Horrigan v. City of Pittsfield

G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 32, § 83, which in an earlier form was accepted by vote of the city council of Pittsfield, provides for the retirement on pension by the mayor and aldermen of a disabled police officer who has performed faithful service for twenty years continuously or whose disability has resulted from injuries sustained in the performance of duty. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 32, §§ 56-60, provide for the retirement on pension of war veterans for various causes, but do not take effect in any city until accepted by the mayor, who is “the “retiring authority.” The plaintiff is a war veteran who has…