McDonough v. City of Lowell

McDonough by this bill, the allegations of which have been admitted, seeks a declaration concerning the effect of the Lowell city manager’s acceptance of St. 1951, c. 245, 1 on October 22,1963. Lowell is a city having a population of more than 50,000.

Upon acceptance of the act, Lowell “adopted the remuneration plan, grade for grade, currently in effect for civil engineers and inspectors in the employ of the State Department of Public Works.” On October 31, 1963, by St. 1963, c. 775, which contained an emergency preamble, the State remuneration plan was revised to provide greater compensation…