The council also voted 9-0 last night to acquire six parcels of land in Area 4 through eminent domain, for the development of recreational uses and open space.
"This is truly, I think, a landmark and milestone evening for the city of Cambridge," Galluccio said, referring to the two open-space resolutions the council passed.
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When the councillors were discussing Magazine Beach, Sullivan said that he, Russell and outgoing Mayor Francis H. Duehay '55 could remember a time when people swam in the Charles River at the beach.
"I'm old, but I'm not that old, Councillor Sullivan," Russell joked back.