V O L U M E 5 9 - City of Somerville

Special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen, called by his honor
the Mayor to receive and take
action on communications from
the Mayor and also for the
drawing of a special venire of
jurors, all the members having
been duly notified in writing,
City Hall, Somerville, May 3,
1948, 8 P.M.
The President, Alderman Mallard, presiding.
Alderman Ryan, McCarthy, Reynolds, Stackpole, Hall,
Butler, Capuano and Whitney present*
Reading of records commenced; further reading dispensed
with under a suspension of the rules and records
approved by yea and nay vote, Aldermen Ryan, Reynolds,
Butler, Capuano, VJhitnay and the President, 6, voting in the
affirmative; Aldermen Kurd, McCarthy, Stackpole, Hall and
Vice-president Brady, 5, being absent at this stage of the
meeting.
JURORS
Received a special venire for the drawing of five
men to serve as traverse jurors at the Superior Court, now
in session at Cambridge, the persons so drawn to appear and
attend at the first session of said court on Monday, the
tenth day of May, 1948, at 10 A. #• (Criminal business).
The box containing the names being shaken and the
slips or ballots bearing the names being mixed, Aldermen
Ryan and Butler being designated for that purpose drew from
the box and read aloud names as follows;
1. Ernest M. Steward 103 Hillsdale Road Clerk
2. Herbert R. Scott 15 Sterling St. Bank Teller
3« Anthony F. Rose 41 Dimick St. Box Maker
4, Clifton E. Willis 29 Teele Ave. Salesman
5. Homer L. Starratt 196 Central St. Car Inspector
The slips or ballots bearing the names were passed
by the Aldermen to the President, who verified the names and
passed them to the City Clerk, who also verified the names
by reading them aloud from said slips or ballots, which ware
then duly endorsed and returned to the jury box.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM HIS HONOR THE MAYOR
Received the following
The Honorable, The Board of Aldermen
Somerville, Massachusetts.
Dear Dr. Kurd and Gentlemen:
Communications
City of Somerville 74751'
Office of the Mayor
May 1, 1948
I respectfully request,_the
approval of your Honorable Board to. the__transf er of fcl500.«,Q0
'from School Teachers 1 Salary Account to. School Contingent^
Personal Service Account,, as requested by the Superintendent
of Schools in his letter to me of April 26, 1948, attached
hereto.
GBB/TJK
Yours respectfully,
G. Edward Bradley
KAYOR
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