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Passage of the Furcolo bill would have given the MTA a good Old Colony substitute near Codman Sq. for the extensive Bennett St. maintenance and storage facilities. Lack of such alternate facilities had proven a major stumbling block in previous negotiations between the University and the MTA trustees...
Action in the state Senate yesterday effectively dampened the University's hopes of purchasing the Bennett St. MTA yards for the construction of a tenth House...
Against this legislative backdrop, MTA general manager Thomas J. McLernon said yesterday that he has held talks about Bennett St. for several weeks with L. Gard Wiggins, Administrative vice-President. But neither McLernon nor a spokesman for the Administration would comment on the progress of the negotiations, the first since...
Also prospective changes in the MTA system, including a possible bond issue of $5 million for new rolling stock, had caused talk that the MTA might soon need funds. The University was prepared to offer $4 million for the Bennett St. yards when the negotiations became public in January...
After McLernon's statement Governor-elect John A. Volpe formally endorsed the sale. As sole authority over the three MTA trustees, Volpe will have the power to initiate a transaction with the University when he takes office in January, if he so wishes...