Technology and Radcliffe on July 1 1928.
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John W. Lyons
Cambridge
Institute
City of
Riverbank Court Hotel
Harvard, Technology
Radcliffe
The
Sentinel
Lyon
Quinn
Community Thru College
Tech-Riverbank
Lynch
Board of Assessors
College
Mike Scannell New Chairman Sees Calm Park Board
The Park Recreation Board elects Commr Michael A. Scannell as chairman, replacing Prof. Carroll W. Doten. Ex-Rep. Frank Coady is provisionally named Assistant Superintendent of Parks amid contested appointment legality issues and continued payroll disputes involving Prof. Deten and Mrs. Jessie W. Brooks.
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Michael A. Scannell
Carroll W. Doten
Civil Service
Frank Coady
Parks
Deten
Coady
Jessie W. Brooks
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