City Hall Buzz and Holiday Notes at City Hall
Quirky public chatter fills the Mayor s office as a plan to oust Assistant Clerk Forrest Gould prompts lively debate. Treasurer Andrew Carroll returns from a health rest to good cheer. Santa reportedly pleased attendees at the Xmas Registry of Deeds party. City Auditor praise and a crew of young clerks are spotlighted amid year end bustle. Continued on Page 8.
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Forrest Gould
Jim Whelan
City Treasury
George Washington
Pease
Drake
John McKenzie
Jimmy Mahoney
Spencer Reelected Park Board Chairman in Cambridge
John A. Spencer was narrowly reelected chairman of the Park Recreation Board on Tuesday. Mrs. Jessie W. Brooks nominated Spencer. others proposed Jos. Guiney and Ex-Chair Jere Coughlan. The vote included Spencer and several others. Carroll Doten did not appear. A proposal to buy the Washington Elmstone slab for $5 or $10 was tabled pending City Solicitor input. The board intends to memorialize the late Sept. of Parks John Donnelly at Cambridge Field.
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John A. Spencer
Park Recreation Board
Jessie W. Brooks
Spencer
Commit
Scannell
Jos. Guiney
Guiney
Jere Coughlan
May
Brooks
Coughlan
Corkery
Pill
McBride
Carroll Doten
Council Re-elects President F L Sennott Over Finn
City Council reelected Francis L. Sennott as president defeating Daniel F. Finn by 9 to 6 after an 80 minute delay. Mayors budget proposal and clerk duties discussed during the session.
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Council
Pres. F. L. Sennott
Francis L. Sennott
Daniel F. Finn
Dr Downey Opens New Offices In Basement Suite
Dr Frank T Downey at 239 Huron Ave reveals a new basement office suite with a dedicated entrance and fully equipped consulting waiting and examination rooms. The setup emphasizes lighting for clear diagnosis and comfort for a growing practice. Councillors clash over political nominations and budget notes follow with Mayor Lyons detailing a 5 280 842 budget and anticipated debts.
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Frank T. Downey
Huron Ave
Downey
Protest on Mass Ave Gas Station Hearing
The License Board heard another petitioner for a gas station on Mass Ave at the Dana Street corner opposite an existing station. Judge Edward A Counihan Jr represented owner Arax Bakarian and prospective partner John Bunyon as the case continued.
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Mass. Ave
Dana St
Edw. A. Counihan, Jr
Arax J. Bakarian
John A. Bunyon
Gould Hearing Postponed Over Salary Battle
After a Thursday conference the hearing on the mayor’s strike of the assistant clerk of committees salary from the 1941 budget was postponed three weeks. Forrest Gould requested a public hearing as Civil Service laws allow. Attorney Geo Mc Laughlin represents Gould, with hope the issue can be settled and funds appropriated.
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Sentinel
Forrest Gould
Atty. Geo. McLaughlin
Gould
Cambridge to Have a New Kind of School
On Monday at 8 pm at Philips Brooks House Harvard University the Boston Extension of the Henry George School of Social Science will begin a study and discussion series. It invites original thinking without exams or credits, aiming to probe unemployment and taxation as pressing American issues in a democratic setting.
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Philips Brooks House
Harvard Univ
Boston
Henry George
Cambridge Campaign Opens With 700 At Continental
The opening dinner of Cambridge's 1941 Community Fund Campaign will occur next Wednesday at 6 45 P M in the Hotel Continental. An estimated seven hundred Cambridge residents are expected to attend as local leadership signals a strong start to place Cambridge in the lead early and maintain it.
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Community Fund
Cambridge
Continental
Dr Constantine Conant to Speak on Totalitarian Threat
At a Chamber of Commerce dinner next Tuesday noon, Harvard president Dr. Conant will address How shall the United States meet the threat of the Totalitarian powers. An eminent cultural figure, he is described as a courageous and timely voice for freedom.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Conant
Harvard University
United States
Paul 3. Vartses
America
Frank Townsend
Petition for Gas Station Sparks Mass Ave Debate
Local License Commission hears a petition to place a gas station on the Mass Ave Dana St corner near the Scully home. Citizens from Taxpayers Association and Chamber of Commerce urge balanced tax values and responsible development along the avenue.
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Mass. Ave
Dana St
John T. Scully
Counihan
Taxpayers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Cambridge
Quincy Sq
Munici pal Affairs Comm Issues 1941 Budget Aids
The Chamber of Commerce Municipal Affairs Committee led by John H. Campbell releases a Dec 28 report to the Mayor detailing six measures to trim the 1941 budget. No new debt for capital outlay, faster tax bill collection, limit hospital care expenses, permit only defense related construction, cut city staff, and reduce school posts.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
John H. Campbell
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