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...Monday's meeting, the Council passed several amendments introduced by Councilor Francis H. Duehay '55, the ordinance committee chair who has been the driving force, behind the bill for the past few months. Duehay's amendments were apparently aimed at quelling the fears of angry musicians, who felt the new law might effectively prohibit their performances altogether...
Turk said that the uproar surrounding Walsh's actions is due to the extensive nature of the city councilor's business dealings and the extension of an real estate dealings into the arena of public service...
Recent reports that City Councilor William H. Walsh had extensive business dealings with high-ranking city officials are sparking controversy over the propriety of such transactions...
According to an article in the August 11 issue of The Boston Phoenix, Walsh has been involved in real estate transactions with Police Chief Anthony Paolillo, City Clerk Joseph E. Connarton and City Councilor Sheila T. Russell. He also loaned $15,000 to Deputy City Solicitor Donald Drisdell in 1986--after Drisdell had just been hired by the city's legal department but before he acquired his current position...
...creates the appearance of impropriety," City Councilor Francis H. Duehay '55 said yesterday. "In the aggregate, it's not a wise policy for the city to encourage or permit this kind of operation...