Petitions - City of Somerville

Somerville without competitive "bids;;
. June 26, 1930
Twin City Laundry of Dorchester, contract which amounts to
many thousands of dollars a year;
Brothers of Maiden;
Contract of $4,000 for box lunches given to Fltzpatrick
and other-contracts given to firms outside the city without giving Somerville
"business men a chance to bid.
Adopted.
Aldermen Grattan and Lynch offered*the following orders,
Ordered: -44841
The city clerk is hereby • directed to obtain
Information for this Board as to the kind of oil -and gravel now being used
by the Street Department for the oiling and sanding of streets, also as to
the Kind of .oil or Tarvia and sand used by the city In past years and also
the prices paid in past years for oil, Tarvia and sand, and the prices for
oil and gravel this year.
Adopted.
Ordered: , 44842
That a special committee consisting of five
members of this Board be appointed by the President to investigate the pur-
chase of trucks recently acquired by the city for the SarUtary Department.
Adopted.
Aldermen Havican and Fearson offered the following order,
Ordered:
His honor the mayor is hereby requested to con-
sider the advisability of having swimming races and games at the Somerville
Bathing Beach on July 4th.
Adopted.
Alderman Havican offered the following order,
Ordered: 144864
That a granolithic walk be constructed ._ leading
from the sidewalk to Highland avenue to the Spanish War Memorial, the expena
so incurred to.be charged to Engineering Department, Parks Maintenance account.
Read twice and adopted.
Approved by the mayor July 5, 1950.
Alderman Knox offered the following order,
Ordered:
It is hereby ordered that the sum of ten
thousand dollars ($10,000) be transferred from Excess and Deficiency account
to Fire Department account for purchase of fire hose and other equipment.
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