Clements v. Treasurer of Cambridge

This is a petition under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 40, § 53, by ten or more taxable inhabitants of Cambridge, against the city, its treasurer, its auditor and its manager, to restrain the payment of increased salaries in its police and fire departments provided for by an ordinance enacted by the city council on November 22, 1948, to take effect on January 1, 1949. The allegations of fact contained in the petition were admitted, and the judge reported the case without decision.

Since January 1, 1942, the city of Cambridge has been *74governed by Plan E, described in G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 43, §§ 93-116, as…