Word: counciling
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Probably the most critical decision the CRA currently faces is deciding what to do with the so-called "Thirteen GoldenAcres" -a tract of land in the Kendall Square Project. The original plans for the project-as approved by the City Council-called for using this land for commercial development complementary to the neighboring NASA center...
Somewhere between the two philosophies lies the traditional spirit of Boston polities. Two weeks ago, when the Boston electorate voted seven incumbents, one former member, and Louise Day Hicks to the city council, it may again have gotten exactly what it deserves...
Boston politics have become comically notorious throughout the nation for their predictability and their scandal. Among Bostonians, the issue is a sore one. Most citizens feel that neither the council nor the school committee does much of constructive value, but on election day, they solemnly re-elect the incumbents. As one South Boston resident puts it. "They've got the experience, haven't they...
Clearly, they have. A comparison of turnover in the council during the 60's shows a surprising amount of stability. On the rare occasions when an incumbent is turned out of office, it is almost always to make room for a former member (as was the case in the re-election of Gabriel Piemonte this year) or to allow a politician who has made his name in another area, such as the school committee, to move...
...ETHXIC SPLIT in Boston is fairly clean-cut, but politically only the Irish and Italians rule Boston. The council has been divided between Kerrigans, Hyneses, Foleys, Iannellas and Langones for years. The majority of the Irish candidates live in Dorchester and South Boston, while the Italians reside in the North End and East Boston, both heavy Neapolitan sections of the city...