Word: craning
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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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...
...Crane also suggested that DeGuglielmo approach Harvard, M.I.T., and the Chamber of Commerce for additional cash contributions for the hospital...
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...
...Crane is correct when he asks for a new study of the need for the Belt. But a DPW that has been panting for years to build this highway is not about to cap its long frustration with another lengthy and risky study. The only way that Cambridge is going to get its report is by a massive show of political power that draws upon every element in this community as well as Boston, and the surrounding suburbs. The only way that such a demonstration can be achieved is by a united City Council that can induce the different factions...
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...