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...request of Councillor Timothy J. Toomey, the council forwarded to city attorneys an order to reverse its decision of January 23, 1989, which cleared the way for the hotel's destruction...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: City May Move to Block Motor House Development | 2/13/1990 | See Source »

...former job as a safety specialist at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. He inititially left the post in 1988, after he was elected to the State House, saying he wanted to be a full time representative. He had previously criticized Graham for holding down jobs as both a city councillor and a state representative...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: A Year After Victory, Thompson Faces Opposition | 2/6/1990 | See Source »

Tension between the city's progressive and conservative blocs came to the forefront last night, as Councillor William H. Walsh angrily delayed action on 11 measures before the City Council...

Author: By Michael P. Mann, | Title: Walsh Acts to Disrupt Council | 2/6/1990 | See Source »

Both Wolf and Reeves also issued apologies to Walsh, but the conservative councillor refused to withdraw most of his "charter-right" requests. The charter-right is a parliamentary rule which allows council members to delay action on items of business for one week...

Author: By Michael P. Mann, | Title: Walsh Acts to Disrupt Council | 2/6/1990 | See Source »

Never Promised a Pointsettia: At a City Council meeting recently, a thoughtful city employee decided to provide pointsettia plants on the desks of all nine city councillors. All the plants had red and green leaves--except for the one on the desk of Councillor Francis H. Duehay '55. The enterprising--and slightly miffed--Duehay corrected the situation by switching plants with his neighbor, Councillor William H. Walsh at the end of the meeting. Not to be bested by a political opponent, Walsh switched the plants back before a meeting the next...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reporter's Notebook | 1/26/1990 | See Source »

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