Ossip from the Common Council Chamber
In Cambridge last Tuesday evening a councilman refused to vote on a roll call for the proposed charter. President Stetson demanded a vote or expulsion. Winslow left the chamber and returned after the vote. Rumors swirl about floor leadership and party lines as Democrats gain ground. Alderman Pennman urges life-saving gear on the riverfront after recent drownings.
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Winslow Bus
Stetson
Winslow
Non-parti- Sds
Alderman Pennman
Besch
River Front
Harsh words on city politics and civil service reform
In letters to the Sentinel Cambridge readers praise the paper for boosting merchants while criticizing contemporaries over council seating and calling for consistent civil service reform. The writer notes Harvard politics and privatized views, hinting at ongoing debates and a continued discussion on page 5.
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Harvard
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City Aldermen Hear Bechtel Gas License Case At Hearing
Alderman E Bensle presided in President Lake's absence as a hearing on Nicholas F Bechtel's license to keep a gasoline tank near 347 Harvard Street was held. Supporters argued underground storage with limited cars while opponents cited neighborhood impact and urged license denial. The matter went to the licenses committee.
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E Bensle
Nicholas F. Bechtel
Harvard Street
Francis Hurtubis, Jr
M. M. P. White
Bechtel
Charles H. Morse
Cambridge
Moses P. White
Mason G. Parker
W. H. Emerson
R. J. Melledge
J. A. Stuart
Committee On Licenses
Registrars of
Stephens
Dow
Piark
Ecity
Cambridge Field
East Cambridge Embankment
Common Council Debates Charter Changes and Evacuation Day Holiday
The council split along party lines over Champerlain's charter resolution with 11 to 9 supporting and 11 to 10 failing on postponement. Cagey pushed to strike section 22 on exams by city boards while Ryan urged indefinite delay. Lawson Winslow Dodge supported Democrats. Quilty granted a half holiday for city employees on Evacuation Day March 18.
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Common Council
Champerlain
Winslow
Messrs
Dodge
Lawson
Cagey
Ryan
East Cambridge
Cotant
Quilty
Dunn
Finance committee reports revised city appropriations
The committee cuts the mayoral estimates from 3 256 404.85 to 3 207 24.13 and reduces revenue from 1 011 552.33 to 952 152.83 while raising the tax-funded amount from 2 081 62.32 to 2 082 281.60. Changes include clerk and law department allocations with various adjustments, listed as general expenses and salaries.
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Law Department
Preparation of Color Page For Euster Number
The Sentinel announces a forthcoming color page in a local paper as part of prepublication work for an Euster number. It emphasizes the handsomest color section yet produced and signals a special feature for readers.
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The
Sentinel
Mayor proposes new deputy sealer post for Felix McBride
The report claims Mayor Wardwell offered a new deputy sealer of weights and measures job to Felix McBride who allegedly refused saying if he cannot be head he will not be tail. The Sentinel St Patrick's issue promises readers a desired edition.
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Felix McBride
Wrrdwell
Felix
George Dinan
Daly
Wardwell
McBride
St. Patrick’s
The
Sentinel
Library Report Shows Crescent Circulation in First Quarter
The library reports total first quarter circulation of 77 234, up from 67 274 last year. North Cambridge branch accounts for 13 129 of the gain, East Cambridge rises to 13 783, while local stations fall by about 1 300 due to Hunnewell being absorbed by the new branch and waning traveling libraries.
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North
Cambridge
East Cambridge
Hunnewell
Personal Recollections of a Dollar
A worn dollar tells of roaming from mint to city to mail order house then back to a small town. It persuades a local dentist to keep it circulating locally, arguing that home circulation would spur town growth and benefit rotund local tradesmen and farmers.
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Cambridge
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