HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1019        FILED ON: 1/15/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2904

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Martha M. Walz

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act designating a certain pedestrian bridge in the city of Boston as the Frances “Fanny” Appleton Bridge.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Martha M. Walz

8th Suffolk

1/15/2013

Anthony W. Petruccelli

First Suffolk and Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1019        FILED ON: 1/15/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2904

By Ms. Walz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2904) of Martha M. Walz and Anthony W. Petruccelli for legislation to designate a certain pedestrian bridge located at Charles Circle in the city of Boston as the Frances “Fanny” Appleton bridge.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act designating a certain pedestrian bridge in the city of Boston as the Frances “Fanny” Appleton Bridge.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

The pedestrian bridge No. B16-438(BKF) located at Charles Circle spanning Storrow Drive in the city of Boston shall be designated and known as the Frances “Fanny” Appleton Bridge, in recognition of the celebrated courtship and marriage of Frances Appleton and her husband, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, after whom the adjacent bridge is named. The Massachusetts department of conservation and recreation shall erect and maintain suitable markers bearing the designation after consultation with The Esplanade Association and in compliance with the standards of the department.