Petitions - City of Somerville

Resolution 5115
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Resolved:
, It is the sense of the Board of Aldermen of the-,-'
!it? of Somerville, at the request of His:Honor, Mayor John J. Murphy here-
by respectfully petitions.the department of Public Works for the abolition
of.grade crossings of the Boston & Maine Railroad at Davis Square, Grove
Street, Willow Avenue and Cedar Street, We respectfully petition that these
four crossings be abolished by. means of "a.tunnel of by depressing the rail-
road tracks. We also respectfully petition the abolition of the grade
crossing of tne Boston & Maine Railroad.at Park Street which was ordered by
a court decree years.ago but has never been abolished.
It is further Resolved: .
That the shifting of freight trains on the first four cross-
ings at frequent intervals particularly during the rush hours causes serious
track congestion and constitutes a menace to the lives and safety of the
people.
.We most earnestly request that these crossings be among- the
first to be abolished under your program.
follows:
Read twice'and adopted*
Alderman Elliott offered the following ordinancetand orders^
Ordinance No.
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance Relative to
the Police Department.
Be it ordained by tne Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville, as
Section 1. Section 1 of Chapter XXIV of the Revised Ordinances of
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1929 is hereby amended by striking out and inserting in place thereof the
following: - Section 1. The police department shall consist of a chief of
police, a deputy chief, and such-number of captains, lieutenants, sergeants
and patrolmen as the Board of Aldermen, may from time to time determine.
They shall take rank in the order in which they are named.
The ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.
" Referred to Committee on Legislative Matters.
Ordered: ^~
' That the Maryland Casualty Company be released from
further liability on a sign permit bond '-issued to Jams a H. Doherty for a sign
over the sidewalk at 75 Summer Street, Somerville , said sign having been irans
_f:erred to the Standard Oil Company of fl.Y. and bonded with the The Metropoli-
tan Casualty and Insurance Company of Hew York. " '
The license issued to 3!ames H. Doherty for a sign at this location is
hereby revoked.
The City Clerk is hereby authorized to inform trie bonding company that
they are released from further liability.
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