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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1939
Page
1
Mayor Lyons lowers Cambridge tax rate by 1.40 as Board of Assessors trims appropriations by over 257000 from 1938. He cites state taxes, valuations loss, and receipts decline as limits, insisting state funding must cover its share. He rejected pay raises and reduced city costs to achieve the cut.
Charles Wood notes the area revival as the new library rises at the former Thorndike Grammar School corner of Sixth and Thorndike. He recalls the late Ruel 4 H. Fletcher guiding generations and hints at mayor Lyons’s Thorndike ties in a continued article.
The portrait lauds Mayor Lyons as calm yet dynamic, intelligent and patient in argument, listening well and pursuing reason. He blends practicality with public duty, inspiring others and handling tasks with vigor, making him a genuine, effective leader.
Chas F Burley operates a firm at 276 Commonwealth Avenue Boston handling real estate insurance and mortgage services for urban clients. The office focuses on property ownership protection and mortgage arrangements.
John T. Shea retires on a pension from the City Home superintendency after a half century of public service in Cambridge. From starting as an East Cambridge common councilman to his latest duties, he is praised for intelligence, zeal, and integrity in a distinguished career.
The East Cambridge branch library will be formally dedicated Monday at 7 30 PM with an invocation and talks by Librarian Charles Wood Thorn dike School alumni His Honor the Mayor and a local clergyman. The Mayor will receive keys to present to the Trustees at Thorndike and corner Thorndike Street.
A large Cambridge audience packed the Armory to honor Mayor John W. Lyons, praised as a devoted citizen and father of a big family. The gathering reflected strong loyalty and genuine sympathy for Lyons and his public service.
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