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...Councillor Edward A. Crane '35, who opposed DeGuglielmo's appointment as Manager, immediately objected to the request. He said that hospital construction could begin this year for only $8 million if money for its equipment was not appropriated now. The additional $2 million needed, Crane said, could be raised from City surpluses and special funds on hand. Equipment money could be raised after construction was over...
...Councillor Alfred E. Vellucci joined Crane in his opposition, citing three new Cambridge schools, a new fire station, and library addition as coming projects that would also call for City loans...
During the debate, Councillor Cornelia B. Wheeler suggested the compromise loan of $9 million adding that extra money could be taken from City funds if this proved inadequate. Mayor Daniel J. Hayes Jr. formally proposed amending DeGuglielmo's bill from $10 to $9 million after Vellucci's motion was defeated...
...Councillor Edward A. Crane '35 has raised some strong arguments against the Inner Belt. The original idea of the Inner Belt Route was conceived in the 1948 Highway Master Plan, but since that time a number of other roads not contemplated in the report--in particular, the extension of the Massachusetts Turnpike into Boston--have been built. If tolls on the turnpike were reduced, Crane argues, more cars and trucks would use it, reducing the usefulness of an Inner Belt. The crucial question is: how much is the Inner Belt a compelling necessity, and how much is it a mere...
Earlier in yesterday's meeting, Councillor Edward A. Crane '35 argued that the City should pressure either the state or national government to restudy the need for the Inner Belt...