City Hall Watch: Budgets Resignations and Appointments
City officials discuss budget plans with the city manager as the budget is due February 16. Resignation of Municipal Employment Director Daniel Herlihy Man and new interim leadership under Harry White. Rumors swirl about staffing changes and potential public safety restructuring.
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Mgr
Daniel Herlihy
Harry White
Dept. Hds
City Treas
Jas. G. Myette
Jim Harrington
Jim
Frank Smith
Camb. Post, A. L
Water Dept. Supply
Lincoln
Mass
Frank
City Mer
Law City Hill
Pill
New Warden Named for ARP District 10
E. Stuart Files becomes warden for ARP district 10 succeeding James L. Kelley who is promoted to divisional inspector. Files previously served as head auditor at Lever Bros.
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E. Stuart Files
ARP
James L. Kelley
Mr. Files
Lever Bros
Fire Chief Gutheim Signals Several False Alarms
Fire Chief Gutheim references several false alarms, noting some unrelated to fires. He underscores the need for vigilance and proper response despite non-fire incidents triggering alerts.
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Gutheim
City Council Deliberates Pay Rules and Veto Authority
Monday session runs sixty minutes as City Solicitor Daly rules the Police and Fire wage lists of 200 yearly from the 1941 council illegal under Chap 606 Acts. Special act halted local pay raises until Jan 1 1965 1948. Question raised on mayor and city manager veto power under Plan FE.
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Daly
Police and Fire Depts
Mgr
Sennett
Fitzgerald
Evarts
Supreme Court
Shaking Up the Cambridge Employment Bureau
City governance debate on reforming Cambridge Employment Bureau to remove private commissions and provide a truly public service. Proposes a dedicated city employment agent, business outreach, and a reform campaign led by the city manager to restore trust and efficiency.
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Mgr
Atkinson
Cambridge
Cambridge Employment Bureau
Florist Bill Galgay Announces Book on School Politics
Florist Bill Galgay plans to write a book titled Politics is the Bane of Our School System. The project signals a critical stance on education governance and policy influences he has observed.
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Bill Galgay
Funeral Rites for Mrs Jos J Donahue
Following a five month illness Mrs Abigail Cahue widow of Police Capt Jos J Donahue died Tuesday. A native of St Stephens New Brunswick she spent childhood in Charlestown before moving here She was 67 and active in St Peters Parish societies Funeral held Friday at her home 18 Bellevue Ave and a solemn high Mass at St Peters at 9 oclock Survived by three sons Edw J Frank J George and two daughters Marion and Alice Kane with additional relatives and connections noted
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Abigail Cahue
Jos. J. Donahue
St. Stephens
N. B
Charlestown
St. Peter's
Bellevue Ave
St. Peter's Church
Edw. J
Camb
Housing Authority
Frank J
George
Fed
Gov't
Marion
Alice
Geo. Kane
Newton
Mary Quin Ford Passes Longtime East Cambridge Resident
Mary Quin Ford, longtime East Cambridge resident and widow of Joseph B. Ford, was buried yesterday from her son's Belmont home after Mass at St. Joseph's Church. She was a former soloist at Sacred Heart Church and widely regarded for her character.
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East Cambridge
John Quin
Joseph B. Ford
Austin Ford & Sons
Political positions and council notes in a changing district
Mike and Jack seek Congress seats while discussions hint at a Democratic district redraw. The text questions Tom’s return and notes the City Council plans no public afternoon tea during Monday private sessions.
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Mike
Jack
Tom
Burley Real Estate Insurance Mortgages Ad
Classified notice for Chas. 5 Burley at 276 Commonwealth Avenue Boston requests real estate insurance and mortgage services. Contact Tel Ken 0767 for details.
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Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs Walter G Davis
A quiet celebration marked the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs Walter G Davis of 992 Memorial Drive on Tuesday. It was a family affair with modesty as its theme. Mrs Davis, Gertrude Cheney Mind, daughter of the late Edwin L Cheney, a respected figure in Ward 6 and the Boston market district, recalls a school romance that laid the foundation for the Davis Cheney compact.
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Walter G. Davis
Memorial Drive
Edwin L. Cheney
Old Ward 6
Boston
Davis
Cambridge City Government Hailed for Possible Reform
Editorial lauds city manager and solicitor John A. Daly for promoting efficiency in Cambridge finances. It argues a stronger executive with a lone school finance supervisor could trim the tax rate and spur investment, suggesting abolishing the school committee via referendum.
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John A. Daly
Cambridge
Red Cross First Aid Training Held for Local Workers
Frank B. Holland, Red Cross field agent, led a five day course for seventy seven men and a few women from local firms. Sessions ran 1 to 5 pm last week at the Electric Light Company with time donated by firms including Lever Brothers United Carr Fastener Warren Brothers and General Ice Cream.
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Frank B. Holland
Red Cross
Electric Light Company
Lever Brothers
Electric Light Co
United- Carr Fastener Corp
Warren Brothers
General Ice Cream
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