Petitions - City of Somerville

_Thur s day^ _._Mar_ch__27 ._19.5.
treasurer, a sum of money to cover the cost of same.- This order is to super-
sede an order for the construction of driveway at said location, passed Mar.
13, 1930, and approved "by the mayor Mar. 17, 1930.
following order,
Adopted.
Approved by the mayor April 1, 1930.
Vice-president Crowley and Alderman O'Connell offered the
Ordered: . ' 44083
That the Public Property Committee is hereby
ordered to make an inspection of all the Public Buildings in the city, and
that the Committee be further empowered to have access to all papers, docu-
ments, etc. pertaining to all contracts of construction, alterations or ad-
ditions to any Public Buildings in the city, and that the Committee report
its findings when its report is ready, to this Board of Aldermen.-
Question came on the adoption of the order. Alderman Sherman
made a motion that the order be laid on the table. The vote was by roll call
13 voting in the negative, 7 voting in the affirmative, 1 being absent and
the order was not laid on the table.
Question then came on the adoption of the order. Alderman
Sherman invoked section 15 .and further action delayed for this meeting.
Alderman Barrett offered the following order,
Ordered: . 44099
His honor the mayor and Chief of Police De-
partment are hereby requested to consider the advisability of stationing a
traffic officer in Powder House square.
Adopted.
Alderman Cronin offered the following order,
Ordered: • 44070
For the benefit of dependents of the members
of our Police and Pire Departments who may be killed or die from injuries received.in
the performance of their duty, the Massachusetts State Legislature
passed an act, which was approved May 10th, 1929.
The acceptance by the city of this Act pays an annuity which
affords protection to their dependents without it being necessary to go before
the general public for subscriptions to benefit funds, which no doubt
makes some dependents feel' they are objects of charity.
This act, Chapter 308, Acts 1929, reads in part as follows:
"If a member of the police or fire force of a city or town which accepts this
section, or a member of the department of public safety doing police duty,
is killed, or 1 dies within six months from injuries received, while in the
performance of his duty as such member and it shall be proved to the satisfaction
of the mayor and city council or selectmen , or of the commissioner
of public safety subject to the approval of the governor and council, as the
case may be, that such death was the natural and proximate result of an accident
occurring"*during the performance and within the scope of his duty as
such member, and the attending physician or medical examiner shall certify to
the city, town or state treasurer, as the case may be, that the death was
the direct result of the said injury, there shall be paid except as hereinafter
provided, out of the city, town or state treasury, as the case may be,
to the following dependents of such deceased person the following annuities:
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