City Council Holds Intellectual Night Amid Quiet Session
A full City Council chamber left disappointed after a brief meeting with little debate. Messages included resignations of City Solicitor Peter Nelligan and Water Board member Bernard McDermott, and nominations to cemetery posts and tax collector roles were tabled for later.
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Peter J. Nelligan
Bernard McDermott
George P. O’brien
Public Welfare Board
Gregory L. Gallagher
Wendell Street
Cemetery Commission
Cornelius T. O'Connor
George T. Quinn
William F. MeeGrath
Daggett Trust
Public Property
Nelligan
Delaney
Stokes
Messrs. Delaney
T. F. Murphy
Shea
Cazmay
O'Connor
Sid Murphy Honored by Cambridge Dinner Crowd
Brattle Hall overflowed as over 500 friends celebrated City Councillor Timothy F. Sid Murphy last Wednesday night. Lieutenant Governor William 3 Youngman spoke, Mayor John J. Murphy of Somerville teased Sid as a cousin, and Representative Ralph Hamilton mused about a future vote for Sid as council president.
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Brattle Hall
Timothy F
Sid) Murphy
William 3. Youngman
Cambridge
John J. Murphy
Somerville
Ralph Hamilton
Sid
Murphy
Wedding Bells at Central Trust Company Ceremony
Miss Flanagan head of the new business department and Mr. Wood head teller at Harvard square office were married at noon Saturday in the mezzanine of the Central Trust Company. Clerks presented a walnut tea wagon as bells rang and confetti showered.
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Mezzantine
Central Trust Company
Central Square
Miss Flanagan
New Business Department
Mr. Wood
Harvard Square
Mayor in lively session at Central Square meeting
About 70 members and guests attended a Kollen dinner before a business session where Mayor Russell spoke. Bill Galgay urged Prospect Street widening with Daniel Buckley seconding, sparking the night’s discussion.
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Central Square Business Men's Association
Russell
Frank Goodwin
Boston Finance Commission
Central Square Business Men’s Association
Kendall Square
Cambridge Industrial Association
Frank
City Council faces tense meetings amid budget talk
City Council watchers anticipate further friction at upcoming sessions as potential conflicts loom. A second candidate for City Treasurer is named while a truce appears between School Committee members Hurley and Wood. No council action yet on buying an electric lighting plant and Mayor Russell prepares the budget with promises of department improvements and police reorganization.
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Shea
Public Service Committee
Planning Board
Corinne Conlon
Public Welfare Board
Delaney
Agnes Fay
Coady
Israel
Charlie Hurley
Russ Wood
Russell
City Employment Bureau Urged To Tackle Unemployment
Governor Allen presses Cambridge to create a city employment bureau led by a non political executive. The plan uses schools to collect info on out of work residents and enlists 350 industrialists and merchants to hire as work becomes available, urging prompt action.
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Russell
Allen
Cambridge
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