Word: aldermen
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...secretary was asked to prepare two petitions, one to be presented to the Faculty, and the other to the Cambridge Board of Aldermen, asking permission to form a rifle club...
...revolution, not evolution, as the only remedy. We need to develop two ideas; first, that the city officers are not political officers, and second, that as the city is a business institution, there should be a board of control made up of citizens. This board should be above the aldermen and without its consent no franchises should be granted...
...last meeting of the Cambridge Board of Aldermen, Alderman Bradford offered the following order: "That His Honor, the Mayor, be requested to communicate with the authorities of Harvard University with a view to securing from them some action which shall prevent improperly-clad students from running in the streets of the city...
Question: "Resolved, That all executive duties in American cities should be concentrated in the hands of the mayor, and that his appointments should not require confirmation by aldermen or council...
Question: "Resolved, That all executive duties in American cities should be concentrated in the hands of the mayor, and that his appointments should not require confirmation by aldermen or council...