Word: aldermen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Cambridge Board of Aldermen has granted the Meigs Elevated Railway Company a location on Portland street...
Wednesday night a hearing was had before the board of aldermen of Cambridge on the Meigs elevated railroad question. The petition of Mr. Meigs for a location in Cambridge was opposed by the Cambridge Railroad Company, but a petition signed by 4000 citizens of Cambridge was presented in favor of the proposed road. No definite action was taken by the aldermen...
...Cambridge city government met last evening. In the board of aldermen Supt. Bancroft of the Cambridge horse railroad appeared, and made a statement that the directors of the company had unanimously voted to reduce the fare to all points from 6 to 5 cents...
...some point in Cambridge, is to be divided into two sections. The first section is to be 1 1-2 miles in length, commencing at a spot one-half mile from Harvard square, Cambridge, to be constructed upon a route yet to be decided upon by the board of aldermen of Cambridge, to the dividing line between Cambridge and Boston. It has been decided to capitalize this first section of 1 1-2 miles at $200,000, the bill granted by the Legislature stipulating that the road shall be capitalized at an amount not less than $100,000 per mile...
...imprisoned Brooklyn aldermen were released yesterday morning...