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SPECIAL ACTS
AND
RESOLVES
PASSED BY THE
^tmul ^0ttrt 4 ^i^muhuuitn,
IN THE YEAR
1915.
PUBLISHED BY THB
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
BOSTON :
WEIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS,
32 DERNE STREET.
1915.
SPECIAL ACTS AND RESOLVES
OF
MASSACHUSETTS
1915.
SPECIAL ACTS.
An Act making appropriations for the compensation (^/^^^j 1
of the members of the general court, for the com-
PENSATION of certain officers THEREOF AND FOR EX-
PENSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representathes in
General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations.
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the purposes specified, for
the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
For the compensation of senators, forty-one thousand coSfpensktion
dollars.
For compensation for travel of senators, a sum not ex- Travel.
ceeding thirty-two hundred dollars.
For the compensation of representatives, two hundred Ji^eJ^compen-
and forty-one thousand dollars. sation.
For compensation for travel of representatives, a sum not Travel.
exceeding nineteen thousand dollars.
For the salary of Henry D. Coolidge, clerk of the senate, cierk of the
thirty-five hundred dollars. ^^^^ '^'
For the salary of James W. Kimball, clerk of the house of hou'sl"^ *^^
representatives, thirty-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of William H. Sanger, assistant clerk of the Assistant cierk
senate, twenty-five hundred dollars. °^ '^^ '^''^'^■
For the salary of Frank E. Bridgman, assistant clerk of Assistant cierk
11 i> • niiiiii of the house.
the house oi representatives, twenty-five hundred dollars.
For such additional clerical assistance to the clerk of the clerical
senate as may be necessary for the proper despatch of public sl^te."*'^'
business, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars.
For such additional clerical assistance to the clerk of the clerical
house of representatives as may be necessary for the proper hoife^'"'^'
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Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 1.
Doorkeepers,
etc.
Assistant
doorkeepers,
etc.
Pages.
Chaplains.
Expenses of
committees.
Advertising
hearings, etc.
Witness fees,
etc.
Manual.
Publication
of bulletin.
Senate
stationery.
House
stationery.
Contingent
expenses.
despatch of public business, a sum not exceeding twenty-five
hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the doorkeepers of the senate and house
of representatives, and the postmaster, five thousand dollars.
For the compensation of assistant doorkeepers and mes-
sengers to the senate and house of representatives, a sum
not exceeding thirty thousand four hundred dollars.
For the compensation of the pages to the senate and
house of representatives, a sum not exceeding sixty-one
hundred and twenty dollars.
For the compensation of the chaplains of the senate and
house of representatives, twelve hundred dollars.
For authorized expenses of committees of the present
general court, including clerical assistance to committees
authorized to employ the same, a sum not exceeding fifteen
thousand dollars.
For expenses of advertising hearings of the committees
of the present general court, including expenses of preparing
and mailing the advertisements to the various newspapers,
a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For expenses of summoning witnesses, and for fees of
such witnesses, a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars.
For printing and binding ordered by the senate and house
of representatives, or by concurrent order of the two branches,
a sum not exceeding fifty-eight thousand dollars.
For printing and binding the manual for the general court,
under the direction of the clerks of the senate and house of
representatives, a sum not exceeding fifty-four hundred
dollars.
For expenses in connection with the publication of the
bulletin of committee hearings, a sum not exceeding nine
thousand dollars.
For stationery for the senate, purchased by the clerk, a
sum not exceeding eight hundred dollars.
For stationery for the house of representatives, purchased
by the clerk, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
*For contingent expenses of the senate and house of repre-
sentatives, and necessary expenses in and about the state
house, a sum not exceeding nine thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take eft'ect upon its passage.
Approved January IG, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 2, 3.
An Act to authorize the city of woburn to borrow (7/^^^ 9
money and issue notes in anticipation of the col-
lection of revenue.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Tlie city of Woburn is hereby authorized wo^ufmn^y
to borrow an amount not exceeding sixty thousand dollars borrow money
in anticipation of the collection of the revenue of the financial of revenue, etc.
year nineteen hundred and fourteen, the amount so borrowed
to be payable therefrom; and the treasurer of the city is
authorized to issue a note or notes of the city, counter-
signed by the mayor and auditor, for the whole or any part
of said amount. Said notes shall be paid not later than
the first day of July, nineteen hundred and sixteen, and if
issued for a shorter period may be refunded by the issue
of new notes payable within the required period and no
appropriation shall be made chargeable to revenue derived
from the taxes of nineteen hundred and fourteen until all
loans incurred on account of such taxes shall have been
paid.
Section 2. Securities issued under authority of this act securities
shall be deemed to be outside the statutory limit of indebted- debt limit.
ness of the city.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 23, 1915.
Chap.
An Act making appropriations to cover subsidies to
cities and towns for establishing and maintaining
tuberculosis HOSPITALS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding one hundred twenty- subsidies to
nine thousand eight hundred sixty-eight dollars and forty- for elt^abiishiLg!
four cents is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the fosig hospiuis
treasurv of the commonwealth from the ordinarv revenue,
to certain cities and towns for amounts to which they are
entitled for establishing and maintaining tuberculosis hos-
pitals, during the period ending November thirtieth, nine-
teen hundred and fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 21 , 1915.
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Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 4, 5, 6.
Chap. 4 An Act to incorporate the Cambridge funeral as-
sociation.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Alfred Belanger, Edward J. Peltier, Walter
W. Terrio, Ovide Arel and Peter D. Nadeau, their associates
and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name
of the Cambridge Funeral Association, to be situated in
the city of Cambridge for the purpose and with the power
of providing, through assessments upon its members, the
funds necessary for defraying the burial expenses of deceased
members and of their deceased dependent children; the
membership to be limited to French people and their de-
scendants who are or have been residents of Cambridge,
Somerville, Arlington, Belmont or Watertown. The said
corporation, except as herein otherwise provided, shall have
and may exercise all the powers, rights and privileges, and
shall be subject to all the duties, liabilities and requirements
conferred or imposed by laws now or hereafter in force
applicable to fraternal beneficiary corporations.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 29, 1915.
Cambridge
Funeral
Association.
Purposes.
Membership
limited.
Powers, rights,
etc.
Chap. 5 An Act making an appropriation for the Massachusetts
state firemen's association.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
MaL'ac^hi^sttts' Section 1. The sum of fifteen thousaud dollars is hereby
issocirtlor^''^ appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the Massachusetts
State Firemen's Association, as provided by chapter one
hundred and seventy-one of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and six.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1915.
Chap. 6 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses in the state library.
Be it enacted, etc., as Jolloics:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commouAvealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the state library, for the fiscal
Appropriations,
state library.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 7, 8. 9
year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the librarian, four thousand dollars. Librarian,
For clerical services, for the accommodation of visitors, aertweJ! etc.^
and for any other services required for the care, maintenance
and working of the library, a sum not exceeding eleven
thousand and ten dollars.
For incidental expenses, including the printing and bind-
ing of the annual report, a sum not exceeding twenty-five
hundred dollars.
For books, binding, cataloguing and indexing, a sum not bSding, etc
exceeding ten thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1915.
Incidental
expenses, etc.
An Act making an appropriation for the Massachusetts Chap. 7
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of one hundred thousand dollars Massachusetts
, , „ , Institute of
is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury oi the Technology.
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the salary and Chap. 8
expenses of the commissioner of public records.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations,
, „, ^'^,, commissioner
priated, to be paid out of the treasury oi the commonwealth of public
from the ordinary revenue, for the commissioner of public ''^*'°'^ ^'
records, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the commissioner, three thousand dollars. ^°™™'®^'°°^'''
For travelling, clerical and other necessary expenses of Expenses.
the commissioner, including the printing of the annual re-
port, a sum not exceeding twenty-nine hundred and seventy-
five dollars.
For the purchase of ink for public records, a sum not ex- Purchase
ceeding four hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1915.
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Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 9, 10, 11.
Chap.
Appropriations,
state ballot hiw
commission.
Commissioners,
Expenses.
9 An Act making appropriations for the compensation
and expenses of the state ballot law commission.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the state ballot law com-
mission, for the year ending on the thirtieth day of No-
vember, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For compensation of the commissioners, a sum not ex-
ceeding fifteen hundred dollars.
For expenses, a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1915.
Chap. 10 An Act making an appropriation for the Worcester
polytechnic institute.
Worcester
Polytechnic
Institute.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The sum of fifty thousand dollars is hereby
appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinarA' revenue, to the Worcester Polv-
technic Institute, as provided for l)y chapter eighty-seven of
the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and twelve.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1915.
Old provincial
state house,
maintenance.
Chap. 11 An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance
OF the old provincial state house in the city of
BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The sum of fifteen hundred dollars is hereby
appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, toward the maintenance
of the old i)rovincial state house in the city of Boston, during
the present fiscal year, as provided by chapter two hundred
and ninety-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and ten.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 12. 11
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- Qjid'r) \2
PENSES in the executive DEPARTMENT OF THE COM-
MONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations.
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for salaries and expenses in the
executive department, for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
to wit : —
For the salary of the governor, ten thousand dollars. Governor,
For the salary of the lieutenant governor, two thousand jfe^ufenant
dollars; and for the salaries of the council, eight thousand governor and
dollars. For travelling expenses of the council, from and
to their homes, a sum not exceeding one thousand dol-
lars.
For the salary of the private secretary of the governor. Private
four thousand dollars. secretary.
For the salar\' of the assistant private secretary of the Assistant
governor, two thousand dollars. se"re^ta%.
For the salary of the executive secretary, twent^'-fIve Executive
hundred dollars. ' ^'^^'^'^'^■
For the salary of the present stenographer, a sum not ex- stenographer.
ceeding eighteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the messenger, twelve hundred dollars. Messenger.
For the salary of the assistant messenger, one thousand messenger,
dollars. ^^'^^y-
For contingent expenses, a sum not exceeding three Contingent
,1 1 1 11 expenses.
thousand dollars.
For postage, printing and stationery, a sum not exceeding Postage,
fifteen hundred dollars. printing.
For expenses incurred in the arrest of fugitives from justice. Arrest of
a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. "^' ^^^^'
For travelling and contingent expenses of the governor Travelling
1 .1 .■ ^• , . n -i ^ ^ expenses, etc.
and council, a sum not exceeduig twenty-five hundred
dollars.
For postage, printing and stationery for the council, a Council,
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. postage, e
For the preparation of tables and indexes relating to the Tables and
,,,j>,i , 1. , indexes to
statutes 01 the present year and previous years, a sum not statutes.
exceeding six hundred dollars.
12 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 13, 14.
fxpenses.'"^'^^ FoF payment of extraordinary expenses, to be expended
under the direction of the governor and council, a sum not
exceeding one hundred thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1915.
Chap. 13 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses IN THE OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER OF COL'^'TY
accounts.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Appropriations. Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the controller of county
accounts, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
Sary^^^^*^' ^^T thc Salary of the controller, twenty-five hundred
dollars.
First deputy. p^^. .j-j-^g salary of the first deputy, eighteen hundred
dollars.
Second deputy. ^oT the Salary of the second deputy, fifteen hundred
dollars.
Third deputy. Yqt the Salary of the third deputy, fifteen hundred dollars.
Fourth deputy. ^oT the Salary of the fourth deputy, twelve hundred
dollars.
offic7ixpln^M. For travelling and office expenses of the controller and his
deputies, including printing and binding the annual report,
a sum not exceeding twenty-four hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1915,
Chap. 14 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses in the department of the treasurer and
receiver general.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Appropriations. SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the department of the treas-
urer and receiver general, for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
to wit : —
Treasurer p^^j. ^|^g salarv of the treasurer and receiver general, five
ana receiver • o '
general, salary. tllOUSaud dolUirS.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 15. 13
For the salary of the deputy treasurer, three thousand ^1^^^^^^^
dollars.
For the salary of the accountant, twenty-five hundred Accountant.
dollars.
For the salary of the receiving teller, two thousand dollars. Receiving
For the salary of the assistant receiving teller, fifteen ^Iltltant
hundred dollars. receiving
For the salary of the paying teller, two thousand dollars. Paying teller.
For the salary of the assistant paving teller, fifteen hun- Assistant
dred dollars. ' paying teller.
For the salary of the cashier, twenty-five hundred dollars. Cashier.
For the salary of the assistant bookkeeper, fifteen hundred bookkeeper.
dollars.
For the salary of the fund clerk, fifteen hundred dollars. Fund dark.
For the salary of the bond clerk, eighteen hundred dollars. Bond clerk.
For the salary of the warrant clerk, twelve hundred Warrant cierk.
dollars.
For the salary of the record clerk, one thousand dollars. Record cierk.
For the salary of the stenographer, twelve hundred dollars, stenographer.
For the salary of the messenger, one thousand dollars. Messenger.
For such additional clerical assistance as may be necessary clerical
for the despatch of public business, a sum not exceeding ^^^'^^'"^''^■
forty-five hundred dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, a sum not ex- incidental and
T • x1 1 J n contingent
ceeding six thousand dollars. expenses.
For such expenses as the treasurer and receiver general Additional
n J • ' i j-l • • £ xu expenses.
may nnd necessary in carrying out the provisions oi the
act imposing a tax on collateral legacies and successions, a
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.
For expenses in connection with preparing and advertising Preparing, etc.,
bond sales, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the board of reg- njidy 15
ISTKITION IN dentistry.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios: ""
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations.
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the board of registration in dentistry, for the fiscal year end-
ing on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, to wit : —
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Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 16, 17.
Members,
salaries.
Clerical
services.
For the salaries of the members, seventeen hundred
dollars.
For clerical services, postage, printing, travelling and
other necessary expenses, to include printing the annual
report, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1015.
Appropriations.
Chap. 16 An Act making appropriations for the board of reg-
istration IN veterinary medicine.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the board of registration in veterinary medicine, for the fiscal
year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
For the salaries of the members, a sum not exceeding six
hundred dollars.
For travelling and other expenses, a sum not exceeding
four hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1915.
Members,
salaries.
Travelling, etc.,
expenses.
Appropriations.
Chap. 17 An Act making appropriations for salaries ant) ex-
penses in the department of the attorney-general.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the department of the attorney-
general, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the attorney-general, seven thousand
dollars.
For the compensation of assistants in his office, and for
such additional legal assistance as may be deemed necessary,
and also for any other necessary expenses, a sum not ex-
ceeding fifty thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1015.
Attorney-
general, salary
Assistants,
compensation.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 18, 19. 15
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- (Jjidj) jg
PENSES in the department OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations.
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses
of the commissioner of weights and measures, for the fiscal
year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the commissioner, two thousand dollars. Commissioner,
For the salaries of inspectors, nine thousand dollars. TlTlctovs
For clerical services, travel and contingent office expenses, clerical
a sum not exceeding nine thousand dollars. services.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the compensation (JJidy \q
OF VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR, PRISON OFFICERS AND
CERTAIN OTHERS RETIRED FROM THE SERVICE OF THE
COMMONWEALTH AND OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES INJURED IN
THE COURSE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the purposes specified, for
the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the compensation of veterans of the civil war and veU'rana.
certain others formerly in the service of the commonwealth
and now retired from that service, a sum not exceeding
sixty thousand dollars.
For the compensation of certain prison officers and in- Retired prison
spectors formerly in the service of the commonwealth and °*'''="' ''''=•
now retired, a sum not exceeding eleven thousand dollars.
For compensation of district police officers formerly in the Retired district
service of the commonwealth and now retired, a sum not po^'^^^ o^'^""-
exceeding two thousand dollars.
For a certain veteran of the civil war formerly employed ^^''oveeof
at the Massachusetts Soldiers' Home and now retired, a Massaahusetts
, i-r^iiiiii Soldiers Home.
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
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Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 20, 21.
Injured
employees.
Annuities to
soldiers, etc.
Pensions.
Appropriations .
^pToyeM^rf^^ For compensation of certain women formerly employed
at-armr^'"*^ by tlic scrgeant-at-arms in cleaning the state house, as
authorized by chapter seven hundred and eleven of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, a sum not exceed-
ing seven hundred and eighty dollars.
For the compensation of certain public employees for
injuries sustained in the course of their employment, a sum
not exceeding five thousand dollars.
For the payment of annuities to soldiers and others, a sum
not exceeding eleven thousand five hundred and sevent}'-
four dollars.
For pensions, the sum of two hundred and eighty dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its pas.sage.
Ajjproved January 30, 1915.
Chap. 20 An Act making appropriations for the salaries and
EXPENSES OF THE STATE BOARD OF CONCILIATION AND
ARBITRATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the state board of conciliation and arbitration, for the fiscal
year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
For the salaries of the members, seventv-five hundred
dollars.
For the salary of the secretary, fifteen hundred dollars.
For travelling, incidental and contingent expenses, in-
cluding printing and binding the annual report, and the
compensation of expert assistants, a sum not exceeding
fifteen thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 30, 1915.
Chap. 21 An Act to incorporate the board of trade of the
TOW^ OF WESTFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Frank Grant, George D. Roe, Archie D.
Robinson, Harry C. Lane, Herbert X. Kingsbury. George
II. Sharp, Lewis C. Parker, Lewis B. Allyn, John O. McKeon.
Robert Gowdy, Ralph G. Rogers, Frederick F. Shepard,
George L. Maschin, Denison II. L(K)mis, Percy X. Ilall,
Members,
salaries.
Secretary.
Travelling, etc.,
expenses.
Wcstfield
Board of Trade.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 22. 17
James R. Gladwin, Luther E. HoIIister, LeRoy C. Coburn,
George H. Plourd, William P. Crane, Henry S. Miller,
Richard T. Carrier, Fred G. Farr, Thomas J. Cooley, their
associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by
the name of the Westfield Board of Trade.
Section 2. The purposes of the corporation shall be to To advance
-i-ij-i i'''j. J. £ commercial,
advance the commercial, industrial and civic interests oi etc., interests
the town of Westfield, to promote integrity and good faith, °
just and equitable principles in business, uniformity in com-
mercial usages, and to acquire, preserve and distribute in-
dustrial, commercial and civic statistics and information of
value, to discover and correct abuses, to prevent or adjust
controversies, and to establish and maintain a place for
business and social meetings.
Section 3. The corporation shall have all the powers Poweraand
and privileges and be subject to all the duties, restrictions ^"
and liabilities set forth in all general laws now or hereafter
in force, applicable to such corporations and not inconsistent
with this act.
Section 4. The corporation shall have power to make May make
suitable by-laws, and to carry out all powers hereby granted, ^' ^'^^'
including provisions as to the admission, suspension and ex-
pulsion of members and a delegation of power to officers,
committees and directors.
Section 5. The management and control of the prop- Board of
erty and affairs of said corporation, subject to its by-laws,
shall be vested in a board of ten directors, who shall be
elected as may be provided in the by-laws, and there shall be
such other officers, with such duties, as the by-laws may
prescribe.
Section 6. The corporation is hereby authorized to hold eSSte*^^^^^'
real and personal estate to an amount not exceeding fifty
thousand dollars, with authority to sell, purchase, mortgage,
lease or rent the same or any part thereof.
Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 4, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- (JJkij)^ 22
penses in the judicial departjvient of the common-
wealth.
Be it enacted, etc., as follmvs:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations.
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
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Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 22.
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the judicial department of the commonwealth, for the fiscal
year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
Chief justice
and associate
justices,
salaries.
Retired
justices.
Clerk.
Clerical
assistance
to clerk.
Clerical
assistance
to justices.
Expenses.
Reporter of
decisions, etc.
Officers and
messengers.
Clerk, Suffolk
county.
Assistant
clerk.
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
For the salaries and travelling expenses of the chief jus-
tice and of the six associate justices, seventy-four thousand
dollars.
For the salaries of the retired justices, twenty-nine thousand
seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For the salary of the clerk, three thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance to the clerk, eight hundred dol-
lars.
For clerical assistance to the justices, a sum not exceeding
four thousand dollars.
For expenses of the supreme judicial court, a sum not
exceeding two thousand dollars.
For the salary of the reporter of decisions, four thousand
dollars; and for clerk hire and incidental expenses of said
reporter, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
For the salaries of the officers and messengers, twenty-four
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the clerk for the county of Suffolk, fifteen
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant clerk for the county of
Suffolk, five hundred dollars.
Justices,
salaries.
Assistant clerk.
Printing, etc.
SUPERIOR COURT.
For the salaries and travelling expenses of the chief justice
and of the twenty-seven associate justices, two hundred
thirty-eight thousand five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant clerk, five hundred dollars.
For printing, transportation of papers and documents, and
for incidental expenses of the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars.
Judpc of
probate and
insolvency,
Barnstable.
Berkshire.
COURTS OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Barnstable,
eighteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Berkshire,
twenty-five hundred dollars.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 22. 19
For the salary of the judge for the county of Bristol, ^"3*°^-
forty-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Dukes County, Dukes County,
thirteen hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the two judges for the county of Essex, Essex.
eight thousand dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Franklin, Franklin,
eighteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Hampden, Hampden,
thirty-eight hundred dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Hampshire, Hampshire,
eighteen hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the two judges for the county of Middle- MiddieseK.
sex, twelve thousand dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Nantucket, Nantucket.
thirteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Norfolk, Norfolk.
five thousand dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Plymouth, Plymouth,
twenty-seven hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the two judges for the county of Suffolk, Suffolk.
fourteen thousand dollars.
For the salaries of the two judges for the county of Worces- Worcester.
ter, nine thousand dollars.
For the salaries of retired judges, a sum not exceeding Retired judges,
thirteen hundred and fifty dollars.
For the compensation of judges acting in other counties judges acting
than their own, a sum not exceeding eighteen hundred dollars, counties.
For the salary of the register for the county of Barnstable, Register of
sixteen hundred dollars. fnTo^vlncyf
For the salary of the register for the county of Berkshire, Barnstable.
nineteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Bristol, Bristol,
thirty-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Dukes Dukes County.
County, one thousand dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Essex, Essex.
thirty-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Franklin, Franklin.
sixteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Hampden, Hampden,
thirty-one hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Hampshire, Hampshire.
six-teen hundred dollars.
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Middlesex.
Nantucket.
Norfolk.
Plymouth.
Suffolk.
Worcester.
Assistant
register,
Barnstable.
Berkshire.
Bristol.
Essex.
Franklin.
Hampden.
Hampshire.
Middlesex.
Norfolk.
Plymouth.
Suffolk.
Worcester.
Clerical
assistance,
Barnstable.
Berkshire.
Bristol.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 22.
For the salary of the register for the county of Middlesex,
five thousand dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Nantucket,
one thousand dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Norfolk,
twenty-seven hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Plymouth,
twenty-two hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Suffolk,
five thousand dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Worcester,
thirty-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county of
Barnstable, eight hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county of
Berkshire, twelve hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county of
Bristol, twenty-three hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the assistant registers for the county of
Essex, forty-one hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county of
Franklin, eight hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county of
Hampden, fifteen hundred and fifty dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county of
Hampshire, eight hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the first and second assistant registers
for the county of Middlesex, fifty-three hundred dollars;
and for the salary of Nellie H. Philbrick, third assistant
register, twenty-three hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county of
Norfolk, thirteen hundred and fifty dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county of
Pl;^Tnouth, eleven hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the assistant registers for the county of
Suffolk, six thousand dollars.
For the salaries of the assistant registers for the county of
Worcester, thirty-five hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance to the register for the county of
Barnstable, a sum not exceeding six hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance to the register for the county of
Berkshire, a sum not exceeding nine hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance to the register for the county of
Bristol, a sum not exceeding thirty-five hundred sixty-six
dollars and sixty-seven cents.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 22. 21
For clerical assistance to the register for the county of q^^^^^
Dukes County, a sum not exceeding three hundred dol-
lars.
For clerical assistance to the register for the county of Essex.
Essex, a sum not exceeding seven thousand sixteen dollars
and sixty-seven cents.
For clerical assistance to the register for the county of Franklin.
Franklin, a sum not exceeding four hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance to the register for the county of Hampden.
Hampden, a sum not exceeding thirty-one hundred thirty-
three dollars and thirty-three cents.
For clerical assistance to the register for the county of Hampshire.
Hampshire, a sum not exceeding six hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance to the register for the county of ^^'^'^^®^°^'
Middlesex, a sum not exceeding ninety-one hundred sixty-
six dollars and sixty-seven cents.
For clerical assistance to the register for the county of Nantucket.
Nantucket, a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance to the register for the county of N°'f°^''-
Norfolk, a sum not exceeding thirty-six hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance to the register for the county of I'lyi^o"'^'^-
Plymouth, a sum not exceeding twenty-one hundred thirty-
three dollars and thirty-three cents.
For clerical assistance to the register for the county of ^^^°^^-
Suffolk, a sum not exceeding seventy-one hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance to the register for the county of Worcester.
Worcester, a sum not exceeding seven thousand sixteen
dollars and sixty-seven cents.
For the salary of the clerk of the register for the comity of ^gj^gter!
Suffolk, fourteen hundred dollars. Suffolk.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
For the salary of the district attorney for the Suffolk District
district, seven thousand dollars. Suffolk '
For the salaries of the first, second and third assistant j^Jstanta.
district attorneys for the Suffolk district, eleven thousand
four hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the deputy assistants of the district ^gP^^^g
attorney for the Suffolk district, forty-four hundred dollars.
For the salary of the district attorney for the northern Northern
district, four thousand dollars.
For the salaries of the assistant district attorneys for the Assistants.
northern district, forty-four hundred sixty-six dollars and
sixty-seven cents.
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Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 23.
Deputy
assistant.
Eastern
district.
Assistant.
Southeastern
district.
Assistant.
Southern
district.
Assistant.
Middle
district.
Assistant.
Western
district.
Northwestern
district.
Travelling
expenses.
For the salary of the deputy assistant district attorney
for the northern district, a sum not exceeding eighteen hun-
dred dollars.
For the salary of the district attorney for the eastern
district, three thousand dollars.
For the salary of the assistant district attorney for the
eastern district, two thousand dollars.
For the salary of the district attorney for the southeastern
district, three thousand dollars.
For the salary of the assistant district attorney for the
southeastern district, two thousand dollars.
For the salary of the district attorney for the southern
district, twenty-four hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant district attorney for the
southern district, sixteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the district attorney for the middle
district, twenty-four hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant district attorney for the
middle district, sixteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the district attorney for the western
district, twenty-four hundred dollars.
For the salary of the district attorney for the northwestern
district, thirteen hundred and fifty dollars.
For trayelling expenses necessarily incurred by the district
attorneys, except in the Suffolk district, a sum not exceeding
twenty-fiye hundred dollars.
Commission
on probation.
COMMISSION ON PROBATION.
For salaries and expenses of the commission on probation,
including printing the annual report, a sum not exceeding
eight thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 4, 1915.
Chap. 23 An Act making an appropriation for a new building
AT THE MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The sum of one hundred twenty-two thousand
and five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid
out of the treasury of the commonwealtli, to be expended
at the Massachusetts Agricultural College under the direction
of the trustees thereof in building and equipping an agri-
cultural building to contain offices, class rooms, laboratories
Appropriation,
agricultural
building.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 24, 25. 23
and an auditorium, as authorized by chapter eighty-two of
the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, this
amount to be in addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for this purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February Jj., 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for the representa- (jjid^ 24
TION OF THE COMMONWEALTH AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of sixty-nine thousand dollars is Representation
hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the wedth'^r'
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to be expended fx^'Jfg^fon
by the board of Panama-Pacific managers under the direction
of the governor and council, for the representation of the
commonwealth at the Panama-Pacific international ex-
position, during the year ending November thirtieth, nine-
teen hundred and fifteen, the same to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 4, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- Qhr,^ 95
penses in the department of the sergeant-at-arms. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations.
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses in
the department of the sergeant-at-arms, for the fiscal year
ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred
and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the sergeant-at-arms, thirty-five hundred Sergeant-at-
, ,, " ° ' t/ arms, salary.
dollars.
For the salary of the first clerk, twenty-two hundred First cierk.
dollars.
For the salaries of additional clerks, the sum of twenty-nine Additional
hundred dollars. '^^"^^■
For the salary of the cashier, a sum not exceeding twelve cashier.
hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the chief engineer and other employees chief engineer,
in the engineer's department, a sum not exceeding thirty- ^*°'
four thousand four hundred and forty dollars.
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Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 26.
Watchmen and
assistants.
Messengers,
etc.
Matron.
Carpenter.
Incidental,
etc., expenses.
Books,
stationery, etc.
Rent of tele-
phones, etc.
Heat, light,
etc.
Care of state
house, etc.
New furniture,
etc.
For the salaries of the watchmen and assistant watchmen,
a sum not exceeding fourteen thousand six hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the messengers, porters and office boy,
a sum not exceeding ninety-two hundred dollars.
For the salary of the matron, a sum not exceeding eight
hundred and fift}' dollars.
For the salary of the carpenter, the sum of sixteen hun-
dred dollars.
For incidental and contingent expen.ses and expense of
mailing legislative bulletins, a sum not exceeding seven
hundred and fiftv dollars.
For books, stationery, postage, printing and advertising
ordered by the sergeant-at-arms, a sum not exceeding four
hundred dollars.
For rent of telephones and expenses in connection there-
with, a sum not exceeding twelve thousand dollars.
For heat, light and power, including coal, water, gas and
removal of ashes, a sum not exceeding thirty-eight thousand
five hundred dollars.
For the care of the state house and grounds, including
repairs, furniture and repairs thereof, and such expenses as
may be necessary at the various buildings now occupied by
state departments, a sum not exceeding thirty-one thousand
dollars.
For new furniture and fixtures, a sum not exceeding
twenty-five thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 6, 1915.
Chap. 26 Ax Act relative to the reinstatement of williari j.
o'leary in the public works deparTxMENt of the city
OF boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. William J. O'Leary, formerly an inspector
Reinstatement
of William J.
O'Leary in the jj^ ^hc sauitarv division of the public works department of
public works . ♦- • i i i > i
department the City of Bostou, may. With the approval ot the mayor
and of the commissioner of public works, be reappointed as
such inspector without undergoing a civil service exami-
nation.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 6, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 27, 28. 25
An Act making an appropriation for a new site and (JJki^ 27
the construction of buildings for the state normal
art school.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of one hundred thousand dollars Acquisition of
is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the construcdon°of
commonwealth, to be expended by the board of education ^tatenomai
in the acquisition of a new site and the construction of new ^^^ school.
buildings for the state normal art school, as authorized by
chapter seven hundred and eighty-one of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen, this amount to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for this
purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 8, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the board of regis- (Jfiart 28
tration in medicint:.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropna-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth registration^ °^
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of ^'^ "medicine.
the board of registration in medicine, for the fiscal year end-
ing on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred
and fifteen, to wit : —
For the salaries of the members of the board, forty-three Members of
hundred dollars. *^^' '^'^"^•
For travelling and other expenses of the board, a sum not Travelling,
exceeding four hundred and seventy-five dollars. ^ "" ®''^''^'
For clerical services, the sum of one thousand dollars. Clerical .
For printing, postage, office supplies and contingent ex- iMntTng,
penses of the members of the board, to include printing the p^^^^^- etc.
annual report, and for rent of rooms outside the state house,
a sum not exceeding seventeen hundred and ten dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 8, 1915.
26
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 29, 30.
[1889, 107, 216; 1890, 417; 1896, 148.]
Chap. 29 An Act to AUTiiORizE tiie citi^ of quincy to appropriate
A SUM OF MONEY FOR THE CITY HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter one hundred and
forty-eight of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-six is hereby amended by striking out the word "five",
in the second line, and inserting in place thereof the word:
— ten, — so as to read as follows: — Section 1. The city
of Quincy is hereby authorized to raise by taxation a sum
of money not exceeding ten thousand dollars per year, and
appropriate the same towards the maintenance and support
of the city hospital in said city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 8, 1915.
1896, 148 § 1,
amended.
City of Quincy
may appropri-
ate money for
the city
hospital.
[1850, 144; 1857, 4; 1889, 295; 1890, 152; 1891, 46.)
Chap. 30 An Act to authorize the new Bedford gas and edison
light company to maintain gas pipes and c.\.bles
UNDER the ACUSHNET RIVER BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW
BEDFORD AND THE TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
GlTan^Edifson SECTION 1. The Ncw Bedford Gas and Edison Light
Light Company Companv is licrebv authorized to maintain such gas pipes
may mamtain iii'p i •• pi •• ii-i
gas pipes, etc. and cablcs tor the transmission or electricity under the tide
waters of the Acushnet river between the city of New Bed-
ford and the town of Fairhaven as have heretofore been
laid by said company under licenses heretofore granted by
the board of harbor and land commissioners, subject, as to
future maintenance, to the provisions of chapter ninety-six
of the Revised Laws and acts in amendment thereof and in
addition thereto.
Section 2. The New Bedford Gas and Edison Light
Company is hereby authorized to lay and maintain gas
pipes and cables for the transmission of electricity, in addi-
tion to those heretofore laid, under the tide waters of the
Acushnet river between the city of New Bedford and the
town of Fairhaven subject to the provisions of chapter
ninety-six of the Revised Laws and acts in amendment
thereof and in addition thereto.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 8, 1915.
May lay gas
pipes and
cables.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 31, 32. 27
[Sp. Laws, Vol. 2, p. 421; 1852, 2; 1859, 34.]
An Act relative to the boston dispensary. Chav 31
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The act of February twenty-six, eighteen Act incorporat-
hundred and one, incorporating the Boston Dispensary is ofs^e^^y,
hereby amended by striking out section three of said act and '^'nended.
inserting in place thereof the following: — Section 3. Be Election of
it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the '°'^'^'^^®''^-
contributors to said institution shall meet annually at
Boston on the second Thursday in October, for the purpose
of electing by ballot managers, public notice of the time
and place of holding such meeting being given once at least
in two of the newspapers published in said town seven days
before the day of meeting; and votes may at all elections
be given either in person or by proxy. The number of
managers shall be such as the by-laws may from time to
time prescribe. Said contributors may also meet at other
times in Boston at such time and place as the managers
may designate, public notice thereof being given as herein-
before prescribed in respect to the annual meeting.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1915.
[1888, 347; 1889, 256; 1891, 243, 255, 401; 1892, 373; 1895. 279; 1899, 237; 1900, 216, 270;
1902, 105; 1911, 301; 1914, 704.]
An Act relative to filling vacancies in the city QJi^j^ 32
council of the city of quincy.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section five of chapter three hundred and forty-seven of ^^I'^^td ^ ^'
the acts of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-eight is
hereby amended by striking out the words " or if a vacancy in
said office shall occur subsequently and more than three
months previous to the expiration of the municipal year",
in the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth lines; by striking
out the words "vacancy in the office of councilman shall
occur subsequently and more than three months previous
to the expiration of the municipal year", in the twenty-
first, twenty-second and twenty-third lines, and inserting
in place thereof the words: — person elected to the office of
councilman shall refuse to accept the office or shall die before
qualifying, — and by adding at the end thereof the words: —
If a vacancy in the office of councilman occurs after the oath
of office has been administered to a majority of the council,
28
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 33.
Mayor,
councilmen
and members
of school
committee to
be elected
by ballot.
If no choice
of mayor.
Vacancies.
the vacancy shall be filled bv the citv council itself, and the
vote of a majority of all the members thereof shall be neces-
sary for a choice, — so as to read as follows: — Section 5.
At such municipal election the qualified voters shall give in
their votes by ballot in the several wards for mayor, council-
men and members of the school committee then to be elected,
and the person receiving the highest number of votes for any
office shall be deemed and declared to be elected to such
office; and whenever two or more persons are to be elected
to the same ofllce the several persons, up to the number
required to be chosen, receiving the highest number of votes
shall be deemed and declared to be elected. If it shall
appear that there is no choice of mayor, or if the person
elected mayor shall refuse to accept the office, or shall die
before qualifying, the city council shall forthwith cause
warrants to be issued for a new election, and the same
proceedings shall be had in all respects as are hereinbefore
provided for the election of mayor, and shall be repeated
until the election of a mayor is completed. If the full
number of members of the city council has not been elected,
or if a person elected to the office of councilman shall refuse
to accept the office or shall die before qualifying, the council
shall forthwith cause a new election to be held to fill the
vacancy or vacancies. If a vacancy in the office of council-
man occurs after the oath of office has been administered to
a majority of the council, the vacancy shall be filled by the
city council itself, and the vote of a majority of all the mem-
bers thereof shall be necessary for a choice.
Approved February 10, 1915.
CJiap. 33 An Act to authorize the city of newton to pay a sum
OF MONEY TO NELLY L. HEATH.
City of Newton
may pay a
sum of money
to Nelly L.
Heath.
Time of taking
effect.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Newton is hereby authorized to
pay to Nelly L. Heath, widow of Daniel C. Heath, an amount
not exceeding one thousand dollars, to compensate her for
services rendered and for expenses incurred or money ad-
vanced by her in connection with the laying out of, and the
purchase of land for Lowell avenue, formerly Appleton and
Murray streets, in the city of Ne\vton.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the board of aldermen of the said city, and upon approval
of the mayor. Approved February 10, 1915.
[Accepted March 17, 1915.)
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 34, 35, 36. 29
[1896, 514; 1910, 617; 1914, 738.]
An Act to authorize the city of boston to transfer Chap. 34
THE LAND AND BUILDINGS OF THE PARENTAL SCHOOL TO
THE HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT OF THE SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to city of Boston
transfer the land and buildings of the parental school of the w /nd
city of Boston to the hospital department of said city, to pSentafschoor
be used for hospital purposes. dep^^tmeTt.*^
Section 2. So much of section eight of chapter seven Repeal, etc.
hundred and thirty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and fourteen as restricts the right of the city to
transfer the land and buildings of said parental school to
any department of the city, to be used for municipal pur-
poses, is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 10, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for the develop- Chap. 35
ment of the port of boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of twenty-five thousand dollars is Appropriation
hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the ment of the
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to be expended ^"*^ °
by the directors of the port of Boston for the improvement
of Boston harbor, as provided by chapter six hundred and
thirty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, the same to be in addition to any amount hereto-
fore appropriated for this purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 10, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the salaries and Chap. 36
expenses of the public service commission.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap- Appropriations,
propriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and ex-
penses of the public service commission, for the fiscal year
30
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 37.
Commis-
sioners, salaries.
Secretaries.
Tariff depart-
ment.
Engineers.
Experts.
Accounting
department.
Telephone
department.
Inspection
department.
Clerical
assistance, etc.
Reports of
hearings.
Rent and care
of office.
Printing and
binding.
Stationery,
books, etc.
ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred
and fifteen, to wit : —
For the salaries of the commissioners, forty thousand five
hundred dollars.
For salaries of secretaries, a sum not exceeding ten thou-
sand five hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses in the tariff department, a sum
not exceeding four thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of engineers, a sum not exceed-
ing eleven thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of experts, a sum not exceeding
six thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses in the accounting department,
a sum not exceeding eighty-five hundred dollars.
For expenses of the telephone department, a sum not ex-
ceeding sixty-five hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses in the inspection department, a
sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance and messenger service, a sum not
exceeding twelve thousand dollars.
For stenographic reports of hearings, a sum not exceeding
five thousand dollars.
For rent and care of office, a sum not exceeding thirteen
thousand five hundred dollars.
For printing and binding the annual reports, a sum not
exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For stationery, books, maps and office supplies, and con-
tingent expenses, a sum not exceeding twelve thousand
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved February 10, 1915.
Chap. 37 An Act to authorize the trustees of the terr.\ce hill
CEMETERY CORPORATION TO TAKE AND HOLD ADDITIONAL
REAL ESTATE IN THE TOWN OF WALPOLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
TcrracTmii Section 1. Tfic trustccs of the Terrace Hill Cemetery
^orati'on^m^"'^' Corporatiou may, upon direction of such corporation, make
take lands, etc. application by written petition to the selectmen of the town
of Walpole for the enlargement of Terrace Hill cemetery, and
the taking therefor of any lands lying adjacent to said
cemetery.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 37. 31
Section 2. The selectmen shall appoint a time and place selectmen to
for a hearing and shall cause notice thereof, together with a and°p?ace^r
copy of the petition, to be served personally upon the owner, * ^'^'^"^s.
if known and residing in said town, or upon his agent, tenant
or attorney, if a non-resident, or left at the last and usual
place of abode of such owTier or agent, tenant or attorney,
fourteen days at least before the time appointed for the
hearing.
Section 3. The selectmen shall hear the parties at the shaii determine
time and place appointed, or at an adjournment thereof, foManT^'*^^
and as soon as may be thereafter shall consider and adjudi- ^^'^'^s-
cate upon the necessity of such taking, and upon the quan-
tity, boundaries and value of any land adjudged necessary
to be taken, and the damages resulting from the taking and
any other matters pertaining thereto, and shall forthwith
file a description of such land with a plan thereof in the
registry of deeds for Norfolk county, and thereupon such
land shall be taken and held in fee by said corporation as a
part of its burial ground.
Section 4. If any of the land so taken is subject to a Apportionment
mortgage, the selectmen shall determine what portion of ° *™^ses.
the award for damages shall be paid to the mortgagee for
release of the mortgage incumbrance on the parcel taken;
and said cemetery corporation shall pay to the mortgagee
of record the sum so determined, and such payment shall
thereby release and clear said parcel from said mortgage
incumbrance; the balance of the award shall be paid, or
tendered, to the owner of record within thirty days from the
day of the filing in the registry of deeds.
Section 5. A party aggrieved by the award of damages Appeal may
may, on application therefor to the superior court or to the
county commissioners of Norfolk county within six months
after such filing in the registry of deeds, have a jury to de-
termine the matter of his complaint as in the case of assess-
ment of damages for land taken for highways, and all the
proceedings shall be conducted as in such cases. If the Payment
sum allowed for damages, including the value of the land, is °^ ^'^^^'
increased by the jury, the sum so allowed by the jury and
all costs shall be paid by said corporation; otherwise, the
costs arising upon such application for a jury shall be paid
by the applicant.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 11, 1915.
32
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 38, 39.
CJiap, 38 An Act ^la-king an approprl\tion for tiie payment of
INTEREST ON THE DIRECT DEBT AND TEMPORARY LOANS
OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding one million seven
hundred and fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated,
to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth, for the
payment of interest on the direct debt, as provided for by
chapter two, section one, article eleven, of the constitution
of Massachusetts, also for interest on temporary loans; the
same being the estimate of the treasurer and receiver general.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 11, 1915.
Payment of
interest on the
direct debt of
the common-
wealth, etc.
Appropriations.
Chap. 39 An Act m.\king approprutions for the board of regis-
tration IN pharmacy.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the board of registration in pharmacy, for the fiscal year
ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred
and fifteen, to wit : —
For the salaries of the members, thirty-eight hundred
dollars.
For travelling and other expenses of the members, a sum
not exceeding seventeen hundred and twenty-five dollars.
For salaries and expenses of the agent, a sum not exceeding
twenty-four hundred dollars.
For a stenographer, witness fees and incidental and con-
tingent expenses, to include printing the annual report, a
sum not exceeding twenty-two hundred dollars.
For expenses in connection with the act to provide for the
registering and licensing of shops for the transaction of a
retail drug business, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 11, 1915.
Members,
salaries.
Travelling
expenses, etc.
Agent.
Stenographer,
etc.
Expenses in
connection with
register! ns,
etc., retail
drug shops.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 40, 41, 42. 33
An Act making an appropriation for the reimburse- QJkij)^ 40
ment of cities and towns for loss of taxes on land
used for public institutions.
Be it enacted, etc., as follcncs:
Section 1. The sum of forty-five thousand dollars is Reimburse^
hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the ^"d to°wns f^
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for reimbursing |^tafn*w.°°
cities and towns for loss of taxes on land used for public
institutions, during the fiscal year ending on November
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifteen, as provided for by
chapter six hundred and seven of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and ten and by chapter four hundred and
seventy-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 11, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for the payment of (JJiq^jj 41
PREMIUMS ON securities PURCHASED FOR THE MASSA-
CHUSETTS SCHOOL FUND.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding five thousand dollars is premiums on
hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the purch^^d for
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the payment setts^sTh^i'^"
by the treasurer and receiver general of premiums on se- ^"'^^•
curities purchased for the Massachusetts School Fund, as
provided by section three of chapter forty-one of the Re-
vised Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 11, 1915.
An Act making approprlitions ior the expenses of (^/^^^ 42
the industrial accident board and the state board
of labor and industries, sitting jointly.
Be it enacted, etc., a^ folloivs:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth tr?rfkccid^'t
from the ordinary revenue, for the expenses of the industrial ^^J!^ of kbof^
accident board and the state board of labor and industries, f-tfing'-^ntiy '
34
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 43.
Expert
assistants.
Printing,
postage, etc.
Travelling
expenses.
Clerical
services.
sitting jointly, during the fiscal year ending November thir-
tiethj nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For salaries and expenses of expert assistants, a sum not
exceeding two thousand dollars.
For printing, postage and contingent expenses, a sum not
exceeding five hundred dollars.
For travelling expenses of the board and experts, a sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For clerical services, a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ay proved February 11, 1915.
Appropriations.
Chap. 43 An Act making appropriations for sat^\ries and ex-
penses IN THE department OF THE AUDITOR OF THE
COMMON^'EALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap-
propriated, to be paid out of tlie treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the auditor's depart-
ment, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the auditor, five thousand dollars.
For the salary of the deputy auditor, four thousand
dollars.
For the salary of the second deputy auditor, three thou-
sand dollars.
For the salary of the supervisor of accounts, twent>'-five
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the first clerk, twenty-five hundred
dollars.
For the salary of the second clerk, twenty-four hundred
dollars.
For additional clerks, examiners and stenographers, a sum
not exceeding eighteen thousand dollars.
For the salary of the messenger, nine hundred dollars.
For the salary of the state printing expert, a sum not ex-
ceeding eighteen hundred dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, a sum not ex-
ceeding forty-nine hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 11, 1015.
Auditor, salary.
Deputy
auditor.
Second deputy
auditor.
Supervisor of
accounts.
First clerk.
Second clerk.
Additional
clerks, etc.
Messenger.
Printing
export.
Incidental,
etc., expenses
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 44, 45. 35
An Act making appropriations for the salaries and (Jfiaj), 44
EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSION ON ECONOMY AND EFFI-
CIENCY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth slCn^iir™'"'^"
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of efficiency!''^^
the commission on economy and efficiency, for the fiscal
year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salaries of the members of the commission, a sum Members,
not exceeding fourteen thousand dollars. ^^ ^^^^'
For the salaries of the secretary, experts, clerks, and fte"^*^"^^'
other assistants, and for such other expenses as may be
deemed necessary and proper, a sum not exceeding twenty-
five thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A'pyroved February 11, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- (7/^^^) 45
PENSES in the department OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
* Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations.
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the department of the secre-
tary of the commonwealth, for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to
wit: —
For the salary of the secretary, six thousand dollars. Secretary,
For the salary of Herbert H. BojTiton, deputy, four ^^^""^^
thousand dollars.
For the salary of the second deputy, three thousand Second deputy.
dollars.
For the salary of the chief of the archives division, two chief of
thousand dollars. ^'^ '^'^^'
For the salary of the cashier, a sum not exceeding twelve Cashier.
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the commission clerk, fifteen hundred Serk""'^^'""
dollars.
36
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 45.
Messengers
and extra
clerks.
Incidental,
etc., expenses.
Postage on
documents, etc,
Preservation
of records, etc.
Registration
books, etc.
Regimental
histories.
Preservation of
certain town
records.
For messengers and additional clerical assistance, a sum
not exceeding thirty-eight thousand five hundred dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, a sum not ex-
ceeding fifty-five hundred dollars.
For postage and expressage on documents, and for print-
ing and mailing copies of bills and resolves to certain state,
city and town officials, a sum not exceeding fifty-five hun-
dred dollars.
For arrangement and preservation of state records and
papers, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For registration books and blanks, indexing returns and
editing registration report, a sum not exceeding three thou-
sand dollars.
For the purchase of histories of regiments, batteries and
other military organizations of the Massachusetts volunteers
who served in the civil war, a sum not exceeding one thou-
sand dollars.
For the preservation of town records of births, marriages
and deaths previous to the year eighteen hundred and fifty,
a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
Pamphlet edi-
tions of acts,
etc.
Cumulative
index.
Blue book.
Publication
of laws, etc.
Reports of
decisions, etc.
Purchase of
paper.
Public
documents.
PRINTING LAWS, ETC.
For printing the pamphlet edition of the acts and resolves
of the present year, a sum not exceeding seventy-five hun-
dred dollars.
For printing a cumulative index of the acts and resolves,
a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For printing and binding the blue book edition of the acts
and resolves of the present year, twelve thousand dollars.
For the newspaper publication of the general laws and
of information intended for the public, a sum not exceeding
five hundred dollars.
For the reports of decisions of the supreme judicial court,
a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
For the purchase of paper used in the execution of the
contract for the state printing, a sum not exceeding fifty-
five thousand dollars.
For printing and binding public documents, a sum not
exceeding twenty thousand dollars.
Primary
elections.
PRINTING MATTERS REL.\TING TO ELECTIONS.
For expenses in connection with primary elections, a sum
not exceeding thirty-six thousand dollars.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 46, 47. 37
For printing and distributing ballots, a sum not exceeding Ballots,
eight thousand dollars.
For blanks for town oflScers, election laws and blanks and Blanks for
instructions on all matters relating to elections, and for the
expense of advertising the state ticket, a sum not exceeding
five thousand dollars.
For the purchase of apparatus to be used at polling places Purchase of
in the canvass and count of votes, a sum not exceeding two '^pp*'"^*"^
hundred and fifty dollars.
For furnishing cities and towns with ballot boxes and for Ballot boxes,
repairs to the same, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 11, 1915.
An Act siaking an appropriation for tiie PA-iiviENT of Chap. 46
CLAIMS arising FROM THE DEATH OF FIREMEN KILLED OR
injured IN THE DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows: ^
Section 1. The sum of ten thousand dollars is hereby Payment of
appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the com- account of
1.1 ji'ii j» J i> 1 death of certain
monwealtn, as authorized by section seventy-seven oi chap- firemen.
ter thirty-two of the Revised Laws, for the payment of
such claims as may arise in consequence of the death of
firemen belonging to the regularly organized fire depart-
ment of a city or town, or of members in active service of
any incorporated protective department, or of any person
doing fire duty at the request of or by order of the authorities
of a town which has no organized fire department, or of any
person performing the duties of fireman in such town, who
are killed or who die from injuries received in the discharge
of their duties at fires, during the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 11, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the salaries and Chap. 47
expenses of the land court.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth court.
from the ordinary revenue, for the land court, for the fiscal
38
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 48,
year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
Judge, salary. YoT the Salary of the judge of the court, eight thousand
dollars.
Associate judge. YoT the salary of the associate judge of the court, eight
thousand dollars.
For the salary of the recorder of the court, forty -five
hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance in the office of the court, a sum not
exceeding thirteen thousand nine hundred and seventy-five
dollars.
For the salary of the court officer for the sessions of the
court, seventeen hundred dollars.
For sheriffs' fees, advertising, surveying, examination of
titles and sundry incidental expenses, a sum not exceeding
twenty-eight thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyvoved February 11, 1915.
Recorder.
Clerical
assistance.
Court ofiBcer.
Sheriffs' fees,
etc.
Commission
on public
works for the
town of
Marion
established.
Offices
abolished.
[1907, 268; 1908, 43; 1914, 513.]
Chap. 48 An Act to establish a commission of public works in
THE town of MARION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of sewer commissioners, the
water commissioners, the office of surveyor of highways,
the road commissioners and the board of health in the town
of Marion are hereby abolished and all the powers vested
in said boards and surveyor, or any of them, shall be trans-
ferred to and vested in a commission to be known as the
commission of public works. Said commission shall consist
of three members, who shall be elected at the next annual
meeting of the town after the acceptance of this act, as
hereinafter provided, by the qualified voters of the town
by ballot as follows : — One to hold office for one year, one
for two years and one for three years, each successive elec-
tion thereafter to be for the term of three years.
Section 2. Said commission shall have and exercise all
the powers of every nature and be subject to the liabilities
and duties vested in and imposed upon the sewer commis-
sioners, water commissioners, surveyor of highways, road
commissioners and board of health of the town of jNJarion
under any general or special laws now or hereafter in force,
Powers, etc.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 49. 39
or by contract or grant from any municipal corporation,
person or private corporation, or by virtue of any order or
by-law of the town.
Section 3. The commission shall have authority to May appoint
appoint such superintendents and subordinate officers as |^bordmates,
it shall deem necessary, and to establish their terms of office.
The commission shall, subject to alteration by the town,
have authority to fix the compensation of said superin-
tendents and subordinate officers, and shall also have au-
thority to employ and discharge such laborers and other
employees as, in its opinion, may be necessary to carry out
the work devolving upon the commission.
Section 4. This act shall not affect any pending suit, Not to affect
or any existing contract or obligation, and all duties and ut^tion.
obligations now payable or owing to the board of sewer
commissioners or to the water commissioners shall be payable
or owed to said commission of public works.
Section 5. Said commission shall constitute a depart- shaii
ment of the town of Marion within the meaning of the town departme^nt.
orders and by-laws. The members of the commission shall
receive such compensation for their services as the town shall
determine.
Section 6. This act shall be submitted to the voters of ^'b^ttt'e^d to
the town of Marion at the annual town meeting in the ^nnuai^o^
present year, or, if this act shall not be passed in season for meeting.
the vote to be taken at said meeting, it shall be submitted
to the voters of said town at a special town meeting called
for the purpose; and, if accepted by a majority of the legal Jg™ t °^ ^^^''^^
voters present and voting thereon, it shall take effect as
above provided. Ayyroved February 12, 1915.
[Accepted March 1, 1915.]
[1824, 133;,1906, 113; 1913, 129.]
An Act to change the name of the first religious Chap. 49
society in roxbury.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The name of the First Religious Society in Name
Roxbury, incorporated by an act approved February twenty- "^ ^""^^ '
sixth, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, is hereby changed
to First Church in Roxbury.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 15, 1915.
40
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 50, 51, 52.
Police com-
missioner of
Maiden to
pension
Thomas F.
Dunn.
To be sub-
mitted to
the city
council.
Chap. 50 An Act to authorize the police coMMissio>rER of the
CITY OF ALA.LDEN TO PENSION THOMAS F. DUNN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The police commissioner of the city of
Maiden is hereby authorized to retire upon a pension of
six hundred dollars a year Thomas F. Dunn, who has per-
formed faithful service in the police department of said
city for over fifteen years and who has now become physically
unfit for useful service therein.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the city
council of the city of Maiden and shall take effect upon its
acceptance by a majority vote of the members present and
voting in each branch, and upon approval by the mayor.
Approved February 15, 1915.
[Accepted April 20, 1915.]
Cha 51 [1912.699.1
^' An Act to authorize the metropolitan park commis-
sion TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN A BRIDGE OVER BLACK's
creek IN QUINCY FOR THE EXTENSION OF FURNACE BROOK
PARKWAY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folhws:
Section 1. The metropolitan park commission is hereby
authorized to construct and maintain a bridge without a
draw over Black's creek, so-called, in the city of Quincy, as
a part of Furnace Brook parkway, and to provide for the
construction and maintenance of said parkway from Quincy
Shore reservation to Hancock street in said city, as authorized
by chapter six hundred and ninety-nine of the acts of the
vear nineteen hundred and twelve.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 15, 1915.
Chap. 52 An Act making appropriations for the salaries and
expenses of the civil service commission.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the civil service commission,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
Metropolitan
park commis-
sion may
construct, etc.
a bridge over
Black's creek.
Appropria-
tions, civil
service com-
mission.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 53. 41
For the salaries of the commissioners, sixty-five hundred ^^^'^a'aiaries.
dollars.
For the salary of Joseph J. Reilly, chief examiner, thirty- Chief examiner.
five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the deputv examiner, a sum not ex- Deputy
T A 1 1 1 1 11 examiner.
ceedmg twenty-nve hundred dollars.
For the salary of Warren P. Dudley, secretary, thirty-five Secretary.
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the physical inspector, a sum not ex- Physical
ceeding twenty-five hundred dollars. *°^^^ °^'
For the salary of the pay roll inspector, twelve hundred ^pector.
dollars.
For the salary of the registrar of labor, two thousand i^blr.*'^'"^ °^
dollars.
For clerical assistance and for office, printing, travelling, clerical
and incidental expenses, advertising and stationery, in-
cluding printing and binding the annual report, a sum not
exceeding forty-seven thousand seven hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 15, 1915.
[1872, 343; 1875, 127; 1884, 105; 1888, 131; 1900, 391; 1913, 684.]
An Act relative to the construction of a filter plant (Jjidj) 53
FOR THE TOWN OF BROOKLINE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section three of chapter six hundred and ^^g'^^^^^ ^•
eighty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen is hereby amended by inserting after the word
*'act", in the third line, the words: — and of said chapters
three hundred and forty-three, one hundred and thirty-one
and three hundred and ninety-one, including the cost of
filters, basins and such other equipment as may be necessary
to improve said water supply, — so as to read as follows: — •
Section 3. Said town, for the purpose of paying the necessary Filter plant for
expenses and liabilities incurred under the provisions of this Brookiine.
act and of said chapters three hundred and forty-three, one
hundred and thirty-one and three hundred and ninety-one,
including the cost of filters, basins and such other equip-
ment as may be necessary to improve said water supply,
may issue from time to time bonds or notes to an amount
not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
addition to the amounts heretofore authorized bv law to be
issued by the town for water supply purposes. Bonds or
42 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 54, 55.
Town of notes issued under authority of this act shall bear on their
winter Loan, face the words, Town of Brookline Water Loan, Act of 1913;
Act of 1913. gj^^ij j^^ payable by such annual payments, beginning not
more than one year after the date of the first issue thereof,
as will extinguish the loan within thirty years from the date
thereof. The amount of such annual payment of the loan
in any year shall not be less than the amount of the principal
of the loan payable in any subsequent year. Each au-
thorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate
loan. The bonds or notes shall bear interest at a rate not
exceeding four and one half per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually, and shall be signed by the treasurer of the
town and countersigned by a majority of the selectmen.
^^puwlc 0°°*^^ '^^^ town may sell such bonds or notes at public or private
private sale. gale, upou such tcrms and conditions as it may deem proper,
but they shall not be sold for less than their par value.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajyproved February 15, 1915.
Chap. 54 An Act making an appropriation for additional ex-
penses OF the recess committees authorized by the
general court of nineteen hundred and foltiteen.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
tJr^Id^iitonl^ Section 1. A sum not exceeding twenty-two hundred
recL^ss^com- ^^"^ dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury
i^ld b^^ th*i9i4 ^^ ^^^^ commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for certain
general court, expciiscs of the rcccss committcc on the subject of city
charters, and for certain expenses of the recess committee
on the introduction of matters for legislation, which com-
mittees were authorized by the general court of the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen, the same to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for this purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 15, 1915.
Chap. 55 An Act making appropriations for payment of state
and military aid and expenses in connection there-
with.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Appropria- Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
tions, payment ^v^vi ^ j^
of state and priatcd, to bc paid out of the treasury ot the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the purposes of state and
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 56, 57. 43
military aid, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the commissioner of state aid and pensions. Commissioner,
twenty-seven hundred dollars. saary.
For the salary of the deputy commissioner, twenty-three Deputy
, 1 1 1 11 commissioner.
hundred dollars.
For the salaries of agents, thirty-eight hundred dollars. Agents.
For the salaries of clerks, a sum not exceeding forty-two cierks.
hundred dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, to include neces- incidental
1 ^• re i i 1 i 11 expenses, etc.
sary travel, a sum not exceedmg niteen hundred dollars.
For reimbursing cities and towns for money paid on Reimbursing
*^ v oitips jinfi towns
account of state and militarv aid to Massachusetts volun- for money paid.
teers and their families, a sum not exceeding seven hundred
thousand dollars, the same to be paid on or before the fifteenth
day of November in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved February 15, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for taking the Chap. 56
DECENNIAL CENSUS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of two hundred and fifty thousand ft?^a°king*'°°
dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury ^1^^^^'*^
of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for taking
the decennial census, as provided by chapter six hundred
and ninety-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen, said sum to be in addition to the fifteen thousand
dollars appropriated by chapter seven hundred and seventy-
five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved February 15, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- Qfiap. 57
PENSES IN the bureau OF STATISTICS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriation,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth sutllt'ics.^
from the ordinary revenue, for salaries and expenses in the
bureau of statistics, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the director, four thousand dollars. Director,
salary.
44
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 58, 59.
Deputy
director.
Clerical
assistance,
etc.
Contingent
expenses.
Establishment,
etc., of free
employment
offices.
For the salary of the deputy director, twenty-five hundred
dollars.
For additional clerical assistance, and special agents, a
sum not exceeding fifty-three thousand four hundred dollars.
For contingent and office expenses, including printing and
binding the annual reports, and travelling and other expenses
in connection with the annual collection of statistics of manu-
factures, also expenses in connection with municipal returns,
a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars.
For the establishment and maintenance of free employ-
ment offices in this commonwealth, a sum not exceeding
thirtv-five thousand five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 15, 1915.
Chap. 58 An Act making appropriations for sal.^.ries and ex-
penses IN the department of the surgeon general
OF THE MILITIA.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the department of the surgeon
general, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the surgeon general, twelve hundred
dollars.
For medical supplies for use of the volunteer militia, and
for incidental and contingent expenses of the surgeon general,
including clerical services and printing the annual report, a
sum not exceeding thirty-five hundred and fifty dollars.
For expenses in connection with the examination of re-
cruits for the militia, a sum not exceeding thirty-two hun-
dred and fifty dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 15, 1915.
Appropria-
tions, surgeon
general of the
militia.
Surgeon
general, salary.
Medical
supplies, etc.
Expenses in
connection with
examinations.
Chap. 59 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses in the department OF the insur-vnce com-
missioner.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Appropria- Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
tions, insurance --^ ^ , . , n i o ^ i. U
commisaioner. priatcd, to be paid out oi the treasury ot the commonwealtn
from the ordinary revenue, for the insurance department,
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 60. 45
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the commissioner, five thousand dollars. Commissioner,
For the salary of the deputy commissioner, thirty-five Dgp'^^y
hundred dollars. commissioner.
For the salary of the examiner, three thousand dollars. Examiner.
For the salary of an additional examiner, twenty-five Additional
hundred dollars. "='^'"'^"-
For the salary of the actuary, twenty-five hundred dollars. Actuary.
For the salary of the assistant actuary, two thousand actulry'!*
dollars.
For the salary of the chief clerk, twenty-five hundred chief clerk,
dollars.
For additional clerks and assistants, a sum not exceeding Additional
fifty-four thousand dollars. ''^^'^'- "*"•
For incidental and contingent expenses, including rent incidental
for rooms outside the state house, a sum not exceeding twelve ^^p®'^^®^'
thousand five hundred dollars.
For printing and binding the annual report, a sum not Printing and
exceeding seven thousand five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 15, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the salaries and Qhav. 60
EXPENSES OF THE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT BOARD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth acddentlwiT'
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the industrial accident board, for the fiscal year ending on
the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, to wit: —
For the salaries of the members of the board, a sum not Members,
exceeding twenty-three thousand dollars.
For the salary of the secretary, a sum not exceeding three secretary.
thousand dollars.
For the salaries and expenses of inspectors, a sum not ex- inspectors.
ceeding fourteen thousand four hundred dollars.
For the salary of the medical adviser, a sum not exceeding Medical
four thousand dollars. adviser.
For clerical services, travelling and other necessary ex- clerical
penses of the board, a sum not exceeding sixty-three thou- ^'''''''^•
sand dollars.
46
Rent of office.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 61, 62.
For rent of oflBce, a sum not exceeding twelve thousand
five hundred and eighty dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayprcrced February 15, 1915.
[Sp. Laws, Vol. 2, p. 283; 1845, HT; 1846, 206; 1847, 168; 1855, 293; 1857, 74; 1894, 483;
1895, 305.]
Chap. 61 An Act relative to the taking of stones, sant) and
GRAVEL FROM CERTAIN BEACHES.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. Chapter one hundred and seventeen of the
acts of the year eighteen hundred and forty-five which
prohibits the removal of stones, gravel or sand from certain
beaches in the town of Chelsea, is hereby repealed; but this
repeal shall not affect the jurisdiction or authority of the
metropolitan park commission in regard to any beach.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved February 15, 1915.
1845, 117,
repealed.
Taking of
stones, etc.,
from certain
beaches.
Acts of Trustees
of Groton
School,
vahdated.
[1893, 94; 1903, 208; 1914, 92.]
Chap. 62 An Act to validate the acts of the trustees of groton
school.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. All the acts of the Trustees of Groton School
purporting to be acts of a corporation of that name, done
under and by virtue of chapter ninety-four of the acts of
the year eighteen hundred and ninety-three, chapter two
hundred and eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and three, and chapter ninety-two of the acts of the year
nineteen himdred and fourteen, and being within the powers
intended to be conferred by said statutes, are hereby ratified
and confirmed as legal acts of said corporation, notwith-
standing the failure of the corporators named in said chapter
ninety-four to organize within the time fixed by law; and
the said corporators, or the persons now acting as successors
to said corporators, are hereby authorized to organize
according to the general laws now applicable to such cor-
porations, with the same effect as if said organization had
been cftected within two years after the passage of said
chapter ninety-four: jjrovided, that nothing herein shall
affect any rights or remedies of any person arising out of
Proviso.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 63. 47
the failure of the corporators named in said chapter ninety-
four to organize as required by law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved February 15, 1915.
[1911, 413; 1913, 367; 1914, 765.]
An Act relative to the retirement fund for laborers (jfidj) 53
EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . Section two of chapter four hundred and amended.^ ^'
thirteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven,
as amended by section two of chapter three hundred and
sixty-seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen and by section one of chapter seven hundred and sixty-
five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and four-
teen, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word
"city", in the eighteenth line, the words: — who has been
in the service of the city continuously for a period of not
less than fifteen years and, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 2. Any laborer employed by the city of Boston Retirement
who has reached the age of sixty years and who has been in iabore°J^
the service of the city for a period of not less than twenty- t^^city^of^^
five years, and who is physically incapacitated, shall, at his ^o^^^^"^-
request and with the approval of the retirement board above
provided for, be retired from service, and shall receive for
the remainder of his life an annual pension equal to one half
of the compensation to which he would have been entitled
for full employment during the last year of his service for
the city; but in no case shall such pension exceed in amount
the sum of three hundred and sixty dollars per year. It
shall be the duty of the said board so to retire any laborer
in the service of the city who has reached the age of seventy
years and has served the city for a period of not less than
twenty-five years: 'provided, however, that said retirement Proviso,
board may, upon the request of the mayor and city council,
retire any laborer employed by said city who has been in
the service of the city continuously for a period of not less
than fifteen years and who, owing to injury, physical in-
competency, old age or infirmity, may be incapacitated
from further performance or discharge of his duty or labor.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A-pproved February 16, 1915.
48
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 64, 65.
City of Boston
may pay a
pension to the
widow of
William
Magner.
Chap. 64 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a
PENSION to the widow OF WILLIAM MAGNER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston Is hereby authorized to
pay to the widow of William Magner an annual pension
of not less than three hundred dollars so long as she lives
and remains unmarried, the said William ]Magner having
formerly been a member of the fire department of the city
of Boston and his death having occurred in consequence of
an injury received by him in the course of his emplosTnent
as a fireman.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by the city council, with the approval of the mayor of
the city of Boston. Approved February 16, 1915.
Time of taking
effect.
1914, 680. § 35,
amended.
[1914, 680.1
Chap. 65 An Act relatwe to the approval of municipal ex-
penditures IN THE city of ATTLEBORO.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section thirty-five of chapter six hundred
and eighty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen is hereby amended by striking out all after the
word "made", in the seventeenth line, and inserting in
place thereof the following: — Every bill, pay roll or voucher
covering an expenditure of money shall be approved by
the signatures thereon of a majority of the board, depart-
ment or committee having control of, or incurring the
expenditure; and after such approval, the bills, pay rolls
or vouchers shall be turned over to the city auditor, — so
as to read as follows: — Section 35. No sum appropriated
for a specific purpose shall be expended for any other purpose;
and no ex]:)enditures shall be made or liability incurred by
or in behalf of the city, until an appropriation has been duly
voted by the municipal council, sufficient to meet such
expenditures or liability, together with all prior unpaid
liabilities which are payable out of sucli appropriation,
except in accordance with the wTitten recommendation of
the mayor to the municipal council, approved by a ma-
jority of the whole municipal council, tlie vote to be taken
by yeas and nays: provided, however, that after the exi^iration
of the financial year and until the passage of the annual
Approval of
municipal
expenditures
in the city of
Attleboro.
Proviso.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 66, 67. 49
appropriations, the mayor may authorize each of the ad-
ministrative officers and boards to incur liabihtics to an
amount not exceeding one fifth of the total sum appro-
priated for the same purpose in the preceding year, and
such liabilities shall be paid from the annual appropriations
subsequently made. Every bill, pay roll or voucher cover- Bills, etc., to
1' , n Till 11,1 nave signatures
mg an expenditure or money shall be approved by the of heads of
signatures thereon of a majority of the board, department ^^''^p'^*'"®"*^'
or committee having control of, or incurring the expendi-
ture; and after such approval, the bills, pay rolls or vouchers
shall be turned over to the city auditor.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayproved February 16, 1915.
[1915, 230, 252, 264, 319.]
[1914, 244.1
An Act to revive the American submerged exhaust ^f^^V' ob
CO., AND TO CONFIRM THE ACTS OF SAID CORPORATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The corporation heretofore known as Ameri- sXmefg°ed
can Submerged Exhaust Co., and formerly having its place ^vWed^Sc"
of business at Newburyport, is hereby revived and con-
tinued, with all the powers and privileges and subject to all
the duties, restrictions and liabilities which pertained to it
prior to the passage of chapter two hundred and forty-four
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Section 2. All acts done by the said company which ^ngrmed'*'^
would have been legal and valid if chapter two hundred
and forty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen had not been passed are hereby ratified, confirmed
and made valid.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A'pyrowd February 17, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for expenses in con- Chap. 67
NECTION with THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LIFE INSURANCE
DEPARTMENTS BY SAVINGS BANKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
^lOTlS ilIG
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth insurance
n ,1 f ,1 iiiiiTi- departments in
irom the ordinary revenue, to be expended under the direction savings banks.
of the trustees of the General Insurance Guaranty Fund for
necessary expenses in connection with the life insurance
50
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. G8.
departments of savings banks, during the fiscal year ending
on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, to wit : —
Actuary, salary. ^oT the Salary of the actuary, the sum of twenty-four
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant actuary, the sum of fifteen
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the medical director, the sum of twenty-
five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant medical director, the sum
of six hundred dollars.
For the salary of the secretary, the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars.
Rent of offices. ^ov the rcut of officcs, the sum of nineteen hundred and
forty-four dollars.
t er expenses. "p^j. ^^j^gj. ncccssary cxpcnscs, a sum not exceeding sixty-
five hundred and fifty-six dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 17, 1915.
Assistant
actuary.
Medical
director.
Assistant
medical
director.
Secretary.
Chap. 68 An Act making appropriations for the salaries and
EXPENSES OF THE BOARD OF HARBOR AND LAND COM-
MISSIONERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the harbor and land com-
missioners, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salaries of the commissioners, eighty-seven hun-
dred dollars.
For travelling and other necessary expenses, a sum not
exceeding seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For the compensation and expenses of engineers and for
clerical and other assistance, a sum not exceeding twenty-
nine thousand dollars.
For incidental and contingent office expenses, to include
printing and binding the annual report, a sum not exceeding
two thousand dollars.
For surveys of harbors, for improving and preserving the
same, and for repairing damages occasioned by storms
along the coast line or river banks of the commonwealth, a
sum not exceeding fifteen hundr(>(l dollars.
Appropria-
tions, harbor
and land
commissioners.
Commissioners,
salaries.
Travelling
expenses.
Engineers.
Incidental
expenses, etc.
Surveys of
harbors, etc.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 69. 51
For removal of wrecks and other obstructions from tide Removal
waters, a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.
For the improvement and protection of rivers, harbors, improvement,
tide waters and foreshores, a sum not exceeding one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated.
For expenses of the examination and inspection of all ^ta™r^*'°°'
monuments, or other marks, defining the boundary lines of monuments.
the commonwealth, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ay'proved February 17, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the salaries and Chap. 69
EXPENSES OF THE DISTRICT POLICE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth poiice.'^'^*'"*'*
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the district police, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salarv of the chief, three thousand dollars. Chief, salary.
For the salary of the first clerk, fifteen hundred dollars. First clerk.
For the salary of the second clerk, one thousand dollars. Second clerk.
For the salary of a stenographer in the office of the chief, for^chSf.^^"'^
a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For stenographers in branch offices, a sum not exceeding stenographers
fortv-one hundred and twentv-five dollars. offices.
For the salary of the storekeeper, nine hundred dollars. storekeeper.
For postage, printing, stationery, telephone, telegraph. Postage,
incidental and contingent office expenses, including printing
and binding the annual report, a sum not exceeding fourteen
thousand dollars.
detective department.
For the salary of the deputy chief, twenty-four hundred Sfary*.^ ''^'^^'
dollars.
For the salary of the clerk, twelve hundred dollars. ^•'^''^
For the salaries of the stenographers, thirty-four hundred stenographers.
dollars.
For the compensation of the members, a sum not exceed- Members,
ing forty-six thousand three hundred and eight dollars.
52
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 69.
Travelling
expenses.
Special services,
etc.
For travelling expenses of the members, a sum not exceed-
ing fourteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For special services and expenses of persons employed
under the direction of the deputy chief of the detective
department in the investigation of fires, including witness
fees, travel, contingent and incidental expenses, a sum not
exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars.
Deputy chief,
salary.
Stenographers.
Members.
Travelling
expenses.
BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT.
For the salary of the deputy chief, twenty-four hundred
dollars.
For the salaries of two stenographers in the inspection de-
partment, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred and seventy-
five dollars.
For the compensation of the members, a sum not exceed-
ing thirty thousand six hundred and forty-nine dollars.
For travelling expenses of the members, a sum not exceed-
ing seventy-six hundred dollars.
Deputy chief,
salary.
Stenographers.
Members.
Travelling
expenses.
Board of
boiler rules.
Expenses.
Expenses
Steamer
Lexington.
Moving picture
apparatus.
Investigation
work.
BOILER INSPECTION DEPARTxMENT.
For the salary of the deputy chief, twenty-four hundred
dollars.
For the salaries of the stenographers, a sum not exceeding
twenty-eight hundred and seventy-five dollars.
For compensation of the members, a sum not exceeding
forty-one thousand one hundred and twenty dollars.
For travelling expenses of the members, a sum not ex-
ceeding ten thousand nine hundred dollars.
For compensation of the board of boiler rules, a sum not
exceeding one thousand dollars.
For expenses of the board of boiler rules, a sum not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars.
For expenses of operating the steamer Lexington, used in
the enforcement of the fishery laws of the commonwealth,
a sum not exceeding ninetv-five hundred dollars.
For maintaining in good condition apparatus for testing
applicants for moving picture licenses and furnishing sup-
plies to operate the same, a sum not exceeding four hundred
dollars.
For investigation work and apparatus and for mainte-
nance in the boiler inspection department, a siun not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 70. 53
For expert assistance in the enforcement of the statutes Expert
relative to explosives and inflammable fluids and com-
pounds, a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ay'proved February 17, 1915.
[1816, 63.]
An Act to amend the charter op the fragment society. Chap. 70
Be it enacted, etc., as jollows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter sixty-three of the isie. 63 § i.
acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixteen is hereby ^™^°
amended by inserting after the word "indigent", in the
eighth line, the word: — and, — and by striking out the
word "five", in the twenty-third line, and inserting in place
thereof the word : — ten, — so as to read as follows : — Sec- The Fragment
tion 1. Be it enacted by the senate and house of repre- incOTporated.
sentatives in general court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, that Mary Francis, Margaret C. Welch, and
their associates, together with such others as may become
subscribers to the same institution, in the manner here-
inafter provided, be, and they are incorporated for the
purpose of aiding and assisting indigent and sick persons in
the town of Boston, by the name of The Fragment Society;
and by that name shall be a corporation forever, with power
to have a common seal, to make contracts relative to the
objects of their institution, to sue and be sued, to establish
by-laws and orders for the regulation of said society and
the preservation and application of the fund thereof: pro- Provisos.
vided the same be not repugnant to the constitution and
laws of this commonwealth, to take, hold and possess any
estate, real and personal, by subscription, gift, grant, pur-
chase, devise, or otherwise; and the same to improve, lease,
exchange or sell and convey for the sole benefit of said
institution; provided the value of the real estate of the said
society shall never exceed twenty thousand dollars, and the
annual income of the whole estate of said society shall not
exceed ten thousand dollars.
Section 2. Section three of said chapter sixty-three is isie, 63 § 3,
hereby amended by striking out the words "second Monday amended.
in October", in the second and third lines, and inserting in
place thereof the words : — first Tuesday in December, — by
striking out the words "first and second president", in
the fourth line, and inserting in place thereof the words: —
54
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 70.
Date of annual
meeting, etc.
Proviso.
1816, 63 § 4,
amended.
Treasurer to be
a woman.
1816, 63 5 7,
amended.
president and vice president, — by striking out the word
"nine", in the fifth line, and inserting in place thereof the
word: — ten, — by striking out the word "twelve", in the
sixth line, and inserting in place thereof the word: — four-
teen, — by striking out the words " first or second presi-
dent", in the thirteenth line, and inserting in place thereof
the words : — president or vice president, — and by adding
at the end of said section the words: — The members of
the society may vote either in person or by proxy at any
annual or special meeting, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 3. Be it further enacted, that the said society shall
meet in Boston on the first Tuesdav in December annuallv,
for the purpose of electing by ballot from their members, a
president and vice president, a treasurer, secretary, and a
board of not less than ten, nor more than fourteen managers,
all of which officers shall hold their said offices for one year,
and until others shall be elected to succeed them; and the
managers for the time being shall publish a notification of
the time and place of each annual meeting in one or more of
the Boston newspapers, at least seven days before the time
of holding the same. Upon any urgent occasion, the presi-
dent or vice president, or when requested in WTiting by
fifteen members of said society, any five of the managers
may appoint a special meeting of said society, to be notified
in the same manner as the annual meetings. And at any
regular meeting of the board of managers, they may remove
any manager from office, and by ballot fill any vacancy so
or otherwise made; provided two thirds of their whole num-
ber shall concur. The members of the societr mav vote
either in person or by proxy at any annual or special meeting.
Section 3. Section four of said chapter sixty-three is
hereby amended by striking out the word "single", in the
second line, and by inserting after the word "shall", in the
third line, the words: — if required by the board of man-
agers, — so as to read as follows: — Secfioji 4- Be it further
enacted, that the treasurer of said society shall be a woman
of the age of twenty-one years or upwards, and shall, if re-
quired by the board of managers, give bond with sufficient
surety or sureties to account annually, or oftener, if required
by said society or the board of managers, for all money and
])roperty of said society, and in general to tlischarge the
duties of said office with fidelity.
Section 4. Section seven of said chapter sixty-three is
hereby amended by striking out the wortls "first or second
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 71. 55
president", in the fourth and fifth lines, and inserting in
place thereof the words: — president or vice president, —
so as to read as follows: — Section 7. Be it further enacted, orcJn^yance,
that all instruments of conveyance or contract, which may signed""^
lawfully be made by said society, if approved by the board
of managers, shall be signed by the president or vice presi-
dent, and countersigned by the secretary; and if necessary,
sealed with the common seal of said society; and when so
executed, shall bind the said society and be valid in law.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 17, 1915.
[1888, 374; 1889,228, 346; 1890, 69, 82, 85, 253; 1891, 380; 1892, 149; 1897, 172; 1900, 114,
115, 224; 1914, 372.]
An Act relative to the superintendent of public Chap. 71
WORKS OF THE CITY OF WOBURN.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. Section six of chapter three hundred and amended. ^ ^'
seventy-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen is hereby amended by striking out the word "in-
structions", in the sixth line; by inserting after the word
"regulations", in the same line, the words: — not in con-
flict with sections sixteen and seventeen of chapter one
hundred and seventy-two of the acts of the year eighteen
hundred and ninety-seven; and by inserting after the words
"city council", in the sixth line, the words: — with the ap-
proval of the mayor, — so as to read as follows: — Section Superintendent
6. The superintendent of public works shall be sworn to of the city of
the faithful performance of his duties by the mayor, or by ^° "^"'
the city clerk, or by a justice of the peace, and shall receive
such compensation as the city council, with the approval
of the mayor, shall determine, and shall be subject to such
rules and regulations not in conflict with sections sixteen
and seventeen of chapter one hundred and seventy-two of
the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven as
the city council, with the approval of the mayor, by its
vote may impose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 17, 1915.
[1915, 171, Sped
56
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 72, 73.
[1894, 161; 1910, 542.]
Chap. 72 An Act to authorize the city of beverly to pay" perma-
nent MEN IN ITS FIRE DEPARTMENT THREE DOLLARS A
DAY.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Pay for SECTION 1. The citv of Beverlv is hereby authorized to
permanent men • -i n ^ "
in Beverly fire pay permanent men ni the nre department a wage of three
dollars a day.
St°^ ^'"'''''^ Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by the board of aldermen of said city.
Approved February 17, 1915.
[Accepted February 23, 1915.] [1915, 141, Spec]
Salem
rebuilding
commission
may take
certain lands
for streets, etc.
[1914, 777.]
Chap. 73 An Act to authorize the city of salem to take certain
tide water lands for streets and for the preserva-
tion OF THE public HEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. For the purpose of extending Derby street
to Lafayette street in the city of Salem, the Salem rebuild-
ing commission, established by chapter seven hundred and
seventy-seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen, may from time to time purchase or take so much of
the South river or the lands and flats lying therein or in
Bowker's dock, so-called, for a distance of not more than
four hundred feet easterly of Lafayette street, as may be
necessary or convenient for the extension aforesaid.
Section 2. The said commission shall file from time to
time in the registry of deeds for the southern district of the
county of Essex, and cause to be recorded therein, a de-
scription of any lands or flats taken as aforesaid, sufficiently
accurate for identification, with a statement signed by the
said commission that the same are taken in the name and
behalf of said city under the provisions of this act; and the
act and time of the filing thereof shall be deemed to be the
act and time of the taking of such lands or flats, and to be
sufficient notice to all persons that the same have so been
taken. The title to all lands and flats so taken shall vest
absolutely in said city and its assigns forever.
Section 3. The city shall be liable for all damages to
property sustained by any person by reason of the taking of
Description of
lands taken
to be filed.
City liable for
all damages.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 74. 57
any lands or flats as aforesaid. The said commission shall Commission
» 11 11 1 • • 1 to have full
have full power to settle by agreement or arbitration the power to settle
nil 1 ' i> 111 damages, etc.
amount or such damages; and, it not so settled, the same
may be assessed by a jury of the superior court for the
county of Essex, upon a petition filed at any time within
one year after the taking. The provisions of sections
seventy-two, seventy-three and eighty-seven of chapter one
hundred and seventy-three of the Revised Laws shall apply
to any such proceeding; and the rights of persons having
different, separate or contingent interests or estates in any
parcel of lands or flats so taken shall be the same, in respect
to the disposition of the damages agreed upon or awarded
as aforesaid, as are provided by law in respect to damages
for land taken for highways.
Section 4. The said commission may from time to improvement
time fill with suitable material and otherwise improve any
lands and flats acquired as aforesaid, or any portion thereof,
and may lay out and extend Derby street to Lafayette
street upon and over the same and across South river, and
may sell and convey, or otherwise dispose of any portions of
said lands and flats not required for public uses.
Section 5. All things done under the authority of this Acts subject to
,. 1 ,.1 , 1111 i»,/,i •• certain statutes.
act in and over tide water, shall be subject to the provisions
of chapter ninety-six of the Revised Laws and all amend-
ments thereof.
Section 6. This act shall take effect when accepted by JJ™e of taking
the city council of said city.
Approved February 18, 1915,
[Accepted March 3, 1915.]
An Act to authorize the town of Greenfield to (JJiar) 74
APPROPRIATE money FOR PUBLIC BAND CONCERTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Greenfield is hereby authorized SSnfieidmay
to appropriate a sum of money annually, not exceeding one ^o'^nev'f'or*^
thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the public band
selectmen, for defraying the expense of public band con-
certs.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 19, 1915.
58
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 75, 76.
[1845,212; 1847,60,152; 1848,229; 1850,24,30; 1852,177; 1853,171; 1855,74,76,488; 1857,
2; 1859, 287; 1863, 149, 153, 163; 1868; 52, 228; 1869, 360; 1870, 316; 1871, 180; 1874,
324; 1875. 140; 1876, 36, 92; 1879, 162; 1883, 34; 1884, 57; 1886, 309; 1888, 104; 1889,
167; 1890, 342; 1891, 251; 1893, 430; 1896, 246, 266; 1898, 237; 1901, 155; 1902, 460;
1912,278,341; 1914, 141,271.]
Chap. 75 An Act relative to the city solicitor of the city of
NEW BEDFORD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
NewfiSord"^ SECTION 1. The mayoF of the city of New Bedford may
how appointed, appoint annually in the month of January, or as soon there-
after as may be practicable, a city solicitor who shall hold
office until his successor is appointed and qualified. The
mayor may at any time remove the city solicitor without
assigning any cause therefor.
Section 2. The city council of the city may fix the com-
pensation and define the duties of the city solicitor.
Section 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed and all ordinances of the city
of New Bedford inconsistent herewith are hereby annulled.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 19, 1915.
Compensation,
etc.
Repeal, etc.
(1911, 78.)
Chap. 76 An Act relative to town meetings in the town of
PEABODY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Chapter seventy-eight of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and eleven is hereby amended by
striking out section three and inserting in place thereof the
following: — Section 3. Whenever any question is brought
before the town meeting involving the raising, paying or
appropriating of money, the disposal of any property of the
town or any interest therein or in any way creating a town
debt or expenditure, the vote upon such question shall be
taken by ballot, if, before the main question is put to vote,
ten legal voters shall so request. But if an amendment to
any report of the finance committee, other than an amend-
ment offered by said, committee, is voted by the town meet-
ing, the proposed amenflinent shall be voted uj^on by ballot
without the request of ten legal voters. The ballot shall
be prepared and voting booths used as in the Australian
ballot svstem.
1911, 78. § 3,
amended.
Vote to be
taken by
ballot on
certain
questions.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 77. 59
Section 2. This act shall take effect when accepted by Time of
a majority of the voters of the town voting thereon by ^ '"^ ^ ^^ "
ofRcial ballot at any regular town meeting or at any special
meeting called for the purpose.
Approved February 19, 1915.
[Accepted March 8, 1915.]
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- Qf^Q^y 'j'j
PENSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TAX COMMISSIONER
AND COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations.
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the department of the tax
commissioner and commissioner of corporations, for the
fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nine-
teen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the tax commissioner and commissioner Commissioner,
of corporations, five thousand dollars. saary.
For the salary of Charles A. Andrews, deputy commis- Deputy
sioner, four thousand dollars.
For the salary of the second deputy commissioner, three second deputy
,1 1 1 II " commissioner.
thousand dollars.
For the salaries of four assistants, eleven thousand dol- Assistants.
lars.
For the salaries of examiners, a sum not exceeding two Examiners.
thousand dollars.
For the salarj^ of the first clerk, twenty-five hundred i^ii'^*^ ^lerk.
dollars.
For the salary of the second clerk, eighteen hundred dol- Second eierk.
lars.
For the salaries of the supervisors of assessors, seventy-five Supervisors of
I-,.... "" assessors.
hundred dollars.
For additional clerical assistance, a sum not exceeding clerical
a . • .1 1111 assistance.
lorty-nme thousand dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, including rent of ^xp°nslsTe*tc.
rooms outside the state house, a sum not exceeding seventeen
thousand dollars.
For travelling expenses of the commissioner and other Travelling
officers and employees of the department, a sum not ex- ®''P''°^®^-
ceeding four thousand dollars.
For valuation books for assessors of cities and towns, a valuation
sum not exceeding twelve hundred dollars. °° ^'
commissioner.
60
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 78, 79.
Printing and
binding.
For printing and binding the annual report of the table of
aggregates, including lists of corporations for the use of
assessors, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 22, 1915.
Chap. 78 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a sum
OF money to the widow of JOHN F. KENNEDY.
City of Boston
may pay a
sum of money
to Anna
Kennedy.
Time of taking
effect.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to
pay to Anna Kennedy, widow of John F. Kennedy, a sum of
money equal to the amount of salary to which said John F.
Kennedy would have been entitled as a schoolhouse com-
missioner of said city had he lived to complete his term of
service.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the city council of the city of Boston, with the approval
of the mavor.
{The foregoing was laid before the governor on the sixteenth
day of February, 1915, and after five days it had "the force of
a law", as prescribed by the constitution, as it was not re-
turned by him with his objections thereto within that time.)
Chap. 79 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay an
annuity to the widow of frank J. PENDERGAST.
City of Boston
may pay an
annuity to
Helen M.
Pendergast.
Time of taking
effect.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to
pay an annuity not exceeding five hundred dollars to Helen
M. Pendergast, widow of Frank J. Pendergast, who was em-
ployed by the city at the Freeport street bath houses and
who died on the fourteenth day of July, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, while in the discharge of his duties as such em-
ployee. Said annuity shall cease in case the widow marries
again.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by the city council of the city of Boston, with the
approval of the mayor. Approved February 22, 1915.
[Accepted May 6, 1915.]
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 80, 81, 82. 61
An Act to authorize the city of boston to dispose of (Jjidj)^ gQ
A PART OF THE DORCHESTER SOUTH BURYING GROUND,
Be it enacted, etc., as jollows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to city of Boston
sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the whole or any part of a pan of the
that part of the Dorchester south burying ground on Dor- ^uTh burying
Chester avenue in said city formerly used as a passageway srouad.
from Washington street to said burying ground.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by the city council of the city of Boston, with the approval
of the mayor. Approved February 22, 1915.
An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay an Chap. 81
ANNUITY TO THE WIDOW OF JOHN LINNANE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to city of Boston
pay an annuity of not more than three hundred dollars to ™f/uity^to°
Maria E. Linnane, widow of John Linnane, so long as she i^nnaiS'.
remains unmarried. The said John Linnane while in the
discharge of his duties as a laborer in the public grounds de-
partment of the city received injuries which resulted in his
death.
Section 2. This act shall take eflFect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by the city council of said city, and upon approval by the ^
mayor. Approved February 22, 1915.
(Accepted June 16, 1915.]
[1885, 128.]
An Act to extend the existence of the improved (jfidj) g2
dwellings association in the city of boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Improved Dwellings Association, in the charter
city of Boston, shall be and remain a body corporate for the ^'^®°'^®'^-
period of thirty years after the expiration of its present
charter, subject to the provisions of all laws now or here-
after in force relating to such corporations.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 22, 1915.
62
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 83, 84, 85.
Chap. 83 An Act to authorize the city of lynn to pay a sum op
MONEY TO JOHN E. STEVENSON.
City of Lynn
may pay a
sum of money
to John E.
Stevenson.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Lynn, with the approval of the
committee on claims of the municipal council, is hereby
authorized to pay to John E. Stevenson of Lynn, who was
injured by the fire apparatus of that city on the tenth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, such sum of
money, not exceeding five hundred dollars, as it may deem
appropriate to compensate him for the injury so incurred.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 22, 1915.
Chap. 84 An Act to authorize the towtst of needham to pay a
SUM OF money to CLYDE E. COOKSON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Needham is hereby authorized to
pay a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars to Clyde
E. Cookson, a member of the fire department of that town,
on account of serious injuries sustained by him while in the
discharge of his duties as fireman.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 22, 1915.
Town of
Needham may
pay a sum of
money to
Clyde E.
Cookson.
[1854, 338; 1856, 189; 1861, 118; 1863, 72; 1864, 104; 1867, 269; 1870, 155; 1871, 361; 1872,
31; 1873, 196; 1874,86; 1875,97; 1876,64,66,232; 1877,81; 1878,64; 1880. 56; 1881,
268; 1882,117; 1884,145; 1889,61; 1891,151; 1892,81; 1895, 384, 455, 488, § 22; 1896,
202; 1899,380; 1900,365; 1902,351; 1911.750; 1912,281; 1913,315; 1914.47.]
Chap. 85 An Act to authorize the city of Worcester to borrow
MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING ITS WATER
SUPPLY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
wo^'ceJter may SECTION 1. The city of Worcestcr is hereby authorized
borrow money ^^y borrow, from tiuic to time, such sums of monev as it mav
to mcrease its ' ' • ^ '
water supply, dccm ncccssary, to the amount of seven hundred fifty
thousand dollars, in excess of the amount heretofore au-
thorized, for the purpose of defraying the cost and ex'i:)enses
incident to carrying out the purposes authorized by chapter
three hundred and fifty-one of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and two, including the i)ayniont for lands, water and
water rights taken or purchased, and to issue therefor notes
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 86. 63
or bonds. Such notes or bonds shall be denominated on the Worcester
face thereof, Worcester Water Loan, Act of 1915; shall be Act^of mT"
payable by such annual payments, begmning not more than
one year after the respective dates thereof, as will extinguish
each loan within thirty years from its date; and the amount
of such annual payment of any loan in any year shall not
be less than the amount of the principal of said loan payable
in any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or
notes shall constitute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes
shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half
per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be
signed by the treasurer of the city and countersigned by the
mayor. The city may sell the said securities at public or
private sale, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem
proper, but they shall not be sold for less than their par
value. The proceeds of any such sale shall be used only
for the purposes herein specified.
Section 2. The said city shall, at the time of authorizing Payment
the said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in °
accordance with section one of this act; and when a vote to
that eifect has been passed, a sum which, with the income
derived from water rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual
expense of operating its water works and the interest as it
accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the city,
and to make such payments on the principal as may be re-
quired under the provisions of this act, shall, without further
vote, be assessed by the assessors of the city annually there-
after, in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed,
until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ai^yrozed February 23, 1915.
An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a sum (jjyjip gg
OF MONEY TO CHARLES W. MILLER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city council of the city of Boston, with city of Boston
the approval of the mayor, is hereby authorized to pay to ™m of money
Charles W. Miller, a sum not exceeding twenty-one hundred Miiw^'^^'^ ^^'
sixteen dollars and fifty cents, as indemnity for expenses
incurred by him for legal and stenographic services in his
defence of the case of the Commonwealth versus Charles W.
Miller, which case was brought against him for acts done in
64
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 87, 88.
the performance of his duty as a police officer; and said
payment may be charged to the appropriation for the police
department of the city of Boston.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 23, 1915.
[1893, 478, 481; 1894, 548; 1895, 440; 1896, 492; 1897. 347, 500; 1899, 375; 1902, 114, 534;
1903, 190; 1904, 167; 1905, 187, 460, 466; 1906, 213. 520; 1907, 258, 573; 1909, 455; 1911,
741; 1913, 775, 810; 1914, 636, 644.]
Chap. 87 An Act to authorize the boston transit commission
TO PAY the cost OF CERTAIN ALTERATIONS IN THE TRE-
MONT STREET SUBWAY OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF CERTAIN
BONDS.
Boston transit
commission
may pay the
cost of certain
alterations in
the Tremont
street subway,
etc.
Time of taking
effect.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Boston transit commission is hereby
authorized to pay the cost of the changes in the outlet of
the ventilating chamber in the Tremont street subway,
formerly under the sidewalk on Tremont street opposite the
Wilbur theatre, to an amount not exceeding thirty-five
hundred dollars out of the funds received from the sale of
bonds issued under the provisions of chapter one hundred
and eighty-seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
five, the amount so paid to be charged to the cost of the
Tremont street subway.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the Boston Elevated Railway Company.
Approved February 23, 1915.
[Accepted March 29, 1915.] [1915, 130, 270. Spec]
Chap. 88 An Act to authorize the city of brockton to pay a
pension to JAMES KEOUGH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
vSection 1. The city of Brockton is hereby authorized
to pay to James Keough, who was an employee of the city
for thirty-three years and retired from the service of the city
on account of physical incapacity in the year nineteen hun-
dred and eleven, the same annual j^ension to which he would
be entitled if the city of Brockton had accepted the pro-
visions of chapter five hundred and tliree of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and twelve, relative to pensioning
laborers in the emjiloy of cities and to^^^ls, while said Keough
was in the employment of the city.
City of
Brockton may
pay a pension
to James
Keough.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 89. 65
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by the city council of the city of Brockton, with the ap- ®^^''*"
proval of the mayor. Approved February 23, 1915.
[Accepted March 22, 1915.1
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- r^;,^^ on
PENSES IN the department OF THE STATE BOARD OF ^'
AGRICULTURE AND FOR SUNDRY OTHER AGRICULTURAL
EXPENSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth agriculture. °^
from the ordinary revenue, for the state board of agriculture,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the secretary, twenty-five hundred dol- secretary.
lars.
For the salary of the first clerk, eighteen hundred dollars. First clerk.
For the salary of the second clerk, fourteen hundred dollars. Second clerk.
For additional clerical assistance and for lectures before clerical
the board at its annual and other meetings, a sum not ex- assistance, etc.
ceeding sixteen hundred dollars.
For travelling and other necessary expenses of the secre- Travelling
tary, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. IeCTeta?y.
For travelling and other necessary expenses of the mem- Travelling
bers, a sum not exceeding fourteen hundred dollars. mem'tes.
For incidental and contingent expenses, including print- contingent
ing and furnishing extracts from trespass laws, a sum not expenses, etc.
exceeding two thousand dollars.
For printing and binding the annual report, a sum not Annual report,
exceeding six thousand dollars.
For compensation and expenses of the state nursery in- state nursery
spectors, including expenses in connection with the im- ^°^p^''*^°''^-
portation of nursery stock from any other state, province or
country, a sum not exceeding twelve thousand dollars.
For compensation and expenses of the inspector of apiaries, inspector of
a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars. apiaries.
For compensation and expenses of the state ornithologist, state
a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars. °'^"' ° °^^ '
For disseminating useful information in agriculture by Disseminating
means of lectures at farmers' institutes, a sum not exceeding Tnfo^mation.
six thousand dollars.
66
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 90.
Executive
officer.
General agent.
Assistants, etc.
Encouragement
of orcharding.
Bounties to
agricultural
societies.
Encourage-
ment, etc., of
poultry
breeding.
Dairying, etc.
Agriculture,
etc.
Special
exhibitions.
For the salary of the executive officer of the dairy bureau,
five hundred dollars.
For the salary of a general agent, eighteen hundred dol-
lars.
For assistants, experts, chemists, agents and other necessary
expenses, including printing the annual report, a sum not
exceeding eight thousand dollars.
For encouragement of orcharding, the sum of five hun-
dred dollars.
For bounties to agricultural societies, a sum not exceeding
thirty thousand dollars.
For bounties to encourage and improve the breeding of
poultry, the sum of two thousand dollars.
For the encouragement of dairying and the protection of
milk and dairy products of superior ciuality, a sum not ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars.
For the encouragement of agriculture among children and
youths, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
For the encouragement of agriculture by the holding of
special exhibitions, a sum not exceeding two thousand dol-
lars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
AyiJroved February 23, 1915.
Appropriations
maintenance of
independent
industrial
schools, etc.
Chap. 90 An Act ]vl\king appropriations for the maintenance of
INDEPENDENT INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER SLMILAR SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for meeting the commonwealth's
proportion of the cost of maintaining certain agricultural,
independent industrial, household arts, practical arts and
continuation schools for the period previous to the first
dav of December in the vear nineteen hundred and fourteen,
to wit : —
For the cost of maintaining non-agricultural schools in
certain cities and towns, as approved by the board of edu-
cation under authority of chapter four hundred and seventy-
one of the acts of the year nineteen hinidred and eleven, a
sum not exceeding one hundred fifty-nine thousand nine
hundred eleven dollars and eighty-eight cents.
For the maint(Miance of agricultural schools and depart-
ments in certain cities and towns, as aj)})rovcd by the board
Maintenance
of non-agricul
tural schools.
Agricultural
schools, etc.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 91. 67
of education under authority of chapter four hundred and
seventy-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven and chapters five hundred and sixty-six and five
hundred and eighty-seven of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and twelve, a sum not exceeding twenty-five thou-
sand five hundred eighty-seven dollars and ninety-seven
cents.
For the maintenance of practical arts classes in certain Practical arts
cities and to^vns, as approved by the board of education ''^''^''^•
under authority of chapter one hundred and six of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, a sum not exceed-
ing nineteen thousand one hundred seventy-six dollars and
seven cents.
For the maintenance of a continuation school in the city Continuation
of Boston, as approved by the board of education under Boston!''
authority of chapter eight hundred and five of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, a sum not exceeding
fifty-eight hundred eight dollars and sixty-eight cents.
For the tuition of non-resident pupils in non-agricultural Jertahrp°upiis,
schools maintained in certain cities and towiis, as approved »" '}°'^- ,
by the board of education under authority of chapter four schools.
hundred and seventy-one of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and eleven, a sum not exceeding twenty-two thou-
sand twelve dollars and seventy-one cents.
For the tuition of non-resident pupils in agricultural JertahTp^upiis
schools and departments maintained in certain cities and sciSi".''"^"^^
towns, as approved by the board of education under au-
thority of chapter four hundred and seventy-one of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and eleven and chapter five
hundred and sixty-six of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and twelve, a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred
fourteen dollars and fifty-three cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Afiwoved February 23, 1915.
An Act to authorize the city of boston to take Chap. 91
CERTAIN LAND OF THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THE WIDEN-
ING OF HARVARD STREET.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of street commissioners of the city of Boston
city of Boston is hereby authorized to take in fee, on such ^rt^ainiLdof
terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by said board weliTiTtS'"''
and the state board of insanity, so much land of the com- ^ree" ^^'^^^'^'^
68 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 92, 93, 94.
monwealth in the Dorchester and West Roxbury districts
of said city as may be necessary for the widening of Harvard
street.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajyproved February 23, 1915.
Chap. 92 An Act relative to the veterinary surgeon of the
FIRE department OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Say apSint"" ^hc firc commissioneF of the city of Boston may appoint
Daniei^p. Daniel P. Keough, the veterinary surgeon of the Boston fire
veterinary department, a regular permanent member without re-
surgeon, ec. q^^jj-jj^g \y[jy^ ^o qualify under the civil service laws; but his
appointment or service heretofore or hereafter, shall not
entitle him to a pension. Apyroved February 23, 1915.
Chap. 93 An Act to authorize the town of hull to pay a sum
OF money to EUGENE MITCHELL, JUNIOR, AND WILLIAM
B. G. MITCHELL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
may"pay^"um SECTION 1. The towii of Hull is hereby authorized to
gjnoneyto rcimbursc Eugene Mitchell, Junior, and William B. G.
Mitchell, Jr., Mitchell in the sum of seven hundred seventy-nine dollars
b! g. Mitchell, and thirty-eight cents, being the amount of a judgment
recovered against them together with counsel fees and dis-
bursements for the false arrest of Charles A. Eldredge in
the discharge of their official duties.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
{The foregoing was laid before the governor on the seventeenth
day of February, 1915, and after five days it had "the force
of a law", as -pr escribed by the constitution, as it was not re-
turned by him with his objections thereto witMn that time.)
[1896, 516; 1897, 388; 1898, 248.]
Chap. 94 An Act to revoke the authority of the city of boston
TO issue certain bonds.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Authority of SECTION 1. The aiithoritv of the citv of Boston to issue
city of Boston >^i>v>* ^ .^_ . ijj
to issue certnin farther bouds uiKUT tlic provisious 01 chapter two hundrca
, evo c . ^^^^^^ forty-eight of the acts of the year eighteen hundrod and
niiudy -eight is hereby revoked, that part of Atlantic avenue
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 95, 96. 69
in the said city between Kneeland street and Dorchester
avenue, having been discontinued by an order of the board
of street commissioners on tlie seventh day of December in
the year nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayproved February 24, 1915.
An Act to authorize the city of everett to pay a (Jhav. 95
PENSION TO JAMES T. FARMER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city council of the city of Everett, with city of Everett
the approval of the mayor, is hereby authorized to pay to peMion^to
James T. Farmer an annual sum equal to one half of the F^mer^'
annual compensation which he was receiving from the said
city as a schoolhouse custodian at the time of his retire-
ment; said payment by the city to date from the first day
of January in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 24, 1915.
[1848,32; 1849,16,210; 1850,191; 1855,313; 1856,272; 1857,95; 1860,96; 1862,35; 1864,
61; 1865,196; 1866,199; 1868,195; 1871,1; 1873,183; 1877,193; 1883,26; 1887,236.
306; 1888, 360; 1893, 444; 1894, 430, 475; 1902, 128, 274; 1903, 180; 1906, 462; 1910,
140, 178, 203, 239, 250, 252, 267; 1914, 64, 223, 312, 461.]
An Act relative to the term of office of the city (jji^rf 96
treasurer and collector of taxes of the city of
worcester.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter sixty-four of the i9i4, 64, § i,
acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen is hereby ^™''°
amended by striking out the words "by ballot", in the
fourth and fifth lines, so as to read as follows : — Section 1 . c^ty treasurer
The city council of the city of Worcester shall, in the month of taxes of
of January next following the passage of this act, and in election, term,
every third year thereafter, by concurrent vote, the board ^^^'
of aldermen acting first, elect a city treasurer and collector
of taxes, to hold office for three years from the date of his
election, and until the election and qualification of his
successor, unless sooner removed in accordance with law.
Section 2. The said act is hereby further amended by Powers and
the addition of the following section : — Section 4- The
city treasurer and collector of taxes elected as hereinbefore
provided shall have all the powers and perform all the
70
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 97, 98.
Previous acta
ratified.
duties prescribed by the city charter and the ordinances of
the city of Worcester, and by all i)rovisions of law, so far as
they may apply, relative to city and town treasurers and
collectors of taxes for cities and towns.
Section 3. All acts done by the city treasurer and
collector of taxes for, and in behalf of, the citj^ of Worcester
since the fourth day of January, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A-p proved February 24, 1915.
[1015, 97, Spec]
City auditor of
Worcester,
election, term,
etc.
[1915, 96, Spec.]
Chap. 97 An Act relative to the term of office of the city
AUDITOR OF THE CITY OF WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city council of the city of Worcester
shall, in the month of January next following the passage of
this act, and in the month of January of every third year
thereafter, by concurrent vote, the board of aldermen acting
first, elect by viva voce vote a cit}^ auditor to hold office for
the term of three years from the date of his election and
until his successor is elected and qualified, unless sooner re-
moved according to law.
Section 2. When a vacancy occurs in the office of
auditor it shall be filled forthwith by election in the manner
above provided, and the person so elected shall hold office for
the unexpired term for which his predecessor was elected.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the city council of the city of Worcester.
Approved February 24, 1915.
(Accepted May 5, 1915.]
Vacancy,
how filled.
Time of taking
effect.
Chap. 98 An Act making appropriations for the compens.a.tion
AND expenses OF THE MINIMUM WAGE COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are apj^ro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the compensation and ex-
penses of the minimum wage commission, during the fiscal
year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
Appropria-
tions, min-
imum wage
commission.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 99, 100. 71
For the salaries and expenses of the commissioners, a sum Commis-
not exceeding two thousand dollars. sioners, sa anes.
For the salary of the secretary, two thousand dollars. Secretary.
For necessary clerical assistance, a sum not exceeding Clerical
, . 1 1 1 1 11 assistance.
thirty-two hundred dollars.
For the salaries of agents and investigators, a sum not Agents and
,. p J. 1 1 11 investigators.
exceeding tour thousand dollars.
For the compensation and expenses of wage boards, a wage boards,
, ,. . , n 1 11111 compensation.
sum not exceeding twenty-nve hundred dollars.
For office rent, the sum of sixteen hundred dollars. office rent.
For travelling and contingent expenses, including printing Travelling
and binding the annual report, a sum not exceeding twenty-
six hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved February 24, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for expenses in con- (Jfidr), 99
NECTION with THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR THE EM-
PLOYEES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth re'th-ement
from the ordinary revenue, for expenses in connection with empWeelof
the retirement system for certain employees of the common- health™"""'*"
wealth, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the necessary expenses of administration, including Administration
1 • 1 • nn 1' 1 ■ expenses.
clerical services, omce supphes, and expenses, a sum not ex-
ceeding nine thousand dollars.
To provide for the necessary annuity funds and pensions Annuity funds
p 1 x'i£j.ixx • a. and pensions.
tor employees retired trom the state service, a sum not ex-
ceeding thirty-one thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved February 24, 1915.
[1855, 47; 1912, 526.]
An Act to extend the provisions of the civil service (JJidj) IQO
act to the chief of the fire DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN
OF WATERTOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The provisions of chapter nineteen of the r. l. 19. etc.,
Revised Laws, entitled "Of the Civil Service", and all acts ^'^'''^'^-
72
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 101.
Civil service
rules to apply
to chief of the
Watertown fire
departmeut.
Repeal.
Act to be
submitted to
the voters, etc.
In amendment thereof and in addition thereto, and the civil
service rules made thereunder and all acts now or hereafter
in force relating to the appointment and the removal of
members of the fire department of the town of WatertowTi
shall apply to the chief of said fire department.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall be submitted to the voters of
the town of Watertown at the next municipal election, and
if accepted by the majority of the voters voting thereon shall
take effect upon such acceptance; otherwise it shall not
take effect. Ayiwoved February 24, 1915.
[Accepted March 1, 1915]
Stoneham
Water Loan,
Act of 1915.
[1872, 335; 1877, 136; 1883, 85, 139; 1894, 187; 1S96, 212; 1897, 436, 473; 1901, 81; 1907,
522, 559; 1911, 335; 1912, 19S, 199.]
Chap. 101 An Act to authorize the town of stoneham to incur
INDEBTEDNESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING ITS
WATER SUPPLY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
stOTehamma SECTION 1. For the purposcs mentioned m chapter
borrow money two huudrcd and twclvc of the acts of the year eighteen
to increase its , , , i • x • xi j. e Ox 1. • U U
water supply, hundred and ninety-six, the town or btonefiam is hereby
authorized to borrow, from time to time, such sums of
money as it may deem necessary, to an amount not ex-
ceeding thirty thousand dollars, and to issue therefor bonds
or notes. Such bonds or notes shall be denominated on the
face thereof, Stoneham Water Loan, Act of 1915; shall be
payable by such annual payments, beginning not more
than one year after the respective dates thereof, as will ex-
tinguish each loan within thirty years from its date; and
the amount of such annual payment of any loan in any year
shall not be less than the amount of the principal of said
loan payable in any subsequent year. Each authorized
issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate loan.
Said bonds or notes shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding
five per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall
be signed by the treasurer of the to^vn and countersigned
by the selectmen. The to^vn may sell the said securities at
public or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as it
may deem proper, but they shall not be sold for less than
their par value. The proceeds of any such sale, except
premiums, shall be used only for the purpo-ses herein speci-
fied.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 102. 73
Section 2. The said town shall, at the time of author- ^/^j^^^"*
izing the said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof
in accordance with section one of this act; and when a vote
to that effect has been passed, a sum which, with the income
derived from water rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual
expense of operating its water works and the interest as it
accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the town,
and to make such payments on the principal as may be re-
quired under the provisions of this act, shall, without further
vote, be assessed by the assessors of the town annually
thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes are
assessed, until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is
extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 26, 1915.
[1867,208; 1870,160; 1872,238; 1878,57; 1885,336; 1887,126; 1890,220; 1891,417; 1892,
225, 278; 1893, 309, 433; 1895, 331; 1902, 415; 1907, 171; 1909, 150.]
An Act to authorize the city of melrose to incur (7/ia».102
INDEBTEDNESS FOR WATER SUPPLY PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The city of Melrose for the purpose of ex- city of Meirose
tending and improving its system of water works is hereby Soney°to°^''
authorized to borrow, outside its statutory limit of indebted- 'v^te°Iuppiy.
ness, a sum or sums not exceeding one hundred thousand
dollars and to issue therefor, from time to time, bonds or
notes in addition to the amount heretofore authorized.
Such bonds or notes shall be denominated on the face thereof,
Melrose Water Loan, Act of 1915; shall be signed by the MeiroscWator
treasurer and countersigned by the mayor of the city; shall [^15°"^''*°^
bear interest payable semi-annually at a rate not exceeding
four and one half per cent per annum ; and shall be payable
by such annual payments, beginning not more than one
year after the date of each issue, as will extinguish each loan
within thirty years from its date, and the amount of such
annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less
than the amount of the principal of said loan payable in
any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or
notes shall constitute a separate loan. The city may sell
such securities at public or private sale or pledge the same
for money borrowed for the purposes of this act, upon such
terms and conditions as it may deem proper: provided, Proviso.
that they shall not be sold for less than their par value, and
74
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 103.
Payment
of loan.
the proceeds shall be used only for the purposes herein
specified.
Section 2. The said city shall at the time of author-
izing said loan or loans provide for the payment thereof in
accordance with section one of this act; and when a vote
to that effect has been passed, a sum which, with the income
derived from water rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual
expenses of operating the water works and the interest as
it accrues on the bonds and notes issued as aforesaid, and
to make such payments on the principal as may be required
under the provisions of this act shall, without further vote,
be assessed by the assessors of the city annuall}^ thereafter
in the manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the
debt incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 26, 1915.
1913, 661, § 2,
etc., amended.
[1910, 604; 1911. 639; 1913, 661, 839; 1914, 772.]
(7/iap.l03 An Act to authorize tfie town of blackstone to take
ADDITIONAL LAND FOR WATER SUPPLY PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section two of chapter six hundred and
sixtv-one of the acts of the vear nineteen hundred and
thirteen, as affected by chapter seven hundred and eighty-
four of the same year, is hereby amended by inserting
after the word "to\^^l", in the fifth line, the words: — and
Shoddy Mill pond, so-called, with land bordering thereon or
adjacent thereto, known as the lowest privilege in the town
of Uxbridge, or may take a ground water supply by means
of wells, filter galleries, or other works from the land border-
ing on or adjacent to said Shoddy ]Mill pond, — so as to
read as follows : — Section 2. The said town may obtain
its water supply by means of driven, artesian or other wells,
or may take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold
the water of any pond, stream or spring, or artesian or driven
well, within the limits of the towii, and Shoddy INIill pond,
so-called, with land bordering thereon or adjacent thereto,
known as the lowest privilege in the town of Uxbridge, or
may take a ground water supply by means of wells, filter
galleries, or other works from the land bordering on or
adjacent to said Shoddy Mill pond, and the water rights
connected with any such water sources, and also all lands,
rights of way and easements necessary for holding and
Town of
Blackstone
may take
additional land
for water
supply
purposes.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 104. 75
preserving the water and for conveying the same to any
part of the town: lyroiided, that no source of water supply Proviso,
for domestic purposes and no lands necessary for preserving
the equality of such water shall be taken without first obtain-
ing the advice and approval of the state board of health.
Said town mav also erect on the land taken or held as Erection of
„ .. *■. I'll* • 1 ^ • dams and other
aioresaid, proper dams, buiidmgs, reservoirs, standpipes, structures.
tanks and other structures, and may make excavations, pro-
cure and operate machinery, and provide such other means
and appliances as may be necessary for the establishment
and maintenance of complete and effective water works; and
may construct and lay conduits, pipes and other works
under or on any lands, water courses, railroads, railways or
public or private ways, and along any such ways, in such
manner as not unnecessarily to obstruct the same; and for
the purpose of constructing, maintaining and repairing such
conduits, pipes and other works, and for all proper purposes
of this act the towai may dig up any lands or ways in such
manner as to cause the least hindrance to public travel.
The town shall not enter upon, construct or lay any conduits,
pipes or other works within the location of any railroad
corporation except at such times and in such manner as it
may agree upon with such corporation or in case of a failure
so to agree, as may be approved by the public service com-
mission.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 26, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the auditing of QJiav 104
MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS AND THE TAKING OF A SUMMER
CENSUS BY THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand ^oraudfting
dollars is hereby appropriated to pay the expenses of audit- "^ municipal
ing municipal accounts, the same to be met by assessments
upon the municipalities for which the work is done. A
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars is hereby appro- special census.
priated to pay the expenses of taking a special census in
towns having an increased resident population during the
summer months, the same to be met by assessments upon the
towns for which the work is done.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 2, 1915.
76 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 105.
(1871, 95; 1872, 178; 1873, 322; 1883, 72; 1885, 140; 1889, 52; 1893, 90; 1895, 342; 1898, 482;
1901, 271, 276; 1906, 317, § 10; 1910, 486, § 2, 568; 1911, 472.]
Chap. 105 An Act to authorize the town of westfield to make
AN ADDITIONAL WATER LOAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
KtfieWmay SECTION 1. The town of Westficld, for the purposes
make an mentioned in chapter three hundred and fortv-two of the
additional p ^ -i iii i • " n
water loan. acts of the year eighteen hundred and nmety-nve, may
borrow money from time to time, and issue therefor ne-
gotiable bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding the sum
of two hundred thousand dollars, in addition to the amounts
heretofore authorized by law to be issued by it for the same
purposes.
wertfieid Water SECTION 2. Bouds or notcs issued under authority of
1915"' ^'^^ °^ *^^^ ^^* ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ their face the words, Towti of West-
field Water Loan, Act of 1915; shall be payable by such
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan within thirty
years from its date; and the amount of the annual paj'ment
of any loan in any year shall not be less than the amount of
the principal of said loan payable in any subsequent year.
Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a
separate loan. Said bonds or notes shall bear interest at a
rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually; and shall be signed by the treasurer
of the town and countersigned by a majority of the water
commissioners. The town may sell the said securities at
public or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as
it may deem proper, but they shall not be sold for less than
their par value, and the proceeds shall be used only for the
purpose herein specified.
?noan°* Section 3. Said town shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with section two of this act; and when a vote to that
effect has been passed, a sum which, with the income de-
rived from water rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual
expense of operating its water works, and the interest as it
accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the town,
and to make such payments on the principal as may be re-
quired under the provisions of this act, shall, without further
vote, be assessed by the assessors of the town annually
thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes are
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 106, 107. 77
assessed, until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is ex-
tinguished.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 2, 1915.
Chap. lOQ
[1893, 233, 278; 1894, 495; 1895, 47; 1896, 340; 1897, 108; 1899, 89; 1901, 165, 204; 1902,
480; 1910, 386.]
An Act relative to the regulation of sewer assess-
ments IN THE CITY OF NEWTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The mayor and aldermen of the city of g^tCT^lsi^ss-^
Newton are hereby authorized to amend, repeal or rescind mentsin the
citv oi Wcwton.
any or all existing orders or ordinances of the city of Newton
which establish a method of sewer assessment and by which
any assessments for sewers have been made, and the city is
further authorized to adopt and establish by ordinance or
by order, any method of sewer assessment now authorized
by law and to make, by its board of aldermen, with the
approval of the mayor, assessments and reassessments
thereunder: provided, that no change shall be made in Proviso,
assessments already levied at the time of the passage of this
act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 2, 1915.
An Act to authorize the city of salem to construct a (7/j^r) 107
NEW bridge over THE SOUTH RIVER IN SALEM AND TO
DISCONTINUE THE UNION STREET BRIDGE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Salem is hereby authorized and cityofsaiem
directed within two years after this act takes effect, subject "newTridg'f
to the provisions of this act and of chapter ninety-six of the ri^er, etc!
Revised Laws, of all amendments thereof, and of all other
general laws which may be applicable, to discontinue that
part of Union street, a public highway in the said city which
extends over the South river; to remove the existing bridge
at said Union street; and to lay out and construct a new
highway over the tide water known as South river.
Section 2. The bridge shall be constructed with a draw Bridge to have
and shall be of such width, grade, material and construction, *^'''''^-
and shall be constructed at such place and between such
78
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 107,
Necessary
approaches,
etc.
Taking
of property.
Payment
of damages.
City to pay
cost, etc.
points as the Salem rebuilding commission, with the approval
of the harbor and land commissioners, shall determine.
Section 3. The Salem rebuilding commission shall con-
struct all necessary approaches to the said bridge on each
end thereof; shall cause shoals to be dredged or otherwise
removed, so as to afford vessels passing to or through the
draw of said bridge a depth of water equal at least to that
now afforded; and shall take or purchase such lands for the
approaches to said bridge as it shall deem necessary for
carrying out the provisions of this act, and shall cause all
lands so acquired to be properly filled and graded.
Section 4. The Salem rebuilding commission, for the
purpose of laying out and constructing said bridge and
approaches, is hereby authorized to take the property of
any person, firm or corporation, and shall, within ninety
days after the taking of any such property, file in the registry
of deeds for the southern district of the county of Essex a
description thereof sufficiently accurate for identification,
with an appraisal of the damages, if any, awarded by them to
the owner of such property. Any person aggrieved by the
award may, within one year after the filing of the description
aforesaid, apply for a jury in the superior court to appraise
said damages in the manner provided by law in the case of
land taken for highways.
Section 5. The Salem rebuilding commission, in the
removal of the Union street bridge or abandonment of so
much of the streets and ways as may be made necessary by
such removal, shall proceed under the same laws, so far as
they are applicable, which govern the laying out of high-
ways in said city. The city of Salem shall pay only such
damages to property as it would be obliged by law to pay
for highway damages on account of the abandonment of so
much of the streets and ways as may be made necessary by
such removal of the Union street bridge and such damages
shall be recovered in the manner provided by law for high-
way damages in said city.
Section 6. The cost and expense incurred in the laying
out and construction of the said bridge and the removal of
the I^nion street bridge shall be paid by the city of Salem,
and the said city is herebv authorized to borrow a sum not
exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars and from time to
time to issue its notes or bonds therefor; and the same shall
not be reckoned in determining the statutory limit of in-
debtedness of the city. Such notes or bonds shall bear on
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 107. 79
their face the words, Congress Street Brids-e Loan, Act of Congress street
^„_,,, , 1111 1 !•• Bridge Loan,
1915; shall he payable by such annual payments, begnuung Actof lois.
not more than one year after their respective dates as will
extinguish eacli loan within thirty years from its date; and
the amount of such annual payment in any year shall not
be less than the amount of the principal of the loan payable
in any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds
or notes shall constitute a separate loan. Said bonds or
notes shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one
half per cent per annum payable semi-annually. The city
may sell the said securities at public or private sale upon
such terms and conditions as it may deem proper; but
they shall not be sold for less than their par value, and the
proceeds, except premiums, shall be used only for the purposes
herein specified. No money shall be expended or any con- Plan, etc., to
tract made or entered into or indebtedness incurred for the harborTnl'^ ^
purposes aforesaid until the plan and specifications for the ''^"^ com-
missioners.
bridge and its approaches have been approved by the harbor
and land commissioners. All proposed contracts for the Contracts, etc.,
construction of the new bridge or the removal of the Union by commb^on.
street bridge shall be approved by the Salem rebuilding
commission.
Section 7. In case any street railway is granted a Certain street
location upon said bridge it shall pay into the treasury of porUorof" ^^^
the city of Salem, as its part of the expense of the construction '^°^^^' ®*''"
of said bridge, a sum amounting to fifteen per cent of the
total expense incurred by the said construction and any
sum received on this account shall be used only for the
purposes specified in this act or for the payment of indebted-
ness incurred for said purposes: provided, hoivever, that no Proviso,
such location shall be granted upon said bridge except
upon the condition that the said company shall enter into
an agreement with the said city to keep that part of the
roadway on said bridge lying between the tracks of the
company and eighteen inches outside thereof on both sides
of said tracks in reasonable repair and safe for public travel.
Section 8. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by the Salem rebuilding commission; and for the purpose
of being submitted to the said commission this act shall take
effect upon its passage. Approved March 2, 1915.
[Accepted March 10, 1915.]
80
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 108, 109, 110.
[1902, 526.]
Chap. 108 An Act relative to the cost of the disposal of surface
DRAINAGE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter five hundred and twenty-six of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and two is hereby amended
by striking out section one and inserting in place thereof
the following: — Section 1. The expense of the construction
and maintenance of sewers in the city of Boston designed
for the disposal of surface drainage solely, except the ex-
penses incurred in the improvement of brook courses or
streams for sewerage works purposes, shall be borne wholly
by said city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 2, 1915.
1902, 526, § 1,
amended.
Cost of
disposal of
surface
drainage in
city of Boston.
C/iap. 109 An Act to authorize the city of taunton to pay a
SUM OF money to DANIEL J. SULLIVAN.
City of
Taunton may
pay a sum of
money to
Daniel J.
Sullivan.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Taunton, acting through the
mayor and municipal council, is hereby authorized to pay to
Daniel J. Sullivan, formerly employed in the street depart-
ment of the city, who is becoming totally blind as a result of
an injury received in the discharge of his duty, a sum not
exceeding one thousand dollars in one payment or in equal
monthly instalments.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 2, 1915.
Chap. 110 An Act to authorize the city of taunton to pay a sum
OF MONEY TO THE WIDOW OF PATRICK KENNEALLY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Taunton, acting by its mayor
and municipal council, is hereby authorized to pay to Annie
Kcnneally, widow of Patrick Kenneally, who, while walking
on the sidewalk in said city, was run into and instantly killed
by a fire truck of the city, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars in one payment or in equal monthly instalments.
Section 2. This act shall take oflect u]^on its passage.
Approved March 2, 1915.
City of
Taunton may
pay a sum of
money to
Annie
Kenneally.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. Ill, 112, 113. 81
An Act making appropriations for certain expenses Chap. Ill
OF THE trustees OF HOSPITALS FOR CONSUMPTIVES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth ofhospitLy^
from the ordinary revenue, for the expenses of the trustees ["ve's"''^^™^"
of hospitals for consumptives, for the fiscal year ending on
the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
to wit : — •
For the salary of the secretary and clerks, a sum not ex- secretary and
T n J^^ ' i*j_ • 111 ipj. • J. clerks, salaries.
ceedmg nve thousand sixty-nme dollars and lorty-nine cents.
For travelling and other necessary expenses of the trustees, Expenses
to include printing and binding of their annual report, a ° "^^^ ®^'
sum not exceeding forty-seven hundred dollars.
For the salary of an agent to inspect hospitals in cities and ^^*'°*' ®''^^^"
towns, fourteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of a trained social worker to look up dis- sodl° worker.
charged patients, a sum not exceeding twelve hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 2, 1915.
An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a sum Chay. 112
OF MONEY TO JOHN CORRIGAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to City of Boston
pay a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars to John Cor- S^money to^^°^
rigan, an employee of the public works department, on Jo^^ Corngan.
account of serious injuries sustained by him in the month of
October, nineteen hundred and thirteen, while in the dis-
charge of his duty as such employee.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time ot taking
by the city council of the city of Boston, with the approval of ^ ^'^ '
the mayor. Ayyroved March 2, 1915.
An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a sum Chav. 11^
OF money to PATRICK SHEEHAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to city of Boston
pay a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, to Patrick S^moTey to^"
Sheehan, an employee of the park and recreation department, sheehan.
on account of serious injuries sustained by him in the month
82
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 114, 115.
of March, nineteen hundred and twelve, while in the discharge
of his duty as such employee.
IbZV^ *^^'°^ Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the city council of the city of Boston, with the approval
of the mayor. Apprnved March 2, 1915.
Chap. 114: An Act making appropriations for the compensation
AND EXPENSES OF THE BOARDS OF PAROLE AND ADVISORY
BOARD OF PARDONS.
Appropria-
tions, boards of
parole, etc.
Members.
Chairman
and deputy
commissioner.
Clerical
assistance.
Travelling
expenses, etc.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the compensation and ex-
penses of the boards of parole and the advisory board of
pardons of the commonwealth, for the fiscal year ending on
the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
to wit : —
For the per diem compensation of the members of the
boards of parole and advisory board of pardons, a sum not
exceeding six thousand dollars.
For the compensation of the chairman and deputy com-
missioner, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance, a sum not exceeding two thousand
dollars.
For travelling and contingent expenses of said boards
and their officers, a sum not exceeding twelve hundred and
seventy-five dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 2, 1015.
Chap. 115 An Act to authorize the town of leominster to appro-
priate money for the celebration of the one
hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of its in-
corporation.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Leominster may, at any town
meeting held during the year nineteen hundred and fifteen,
appropriate money for the celebration of the one hundred
and seventy-fifth anniversary of its incor])oration, and
may raise by taxation such amount of money as may be
authorized by a two thirds vote at such meeting.
Section 2. This act shall take eft'ect upon its passage.
Approved March 2, 1915.
Town of
Leominster
may
appropriate
monoy for
celebration,
etc.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 116, 117, 118. 83
[1896, 536; 1899, 347; 1900, 473.]
An Act to extend the civil service law and rules to Qh„^ i ig
EMPLOYEES AT THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION OF THE PENAL
INSTITUTIONS DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. All appointments to positions at the house of fJi^^'lxtJnXd
correction of the penal institutions departments of the city to employees
QX flOUSG 01
of Boston shall hereafter be made in accordance with the correction of
civil service law and rules of the commonwealth. No person
now employed in said department shall be required to take
a civil service examination in order to retain his present
position.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of JJ™^ °^ t^'^s
January, nineteen hundred and sixteen.
Approved March 3, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the expenses of Qhnj) WJ
THE MASSACHUSETTS NAUTICAL SCHOOL. .
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth M°^kchusetts
from the ordinary revenue, for expenses of the Massachusetts ^'^'^^^^^^ school.
nautical school, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the current expenses of the school, a sum not exceed- Current
ing sixty-two thousand dollars. expenses.
For expenses of the commissioners, the salary of the commission-
secretary, clerical services, printing, stationery, contingent ^[^•^^'"'^'^^y'
expenses and printing and binding the annual report, a sum
not exceeding six thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 4, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for the publication (^/j^r? 118
OF A RECORD OF MASSACHUSETTS SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
WHO SERVED IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of ten thousand dollars is hereby Publication of
appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- jlS^achusetts
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for expenses in con- l^'^j^'^e^c*^
84
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 119, 120.
nection with the pubhcation of a record of Massachusetts
troops and officers, sailors and marines in the war of the
rebellion, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 4, 1015.
[1854,257; 1869,245; 1881,78; 1885,269; 1890,275; 1902,393; 1913,299.]
Chav.W^ An Act to authorize the board of overseers of the
POOR OF THE CITY OF FALL RIVER TO MAINTAIN DIS-
PENSARIES FOR OUTDOOR RELIEF.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of overseers of the poor of the
city of Fall River may establish and maintain one or more
dispensaries or places for outdoor relief of the needy, not-
withstanding the provisions of chapter two hundred and
ninety-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, in the same manner and with like effect as before
the passage of said act.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 4, 1915.
Board of
overseers of the
poor of the
city of Fall
River may
maintain
dispensaries,
etc.
Repeal.
C/iap. 120 An Act to authorize the city of revere to funtd a
certain portion of its indebtedness.
City of Revere
may fund a
portion of its
indebtedness.
City of Revere
Funding Loan,
Act of 1915.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Revere, by vote of two thirds of
the members of the city council, taken by yeas and nays,
with the approval of the mayor, is authorized to incur in-
debtedness to an amount not exceeding seventy-five thou-
sand dollars, outside the limit of indebtedness fixed by law
and to issue notes or bonds therefor bearing interest at a
rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, the same to be denominated on their
face. City of Revere Funding Loan, Act of 1915. The
proceeds shall be applied exclusively to the cancellation and
extinction of certain indebtedness represented by notes
issued in anticipation of taxes and certain obligations of the
town of Revere issued or outstanding prior to January first,
nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 121. 85
Section 2. The indebtedness incurred under this act ^^f^^^^*
shall be paid in such annual payments, beginning not more
than one year after its date, as will extinguish the loan
within ten years after the date of the issue of the first note
or bond issued in accordance herewith, and in such manner
that the amount of principal payable in any year shall not
be less than the amount of principal payable in any subse-
quent year. After a vote has been passed in accordance
with the provisions of section one, the annual amount
required shall, without further vote, be assessed under the
provisions of section thirty-seven of Part I of chapter four
hundred and ninety of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and nine, until the debt is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 5, 19 IS.
An Act making appropriations for the expenses of the QJiQjf ^21
TRUSTEES of MASSACHUSETTS TRAINING SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth Massachusetts
from the ordinary revenue, for the expenses of the trustees of schwi"^
Massachusetts training schools, for the fiscal year ending on
the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
to wit : —
For the salary and office expenses of the secretary of said ^^la^y^etc
trustees, a sum not exceeding forty-four hundred dollars.
For travelling and other expenses of the trustees, to include Travelling
printing and binding the annual report, a sum not exceeding ^''p^'^^^-
twelve hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses of such agents as the said trustees Agents.
may employ, a sum not exceeding twenty-two thousand two
hundred dollars.
For expenses in connection with boarding out children Expenses
from the Lyman and industrial schools for boys, for the chfidl^en^ °"*
present year and previous years, a sum not exceeding fifteen
thousand dollars.
For expenses in connection with the care of probationers Expenses
from the state industrial school, to include boarding out and proTItioLrs.
other expenses of girls on probation, for the present year
and previous years, a sum not exceeding twenty thousand
two hundred dollars.
86 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 122, 123, 124.
chiid"en!°e°c°^ For iiistruction in the public schools of children boarded
out by the trustees of the Lyman and industrial schools, a
sum not exceeding sixteen hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 6, 1915.
Chap. 122 An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance
OF the state industrial school for girls.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Appropriation, Section 1. A sum uot excccding eighty-two thousand
tXe's/atT"''° °^ ^^^ hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out
industrial of the trcasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary
revenue, for the maintenance of the state industrial school
for girls, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 6, 1915.
Chap. 123 An Act making an appropriation for the mainte-
nance of the LYMAN SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^fnienin^ce^' Section 1. A sum not cxcecding one hundred twenty-
of the Lyman -j-^tq thousaud four hundred dollars is herebv appropriated,
school for boys. i i p i
to be paid out oi the treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinary revenue, for the maintenance of the Lyman school
for boys, during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 6, 1915.
Chap. 12^ An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance
OF the industrial school for boys.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
mamXlncco'f Section 1. A suui uot cxcccding eighty thousand seven
the Industrial hundred dollars is herebv appropriated, to be paid out of
school for boys. '^iic i t
the treasury oi the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue,
for the maintenance of the industrial school for boys, for the
fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nine-
teen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 6, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 125, 126, 127. 87
An xA-ct making an appropriation for exterminating Qhn^ 195
DISEASES AMONG HORSES, CATTLE AND OTHER ANIMALS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding one hundred thirty- Appropriation,
three thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out ofrontLgtouT
of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary animals."""""'^
revenue, for the extermination of contagious diseases among
horses, cattle and other animals, for the present year and
previous years.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 6, 1915.
Chap. 126
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses in the department of animal industry.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth department of
from the ordinary revenue, for the department of animal f^^^^^
industry, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the commissioner of animal industry, Commissioner,
thirty-five hundred dollars. ^ '^'^'■^■
For clerical assistance and contingent expenses, a sum not clerical
T J. n J 111 11 assistance, etc.
exceedmg seventy-nve hundred dollars.
For compensation of inspectors of animals, a sum not ex- inspectors.
ceeding sixty-five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 6, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for the employment QJiu^ 227
OF certain needy persons by the state forester.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand employment °'
dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury °eedy^CTsons
of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the state forester in the em-
ployment of certain needy persons, as authorized by chapter
two of the resolves of the present year; and there is also
hereby made available for this purpose the unexpended
balances of the appropriations made under the provisions "
88
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 128, 129.
of chapter seven hundred and fifty-nine of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and thirteen and chapter five hundred
and ninety-six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjj^roved March 6, 1015.
[1913, 83.]
Chap. 12S An Act relative to the number of members of the
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BROCKTON CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, INCORPORATED.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. Section five of chapter eighty-three of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby
amended by striking out the word " twelve ", in the third line,
and inserting in place thereof the word: — eighteen, — so
as to read as follows: — Section 5. The management and
control of the property and affairs of said corporation,
CommCTceTinc. subjcct to its by-laws, shall be vested in a board of eighteen
directors, who shall be elected as may be provided in the by-
laws to be adopted by the corporation, and there shall be
such other oSicers with such duties as the by-laws may pre-
scribe.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Amjwred March 8, 1915.
1913.83 §5,
amended.
Number of
directors of
Brotrkton
Chamber of
Chap
City of New
Bedford may
supply water
to the town of
Acushnet.
Town of
Acushnet may
install water
equipment.
11863, 163; 1868, 52; 1872, 222, 292; 1874, 219; 1875, 217, § 10; 1877, 142; 1878, 140; 1883,
95; 1887,114,356; 1888,104; 1894,171,345; 1909,202; 1911, 65; 1912, 75; 1913,314,511,
§ 3; 1914, 188.]
.129 An Act to authorize the city of new Bedford to supply
water to the town of acushnet.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of New Bedford may furnish and
sell by meter water to the towTi of Acushnet at the boundary
line between said city and town at a rate to be agreed upon
by the city and town, but which shall not be less than that
prevailing in New Bedford.
Section 2. The towi\ of Acushnet may at its owti
expense install mains, service pipes and all other equipment
in the highways and other places of the toAMi necessary to
receive and distribute water purchased from the city of New
Bedford. Approved March S, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 130, 131. 89
[1915, 87, Spec]
An Act to authorize the boston transit commission to (Jjku) ]^3Q
make contracts for temporary use of portions of
the dorchester tunnel.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The Boston transit commission in the name Boston transit
and on behalf of the city of Boston may execute contracts in m^^nake^
writing with the Boston Elevated Railway Company for tempora?/°use
the temporary use of such parts of the Dorchester tunnel as °^ p'S''°'J,^ °/
may from time to time be completed, on such terms as may tunnel.
be agreed upon by the Boston transit commission and the
Boston Elevated Railway Company, Such contracts shall
terminate when the use of said tunnel shall begin under the
contract made on the seventh day of December, nineteen
hundred and eleven, under and in accordance with the pro-
visions of section three of Part I of chapter seven hundred
and forty-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajyproved March 8, 1915.
(1915, 270, Spec]
[1877, 8; 1879, 32; 1882, 100.)
An Act to authorize the veteran association of the C/iap. 131
INDEPENDENT CORPS OF CADETS TO HOLD ADDITIONAL
PROPERTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter one hundred of the ^^I^^Jj^^j ^^ ^'
acts of the j^ear eighteen hundred and eighty-two is hereby
amended by striking out the words "two hundred and fifty",
in the last line, and by inserting in place thereof the words:
— seven hundred and fifty, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 1. The Veteran Association of the Independent Issodationof
Corps of Cadets, incorporated by chapter eight of the acts of ^J^l cfJ^ps'o"/'
the vear eighteen hundred and seventv-seven, mav hold real fadets may
'' ^ " 1 • " 1 hold additional
and personal estate to an amount not exceeding seven hun- property.
dred and fifty thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 8, 1915.
90 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 132, 133.
Chap. 132 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a sum
OF MONEY TO THE WIDOW OF RICHARD POWER.
!;'.!;! °L?°^i?" Section 1. The citv council of the citv of Boston, with
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The city con
Mar'°p6Ver ^^^ approval of the mayor, is hereby authorized to pay to
Mary Power, widow of Richard Power, an employee of the
city, who was killed in the performance of his duties as a
driver of a paper wagon, a sum of money not exceeding five
hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 8, 1915.
Chap. 133 An Act making appropriations for the salaries and
expenses of the state board of insanity.
Be it enacted, etc., as ]ollows:
Appropriations, Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
insanity. priatcd, to bc paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the state board of insanity,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
Chairman, ^ox the Salary of the chairman of the board, the sum of
fifty-five hundred dollars, and for the salaries of the two
other members, the sum of ten thousand dollars.
Officers and Yov the Salaries of officers and employees, a sum not ex-
ceeding forty-SLX thousand five hundred dollars.
Travelling ^oY travelling, office and contingent expenses, including
printmg and bmdmg the annual report, a sum not exceedmg
ten thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
^uon'oTstate For trausportatlou and medical examination of state
paupers. paupcrs uudcr the charge of the board, for the present year
and previous years, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dol-
lars.
Support of Por the support of insane paupers boarded out in families,
etc!" ' under the charge of the board, or temj^orarily absent under
the authority of the same, for the present year and ])revious
years, a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars.
Support of Por the support of state paupers in the HosjMtal Cottages
paupers. for Children, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
investiRation jTor the cxpcuses of au investigation as to the nature,
of mental ,, » ii* iifx
diseases, etc. causcs, Tcsults aiul treatment or mental diseases and detects.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 134, 135. 91
and for the publication of the results thereof, a sum not ex-
ceedinsr twentv-five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 8, 1915.
An Act to authorize the city of lynn to pension Chav.l^^
GEORGE LEAVITT.
Be it enacted, etc., as jollows:
Section 1. The city of Lynn is hereby authorized to city of Lynn
pay to George Leavitt, who was an employee of the city for George*' Lea vitt.
forty-two years and retired from the service of the city on
account of a paral>i:ic shock, in the year nineteen hundred
and twelve, the same annual pension to which he would
have been entitled if the city of Lynn had accepted the pro-
visions of chapter five hundred and three of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and twelve, relative to pensioning
laborers in the employ of cities and towns while the said
Leavitt was in the employment of the city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by the municipal council of the city of Lynn. ^^^^^'
Approved March 8, 1915.
[1865, 198; 1886, 265, 279; 1887, 396; 1893, 366; 1896, 255; 1897, 425; 1898, 462; 1902, 245,
439; 1905, 84, 335; 1911, 347.]
An Act to authorize the election of a prudential nhnrt 135
COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS IN THE GREAT
BARRINGTON fire DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Upon the acceptance of this act as here- Great Barring-
inafter provided, the Great Barrington Fire District shall, tr^t^may^'fect
at its annual meeting to be held in April, nineteen hundred commlttee^etc
and sixteen, elect by official ballot five persons who shall
serve and be known as the prudential committee and board
of public works, and who shall hold office, one until the ex-
piration of three years, two until the expiration of two years,
and two until the expiration of one year, from the said
annual meeting in nineteen hundred and sixteen. There-
after two such members of the prudential committee and
board of public works shall be elected annually to serve for
the term of three years, except that in every third year one
such member only shall be elected, to serve for the term of
three years therefrom, or until their or his successors are
elected and qualified.
92
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 135.
Choice of
chairman
and clerk.
S>mmi°si^nws^ Section 2. Upoii the election of said prudential com-
etc, aboUshed. mittee and board of public works, the boards of water com-
missioners and sidewalk and sewer commissioners shall be
abolished, and thereupon all the powers, rights, duties and
liabilities of said boards of water commissioners and sidewalk
and sewer commissioners in said fire district shall be con-
ferred and imposed upon the prudential committee and
board of public works created by this act. No contracts or
liabilities, existing at the time of said election, shall be
affected hereby, but the board hereby created shall be in all
respects and for all purposes whatsoever the laA\'ful successor
of the boards of water commissioners and sidewalk and
sewer commissioners.
Section ,3. Immediately after their election the said
board shall organize by choosing a chairman and a clerk.
The clerk may be any qualified yoter of said fire district, and
upon his appointment the office of clerk of the fire district,
as an electiye office, shall be abolished, and the clerk of said
board shall thereafter be, by virtue of his office, clerk of
said fire district. Said board is also empowered and required
to appoint a superintendent of public works, who shall have,
subject to the authority of the board, entire supervision of
the sidewalks, sewers, drains and water works of the district,
and be subject to removal at any time by the board.
Section 4. The nomination and election of all officers
to be voted for in said fire district shall be made and con-
ducted in the same manner and by the same form of ballot
as the nomination and election of officers of the town of
Great Barrington.
Section 5. This act, except as provided in section six,
shall take effect upon its acceptance by a majority vote of
the voters of the Great Barrington Fire District present and
voting thereon at a legal meeting called for the purpose at
any time before the first day of March, nineteen hundred
and sixteen; but the number of meetings so called shall not
exceed two. Said vote shall be by an official printed ballot,
prepared by the clerk of the fire district, having thereon the
following question : — " Shall an act passed by the general
court in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, entitled 'An
Act to authorize the election of a prudential committee
and board of public works in the Great Har-
rington Fire District', be accepted?"
Section 6. So much of this act as authorizes its sub-
mission as aforesaid shall take effect upon its passage.
A'pjjwved March S, 1915.
[Accepted, April 23, 1915.)
Appointment
of superintend-
ent of public
works.
Nomination
and election
of officers.
To be
submitted to
voters, etc.
YES.
NO.
Time of taking
effect.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 136, 137. 93
An Act to incorporate the roxbury board of trade. QJiqj) 135
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Frank Ferdinand, Timothy Smith, Victor A. ^f Tra'dT, ^"^"'^
Heath, Albert J. Foster, Frank S. Waterman, Henry C. incorporated.
Crine, Simon Goldsmith, Frederic W. Rugg, James G.
Knowles, William L. Russell, Ernest R. Biiffington, George
Melhado, Wilfred Carter, Edward C. Hall, Junior, George
O. Cutter and Thomas F. Connor, their associates and
successors, are hereby constituted a corporation under the
name of the Roxbury Board of Trade, to be situated in that
part of the city of Boston called Roxbury, for the purpose Purpose,
of advancing the commercial interests and development of
the Roxbury district of Boston. Said corporation may
establish and maintain a place of meeting for its members
and may secure and furnish to its members and to others
reports, information, quotations and assistance in the matter
of trade development and expansion.
Section 2. Said corporation shall have a president, officers,
treasurer, secretary, a board of directors of not less than
seven members, and such other officers as may be provided
for by the by-laws of the corporation, all of whom shall be
elected in accordance with the by-laws.
Section 3. Qualification for membership in said corpora- Membership,
tion, the manner of electing members, the raising of revenue J^eetmgs, etc.
from its membership, the times for the annual and other
meetings, and the duties of the officers shall be as provided
bv its bv-laws.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 8, 1915.
An Act to incorporate the glenwood cemetery asso- nhn^ 137
CIATION in the town OF NATICK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. William Karb, Caroline V. Schaller, Ida L. cienwood
C. Diehl, William Diehl and Joseph Schaller, their associates Association,
J -i-L^i j."-Lj.i incorporated.
and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name
of the Glenwood Cemetery Association, for the purpose of
maintaining and improving the cemetery in the southern
part of Natick, known as the Glenwood cemetery, and for
the purpose of acquiring such additional land as may be
necessary or convenient, with all the powers and privileges of
94
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 138.
Membership.
Proceeds of
sales, etc.
Powers.
By-laws.
cemetery corporations, and subject to all general laws now
and hereafter in force applicable thereto.
Section 2. All persons now or hereafter owiiing lots or
any interest in lots in said cemetery may become members
of the corporation on application to the secretary, and when
any person shall cease to be the proprietor of a lot or of an
interest in a lot in the lands of the corporation he shall cease
to be a member thereof.
Section 3. The net proceeds of sales of lots in the lands
held by the said corporation, and any bequests made to it,
shall be applied to the preservation, improvement, embellish-
ment, protection or enlargement of said cemetery, and to
paying the incidental expenses thereof, and to no other
purpose.
Section 4. The said corporation is hereby authorized to
take and hold any grant, gift or bequest of property, upon
trust, and to apply the same or the income thereof to the
improvement, embellishment, protection or enlargement of
said cemetery, or of any lot therein, or for the erection, repair,
preservation or removal of any monument, fence or other
structure therein, or for the planting or cultivation of trees,
shrubs or plants in or around any lot, or for improving said
premises in any manner consistent with the object of the
corporation, according to the terms of such grant or bequest.
Section 5. The said corporation may by its by-laws
provide for such officers as may be necessary, and may
define their powers and duties, and may also provide for
the care and management of the cemetery and for the sale
of lots therein, and for the management of any funds which
the corporation may hold, and for any other matters incident
to the purposes of the corporation.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 8, 1915.
Chap. 13S An Act making appropriations for the salaries and
expenses of the state board of labor and in-
dustries.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the state board of labor and industries, for the fiscal year
Appropriations,
state board of
labor and
industries.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 139. 95
ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred
and fifteen, for the following purposes, to wit: —
For the salaries of the members of the board, a sum not ^f^J^^"'
exceeding fifty-five hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the commissioner and deputy com- Commissioner
missioners, a sum not exceeding eighty-five hundred dollars, commissioners.
For the salaries of inspectors and investigators, a sum inspectors and
not exceeding forty thousand dollars.
For the salaries of stenographers and clerks and other stenographers
assistants, a sum not exceeding sixteen thousand eight ^"
hundred and twenty-four dollars.
For travelling expenses of members of the board, officers, TraveUing
inspectors and investigators, a sum not exceeding twelve ^"p*""^-
thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent and care of office, a sum not exceeding nine Rent of office,
thousand dollars.
For postage, stationery, office supplies and printing, in- Postage,
eluding printing the annual report, a sum not exceeding ^'^^^'^'^^^'y-
nineteen thousand five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 8, 1915.
[1898, 90.1
An Act to unite the Indian ridge association and the (jji^p 139
ANDOVER VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY IN ONE COR-
PORATION UNDER THE NAME OF THE ANDOVER VILLAGE
IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Indian Ridge Association and the Andover
Andover Village Improvement Society, corporations duly lijlprovement
established under the laws of the commonwealth, are hereby fnc'^orporated.
authorized to unite and form one corporation under the
name of The Andover Village Improvement Society.
Section 2. The objects of said new corporation shall be Purposes,
to maintain Indian Ridge as a public park or forest reserva-
tion in the town of Andover; to acquire other tracts of land
for public pleasure grounds or forest reservations; to im-
prove and ornament the streets and public grounds of said
town by planting and cultivating trees, cleaning and repairing
sidewalks, and doing such other acts as will tend to beautify
and adorn said streets and grounds, and in general to carry
out the objects for which the Indian Ridge Association and
the Andover Village Improvement Society were incorporated.
96
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 139.
Membership.
By-laws.
Powers, duties,
etc.
OfiBcers, etc.
Section 3. The members of said new corporation shall
include all the members of said existing corporations at the
time when this act shall take effect, and such others as said
new corporation shall designate in its by-laws.
Section 4. Said new corporation shall have power to
establish suitable by-laws to carry out all the powers hereby
granted.
Section 5. Said new corporation shall have all the
rights, powers, franchises and privileges now held by, and
shall be subject to all the liabilities, restrictions and duties
imposed upon either of said existing corporations except as
may otherwise be provided herein. Each of said existing
corporations is hereby authorized to assign, transfer and
convey to said new corporation all its rights, privileges,
interests, estates and property, and said new corporation is
authorized to receive and hold the same and shall thereupon
become liable for all the debts, liabilities or obligations of
both of said existing corporations. Such property as was
received by either of said existing corporations for a special
purpose shall be devoted to that purpose by said new cor-
poration. All personal property so transferred to said new
corporation by the Indian Ridge Association, and which
constituted the general fund of said association, shall be held
and managed as a separate fund, to be known as the Indian
Ridge Fund and to be used for the same purposes and to
the same extent as it is now used by the Indian Ridge As-
sociation; and all personal property so transferred to said
new corporation by the Andover Village Improvement
Society, which constituted the general fund of said society,
shall be held and managed as a separate fund to be known as
the Village Improvement Fund and to be used for the same
purposes and to the same extent as it is now used by the
Andover Village Improvement Society.
Section 6. The management and control of the property
and effects of said new corporation shall be vested in a board
of fifteen trustees, who shall be elected in accordance with
the by-laws of the new cori)oration and shall l)e residents of
the town of Andover. The trustees shall elect from their
number a president, two or more vice presidents, a treasiu^er
and a clerk, and such other officers as may be determined by
the by-laws. All officers shall hold their offices for the
terms fixed by the by-laws, and until their successors are
elected and qualified, and shall have and exercise the powers
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 139. 97
prescribed by the by-laws. The treasurer shall give bond,
with sufficient surety, for the proper discharge of his duties.
Section 7. Said new corporation may obtain by piir- May acquire
chase, gift or otherwise lands in Andover, but such lands, ^^^^^'
together with the lands now held by the Indian Ridge
Association, shall not exceed one hundred and fifty acres,
and said new corporation may hold, develop and administer
the said lands for park and pleasure purposes, or for the
purpose of forest reservations: provided, that the public Proviso,
shall always have free access to said lands and parks under
reasonable regulations prescribed by said trustees.
Section 8. Said new corporation may receive and hold bj^uests*
for the purposes aforesaid any gifts or bequests under such
conditions as may be prescribed by the donors or testators
if not inconsistent with the provisions of law and of this
act; and in the absence of conditions attached to any such
gifts or bequests, all funds thus received shall be held by
said new corporation in trust, the income to be exjDended for
the general purposes of the new corporation as above pro-
vided. Such gifts and bequests, together with all personal
property now held by the Indian Ridge Association or the
Andover Village Improvement Society, in the aggregate not
exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, and all land held
under the provisions of section seven, including that now
held by the Indian Ridge Association, in the aggregate
not exceeding one hundred and fifty acres, shall be exempt
from taxation so long as they are administered for the public
purposes herein set forth.
Section 9. The first meeting of said new corporation Meetings.
shall be called by the presidents of the two existing corpora-
tions by a notice setting forth the time and place of the
meeting, such notice to be published in a newspaper in the
town of Andover seven days at least before the meeting, and
at such meeting all members of either of said corporations
shall be entitled to vote in like manner as they would have
been if said corporations had met separately: lyrovided, Proviso.
however, that no single membership shall carry the right to
more than one vote. At such meeting either president may
preside until a permanent organization is effected, or, in the
absence of both presidents, a temporary presiding officer
may be chosen.
Section 10. The existing corporations known as the Property of
Indian Ridge Association and the Andover Village Im- corporltions.
98
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 140, 141.
Time of
taking effect.
provement Society shall continue in existence for such time
as is necessary for the completion of the organization of said
new corporation, the transfer to it of all property of the
Indian Ridge Association and of the Andover Village Im-
provement Society, and the winding up of their affairs.
Section 11. This act shall take effect upon its passage,
but shall be void unless accepted within one year thereafter
by each of said existing corporations.
Approved March 8, 1915.
[Accepted May 1, 1915, by the Indian Ridg-i Association.]
[Accepted May 17, 1915, by the Andover Village Improvement Society.]
Chap.\4Q An Act to authorize the town of ipswich to erect
AND maintain POLES AND WIRES IN THE TOWN OF
HAMILTON.
Town of
Ipswich may
erect poles and
wires in the
town of
Hamilton.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The town of Ipswich may erect and maintain
in the town of Hamilton poles and wires for the distribution
and sale of electricity to the inhabitants of Ipswich; but the
town of Ipswich shall not erect and maintain poles and wires
for the distribution and sale of electricity upon, along, under
or across public ways in the town of Hamilton without first
obtaining from the selectmen of the town of Hamilton
locations therefor in the manner required by law of companies
incorporated for the transmission of electricity for lighting,
heating or power.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 9, 1915.
[1915, 72, Spec]
(7/^ap.l41 An Act to authorize the city of beverly to pay
salaries to the members of its board of aldermen.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of aldermen of the city of Beverly
may by a two thirds vote of its members, taken by call of
the veas and navs, establish a salarv for its members not
exceeding three hundred dollars each a year.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the registered
voters of the city of Beverly at the state election in the
current year in the form of the following question to be
printed on the official ballot: — "Shall an act passed by the
general court in the year nineteen luindrod and fifteen au-
City of Beverly
may pay
salaries to
board of
aldermen.
To be sub-
mitted to
voters at the
next state
election.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 142, 143. 99
thorizing the city of Beverly to pay salaries to the members
of its board of aldermen, be accepted?" and if a majority
of the votes cast thereon are in the affirmative, this act shall
take effect; otherwise it shall be void.
A'pjJroved March 9, 1915.
[1868, no.]
An Act to change the name of the trustees of the (^/^^rj 142
PEABODY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE TO PEABODY MUSEUM OF
SALEM AND TO AUTHORIZE SAID CORPORATION TO HOLD
ADDITIONAL REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The name of the corporation created by Name changed.
chapter one hundred and nineteen of the acts of the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight by the name of "The
Trustees of the Peabody Academy of Science" is hereby
changed to Peabody Museum of Salem.
Section 2. Under the new name said corporation shall May hold aii
propGrtv etc.
hold all the property of whatever kind or nature now held
under the old name, and any gift, devise or bequest heretofore
or hereafter made to the said corporation under its old name
shall inure to its benefit in the same manner as if the name
had not been changed.
Section 3. Said corporation mav hold real and personal May hold real
estate to an amount not exceeding one million five hundred estate, etc
thousand dollars.
Section 4. So much of section two of chapter one hun- Repeal.
dred and nineteen of the acts of the year eighteen hundred
and sixty-eight as is inconsistent herewith is hereby re-
pealed.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 9, 1915.
[Sp. Laws, Vol. 2, p. 335; 1884, 144.]
An Act to authorize the episcopal parish in marble-
head TO hold additional property.
CAap. 143
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Episcopal Parish in Marblehead, usually Episcopal
called St. Michael's church, which was incorporated by wSi-bkhead
chapter twenty-eight of the acts of the year seventeen ^d^ti'o°nfi
hundred and ninety-nine, and the charter of which was en- property.
100 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 144.
larged by chapter one hundred and forty-four of the acts of
the year eighteen hundred and eighty-four, is hereby au-
thorized to take and hold real and personal property to the
amount of two hundred thousand dollars, an}i;hing in the
charter of said parish or in any law of the commonwealth to
the contrary notwithstanding.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajiiyroved March 9, 1915.
[i9n, 411.]
ChapA4:4: An Act to authorize the shellfish commissioners for
THE CITY OF NEW BEDFORD AND THE TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN
TO FIX CERTAIN LICENSE FEES.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
1911,411 §8, Section 1. Section eight of chapter four hundred and
amended. . „. pi • iiiii
eleven oi the acts or the year nmeteen hundred and eleven is
hereby amended by striking out the words "A fee of five
dollars shall be charged for a first class license, fifty dollars
for a second class license, and one dollar for a third class
license", in the first, second and third lines, and inserting in
place thereof the words: — The board of shellfish commis-
sioners may establish such fees for first, second and third
class licenses as they deem proper, — so as to read as fol-
sheiifish lows : — Scctlon 8. The board of shellfish commissioners may
commissioners ,iti ip p r»j i i^i'ii i-
of New Bedford establish sucli lecs lor first, second and third class licenses as
to fix certaiT'^ they dccm proper. All licenses granted under authority of
license fees. .|.|^jg ^^^ ■&\\q\\ bear the name, age, place of residence, and
identifying description of the licensee. Said licenses shall
be valid for one year from the date of issue and no longer,
shall not be transferable, and shall at all times be produced
for examination upon the demand or request of any person
authorized to enforce the provisions of this act, or of any
commissioner on fisheries and game, or of a fish or game
warden, or on demand of any sheriff, constable, police officer
or other officer authorized to arrest for crime. Failure or
refusal to produce said license upon such demand shall be
prima facie evidence of a violation of this act.
Section 2. This act shall take efi'ect ui^on its passage.
Approved March 9, 1915.
[1915, 214, Spec]
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 145, 146. 101
[1899, 395; 1905, 168.]
An Act to change the name of simmons female college (jjidp 1^45
AND to authorize THE CORPORATION TO HOLD ADDITIONAL
PROPERTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as jollows:
Section 1, The name of Simmons Female College, a Name changed.
corporation established by chapter three hmidred and ninety-
five of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine,
is hereby changed to Simmons College.
Section 2. Section three of said chapter is hereby 1899, 395, § 3,
amended by inserting after the word "property", in the
eighth line, the words : — in any amount, — and by striking
out all after the word "provided", in the ninth line, so
as to read as follows: — Section 3. Said corporation is May hold
authorized to receive from the trustees under the said will, proplny^^
and subject to the terms thereof, the property and funds
devised or bequeathed thereby for the founding and en-
dowing of the Simmons Female College; to hold and manage
such property and funds in accordance with the provisions
of said will ; and to acquire, hold and manage other property
in any amount for the purpose of instructing and training
women as above provided.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayproved March 9, 1915.
An Act to incorporate the fraternal order of the Chav 146
BEE HIVE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Frederick T. Fuller, Ella J. Fuller, Russell A. Wood, Anna Order of the
C. M. Tillinghast, Charles E. Burbank, Lily Owen Burbank, incorporated.
Charles M. Cox, Leon E. Baldwin, John W. Vaughan, Lena
Blanche Vaughan, Joseph L. Larson, Ethel Frank Brigham,
William C. McNamara, Annie A. McXamara, Obert Sletten,
Beatrice Gardner, Kenneth H. Damren, Ruth A. Damren,
Charles R. Maker, Marguerite J. Will, Charles E. Coombs,
Alice L. Carney, Patrick J. Anglin and Mary C. Anglin,
their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation
by the name of the Order of the Bee Hive, to be situated
in the city of Boston, for the purpose of maintaining a Purpose,
propaganda of progressive principles, especially those set
forth in the platform adopted at the Massachusetts state
102
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 147, 148.
convention of the progressive party in the year nineteen
hundred and fourteen, and to cultivate fraternal and social
relations between believers in those principles; with power
to establish subordinate hives or branches throughout the
commonwealth, and to hold real and personal estate to an
amount not exceeding that prescribed by section eight of
chapter one hundred and twenty-fi\e of the Revised Laws.
Ajjproved March 9, 1915.
Chap. 147 An Act to change the name and enlarge the purpose
OF THE south END INT)USTRIAL SCHOOL.
Name changed.
Piirpose.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The name of the South End Industrial
School, a corporation organized under the laws of the com-
monwealth, is hereby changed to Norfolk House Centre.
Section 2. The purpose of said corporation shall be to
foster better homes and better citizenship through industrial
classes and by such other means as may from time to time
be adopted.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved March 9, 1915.
1898, 128, S 1,
amended.
[1898, 128.]
C/iap. 148 An Act relative to the quincy market cold storage
and warehouse company.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section one of chapter one hundred and
twenty-eight of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-eight relating to Quincy Market Cold Storage and
Warehouse Company, formerly the Quincy Market Cold
Storage Company, is hereby amended by striking out the
words "provided, that the whole amount of its capital stock
shall not exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars",
in the last three lines, and inserting in place thereof the
words: — and for its other corporate pur])oses, — so as to
read as follows: — Section 1. The Quincy Market Cold
Storage Company, a cor])oration organized under chapter
Quincy Market
Cold Storage
and Warehouse
Company may
increase its
capital Btock.
one hundred and six of the Public Statutes and having a
paid-up cai)ital stock of eight hundred thousand dollars, is
hereby authorized to increase its ca{)ital stock in the manner
which is now or may hereafter be provided by law for the
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 149, 150. 103
increase of the capital stock of manufacturing corporations,
at such times and in such amounts as it may from time to
time determine, for the purpose of paying debts incurred in
construction and in the enlarging, adding to and extending of
its plants and street pipes, and for its other corporate pur-
poses.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apjwoved March 10, 1915.
An Act to authorize the mayor of the city of boston QIki'T) X49
TO place upon the pension roll the name of warren
H. BROWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The mayor of the city of Boston is hereby Mayor of
authorized to place upon the pension roll of the city the piace°u{Sn^
name of Warren H. Brown, who was formerly a member of name°of Warren
the fire department of the city as a call substitute, with call ^^- ^'■*'^"-
man's pay, and who was incapacitated for further service
by an injury incurred in the course of his duties on August
fourteenth, in the year nineteen hundred and five. The
said pension shall be paid monthly, and shall be equal to
one half of the compensation which the said Brown was
receiving as a call fireman at the time of the said injury.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 10, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for band concerts in Chav. 150
parks and on other lands under the control of the
metropolitan park commission.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand ^^'band''^'"''
dollars is hereby appropriated, to be expended during the concerts in
present fiscal year out of the Metropolitan Parks Mainte-
nance Fund, to enable the metropolitan park commission to
provide band concerts in such parks and parkways or on
such other lands under its control as it may select, and
at such times as it may deem expedient.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 10, 1915.
^i
104 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 151, 152, 153.
Chap. 151 An Act making an appropriation for the c.vre and
MAINTENANCE OF BOULEVARDS AND PARKWAYS IN CHARGE
OF THE METROPOLITAN PARK COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Care and Section 1. A sum not exceedinff two hundred fortv-
of certain three thousaiid eight dollars and sixteen cents is hereby
appropriated for the care and maintenance of boulevards
and parkways in charge of the metropolitan park com-
mission, during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, one half of this
amount to be paid out of the ordinary revenue and the other
half to be assessed upon the metropolitan district.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 10, 1915.
Chap. 152 An Act making an appropriation for the care .ant)
MAINTENANCE OF WELLINGTON BRIDGE BY THE :\IETR0-
POLITAN PARK COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
ma^nfenince Section 1. A sum uot excccding nine thousand two
of the Welling- hundred ninety-two dollars and seventv-nine cents is hereby
ton briQKG. •
appropriated, to be paid out of the Metropolitan Parks
System, Wellington Bridge, Maintenance Fund, for the care
and maintenance of Wellington bridge, including draw-
tenders, labor, lighting, watering, supplies and miscellaneous
expenses, by the metropolitan park commission, for the
fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, in accordance with the provisions of
chapter four hundred and ninety-one of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and one.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 10, 1915.
Chap. 15S An Act making an appropriation for the care of the
CHARLES RIVER BASIN BY THE METROPOLITAN PARK COM-
MISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Care of the Section 1. A sum uot excccdiug one hundred thirtv-one
Charles river • i i • i i • i
basin. thousand and ten dollars is hereby appropriated, to be pauI
out of the Charles River Basin Maintenance Fund by the
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 154, 155. 105
metropolitan park commission, for the care of the Charles
river basin, during the year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, as authorized by
chapter four hundred and sixty-five of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and three.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 10, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance qJi^j) 5^54
of reservations under the care of the metropolitan
park commission and for certain pensions.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations.
priated, to be paid out of the IMetropolitan Parks Mainte-
nance Fund, for expenses of the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to
wit : —
For maintenance of reservations by the metropolitan Maintenance
park commission, a sum not exceeding four hundred nine °^ reservations.
thousand six hundred sixtv-nine dollars and fortv cents.
For certain pensions, a sum not exceeding two thousand Pensions.
six hundred sixty-eight dollars and fifty cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 10, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for the care and pi,^^ i ck
MAINTENANCE OF THE NANTASKET BEACH RESERVATION BY ^*
THE METROPOLITAN PARK COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding thirtv-four thousand Careand
thirty-two dollars and twenty-six cents is hereby appro- the Nantasket
priated, to be paid out of the Metropolitan Park Sj^stem, tion.
Nantasket, Maintenance Fund, for the care and maintenance
of the Nantasket beach reservation by the metropolitan
park commission, during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, the same
to be assessed upon certain cities and towns in the metro-
politan district, in accordance with the provisions of chapter
four hundred and sixty-four of the acts of the year eighteen
hundred and ninety-nine.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 10, 1915.
106
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 156, 157, 158.
South metro-
pwlitan sewer-
age system,
maintenance.
Chap. 156 An Act making an appropriation for maintaining and
OPERATING THE SOUTH METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
Be it enacted, etc., as jollows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding one hundred seventeen
thousand eight hundred and fifty-five dollars is hereby
appropriated, to be paid out of the South Metropolitan
Sewerage System Maintenance Fund, for the cost of mainte-
nance and operation of the south metropolitan sewerage
system, comprising a part of Boston, the cities of Newton
and Waltham, and towns of Brookline, Watertown, Dedham
and Milton, during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 10, 1915.
North metro-
politan sewer-
age system,
maintenance.
Chap. 157 An Act making an appropriation for maintaining and
operating the north metropolitan sewerage system.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding one hundred eighty-five
thousand five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, to be
paid out of the North INIetropolitan Sewerage System jMainte-
nance Fund, for the maintenance and operation of a system
of sewage disposal for the cities included in what is known
as the north metropolitan sewerage system, during the
fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apj^^oved March 10, 1915.
Chap. 158 An Act making appropriations for the Massachusetts
agricultural college.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary rcvciuic, for the ^Massachusetts -Agri-
cultural College, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the maintenance and current expenses, payable in
equal quarterly instalments, the sum of three hundred and
three thousand dollars.
Massachusetts
Agricultural
College, ap-
propriMtions.
Maintenance
and current
expenses.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 159, 160. 107
For travelling and other necessary expenses of the trustees, Travelling
. 1. • 1 i 1 1 1 1 n expenses, etc.
a sum not exceeding eight hundred dollars.
For printing and binding the reports of the trustees, a sum Printing
not exceeding three thousand dollars. reports.
For the inspection of commercial feed stuffs, six thousand po^f^'^^^'cki'*^
dollars. feed stuffs.
To meet the cost of prosecutions in regulating the use of prosecutions.
utensils for testing the composition or value of milk and
cream, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 10, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for maintaining and QIkj^'Y) 159
operating the metropolitan water system.
Be it enacted, etc., as jollows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding four hundred sixty Metropolitan
thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars is hereby appro- maintenance.'
priated, to be paid out of the Metropolitan Water Mainte-
nance Fund, for the maintenance and operation of the
metropolitan water system for the cities and towns in what
is known as the metropolitan water district, during the
fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 10, 1915.
Chap.im
[1892, 324; 1899, 327; 1903, 345; 1904, 141; 1906, 156, 252; 1910, 315; 1914, 516.]
An Act relative to the laying out, repairing and
discontinuing of ways in the city of medford.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . Chapter three hundred and forty-five of the 1903, 345,
acts of the year nineteen hundred and three is hereby amended ^°^''°^'^'^-
by striking out section twenty-one and inserting in place
thereof the following: — Section 21. The board of aldermen, Laying out,
with the approval of the mayor, shall have authority to fn^'tLe^city^^
order the laying out, altering, relocating, discontinuing and °^ ^^edford.
making specific repairs in all streets, ways and highways in
the said city, and to assess all damages therefor. Any
person aggrieved by any proceeding under this section shall
have all the rights and privileges now allowed by law in like
cases in respect to appeals from the decisions of selectmen,
108 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 161, 162, 163.
and nothing in this section shall be construed to exclude the
jurisdiction of the county commissioners in respect to streets,
ways and highways in the said city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 10, 1915.
C/iap. 161 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a sum
OF MONEY TO THE W'lDOW OF D.VNIEL CONNOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
City of Boston SECTION 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to
may pay a -^ i- i ^ i i u
sum of money pay a sum 01 moucy, not exceedmg three thousand dollars,
Connor. ' to Auuic B. Conuor, widow of Daniel Connor. The said
Daniel Connor, while in the discharge of his duties as a
veterinary nurse in the employ of the city, received injuries
which resulted in his death.
rnktlVto city Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
council, etc. by the city council of the city, with the approval of the
mayor. Approved March 10, 1915.
Chap. 162 An Act to authorize the town of paxton to appro-
priate MONEY FOR CELEBRATING ITS ONE HUNDRED AND
fiftieth ANNIVERSARY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
maTapprop^H-° Section 1. For the purpose of celebrating its one hun-
cefeSathf ^^^ *^^^^ ^^^^ fiftieth anniversary, and for publishing an account
anniversary, thcrcof, the towu of Paxtou may appropriate a sum of money
not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 10, 1915.
[1913, 658.1
Chap.lQS An Act to extend the time for establishing the
BARNSTABLE FIRE DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF BARN-
STABLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
imendld.^^' SECTION 1. Chapter six hundred and fifty-eight of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby
amended by striking out section six and inserting in place
Barnstable Fire thereof the followiug: — Scction 0. This act shall take effect
for e"tabii^Lg upou its acceptance by a majority vote of the legal voters
extended. ^£ ^^jj district prcscut and voting at a meeting called for
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 164. 109
that purpose in accordance with the provisions of section
five of this act, within six years after the passage of this act.
If voted upon and not accepted, it may be resubmitted at
subsequent district meetings, legally called for the purpose:
provided, that it shall not be voted upon by the district more Proviso,
than three times in any one year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(The foregoing was laid before the governor on the fourth
day of March, 1915, and after five days it had "the force of a
law", as prescribed by the constitution, as it was not returned
by him with his objections thereto within that time.)
C/iap.l64
[1878, 124; 1881, 37; 1882, 187; 1884, 17; 1886, 115, 118; 1890, 40; 1892, 64; 1894, 42; 1897,
101; 1899, 356; 1901, 207; 1902, 194, 461; 1904, 197; 1906, 80; 1907, 568; 1908, 131, 588;
1909, 76; 1910, 138; 1911, 40, 41; 1913, 171.]
An Act to authorize the city of brockton to make an
additional water loan.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Brockton, for the purposes Brockton
named in chapter one hundred and twenty-four of the acts Ac\*o^f i9iT'
of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, may issue,
from time to time, bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding
one hundred thousand dollars, in addition to the amounts
heretofore authorized by law to be issued by said city for
water works purposes; and the same shall not be reckoned
in determining the statutory limit of indebtedness of the
said city. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their face the
words, Brockton Water Loan, Act of 1915; shall be payable
at the expiration of periods not exceeding thirty years from
their dates of issue, shall bear interest, payable semi-annually
at a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum ;
and shall be signed by the treasurer of the city and counter-
signed by the mayor. The city may sell the said securities
at public or private sale upon such terms and conditions as
it may deem proper, but they shall not be sold for less than
their par value, and no part of the proceeds shall be used in
payment of running expenses.
Section 2. The city shall, at the time of authorizing said Payment
loan, provide for the payment thereof in such annual pay-
ments, beginning not more than one year after the date of
each respective issue of bonds or notes as will extinguish the
same within the time prescribed by this act, and the amount
of any annual payment shall not be less than the amount of
110 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 165, 166.
toan™^"*^"^ the principal payable in any subsequent year. And when
a vote to the foregoing effect has been passed a sum which,
with the income derived from water rates, will be sufficient
to pay the annual expense of operating its water works and
the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued as
aforesaid by said city, and to make such payments on the
principal as may be required under the provisions of this
act, shall, without further vote, be assessed by the assessors
of the city annually thereafter, in the same manner in which
other taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred by said
loan is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 11, 1915.
Chap.lQ5 An Act to confirm the locations granted by the town
OF north attleborough for lines or wires for the
transmission of electricity.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
gmnted°bythe Section 1. All liucs or wircs for the transmission of
Attiebor^u°gh^ clcctricity for lighting, heat or power heretofore acquired or
^rii°ltc°'^ constructed by the town of North Attleborough upon, along,
confirmed." Qvcr and Under the public ways and places of said town, and
the poles, piers, abutments, conduits and other fixtures
necessary to sustain or protect the wires of said lines and
now in actual use, are hereby made lawful notwithstanding
the lack of any valid locations therefor or any informality
in the proceedings relative to their location and erection.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 11, 1915.
Chap.lQQ An Act to incorporate the sturgis library.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
LiWy.'^'' Section 1. Anne M. Lothrop, William Sturgis Bigelow
iacorporated. ^^d Amy Lothrop Coolidgc, trustees under an indenture of
trust of William Sturgis, and holding property, real and
personal, under such said indenture for the purpose of main-
taining a free public library in the town of Barnstable,
and their successors in said trust, are hereby made a corpo-
ration under the name of The Sturgis Library, with all the
powers and privileges and subject to all the duties, restrictions
and liabilities set forth in all general laws now or hereafter in
force applicable to such corporations.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 167, 168. Ill
Section 2. The said corporation may hold real and ^"^y ^'^^^ .
personal property for the purpose aroresaid to the amount
of one hundred thousand dollars. All gifts, devises, be-
quests, and grants to the corporation shall be devoted to said
purpose and shall be used in conformity with and held upon
the terms upon which such gifts, devises, bequests or grants
have been or may hereafter be made, not inconsistent with
this act: j^^ovided, that the said corporation shall not sell Provisos,
the real estate acquired by it from the trustees under the
said indenture of trust of William Sturgis; and provided,
that the said corporation shall not erect or purchase a library
building elsewhere than on said real estate.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ai)yroved March 11, 1915.
An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a pension njiQ^y ^g?
TO JOSEPH H. o'tOOLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The city of Boston is hereby authorized to city of Boston
pay to Joseph H. O'Toole, a former employee of that city pe^ionV
who was injured while in the employment of the city, an o°Tooief '
annual pension equal to one half of the average annual
compensation paid to him during the last three years of his
employment by the city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of tak-
by the city council of the city of Boston, with the approval '°s effect.
of the mayor. Approved March 11, 1915.
[Accepted May 6, 1915.]
An Act to incorporate the bliss trust of st. John's (jhnrf igc
episcopal church.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Clarence B. Roote, John F. Lambie, William The Biiss Trust
A. Clark, Christian J. Hills and Everett Kimball, their l:^^,^°af' '
associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by ^oj^ted ^'^^'^^'
the name of The Bliss Trust of St. John's Episcopal Church,
with all the powers and privileges and subject to all the
duties, restrictions and liabilities set forth in all general
laws now or hereafter in force relating to religious and
charitable corporations, so far as the same are applicable.
The number of members of said corporation shall be not less
than five nor more than fifteen, and the protestant episcopal
112
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 169.
Powers.
May sell
securities.
May hold real
and personal
estate.
bishop of the diocese of western ^Massachusetts and the
wardens and vestry of the corporation whose corporate
name is The ^Minister, Wardens, Vestry and Proprietors of
St. John's Church in Northampton shall be, ex oSiciis,
members of the corporation hereby created.
Section 2. The corporation hereby created shall be
located at Northampton and shall have power to receive,
hold and manage, upon the trusts set forth in a deed of
trust and gift signed by Augusta H. Bliss and others, dated
INJarch thirty-first, nineteen hundred, as modified by a
supplemental deed of trust dated January twenty-second,
nineteen hundred and three, the property given by the widow
and children of George Bliss and the securities in which the
trust property is now invested, and all other property given
to the said corporation last mentioned for parochial, religious
or charitable purposes in connection with St. John's Epis-
copal Church in Northampton, or for other parochial, relig-
ious or charitable purposes.
Section 3. The trustees under said deeds of trust are
hereby authorized and directed to transfer and deliver all
of the trust property now held by them to the said The Bliss
Trust of St. John's Episcopal Church, and said corporation
shall have full power to sell at public or private sale any or
all of the securities in which the trust property may be in-
vested, and to reinvest the proceeds thereof, and so to sell
and reinvest when and as often as may seem to the corporation
advisable, for the benefit of the trust, without any obligation
on the part of any purchaser to see to the application of the
purchase money.
Section 4. Said corporation may hold real and personal
estate for parochial, religious and charitable purposes to an
amount not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 11, 1915.
[Sp Laws, Vol. 2. p. 137; 1839, 114; 1850, 273; ISM, 26S; 1866. 258; 1867. 163, 187; 1858.
72,302; 1869,380,462; 1871,192; 1877, 143; 1S85, 295; 1891, 2S5; 1892, 3; 1893, 364; 1903,
282; 1913, 700; 1914, 032.)
C/iap.l69 An Act to authorize the city of salem to make an
ADDITIONAL \VATER LOAN AND TO ENLARGE ITS WATER
SYSTEM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
CityofSaiom Section 1. The citv of Salem is herebv authorized, for
may enlarge its ' ^ . * . . . , ' .
water system, the purposc of crecting, maintammg and operating a reservoir
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 169. 113
for its water suppl}', to take or acquire by purchase or other-
wise, such land or rights therein in the town of Danvers as
may be necessary for the purpose; and the said city may
also construct, lay out and maintain in the town of Danvers
conduits, pipes and such other works as may be deemed
necessary for collecting, purifying, storing, discharging, con-
ducting and distributing water to and in the city of Salem,
and may also construct, lay out and maintain in the city
of Beverly and the towii of Peabody pipes for conducting
water from said reservoir and works in Danvers to the city
of Salem: promded, that no conduits or pipes shall be laid ^''°'*'^-
in a public way either in the town of Danvers or in the
town of Peabody without the consent of the selectmen, or
in a public w-ay in the city of Beverly without the consent
and approval of the mayor and board of aldermen.
Section 2. The city of Salem, for the purpose of en- saiem Water
larging its water supply, as described in section one of this {915^' ^''^ °^
act, may incur indebtedness to an amoimt not exceeding
three hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and may issue
bonds or notes therefor, in addition to the amount hereunto
authorized by law to be issued by the said city, and the
same shall not be reckoned in determining the statutory
limit of the indebtedness of the city. Such bonds or notes
shall bear on their face the words, Salem Water Loan, Act of
1915; shall be signed by the treasurer of the city and counter-
signed by the mayor; shall be payable at the expiration of
periods not exceeding thirty years from the date of issue;
and shall bear interest, payable semi-annually, at a rate not
exceeding four and one half per cent per annum. Each
authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate
loan. The city may sell the said securities at public or
private sale on such terms and conditions as it may deem
proper, but they shall not be sold for less than their par
value, and the proceeds, except premiums, shall be used
only for the purposes specified herein.
Section 3. The city shall, at the time of authorizing the Payment
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof by such ^^ ^°^°'
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the date of each issue, as will extinguish each loan within
the time prescribed by this act; and the amount of such
annual payment in any year shall not be less than the amount
of the principal of the loan payable in any subsequent year.
When a vote to the foregoing effect has been passed, a sum
which, with the income derived from water rates, will be
114
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 170.
Description
of land, to
be filed.
Damages, etc.
Penalty for
Ijolhition of
water, etc.
Payment of Sufficient to pay the annual expense of operating its water
works, and the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes
issued as aforesaid, and to make such payments on the
principal as may be required under the provisions of this
act, shall, without further vote, be assessed by the assessors
of the city annually thereafter, in the same manner in
which other taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred bv
said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 4. Said city, witliin sixty days after the taking
of any lands or any rights therein under the authority of
this act, shall file and cause to be recorded in the registry of
deeds for the southern district of the countv of Essex, a
description thereof sufficiently accurate for identification,
with a statement of the purpose for which the same were
taken, signed by the mayor.
Section 5. Any damage occasioned by the taking of
land, or any right therein, or by the doing of any other act
authorized hereby, shall be ascertained and recovered as in
the case of land taken for the laying out of highways in the
city of Salem.
Section 6. \Mioever uses any water taken under this
act without the consent of the city, or wilfully or wantonly
corrupts, pollutes or diverts any waters taken or held by
said city pursuant to the provisions of this act, or destroys
or injures any structure or work or any property owned or
used bv the citv of Salem under the authoritv of this act,
shall forfeit and pay to said city three times the amount of
the damages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action
of tort; and upon the conviction of any person of violation
of any of the above provisions, he shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding one year.
Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 11, 1915.
[1915, 309, Spec]
(1872, 81; 1873, 138; 1885, 363; 1886, 97; 1899, 132; 1910, 461; 1913, 327.]
Chap. 170 An Act to establish a department of streets and
ENGINEERING IN THE CITY OF FITCHBURG.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby established in the city of
Fitchburg a department of streets and engineering, which
shall be under the charge of a commissioner who shall also
be the city engineer, and who shall be known as the com-
Departmont
of streets and
engineering in
the city of
Fitchburg,
established.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 170. 115
missioner of streets. Said commissioner shall be a civil Qualifications of
,,,, , r»ii 1 • •• commisaioner.
engineer and shall be a person ntted by education, training
and experience efficiently to perform the duties of his office.
He shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation
by the board of aldermen, to hold office for three years,
from the first INIonday in the January following the adoption
of this act and until his successor is appointed and qualified,
and thereafter the term of office of such commissioner and
engineer shall be for three years from the first ]\Ionday of
January in the year of his appointment and until his successor
is appointed and qualified. He may be removed by the Removal and
mayor and board of aldermen. A vacancy may be filled at "^'^^^'^^y-
any time for the unexpired term. Said commissioner and
engineer shall devote his whole time to the work of his de-
partment, and shall receive such compensation for his
services as the city council shall from time to time determine.
Section 2. Said commissioner and engineer shall have Commissioner
the direction, care and supervision of the construction, powe^rs^and"'
alteration, maintenance and repair of highways, streets, side- ^'^*''^^-
walks and bridges by the city, and the care, supervision and
control of street lighting and of street watering. He shall
assign places in the highways or other ways for telegraph,
telephone, electric light, or other poles, the erection of which
may be authorized by the mayor and board of aldermen.
He shall make all necessary and proper arrangements for
laying dust and for cleaning streets, and for collecting and
disposing of ashes. Said commissioner and engineer may General super-
apportion and delegate his various powers and duties to a Lp^^intment,
general superintendent who shall be appointed annually by ®*'°'
him. The salary of the general superintendent shall be
fixed by the city council, and, unless it is otherwise provided,
the commissioner and engineer shall fix the compensation
of all other persons employed in his department.
Section 3. At the expiration of the term of the ap- Additional
pointment of the board of special sewer commissioners, who ^^^'^^' ®**-
now have control of the construction, maintenance and repair
of main drains and common sewers of the city, or when the
work of the said special commissioners is fully completed,
the said commissioner and engineer shall assume, as part of
the duties of his department, the construction, maintenance
and repair of all main drains and common sewers, and shall
exercise supervision and control of all buildings and structures,
and all other equipment, owned or used by the city in its
system of sewage disposal.
116
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 170.
Construction
of all public
work.
May employ
assistants, etc.
Proviso.
Contracts.
To be surveyor
of highways.
Repeal.
Sfxtion 4. Said commissioner and engineer by himself
or his assistants, under his direction, unless othenvise pro-
vided, shall take charge of the construction of all public
work of the city which comes under his department; shall
perform such engineering service, make such examinations,
and prepare all such estimates and specifications as may be
needed by any department for the discharge of its duty.
He shall supervise all repairs on bridges used as highways,
which affect the safety of the structure; and when required
by the mayor, or by any officer or board in charge of a de-
partment, shall measure the work done by contract for the
city, and certify to the results of such measurements. He
shall make surveys, measurements, levels and estimates,
and shall perform all other duties of a civil engineer, laying
out and constructing streets, sidewalks, drains, sewers and
other public work delegated to, or undertaken by his de-
partment, and shall perform any and all such other service
within the scope of his department as may be required by
the mayor, board of aldermen, city council, or any com-
mittee thereof, the city solicitor, or the board having charge
of any other department.
Section 5. Said commissioner and engineer may from
time to time employ such office or field assistants as he may
require in the performance of the duties of his department,
and shall determine their compensation; and unless now or
hereafter otherwise provided, may expend such sums for
labor, materials, implements, appliances and incidental ex-
penses, as may be necessary for the use of his department:
provided, that all such expenditures for the employment of
assistants and for material and other incidentals shall be
limited to the amount actually appropriated by the city
council for said department.
Section 6. All contracts made bv said commissioner
and engineer for public work or for supplies, or for material,
shall be subject to the provisions of the revised ordinances of
the year nineteen hundred and six, or the amendments thereof.
Section 7. Said commissioner and engineer shall have
and exercise the powers of sur^•eyors of highways in towns,
and his powers and duties may at any time be further defined
by ordinance of the city council.
Section 8. So much of chaj^ter eighty-one of the acts
of the year eighteen himdrcd and seventy-two, and of any
acts in addition thereto, or in amendinont thereof, and of
chapter one hundred and thirty-two of the acts of the year
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 171. 117
eighteen hundred and ninety-nine as may be inconsistent
herewith, is hereby repealed.
Section 9. This act shall be submitted to the voters of matted "o"
the city of Fitchburg at the next municipal election in the "^°*f ^ ^* ^^^ ,
•' , ~ , , -t^ , next municipal
form of the following question to be printed on the official election.
ballot: — " Shall an act passed by the general court in 1915,
providing for the establishment of a department of streets
and engineering in the city of Fitchburg, be accepted ? " And
if a majority of the votes cast thereon are in the affirma-
tive, this act shall take full effect on the first day of Janu-
ary next succeeding such acceptance; otherwise it shall be
void. Approved March 11, 1915.
[1915, 289, Spec]
[1915, 71, Spec]
An Act to abolish the office of assistant engineer of Chap. 171
THE fire department IN THE CITY OF WOBURN AND TO
CHANGE THE METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OF THE CHIEF
ENGINEER.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section thirty-two of chapter one hundred amLdld.^^^'
and seventy-two of the acts of the year eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven is hereby amended by striking out the
words "and an assistant engineer", in clause Eighth, in
the twenty-fifth line, so that the said clause will read as
follows: — Eighth. A chief engineer of the fire depart-
ment.
Section 2. Said section thirty-two is hereby further i897, 172, § 32,
amended by striking out the last two sentences thereof, be- amended,
ginning with the words "The fire department", and in- office of
serting in place thereof the words: — The fire department ^g'f*^"*^^ ^j^^
shall consist of a chief engineer and of such other officers ofth^^'lt'^T"*
and members as the citv council bv ordinance shall from Fitchburg
,. , ,. .1 ' n-iu \ 1 • e • i? xi abolished, etc.
time to time prescribe, ine present cliier engineer or the
fire department shall continue to hold office during the re-
mainder of the term for which he was elected, and in the
month of March, in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen,
there shall be appointed by the mayor a chief engineer of the
fire department to hold office during good behavior, unless
incapacitated through physical or mental disability from
performing the duties of his position, or unless removed by
the mayor, after written notice and a due hearing, for such
cause as he shall deem sufficient and shall express in the
order of removal; and the office shall become vacant upon
118 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 172, 173.
the filinfj; with the city clerk of such order of removal and
the service of a copy thereof upon said engineer, either
personally or by leaving the same at his last and usual
place of residence. Any vacancy in the office of chief
engineer may be filled from time to time by appointment
by the mayor.
Section .3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
xipiwoved March 12, 1915.
Chap, 172 An Act to authorize the city of brockton to pay a
SUM OF MONEY TO JAMES F. POWERS.
Be it enacted, etc, as follow ft:
Brockton may Section 1. The city of Bfockton is hereby authorized,
moMVX"jame8 ^^-' ^ ^'^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^'^^^' couucil, Avitli the approval of the mayor,
F. Powers. to pay to Jamcs F. Powers the sum of nine hundred dollars,
in full compensation for services rendered by him to the city
as superintendent of outdoor work in the highway depart-
ment during the year nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 12, 1915.
Chap. 17 3 An Act making appropriations for salaries akt> ex-
penses IN the department of the fire prevention
commissioner for the metropolitan district.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
uS^tiTopr^"^^ Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are hereby
vention com- approiiriatcd, to be paid out of the treasurv of the common-
missionor, ill ' _ r- Pin'
metropolitan Wealth, for salarics and expenses of the fire prevention com-
missioner for the metropolitan district, for the year ending
November thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifteen, which
amounts are to be assessed upon certain cities and towns in
the metropolitan district, as provided for by chapter seven
hundred and ninety-five of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
Commissioner, ],\)p ^\^^. salarv of the connnissioner, the sum of thirtv-five
salary. • ' *
hundred dollars.
TOmmissioner. l'^^^ the Salary of the deinity connnissioner, twenty-five
hundred dollars.
Secretary. jOj^f tlic salaTv of tlic Secretary, twenty-five hundred
dollars.
ote."''^™''''"''' I'^^r stenograi>hcrs, clerks and other assistants, twenty-
three hundretl dollars.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 174, 175, 176. 119
For rents, travelling and other necessary expenses, a sum Rents, etc.
not exceeding twenty-six hundred and fifty dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 12, 1915.
[1903, 210; 1012, 131.]
An Act relative to the protection of shellfish in the (JJiaj) 174
WATERS ADJOINING THE TOWN OF EDGARTOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section three of chapter two hundred and sixteen of the i903, 210, § 3,
acts of the year nineteen hundred and three, as amended l)y ^^^'' "'"^" '^ '
chapter one hundred and thirty-one of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and twelve, is hereby further amended by
striking out the words "one and three quarters", in the
fourth line, and hiserting in place thereof the word: — two,
— so as to read as follows: — Sect inn 3. No person shall fhoimsh'^n'the
take from their beds in said town, or sell or offer for sale, or waters adjoin-
1 . , . . 1.,,, , , , ing the town
nave in his possession, any little neck clams or quahaugs of Edgartown.
measuring less than two inches across the widest part.
Approved March 12, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for expenses of the CIkxt) 175
homestead commission.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of thirty-three hundred dollars is Homestead
hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the appropriation.
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the compen-
sation of the members, and for the clerical and other expenses
of the homestead commission, during the year ending No-
vember thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 12, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for sundry miscel- (Jhav 176
LANEOUS expenses AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth cxpense3°°°'^^
from the ordinary revenue, unless otherwise specified, for
the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
120 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 177.
Repair, etc., Yor cxpeiises incurred in the construction and repair of
Mashpee. Toads ui tlic town of Mashpcc during the year nineteen hun-
dred and fourteen, the sum of three hundred dollars.
Reimburse- YoT reimbursing certain officials for premiums paid for
nient of certain . ,. ii-ii j_ i*
officials. procunng sureties on their bonds, a sum not exceeding
twenty-five hundred dollars.
Medical YoT mcdical examiners' fees, a sum not exceeding eight
examiners fees. i i i 1 1 <=> a
hundred dollars.
Damages by For the payment of damages caused by Avild deer for the
wild deer. .1 • j. j • j. 1
present year and previous years, a sum not exceeding twelve
thousand dollars.
Small items j^or small itcms of expenditure for which no appropriations
have been made, and for cases in which appropriations
have been exhausted or have reverted to the commonwealth
in previous years, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars,
to be expended under the direction of the auditor of the
commonwealth.
Investigation YoT cxpenscs of au investigation of the water ])ower re-
ol water power 01 ii i-iii
resources. sourccs oi tlic commonwcalth, as authorized by chapter
five hundred and sixty-four of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and twelve, a sum not exceeding three thousand
dollars.
Headquartersof YoT defraying the expenses of the headquarters of the de-
partment of Massachusetts, Grand Army of the Republic,
the sum of one thousand dollars.
Commission to YoT compensatioii of the members of the commission
changes in laws appointed uudcr the provisions of chapter one hundred and
ife^l^ete. twenty-one of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen, to recommend changes in the laws relative to
liens, mortgages, tax collectors, deeds, and the taking of
land for taxes, the sura of forty-five hundred dollars.
Sich™^* 1^0^ t^^^ compensation of William I. Leach, as provided
by chapter one hundred and three of the resolves of the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen, the sum of three hun-
dred and fifty dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 12, 1915.
Chap. 177 An Act to authorize the enlargement and improve-
ment OF NONANTUM SQUARE IN THE CITY OF NEWTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
City of Newton SECTION 1. Authoritv is hcrcbv given to the city of
may enlarge ' •. xt • xl i.
and improve Ncwtoii to ciilarge aiid improve rsonantum square in that
Nonantum °
square.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 177. 121
city and the streets and ways thereof and adjacent thereto
and extending therefrom; and to take all legal proceedings
necessary for this purpose, and to lay out, widen and re-
locate any of said streets or ways, and to take any steps
necessary therefor, and for the safety and convenience of
the public and the regulation of traffic therein by any legal
method whatsoever.
Section 2. For the purposes aforesaid, so far as is au- May acquire
ji-iii 'I'i ii •! 1 certain land.
thorized by law, said city may take or acquire by purchase
or otherwise, on the northerly side of said Nonantum square,
more land and property than is needed for the actual con-
struction of said highways and streets, to wit: the parcel
of land bounded northwesterly by Centre street, north-
easterly by Washington street, southerly by the northerly
side line of the location of the Boston and Albany Railroad
Company, New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
Company, Lessee; and after so much of said land has been
appropriated for such highways and streets as is needed
therefor, may sell the remainder for value, with or without
suitable restrictions, all in accordance with the provisions
of Article XXXIX of the amendments to the constitution
of the commonwealth.
Section 3. The city is further authorized to take or May purchase
acquire by purchase or otherwise a strip of land, or such of knd.^*"^
easement therein as may be necessary or convenient for
carrying out the purposes of this act, the said strip of land
to extend along the easterly and northeasterly line of Centre
street and Washington street between Jefferson street and
Herman terrace for such distance as may be necessary or
convenient for carrying out the provisions of this act, and
to be not more than twelve feet in width from the present
line of the said streets. The city shall have the right to
remove the whole or any part of the buildings upon the land
so taken or in which an easement is taken, and may make
necessary alterations in any buildings upon the land taken
or upon the remaining land of the owners thereof.
Section 4. Any person suffering damage by any taking Damages,
of his property or by any other act hereunder shall be en-
titled to recover the same in the manner prescribed by law
for the recovery of damages in the case of land taken for
streets and ways in the said city.
Approved March 12, 1915.
122
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 178, 179.
City of Boston
may lease or
sell certain
land, etc.
[1897, 347.]
Chap. 17 S An Act to authorize the city of boston to lease or
SELL certain LAND BETWEEN HAVERHILL AND CANAL
STREETS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to
lease or sell the whole or any part of the land between Haver-
hill and Canal streets, transferred to the city by the Boston
transit commission, as provided by chapter three hundred
and forty-seven of the acts of the year eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven.
Section 2. So much of section one of said chapter three
hundred and forty-seven as requires said land to be used
for a market or other public purpose is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 18, 1915.
Repeal.
Appropriations,
educational
expenses.
Chap. 179 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses in the department of the board of education
AND for sundry OTHER EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for salaries and expenses, to be
expended with the approval of the board of education, for
the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salaries of the commissioner, deputy commis-
sioners, assistants, agents, and for clerical and messenger
services of said board, a sum not exceeding forty-eight
thousand four hundred and eighty dollars.
For travelling expenses of the commissioner, deputies,
agents and assistants, a sum not exceeding five thousand
dollars.
For rent of office for use of the board of education, a sum
not exceeding forty-four hundred and eighty-fi\-e dollars.
For incidental expenses of the board, travelling and other
necessary expenses of the members thereof, and for obtaining
information regarding educational methods in other states,
a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars.
For ])rinting and binding the annual reports and bulletins,
Commissioner,
deputies, etc.,
salaries.
Travelling
expenses.
Rent of office.
Incidental
expenses, etc,
Printing and
binding.
a sum not exceeding forty-five iiundrcd dollars.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 179. 123
For furnishing school committees with rules for testing the ruIcs of testing
sight and hearing of pupils, a sum not exceeding eight hun- hlaHn^'^
dred dollars.
For school registers and other school blanks for cities and ^^^°°^ registers.
towns, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
To enable small towns to provide themselves with school f"te7OT*smfii
superintendents, a sum not exceeding eighty-one thousand *°^'^^-
dollars.
For the payment of tuition of children in high schools Tuition of
outside of the town in which they live, as provided by cMdren.
section three of chapter forty-two of the Revised Laws, as
amended by chapter four hundred and thirty-three of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and two, for the present
year and previous years, a sum not exceeding seventy-nine
thousand six hundred and ten dollars.
For the payment of transportation of high school pupils Transportation
to outside high schools in certain cases, a sum not exceeding puplia!*''*
twenty-four thousand dollars.
For training teachers for vocational schools, a sum not Training
exceeding five thousand dollars.
For aid to pupils in state normal schools, a sum not ex- Aid to normal
ceeding four thousand dollars, payable in semi-annual in- ^'^ °° ^^^^ ^"
stalments, to be expended under the direction of the board
of education.
For expenses of teachers' institutes, a sum not exceeding Teachers'
/» 1 1 1 1 11 institutes.
live hundred dollars.
For the Massachusetts Teachers' Association, the sum of Teachers'^''''*'^
three hundred dollars, subject to the approval of the board Association.
of education.
For expenses of county teachers' associations, a sum not County
exceeding seven hundred and fifty dollars. associations.
To provide for the instruction of the adult blind at their instruction of
homes by the Perkins Institution and the IMassachusetts ^ ^
School for the Blind, the sum of five thousand dollars.
For the education of deaf pupils of the commonwealth in Education of
the schools designated by law, for the present year and ^^ ^^^ ^'
previous years, a sum not exceeding one hundred and twenty-
eight thousand dollars.
For the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for Perkins
the Blind, as provided by chapter nineteen of the resolves Massachusetts
of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, the sum of the b'/iucL
thirty thousand dollars.
For salaries and necessary expenses of state normal schools, state normal
.■I i? 11 • ^ schools.
the lollowmg sums : —
124
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 180.
Bridgewater.
Fitchburg.
Framing ham.
Hyannis.
Lowell.
North Adams.
Salem.
Westfield.
Worcester.
Normal art
school.
Bridgewater, a sum not exceeding sixty-eight thousand
nine hundred and eighty-six dollars.
Fitchburg, a sum not exceeding fifty-two thousand eight
hundred and seventy-four dollars, in addition to certain
sums received from the city of Fitchburg.
Framingham, a sum not exceeding fifty-sLx thousand six
hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Hyannis, a sum not exceeding twenty-seven thousand
three hundred and eighty dollars.
Lowell, a sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand five
hundred and eighty-six dollars, in addition to certain sums
received from the citv of Lowell.
North Adams, a sum not exceeding forty-two thousand
three hundred and one dollars.
Salem, a sum not exceeding forty-nine thousand nine
hundred and twelve dollars, in addition to certain sums
received from the city of Salem.
Westfield, a sum not exceeding thirty-nine thousand
four hundred and fifty-four dollars.
Worcester, a sum not exceeding thirty-nine thousand six
hundred and ten dollars.
Normal art school, a sum not exceeding fifty-one thousand
five hundred and forty-five dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 18, 1915.
[1852, 94; 1902, 134; 1909, 244.]
C/ia/;. 180 An Act relative to the promotion of certain
MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF
SPRINGFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The mayor and aldermen of the city of
Springfield are hereby authorized to appoint without further
civil service examination the police patrol drivers and the
clerk of the police department now employed in said capacities
by the city, as regular members of the police department
with the same standing as regular ])atrolmen in said de-
partment.
Section 2. The powers and duties conferred and im-
posed by section one of this act upon the mayor and alder-
men may be exercised and performed by the city council in
such manner as it may prescribe, and wholly or in part
through the agency of any })crsons acting as a board whom
Promotion
of certain
members of
the police
department of
the city of
Springfield.
Powers and
duties may be
delegated.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 181, 182. 125
it may designate and with such limitations of power as it
may by ordinance determine.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aiyproved March 18, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for the suppression C}iav.V&\
OF THE gypsy AND BROW^N TAIL MOTHS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folhws:
Section 1. The sum of one hundred and seventy-five Suppression
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of aLn^rown^
the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, ^'^'^ moths.
for the suppression of the gypsy and brown tail moths and
for expenses incidental thereto, as authorized by chapter
four hundred and fifty-two of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and nine, the same to be in addition to the amounts
heretofore appropriated for this purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayiyroved March 18, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the salary and njinj) i go
expenses of the state forester.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth state forester.
from the ordinary revenue, for the state forester's depart-
ment, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the state forester, five thousand dollars, state forester,
For clerical assistance and incidental and contingent ex- !f''''';^"
penses, and for establishing forest tree nurseries, a sum not assistance.
exceeding tw^enty thousand dollars.
For the purchase of land for reforestation, ten thousand ^f"^ ^^\.
1 ■,■, reforestation.
dollars.
To provide for the better prevention of forest fires, a sum Prevention of
not exceeding twenty-eight thousand dollars. ^°'^'^®* ^^'^^'
For aiding towns in preventing or extinguishing forest Aiding towns
fires and in making protective belts or zones as a defence firesretc°*'°^
against forest fires, a sum not exceeding five thousand
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 18, 1915.
126
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 183.
Appropriations,
Massachusetts
highway
commission.
Chap. 1S3 An Act making appropriations for the salaries and
EXPENSES OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the Massachusetts highway commission, for the fiscal year
ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hun-
dred and fifteen, to wnt: —
For the salaries of the commissioners, the sum of thirteen
thousand dollars.
For the salaries of the engineers, clerks and assistants, a
sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars.
For travelling and other expenses of the commission, a
sum not exceeding thirty-five hundred dollars.
For rent of offices, a sum not exceeding seven thousand
dollars.
For postage, printing and other necessary office expenses,
including printing and binding the annual report, a sum not
exceeding nine thousand dollars.
For care and repair of machinery and tools, including
storage, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For the suppression of gypsy and brown tail moths and
other insect pests which threaten the trees on state high-
ways, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For the repair of a certain highway in the towii of Truro,
a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For the maintenance of state highways, for the present
year and previous years, the sum of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, the same to be in addition to the amount
authorized to be expended out of the INfotor Vehicle Fees
Fund, as authorized by section thirty of chapter five hun-
dred and thirty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and nine.
For the maintenance and operation of the Newburyport
bridge and the Brightman street bridge in Fall River, a sum
not exceeding sixteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For widening and reconstructing existing state highways,
a sum not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take ett'ect upon its passage.
Approved March IS, 1915.
Commiasioners,
salaries.
Engineers,
clerks, etc.
Travelling
expenses, etc.
Rent of offices.
Postage,
printing, etc.
Care of
machinery, etc.
Suppression of
gypsy and
brown tail
moths, etc.
Certain
highway in
Truro.
Maintenance
of state
highways.
Newburyport
and Brightman
street bridge.1.
Widening state
highways, etc.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 184. 127
(1894, 548; 1897, 347, 500; 1902, 114, 534; 1903, 190; 1905, 187; 1911, 741; 1913, 667.]
An Act to abolish the tolls for the use of the east (JIku) 184
boston tunnel.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The mayor and city council of the city of So/the E^ast
Boston shall appropriate annually until the tenth day of aboighed""'^^
June, in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-two, from
the tax levy a sum which, together with the rental received
from the Boston Elevated Railway Company for the lease
of the East Boston tunnel, shall be sufficient to meet the
annual interest and sinking fund requirements of the bonds
issued to pay for the construction of said tunnel. The sum
necessary to be appropriated in each year from taxes for this
purpose shall be determined by the sinking funds commis-
sioners of said city, and shall be at least equal to the net
amount of tolls collected in the preceding year. The amount
so determined by the sinking funds commissioners to be
necessary shall be certified by them to the mayor, who shall
include said amount in the annual budget or in a supple-
mental budget, and said amount shall not be reduced by the
mayor or the city council. Upon the making of such an
appropriation, the amount appropriated shall be paid to
the sinking funds commissioners and shall be held by them,
together with said rental received from the Boston Elevated
Railway Company, to meet the principal and interest pay-
ments on the bonds issued for the construction of said
tunnel. Upon such payment, the mayor shall issue an order
in writing to the Boston Elevated Railway Company re-
quiring that the collection of tolls for the use of said tunnel
shall cease for a period of one year from the date when said
appropriation is paid over to the sinking funds commis-
sioners, and after the receipt of such order by said company
no tolls shall be collected for the use of said tunnel for that
year.
Section 2. The taxes assessed on property in the city Amount of
of Boston, as provided by section fifty-three of Part I of *^^^'
chapter four hundred and ninety of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and nine, as amended by section one of
chapter five hundred and twenty-one of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and ten, shall not exceed ten dollars and
sixty cents instead of ten dollars and fifty-five cents as pro-
vided by said chapter five hundred and twenty-one.
128
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 185.
Repeal.
Enforcement
of provisions.
Damages.
To be sub-
mitted to city
council, etc.
Section 3. Chapter six hundred and sixty-seven of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby
repealed.
Section 4. Any court having jurisdiction in equity, or
any justice thereof, shall have jurisdiction in equity to en-
force the provisions of this act.
Section 5. Any bondholder whose property is injured
by the abolition of the East Boston tunnel tolls under this
act, and who cannot agree with the city treasurer and the
mayor as to the damages so sustained, may have the same
determined by a jury in the superior court for the county
of SufTolk on petition against the city of Boston filed in
the office of the clerk of said court within one year after the
passage of this act, and judgment shall be entered upon the
determination of the jury, and costs shall be taxed and
execution issued as in civil cases. The treasurer of the
city, or the sinking funds commissioners may agree with
any bondholder for the purchase and redemption, out of any
funds available for the reduction of the city debt, of any
bonds held by the bondholder.
Section 6. This act shall take effect on the thirty-first
day of December, in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen,
provided that it is accepted prior to that date by the mayor
and citv council of the citv of Boston.
Approved March 19, 1915.
[1915, 324, Spec!
[190S, 369.]
Cnap.iQO ^^ ^^rj, rpQ authorize the town of reading to borrow
money to extend its lighting plant in certain terri-
tory WITHOUT THE LIMITS OF THE TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Reading may SECTION 1. The towu of Reading may Incur debt within
to eTtencHts*^^ tlic limit of indebtedness prescribed in chapter seven hundred
w'ithout the"*^^ and nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
town limits. thirteen, for the purposes of extending or enlarging its electric
lio-htini'' plant within the limits of the territur\- a\ ithin which
the town of Reading was authorized to distribute electricity
for light, heat and power by the provisions of chapter three
hundred and sixty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and eight; said territory comprising the towns of
North Reading, Wilmington and that part of the town of
Lynnfield known as Lvnnfield Centre. The indebtedness
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 186. 129
incurred hereunder shall be payable within twenty years
after the same is incurred.
Section 2. The authority granted by this act shall be Authority
exercised strictly in accordance with the provisions of chapter ^™'''^'^-
seven hundred and nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and thirteen and of the amendments thereof and
additions thereto, except as such provisions may be in-
consistent with the provisions of section one of this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 20, 1915.
An Act to authorize the city of north adams to erect nhny i §q
A HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING AND TO BORROW MONEY THERE-
FOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . For the purpose of constructing and equipping North Adama
a high school and of procuring land therefor, the city of Loln.^Act of
North Adams is hereby authorized to borrow a sum not ex- ^^^^'
ceeding two hundred thousand dollars, outside of the statu-
tory limit of indebtedness, and to issue notes or bonds
therefor. Such notes or bonds shall bear on their face the
words, North Adams High School Loan, Act of 1915; shall
be payable by such annual payments, beginning not more
than one year after their respective dates, as will extinguish
each loan within twenty years from its date; and the amount
of such annual payment in any year shall not be less than
the amount of the principal of the loan payable in any
subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes
shall constitute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes shall
bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually. The city may sell
the said securities at public or private sale upon such terms
and conditions as it may deem proper, but they shall not
be sold for less than their par value, and the proceeds shall
be used only for the purposes herein specified.
Section 2. The said city shall, at the time of authorizing Payment
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord- °^ '°^°'
ance with the provisions of section one of this act; and when
a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum sufficient to
pay the interest as it accrues on the said bonds or notes,
and to make such payments on the principal as maj^ be
required by this act shall, without further vote, be assessed
by the assessors of the city annually thereafter in the same
130
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 187, 188.
Vote of the
town of Fal-
mouth to
remodel its
town hall, etc.,
ratified.
manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the debt
incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 20, 1015.
Chap. 187 An Act to ratify the vote of the to\vn of falmouth
TO remodel its town hall and to borrow money
THEREFOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The action taken and the votes passed by
the town of Falmouth at its annual town meeting on the
seventeenth day of February in the current year, appro-
priating the sum of ten thousand dollars for the purpose of
remodeling its town hall, are hereby ratified and confirmed;
and the said town is hereby authorized to appropriate
twenty-five hundred dollars from the taxes of the current
year, and to issue its negotiable notes or its bonds for the
purposes specified in said votes to the amount of seventy-
five hundred dollars, bearing interest and payable in sums
of twenty-five hundred dollars in the years nineteen hundred
and seventeen, nineteen hundred and eighteen and nineteen
hundred and nineteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 22, 1915.
Chap. 18S An Act to authorize the town of Arlington to con^^ey
certain lands to the metropolitan park commission
and to provide for the construction of a parkway
or boulevard in said town.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The park commissioners and cemetery com-
missioners of the town of Arlington are hereby authorized
on behalf of the town to convey to the commonwealth,
through its board of metropolitan park commissioners, free
of cost to the commonwealth, so much of the land of said
town controlled, respectively, by said park and said cemetery
commissioners as the metropolitan park commission may
deem necessary for the construction and maintenance of a
parkway or boulevard from jMedford street to INIystic street,
on or near lower INIystic lake in said town, and also to release
to the commonwealth free of cost any claims of said town
for damages by reason of any taking of said lands by the
metropolitan park commission for the i)urposes of this act.
Town of
Arlington may
convey certain
lands to the
metropolitan
park commis-
sion, etc.
Chap. 1S9
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 189, 190. 131
Section 2. The metropolitan park commission is also May construct
authorized to acquire so much of said lands as may be ^^^ ^^^' ®'^"
deemed necessary for said parkway or boulevard purposes
from said town by purchase, gift or right of eminent domain
and to construct and maintain therein a parkway or boule-
vard and, in addition to any funds now or hereafter pro-
vided for the purpose, to expend such sums as said com-
mission may deem available: iwovided, however, that no Proviso,
expenditure for construction or maintenance shall be made
by the metropolitan park commission until the title to said
lands has been conveyed to the commonwealth by the town
of Arlington without any expense to the commonwealth.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A-p2^roved March 22, 1915.
[1875, 241; 1877, 53; 1886, 33; 1889, 297; 1890, 355, 405; 1895, 408; 1896, 293; 1897, 442;
1898, 149, 174, 400; 1899, 239, 362; 1900, 235; 1901, 288, 448, 473; 1902, 386; 1903, 170;
1904, 376; 1905, 349, 392; 1906, 205, 231, 259, 318; 1907, 295, 357, 450; 1908, 589; 1909, 120,
388, 440; 1911, 708; 1912, 195; 1913, 337, 363, 389; 1914, 128, 274, 489.]
An Act to authorize the school committee of the
CITY of boston to CONDUCT COURSES FOR THE IMPROVE-
MENT OF TEACHERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as jolhws:
Section 1. The school committee of the city of Boston School com-
], Pxl* j.i?j_i mittee of
may conduct courses tor the improvement or teachers or Boston may
others in its service, or for the training and qualification of for°thrim-"'^'"^^
persons who are or may become candidates for positions as ^[teachers
teachers in special schools or subjects. The committee
may employ such persons as it deems expedient in connection
with the said courses, and may fix their compensation.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apyromd March 22, 1915.
[1915, 300, Spec]
[1906, 189; 1907, 248; 1908, 225; 1911, 167.]
An Act to authorize the hiring of beds for tuber- C/iap.l90
cuLous patients in the city of boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter two hundred and
twenty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eight, as amended by chapter one hundred and sixty-seven
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby
further amended by striking out the word "sixteen", in
the sixth line, and inserting in place thereof the word : —
1908, 225, § 1,
etc., amended.
132
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 191, 192.
City of Boston eighteen, — so as to read as follows: — Section 1. The
for'tubercuLus tfustees of the new hospital for consumptives in the city of
patients. Boston are hereby authorized to hire beds in private hospitals
for the use of needy tuberculous patients who are residents
of said citv, until the first dav of Julv, nineteen hundred
and eighteen; but the said beds shall not exceed one hundred
in number, and the price paid therefor shall not exceed eight
dollars a week for each bed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 22, 1915.
(7/iap.l91 An Act to authorize the building of a crossing, road-
way AND ford over AND IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER TO
ELWELL's island BETWEEN N0RTHA:MPT0N AND HADLEY.
Crossing,
roadway and
ford may be
built over and
in the Con-
necticut river
to Elwell's
island, etc.
Be it enacted, etc., as jollows:
Section 1. Permission is hereby granted to build a
crossing, roadway and ford from the Northampton bank of
the Connecticut river to an island in the river known as
Elwell's island, at an elevation not exceeding the elevation
authorized by a permit granted by the board of harbor and
land commissioners to Frank R. Elwell, dated the twenty-
second day of September, nineteen hundred and fourteen,
for a crossing from said bank to the northerly end of said
island, to be built at a location not more than one thousand
feet northerly from the highway bridge leading from the
Northampton bank to the Had ley bank of the river, subject
to the approval, and removable at the order of said board.
Section 2. This act shall take efl'ect upon its passage.
Approved March 22, 1915.
Chap. 192 An Act making appropriations for sal.\ries and ex-
penses IN CONNECTION WITH THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the payment of salaries and
expenses in connection with the retirement system for
public school teachers, for the year ending NoNember thir-
tieth, nineteen hundred and fifteen, as provided by chapter
eight hundred and thirty-two of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and thirteen, to wit: —
Appropriations,
retirement
system for
public school
teachers.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 193. 133
For the salarj^ of the secretary of the teachers' retirement Secretary,
association, the sum of two thousand dollars.
For stenographer, clerical and other assistance, a sum not clerical
exceeding thirty-two hundred and seventy dollars.
For rent of rooms, a sum not exceeding five hundred and Rent of rooms.
forty dollars.
For sundry contingent expenses, a sum not exceeding Contingent
twenty-two hundred and sixty dollars. expenses.
For the payment of pensions as provided by said act, a Payment of
sum not exceeding sixty-three thousand dollars. pensions.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajyj^roved March 22, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- njidy \^^
PENSES in the department OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
AND FOR SUNDRY MILITARY EXPENSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth general's
» ,1 T r 1 • J • xi department.
from the ordmary revenue, tor salaries and expenses m the
department of the adjutant general and for sundry military
expenses, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the adjutant-general, thirty-six hundred genMlT*"
dollars.
For the salary of the assistant adjutant general, eighteen Assistant
hundred dollars. ^S,"'
For the salary of a chief clerk, twenty-two hundred dollars, chief cierk.
For the salary of a second clerk, two thousand dollars. Second cierk.
For additional clerical assistance, a sum not exceeding clerical
,1,1 J -I 111 11 assistance.
twelve tiiousand one hundred dollars.
For incidental and contingent office expenses, including contingent
• x" ii'j'xi 1 J. J. J* expenses, etc.
prmtmg and bmdnig the annual report, a sum not exceedmg
seventy-five hundred dollars.
For expenses in connection with military accounts not Military
otherwise provided for, a sum not exceeding seven thousand
dollars.
For the payment of claims for the death of or injuries to claims for
horses used by the militia, a sum not exceeding two thousand horees%tc.
dollars.
For premiums on bonds for the officers of the militia, a Premiums
sum not exceeding nine hundred dollars.
For the maintenance of horses for the militia, a sum not ^^^o*ggg^°''^
exceeding eight thousand dollars.
134
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 194.
Instruction
in military
authority, etc.
Compensation
of officers
and men.
Transportation.
Rifle practice.
Purchase of
uniforms.
Care of
property, etc.
Company
armorers.
Instruction
in riding.
Allowance to
headquarters,
etc.
Repair of
clothing.
Care of United
States ship, etc.
For Instruction in military authority, organization and
administration and in the elements of military art, a sum not
exceeding four thousand dollars.
For compensation of officers and men of the volunteer
militia, including expenses at hotels and for subsistence as
authorized by general or special orders, a sum not exceeding
two hundred and twelve thousand dollars. Of this amount
a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars may be ex-
pended in connection with military maneuvers.
For the transportation of officers and men of the volunteer
militia, when on military duty, a sum not exceeding thirty-
five thousand dollars.
For expenses in connection with the rifle practice of the
militia, a sum not exceeding twenty-four thousand five
hundred dollars.
For an allowance to commissioned officers of the volunteer
militia toward the purchase of uniforms, a sum not exceeding
eighteen thousand dollars.
For allowance to officers of the volunteer militia for the
care and responsibility of property, a sum not exceeding
sixty-six hundred dollars.
For services of company armorers, a sum not exceeding
fourteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For giving instruction in riding to non-commissioned
officers and others who are required by law to be mounted, a
sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars.
For allowance to headquarters and companies, a sum not
exceeding thirty-nine hundred and thirty-five dollars.
For allov\ance and repair of clothing of the volunteer
militia, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For furnishing, repair and care of any United States ship
loaned to the commonwealth for the use of the naval militia,
a sum not exceeding thirteen thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take eft'ect upon its passage.
Approved March 22, 1915.
[1908, 628.]
C/iap. 194 An Act to provide for the surrender, cancell.\tion
AND exchange OF CERTAIN BONDS OF THE CITY OF
CHELSEA.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^^rrcTidcT, Section 1. Registered and coupon bonds issued by the
CcincGiiiition ^ ^ i»i "111
and cxehanKo ^itv of Cliclsea uudcr tlic provisious ot cliaTiter six lumdred
of certain bonds "^
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 195. 135
and twenty-eight of the acts of the year nmeteen hundred o^cheSea.
and eight may be exchanged, upon presentation to the city
treasurer, for new bonds signed by the treasurer of the
city, and countersigned by the city auditor and the mayor,
or by their successors in the executive board of said city.
Said new bonds so issued, upon the surrender of bonds
issued under the said act, shall be binding on the city as
fully as the bonds originally issued under said act. Any
bond issued under this act for a bond surrendered shall
mature at the date of maturity fixed in the bond surrendered.
Bonds issued under the provisions of this act may be sur-
rendered in exchange for new bonds, from time to time,
subject to the provisions of this act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 22, 1915.
[1855,435; 1866,200; 1869,351; 18''0, 321; 1873,67; 1890,172; 1893,412; 1902,339,404;
1905, 379, 416, 433; 1906, 119; 1910, 442; 1913, 271.]
An Act to authorize the city of lowell to incur in-
debtedness FOR the purpose OF INCREASING AND
PURIFYING ITS WATER SUPPLY.
C/iap. 195
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of procuring additional ^*^borrow^^'
water supply, and of improving its storage, filtration, and money to
distribution facilities, the city of Lowell is hereby authorized water supply,
to borrow from time to time, outside the statutory limit of ^*''"
indebtedness, such sums of money as may be deemed neces-
sary to an amount not exceeding two hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars, and to issue therefor bonds or notes.
Such bonds or notes shall be denominated on the face thereof, J^,T®'^
Lowell Water Loan, Act of 1915; shall be payable by such Actofi9i5.'
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the respective dates thereof, as will extinguish each loan
within twenty years from its date; and the amount of the
annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less
than the amount of the principal of the loan payable in any
subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes
shall constitute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes shall
bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually. The city may
sell the said securities at public or private sale upon such
terms and conditions as it may deem proper, but they shall
not be sold for less than their par value. The proceeds of
any such sale, except premiums, shall be used only for the
136
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 196.
Proviso.
Payment
of loan.
purposes herein specified: provided, however, that, of the
sum authorized to be borrowed pursuant to the provisions
of this act, an amount not exceeding seventy-five thousand
dollars shall be used and applied to the payment, cancel-
lation, and discharge of a certain temporary loan duly and
legally issued on August twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, in anticipation of the money to be derived
from the sale of certain bonds authorized to be issued for
water department equipment.
Section 2. The said city shall, at the time of authoriz-
ing said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in
accordance with section one of this act; and when a vote
to that effect has been passed a sum, which, with the income
derived from water rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual
expense of operating its water works and the interest as it
accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the city,
and to make such payments on the principal as may be re-
quired under the provisions of this act, shall, without further
vote, be assessed by the assessors of the city annually there-
after, in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed,
until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 22, 1915.
elsewhere
temporarily
C/iap. 196 An Act relative to the rights of citizens of the city
OF SALEM WHO MAY BE RESIDING ELSEWHERE TEMPO-
RARILY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
dtfzM^s°of Section 1. Any citizen of Salem who was liable to
Salem who may asscssmcnt by rcasou of his residence therein on the first
'^"' ' day of April, nineteen hundred and fourteen, but who is
temporarily residing in another city or town because of the
destruction of his home in Salem by fire on the twenty-fifth
or twenty-sixth day of June, nineteen hundred and fourteen,
may continue to be assessed in Salem at his place of residence
on said first day of April, and, if otherwise qualified in ac-
cordance Avith the provisions of chapter eight hundred and
thirty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen and duly registered as a voter of Salem, may vote
in any election held in said city until the first day of January,
nineteen hundred and sixteen, unless he has changed his
legal domicile to some other city or town.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 197, 198. 137
Section 2. The assessors of the city of Salem shall ^es^rsf
assess all such persons who have not changed their domicile
to another city or town in the same manner and to the same
extent as if they were residing in Salem, and no such person
shall be assessed a tax by any other city or town by reason of
his temporary residence therein as aforesaid, if he is duly
assessed in Salem under the provisions of this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 22, 1915.
An Act to authorize the city of new Bedford to retire (JJidj) 197
ARTHUR II. JONES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The city of New Bedford, by vote of its city council, with city of New
the approval of the mayor, is hereby authorized to retire reti/e Arthur
from active service, at one half the annual rate of compensa- ^' ■^°'^®^"
tion payable to him at the time of his retirement, to be paid
out of the treasury of the city, Arthur H. Jones, a captain
of the police department of the said city who is incapaci-
tated for active duty: provided, however, that the said com- Proviso,
pensation shall cease whenever the said Arthur H. Jones
becomes physically able to engage in any occupation which
will gain him a livelihood. Approved March 23, 1915.
Chap. 19S
An Act to establish the barnstable south fire and
WATER district.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The inhabitants of Barnstable liable to Bamstabie
taxation in that town and residing within the' territory en- waTer nTstdct!
closed by the following boundary lines, to wit: — Beginning established.
at the junction of the centre line of the creek joining Squaw
island and Nantucket sound, and running in a direction
nearly due east, by the centre line of said creek to a turn
in the creek northeast of Squaw island; thence running by
the line of said creek to its junction with Shore road; thence
running in a northwesterly direction to the centre line of
Herring brook at its junction with Wequaquet lake; thence
running in a southwesterly direction to the junction of
roads at the southwest corner of Oak Grove cemetery in
Centerville; thence running to a point on the centre line of
a road and distant eleven hundred feet from the centre line
of the county road measured by the centre line of said road,
138
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 198.
Barnstable
South Fire and
Water District,
established.
May make
contracts.
May raise
money by
taxation.
First meeting.
To be sub-
mitted to
voters at any
legal meeting.
which road l)ranches from the county road at a distance of
seventy-eight hundred and twenty-seven feet from the
junction of Shore road from Craigville with said county
road in the village of Centerville, and runs in a northeasterly
direction between two ponds and is bounded by the estate of
C. H. Lovell and Highaho farm; thence running due west to
the shore of Great bay; thence running by the shore of Great
bay to Nantucket sound; thence running by the shore of
Nantucket sound to the point of beginning, — shall constitute
a fire and water district, and are hereby made a body cor-
porate by the name of Barnstable South Fire and Water
District; and said corporation, except as herein otherwise
provided, shall have all the powers and be subject to all the
duties and liabilities set forth in all general laws now or
hereafter in force relating to fire and water districts.
Section 2. The said district may make contracts for the
purchase of engines and other apparatus and articles necessary
for the extinguishment of fires, for hydrant and water service,
for lighting of streets or public places, and for any other thing
or things that may lawfully be done by said district.
Section 3. Said district may, at meetings called for the
purpose, raise money by taxation for any of the purposes for
which fire districts may, under general laws now or hereafter
in force, raise money, and for all other purposes necessary or
proper under the provisions of this act.
Section 4. The first meeting of said district shall be
called on petition of five or more legal voters therein, by
warrant from the selectmen of the town of Barnstable, or
from a justice of the peace directed to one of the petitioners,
requiring him to give notice of the meeting by posting copies
of said warrant in two or more public places in said district
seven days at least before the time of the meeting. One of
the petitioners shall preside at the meeting until a clerk is
chosen and sworn, and the clerk shall preside until a modera-
tor is chosen. The meeting may then proceed to act on
the other articles contained in the warrant.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by a majority of the legal voters of the district present and
voting thereon at any legal meeting called for the purpose
within three years after its passage, but the number of meet-
ings so called in any one year shall not exceed three; and
for the purpose of being submitted to the voters as afore-
said this act shall take efl'ect upon its passage.
Ayinoved March 23, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 199. 139
An Act making appropriations for the salaries and r'/^^^ log
EXPENSES OF THE BOARD OF PRISON COMMISSIONERS AND
FOR SUNDRY REFORMATORY EXPENSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth commissioner^
from the ordinary revenue, for the board of prison commis-
sioners, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the chairman of the board, four thousand ^^ar"°^°'
dollars.
For the salary of the deputy commissioner of prisons, Deputy
twenty-five hundred dollars. commissioner.
For the salary of the secretary, twenty-five hundred Secretary.
dollars.
For clerical assistance, a sum not exceeding sixty-three Clerical
hundred and eighty dollars. assistance.
For the salaries of agents, eighty-six hundred dollars. Agents.
For travelling expenses, a sum not exceeding four thousand Travelling
dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, including printing Contingent
and binding the annual report, a sum not exceeding thirty- ^^^^"^^^^^ ^^■
five hundred dollars.
For expenses incurred in removing prisoners to and from Removing
state and county prisons, a sum not exceeding twenty-two p™°'"^''^-
hundred and fifty dollars.
For expenses in connection with the identification of of crfn^Tais*!''
criminals, a sum not exceeding three thousand two hundred
and fifty dollars.
For the salary of the agent for aiding discharged female Agent for
prisoners, twelve hundred dollars. dischlrged
For assistance to prisoners discharged from the state As's^gtance to
prison, Massachusetts reformatory, prison camp and hospital, prisoners.
and to discharged female prisoners, a sum not exceeding ten
thousand five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved March 23, 1915.
140 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 200, 201, 202.
Chap. 200 An Act to confirm certain acts of the town of west
NEWBURY.
Be it enacted, etc., as jolloics:
of^^e'^town of Section 1. The acts and proceedings of the to-vMi of
West Newbury Wcst Ncwbury at the annual tovvH meeting in the current
year are hereby confirmed and made valid to the same
extent as if the election of the moderator of the meeting and
the other proceedings had been in strict compliance with
law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved March 23, 1915.
Chap.201 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE NORFOLK STATE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as jolhws:
ho°spitd,^*^*^ Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
maintenance. priatcd, to bc paid for the maintenance of the Norfolk state
hospital, during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of seven hundred sixty-two
dollars and forty-five cents; and from the treasury of the
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not ex-
ceeding one hundred seventeen thousand one hundred
thirtv-seven dollars and fiftv-five cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 24) 1915.
Chap. 202 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FOR THE FEEBLE-MINDED.
Be it enacted, etc., as jollows:
scho^^orthe Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
Fecble-Minde
maintenance.
Fecbie-Minded, priatcd, to be paid for the maintenance of the [Nfassachusetts
mniTitfinn nop •
School for the Feeble-Minded, for the fiscal year ending on
the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
to wit : —
From the receipts of said school now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of nineteen thousand three
hundred thirty-three dollars and twenty-six cents; and
from the treasurv of the commonwealth from the ordinarv
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 203, 204. 141
revenue, a sum not exceeding two hundred ninety-one
thousand fifty-seven dollars and thirty-four cents.
For the city of Waltham, for the annual assessment due City of
p , 1 1x1 J. J • X • • J i* Waltham, for
from the commonwealth toward mamtammg and operatmg certain asseaa- ■
a system of sewage disposal at the Massachusetts School for ™^°*'
the Feeble-INIinded, the sum of eight hundred twenty dollars
and eighty-nine cents, as provided by section three of chapter
eighty-three of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-three.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 24, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of Chap. 203
THE K^KEVILLE STATE SANATORIUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Lakeviiie state
priated, for the maintenance of the Lakeviiie state sana- main\°e"aS;'e.
torium, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said sanatorium now in the treasury
of the commonwealth, the sum of twenty-five thousand
seven hundred twenty-eight dollars and sixty-seven cents;
and from the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary
revenue, a sum not exceeding eighty-nine thousand forty-
three dollars and thirty-three cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 24, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of Chav-^OA^
THE RUTLAND STATE SANATORIUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Rutland state
priated, for the maintenance of the Rutland state sana- mafntTnanc'e.
torium, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
From the receipts of said sanatorium now in the treasury
of the commonwealth, the sum of forty-three thousand two
hundred ninetv-two dollars and fortv-nine cents; and from
the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue,
a sum not exceeding one hundred forty-nine thousand
seven hundred seven dollars and fifty-one cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 24, 1915.
142 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 205, 206, 207.
Chap. 205 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE GARDNER STATE COLONY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Sate colony, Section 1. The siims hereinafter mentioned are appro
maintenance. priated, foF the maintenance of the Gardner state colony,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said colony now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of two thousand four hiuidred
dollars and sixty-four cents; and from the treasury of the
commonw'ealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not ex-
ceeding one hundred sixty thousand two hundred ninety-
nine dollars and thirty-six cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Amyroved March 24, 1915.
Chap. 20^ An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE NORTH READING STATE SANATORIUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Reldtng state Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
maintenaiice priated, for the maintenance of the North Reading state
sanatorium, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
From the receipts of said sanatorium now in the treasury
of the commonwealth, the sum of twenty-one thousand nine
hundred twenty-six dollars and eight cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue,
a sum not exceeding sixty-eight thousand nine hundred
forty-five dollars and forty-two cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apprcned March 24, 1915.
Chap. 207 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
the foxborough state hospital.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Foxborough SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
state hospital, . piTii i_'i
mainteuanco. priatcd, for the mauitcnance oi the r oxborough state hospital,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 208, 209. 143
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sura of five thousand three hundred
thirty-seven dollars and sixty-three cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a
sum not exceeding one himdred three thousand two hundred
dollars and thirty-seven cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 24, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of Chap. 20S
THE WESTBOROUGH STATE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Westborough
priated, for the maintenance of the Westborough state mainte^nce.'
hospital, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, eighty-two thousand nine hundred
thirty-seven dollars and ninety-nine cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a
sum not exceeding two hundred fifty-four thousand five
hundred twelve dollars and one cent.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved March 24, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of qjkij) 209
the westfield state sanatorium.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- westfieid state
priated, for the maintenance of the Westfieid state sana- mafntenanc'e.
torium, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said sanatorium now in the treasury
of the commonwealth, the sum of twenty-six thousand three
hundred twelve dollars and thirty-six cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue,
a sum not exceeding ninety-six thousand nine hundred
seventy-seven dollars and sixty-four cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 24, 1915.
144 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 210, 211, 212.
Chap. 210 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL SCHOOL.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
hOTpTtaUchooi, Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
niaintenance. prjated, foF the maintenance of the Massachusetts hospital
school, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said school now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of fortv thousand three hun-
dred eighty dollars and forty-nine cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue,
a sum not exceeding forty-one thousand nine hundred one
dollars and fifty-one cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aj^i^rovsd March 24, 1915.
Chap. 211 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE WORCESTER STATE ASYLUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
statTlsykim, SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
maintenance. ppiatcd, for the maintenance of the Worcester state asylum,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said asylum now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of ten thousand nine hundred
fifty-five dollars and eighty-three cents, and from the treasury
of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not
exceeding three hundred forty-nine thousand three hun-
dred forty-four dollars and seventeen cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 2^, 1913.
Chap. 212 An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance
OF THE STATE FARM.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
mafntlmmce. SECTION 1. A sum uot exceeding three hundred fifty-
nine thousand six hundred dollars is hereby apj>ropriated,
to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinary revenue, for tlie maintenance of the state farm,
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 213, 214. 145
during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of No-
vember, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 21^, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for the riaintenance Chap. 213
OF THE PENIKESE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding twenty-seven thousand ho°phX
nine hundred and fifty dollars is hereby appropriated, to be maintenance.
paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinary revenue, for the maintenance of the Penikese
hospital, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A'pyroved March 21^., 1915.
[1915, 144, Spec]
An Act to authorize the shellfish commissioners for Chap. 214:
the city of new BEDFORD AND THE TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN
TO ISSUE PERMITS FOR THE TAKING OF MOLLUSKS FOR
BAIT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The shellfish commissioners for the city of bl'Suldf^
New Bedford and the town of Fairhaven, established under the taking of
.. i>i i> 11111 PI moUusks for
the provisions of chapter tour hundred and eleven of the bait.
acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, are hereby
authorized to issue permits for the taking of mollusks meas-
uring not less than two and three quarters inches across the
widest part, for bait only, from waters under the jurisdiction
of said commissioners, and to fix the fees therefor. Persons
to whom permits are granted under the authority of this act
shall not be required to sell or otherwise dispose of mollusks
taken under such permits to the holder of a second class
license, as provided by said chapter four hundred and eleven.
The holders of such permits are, however, hereby prohibited
from using, selling or disposing of the mollusks taken under
such permits for any other purpose than as bait for fishing.
Section 2. The holder of any permit granted under the Penalty,
authority of this act who sells or otherwise disposes of
mollusks taken under such permit, or who uses or permits
146
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 215.
Penalty.
Restrictions.
to be used any of such mollusks for any other purpose
than as bait for fishing, shall be liable to a fine of not
more than one hundred dollars or to imprisonment for
not more than ninety days, or to both such fine and im-
prisonment, and in addition thereto shall forfeit any per-
mit held by him hereunder for one year from the date of
conviction of such violation.
Section 3. Said permits shall not be transferable, and
they may be revoked by said board at any time. The
holder of any such permit shall at all times produce his
permit for examination upon demand or request of any
person authorized to enforce the provisions of said chapter
four hundred and eleven, or of any commissioner on fisheries
and game, or of a fish and game warden, or on demand of
any sheriff, constable, police officer or other officer authorized
to arrest for crime. Failure to produce the permit upon
such demand shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of
this act.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 24, 1915.
[1915, 215, Spec]
[1915, 214, Spec.]
Chap.215 An Act relative to the size of mollusks which may
BE TAKEN FROM WATERS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE
SHELLFISH COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CITY OF NEW BED-
FORD AND THE TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The board of shellfish commissioners for the
city of New Bedford and the town of Fairhaven, established
under the provisions of chapter four hundred and eleven of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby
authorized to make regulations as to the size of mollusks
which may be taken from the waters under the jurisdic-
tion of said commission: provided, however, that before any
regulations made under the authority of this act become
0})erative, they shall be approved by the commissioners on
fisheries and game.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 24, 1915.
Size of
mollusks which
may be taken
from certain
waters.
Proviso.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 216, 217, 218. 147
An Act to place the manager of the gas and electric qji^j) 216
department of the city of holyoke under the civil
service laws.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The manager of the gas and electric depart- Manager of
ment in the city of Holyoke shall hereafter be placed under anYe*iectnc^
the civil service laws and regulations, and his term of office pfi'ced"undM
shall be permanent, except that he may be removed in J'^ws ^'''^^'''^
accordance with the civil service laws and the regulations
made thereunder ; but the person now holding said office may
continue therein without passing the civil service examina-
tion.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the voters of 7',°?''°^^, ^
the city of Holyoke at the annual state election in the current
year, and shall take effect upon its acceptance by a majority
of the voters voting thereon; otherwise it shall not take
effect. Approved March 25, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of qj^q^y) 217
the taunton state hospital.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Taunton state
priated, for the maintenance of the Taunton state hospital, mamtenance.
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of thirtv-seven thousand nine
hundred eighty dollars and seventy-four cents; and from
the treasury of the commonwealth, from the ordinary revenue,
a sum not exceeding two hundred seventy-nine thousand
sixty-nine dollars and twenty-six cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 25, 1915.
[1871, 182; 1874, 189, 353; 1879, 146; 1885, 61; 1890, 217; 1895, 197; 1897, 209; 1899, 240:
1912, 453.)
An Act relative to the qualifying of the mayor and ni^n^^ oiS
ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter two hundred and forty of the acts isgg, 240, § 12,
of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine is hereby amended.
148 Special Acts 1915. — Chaps. 219, 220, 221.
amended by striking out section twelve and inserting in
Time of place thereof the following: — Section 12. The mayor-
the mayor and elect and aldermen-elect shall annually on the first IMonday
somer%^ne° of January meet and be sworn to the faithful performance
of their duties. The oath shall be administered bv the citv
clerk or by any justice of the peace, and shall be duly certified
on the journal of the board of aldermen. At any time there-
after the oath may be administered to the mayor-elect
or to any alderman-elect who was absent or who was not
then elected.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 25, 1015.
Chap. 219 An Act to include the superintendent of the north
CITY IL^Y SCALES OF THE CITY OF BOSTON WITHIN THE
CK-^-SSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
oMhe'Sorth^"* The civil service commission may prepare rules, which
of*B(^ston in-'^^ shall take effect when approved by the governor and council
eluded within • jj-j the manner prescribed by law, for the purpose of including
Xii6 civil ssrvicc v •' i i cj
within the classified civil service the superintendent of the
north city hay scales of the city of Boston.
Approved March 25, 1015.
Chap.220 An Act to authorize the city of lowell to pay a sum
OF MONEY TO THE MOTHER OF JOHN J. KENNEY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
may piyTsmn Section 1. The city of Lowcll, actiug by the mayor and
of money to the pj^v couucil, is hercbv authorized to pay to the mother of
mother of John » ' •-, ....
J. Kenney. John J. Kcuney, a mmor, who was seriously nijured by an
accident while attending the industrial school in the said
city, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars. This
amount shall be paid as follows: — One third in the current
year and one third in each of the two succeeding years.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 25, 1015.
Chap.221 An Act making approprl\tions for the maintenance of
THE WORCESTER STATE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^Tpfui!"***^ Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
maintenance. priatcd, foF the maintenance of the Worcester state hospital,
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 222, 223. 149
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of fifty-eight thousand one
hundred thirty-four dollars and thirteen cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth, from the ordinary revenue, a
sum not exceeding three hundred nine thousand one hundred
fifteen dollars and eighty-seven cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aijyroved March 25, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of (^/^^^j 222
the northampton state hospital.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Northampton
priated, for the maintenance of the Northampton state malntenMce!'
hospital, during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of fifty-one thousand five hun-
dred eighty-four dollars and forty-four cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a
sum not exceeding one hundred fifty-six thousand two
hundred fifteen dollars and fifty-six cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 25, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of Chav. 22^
the WRENTH.y^ STATE SCHOOL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- wrentham
priated, for the maintenance of the Wrentham state school, maintenance.
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
From the receipts of said school now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of one thousand three hundred
eleven dollars and fiftv-two cents; and from the treasurv
of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not
exceeding one hundred sixty-four thousand seven hundred
five dollars and forty-eight cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 25, 1915.
150 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 224, 225, 226.
Chap. 224: An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance
OF THE STATE PRISON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^^nteaan"e Section 1. A sum iiot exccecHng one hundred and
eighty-four thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to he
paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinary revenue, for the maintenance of the state prison,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 25, 1915.
Chap. 22^ An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE reformatory FOR WOMEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Reformatory Section 1. A sum not excccding ninetv-five thousand
for women, i i i i i i ii • i i " • i
maintenance, quc hundred and twelve dollars is hereby appropriated, to
be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinarv revenue, for the maintenance of the reformatorv
for women, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
For the town of Framingham, toward the annual exjDense
of maintaining the system of sewage disposal at said re-
formatory, the sum of six hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 25, 1915.
Chap. 226 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE DANVERS state HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
ItatThos itai Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
maintenance.' priated, for the maintenance of the Dativers state hosj)ital,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit:^ —
From the receij)ts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of sixty-one thousand four
hundred fifty-one dollars and seventy cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth, from the ordinarv revenue,
a sum not exceeding three hundred ten thousand eighteen
dollars and thirty cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 25, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 227, 228, 229. 151
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of Chap.227
THE MONSON state HOSPITAL,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Monson
priated, to be paid for the maintenance of the ]\Ionson state mtintenMce!'
hospital, during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury
of the commonwealth, the sum of thirteen thousand six
hundred ninety-nine dollars and seventy-one cents; and
from the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary
revenue, a sum not exceeding two hundred thirty-six thou-
sand two hundred eighty-eight dollars and twenty-nine
cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 25, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of Qhnr) 228
THE MEDFIELD STATE HOSPITAL. •^"
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Medfieid
priated, to be paid for the maintenance of the Medfieid state maintena'^'ce!'
hospital, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of twelve thousand four hundred
ninety-two dollars and fourteen cents; and from the treasury
of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum
not exceeding three hundred eighty-nine thousand four
hundred seventeen dollars and eighty-six cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 27, 1915.
An Act to confirm the action of the selectmen or (jhn^ o^^
SOUTH HADLEY IN ANNULLING CERTAIN PERMITS AND
FRANCHISES GRANTED TO THE CHICOPEE GAS LIGHT COM-
PANY AND GRANTING OTHERS TO THE SPRINGFIELD GAS
LIGHT COMPANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The action of the selectmen of the town of Certain action
South Hadley in passing an order under date of July four- of south Hadiey
teenth, in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, which
152
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 230.
Certain action
of the select-
men of South
Hadley con-
firmed.
annulled and superseded an order of the selectmen of said
town passed under date of January second, in the year nine-
teen hundred and six, granting to the Chicopee Gas Light
Company, its successors and assigns, the right and privilege
to dig up and open the ground and lay and maintain pipes
and suitable appliances for the distribution of gas in certain
streets in that part of the to^\Ti of South Iladley called South
Hadley Falls, and also annulled and superseded the agreement
and bond mentioned in said order of January second, which
agreement and bond are dated ]\Jarch fifteenth, nineteen
hundred and six, and in addition the consent of said select-
men was granted to the Springfield Gas Light Company,
the successor of the said Chicopee Gas Light Company,
and its successors and assigns, to dig up and open the ground
and lay and maintain pipes and suitable appliances for the
distribution of gas in the several streets, lanes and high-
ways in the town of South Hadley therein named, is hereby
ratified, approved and confirmed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 27, 1915.
1914, 6S0, § 31,
amended.
[1914, 680; 1915, 65, Spec]
Chaj).2?)0 An Act to provide for assistant assessors in the city
OF ATTLEBORO.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section thirty-one of chapter six hundred and
eighty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen
is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the second
paragraph thereof the words: — and three or more assistant
assessors who shall be appointed by the board of assessors
and whose compensation shall be fixed by the said board,
with the approval of the municipal council, — so that the
first and second paragraphs of the said section will read as
follows : — There shall be the following departments and
offices in the city of Attleboro : —
(1) The assessing department, to be under the charge of
the board of assessors and three or more assistant assessors
who shall be appointed by the board of assessors and whose
compensation shall be fixed by the said board, with the ap-
proval of the municipal council.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the municipal council of the city of Attleboro. with the
approval of the mayor. Approved March 20, 1015.
I Accepted April C, 1915.] [1915. 252, Spec]
Assistant
assessors for
the city of
Attleboro.
To be
submitted
to the city
council, etc.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 231, 232. 153
[1906, 513; 1907, 486, 572; 1913, 640; 1914, 749.)
An Act relative to the issuing of certain notes or (JJidj) 231
BONDS BY THE CITY OF LAWRENCE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section one of chapter seven hundred and forty-nine of amended ^ ^'
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen is hereby
amended by adding at the end thereof the words : — So
much of section four of said chapter four hundred and eighty-
six as is inchided and expressed by the words " Such notes or
bonds shall be issued upon the condition that the city may
pay or redeem the same at any time after five years from
the date of issue", shall not be applicable to the authoriza-
tion to borrow the additional sum of three hundred thousand
dollars as is provided herein, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 1 . For the purpose of constructing a bridge over the city of
Merrimac river in the city of Lawrence, in accordance with bo^w money
the provisions of chapters four hundred and eighty-six and o7br?dTovei°'^
five hundred and seventy-two of the acts of the year nineteen Merrimac river.
hundred and seven, the said city is hereby authorized to
borrow the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars, in accord-
ance with the provisions of section four of said chapter four
hundred and eighty-six, instead of five hundred thousand
dollars, as heretofore authorized by said chapters. So much
of section four of said chapter four hundred and eighty-six
as is included and expressed by the words "Such notes or
bonds shall be issued upon the condition that the city may
pay or redeem the same at any time after five years from
the date of issue", shall not be applicable to the authorization
to borrow the additional sum of three hundred thousand
dollars as is provided herein. Amyroved March 29, 1915.
An Act to establish the south easton and eastondale nhnrt 232
FIRE AND WATER DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The inhabitants of the tovm of Easton liable south Easton
to taxation in said town and residing within the territory en- Kr^l and°''^'*'^
closed by the following boundary lines, to wit: — Beginning estabiis^hld™*'
at a point in the southerly line of the town of Easton and in
the line of location of the New York, New Haven and Hart-
ford railroad and running thence northerly in the line of
location of said railroad about thirteen thousand three
154
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 232.
South Easton
and Eastondale
Fire and
Water District,
established.
May take
certain waters,
etc.
May contract
for water.
hundred and twenty-three feet to the centre of Prospect
street; thence northeasterly following the centre of Prospect
street about eighteen hundred seven and five tenths feet to
the centre of Purchase street; thence northerly, following
the centre of Purchase street, twenty-seven hundred and
seven feet to the centre of Church street; thence north 5°
25' east, about twenty hundred and twelve feet to the centre
of Depot street and Central street; thence north 19° 11' east
by the centre of Central street five hundred and sixty-two
hundredths feet to the centre of Short street; thence north
8° 40' west, about thirty-one hundred and sLxty feet to the
centre of Queset river; thence northerly by the centre of
Queset river to the North Easton Village District line; thence
in an easterly direction to Washington street at a point
immediately north of the greenhouse of F. Lothrop Ames;
thence in a northeasterly direction by a straight line running
immediately north of the residence and outbuildings of
F. Lothrop Ames to the line between the towii of Easton
and the county of Plymouth; thence southerly by the line
between the town of Easton and Plymouth county to the
southeast corner of the town of Easton ; thence northwesterly
by the line between the town of Easton and the town of
Raynham to the point of beginning, shall constitute a fire
and water district and are hereby made a body corporate
by the name of the South Easton and Eastondale Fire and
Water District, for the purpose of supplying themselves
with water for the extinguishment of fires and for domestic
and other purposes, with power to establish fountains and
hydrants, and to relocate and discontinue the same; to
regulate the use of water and to fix and collect rates to be
paid therefor, and to take, or acquire by lease, purchase or
otherwise, and to hold property, lands, rights of way and
easements for the purposes mentioned in this act, and to
prosecute and defend all actions relating to the property and
affairs of the district.
Section 2. Said fire and water district, for the purposes
aforesaid, may take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise,
and hold the waters of any pond or stream or of any ground
sources of supply by means of driven, artesian, or other wells
within the limits of said district, and the water rights con-
nected with any such sources, or may contract with the
North Easton Village District or the water commissioners of
the city of Brockton for whatever water may be re(]uired
for the purposes herein named, on such terms and conditions
«
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 232. 155
as may be agreed upon by the North Easton Village District
or said water commissioners, and the North Easton Village
District or the city of Brockton may furnish such water, but
nothing contained herein shall be construed to compel them
to do so. The South Easton and Eastondale Fire and SiSs'ete.
Water District may also take, or acquire by purchase or
otherwise, and hold all lands, rights of way and easements
necessary for collecting, storing, holding, purifying and pre-
serving the purity of the water and for conveying the same
to any part of the said district: provided, however, that no Proviso,
source of water supply and no lands necessary for preserving
the quality of the water, shall be taken or used without first
obtaining the advice and approval of the state department
of health, and that the location of all dams, reservoirs and
wells to be used as sources of water supply under this act
shall be subject to the approval of said department. Said ^r^uctu?es, lay
district may construct on the lands acquired under the pro- p'p^^- ^*^*=-
visions of this act, proper dams, reservoirs, standpipes,
tanks, buildings, fixtures and other structures, and may make
excavations, procure and operate machinery and provide
such other means and appliances, and do such other things
as may be necessary for the establishment and maintenance
of complete and effective water works; and for that purpose
may construct wells and reservoirs and establish pumping
works, and may construct, lay and maintain aqueducts,
conduits, pipes and other works under or over any land,
water courses, railroads, railways and public or other ways,
and along such ways in the South Easton and Eastondale
Fire and Water District, in such manner as not unnecessarily
to obstruct the same; and for the purpose of constructing,
laying, maintaining, operating and repairing such conduits,
pipes and other works, and for all proper purposes of this
act, said district may dig up or raise and embank any such
lands, highways or other ways in such manner as to cause
the least hindrance to public travel on such ways; and all
things done upon any such way shall be subject to the
direction of the selectmen of the town of Easton.
Section 3. Said fire and water district shall, within Description of
ninety days after the taking of any lands, rights of way, be'recorcfed."
water rights, water sources or easements under the provisions
of this act, file and cause to be recorded in the registry of
deeds for the county of Bristol a description thereof suffi-
ciently accurate for identification, with a statement of the
purpose for which the same were taken, signed by the water
156
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 232.
Damages.
Title to land, Commissioners hereinafter provided for. The title to all
land acquired in any way under the provisions of this act
shall vest in the South Easton and Eastondale Fire and
Water District, and the land so acquired shall be managed,
improved and controlled by the board of water commissioners
hereinafter provided for in such manner as they shall deem
for the best interest of said district.
Section 4. Said district shall pay all damages to property
sustained by any person or corporation by the taking of
any land, right of way, water, water source, water right
or easement, or by anything done by said district under
authority of this act. Any person or corporation sustain-
ing damages as aforesaid and failing to agree with said
district as to the amount thereof, may have the same de-
termined in the manner provided by law in the case of land
taken for the laying out of highways on application at any
time within the period of two years after the taking of such
land or other property or the doing of other injury under
authority of this act; but no such application shall be made
after the expiration of the said two years. No assessment
of damages shall be made for the taking of any water, water
right, or for any injury thereto, and the said period of two
years shall not begin to run, until the water is actually with-
drawn or diverted bv said district under authoritv of this
act. Said district may by vote, from time to time, determine
what amount or quantity of water it proposes to take and
appropriate under this act; in which case any damages
caused by such taking shall be based upon such amount or
quantity until the same shall be increased by vote or other-
wise, and in such event said district shall be further liable
only for the additional damages caused by such additional
taking.
Section 5. Said district, for the purpose of paying the
Fire and Water neccssarv cxpcnscs and liabilities incurred under the pro-
Distnct Loan, . . % ^, • ^ • o ,• , ,• i j
Act of 1915. Visions oi this act, may issue irom time to time bonds or
notes to an amount not exceeding seventy-five thousand
dollars. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their face the
words South Easton and Eastondale Fire and Water District
Loan, Act of 1915; shall be payable by such annual payments
beginning not more than one year after their respective
dates, as will extinguish each loan within thirty years from
its date; shall bear interest, payable semi-annually, at a
rate not exceeding five per cent per annum; and shall be
signed by the treasurer of the district and countersigned by
South Easton
and Eastondale
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 232. 157
the chairman of the water commissioners hereinafter provided
for. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute
a separate loan, and the amount of the annual payment of
any loan in any year shall not be less than the amount of
principal payable in any subsequent year. Said district
may sell the said securities at public or private sale, for the
purposes of this act, upon such terms and conditions as it
may deem proper; but they shall not be sold for less than
their par value. Said bonds shall be exempt from taxation. Bonds
The town of Easton may, at its annual town meeting or at a tax™fon!'^°°^
legal meeting called for the purpose, guarantee the payment
of such bonds or notes.
Section 6. Said district shall, at the time of authorizing Payment
said loan, provide for the payment thereof in such annual °
payments as will extinguish the same within the time pre-
scribed by this act; and when a vote to that effect has been
passed a sum which, with the income derived from water
rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual expense of operating
its water works and the interest as it accrues on the bonds or
notes issued as aforesaid, and to make such payments on
the principal as may be required under the provisions of this
act, shall, without further vote, be raised annually by taxation
in the manner hereinafter provided.
Section 7. Whenever a tax is duly voted by said district Assessment
for the purpose of this act, the clerk of the district shall send °
a certified copy of the vote to the assessors of the town of
Easton, who shall proceed within thirty days thereafter to
assess the same in the same manner in which town taxes are
required by law to be assessed: provided, however, that no Proviso,
estate shall be subject to the said tax if, in the judgment of
the board of water commissioners hereinafter provided for,
such estate is so situated that it can receive no aid for the
extinguishment of fire from the said system of water supply,
or if such estate is so situated that the buildings thereon, or
the buildings that might be constructed thereon, in any
ordinary or reasonable manner, could not be supplied with
water from the said system; but all other estates in the
district shall be deemed to be benefited and shall be subject
to the tax. A certified list of the estates exempt from taxation
under the provisions of this section shall annually be sent
by the water commissioners to the assessors, at the same time
when the clerk sends a certified copy of the vote as aforesaid.
The assessment shall be committed to the town collector, Collection of
who shall collect said tax in the manner provided by law *^®^' ^*'''
158
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 232.
Proviso.
First
meeting.
Water com-
missioners,
election, term,
etCi
Treasurer.
Quorum.
Vacancy.
for the collection of town taxes, and shall deposit the pro-
ceeds with the district treasurer for the use and benefit of
said district. Said district may collect overdue interest on
taxes in the manner in which interest is authorized to be
collected on town taxes; provided, that the district at the
time of voting to raise the tax shall so determine, and shall
also fix a time for the payment thereof.
Section 8. The first meeting of said district shall be
called on petition of ten or more legal voters therein, by a
warrant from the selectmen of the town of Easton or from
a justice of the peace, directed to one of the petitioners, re-
quiring him to give notice of the meeting by posting copies
of the warrant in two or more public places in the district
seven days at least before the time of the meeting. One of
the petitioners shall preside at the meeting until a clerk is
chosen and sworn, and the clerk shall preside until a modera-
tor is chosen. After the choice of a moderator the question
of the acceptance of this act shall be submitted to the voters,
and if it shall be accepted by a majority vote of the voters
present and voting thereon it shall take effect, and the meeting
may then proceed to act on the other articles contained
in the warrant.
Section 9. The South Easton and Eastondale Fire and
Water District shall, after the acceptance of this act as afore-
said, elect by ballot five persons to hold office, two until the
expiration of three years, two until the expiration of two years
and one until the expiration of one year from the next succeed-
ing annual district meeting, to constitute a board of water
commissioners; and at every annual meeting thereafter their
successors shall be elected by ballot for the term of three
years. All the authority granted to said district by this act
and not otherwise specifically provided for shall be vested
in said board of water commissioners, who shall be subject,
however, to such instructions, rules and regulations as the
district may impose by its vote. Said commissioners shall
appoint a treasurer of the district, who may be one of their
number, who shall give bonds to the district to such an
amount and with such securities as may be approved by the
commissioners. A majority of the commissioners shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any
vacancy occurring in said board from any cause may be
filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by said fire
district at any legal meeting called for the purpose. Xo
money shall be drawn from the district treasury on account
/
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 232. 159
of the water works except by a written order of said com-
missioners or a majority of them.
Section 10. Said commissioners shall fix just and J^^^^^^!'^^
equitable prices and rates for the use of water, and shall
prescribe the time and manner of payment. The income of
the water works shall be used to defray all operating expenses,
interest charges and payments of the principal as they
accrue upon any bonds or notes issued under authority of
this act. If there should be a net surplus remaining after Net surplus,
providing for the aforesaid charges, it shall be used for such "'^ ^^"^ '*^
new construction as the water commissioners may determine
upon, and in case a surplus should remain after payment
for such new construction the water rates shall be reduced
proportionately. No money shall be expended in new con-
struction by the water commissioners except from the net
surplus aforesaid, unless the district appropriates and pro-
vides money therefor. Said commissioners shall annually, To make
and as often as the district may require, render a report upon rep^ort!' ^*°"
the condition of the works under their charge and an account
of their doings, including an account of their receipts and
expenditures.
Section 11. Said district may adopt by-laws prescribing Meetings.
by whom and how meetings may be called and notified; and,
upon the application of ten or more legal voters in the district,
meetings may also be called by warrant as provided in section
eight. Said district may also choose such other officers not
provided for in this act as it may deem necessary or proper.
Section 12. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol- Penalty for
lutes or diverts any water obtained or supplied under this watei-retc! °^
act, or wilfully or wantonly injures any reservoir, standpipe,
aqueduct, pipe or other property owned or used by said
district for the purposes of this act, shall forfeit and pay to
the district three times the amount of damages assessed
therefor, to be recovered in an action of tort, and upon con-
viction of any of the above acts shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a
term not exceeding six months.
Section 13. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance to be sub-
by a majority vote of the voters of said district present and voter^ etc.
voting thereon by ballot at a district meeting called in
accordance with the provisions of section eight, within three
years after the passage of this act, and may be voted on at
as many meetings as may be called: iwovided, however, that Proviso,
not more than three meetings for the purpose of acceptance
160
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 233, 234.
of this act shall be held in any one year; and this act shall
become void unless said district shall begin to distribute water
to consumers within three years after the acceptance of
this act as aforesaid.
Approved March 29, 1915.
(1895, 451, § 15.]
C/iap. 233 An Act to provide a water supply for the town farm
DISTRICT OF THE TOWN OF ESSEX.
Town of Essex
may supply
water to the
Town Farm
district.
May drive
wells, etc.
Provisos.
Former acts
ratified.
To be sub-
mitted to
voters, etc.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Essex, by its board of selectmen,
is hereby empowered to supply water for domestic, manu-
facturing and other purposes, upon such terms and con-
ditions as the town shall fix, to the inhabitants of that part
of the town which is called the Town Farm.
Section 2. For the purposes aforesaid the said town
may obtain water by means of driven, artesian or other wells,
and may construct, lay and maintain conduits, pipes and
other apparatus under and upon the Town Farm, and any
highway adjacent thereto: provided, that the to\Mi shall
first make the necessary appropriations for such construction
and maintenance; and provided, further, that no source of
water supply for domestic purposes shall be acquired or used
without first obtaining the advice and approval of the state
department of health.
Section 3. All former acts of the town and of its officers
in distributing water for the aforesaid purposes in said town
and in fixing and collecting the rates therefor are hereby
ratified and confirmed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect after it has been
submitted to the voters of the town of Essex at any town
meeting called for the purpose, and accepted at said meeting
by a majority vote. Approved March 29, 1915.
[1913. 212.]
Chap. 234: An Act relative to the inspection and location of
tenements and lodging houses in the city of new
BEDFORD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter two hundred and
twelve of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen
is hereby amended by inserting after the word "Lawrence",
in the first line, the words: — and in the city of New Bedford,
1913, 212, § 1,
amended.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 234. 161
— so as to read as follows: — Section 1. The board of J^«;upatk)n^of
health in the city of Lawrence, and in the city of New Bed- lodging houses
111 -I_*clWrGIlCG
ford, may by a vote limit the number of occupants in any andNewBed-
^',1.1 . , J. e j.\ ford regulated.
tenement or lodgmg house, or ni any part or parts or the same,
and shall in such case cause a notice stating such number
to be posted conspicuously in such building and served upon
the ow^le^, agent or person having charge thereof. If the
number is exceeded, the board may order the premises
vacated, and they shall not again be occupied until said
board shall so permit, upon being satisfied that the vote
will be complied wuth. Said board may make such further
regulations as to overcrowding, ventilation and occupation
of such houses and the cellars thereof, not inconsistent with
other laws, as it may deem proper.
Section 2. Section two of said chapter two hundred and amended.^ ^'
twelve is hereby amended by inserting after the word
"Lawrence", in the second and third lines, the words: —
or in the city of New Bedford, — so as to read as follows:
— Section 2. Every owner or agent, or person having charge, Name of owner,
of a tenement or lodging house in the city of Lawrence, or in plated. ^^
the city of New Bedford, shall leave his address with the
board of health, and shall have legibly posted on the wall
or in the entry of such tenement or lodging house the name
and address of such owner and of the agent or person having
charge of the same; and service upon parties whose address service. etc.
is out of the city, of any papers or notices required by this
act, or any act relating to the preservation of health, or by
any proceedings to enforce any provision of any such act,
shall be sufficient if made by sending a copy of such paper
or notice through the mail to the address of the person so
designated as owner, agent, or person having charge of such
tenement or lodging house; and service on parties w^hose
address is in the city may be made by leaving the copy at
such address.
Section 3. Section three of said chapter two hundred amended. ^ ^'
and twelve is hereby amended by inserting after the word
"Lawrence", in the second line, the words: — or in the city
of New Bedford, — so as to read as follow^s: — Section 3. Certain officers
Every officer of the board of health in the city of Lawrence, access, etc.
or in the city of New Bedford, and every officer upon whom
any dut\' or authority is imposed or conferred, may have free
access to every part of any lodging or tenement house, in the
proper execution of the duties of his office.
Approved March 29, 1915.
162 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 235, 236.
[1912, 725.]
Chap. 235 An Act to extend the time for completing the rail-
road OF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD CORPORA-
TION AND TO CONFIRM AND MODIFY ITS LOCATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Time extended. Section 1. The time Within which the Southern New
Eno;land Railroad Corporation may complete and open its
railroad for use is hereby extended to the third day of August,
in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen,
decided valid. Section 2. The locatiou of the railroad of the Southern
^ti^- New England Railroad Corporation, filed with the commis-
sioners of the county of Hampden on the twelfth day of
June in the year nineteen hundred and twelve, and with the
commissioners of the county of Worcester on the thirteenth
day of June in the same year, is hereby declared to be as
valid and effectual to all intents and purposes as if the same
had been filed with the commissioners of each of said counties
before chapter seven hundred and twenty-five of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and twelve took effect,
wofcom'^''''' Section 3. The Southern New England Railroad Cor-
monweaith. poratiou, with the consent of the trustees of the INIonson
state hospital, and upon such terms as the governor and
council may approve, may construct and maintain its rail-
road upon and over a parcel of land forty feet in width,
owned by the commonwealth, situated in the town of IMonson
and used in connection with the IMonson state hospital.
Said parcel of land contains one and six one hundredths acres,
more or less, and is bounded upon its northwesterly side by
the thread of the Quaboag river, upon its southwesterly
side })y the northeasterly side line of the location of the
New London Northern railroad, upon its southeasterly side
by land of Josephine F. Baker, and upon its northeasterly
side by other land of the commonwealth.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 29, 1915.
Chap.23Q An Act making appropriations for the salaries and ex-
penses of the board of gas and electric LIGHT COM-
MISSIONERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
tions°KlT'nnd Section 1. The sunis hereinafter mentioned are appro-
eiectric light priatcd, to be paid out of the Gas and Electric Light Com-
cominissioner.s.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 237. 163
missioners' Fimd, except as otherwise provided herein, for
the salaries and expenses of the gas and electric light com-
missioners, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salaries of the commissioners, fourteen thousand Commissioners.
dollars.
For clerical assistance, a sum not exceeding seventy-five Clerical
, 1 1 1 11 assistance.
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the present gas inspector, twenty-eight Gas inspector.
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the present first assistant inspector. First assistant
eighteen hundred dollars. '''''""''^'■
For the salary of a second assistant inspector, eighteen Second assist-
hundred dollars. ant inspector.
For statistics, books, stationery, and for other necessary statistics,
expenses, a sum not exceeding forty-two hundred dollars.
For compensation of deputies, travelling expenses, ap- Compensation
paratus, office rent and other incidental expenses, a sum not °^ ^^p^^^^^- ^^'^■
exceeding ninety-five hundred dollars.
For rent of offices, a sum not exceeding forty-six hundred ^®^* °^ offices.
and seventy-seven dollars.
For printing and binding the annual report, a sum not Printing and
exceeding twentv-nine hundred dollars.
For the inspection of electric meters, a sum not exceeding inspection of
,1 1111 electric meters.
one thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of expert assistants, as authorized assfstants
by chapter six hundred and thirty-one of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen, a sum not exceeding sixty-
five hundred dollars.
For expenses in connection with the abatement of the Abatement of
, . . 1. -I,,! 1111 smoke nuisance.
smoke nuisance, a sum not exceeding eight thousand dollars,
the same to be assessed upon the cities and towns of the
district named in section one of chapter six hundred and
fifty-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten.
Section 2. This act shall take eft'ect upon its passage.
Approved March 29, 1915.
Chap.237
[1894, 351; 1911, 182.]
An Act relative to the salary of the clerk of the
board of police for the city of fall river.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The salary of the clerk of the board of Salary of the
police for the city of Fall River shall be an amount not ex- Fail River
164
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 238, 239.
ceeding fifteen hundred dollars a year, to be so allowed from
the first dav of January in the current \'ear.
Section 2. All fees received by said clerk under the pro-
visions of section ten of chapter one hundred of the Revised
Laws and any other law now or hereafter in force shall be
paid to said city.
Section 3. Section one of chapter one hundred and
eighty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven is hereby repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the city council of the city of Fall River.
Approved March 30, 1915.
[Accepted June 9, 1915.]
[1874, 74.1
Chap.2S8 An Act to authorize the American association for the
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE TO HOLD ADDITIONAL REAL AND
PERSONAL ESTATE.
board of police
established.
Disposition
of fees.
Repeal.
To be sub-
mitted to city
council.
1874, 74, § 2,
amended.
May hold
additional
estate, etc.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section two of chapter seventy-four of the acts of the year
eighteen hundred and seventy-four is herebv amended bv
striking out the words "one hundred", in the third line, and
inserting in place thereof the w'ords: — two hundred and
fifty, — and by striking out the words " of the value of two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars", in the fourth and fifth
lines, and inserting in place thereof the words : — in any
amount, — so as to read as follows: — Section 2. Said
corporation may have and hold by purchase, grant, gift or
otherwise, real estate not exceeding two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars in value, and personal estate in any amount.
Apiyroved March 30, 1915.
Chap.239 An Act making an appropri.\tion for the maintenance
OF the MASSACHUSETTS REFORMATORY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding two hundred fifty-sLx
thousand two hundred and fifty-nine dollars is hereby a])pro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the maintenance of the
Massachusetts reformatory, for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen lumdrcd and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 30, 1915.
Massachusetts
reformatory,
maintenance.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 240, 241, 242. 165
An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance qJiq^j) 240
of the prison camp and hospital.
Be it enacted, etc., a^ folloics:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding sixty-one thousand seven Prfson camp
hundred and forty dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid maintenance.
out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary
revenue, for salaries and expenses at the prison camp and
hospital, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 30, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance (Jji^r) 241
of the state infirmary.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding four hundred ninety- state infirmary,
three thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out °**^°*^'^'^°^-
of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary
revenue, for the maintenance of the state infirmary, for the
fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 30, 1915.
[1913, 380.]
An Act relative to the baker's corner fire district pJiq^j) 242
IN THE TOWN OF SEEKONK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . Section eight of chapter three hundred and amended ^ ^'
eighty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thir-
teen is hereby amended by striking out the word "two",
in the sixteenth and nineteenth lines, and inserting in
place thereof, in each instance, the word : — four, — so as
to read as Mlows: — Section 8. The first meeting of f ?^''^£™f^
said district shall be called on petition of ten or more seekonk. first
11 1 • 1 i> II meeting, etc.
legal voters therein, by a warrant from the selectmen
of the town of Seekonk, or from a justice of the peace,
directed to one of the petitioners, requiring him to give
notice of the meeting by posting copies of the warrant in
two or more public places in the district seven days at
166
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 243.
Baker's Corner
Fire District
in Seekonk,
first meeting,
etc.
least before the time of the meeting. The said justice of the
peace, or one of the selectmen, shall preside at the meeting
until a clerk is chosen and sworn, and the clerk shall preside
until a moderator is chosen. After the choice of a moderator
for the meeting the question of the acceptance of this act
shall be submitted to the voters, and if it is accepted by a
majority of the voters present and voting thereon it shall
take effect, and the meeting may then proceed to act on the
other articles contained in the warrant. The said first
meeting shall be held within four years after the passage of
this act, and this act shall become void unless the said
district shall begin to distribute water to consumers within
four years after the date of the acceptance of the act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 30, 1915.
The Salisbury
Water Supply
Company,
incorporated.
C/iap. 243 An Act to incorpor.\te the Salisbury w^^ter supply
COMPANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Charles N. Taylor, Henry C. Mulligan and
P^rnest R. Seagrave, their associates and successors, are
hereby made a corporation by the name of The Salisbury
Water Supply Company, for the purpose of supplying the
inhabitants of the town of Salisbury or any part thereof
with water for the extinguishment of fires and for domestic,
manufacturing and other purposes, and for the purpose of
laying out, constructing, maintaining and operating a system
or systems of main drains and common sewers, in that portion
of said town of Salisbury lying east of the canal, with such
connections and other works, as may be required for a system
of sewage disposal. Said corporation shall have all the
powers and privileges and shall be subject to all the duties,
restrictions and liabilities set forth in all general laws now
or hereafter in force applicable to such corporations.
Section 2. Said corporation, for the purposes aforesaid,
may lease, take or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and
hold the waters of any ponds, brooks or springs within the
limits of said town, and may obtain and take water by
means of driven, bored, artesian or other wells on any land
within the limits of said town, and convey the same through
the town; and may also take or acquire by lease, purchase
or otherwise, all lands, rights of way and easements necessary
for holding and preserving such water and conveying the
May take
certain waters,
etc.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 243. 167
same to any part of said town, and for constructing main
drains and sewers, necessary for the disposal of sewage; and
may erect on the land so acquired proper dams, fixtures or
other structures: provided, that no source of water supply Proviso,
shall be taken under this act for domestic purposes, and no
system of sewage disposal shall be constructed, without the
advice and approval of the state department of health.
The sewers of said company shall be deemed to be public sewers to be
o • 1 1 i* public sewers.
sewers, oaid company may make excavations, procure
and operate machinery, and provide such other means and
appliances as may be necessary for the establishment and
maintenance of complete and effective water works and a
system of sewage disposal; may construct, lay and maintain May build
1, j'j. • '•!• i"^i* aqueducts, etc.
aqueducts, conduits, pipes, mam drains, sub-drams, sewers
and other w^orks, under or over any land, water courses,
canals, dams, railroads, railways and public or other ways,
and along any highw^ay or other way in the town of Salisbury
in such manner as not unnecessarily to obstruct the same;
and for the purpose of constructing, laying, maintaining and
repairing such aqueducts, conduits, pipes, main drains, sub-
drains, sewers and other works, and for all other purposes of
this act, said corporation may dig up, raise and embank any
such lands, highways or other ways in such manner as to
cause the least hindrance to public travel. Said corporation
shall not enter upon, construct or lay any conduits, pipes,
sewers, drains or other works within the location of any rail-
road corporation, except at such time and in such manner
as it may agree upon with such corporation, or, in case of
failure so to agree, as may be approved by the public service
commission.
Section 3. Said corporation shall, within sixty days Description of
after voting to take any lands, rights of way, w'ater rights, recorded. ^
water sources or easements as aforesaid, file and cause to be
recorded in the registry of deeds for the county of Essex a
description thereof sufficiently accurate for identification,
w^ith a statement of the purpose for which the same were
taken, signed by the president of the corporation. The
recording shall operate as a taking of the real estate and
rights and easements therein described.
Section 4. Said corporation shall pay all damages to Damages,
property sustained by any person, firm or corporation by
the taking of any land, right of way, water, water source,
water right or easement, or by any other thing done by said
corporation under the authority of this act. Any person,
168
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 243.
Damages.
May distribute
water in
Salisbury.
Real estate and
capital stock.
Issue of bonds,
etc.
firm or corporation sustaining damages as aforesaid, and
failing to agree with said corporation as to the amount there-
of, may have the same assessed and determined in the manner
provided by law in the case of land taken for the laying out
of highways, on application at any time within two years
after the taking of such land or other property, or the doing
of any other injury under authority of this act; but no such
application shall be made for the taking of any water, water
right or water source, or for any injury thereto, and said
period of two years shall not begin to run, until the w^ater
is actually withdrawn or diverted under authority of this
act. Said corporation may by vote from time to time de-
termine what amount or cjuantity of water it proposes to
take under this act; and in such case damages caused by the
taking shall be based upon the said amount or quantity
until the same shall be increased by vote or otherwise, and
in that event the corporation shall be liable further only for
the additional damages caused by such additional taking.
Section 5. Said corporation may distribute water
through the town of Salisbury or any part thereof, may
regulate the use of said water and may fix rates to be paid
for the use of the same, subject, however, to the power now
vested in the board of gas and electric light commissioners
to regulate said rates, and may make such contracts with the
said town or with any fire district now or hereafter established
therein, or with any individual or corporation, to supply
water for the extinguishment of fires or for other purposes
as may be agreed upon, and may maintain and operate a
system of sewage disposal, and may contract with said town,
or with any individual or corporation, relative to the same.
Section 6. Said corporation may, for the purposes set
forth in this act, hold real estate not exceeding in value
twenty-five thousand dollars, and its capital stock shall not
exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be divided
into shares of one hundred dollars each.
Section 7. Said corporation may, by vote of a majority
in interest of its stockholders at a meeting called for the
purpose, and subject to the limitations and restrictions of
the following section, issue bonds, at not less than par, to
an amount not exceeding its capital stock actually paid in
at the time of such issue and applied to the purj)oses of the
corporation, and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding six
per cent per annum; and may secure the payment of the
principal and interest of said bonds by a mortgage of its
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 243. 169
franchise and property. All persons who acquire any Rightsand
, . , ^, "^ . K , ,-, J obligations of
mams, conduits, poles, wires, nxtures or other apparatus mortgagee.
in, over, under or across public ways by virtue of such
mortgage shall have the same rights and be subject to the
same obligations relative to their erection, care, maintenance
and operating as the corporation would have had, or would
have been subject to, if the mortgage had not been made.
Section 8. Said corporation shall issue only such amount issue of stock
of stock and bonds as the board of gas and electric light com- regulated.
missioners may from time to time vote is reasonably necessary
for the purpose for which such issue of stock or bonds has
been authorized. The board may take into consideration
any resources of the said corporation available or which
might have been available for said purpose. Said board
shall render a decision upon an application for such issue
within thirty days after the final hearing thereon. The deci"fon%tc.
decision shall be in writing, shall assign the reasons there-
for, shall, if authorizing such issue, specify the respective
amounts of stock or bonds which are authorized to be issued
for the several purposes to which the proceeds thereof are
to be applied, shall, within seven days after it has been
rendered, be filed in the office of the board, and a certificate
of the vote of the board shall, within three days after such
decision has been rendered and before the stock or bonds
are issued, be filed in the office of the secretary of the com-
monwealth, and a duplicate thereof shall be delivered to
the said corporation, which shall enter the same upon its
records. Said corporation shall not applv the proceeds of Application
^ XI.. . / , . 1 ^'^ proceeds.
such stock or bonds to any purpose not specified m such
certificate. No application for the approval of an issue of
stock shall be made unless authorized by vote of the in-
corporators, in case of an original issue, or of the stockholders
in case of an increase of stock, passed not more than four
months prior to such application; but a vote of the stock-
holders to increase the capital stock may be passed before
or after the decision of the board aforesaid.
Section 9. Said corporation shall have the authority May purchase
i • -y 1j.ij>i* j_ j. franchises, etc.,
to acquire by purchase the franchises, corporate property, of certain
and all the rights and privileges of the Artesian Water Com- ^o^po^^ti"'^-
pany, a corporation duly established by law, which now
ow^ns and operates a system of w^ater works and a system of
sewage disposal in said town of Salisbury, and upon such
purchase shall assume all contract obligations of said Artesian
Water Company, particularly the contract between said
170
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 243.
Rights of town
to purchase.
Notice, etc.
Valuation not
to include
good will, etc.
Proceedings
in case of
disagreement.
Further right
of purchaac,
etc.
town of Salisbury and said Artesian Water Company for
supplying the inhabitants of said town with water.
Section 10. The town of Salisbury shall have the right
at ai>y time, by a two thirds vote at an annual meeting, to
purchase the franchise, corporate property, and all the
rights and privileges of said corporation; or the town may
in said manner vote to purchase only such corporate property,
rights and privileges as are necessary and suitable for, and
are used in connection with, the supply of water for the ex-
tinguishment of fires and for domestic, manufacturing and
other purposes; and said town may at any time in said
manner vote to purchase only such corporate property, rights
and privileges as are necessary and suitable for and are used
in connection with the system of sewage disposal; and the
town shall give said corporation sixty days' notice of the
vote, and said corporation shall then within sixty days after
receiving such notice execute and deliver to said town all
said property, franchise, rights and privileges; whereupon
the property thus conveyed shall become the property of
said town, and said town shall be liable to pay to said cor-
poration the fair market value thereof for the purpose of its
use, excluding any mortgage or other incumbrance or lien
to which such plant or any part thereof may be subject at
the time of such purchase, which shall not be assumed by
the town unless the commissioners appointed as below other-
wise determine, but if transferred subject to said mortgage
or lien the amount of the same is to be deducted from the
price to be paid. Such value shall be estimated without
enhancement on account of future earning capacity or good-
will or of exclusive privileges derived from rights in the
public streets, and without enhancement because of any
contract which may then exist between said corporation and
said town. In case the town and the corporation shall be
unable to agree upon the value of said property, the supreme
judicial court shall, upon application of either party and
notice to the other, appoint three commissioners, one of
whom shall be a skilled engineer, one learned in the law, and
one engaged in carrying on a business, who shall determine
the fair value of said property as above provided and whose
award, when accepted by the court, shall be final. Any
fire district which may be hereafter formed in said town of
Salisbury shall have the right to purchase such corporate
})roperty, rights and privileges as are necessary and suitable
for, and are used in connection with, the supply of water
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 244, 245. 171
for the extinguishment of fires and for domestic, manu-
facturing and other purposes, in the same manner and under
the same terms and subject to all the provisions above pro-
vided for the purchase by said town.
Section 11. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol- Penalty,
kites or diverts any water taken or held under this act,
or injures any structure, work or other property owned, held_
or used by said corporation under authority of this act, shall
forfeit and pay to said corporation three times the amount
of damages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action
of tort; and upon conviction of any of the above wilful or
wanton acts shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three
hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding
one year.
Section 12. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayiyroved March 31, 1915.
An Act to authorize an appropriation by the city of /^/^^^ 044
quincy for the improvement of weymouth fore ^ '
RIVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of improving the channel cityofQuincy
of Weymouth Fore river the city of Quincy shall have au- atea sum of
thority to appropriate the sum of ten thousand dollars and improve
to raise said sum by taxation and to pay it to the secretary Fo*r^'?rver.
of war of the United States or upon his order, after the
appropriation by the congress of the United States of the
sum of two hundred thousand dollars for the said purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 1, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the Massachusetts (Jhn^ 245
COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth comm?i'si'on"^
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of ^°'' ^^^ ^^'''^'^■
the INIassachusetts commission for the blind, for the fiscal
year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
172
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 246, 247.
Maintenance
of industries.
General
administration,
etc.
For the maintenance of industries under the control of
said commission, a sum not exceeding thirty-seven thousand
dollars.
For general administration, furnishing information, for
industrial and educational aid, and for other expenses in
carrying out the provisions of the act establishing said com-
mission, a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 1, 1915.
C/ia;?. 246 An Act making appropriations for expenses in con-
nection WITH TIIE REFORESTATION OF L.\NDS PURCBL^SED
BY THE STATE FOREST COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as jollows:
foM^ertlon^with Section 1. For the acquisition of land and the mainte-
of certainlands'! naucc of land purchascd, as authorized by chapter seven
hundred and twenty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen, a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars,
the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for this purpose. For expenses of the commission,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtielsh day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, a sum not exceeding five hun-
dred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 1, 1915.
station.
Chap. 247 An Act to authorize the city of new Bedford to incur
indebtedness for the purpose of erecting a new
central fire station.
Be it enacted, etc., as Jollows:
fiidfofd mTy Section 1. The city of New Bedford, for the purpose of
borrow monL-y purchasinc: land, and for the construction and furnishing of
to erect a new , ^ . i i> i • ii • ' j."
central fire a ncw Central fire station thereon and tor the installation or
a fire alarm system in said building, may incur indebtedness,
beyond the limit fixed by law, to an amount not exceeding
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and may issue
bonds or notes therefor. Such bonds or notes shall be de-
nominated on the face thereof. New Bedford Fire Station
Loan, Act of 1915. The bonds or notes shall be signed by
the treasurer of the city and countersigned by the mayor,
shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half
per cent per annum, shall not be reckoned in determining
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 248. 173
the statutory limit of indebtedness of the city, and shall be
payable by such annual payments, beginning not more than
one year after the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan
within twenty years after its date. The amount of such
annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less
than the amount of the principal of the loan payable in
any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or
notes shall constitute a separate loan. The city may sell the
said securities at public or private sale, upon such terms and
conditions as it may deem proper; but they shall not be
sold for less than their par value.
Section 2. The city, at the time of authorizing the Payment
said loan, shall provide for the payment thereof in such °^ ^°*°"
annual payments as w^ill extinguish the same within the
time prescribed in this act, and when such provision has been
made the amount required therefor shall, without further
vote, annually be assessed by the assessors of the city, in
the same manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the
said debt is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(The foregomg ivas laid before the governor on the twenty-
sixth day of March, 1915, and after five days it had "the force
of a law", as prescribed by the constitution, as it was not
returned by him with his objections thereto ivithin that time.)
An Act to authorize the trustees of the first (Jjidj) 248
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF NEWTON TO HOLD
ADDITIONAL PROPERTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The trustees of the First Methodist Episcopal pfr^f Methodist
Church of Newton, situated in that part of Newton known Episcopal
as Newton Upper Falls, appointed according to the discipline Newton may
1 ,1 <• 11 J.1 • 1 J. 1 1 1 J hold additional
and usage thereor, are hereby authorized to hold property property.
not exceeding in value two hundred thousand dollars, ex-
clusive of the meeting house, to be used for the support of
public worship and for other religious purposes and, in the
case of property received by gift, grant, bequest, or devise,
for the purposes set forth in and subject to any limitations
imposed by the provisions of such gift, grant, bequest, or
devise, any previous enactment of the commonwealth to
the contrary notwithstanding.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A'piJromd April 2, 1915.
174
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 249, 250.
Chap.249 An Act to authorize the metropolitan park commis-
sion TO improve the sanitary contrition of the
ABERJONA river in the town of WINCHESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan park commission is hereby
authorized to expend a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand
dollars in improving the sanitary condition of the Aberjona
Metropolitan
park commis-
sion may
improve the
sanitary
condition of the . •,it\ti't^ii i c ttj-
Aberjona river TiveF m the Mystic \ alley parkway, irom upper ^NJystic
in inciebter. j^j,^ ^^ Waluut strcct In the town of Winchester,, by dredging
and other work therein, the amount so expended to be paid
out of the IMetropolitan Parks INIaintenance Fund.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A-pyroved Ajjril 2, 1915.
Precinct voting,
limited town
meetini^s, etc.,
in the town of
Brookline.
[1901, 201.]
Chap.2o0 An Act to provide- for precinct voting, limited town
MEETINGS, TOWN MEETING MEMBERS, A REFERENT>LTM ANT)
AN ANNUAL MODERATOR IN THE TOWN OF BROOKLINE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Upon the acceptance of this act by the town
of Brookline, as hereinafter provided, the selectmen of that
town shall forthwith divide the territory thereof into, and
there shall thereby be established therein, not less than
eight nor more than twelve voting precincts, to be designated
by numbers or letters and to contain approximately an
equal number of registered male voters, but not less than
six hundred in any precinct. Such precincts shall be so
established as to consist of compact and contiguous territory,
to be bounded, as far as possible, by the centre line of known
streets and ways or by other well-defined limits. The
boundaries of all of such precincts shall be reviewed and,
if need be, shall be in part or wholly revised, and the number
of the same may be increased within the limit of twelve by
the selectmen in the month of January, once in every five
years, so as to maintain approximately an equal number of
registered voters in each precinct. The selectmen shall,
within ten days after any and every establishment of such
precincts or revision thereof, file a report of their doings
with the town clerk, and also with the registrars of voters
and with the assessors, with a map or maps or description
Selectmen to
report doings,
etc.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 250. 175
of such precincts and with the names and residences of the
registered voters therein. The selectmen shall also cause to
be posted in the town hall a map or maps or description of
the precincts as established from time to time, with the
names and residences of the registered voters therein; and
they shall also cause to be posted in at least three public
places in each precinct a map or description of that precinct,
with the names and residences of the registered voters
therein. The division of the town into voting precincts Division of
and any revision of such precincts shall take effect, re- p°rrc'in'°tl°
spectively, upon the date of the filing of the report thereof effect?^ *'*''*''^
by the selectmen with the town clerk. Whenever such
precincts are established or revised the town clerk shall
forthwith give notice thereof in writing to the secretary of
the commonwealth, stating the number and designation of
such precincts. The provisions of chapter eight hundred
and thirtv-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen and any amendments thereof relating to precinct
voting at all elections, so far as the same are not inconsist-
ent with this act, shall apply to the town of Brookline, at
all elections and primaries preliminary thereto, upon the
establishment of voting precincts as hereinbefore provided.
Section 2. The registered male voters in each of such Town meeting
precincts shall, at the first annual town election held after dection?etc.
the establishment of such precincts and conformably to the
laws relative to elections not inconsistent with this act, elect
by ballot twenty-seven of such voters in such precinct other
than those officials hereinafter designated in section three
as town meeting members as at large, such elected voters
to be town meeting members of the town, one third of which
number shall be elected for the term of one year, one third
for the term of two years and one third for the term of
three years; and thereafter, except as hereinafter provided,
at each annual town election the said voters of each precinct
in the town shall, in like manner, elect nine of their number
to be town meeting members of the town for the term of
three years, and shall at such election fill for the unexpired *
term or terms any vacancies then existing in the number of
town meeting members in their respective precincts. Upon
every revision of the precincts or of any of them the term or
terms of office of all town meeting members within each and
every such revised precinct shall thereupon cease, and there
shall be at the first ensuing annual town election an entirely
new election of town meeting members in each and every
176
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 250.
Notice of
election.
Town meeting
members as
at large.
Notices of town
meetings.
Open doors for
town meetings.
Resignation,
etc.
precinct so revised, as well as in any new precinct or pre-
cincts established. The town clerk shall, after every election
of town meeting? members forthwith notifv each member bv
mail of his election, with instructions to signify in writing to
the town clerk within seven days from the receipt of such
notice his acceptance or refusal of such membership.
Section 3. The town meetings of Brookline, except as
otherwise provided for in section five of this act shall, at
and after the first annual election under this act, be limited
to, or composed each year of, the registered voters elected
under sections two and seven of this act, together with the
following, designated as town meeting members as at large,
namely: — (1) the members from Brookline in the general
court of- the commonwealth of Massachusetts, (2) the
moderator, (3) the town clerk, (4) the selectmen, (.5) the
town treasurer, the chairman of each of the following boards :
— (6) of the assessors, (7) of the school committee, (8) of
the trustees of the public library, (9) of the trustees of the
Walnut Hills cemetery, (10) of the water board, (11) of
the park commissioners, (12) of the planning board, (13) of
the committee for planting trees, (14) of the gymnasium and
baths committee, and (15) of the registrars of voters. The
town clerk shall notify the town meeting members of the
time when and place where town meetings are to be held,
such notices, when practicable, to be sent by mail at least
four days before any such meeting. The town meeting
members, as aforesaid, shall be the judges of the elections
and qualifications of their own members. Not less than one
half of all of the town meeting members, as aforesaid, of any
such limited town meeting must be present thereat to
constitute a quorum for doing business; but a less number
may organize temporarily and may adjourn from time to
time. All town meetings shall be held with open doors.
The town meeting members shall receive no comi^ensation
for their services as such. Subject to such conditions as
may be determined from time to time by its members at
any such limited town meeting any registered voter of the
town who is not a town meeting member may speak, but
not vote, at such a meeting. Any town meeting member
may resign as such member by filing a written notice to that
effect with the town clerk, such resignation to take effect
on the date of such filing; and any town meeting member
who removes from Brookline shall cease to be a town meeting
member.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 250. 177
Section -1. Nominations of candidates for town meet- Nominations,
ing members to be elected under section two of this act
shall be made by nomination papers signed in no case by
less than thirty registered male voters of the precinct in
which the candidate or candidates reside and filed Avith the
town clerk at least ten days before election. No nomination
paper shall be valid in respect to any candidate whose written
acceptance is not thereon or attached thereto: provided, ^'■°'^'^-
however, that any town meeting member may become a
candidate for re-election by giving written notice thereof
to the town clerk at least twenty days before such election.
Section 5. The articles in the warrant for every town warraat.
meeting in Brookline, so far as they relate to the election of
the moderator, town officers, town meeting members as
hereinbefore provided, granting licenses for the sale of in-
toxicating liquors, to referenda, and to all matters to be
acted upon and be determined by ballot by the registered
voters of the town in their respective precincts, shall be so
acted upon and be determined. All other articles in the
warrant for any town meeting in Brookline shall be acted
upon and be determined exclusively by the town meeting
members at a meeting to be held at such time and place as
shall be set forth bv the selectmen in the warrant for such
meeting and subject to the referendum under section eight.
Section 6. A moderator shall be elected by ballot at Moderator,
each annual town meeting and shall serve as the moderator
of all town meetings until his successor is elected and qualified.
Nominations for moderator and his election shall be as in
the case of other elective town officers. If a vacancy in the
said office occurs during any term it may be filled by the
town meeting members at a meeting held for that purpose.
If a moderator is absent, a moderator pro tempore may be
elected by the town meeting members.
Section 7. Any vacancy or vacancies in the full number Vacancies,
of twenty-seven town meeting members from any precinct
may be filled by the remaining members from such precinct
from among the registered male voters of the precinct for
and during the unexpired term of the year and until the
next annual town election. Upon a petition therefor, signed
by not less than ten town meeting members from such
precinct, notices thereof shall be promptly given by the town
clerk to the remaining members from the precinct in which
such vacancy or vacancies exist, and he shall call a special
meeting of such members for the purpose of filling such
178
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 250.
Vacancies,
how filled.
Rights of
voters.
Referendum.
Action binding
upon town.
vacancy or vacancies. He shall cause to be mailed to each
of such members, not less than four days before the time set
for such meeting, a notice thereof, specifying the object,
the time and the place therefor. At such meeting a majority
of such members shall constitute a Quorum, and thev shall
elect from their own number a chairman and a clerk. The
choice to fill any such vacancy or vacancies shall be by ballot
and a majority of the votes cast shall be required to choose.
The chairman and clerk shall make a certificate of such
choice and forthwith file the same with the town clerk, to-
gether w ith a written acceptance of the office by the member
or members so chosen, which filing shall constitute an election
of, and give to such member or members the full powers of,
a town meeting member or members under this act, subject
to the right to judge of the election and qualification of
members as set forth in section three.
Section S. If at any limited town meeting in Brookline
a vote is passed that authorizes an expenditure of twenty-five
thousand dollars or more for a special appropriation, such
vote shall not become operative until after the expiration
of a period of five days, exclusive of Sundays and holidays,
from the day of the dissolution of such meeting. If, within
the said period of five days a petition is addressed to and
filed with the selectmen, and is signed by not less than
twenty registered male voters of Brookline from each precinct
therein, giving their street addresses, asking that the question
or questions involved in such vote be submitted to the
registered male voters at large of the town, the selectmen
and the moderator shall, within fourteen days after the
filing of the said petition, frame and present the question
or questions so involved to a special town meeting of the
registered male voters at large of the town, to be held for
that purpose, at whicli meeting the ballot and the check
lists shall be used in the respective precincts, and such
question or questions shall be determined by the vote of a
majority of such voters at large of the town voting thereon
at such special town meeting. If such petition be not filed
within the said period of five days, the vote authorizing an
expenditure of twenty-five thousand dollars or more for a
special appropriation shall become operative upon the ex-
piration of the said period.
Section 9. The nuinicipal corporation of the town of
Brookline, after its acceptation of this act, shall be capable
of acting and of being bound by its said elected and its said
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 250. 179
designated town meeting members as aforesaid, who shall,
when convened from time to time as hereinunder provided,
constitute hmited town meetings; such Hmited town meet-
ings shall exercise exclusively, so far as shall conform to the
provisions of this act, all powers vested in the municipal
corporation of Brookline. All provisions of law now or
hereafter applicable to the transaction of town affairs in
town meetings and to the effect thereof, and now or hereafter
applicable to town officers shall, when not inconsistent with
the provisions of this act or any amendment or amendments
thereof, be hereby extended in their application and effect
to the transaction of town affairs in the Brookline limited
town meetings, to the members thereof, and to the town of
Brookline as affected by the action of such meetings. Lawful
action upon any and all articles in the warrant determined
by any limited town meeting in Brookline, or as herein
provided by the registered voters at large of that town,
either under a warrant for an annual town meeting or under
a warrant for a special meeting, shall have the same legal
effect upon the town of Brookline and its citizens as here-
tofore under the law and practice binding upon that town
and its citizens in town meetings.
Section 10. This act shall not abridge the right of the General
citizens of Brookline to hold general meetings, according to ™^^*^'°^-
any right secured to its voters or to the people by the consti-
tution of this commonwealth; nor shall this act confer upon
any limited town meeting in Brookline the power finally to
commit that town to any proposition affecting its municipal
existence or change in the form of its government, without
action thereon by the qualified voters of the town at large,
using the ballot and the check lists therefor.
Section 11. The question of the acceptance of this act '^']**'?k'e.
by the town of Brookline shall be submitted to the registered voters at the
male voters of that town at the state election in the year election.
nineteen hundred and fifteen. At such election the vote
shall be taken by ballot in accordance with the provisions
of chapter eight hundred and thirty-five of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and thirteen and any amendments
thereof, so far as the same shall be applicable, in answer to
the question: "Shall an act passed by the general court in
the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, entitled 'An Act to
provide for precinct voting, limited town meetings, town
meeting members, a referendum and an annual moderator
in the town of Brookline', be accepted by this town?", and
180
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 251, 252.
Act to be
submitted to
voters at the
next state
election.
Time of taking
effect.
the affirmative votes of a majority of the registered male
voters of that town present and voting thereon shall be
required for and shall determine its acceptance by that
town. The acceptance of this act, as herein provided, shall
repeal chapter two hundred and one of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and one, being an act relative to town
meetings in the town of Brookline.
Section 12. So much of this act as authorizes its sub-
mission to the registered male voters of the town of Brookline
shall take effect upon its passage, but this act shall not take
further effect unless and until accepted by the town of
Brookline as herein provided. Approved April 3, 1915.
Boston state
hospital,
maintenance.
Chap. 251 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE BOSTON STATE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, for the maintenance of the Boston state hospital,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of forty-two thousand nine
hundred eight dollars and thirty-eight cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue,
a sum not exceeding four hundred thirty-one thousand
five hundred fortv-seven dollars and sixtv-two cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 3, 1915.
1914, 680. § 44,
iimended.
[1914, 680; 1915, 65, Spec., 230, Spec.)
Chap. 252 An Act rel.\tive to filling vacancies in the school
committee of the city of attleboro.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section forty-four of chapter six hundred and eighty of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen is hereby
amended by striking out the words "ward in which the
vacancy occurred", in tlie sixth line, and inserting in place
thereof the words: — qualified voters of the city, — so as
Fiiiinc to read as follows: — Section 44- Whenever a vacancy shall
thrschwV" occur in the membership of the school committee, the mayor
AtTiebora °^ shall Call a joint meeting of the municipal council and the
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 253. 181
school committee. The president of the municipal council
shall preside at such meeting, and the vacancy shall be
filled from the qualified voters of the city by vote of a ma-
jority of all the members of the two bodies. The term of
the person thus chosen shall terminate with the end of the
current municipal year. Approved April 3, 1915.
fl915, 264. Spec, 319, Spec]
An Act relative to wires and electrical appliances in Q^av 253
THE city of EVERETT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city council of the city of Everett may, wires and
by ordinance, designate some officer or officers of the city appiiln^cL in
who shall have exclusive authoritv to cause to be removed E'^ereu,
„, p'pi-i regulation, etc.
irom the streets or parts or streets oi the city hereinafter
named, all telegraph, telephone and electric light, motor
and power wires, cables and conductors, in or above said
streets or parts of streets, and all poles and other structures
in said streets used for the support of the same, except such
structures, poles, wires, cables and conductors as are here-
inafter excepted. Such officer or officers shall grant all
necessary permits for placing, maintaining and operating
such wires, cables and conductors, and any other necessary
appurtenances in underground conduits and manholes,
subject to the ordinances of the city; and the superintendent
of streets or other officer having charge of the highways of
said city shall issue all permits for opening and occupying
the streets which may be necessary to carry out the intent
of this provision, upon the application of the officer or
officers first above mentioned or of any person or corporation
interested.
.Section 2. The provisions of this act shall apply to to apply to
the following streets or parts of streets: — Broadway from *'^''t^»'^ streets.
Main street to Gledhill avenue; Ferry street from Elm
street to the Maiden line. All the overhead wires, cables,
conductors, poles and structures in that part of Broadway
above specified, except such as are hereinafter excepted, shall
be removed or placed underground prior to the first day of
January, nineteen hundred and twenty-one; and all the
overhead wires, cables, conductors, poles and structures in
that part of Ferry street above specified, except such as are
hereinafter excepted, shall be removed or placed underground
prior to the first day of January, nineteen hundred and
182
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 253.
Proviso.
Petition for
exemption or
extension.
Duties of
owners or users
of overhead
wires, etc.
twenty-three: provided, that such permits as are necessary
are granted in due season, so that the work may be com-
pleted within the time aforesaid; it being the purpose of
this act to cause the removal from the parts of streets above
named of all wires, cables, conductors, poles and structures,
except those hereinafter excepted, within the periods above
specified. And it shall be the duty of said officer or officers
to see that the same are so removed. But any street railway,
telegraph or telephone company subject to the provisions
of this act may petition the public service commission,
and any other company or person subject to the provi-
sions of this act may petition the board of gas and electric
light commissioners, for the exemption from the provisions
of this act of any wires, cables, conductors, poles and struc-
tures, or for any extension or extensions of time for com-
pliance with said provisions. And said commission or said
board, as the case may be, may grant any such exemption
or extension which they deem reasonable; and any ex-
emptions or extensions granted by said commission or said
board, by an order passed after notice to the mayor and
aldermen of said city, who shall be entitled to be heard, and
a public hearing, shall have the same force and effect as if
specially provided for herein.
Section 3. Every owner or user of overhead wires,
cables or conductors, and of poles and other structures for
the support thereof, in that part of Broadway specified in
section two, shall, prior to the first day of January, nineteen
hundred and twenty-one, construct the underground con-
duits, ducts and manholes which it shall desire to use in
that part of said Broadway, and remo^•e therefrom its
overhead wires, cables and conductors and any poles or
other structures used for the support thereof, except such
as may be exempted under the provisions of this act; and
every owner or user of overhead wires, cables or conductors
and of poles and other structures for the support thereof, in
that part of Ferry street specified in section two, shall, ])rior
to the first dav of January, nineteen hundred and twentv-
three, construct the underground conduits, ducts and man-
holes which it shall desire to use in that part of said Ferry
street, and remove therefrom its overhead wires, cables and
conductors and any poles or other structures used for the
support thereof, except such as may be exempted under the
provisions of this act; and upon the removal from overhead
of such wires, cables or conductors, the owners or users
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 253. 183
thereof may place the same and any other necessary wires,
cables or conductors or any extensions thereof in such
underground conduits. It shall be the duty of the officer or
ofRcers provided for in section one to see that the require-
ments of this section are complied with.
Section 4. No person, firm or corporation shall place Placing of poies.
any pole's or other structures for the support of any wires, '^*'=- '''^euiated.
cables or conductors, except those herein excepted, in those
parts of the streets prescribed in section two from which
the overhead wires, cables and conductors shall have been
removed pursuant to this act, except temporarily and in
emergencies, with the permission of the officer or officers
designated pursuant to section one. If, after the expiration
of the time herein prescribed for the removal of all the wires,
cables, conductors, poles and structures in the streets or
parts of streets above specified, there shall remain in any of
said streets or parts of streets any wires, cables, conductors,
poles or structures which are by this act required to be re-
moved or placed underground, the officer or officers designated
pursuant to section one shall cause the same to be removed,
and the city may collect from the owners or users thereof,
by an action at law, any expense involved in such removal.
Section 5. The officer or officers designated pursuant Removal of
, ,• J. x- !• ,• i> wires, cables,
to section one may at any time, upon application of any etc.
person, firm or corporation duly authorized by law to lay
or to erect and maintain, and lawfully maintaining, wires
in the streets of said city, grant permission for the removal
of any wires, cables, conductors, poles or structures in any
of the streets of said city, whether within or without the
streets specified in section two, and for the placing of the
same and any other necessary wires, cables and conductors,
and any extensions thereof, underground as herein provided;
and it shall be the duty of the commissioner of streets, or
other officer having charge of the highways in said city, and
he shall have authority, after the granting of such per-
mission, to issue all permits for opening and occupying the
streets of said city which may be necessary to carry out the
intent of this act, upon the application of said officer or
officers or of any person or corporation interested. Said
officer or officers shall, after public notice and hearing as
required by law, grant locations for such additional poles
for local distribution from underground wires, cables or
conductors and for the support of lamps as may become
reasonably necessary by reason of work done under the pro-
184
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 253.
etc
Exemptions.
visions of this act, specifying where such poles may })e located
and the kind of poles to be used.
Sr^i^rations SECTION 6. The IMaldcn Electric Company, the Boston
wuh ^ch'other Elcvatcd Railway Company and the Bay State Street Rail-
to^use conduits, way Company, or any two of said companies, may contract
with each other for the use of such of the underground
conduits, ducts, manholes, cables and conductors of each
other in the city of Everett as any of said companies, or its
successors or assigns, may desire to use, upon such terms and
conditions as may be agreed upon by said companies, re-
spectively; and in case of the purchase by any municipality
of the j)lant and property of said INIalden Electric Company
in the city of Everett, any such conduits, ducts, manholes,
cables and conductors as shall have been pro^•ided by it
for the use of either or both of the other companies above
named pursuant to the pro^■isions of this section shall be a
part of the plant and property so purchased.
Si:cTiON 7. Except as herein otherwise provided, this
act shall not apply to long distance telegraph or telephone
wires, posts for the support of lamps exclusively, or to poles
used exclusively for local distribution from underground
wires, cables or conductors, or to street railway trolley,
guard and span wires or to poles for the support of the same;
nor shall it revoke or affect any rights already granted to
any person, firm or corporation to place or maintain any
conduits, pipes, wires, cables or conductors underground;
but any such conduits, pipes, w'ires, cables or conductors,
laid hereafter in pursuance of any such grant, shall be laid
subject to the provisions of this act so far as they are not in-
consistent with the terms of such grant. For the purposes
of this act no wire shall be deemed to be a long distance
telegraph or telephone wire which does not extend at least
twenty-five miles from some central oflice.
Section 8. When any person or corporation operating
or intending to operate wires, cables, conductors or conduits
in any streets or parts of streets of said city shall desire or be
required to place the same imderground, and shall have been
duly authorized so to do, such person or corporation shall
file with the city engineer of the city a map or maps made
to scale, showing the streets or parts thereof Avhich are de-
sired or required to be used for said purpose, and giving the
locations, dimensions and courses of the underground con-
duits desired or required to be constructed, which map or
maps shall be satisfactory to, and aj^proved in writing by,
Filing of maps,
reyuirod.
Special Acts, 1915. ^- Chap. 254. 185
the city engineer before any permit shall be granted to make
any opening in any such street under the said authority.
Section 9. The mayor and city council of the city shall ^°'^^J^i°^
constitute a board of appeal, to which petitions in writing
may be presented by any person or corporation aggrieved
by any act or decision of the officer or officers designated
under section one, or of the cit}' engineer, done or made
in pursuance of this act. Such petition shall set forth the
specific grievance or grievances relied upon, and shall be
filed with the mayor of the city within ten days after the
act or decision complained of was done or made; and said
board after due notice shall give a hearing thereon, and
may either approve, annul, modify or overrule such act or
decision.
Section 10. The city council of said city may make Powers of
such new ordinances, not inconsistent with or additional to "^-y^'o^^^^-
the provisions of this act, as may be necessary or expedient
to carry into eft'ect the purposes of this act. No existing
ordinances of said city shall apply to or govern the grants
or permits to be made, the work to be done, or the conduits,
manholes, cables or conductors to be laid or constructed,
pursuant to the provisions of this act.
Section 11. The supreme judicial court or the superior Enforcement
court, or any justice thereof, shall, on petition of the officer ° p'"*''^'^'°"^-
or officers designated under section one, or of anj^ person,
firm or corporation affected by the provisions of this act,
have jurisdiction in equity to enforce the provisions of this
act or any order of said officer or officers issued pursuant
thereto, and to compel compliance therewith.
Section 12. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayproved April 3, 1915.
[1907, 550; 1908, 336; 1909, 313; 1910, 284, 631; 1911, 342; 1912, 259, 369, 370, 713; 1913,
50, 577, 586, 704, 729; 1914, 119, 205, 248, 595, 782.]
An Act relative to the erection of buildings in the (Jhav 254
CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. If any building erected in the city of Boston Erection of
since the first day of August in the year nineteen hundred Boston.^^'"
and seven, under a permit granted by the building commis-
sioner or issued by direction of the board of appeal, appears
to have been erected contrary to the lav/ existing at the
time of its erection, such building shall be considered as
186
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 255.
Provisos.
Exemption
not to relieve
owner from
compliance
with certain
laws, etc.
having been erected in conformity with law, and the building
commissioner and the mayor shall issue the permits necessary
to make lawful the use of said building for the purpose for
which it was erected: lyromded, that an application for the
authorization of such use be filed with the building commis-
sioner within six months after the passage of this act; and
provided, also, that it shall appear to said commissioner,
or, upon appeal from his ruling, to a majority of the board
of appeal: —
First. That said building was erected in accordance with
the plans approved by the building commissioner or the
board of appeal;
Second. That said building was erected in good faith,
with the intention of complying with the law;
Third. That the use of said building for the purpose for
which it was erected would not, under all the circumstances
of the case, injuriously affect public interests.
Section 2. The provisions of section one of this act,
and any authority granted thereunder, shall not relieve
the owner of any building of the duty of complying with the
provisions of any law passed subsequent to the time of the
erection of such building, or with the terms of any order,
rule or regulation made or established under authority of
such law.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
{The foregoing was laid before the governor on the twenty-
ninth day of March, 1015, and after Jive days it had "the force
of a law", as prescribed by the constitution, as it 2vas not
returned by him with his objections thereto loithin that time.)
[1915, 333, Spec, 346, Spec, 352, Spec]
Chap. 255 An Act making appropriations for sal.\ries and ex-
penses IN the department of the quartermaster
general of the militia and for sundry armory ex-
penses.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the quartermaster general's
department, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the (|uartermaster general, a smn not
Appropriations,
quartermaster
general of the
militia, etc.
Quartermaster
general, salary.
exceeding two thousand dollars.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 256. 187
For the salary of the superintendent of armories, eighteen Superintendent
hundred dollars. ofarmorie8.
For the salaries of the clerks, ten thousand dollars. cierka.
For the salary of the watchman at the state arsenal, eight Watchman at
1 1 1111 state arsenal.
hundred dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, a sum not ex- incidental
ceeding eleven thousand dollars. expenses.
For quartermaster's supplies, a sum not exceeding twenty Quartermaster's
thousand dollars. ^"^p"''"
For maintenance of armories of the first class, a sum not Maintenance
,. . , 1 1 11 of armories.
exceeding ninety-seven thousand dollars.
For care and maintenance of the camp ground and build- Care of camp
frTTiiinris etc
ings at Framingham, a sum not exceeding four thousand
dollars.
For the salaries of armorers of the first class, a sum not Armorers.
1. ne, /? j_i 1 1 11 first cla.ss.
exceeding tiity-nve thousand dollars.
For rent and maintenance of armories of the second class, Armories,
, T ' J. n 1 11 i*ij.in second class.
a sum not exceeding sixty-nve hundred and eighty dollars.
For rent and maintenance of armories of the third class, Armories,
, !• £ J. £t y. jjjii third class.
a sum not exceeding lorty-nve hundred dollars.
For allowance to the three batteries of artillery of the Batteries of
volunteer militia, twenty-four hundred dollars. ^*' ^^^'
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved Ayril 6, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- Chap. 25Q
PENSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE BOARD OF
CHARITY AND FOR SUNDRY OTHER CHARITABLE EX-
PENSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth cif^lty'^^etl*'^
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the state board of charity and for sundry charitable ex-
penses, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
STATE BOARD OF CHARITY.
For expenses, including travelling of members and salaries Expenses
and expenses in the board's central office, a sum not exceed- °^^^^ ■
ing twenty-three thousand dollars.
For printing and binding the annual report, a sum not Annual report,
exceeding three thousand dollars.
188
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 256.
Expenses of
auxiliarj-
visitors.
State adult
poor.
For travelling and other necessary expenses of the auxiliary
visitors of the board, a sum not exceeding six hundred
dollars.
For salaries and expenses in the division of state adult
poor, a sum not exceeding eighty thousand dollars.
Transportation
of state
paupers.
Mothers with
dependent
children.
Burial of state
paupers.
Dangerous
diseases.
Sick state
paupers.
Temporary
aid, etc.
State minor
wards.
Tuition of
certain
children.
Indigent and
ncKlocted
children, etc.
MISCELLANEOUS CHARITABLE.
For transportation of state paupers under the charge of
the state board of charity, including transportation of
prisoners released on probation from the state farm, and
travelling and other expenses of probation visitors, for the
present year and previous years, a sum not exceeding eighteen
thousand dollars.
For the payment of suitable aid to mothers with dependent
children, for the present year and previous years, a sum not
exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For the burial of state paupers by cities and towns, for
the present year and previous years, a sum not exceeding
seven thousand dollars.
For expenses in connection with smallpox and other
diseases dangerous to the public health, for the present year
and previous years, a sum not exceeding sixty thousand
dollars.
For the support of sick state paupers by cities and towns,
for the present year and previous years, the same to include
cases of wife settlement, a sum not exceeding sixty-five
thousand dollars.
To reimburse cities and towns for temporary aid furnished
to state paupers and shipwrecked seamen, for the present
year and previous years, a sum not exceeding one hundred
thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses in the division of state minor
wards, a sum not exceeding ninety-five thousand five hun-
dred dollars.
For tuition in the public schools, including transportation
to and from said schools of children boarded or bound out
by the state board of charity, for the present year and
previous years, a sum not exceeding seventy thousand
dollars.
For care and maintenance of indigent and neglected
children and juvenile offenders, for the present year and
previous years, to include expenses in connection with the
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 257, 258. 189
same, a sum not exceeding five hundred twenty-two thousand
five hundred dollars.
For the support and transportation of unsettled pauper Unsettled
• e , ' • p , 1 i>ji j 1 • pauper infants.
mtants m miant asylums, tor the present year and previous
years, a sum not exceeding sixty-one thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A-pproved April 6, 1915.
Chap.257
An Act making appropriations for the salary and
expenses of the supervisor of loan agencies.
Be it enacted, etc., ns follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth foa^n Agencies.
from the ordinary revenue, for salaries and expenses in the
office of the supervisor of loan agencies, during the fiscal
year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salarv of the supervisor of loan agencies, thirtv- supervisor,
five hundred dollars. ^ ^^^^^^•
For clerical assistance, rent and other necessary expenses clerical
of the supervisor of loan agencies, such sum, not exceeding ^^^^^^'^^' ^t*'-
twelve thousand nine hundred dollars, as shall be approved
by the governor and council.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the expenses of QJinj) 258
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth mtn^tlfTeaith.
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the state department of health, for the fiscal year ending on
the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, to wit: —
For general work, including the salary of the commis- General
sioner, the compensation of the health council, salaries of ^°'"'^' ®*°"
certain assistants, clerks and stenographers, travelling and
office expenses, a sum not exceeding thirty-six thousand
four hundred dollars.
190
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 258.
Annual report.
Engineers,
chemists, etc.
Inspectors
of health.
Director of
division of
communicable
diseases.
Epidemiologist.
Diagnostic
laboratory.
Certain
supplies.
Manufacture of
antitoxin, etc.
Director of
food and drugs.
Inspection of
milk, food, etc.
Slaughtering
inspection.
State examiners
of plumbers.
For printing and binding the annual report, a sum not
exceeding four thousand dollars.
For the services of engineers, chemists, biologists, clerks
and other employees and experts, and for the necessary
travelling and other expenses incurred for the protection of
the purity of inland waters, for the examination of sewer
outlets, and for the examination of the sanitary condition
of certain rivers and water courses, a sum not exceeding
fifty-six thousand eight hundred dollars.
For salaries, travelling and other expenses of the inspectors
of health, a sum not exceeding thirty-seven thousand fi\'e
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the director of the division of com-
municable diseases, a sum not exceeding four thousand
dollars.
For the salary of an epidemiologist, a sum not exceeding
thirty-five hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses for the maintenance of a diag-
nostic laboratory, a sum not exceeding fifty-three hundred
dollars.
For expenses of supplies to be used in connection with
the enforcement of the law relative to ophthalmia neona-
torum, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses in connection with the manu-
facture and distribution of antitoxin and vaccine lymph, and
for making a certain investigation and study relative to the
Wassermann test, a sum not exceeding twenty-four thousand
dollars.
For the salarv of the director of the division of food and
drugs, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars.
For the inspection of milk, food and drugs, a sum not ex-
ceeding seventeen thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries, travelling and other expenses in connection
with slaughtering inspection and the inspection of food
products treated by cold storage, a sum not exceeding twelve
thousand dollars.
For compensation, travelling and other expenses of the
state examiners of plumbers, a sum not exceeding fifty-two
hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take eft'ect upon its passage.
Aiyproved April 6, 1915.
\
\
Chap.2m
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 259, 260, 261. 191
An Act to confirm the acts of the town of clarksburg Chap. 259
AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING IN THE CURRENT YEAR,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The annual town meeting of the town of ^^^^''Jf*'^®
Clarksburg, held on the twenty-sixth day of January in Clarksburg at
the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, shall not be invalid town meeting
by reason of the fact that the meeting was held in the month firmed.'^"'^"
of January or by reason of any other informality or ir-
regularity in the calling or conduct of the meeting. All
votes and acts of the town at said meeting and all acts done
pursuant to said votes are hereby validated and confirmed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apiwoved April 6, 1915.
[Stoughton, 1883, 177; 1886, 240; 1888, 208; 1892, 244, 346; 1893, 109; 1894, 346; 1906, 124;
1909,518; 1910,504; 1911,97; Sharon, 1883, 177; 1887.350; 1894,241; 1896,471; 1898,
85; 1905, 91; 1906, 124; 1913, 128.]
An Act to authorize the town of stoughton to supply
water to inhabitants of the town of sharon.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Stoughton is hereb\' authorized 1?"^'^^!
... ? p "-11 stoughton may
to supply water to inhabitants of the town of Sharon upon ?uPP\T^t*''^/''
such terms as may be agreed upon by the water commis- of Sharon.
sioners of said towns, and for this purpose the town of
Stoughton may lay and maintain pipes and may construct
other necessary works in the town of Sharon, and may dig
up any ways in the town of Sharon, subject to the direction
of the selectmen thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take efifect upon its passage.
Apirroved April 6, 1915.
[1885, 273; 1888, 374; 1890, 82; 1897, 172.]
An Act relative to the trustees of the woburn public r>hnjj 261
library.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter two hundred and seventy-three of 1885,273, §4,
the acts of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-five is
hereby amended by striking out section four and inserting
in place thereof the following: — Section 4. The persons Board of
hereinbefore named and designated as corporators under wown Public
this act and their successors, with three persons chosen as TOnsUtuted^
provided in chapter one hundred and seventy-two of the
192
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 262.
Board of acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, shall
wofi^n Public constitute the members and board of trustees of said corpo-
ronsututed.'' ration, and shall have the entire management, control, and
direction of its affairs, with the power to sell, transfer and
convey any securities or property, real or personal, now held
by it, or by the city of Woburn, and set apart for the purposes
of the Woburn Public Library, and shall choose a president,
a clerk, and other officers, including a treasurer who may
be the person who is treasurer of the city of Woburn, and
may prescribe the duties of each, and from time to time may
make such by-laws and regulations for the management of
the institution, its property and funds and for the use of the
library, not in conflict with this act, as they may deem best
for carrying out the purposes thereof.
Section 2. Chapter two hundred and seventy-three is
hereby amended by striking out section six and inserting in
place thereof the following: — Section 6. The trustees shall
render to the city council annually in the month of January
a report of their proceedings and a statement of the condition
of the library, its property and funds, the number of books
added during the year, with an accurate account of all
receipts and exjjenditures, together with any other in-
formation or suggestions which they may deem desirable.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1915.
1885, 273, § 6,
amended.
Report.
1898, 268, etc.,
amended.
[1894, 454; 1898, 249, 268; 1908, 339, 347; 1911, 364, 371.]
Chap. 2^2 An Act relative to the wire department of the city
OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. Chapter two hundred and sixty-eight of the
acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, as
amended by chapter three hundred and thirty-nine of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight, is hereby
further amended by inserting after section three a new
section, to be numbered four, as follows: — Section 4- The
commissioner of wires, subject to the approval of the mayor,
is hereby authorized to establish and collect reasonable fees
or charges for all permits or licenses issued by him in accord-
ance with the provisions of this act, and for the inspection
of all work done under such permits or licenses.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April S, 1915,
(1915, 268, Spec.]
Commissioner
of wires of
Boston may
collect certain
fees, etc.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 263, 264. 193
An Act to authorize the town of abington to refund Chap.26S
CERTAIN indebtedness.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The town of Abington is hereby authorized Jbhi'^ton may
to extend from time to time any part of the tax loan issued indebtedness''
April fourteenth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and due
x\pril fourteenth, nineteen hundred and fifteen, and now
outstanding, for a period not exceeding two years from the
date of the passage of this act, and none of the uncollected
taxes outstanding prior to the first day of January, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, shall be appropriated for any other
purpose than the payment of said loans so long as there are
outstanding revenue loans issued on account of nineteen
hundred and fourteen revenues. The treasurer of the
town, with the approval of the selectmen, is hereby au-
thorized to incur indebtedness and to issue notes of the town
therefor without further vote of the town. Any debt or
debts incurred under the authority of this act shall be
outside the statutory limit of indebtedness of the town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayi^roved April 8, 1915.
[1914, 680; 1915, 65, Spec, 230, Spec, 252, Spec]
An Act to authorize the city of attleboro to purchase nh„j> 264
AND CANCEL CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There shall be created in the city of Attleboro sewer Loan
a special Sewer Loan Commission consisting of the mayor, ofTttieSoro,
city treasurer and three members elected by the municipal established.
council, who shall serve without compensation. The term
of office of the members shall be three years. In the year
nineteen hundred and fifteen, there shall be elected one
member whose term of office shall expire February first,
nineteen hundred and sixteen; one whose term of office shall
expire February first, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and
one whose term of office shall expire February first, nine-
teen hundred and eighteen. In the year nineteen hundred
and sixteen and annuallv thereafter there shall be elected
one member for a term of three years beginning with the
first day of Februarv in each vear. An\' vacanc^' in the
I » « * *
board shall be filled by the municipal council for the un-
expired term.
194
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 265.
Powers and
duties.
Provisos.
Investment
of funds.
To be sub-
mitted to city
council, etc.
Section 2. The commission shall direct the expendi-
tures or investment of all sewer funds now in the custody of
the city treasurer, including the balance of thirty-five
thousand dollars of a sewer loan issued in the year nineteen
hundred and thirteen and not used for sewer construction
purposes, and all sums received and in the treasury or to be
received from sewer assessments which have been assessed,
and shall apply the same to the liquidation of indebtedness
incurred for sewer construction purposes: pronded, that not
more than one half of such sewer debt maturing in any one
year shall be paid from the said funds. The said commission
may purchase for cancellation any of said sewer bonds:
provided, that not more than one half of the bonds maturing
in any one year shall be purchased from such fund; and
provided, further, that the premium allowed shall net the
holder of bonds so purchased not more than one half of one
per cent above the rate of interest designated in the bonds.
Section 3. The commission may invest and reinvest
the funds in the same manner in which sinking funds may
be invested, and in any securities which are or may be
made a legal investment for sinking funds. The city treas-
urer shall be the treasurer of the commission and shall
furnish bond satisfactory to the commission.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by the municipal council of the city of Attlcboro, and
upon approval by the mayor.
Approved April 10, 1915.
[Accepted April 30, 1915.] 11915, 319, Spec]
[1904, 326.]
C/iap. 265 An Act to authorize the increasing of bathing
facilities at nahant beach bath house.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan park commission is hereby
authorized to expend a sum not exceeding twelve thousand
dollars for the purpose of increasing the bathing facilities of
Nahant beach bath house and in enlarging the said bath
house, the amount so expended to be paid out of the ]\Ietro-
politan Parks IMahitenance Fund.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 10, 1915.
Bathing
facilitias at
Nahant beach
bath house
increased.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 266, 267. 195
[1864, 268, § 15; 1869, 380; 1885. 294, 295, § 9; 1891, 285; 1893, 304; 1894, 29; 1903, 183;
1905, 132; 1906, 388; 1913, 700; 1914, 632, 768.]
An Act to authorize the city of beverly to incur in- qjiq^jj 266
debtedness for the purpose of relaying certain
water mains.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Beverly is hereby authorized to city of Beverly
borrow a sum not exceeding eleven thousand dollars and to Soney°to°reiay
issue notes or bonds therefor for the purpose of relaying a mains" ^^^^^
water main on Rantoul street in said city. Such notes or
bonds shall be denominated on their face, Beverly, Rantoul
Street Water Loan, Act of 1915; shall be payable by such
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan within six years
from its date. Said notes or bonds shall bear interest at a
rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
and shall, except as is otherwise provided herein, be issued
in accordance with the provisions of chapter seven hundred
and nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, so far as they are applicable.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 10, 1915.
[1915, 309, Spec]
An Act to authorize the town of warren to supply Cha7)-267
ITSELF AND ITS INHABITANTS WITH WATER.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The town of Warren may supply itself and ^aTsupJ^'^^"
its inhabitants with water for the extinguishment of fires and *^^f ^^^^tc
for domestic, manufacturing and other purposes; may es-
tablish fountains and hydrants and relocate or discontinue
the same; and may regulate the use of such water and fix
and collect rates to be paid therefor.
Section 2. Said town, for the purposes aforesaid, may May take
,1 •1 1 xl* 11-11 J.1 certain lands,
take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold, the waters, etc.
waters of any pond or stream or of any ground sources of
supply by means of driven, artesian or other wells within
the limits of the town, and the water rights connected with
any such water sources, and may also take, or acquire by
purchase or otherwise and hold all lands, rights of way and
easements necessary for collecting, storing, purifying and
preserving the water, and for conveying the same to any
196
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 267.
dams, etc
pipes, etc
Proviso. part of said town: provided, hoicever, that no source of water
supply and no lands necessary for preserving the quality
of the water shall be taken without first obtaining the advice
and approval of the state department of health, and that
the location of all dams, reservoirs and wells to be used as
sources of water supply under this act shall be subject to
May construct the approval of said department. Said town may construct
^^ on lands held under the provisions of this act, proper dams,
reservoirs, standpipes, tanks, buildings, fixtures and other
structures, and may make excavations, procure and operate
machinery and provide such other means and appliances,
and do such other things as may be necessary for the es-
tablishment and maintenance of complete and effective
water works; and for that purpose may construct wells
and reservoirs and establish pumping works, and may con-
struct, lay and maintain aqueducts, conduits, pipes and
other works under and over any land, water courses, rail-
roads, railways and public or other ways, and along such
wavs in the town of Warren, in such manner as net un-
necessarily to obstruct the same; and for the purpose of
constructing, laying, maintaining, operating and repairing
such conduits, pipes and other works, and for all other
proper purposes of this act, said town may dig up or raise
and embank any such lands, highways or other ways, in
such manner as to cause the least possible hindrance to public
travel on such ways. Said town shall not enter upon,
construct or lay any conduits, pipes or other works within
the location of any railroad corporation, except at such time
and in such manner as it may agree upon with such cor-
poration, or, in case of failure so to agree, as may be approved
by the public service commission.
Section 3. Said town shall, within ninety days after the
taking of any lands, rights of way, water rights, water sources
or easements as aforesaid, file and cause to be recorded in
the registry of deeds for the Worcester district of the county
of Worcester, a description thereof sufficiently accurate for
identification, with a statement of the purpose for which
the same were taken, signed by the water commissioners
hereinafter provided for. The title to all land acquired
under the provisions of this act shall vest in the town of
Warren, and the land so acquired may be managed, im-
proved and controlled by the board of water commissioners
hereinafter provided for, in such manner as they shall deem
for the best interests of the town.
Restrictions.
Description of
lands, etc., to
be recorded.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 267. 197
Section 4. Said town shall pay all damages to property Damages,
sustained by any person or corporation by the taking of
any land, right of way, water, water source, water right or
easement, or by any other thing done by said town under
authority of this act. Any person or corporation sustaining
damages as aforesaid, and failing to agree w^ith the town as
to the amount thereof, may have the same determined in
the manner provided by law in the case of land taken for
the laying out of highways, on application at any time
within the period of two years after the taking of such land
or other property or the doing of other injury under authority
of this act; but no such application shall be made after the
expiration of the said two years, and no application for
assessment of damages shall be made for the taking of any
water, water right, or for any injury thereto, until the water
is actually withdrawn or diverted bv the town under au-
thority of this act. Said town may by vote, from time to
time, determine what amount or quantity of water it proposes
to take and appropriate under this act; in which case any
damages, caused by such taking, shall be based upon such
amount or quantity until the same shall be increased by
vote or otherwise, and in such event said town shall be
further liable only for the additional damages caused by
such additional taking.
Section 5. Said town, for the purpose of paying the Town of
11. I.].,. . 1 . 1 • J Warren Water
necessary expenses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred Loan, Act of
under the provisions of this act, may issue from time to ^^'^'
time, bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding one hundred
thousand dollars. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their
face the w^ords, Town of Warren Water Loan, Act of 1915;
shall be payable by such annual payments, beginning not
more than one year after their respective dates, as will ex-
tinguish each loan within thirty years from its date; but
the amount of such annual payment of any loan in any
year shall not be less than the amount of the principal of
said loan payable in any subsequent year. Each authorized
issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate loan. Said
bonds or notes shall bear interest, payable semi-annually,
at a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
and shall be signed by the treasurer of the town and counter-
signed by the water commissioners hereinafter provided for.
The town may sell the said securities at public or private
sale, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem proper,
but they shall not be sold for less than their par value and
198
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 267.
Payment of
loan.
Penalty.
the proceeds shall be used only for the purposes herein
specified.
Section G. Said town shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan, provide for the payment thereof in accordance
with the provisions of section five of this act; and when a
vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which with the
income derived from water rates wdll be sufficient to pay
the annual expense of operating its w^ater works and the
interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued as afore-
said, and to make such payments on the principal as may be
required under the provisions of this act, shall, without
further vote, be assessed by the assessors of the town annu-
ally thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes are
assessed, until the debt incurred by said loan is extinguished.
Section 7. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol-
lutes or diverts any water taken or held under this act,
or injures any structure, work or other property owned, held
or used by said town under authority of this act, shall forfeit
and pay to the towTi three times the amount of damages
assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of tort; and
upon being convicted of any of the above wilful or wanton
acts shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred
dollars or by imprisonment in jail for a term not exceeding
one year.
Sers!Ter-''" SECTION 8. Said town shall, after its acceptance of this
tion, terms, etc. .^^-^^ ^^ ^]^g game meeting at which the act is accepted, or at
a subsequent meeting called for the purpose, elect by ballot
three persons to hold office, one until the expiration of three
years, one until the expiration of two years and one until
the expiration of one year from the next succeedmg annual
town meeting, to constitute a board of water commissioners;
and at each annual town meeting thereafter one such com-
missioner shall be elected by ballot for the term of three
years. All the authority granted to the said town by this
act and not otherwise specifically proA'ided for shall be vested
in said water commissioners, who shall be subject however
to such instructions, rules and regulations as the town may
impose by its vote. A majority of said commissioners shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any
vacancy occurring in said board from any cause may be
filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by the town
at any legal town meeting called for the purpose. Any such
vacancy may be filled temporarily by a majority vote of the
Quorum.
Vacancy.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 268. 199
selectmen, and the person so appointed shall hold office until
the town fills the vacancy in the manner provided herein.
Section 9. Said commissioners shall fix just and equitable to fix water
prices and rates for the use of water, and shall prescribe the ^^^^' ^^^'
time and manner of payment. The income of the water
works shall be applied to defraying all operating expenses,
interest charges and payments on the principal as they
accrue upon any bonds or notes issued under authority of
this act. If there should be a net surplus remaining after
providing for the aforesaid charges, it shall be used for such
new construction as the water commissioners may determine
upon, and in case a surplus should remain after payment
for such new construction, the water rates shall be reduced
proportionately. No money shall be expended in new con-
struction by the water commissioners except from the net
surplus aforesaid, unless the town appropriates and provides
money therefor. Said commissioners shall annually, and
as often as the town may require, render a report upon the
condition of the works under their charge and an account of
their doings, including an account of receipts and expendi-
tures.
Section 10. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Act to be
by a majority of the legal voters of the town of Warren
present and voting thereon by ballot at a legal meeting
called for the purpose within three years after its passage;
but the number of meetings so called in any one year shall
not exceed three, and for the purpose of being submitted to
the voters as aforesaid this act shall take effect upon its
passage. A'pyroved April 12, 1915.
submitted to
voters, etc.
[1915, 262, Spec]
An Act relative to the location of underground
electrical wires, cables, conductors and conduits
in the city of boston.
C/iap.268
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The commissioner of wires of the citv of Location of
■p, 1 11 1 1 • 1 • *" underground
boston shall nave exclusive authority to grant to persons, electrical wires,
firms or corporations duly authorized by law to lay or erect Bosto^A.
and maintain, and lawfully maintaining, wires in the streets
of said city, locations for underground wires, cables, con-
ductors and conduits, in the manner provided by chapter
four hundred and fifty-four of the acts of the year eighteen
200
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 269, 270.
Repeal.
hundred and ninety-four and by acts in amendment thereof
or in addition thereto, in any of the streets, avenues and
highways of said city, whether such locations are for the
accommodation of new wires, cables and conductors, or of
wires, cables and conductors removed from overhead. The
commissioner of wires shall also have authority, after giving
such person, firm or corporation an opportunity to be heard,
to direct an alteration in any location for underground
wires, cables, conductors and conduits in any of the streets,
avenues and highways of the city of Boston.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 12, 1915.
Chap. 269 An Act to authorize the town of methuen to pay a
SUM of money to jeannette pollard.
Be it enacted, etc., as JoUows:
Section 1. The town of Methuen is hereby authorized
to pay to Jeannette Pollard, the mother of John J. Pollard,
a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars as compensation
for injuries received by said John J. Pollard on the twenty-
fifth day of August, nineteen hundred and fourteen, while
fighting a fire on French street in said town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 12, 1915.
Town of
Methuen may
pay a sum
of money to
Jeannette
Pollard.
[1915, 130, Spec]
Chap.270 An Act relative to the compensation for injuries to
workmen and mechanics in the employ of the boston
TRANSIT commission.
Be it enacted, etc., a.s' follows:
Section 1. Section one of cliapter six hundred and
thirty-six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen is hereby amended l)y inserting after the word
"laborers", hi the first and ninth lines, the words: — work-
men and mechanics, — so as to read as follows: — Section 1.
Laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by the Boston
transit commission shall be deemed to be in the service of
the city of Boston within the provisions of chapter eight
hundred and seven of the acts of the vear nineteen luin-
1914, 636, § 1
amended.
Certain
employees of
the Boston
transit commi;
sion onlitlcd
1o workmen's
compensation.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 271. 201
dred and thirteen, and shall be entitled to the compensation
provided for by that act. Such compensation shall be paid
out of the proceeds of the rapid transit loans and shall be
included in the net cost of the tunnel or subway in the con-
struction of which such laborers, workmen and mechanics
receive personal injuries arising out of and in the course of
their employment.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 12, 1915.
[1915, 293, Spec]
An Act to incorporate the Yarmouth water company. Chap. 271
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Charles W. Young, Henry A. Symonds and watTcom-
Charles R. Currier, their associates and successors, are ^orated!''"'^'
hereby made a corporation by the name of the Yarmouth
Water Company, for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants
of the town of Yarmouth, or any part thereof, with water
for domestic, manufacturing and other purposes, including
the extinguishment of fires; with all the pov/ers and privileges,
and subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities set
forth in all general laws now or hereafter in force applicable
to such corporations.
Section 2. The corporation may purchase water for May purchase
any or all of its corporate purposes from the Barnstable certainTo'^-
Water Company or from any other corporation at the time p^"'®^-
engaged in supplying water to the inhabitants of any town
adjoining the town of Yarmouth: provided, that the source Proviso,
of the water supply of such other corporation was acquired
with the consent of, or shall have been approved by, the
state department of health. The Barnstable Water Company
and all other corporations now or hereafter engaged as afore-
said in supplying water to the inhabitants of towns adjoin-
ing the town of Yarmouth may sell and contract to sell
water to the corporation created by this act for any or all
of its corporate purposes. If any town or fire district acquires Duties of
, \ n . , 1 • , 1 i i! certain towns or
by exercise or eminent domain the property or a corpora- fire districts.
tion which at the time is under contract to sell water to
the corporation created by this act, such town or fire district
shall assume the obligations of the former corporation in
relation to supplying water for the unexpired term of the
contract, and the latter corporation may thereafter purchase
water from such town or fire district; provided, that if ^''^viso-
202
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 271.
May take
certain lands,
etc.
Proviiw. such town or fire district is not satisfied with the price fixed
by the contract for water to be furnished thereunder, it
may apply to the board of gas and electric light commis-
sioners to fix and determine the price of water thereafter to
be furnished under the contract; and said board shall,
after notice to all interested parties and a public hearing,
enter such orders relative to the price of water thereafter
to be furnished under said contract as it determines are
just and reasonable. Such orders shall be binding upon
such town or fire district until further order of said board.
The corporation created by this act shall not take or other-
wise acquire any water other than by purchase under the
provisions of this section.
Section 3. Except as is otherwise provided herein, the
corporation may lease, take, or otherwise acquire, and hold
all lands, rights of way and easements necessary or con-
venient for the accomplishment of its corporate purposes,
may erect thereon buildings, standpipes and other structures,
w^ith fixtures, machinery and other appliances appurtenant
thereto, and may do all other things necessary or convenient
for the establishment and maintenance of a complete and
effective system of water works; but it shall have no au-
thority to take and shall not take in fee land for any purpose
other than the storage of water, and the lands so taken
shall not in the aggregate exceed two acres.
Description of Section 4. The Corporation shall, within ninety days
after voting to take such lands, rights of way, or other
easements as aforesaid, cause to be recorded in the registry
of deeds for the county of Barnstable a description thereof
sufficiently accurate for identification, with a statement of
the purpose for which the same were taken, signed by the
president of the corporation. The recording shall operate
as a taking of the real estate, rights of way and easements
therein described.
Section 5. The corporation shall pay all damages
sustained by any person by the taking of any land, right of
way, or easement under the provisions of this act. Any
person sustaining such damages and failing to agree with
the corporation as to the amount thereof may have the
same assessed and dctermhicd in the manner provided by
law in the case of land taken for the laying out of highways,
on application at any time within three years after the
taking of such land or other j)roperty ; but no such application
shall be made after the expiration of said three years.
land to be
recorded.
Damages.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 271. 203
Section G. The corporation may construct, lay and ^p^|*i^c.
maintain conduits, pipes and other works, under or over any
lands, water courses, canals, dams, railroads, railways and
public or other ways, and along any highway or other way,
in the town of Yarmouth, in such manner as not unnecessarily
to obstruct the same; and for the purpose of constructing,
laying and maintaining such conduits, pipes and other
works, and for all other corporate purposes the corporation
may dig up, raise and embank any such lands, highways, or
other ways in such manner as not unnecessarily to hinder
public travel; but all things done upon any public ways
shall be subject to the direction and approval of the select-
men of said town.
Section 7. The corporation may distribute water through May distribute
the town of Yarmouth, or any part thereof, and may regulate y^mouth.
the use of the same. It may from time to time establish
and fix rates for such water and mav collect the same when
due. It may make such contracts with the town of Yar-
mouth, or with any fire district now or hereafter established
therein, or with any persons, to supply water for the ex-
tinguishment of fires or for such other purposes as may be
agreed upon.
Section 8. The capital stock of the corporation shall bonds°etc
not exceed fifty thousand dollars, to be divided into shares
of one hundred dollars each; and the corporation may issue
bonds and secure the same by mortgage of its franchise and
other property at the time ovv^ned or thereafter acquired
to an amount not exceeding its capital stock actually paid
in. It may from time to time, if necessary in order to increase of
accomplish the purposes of its incorporation, increase its <='*p''^'> ^*'<'-
capital stock agreeably to the provisions of section thirty-
five of chapter seven hundred and forty-two of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and fourteen. It shall issue only
such amounts of stock and bonds as the board of gas and
electric light commissioners may from time to time determine
to be reasonably necessary for the purposes for which such
issue of stock or bonds is authorized. All such issues shall
be subject to the provisions of section thirty-nine of said
chapter seven hundred and forty-two.
Section 9. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol- Penalty for
lutes or diverts any water purchased or held under this act, ^° " '"^ ^^ ^^'
or injures any structure, work or other property owned, held
or used by the corporation under authority of this act, shall
forfeit and pay to the corporation three times the amount
204
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 271.
May purchase
other property,
etc.
To furnish
town state-
ment of cost
of system, etc.
Authority to
be approved
by voters.
RenM-(ly in case
of (li.suKrcemont
as to actual
cost, etc.
of damages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of
tort, and upon being convicted of any of the above wilful
or wanton acts shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail for a term
not exceeding one year.
Section 10. The town of Yarmouth shall have the
right, at any time during the continuance of the charter
hereby granted, to acquire by purchase or by exercise of
the right of eminent domain the franchise, property and
all the rights and privileges of the corporation, on payment
to the corporation of the actual cost of its franchise, works
and property of every kind held under the provisions of this
act; and unless the dividends earned and declared by said
company on its stock shall have been equal to or in excess
of five per cent per annum, there shall be added to the cost
of the work such a sum as would make the net return to
the stockholders five per cent per annum on the investment.
The town, on taking, as herein provided, the property of
said corporation, shall assume all of its outstanding obliga-
tions incurred in the construction or improvement of the
property, including bonds secured by mortgage issued under
authority of this act, and the amount thus assumed shall be
deducted from the total amount to be paid by the town to
said corporation. Said corporation shall furnish to the
town of Yarmouth, under oath, an itemized statement of
the actual cost of the water supply system authorized by
this act, together with a copy of all contracts made in pro-
viding and constructing said water supply system and any
extension thereof, and shall furnish to said town annually
in the month of January an itemized statement, under oath,
of its receipts and expenditures, which statement shall be
submitted by the selectmen to the citizens of the town at
the annual town meeting. This authority to take the said
franchise and property is granted on condition that the same
is assented to by the said town by a two tliirds vote of the
voters present and voting thereon at a meeting legally called
for that purpose; and the taking by right of eminent domain
shall be by filing in the registry of deeds for the county of
Barnstable the declaration of such taking, which shall
include a certified copy of the article in the warrant under
which the town acted and of the vote of the town tliereon,
showing that it was passed by a two thirds vote as hercMU
recpiired. In case the town and the corporation shall be
unable to agree upon the actual cost of said pr()i)erty, the
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 271. 205
supreme judicial court shall, upon application of either
party and notice to the other, appoint three commissioners
who shall determine the actual cost of said property, and
whose award, when accepted by the court, shall be final.
Interest at the rate of six per cent shall be included in said Rate of interest.
award from the date of the taking or purchase.
Section 11. Said town may, for the purpose of paying issue of
the cost of said franchise and corporate property, and the ^°"^^' ®*°-
necessary expenses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred
under the provisions of this act, issue from time to time
bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness, to an amount
not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars. All such
bonds, notes and certificates of indebtedness shall, however,
be issued subject to the limitations and provisions of chapter
seven hundred and forty-two of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and fourteen.
Section 12. Said town shall, after purchasing or taking water commis-
the said franchise and corporate property, as provided in tlonrtermretc.
this act, at a legal meeting called for the purpose, elect by
ballot three persons to hold office, one until the expiration of
three years, one until the expiration of two years, and one
until the expiration of one year from the next succeeding
town meeting, to constitute a board of v/ater commissioners;
and at each annual town meeting thereafter one such com-
missioner shall be elected by ballot for the term of three
years. All the authority granted to the said town by this
act and not otherwise specifically provided for shall be
vested in said water commissioners, who shall be subject,
however, to such instructions, rules and regulations as the
town may impose by its vote. A majority of said commis-
sioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. Any vacancy occurring in said board for any Vacancies,
cause may be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term
by the town at any legal town meeting called for the purpose.
Any such vacancy may be filled temporarily by a majority
vote of the selectmen, and the person so appointed shall
hold office until the town fills the vacancy in the manner
provided herein.
Section 13. Said commissioners shall fix just and ^tef^eTa*^'
equitable rates for the use of water and shall prescribe a
time and manner of payment. The income of the water
works shall be applied to defraying all operating expenses,
interest charges and payments on the principal as they accrue
upon any bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness issued
206
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 272.
Net surplus,
etc., how used.
Report.
Rights of other
fire districts.
To be
submitted to
the voters, etc.
under authority of this act. If there should be a net surplus
remaining after providing for the aforesaid charges, it shall
be used for such new construction as the water commis-
sioners may determine upon, and in case a surplus should
remain after payment for such new construction, the water
rates shall be reduced accordingly. No money shall be ex-
pended in new construction by the water commissioners
except from the net surplus aforesaid, unless the town
appropriates or provides money therefor. Said commis-
sioners shall annually, and as often as the town may require,
render a report of the condition of the works under their
charge, and an account of their doings, including an account
of receipts and expenditures.
Section 14. Any fire district now existing or hereafter
established within the town of Yarmouth for the purpose of
supplying the inhabitants thereof with water for the ex-
tinguishment of fires, for domestic, manufacturing and other
purposes shall have all the rights and p^i^'ileges herein
granted to, and be subject to all the obligations, duties and
liabilities herein imposed upon, said town.
Section 15. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by the town of Yarmouth at any meeting legally called
for that purpose, but it shall become void unless said water
company shall have begun to distribute water through its
pipes to consumers in said town within three years after
the town shall have accepted this act.
Approved April 12, 1915.
[1898, 403; 1905, 113; 1913, 588.]
Chap. 212 An Act to authorize the town of watertown to
BORROW money FOR CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A
SCHOOLHOUSE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Watertown, for the purpose of
constructing and equipping a new schoolhouse, to be built
on land fronting on Arlington street, is hereby autliorized
to issue from time to time bonds or notes to an amount not
exceeding in the aggregate seventy-three thousand dollars,
and the securities so issued shall not be reckoned in de-
termining the statutory limit of indebtedness of the town.
Such bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words, Water-
town School Loan, Act of 101 "), and shall be payable by such
Town of
Watertown may
borrow money
to construct
and equip a
schoolhouse.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 273. 207
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the date of each loan, as will extinguish each loan within
twenty years from its date; and the amount of such annual
payment of any loan in any year shall not be less than the
amount of the principal of the loan payable in any subsequent
year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall con-
stitute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes shall bear
interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually; and shall be signed by
the treasurer of the town, and countersigned by a majority
of the selectmen. The town may sell the said bonds or
notes at public or private sale, but they shall not be sold
for less than their par value, and the proceeds shall be used
only for the purposes specified in this act.
Section 2. Said town shall, at the time of authorizing Payment
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in ac- °
cordance with the provisions of section one of this act; and
when a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which
will be sufficient to pay the interest as it accrues on the
bonds or notes issued as aforesaid, and to make such pay-
ments on the principal as may be required under the pro-
visions of this act, shall, without further vote, be assessed
by the assessors of the town annually thereafter, in the
same manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the
debt incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 12, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the expenses of (jfiQj) 273
THE board of free PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth ubrary^om-
from the ordinary revenue, for the free public library com- missioners.
missioners, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit : —
To carry out the provisions of the act to promote the Establishment.
establishment and efficiency of free public libraries, a sum public^ ubraries.
not exceeding eight thousand dollars.
For the salary of the agent of the commissioners, the sum Agent.
of twenty-two hundred and seventy-five dollars.
For the salary of an agent to direct educational work Educational
among aliens, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars. Tuena^™""^
208
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 274, 275.
Clerical
assistance, etc.
Annual
report.
For clerical assistance to and incidental expenses of the
commissioners, including the salary of a general secretary
and adviser, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
For printing and binding the annual report, a sum not ex-
ceeding three hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 12, 1915.
Chap. 21 4: An Act to ratify an act of the town of Carlisle in
VOTING TO MAKE A PAYMENT TO FRANK BIGGI.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Certajnactof SECTION 1. The action of the town of Carlisle at a town
Carlisle ratified, meeting held on the third day of November in the year nine-
teen hundred and fourteen, in voting to reimburse Frank
Biggi, field driver of the said town, for damages incurred
by him in the performance of his duties as such field driver,
is herebv ratified and confirmed, and the town is authorized
to raise by taxation and appropriate for this purpose a sum
not exceeding two hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 12, 1915.
Town of West
Bridgewater
may make an
additional
water loan.
[1893, 240; 1908, 588; 1910, 1.38; 1911, 27, 565, 626; 1912, 140, 141; 1913, 133.]
Chap. 27 5 An Act to authorize the town of west bridgewater to
MAKE AN ADDITIONAL WATER LOAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as Jolloivs:
Section 1. The town of West Bridgewater, for the
purposes specified in chapter one hundred and thirty-eight
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten and in
chapter one hundred and thirty-three of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen, may issue bonds or notes to
an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars in
addition to the amounts heretofore authorized by law to
be issued for purposes of water supply, and the same shall
not be reckoned in determining the statutory limit of in-
debtedness of the town. Such bonds or notes shall bear
on their face the words. Town of West Bridgewater Water
Loan, Act of 19b5, and shall be issued for the same period
and upon the same terms and conditions and with the same
rate of interest specified in said chapter one hundred and
thirtv-three and the said loan and the interest thereon shall
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 276, 277. 209
be paid in the manner specified in the said chapter one
hundred and thirty-three.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 12, 1915.
An Act to authorize the town of goshen to refund (JJkij) 276
certain indebtedness.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The town of Goshen, for the purpose of re- Town of
funding fifteen hundred dollars, represented by demand ^^unTcMtJin
notes, is hereby authorized to incur indebtedness to that indebtedness.
amount and to issue notes of the town therefor. The notes
shall be payable by such annual payments, beginning not
more than one year after the date of the note first issued, as
will extinguish the whole loan within ten years after the date
of the note first issued, and the amount of such annual
pa;vTnent in any year shall not be less than the amount of
the principal payable in any subsequent year. The notes Rate of interest.
shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually, and the amount required to
pay the interest and the principal maturing each year shall
be raised by taxation, and shall, w^ithout further action by
the town, be assessed annually by the assessors in the same
manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the whole
debt is extinguished.
Section 2. The treasurer of the town of Goshen, with Treasurer may
the approval of the selectmen, is hereby authorized to incur
indebtedness in behalf of the town under the provisions of
this act, and to issue notes of the town therefor.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 12, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for compensating nh„j) 277
owners of cattle killed and property destroyed
during the epidemic of the foot and mouth disease.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding one hundred and Snwnerfof"
fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out ^^tioy^ed '
of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary di¥"jng pi®, ,.
. "^ ,,.. „, ^ epidemic of the
revenue, to be expended under the direction or the com- foot and mouth
n . I . 1 . . . • p disease.
missioner or animal industry m compensating owners oi
cattle, sheep, other ruminants, swine and fowl killed and
issue notes.
210
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 278.
property destroyed, during the epidemic of the foot and
mouth disease, as authorized by the provisions of chapter
sixteen of the resolves of the present year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 13, 1915.
Town of
Sandwich may
improve its
harbor, etc.
Town of
Sandwich
Harbor Im-
provement
Loan, Act of
1915.
Chap. 27 8 An Act to authorize the town of sandwich to improve
ITS harbor and to construct a public dock and land-
ing.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Sandwich, for the purpose of
improving its harbor and for constructing a public dock and
landing and approaches thereto, is hereby authorized to
acquire by gift or purchase such land as may be necessary
or desirable.
Section 2. For the above purposes, the town of Sand-
wich may borrow, within the statutory limit of indebtedness,
a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars, and may issue
notes or bonds of the town therefor. Such notes or bonds
shall bear on their face the words, Town of Sandwich Harbor
Improvement Loan, Act of 1915, and shall be payable by
such annual payments, beginning not more than one year
after the date of each loan, as will extinguish each loan within
fifteen years from its date; and the amount of such annual
payment of any loan in any year shall not be less than the
amount of the principal of such loan payable in any subse-
quent year. Each authorized issue of notes or bonds shall
constitute a separate loan. Said notes or bonds shall bear
interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, and shall be signed by the treas-
urer and countersigned by a majority of the selectmen of
the town. The town may sell such notes or bonds at public
or private sale upon such terms and conditions as the treas-
urer may deem ex])edient, but they shall not be sold for
less than their par value; and the proceeds shall be used
only for the purposes specified in this act.
Section 3. The town shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with the provisions of section two of this act; and
when a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which
will be sufficient to pay the interest as it accrues on the
notes or bonds issued as aforesaid bv the town and to make
such payments on the principal as may be required under
Payment
of loan.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 279, 280. 211
the provisions of this act shall, without further vote, be
assessed by the assessors of the town annually thereafter,
in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed, until
the debt incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 4. The town of Sandwich is authorized to pay Harbor and
over to the harbor and land commissioners any or all of the sioners to ex-
sums so borrowed, to be expended by said commissioners for ^^'^ money.
the purposes specified in this act.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 13, 1915.
[1897, 527; 1899, 141; 1900, 150; 1901, 111; 1907, 556; 1912, 707.]
An Act to extend the time within which the boston, (7/^,^2? 279
QUINCY and fall RIVER BICYCLE RAILWAY COMPANY SHALL
BUILD ITS RAILWAY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follotvs:
Section 1. The time within which twenty miles of the Time extended
railway of the Boston, Quincy and Fall River Bicycle Rail- Boston,''Qukicy
way Company shall be built, in accordance with the pro- Bi^ycit^Rair'^
visions of chapter seven hundred and seven of the acts of T'^^,^°'^5^°J'
. ^ shall build, etc.
the year nineteen hundred and twelve, and preceding acts,
is hereby extended until the twenty-fifth day of June, nine-
teen hundred and eighteen, with all the rights and privileges
pertaining to the said railway company.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April I4, 1915.
Chap.2S0
An Act relative to adjustment of taxes assessed on
property of the city of boston lying within the
city of quincy.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The cities of Boston and Quincy are au- Adjustment of
thorized to adjust a claim for taxes on land owned by the erty^of'th'e'^city
city of Boston in the city of Quincy by agreement made within* the' ci"y
between the mayors of said cities. Said agreement may of Quincy.
be for an amount less than the taxes assessed on said land,
with interest, and the amount agreed upon shall be paid by
the city of Boston to the city of Quincy within thirty days
after the signing of said agreement. Upon said payment
all taxes assessed on said land, with interest, in excess of the
amount so paid shall be abated by the assessors of the city
of Quincy.
212
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 281.
Sion'ofTand" Section 2. After said payment has been made the city
of Boston may sell any portion of said land not necessary
for public use, at public auction or private sale, upon terms
and conditions approved by the mayor of the city of Boston,
and the proceeds of such sales shall be paid over to the
treasurer of the city of Boston and held for the purpose of
purchasing any of the outstanding bonds of said city or, in
the discretion of said treasurer, for the purpose of meeting
the interest and sinking fund requirements of any bonds
issued by the city.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayijwved April 16, 1915.
Town of
Georgetown
may supply
itself with
water, etc.
May take
waters, etc.
C/iap. 281 An Act to authorize the town of Georgetown to
SUPPLY ITSELF AND ITS INHABITANTS WITH WATER.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The town of Georgetown may supply itself
and its inhabitants with water for the extinguishment of
fires and for domestic, manufacturing and other purposes;
may establish fountains and hydrants and relocate or dis-
continue the same; and may regulate the use of such water
and fix and collect rates to be paid therefor.
Section 2. Said town, for the purposes aforesaid, may
take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold, the
waters of any pond or stream or of any ground sources of
supply by means of driven, artesian or other wells within the
limits of the town, and the water rights connected with
any such water sources, and may also take, or acquire by
purchase or otherwise, and hold, all lands, rights of way
and easements necessary for collecting, storing, piu"ifying
and preserving the water, and for conveying the same to
any part of said town: provided, however, that no source of
water supply and no lands necessary for preserving the
quality of the water shall be acquired without first obtaining
the advice and approval of the state department of health,
and that the location of all dams, reservoirs and wells to be
used as sources of water supply under this act shall be subject
to the approval of said department. Said town may construct
on the lands acquired under the provisions of this act,
])roper dams, reservoirs, standpipes, tanks, buildings, fixtures
and other structures, and may make excavations, procure
and operate machinery and provide such other means and
appliances, and do such other things as may be necessary for
Proviso.
May construct
dams, lay
pipes, etc.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 281. 213
the establishment and maintenance of complete and effective
water works; and for that purpose may construct wells and
reservoirs and establish pumping works, and may construct,
lay and maintain aqueducts, conduits, pipes and other works
under and over any land, water courses, railroads, railways
and public or other ways, and along such ways In the town
of Georgetown, In such manner as not unnecessarily to
obstruct the same; and for the purpose of constructing,
laying, maintaining, operating and repairing such conduits,
pipes and other works, and for all other proper purposes of
this act, said town may dig up or raise and embank any such
lands, highways or other ways, in such manner as to cause
the least possible hindrance to public travel on such ways.
Said town shall not enter upon, construct or lay any con- Pubiic service
duits, pipes or other works within the location of any railroad app'rovaT.°"
corporation, except at such time and in such manner as it
may agree upon with such corporation, or, in case of failure
so to agree, as may be approved by the public service com-
mission.
Section 3. Said town shall, within ninety days after the Description of
taking of any lands, rights of way, water rights, water sources to'be^re°cOTdcd.
or easements as aforesaid, file and cause to be recorded in
the registry of deeds for the southern district of the county
of Essex, a description thereof sufficiently accurate for
identification, with a statement of the purpose for which
the same were taken, signed by the water commissioners
hereinafter provided for. The title to all land acquired
under the provisions of this act shall vest in the town of
Georgetown, and the land so acciuired may be managed,
improved and controlled by the board of water commissioners
hereinafter provided for, in such manner as they shall deem
for the best interests of the town.
Section 4. Said tov/n shall pay all damages to property Payment of
sustained by any person or corporation by the taking of *™^^^-
any land, right of way, water, water source, water right or
easement, or by any other thing done by said town under
authority of this act. Any person or corporation sustaining
damages as aforesaid, and failing to agree with the town as
to the amount thereof, may have the same determined in
the manner provided by law in the case of land taken for
the laying out of highways, on application at any time
within the period of two years after the taking of such land
or other property or the doing of other Injury under authority
of this act; but no such application shall be made after the
214
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 281.
Town of
Georgetown
Water Loan,
Act of 1915.
Payment of cxplratioii of the Said two years, and no assessment of dam-
damages. ^^^^ s\vd\\ bc made for the takhif? of any water, water right,
or for any injury thereto, until the water is actually with-
drawn or diverted by the town under authority of this act.
Said town may by vote, from time to time, determine what
amount or quantity of water it proposes to take and appro-
priate under this act; in which case any damages caused by
such taking shall be based upon such amount or quantity
until the same shall be increased by vote or otherwise, and
in such event said town shall be further liable only for the
additional damages caused by such additional taking.
Section 5. Said town, for the purpose of paying the
necessary expenses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred
under the provisions of this act, may issue from time to
time bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding seventy-five
thousand dollars. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their
face the words, Town of Georgetown Water Loan, Act of
1915; shall be payable by such annual payments, beginning
not more than one year after their respective dates, as will
extinguish each loan within thirty years from its date; but
the amount of such annual payment of any loan in any
year shall not be less than the amount of the principal of
said loan payable in any subsequent year. Each authorized
Rate of interest, issuc of bouds or notcs sluill coustitutc a separate loan. Said
bonds or notes shall bear interest, payable semi-annually,
at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum; and shall
be signed by the treasurer of the town and countersigned by
the water commissioners hereinafter provided for. The
town may sell the said securities at public or private sale,
upon such terms and conditions as it may deem proper, but
they shall not be sold for less than their par value and the
proceeds shall l)e used only for the purposes herein specified.
Section G. Said town shall at the time of authorizing
said loan provide for the payment thereof in accordance
with the provisions of section five of this act; and when a
A'ote to that effect has been passed, a sum which with the
income derived from water rates will be sufficient to pay the
annual expense of operating its water works and the interest
as it accrues on the l^onds or notes issued as aforesaid, and
to make such payments on the principal as may be required
under the provisions of this act, shall, without further vote,
be assessed by the assessors of the town annually thereafter,
in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed, initil
the debt incurred by said loan is extinguished.
Payment
of loan.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 281. 215
Section 7. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol- Penalty for
lutes or diverts any water taken or held under this act, watwre°c!°^
or injures any structure, work or other property owned, held
or used by said town under authority of this act, shall
forfeit and pay to the town three times the amount of damages
assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of tort; and
upon being convicted of any of the above wilful or wanton
acts shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred
dollars or by imprisonment in jail for a term not exceeding
one year.
Section 8. Said town shall, after its acceptance of this water commis-
act, at the same meeting at which the act is accepted or at a tlonrtermretc.
subsequent meeting called for the purpose, elect by ballot
three persons to hold office, one until the expiration of three
years, one until the expiration of two years, and one until
the expiration of one year from the next succeeding annual
town meeting, to constitute a board of water commissioners;
and at each annual town meeting thereafter one such com-
missioner shall be elected by ballot for the term of three
years. All the authority granted to the said town by this
act and not otherwise specifically provided for shall be vested
in said water commissioners, who shall be subject, however,
to such instructions, rules and regulations as the town may
impose by its vote. A majorit}^ of said commissioners shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any vacancies,
vacancy occurring in said board from any cause may be ^""^ ^^^^^'
filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by said town
at any legal town meeting called for the purpose. Any such
vacancy may be filled temporarily by a majority vote of the
selectmen, and the person so appointed shall hold office
until the town fills the vacancy in the manner provided
herein.
Section 9. Said commissioners shall fix just and equitable to fix
prices and rates for the use of water, and shall prescribe the ^'**®'^ ^^^^^'
time and manner of payment. The income of the water
works shall be applied to defraying all operating expenses,
interest and payments on the principal as they accrue upon
any bonds or notes issued under authority of this act. If Net surplus,
there should be a net surplus remaining after providing for
the aforesaid charges it shall be used for such new con-
struction as the water commissioners may determine upon,
and in case a surplus should remain after payment for such
new construction the water rates shall be reduced propor-
tionately. No money shall be expended in new construction
216 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282.
by the water commissioners except from the net surplus
aforesaid, unless the town appropriates and provides money
Report. therefor. Said commissioners shall annually, and as often
as the town may require, render a report upon the condition
of the works under their charge and an account of their
doings, including an account of receipts and expenditures,
^ubmufedto Section 10. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
voters, etc. g^j^f.^ ]jy q^ majority of the legal voters of the town of George-
town present and voting thereon by ballot at any legal
meeting called for the purpose within three years after its
passage, but the number of meetings so called in any one
year shall not exceed three; and for the purpose of being
submitted to the voters as aforesaid this act shall take
effect upon its passage. Approved April 16, 1915.
Chap. 2^2 An Act to dissolve certain corporations.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Corporations Section 1. Such of the followiug named corporations,
as are not already legally dissolved, are hereby dissolved,
subject to the provisions of sections fifty-two and fifty-three
of chapter four hundred and thirty-seven of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and three : —
A. & E. Burton Company (1907)
A. B. Cutter Company, The
A. B. Noyes & Co., Corporation
A. Cunningham Drug Companv
A. D. Poole Co.
A. H. Demond Company
A. J. Hammerton Co.
A. J. Landey Company
A. L. Banks & Co., Inc.
A. P. Downs Co.
A. U. Dilley & Company, Incorporated
Abbotsford Worsted Company-
Acme Register Company
Acme Service Company
Acme Torsion Spring Company
Addison Building Company
Adjustable Truss Hinge Conii)any
Advertisers' Company (Inc.)
Akron Tire and Rubber Company of Boston, The
(1913)
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282. 217
Albany and Pittsfield Developing Company dSofved""^
Alexander Company Incorporated
Alexander Confectionery Co.
Alfana Cigar Company
Allen-Bradley Cranberry Company, The
Allston Laundry Inc., The
Alta Manufacturing Company
Amalgamator INIanufacturing and Mining Company
American Automatic Feed-Water Regulator Company
American Banner Company
American Casket Company
American Clock Bank INIfg. Co.
American Coat and Linen Supply Company
American Electric Process Steel Company
American Emblem Company
American Graphic Art Company
American History Publishing Co., The
American Ignition Company, Incorporated
American Investment Company, The
American Light, Pleat and Power Company of Boston
American Lunch Company
American National Detective Agency, Inc.
American Package Fruit Company
American Scientific Supply Corporation, The
American Securities Corporation
American Stores Company, The
American Tea and Coffee Co.
American Utilization Company
American Waterproof Sole Company
American Wholesale Grocery Company
Amoroso, Incorporated
Anderson-Snow-Hardware Company
Androscoggin INIotor Company
Anthony Screw Company
Architectural Review Incorporated, The
Armor Concrete Construction Company
Arnold J. Booth Company, Inc.
Arrow Laundry Inc., The
Associated Merchants Delivery Company, The
Athlete Shoe Industry Company
Atkinson-Browne Co.
Attleboro Welding and Machine Company
Atwood-Reed Company
Auditorium Stock Company
218 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282.
Sfved.""^ August W. Dodge, Incorporated
Austin Furniture Company
Austin Printing Company, The
Auto Accessory Mfg. Co.
Auto-Lighter & Equipment Company
Automatic Fire Protection Company
Automobile Agency Inc.
Avis Engine Company
Avon Aeroplane Amusement Co.
B & L Engine Company
B. & T. Economy Soap Holder Company
B. E. Gordon Company
B. J. Short Company
B-W Plantation Company
Babbatassett Paper Company
Back Bay Auto Supply Company, Inc.
Baker's Pond and Drain Fishing Company
Bankers and IManufacturers Mercantile Corporation
Bankers Coupon Company
Barnstable Electric Company
Barrett Bracerine Co.
Bartlett & Grover, Inc.
Bates Poultry Farm, Inc., The
Bay Road Fruit Company
Bay State Agency, Inc.
Bay State Coal and Cement Company
Bay State Distilling Company
Bay State Egg Co.
Bay State Sales Company
Bay State Shoe & Repair Company
Bay State Shoe Company
Bay State Silver Company
Beacon Boulevard Hotel Company
Beacon Confectionery Co.
Beacon Finance Co.
Beacon Ice Cream Company
Bear Creek Oil Company
Beebe-Webber Company, The
Belchertown Light, Heat & Power Company
Bemis Garnet Mills Company
Bennett Co., The
Berkshire Canning Company
Berkshire Ore is: Chemical Company
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282. 219
Beta Gamma Alumni Association of the Alpha Tan Corporations
Omega Fraternity, Incorporated dissolved.
Beverly Manufacturing Company
Beverly Mattress Company, Inc.
Bianco Construction Company
Biddle Baking Co.
Bigelow & Joslin Company
Bigelow Carpet Company (1899)
Bijou Theatre Co. (Fall River, Org. 1913)
Blair Manufacturing Company
Blair Specialty Company, The
Blake Automobile Company
Blue Hill Avenue Garage Inc.
Bonded Clearing House, Inc.
Bonelli-Brownrigg Co.
Bonn and Company, Incorporated
Bonney Co., The
Boothby Surgical Hospital
Boston Art Embroidery Co., The
Boston Builders Finish Company
Boston Carpet Laying Company, The
Boston Cement, Sand & Gravel Company
Boston Citrus Fruit Company
Boston Cold Storage and Terminal Company
Boston Common, Inc., The
Boston Courier Publishing Company, The
Boston Dentists Company
Boston Docks and Warehouse Company
Boston Kosher Wurst Company, The
Boston Ladies Tailoring Company
Boston Merchandise Co.
Boston Paving Company
Boston Prest-0-Ceal Company
Boston Rod Company
Boston Rubber Supply Company
Boston Sawdust and Shavings Company
Boston Sawdust Company
Boston Shippers Express Co.
Boston Store, Inc., The
Boston Surgical Specialty Company, The
Boston Thread and Twine Company
Boylston Art Galleries, Inc.
Boylston Jewelry Co. Inc.
220 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282.
dSed"'" Bradford Yarn Mills
Breck Rubber Company
Brennan Leather Company
Breton Company, The
Brewster Frame Company, The
Broadway Pharmacy, Incorporated
Brockton People's Shoe Company
Brockton Pink Granite Quarry Company
Brockton Realty Trust, Inc.
Brotherhood Publishing Company
Brown and Sons INIanufacturing Company
Brown-Binnian Company
Brown-Fuller Shoe Company
Brown-Sargent Company
Buckeye Fruit & Truck Growers Association, (Incor-
porated), The
Buck's Emporium, Inc.
Bullard Thread Company, The
Burbank Brothers Company, The
Burnham Railway Appliance Company
Butler Beef Company
C. A. Reid Company
C. & C. Drug Company
C. & J. INIanufacturing Company
C. H. Petit Co.
C. P. Hicks Co.
C. Sargent Bird, Inc.
C. W. Stone Company
Cambridge Real Estate Co. Incorporated
Cambridge Supply Company
Campbell Sales Company
Canton Manufacturing Company
Cape Ann Clothing Company, Inc.
Cape Cod Fish Company, Incorporated
Cape Light, Heat and Power Company
Carleton Company, The
Carpenter Spring Tire Company
Carroll & O'Kelly Co.
Carroll Paper Stock Co.
Carter-Chcsebro Company
Carter Ticket Company
Casler, Inc.
Caswell's Candy Stores Company
Caunt-Lewis Company, The
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282. 221
Central Biscuit Company dSX^''"'
Central Garage, Incorporated
Centre St. Garage, Inc.
Century Safety Razor Company
Chas. Case Shoe Company
Charles F. Packard Inc.
Charles H. ]\Iorey Company, The
Charles S. Hodsdon Company
Chauncey S. Greene Company, The
Chelsea Bee Publishing Co.
Chemolene Company, The
Chicago Raincoat Company
Chilmark China Clay Corporation
China-American Trading Company
Churchill Dry Goods Company
City Dressed Meat Company
Cochran Desk Pad Co.
Cohannet Converting Company
Collins Hardware Company
Colonial Amusement Company
Colonial Engraving Co.
Colonial Securities Company
Colonial Woolen Mills
Columbian Furniture Company, The
Columbian Stevedores & Mfg. Co.
Combined Tool Company, The
Comet Photo Studios, Inc.
Commercial Fibre Company
Common Sense Gum Company
Commonwealth Dye and Cleansing Works
Commonwealth Land Title Company
Conduit & Cable INIanufacturing Company, The
Conley Drug Co., The
Consolidated Amusement Company
Consolidated Canoe Works, Inc.
Consolidated Shoe Company
Consumers' Paint & Varnish Co.
Continental Advertising Co.
Co-operativa Operaria Portugueza, Inc.
Co-operative Delivery Company
Co-operative Sales Company, The
Corbin Wrench Company
Corey Hill Garage Company
Corporation Charter Co.
222 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282.
d^sofved!""^ Corporation Security Company
Costotime Company, The
Cotuit Co-operative Grocery Co., The
Court Electric Company
Crane Screw Co.
Crescent Hall IMarket Company
Crowder Cotton Produce Company
Crown Cafe Company
Crown Lumber Company
Crown Novelty Co.
Cummings Company, The
Cummings-lNIilbury Company
Curley Spring Hoof Pad Company, Brockton, Mass.
Curtis Drug Co.
Curtis-Hawkins Company, The
Daly Box Toe Company
Daniels & Johnson, Inc.
David E. Sherin Company
David J. Sheehan and John J. Rourke Construction
Company, The
David Street Company
De Leon Chemical Mfg. Co.
Derry-Cooper Company
Devonshire Cooperative Society
Dexter Box, Shook & Lumber Company
Dickey-Gordon-Bond Furniture Co.
Dill Cattle Company
Dr. Randall & Associates, Inc.
Dodge & Gray Inc.
Dodge Furniture Company, The
Donoghue Silk Company
Double-Phone INIanufacturing Company, The
Dreamland Dancing Academies Company
Duby Brothers Incorporated
Dudley Drug Company, The
Dudley, ]\Iears & Stevens, Incorporated
Dugdale-lNIacKissock Company
Dunn-Ray Company
Durable Electric Co.
Dvkc Mill, The
E. and A. H. Batcheller Company
E. and W. Toggle Co.
E. C. Andrews and Eagles Company, The
E. E. Angell Company, The
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282. 223
E. L. French Company dSed"'"'
E. L. Smith Company
E. j\I. Read Company
E. M. Sands (Incorporated)
E. O. Proctor Co.
E. R. Allen Co.
E. R. Stabler Company
E. W. Lynch Furniture Company
E. W. Manter Company
E-Z Rim Company, The
East Douglas Clothing Company
East India Extract Company
Eastern Co-operative Association
Eastern Electric Lamp Company
Eastern Flour Company, The
Eastern Glass Company
Eastern Reduction Company
Eastern Sales Corporation
Edward G. Morris Company, The
Edward Vroom Company, The
Edwin Cullin Company
Eells Lime Company
Efficiency Supply Company
Egry Register Company of New England
Electric Economy Company
Electro-Chemical Fibre Company
Electro-Signal Co,
Elgin Creamery Co.
Elite Dress Manufacturing Company
Elliott Motor Engine Company
Emco Company, The
Enfield Manufacturing Company
Essex Concrete Construction Company
Essex Development Company
Essex Rapid Transportation Company
Essex Waste Company
Eugene Lynch Company
Eureka Valve Company
Everett E. Belding Company, The
Excel Vacuum Cleaner Company
Excello Foods Company
Export Box Strap Company
F. E. Cole Manufacturing Company
F. E. Longwell Lumber Company
224 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282.
dSaofved.""' F. J. Allen Lumber Company, The
F. J. Terrill Motor Company
F. M. Butler Company
F. M. White Company
F. T. ]\Iorcombe, White Company
Fall River Granite Company
Fall River Wholesale Grocery Company
Farmers INIutual Telephone Company of Bristol County,
Massachusetts, The
Federal Association
Federal Rubber Waste Company
Ferguson Coal Company
Ferncroft Club, Inc., (1913)
Field, Holmes Company
First Italian Consumers Co-operative Association, Inc.
First National Safe Deposit Company
Five Acre Farm Inc.
Flaherty Drug Co.
Flather Planer and Shaper Company
Florida Trackless Trolley Company
Flower Growers Sales Company
Floyd-Scott Company, The
Foundry Equipment Company
Framingham Cleansing & Dyeing House Inc.
Framingham Commission House, Inc.
Framingham Contracting Company
Frank A. Arend & Co. Inc.
Frank B. Phinney Company
Frankfort Investment Company, The
Franklin Construction Co.
Franklin Laundry Company
Fred A. Loud Company, The
Fred F. Field Company B.
Fred S. and A. D. Gore Corporation
Frederick E. Randall Company
Fudge ]Man Company
G. A. Sawyer & Co. Inc.
G. C. Parker Companv
G. E. &II. J. IlabichCo.
G. E. Bhincluird Company
G. Gordon INIartin, Incorporated
G. I. ]\L Vulcani/ing Company
Gardner Drug Co.
Garniss-Olivcr Co.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282. 225
General Color and Chemical Company d^sdved!^"^
Genesco Company, The
George A. Turner Company
George E. Chandler Company
Geo. F. Daniels and Co. Incorporated
George F. Daniels Company
George F. Peck INIanufacturing Company, The
George F. Sanborn & Son Co.
George F. Vester Company
George J. Tarr Company (1902)
George M. Edgarton Company
George Pratt Co.
George S. Curtis Co.
George Strong Company
George W. Bush Co.
Glasgow Hall Hotel Company, The
Glidden Manufacturing Company
Globe Film Company
Globe Leather Co., Inc.
Globe Pharmacal Company, The
Globe Raincoat Company
Globe Varnish Company, Inc., The
Goddard Cafeteria Company
Goodnow Mfg. Co.
Gordon & Woodbury Co.
Gordon Hollow Mining & Milling Company
Gordon Home, Incorporated, The
Gould & Bancroft Company
Gould Box Toe Company
Grand Rapids Furniture Co.
Granite State Lunch Company
Grastorf Turner Company
Greene Advertising Company
Greenlaw Wallis Company
Greenough Pickling Company, The
Greenville Farms Milk Company
Griffin-Cutler Co.
Grocers Manufacturing and Sales Company
Grossman Cap Manufacturing Company, The
Grout Automobile Company
Grueby-Faience Company
Guarantee Trunk and Bag Company
Gurvitz-Arbeter Company
H. and B. Manufacturing Company, The
226 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282.
SKf ""' H. & G. W. Lord Company
H. C. H. Fruit Company, Incorporated
H. D. Hall Company
H. J. Koehler Sporting Goods Company
H. L, Gilman Engineering Company
H. Richards Company
H. S. Littlefield Company
H. T. Rhoades Company
Hallbauer, Maloney, Thesse Company
Hamlin Street Sprinkler Co.
Hampden jVIachine Screw Company
Hampshire Furniture Company
Hanson Machine Company
Harney Brothers Company
Harold A. Thurlow Company, Inc., The
Harrington-Thompson Motor Cars- Inc.
Harris Millinery Company
Harry Eldredge Goodhue Company, The
Harry N. Atwood Private School of Aviation, Incorpo-
rated
Hartigan Shoe Company
Hassett and Rogers Incorporated
Haverhill Gas Company
Haverhill Steamship Company
Hawaiian Pinectar, Ltd.
Hedden Varnish Company, The
Hendee Manufacturing Company, The, (1910)
Henderson Motor Company of New England
Hengren Manufacturing Company
Henry J. Tracy Company
Hervey F. Armington Inc.
Hess Mfg. Co.
Hibbard Index Company
Hickman and Doucette, Incorporated
High Rock Inc.
Highland Tanning Company
Hill & Steere, Inc.
Hill Lock Company, The
Hill Press, Incorporated, The
Hodgdon Booking Agency, Inc.
Hodgdon Brass Works
Hodgdon-Duraiul Co.
Ploliday Prints Shop of Boston Inc., The
Holland Company, Inc., The
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282. 227
Hollings Company dSved""^
Holyoke Motor Foundry Company
Home Dairy Lunch Co.
Home Drug Company
Home Furniture Company, The
Home Supply Company, The
Hotel Blythe Co., The
Hotel Westminster Company
Hovey-Woodberry Company
Howard Time Recorder Company
Howes Hydrant Co.
Howe's Mill Lumber Company
Hoyt and Wolfe Shoe Company, Inc.
Hunt IVIetal Corner Company (1904)
Huntley Poultry Farms, Inc.
Hutchinson's Pharmac.y, Incorporated
Hyde Square Grocery Co.
I-Got-Him Company, The
Ideal Men's Shop Company
Idem Manufacturing Company
Idle Hour Theatre Co.
Ima-Fiber Company
Imperial Cloak and Suit Company
Imperial Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.
Imperial Toilet Company
Importers' Bazaar, Incorporated
Importers' Outlet Company
Improved Pin Ticket Company, The
Incomparable Cloak & Suit Company
Incorporated Realty Associates, The
Independent Mutual Baking Company, The
Industrial IVIachine Company
Institute Pharmacy Inc.
Inter -City Amusement Company
Interchangeable Rubber Heel Company, The
International Mica Company
International Telefire Company
Interstate Oil Company
Interurban Express Company
Isador Straus Loan Association, Inc.
J. Bradbury Company
J. C. Leighton Co.
J. F. Connor Laundry Co.
J. F. Williams Company
228 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282.
SKd""' J- G. & B. S. Ferguson Company
J. G. Walker & Son Corporation
J. H. Green Co.
J. J. Cross Laundry Company, The
J. L. Emmons Company
J. Lanthier & Co., Inc.
J. R. Ruiter & Co. Incorporated
J. T. J. Head Company
J. W. Adams Company
J. W. Calnan Company
Jamaica Plain Auto Station, Inc.
Jamaica Plain Express and Garage Company
James A. Hart Company
James Donovan Slipper Company
Jenkins & Smith Inc.
Jesse A. Case Co. Inc.
Jewelry Shop (Incorporated), The
John Burnham Company
John D. Lynch Drug Company
John P. Corbett Company (1913)
John W. Crooks Chocolate Company
John W. Moore, Inc.
Johnson Ladder Company
Johnson Lumber Co.
Jones and Company, Incorporated
Joseph F. Marks, Incorporated
Joseph S. Donovan Company
Joseph Wilcox Company
Kaola Cordial Co.
Kellmann's Feature Films, Inc.
Kellmann's Majestic Amusement Co.
King Printing Company, The
Kline Kar Auto Company
Knox Automobile Company
L. C. Moore Company
L. C. Stevens Company
L. Ginsberg Fruit and Produce Co. Inc.
L. Marino, Incorporated
L. Robert Tidd Company
L. T. Robbins Lumber Company, Inc.
Landers, Frary & Clark Co.
Lane & Co. Inc.
Laurie Valve Co.
Lawrence Gas Generator Company
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282. 229
Lawrence Market Company Srved^"'
Lawrence Motor Mart, Inc.
Lawson Pink Food Products Co.
Lawson-Pratt Sales Company
Leominster Machine Supply Company
Leominster Shell Goods Company
Leona INIining Company
Levitan Amusement Company, Inc.
Lewis A. Brown Company
Lewis H. & F. W. Lovering, Inc.
Lewis-La Bonte Company
Liberty Hat Manufacturing Company
Liberty Shoe Manufacturing Company
Lilly Brackett Company
Lincoln and Smith Press
Lincoln Leather Goods Company, The
Lincoln Shoe Company
Live Advertising Company
Lloyd Coal Company
Lockcura Company, The *
Long Pond Fishing Company in Yarmouth
Lord Manufacturing Company
Louis B. Cadario & Sons, Incorporated
Louis Cohen Shirt Company
Louis Miller Co., Inc.
Louis W. Sumner, Inc.
Lovett, Hart and Phipps Company
Lowell Land Company
Lowell Real Estate Company
Lozier Motor Company of New England
Lucy Mill and Lumber Company, The
Lynn Box Company
Lynn Clothing Company
Lynn Co-operative Association
Lynn Ice & Cold Storage Company
Lynn Jewish Publishing Company
M. B. M. Motor Company
M. D. Malbon Co.
M. Daly Co.
M. J. Ryan & Sons Company
M, J. Silva Company
M. L. Hewett & Co., Incorporated
MacLean Produce Company, The
Machat Feature Film Co.
230 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282.
Swed'""' IVIacker-Tyler Company
Mackey INIanufacturing Company
Madam Francis Company
Maddequet Harbor Hotel Company
Malaya Exploitation Co.
Maiden INlail Company, The
Maiden Parcel Handle Company Inc.
Maiden Woodenware Company
Manhattan Company, The
Manhattan Egg Company
IManhattan Theatre Company
Mansur Motor Truck Company
Manufacturer's Wool Stock Company
Marathon Automobile Company of Boston, The
Marcus Contracting Company
Marcus Loew Boston Booking Agency, The
Marine Towel Supply Company
Marinium Paint & Manufacturing Company
Marion Motor Car Co. of Boston
Mark-lNIotor Supply Company
Markell Drug Company, Inc.
Marlborough Drug Company, The
Marshfield Electric Light and Power Company
Martin Fur Breeding Company
Marwood Publishing & Sales Company, The
Mason Cigar Company
Massachusetts Barbers Supply Company
Massachusetts Chemical Products Co.
Massachusetts Contracting Company, The
Massachusetts Loan Company
Massachusetts INIedical Service Company
Massachusetts Net Company
Maxim Chemical & Drug Company
Mayer & Ilirshfcld Incorporated
Mayfair Manufacturing Company
Mayo Meat Company
McCabe and Finzel Company
McClurg Tire and Rubber Company
McKinnon Building & Re])air Company
McNeely & Co., Inc.
Mellor Manufacturing Company, The
Melville Pharmacy, Incorporated
Merchants Investment Company
Merrill's Food and Chemical Company
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282. 231
Merrlmac Taper Company (1881) dSfved!""'
Merrimac Witch Hazel Company
Metal Products Company
Michigan Motor Company
Middlesex Co-operative Garden Company
Middlesex Equitable Association
Milford and Lake Maspenock Trolleymobile Co.
Milford Land and Development Co.
Milford Lyceum Hall Company
Milford Rubber Cement Company
Milner Manufacturing Company
Modern Necessities Company
Molt Bros. Incorp.
Monn Product Company
Montague Laundry Company
Morash-Friend Co.
Morse-Readio Auto Company
Mott Manufacturing Company
Mount Pleasant Stable Company, The
Mountain Purity Spring Company
Mozart Music Companv
N. E. Robbins Co.
N. S. Abbott Company
N. Sumergrade and Company, Incorporated
N. W. Brown Piano Co.
Nashua River Paper Corporation
Natick Inter-State Express Company
National Art Advertising Company
National Calculator Sales Company of Massachusetts
National Correspondence Schools, Inc.
National Credit Company
National Games Company
National Loan and Investment Company
National Motor Car Co. of Worcester, The
National Shipping Company
National Stationery & Office Supply Co.
National Wholesale Millinery Syndicate, Inc., The
Naumkeag Express Company
Neely INIedical Company
Nehemiah Lee Coal Company
Nelson Color Company
New Bedford Roller Polo Association, Inc.
New England Black Fox Company
New England Commercial Paper Co.
232 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282.
SSV'ed^*'"' New England Contracting Co.
New England Electric Vehicle Company
New England Export Exposition Company, The
New England Feed Company, The
New England Fireworks Company, Inc.
New England General Utilities Company
New England Hardware Company
New England Industrial and Educational Exposition
Company
New England Loan Association, Incorporated
New England INletal & ]\Iachine Company
New England INIotorist Company, The
New England News Company, The
New England Nut Food Co.
New England Paper Bag Company
New England Paper Stock Company
New England Plating and Engraving Company, Inc.,
The
New England Supply Company
New England Transfer Advertising Company
New Hotel Company
New Light and Supply Company
New Premier Theatre Co.
New System Dental Company
New York and Boston Auto-Bus Company
Nielsen-Belcher Co.
Nielsen Glove Company
Nielsen Smoke Separator Company
Non-Corrosive Metal ]\Ifg. Co., The
Norcross Properties, Incorporated, The
North American Lead & Iron Co.
North Egremont Water Company
North Shore IMotors and Service Company, Incor-
porated
North Shore Red Granite Company
Northampton Emery Wheel Company
Northeastern Lunch Company
Northern Amusement Company, The
Northrup Hotel Company
Novelty Braid Co.
O. H. Goodman Co., The
Ocean INIills Company, The
Oguiiquit Manufacturing Company
Oliver-IIurwitch Co.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282. 233
Oliver Tailoring Co. Sfved!""'
Olmsted and Tuttle Company-
Orange Street Market Inc.
Orient Heights Pharmacy, Inc.
Ornamental INIineral Company
Orona ]\Ianufacturing Company (1912)
Orthopedic Shoe Company
Ovington Aviation School of Correspondence
P. & P. Sales Co., Inc., The
Page Oil Liniment Co., Inc.
Palmer and Singer Motor Company of New England
Palmer Co-operative Association, The
Palmer Manufacturing Company
Palmer Renting Company
Paper INIill Supply Company
Park Amusement Co., The
Park Co-operative Society, The
Park Theatre Amusement Co.
Parsons-Dalton Co.
Pastime Amusement Co.
Paton-Perry Company, The
Paul Revere Silver Company (1910)
Payson Mitchell Company
Peerless Leather Company
Pemberton Sales Company
People's Trading Company, The
Perkins Appliance Company
Pettingell INIachine Company, The
Phillips Company, The
Phillips Heater Mfg. Co.
Phillipsdale Paper Mill Company, The
Pilgrim Garage & Auto Company
Pilgrim Leather Manufacturing Company (Incor-
porated)
Pine-Croft Greenhouses Incorporated, The
Pleasant Street Cemetery Corporation
Port of Boston Docks and Warehouse Company
Portugal-America Publishing Association
Portuguese National Wholesale Grocery Company
Potter, Harris & Company Inc.
Potter Welding and Brazing Co.
Premier Motor Car Company of New England
Prescott Auto Parts Company
Priest & Smith Company
234 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282.
dS^'ved'*"" Prince Cleansing Company Inc.
Progress Rul)ber Company
Prospect Auto Company
Protex Mills Company
Public Co-Operative Store Inc.
Purchasers of H. & J. Brewer Co.'s Springfield Retail
Store, Inc.
Puritan Mailing Machine Company
Puritan Mills
Puritan Telephone Company
Quaboag Leather Company
Quality Toggle Co., The
Queen Bee Confectionery Company
Queensboro-Boston Corporation
Queensbury INIills
Quincy Beef Company
Quito Cigar Company Incorporated
R and G Shoe Company
R. B. Gage Company
R. B. Mason Company, Incorporated
R. Bliss Manufacturing Company
R. F. Murphy Company
R. W. Armstrong Co., The
Rabinowitz Delicatessen and Lunch Company
Ramsey-Schofield Company
Randolph Bottling Company (Inc.)
Rawles-Cobb Company
Real Estate Investment Company
Realistic Moving Picture Company, The
Reccord Chemical Mfg. Co., The
Red Dragon Cigar Company
Red Star Bedding Company, The
Regal Bottling Co.
Reid Publishing Company
Rejane Company, The
Reliable Knitting Company
Resthaven Sanatarium Inc.
Revere Boat Company, The
Rezistol Chemical Co., The
Rheumo Chemical Co.
Rice-Engineering Co., Inc.
Richard II. Booth Co.
Riverview Laundry Company, The
Riverview Manufacturing Company
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282.
235
Corporations
Robt. Cook & Sons Co. di-°iv«d.
Rochester Pants Company
Rock Manufacturing Company
Rock Oil IMotor Company
Roebling Construction Company of Massachusetts,
The
Romanite Floor & Tile Co., The
Rosenfeld Goldman Company, The
Royal & Berkeley Company Inc.
Roval Fibre Company
Royal Paper Box Company
Rural Comedy Co.
S. C. Swift Company, Inc.
S-M-C Company
S. W. Loomis Company
Salisbury Land and Improvement Company
Samoset Textile Company
Sampson Publishing Company
Sault Manufacturing Company
Sconset Cottage Club Company
Scott and Cota Machine Company
Seth W. Fuller Company
Shaw Lumber Company
Shawmut Electric Signal Company
Shelden Brothers Company
Sherman Manufacturing Company
Shirley Amusement Company
Shirt-Board Advertising Company
Shoe City Coat Co., Inc.
Sight-Seeing Auto Company ^ ^ . j^ • ^ VA
Silver Black Fox Breeders Association of Prince Ed-
ward Island
Simonds Fruit Company
Simplex Sales Company
Sippican Yacht Club
Sky Fruit and Stock Company
Solid Shoe Company
Somers, Hoeckel & Son Company
Somerset Hotel Company
Somerville Manufacturing Company, ihe
Souhegan Valley Farms, Incorporated
South End Independent, Incorporated
South Hadley Falls Electric Light Company, Ihe
South Shore Construction Company
236 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282.
Srved^^"' Southern Mills Company, Inc.
Spaulding Lunch Company
Springfield Loan Association
Springfield News Company, The
Springfield Wholesale Grocery Company (1909)
Springfield Wrecking and Lumber Company, The
Standard Auto Valve Company
Standard Concrete & Construction Company
Standard Credit Company
Standard Handle and Lumber Company
Standard House Repair Co.
Standard Scale & Equipment Co., Boston, Mass., The
Standard Specialty Company, The
Star Brand Shoe Company Lie.
Star Button INIanufacturing Company
State Realty Company, The
Steinfeld Amusement Co., Inc.
Sterling Valve Company, The
Stoddard Ice Cream Company, The
Stone Veneering Company
Stop Thief Window Lock Company
Strout Bros. Construction Co.
Strout Brothers, Incorporated
Suffolk Manufacturing Company, The
Summa Carbon and Ribbon Company
Superior Accessories Company
Superior Overall Company
T. T. Connolly Co.
Tarbett IMachine Company
Taunton Co-operative Grocery Co. Inc., The
Taxi Motor Cab Company of Boston
Taxicab Service Company
Taylor Roofing Co., Inc.
Tenney-Stoughton Shoe Company
Tenney Worcester Company
Thomas and John P. Cavanagh Company
Thompson Exerciser Company
Tickton's Pharmacy, Incorporated
Tilloy Brown Company
Tolman Brothers Manufacturing Company
Tom Burke of New England, Lie.
Trackless Transportation Company
'^IVavers-Smith Co.
Tremont Manufacturing Co.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282. 237
Tremont Securities Company dSfvtd.""^
Tritton & Jenner Company, Ltd.
Trixolo Company, The
Tucker Store, Inc., The
Tuttle & Bryant Co.
Twin Bowl Cream Separator Company
"Ultimate" Filter Corporation, The
Ultra Motor Car Company
Under-Cut Drill Company
Union Cutlery and Hardware Company
Union Drugs Stores Company
Union Raincoat Company
Union Tool Company
Unique Amusement Company
United Amusement Company
United Breeders, Inc.
United Chemical Company
United Feather Company
United Grocery Company, Inc.
United Hospitals Drug Co. (Inc.), The
United Motion Picture Corporation
United INIotion Picture Theatre Corporation
United Paper Stock Company
United Service Auto. Co.
United Sewing Machinery Company
United Silver Plate Company
United States Asphalt Company, The
United States Lumber Corp.
United States INIatch Plate Co.
United States Shoe Company
United States Steel Hoop Company
United System Construction Company
Unity Investment Corporation
Unity Loan Company
Universal Appliance Company (1914)
Universal Gauge Company, (Limited)
Universal Machine Company
Universal Postal ^Machine Company, The
Universal Truck Co. of New England
Uswoco Mills
Uxbridge Hardware & Furniture Company, The
Van-Car Leather Company
Vapowax Chemical Company
Variety Booking Offices, Incorporated
238 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282.
dksorvedi''"" ^'asil :\IacKay Company, The
Vendome Lunch Company
Victoria Aeroplane, Automobile and Amusement Co.
Vinal INIotor Renting Company
W. E. Thayer Company
W. F. Corne Company
W. F. Gruttemeyer and Company, Incorporated
W. G. King Company
W. H. Brooke Company
W. H. Green Vaudeville Agency Inc.
W. J. Lally Clothing Company
W. K. Farrington Press
W. L. Hallett Theatrical Transfer Co.
W. L. Taylor Company, The
W. Pence IMitchell Hat Company
W. S. Lee Co.
Wachtel-Pickert Company
Wachusett Rest, Incorporated, The
Wade Press, Incorporated
Wallace and Stimpson Co., The
Waltham Electric Co.
Waltham Hardware Co.
Ware Machine & Loom Company
Warren Chambers Pharmacy Inc.
Warren Manufacturing and Construction Company,
The
Waverley Company
Waverly Specialty Company
Wellesley Inn Corporation
Wellington Company, The
Wentworth-Lister Company
West Varnish Co.
Westcott Motors Co.
Westerly Shirt Company
Western Oil Company
White Eagle Provision Company, (Inc.)
White IVIotor Car Company, The
White River Leather Company
White Star Laundry, Incorporated
Whitney, Barn(\v Company
Whittier JNIachine Company
Wikstrom Company incorporated
Wilbert E. Welch Company, The
Wm. E. Doyle Co., Inc.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 282. 239
William Gilligan Company corporations
■iTtT'ii' T' rt- /-^ dissolved.
William K. iierce Company
Willis C. Bates Company
Winton Clothing Company
Witch City Auto Co., Inc.
Witch City Tanning Company
Wood, Clarke Press (Inc.), The
Worcester Broken Stone Company
Worcester County Automobile Owners Association, Inc.
Worcester Foresters of America Building Association
in the City of Worcester
Worcester News Company, The
Worcester Record Company, The
Worcester Slipper Company
Worcester Terrazzo Tile Works, Inc.
Worcester Unit Brick & Tile Company, The
Worcester Window Cleaning Co., The
Woven Cane Fabric Company, The
Wyco Products Company
Young and Follett Company, The
Young Lobster Company, The
Zedren and Clapp Company
Zetterman ]\Iachinery Company
Section 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed to Pending suits
affect any suit now pending by or against any corporation ^°^* ^'^^'^^^d*
mentioned in the first section hereof, nor any suit now pend-
ing or hereafter brought for any liability now existing against
the stockholders or officers of any such corporation, nor to
revive any charter previously annulled or corporation
previously dissolved, nor to make valid any defective or-
ganization of any of the supposed corporations mentioned
in said first section.
Section 3. Suits upon choses in actions arising out of Proceeding in
. ••■ , , ^ suits upon
contracts sold or assigned by any corporation dissolved by choses in action,
this act may be brought or prosecuted in the name of the
purchaser or assignee. The fact of sale or assignment and
of purchase by the plaintiff shall be set forth in the writ
or other process; and the defendant may avail himself of
any matter of defence of which he might have availed himself
in a suit upon the claim by such corporation, had it not
been dissolved by this act.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajpproved April 16, 1915.
240
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 283, 284, 285.
11884,309; 1887,360; 1889,231; 1890,205; 1891,72.130; 1893,361; 1909,224,231; 1913.49;
1914, 516.)
Chap. 283 An Act to establish the office of purchasing agent
IN THE CITY OF WALTHAM.
Office of
purchasing
agent in
Walt ham,
established.
To be sub-
mitted to
city council,
etc.
Appropriation
for the em-
ployment of
certain needy
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The city of Waltham may, by ordinance,
establish the office of purchasing agent in that city, and fix
the term of the office and the salary attached thereto, and
may transfer to said office such powers and duties now
vested in other city boards, departments or offices as the
city council, with the approval of the mayor, may designate.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the city council of said city, with the approval of the
mayor. Approved April 16, 1915.
Chap.2S4: An Act in addition to an act making an appropriation
FOR the employment OF CERTAIN NEEDY PERSONS BY
THE STATE FORESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars is
hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the
persons by the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to be expended
under the direction of the state forester in the employment
of certain needy persons, as authorized by chapter twenty-
three of the resolves of the present year, the same to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 16, 1915.
11836,128; 1838,181; 1841,120; 184,5,203; 1846,35; 1847,82; 1849,183; 1851.320; 1S52, 2G1;
1856.207; 1861.182; 1868.83; 1870,148; 1874,245; 1875,173; 1879,138; 1881,99; 1889.
235. 445; 1891. 337; 1892. 323; 1893. 429. 467; 1894, 190; 1805, 187, 261, 466; 1896, 283.
415; 1897, 95; 1898. 173; 1900. 255; 1904. 188; 1905. 337; 1906, 229; 1907, 242; 1908,
148; 1911, 645.)
Chap.285 An Act to provide for the appointment of cemetery
commissioners in the city of LOWELL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The powers and duties now exerciscfl and
performed by the commissioner of public property and
licenses of the city of Lowell shall hereafter be vested in a
board of five cemetery commissioners, to be appointed by
the mavor. Of the said five commissioners not It^ss tlian
Appointment
of cemetery
commissioners.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 286. 241
three shall be owners of lots in a public burial ground in said
city. The said commissioners shall serve without compen-
sation and shall be appointed in the first instance for terms
of one, two, three, four and five years respectively, and
thereafter as vacancies occur they shall be filled by the ap-
pointment of a commissioner for the term of five years.
The commissioners shall elect one of their number chairman
and shall appoint such other officers as they may deem
expedient.
Section 2. The said commissioners shall annually in to make
January present a report to the mayor of their doings for the ^^^^^^ report.
preceding year, including a detailed statement of the receipts
and expenditures of each cemetery under their control and
of all gifts and bequests, in trust or otherwise, made to
said city for the care of any of the cemeteries under the
charge of said commissioners, or of any lot therein, or for
any other purpose relative thereto.
Section 3. So much of chapter six hundred and forty- Repeal.
five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven as
is inconsistent herewith, is hereby repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 19, 1915.
Chap.28Q
An Act making appropriations for the compensation
and expenses of the board of commissioners on
fisheries and game.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriation.
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth commi^ioners
from the ordinary revenue, for expenditures incurred by the on fisheries
board of commissioners on fisheries and game, for the fiscal
year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For compensation of the commissioners, a sum not ex- Commis-
ceeding sixty-one hundred and twenty dollars. ewners, salaries.
For travelling and incidental office expenses, including Travelling
printing and binding the annual report, a sum not exceeding ^'^p®"®^®- °**'-
sixtv-two hundred dollars.
For clerical services, a sum not exceeding fifty-one hundred £1®'"^!^
dollars.
For enforcement of the laws relating to fisheries and game, Enforcement
including the salaries and expenses of deputies, forty-eight °^ ^'"^' ^*■'^■
thousand dollars.
242
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 287.
Stocking of
ponds, etc.
Fish hatcheries.
Maintenance,
etc.
For stocking great ponds with food fish, a sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars.
For the establishment of fish hatcheries, as authorized bv
chapter six of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and
twelve, a sum not exceeding eight thousand dollars.
For the maintenance of fish hatcheries, the propagation of
food and game fish, and for the purchase of lobsters with
eggs attached, and for the establishment of bird and game
preserves and for the maintenance of game farms for the
protection and propagation of wild birds and quadrupeds,
a sum not exceeding sixty-six thousand and eighty dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 19, 1015.
Town of
Belehertown
may supply
itself with
water, etc.
May purchase
waters of
ponds, etc.
Chap. 287 An Act to authorize the town of belchertow^n to
SUPPLY itself and ITS INHABITANTS WITH W^\TER.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The town of Belehertown may supply itself
and its inhabitants with water for the extinguishment of
fires and for domestic, manufacturing and other purposes;
may establish fountains and hydrants and relocate or dis-
continue the same, and may regulate the use of such water,
and fix and collect rates to be paid therefor.
Section 2. Said town, for the purposes aforesaid, may
take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold the waters
of any pond or stream, or of any ground sources of supply,
taken by means of driven, artesian or other wells, within the
limits of the said town not already owned or acquired by
the city of Springfield, acting under its statutory rights,
and the water rights connected with any such water sources,
and may also take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and
hold all lands, rights of way and easements necessary for
collecting, storing, holding, purifying and preserving the
purity of the water, and for conveying the same to any part
of said town: promded, however, that no source of water
supply and no lands necessary for preserving the quality
of the water shall be taken or used without first obtaining
the advice and approval of the state department of health,
and that the situation of all dams, reservoirs and wells to
be used as sources of water supply under this act shall be
subject to the approval of said department. Said town
may construct on the lands acquired and held under the pro-
visions of this act proper dams, reservoirs, standpipes, tanks,
Proviso.
May construct
dams, etc.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 287. 243
buildings, fixtures and other structures, and may make
excavations, procure and operate machinery and provide
such other means and appHances and do such other things
as may be necessary for the estabhshment and mainte-
nance of complete and effective water works; and for that
purpose may construct wells and reservoirs and establish
pumping works, and may construct, lay and maintain aque-
ducts, conduits, pipes and other works under or over any
land, water courses, railroads, railways and public or other
ways, and along such ways in the town of Belchertown, in
such manner as not unnecessarily to obstruct the same; and
for the purpose of constructing, laying, maintaining, oper-
ating and repairing such conduits, pipes and other works,
and for all proper purposes of this act, said town may dig
up or raise and embank any such lands, highways, or other
ways in such manner as to cause the least hindrance to public
travel on such ways. Said town shall not enter upon, con- Restrictions,
struct or lay any conduits, pipes or other works within the
location of any railroad corporation, except at such time
and in such manner as it may agree upon with such corpora-
tion or, in case of failure so to agree, as may be approved
by the public service commission.
Section 3. Said town shall, within ninety days after the Description of
taking of any lands, rights of way, water rights, water foTe^recorded?
sources or easements as aforesaid, file and cause to be re- ^'^''■
corded in the registry of deeds for the county and district
within which the same are situated, a description thereof
sufficiently accurate for identification, with a statement of
the purpose for which the same were taken, signed by the
water commissioners hereinafter provided for. The title to Title, how
all land taken or acquired in any way under the provisions "^^^^^'^■
of this act shall vest in the town of Belchertown, and the
land so acquired may be managed, improved and controlled
by the board of water commissioners hereinafter provided
for, in such manner as they shall deem for the best interest
of the town.
Section 4. Said town shall pay all damages to property Damages,
sustained by any person or corporation by the taking of any
land, right of way, water, water source, water right or ease-
ment, or by any other thing done by the town under au-
thority of this act. Any person or corporation sustaining
damages as aforesaid, and failing to agree with said town
as to the amount thereof, may have the same determined
in the manner provided by law in the case of land taken
244
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 287.
Damages.
May purchase
property of
Belchertown
Water Com-
pany.
Town of
Belchertown,
Water Loan,
Act of 1915.
Payment of
loan.
for the laying out of highways, on appHcation at any time
within the period of two years after the taking of such
land or other property or the doing of other injury under
authority of this act; but no such application shall be made
after the expiration of the said two years, and no assess-
ment of damages shall be made for the taking of any water
or water right, or for any injury thereto, until the water
is actually withdrawn or diverted by said town under au-
thority of this act. Said town may by vote, from time
to time, determine what amount or quantity of water it
proposes to take and appropriate under this act; in which
case any damages caused by such taking shall be based
upon such amount or quantity until the same shall be in-
creased by vote or otherwise, and in such event the town
shall be further liable only for the additional damages caused
by such additional taking.
Section 5. The said town may purchase the water
rights, estate, franchises, and privileges of the Belchertown
Water Company, which was incorporated by chapter three
hundred and fifty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and twelve.
Section 6. Said town, for the purpose of paying the
necessary expenses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred
under the provisions of this act, may issue from time to time
bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding fifty thousand
dollars. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their face the
words, Town of Belchertown Water Loan, Act of 1915; shall
be payable by such annual payments, beginning not more
than one year after the date thereof, as will extinguish each
loan within thirty years from its date, shall bear interest,
payable semi-annually, at a rate not exceeding four and
one half per cent per annum; and shall be signed by the
treasurer of the town and countersigned by the water com-
missioners hereinafter provided for. Each authorized issue
of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate loan, and the
amount of the annual pavment in anv vear shall not be less
than the amount of principal payable in any subsequent
year. Said town may sell the said securities at public or
private sale, upon such terms and conditions as it may
deem proper, but they shall not be sold for less than their
par value.
Section 7. Said town shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan, provide for the payment thereof in such annual
payments, beginning not more than one year after the first
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 287. 245
issue of said bonds or notes, as will extinguish the same
within the time prescribed by this act; and when a vote to
that effect has been passed a sum which, with the income
derived from water rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual
expense of operating its water works and the interest as it
accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid, and to
make such payments on the principal as may be required
under the provisions of this act, shall, without further vote
be assessed by the assessors of the town annually thereafter,
in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed, until
the debt incurred by said loan is extinguished.
Section 8. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol- Penalty.
lutes or diverts any water taken or held under this act,
or injures any structure, work or other property, owned,
held or used by said town under authority of this act, shall
forfeit and pay to the said town three times the amount of
damages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of
tort; and upon being convicted of any of the above wilful
or wanton acts shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three
hundred dollars or by imprisonment in jail for a term not
exceeding one year.
Section 9. Said town shall, after the acceptance of this Commis-
act, at a legal meeting called for the purpose, elect by ballot eiect1on*et™'
three persons to hold office, one until the expiration of three
years, one until the expiration of two years and one until the
expiration of one year from the next succeeding annual
town meeting, to constitute a board of water commissioners;
and at each annual town meeting thereafter one such com-
missioner shall be elected by ballot for the term of three
years. All the authority granted to the said town by this
act and not otherwise specifically provided for shall be
vested in said water commissioners, who shall be subject
however to such instructions, rules and regulations as the
town may impose by its vote. A majority of said commis-
sioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. Any vacancy occurring in said board from any Vacancies.
cause may be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term
by the town at any legal town meeting called for the purpose.
Any such vacancy may be filled temporarily by a majority
vote of the selectmen, and the person so appointed shall hold
office until the town fills the vacancy in the manner herein
provided for.
Section 10. Said commissioners shall fix just and du^'es^"""^
equitable prices and rates for the use of water, and shall
246
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 288.
Powers and
duties.
Net surplus,
how applied.
Report.
Act to be
submitted to
voters, etc.
prescribe the time and manner of payment. The income
of the water works shall be applied to defraying all oper-
ating expenses, interest charges and payments on the principal
as they accrue upon any bonds or notes issued under au-
thority of this act. If there should be a net surplus remaining
after providing for the aforesaid charges it shall be used for
such new construction as the water commissioners mav de-
termine upon, and in case a surplus should remain after pay-
ment for such new construction the water rates shall be re-
duced proportionately. No money shall be expended in new
construction by the water commissioners except from the
net surplus aforesaid, unless the town appropriates and pro-
vides monev therefor. Said commissioners shall annuallv,
and as often as the town may require, render a report upon
the condition of the works under their charge and an account
of their doings, including an account of receipts and ex-
penditures.
Section 11. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by a majority vote of the legal voters of the town of
Belchertown present and voting thereon at a legal meeting
called for the purpose within three years after its passage;
but it shall become void unless the town of Belchertown
shall begin to distribute water to consumers in said town
within three years after the date of the acceptance of this
act as aforesaid. For the purpose of being submitted to the
voters as aforesaid this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 19, 1915.
[1912, 484; 1913, 557.]
Chap. 288 An Act to authorize the town of amherst to borrow
MONEY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
Be ii enacted, etc., as follows:
Town of Section 1. The town of Amherst, for the purpose of
Amherst may . . , • i i
borrow money coustructiug a scwcrage systcm in accordance with the prc-
a°sew"erag"e*' visious of chapter four hundred and cight>'-four of the acts
system. ^^ ^|^^ year nineteen hundred and twehe, is hereby au-
thorized to borrow, outside of the statutory limit of in-
debtedness, a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars,
in addition to the amount authorized by the said chapter,
and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor. Such
bonds or notes shall be denominated on their face, Amherst
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 289. 247
Sewerage Loan, Act of 1915; shall be signed by the treasurer
and countersigned by a majority of the selectmen of the
town, shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and
one half per cent per annum payable semi-annually, and
shall be payable by such annual payments, beginning not
more than one year after the date thereof, as will extinguish
each loan within thirty years from its date. The amount of f^^^^^^ °^
such annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be
less than the amount of the principal of the loan payable in
any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or
notes shall constitute a separate loan. Bonds or notes
issued under authority of this act shall be paid from the
revenues provided by the said chapter four hundred and
eighty-four, and the provisions of that chapter shall apply
to proceedings under this act, except as is otherwise pro-
vided herein.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 19, 1915.
[1915, 170, Spec]
An Act relative to the term of office of the treas- Chap. 2S9
URER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES OF THE CITY OF FITCH-
BURG.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1, The city council of the city of Fitchburg Term of office
for the year nineteen hundred and sixteen shall, as soon after collector of
its organization as may be convenient, elect by joint ballot oflitchb'u/g.
in convention a city treasurer and collector of taxes, who
shall hold his office for the term of three years next ensuing,
and until his successor is elected and qualified; and there-
after as vacancies occur in the said office, they shall be
filled in the same manner and for the same term: provided, provisos.
that if a vacancy occurs before the expiration of a term it
shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term; and
provided, also, that the said officer may be removed at any
time by the city council for sufficient cause. The compensa-
tion of the said officer shall be fixed by concurrent vote of
the citv council.
Section 2, So much of section fourteen of chapter Repeal,
eighty-one of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
seventy-two as is inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed.
248
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 290.
To be sub-
mitted to city
council, etc.
Section 3. This act shall take effect on the first day of
January, nineteen hundred and sixteen: provided, that be-
fore that date it shall be accepted by the city council of the
city of Fitchburji;, with the approval of the mayor.
Approved April 19, 1915.
Duxbury Fire
and Water
District may
retire certain
bonds, etc.
Certain in-
habitants may
be added to
district.
[1914, 313.]
C/iap. 290 An Act to authorize the duxbury fire and water
DISTRICT to retire CERTAIN BONDS AND TO PROVIDE FOR
AN EXTENSION OF ITS TERRITORY.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The Duxbury Fire and Water District,
established by chapter three hundred and thirteen of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, acting by
its treasurer, with the approval of the commissioners, is
hereby authorized to purchase for cancellation or to pay at
maturity from any money in the treasury outstanding bonds
of the said district not exceeding ten thousand dollars ma-
turing in the years nineteen hundred and fifteen to nineteen
hundred and nineteen inclusive, and not to exceed two
thousand dollars of bonds maturing in any one year.
Section 2. The inhabitants of the town of Duxbury
liable to taxation in said town and residing within any
section of said town described by metes and bounds may be
added to and become a part of the body corporate of the
Duxbury Fire and Water District. The territory thereby
annexed to said district and the inhabitants therein re-
siding shall have all the rights, powers and privileges and
be subject to all the liabilities and duties pertaining to said
district according to the provisions of said chapter three
hundred and thirteen upon the acceptance of this act by
the voters of any such section, as provided in section three
of this act. Said district is authorized to extend its water
service to its boundaries and beyond for the purpose of selling
water to individuals, municipalities or corporations outside
of said district; and for the purpose herein mentioned said
district may issue bonds or notes in addition to the amount
already authorized, but not exceeding seventy-five per cent
of the estimated cost of such extension of water sor\ice.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its j)assage,
except that section two shall not take effect until accepted
both by a majority vote of the voters of any section proposed
to be added to said district, present and voting thereon at
Issue of bonds.
Time of taking
effect.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 291, 292. 249
a meeting called in the manner provided by section eight
of said chapter three hundred and thirteen, and by a vote
of said district by a majority vote of the voters present and
voting at a meeting duly called.
Approved April 21, 1915.
Chap. 2^1
An Act to authorize the trustees of the Norfolk
STATE hospital TO GRANT LAND TO THE TOWN OF NORFOLK
FOR WIDENING AND STRAIGHTENING MAIN STREET IN SAID
TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The trustees of the Norfolk state hospital Norfo!k\tlte
are hereby authorized to grant to the town of Norfolk such hospital may
part of the lands held by the commonwealth for the Norfolk land to town
state hospital in the said town as may be necessary to widen,
straighten and re-locate Main street through and along the
lands of the commonwealth, in such manner and to such
extent as may mutually be agreed upon by the said trustees
and the selectmen of the said town, and said trustees are
authorized to receive in exchange therefor such parts of the
existing highway as may be abandoned by said widening
and straightening and re-location where the land of the
commonwealth abuts on the part so abandoned.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 22, 1915.
An Act to extend the time for the operation of Chav. 292
CERTAIN lines OF THE HAMPDEN RAILROAD CORPORA-
TION.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The time within which the Hampden Rail- Time extended
road Corporation, incorporated under the general law in the o^certl'in*'""
year nineteen hundred and eleven, shall locate and complete Hampden^ ^
its lines to Holyoke and Chicopee Falls, and open them for cor^''°^ation
use, is extended to the first day of July, in the year nineteen
hundred and eighteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
{TJie foregoing tvas laid before the governor on the sixteenth
of April, 1915, and after five days it had "the force of a law",
as prescribed by the constitution, as it ivas not returned by him
with his objections thereto within that time.)
250
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 293.
(1915, 270. Spec.]
Chap. 293 An Act to provide for the construction of a tunnel
OR SUBWAY IN THE CHARLESTOWN DISTRICT OF THE CITY
OF BOSTON AND THE REMOVAL OF THE ELEVATED RAILWAY
STRUCTURE IN SAID DISTRICT.
Construction
of tunnel or
subway in
Charlestown
district of
Boston, etc.
Elevated
structure to
be removed.
Commissioners
to assess
damages,
benefits, etc.
Assessment of
betterments.
Payment of
assessments.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Boston transit commission shall construct
a tunnel or subway from a point at or near City square to a
point at, near or beyond Sullivan square in the Charlestown
district of the city of Boston, under the same provisions as
to construction, payment and use that are provided by law
for the construction, payment and use of the present tunnel
under Washington street in the city of Boston.
Section 2. The present elevated structure now operated
and maintained between City square and Sullivan square,
along IMain street, shall, upon the construction of the tunnel
or subway herein provided for, be removed, the same being
detrimental to the public welfare and a menace to public
health, and the expense of the removal shall be considered a
part of the cost of construction of said tunnel or subway.
Section 3. Upon the carrying out of the provisions afore-
said, the superior court for the county of Suffolk, upon
petition of the city, company or any party in interest, shall
appoint three commissioners who shall determine the
damages, if any, sustained by the company over and above
the benefit, if any, which the company receive by the carry-
ing out of said provisions, and the damages so determined
shall be paid by the city and considered a part of the cost of
said tunnel or subwav. The commissioners shall, within
three years after the carrying out of the said provisions, de-
termine the benefits, if any, received by the several parcels
of real estate abutting on the parts of the streets from which
said structure shall have been removed and shall assess upon
every such parcel a betterment consisting of a proportionate
part, not exceeding one half of the cost of carrying out the
said provisions and not exceeding one half of the benefit
received b}^ the parcel.
Section 4. The owners of parcels so assessed shall pay
to the city each year one twenty-fifth of the amount assessed
on their respective parcels, with interest at four per cent per
annum on the part of the assessment remaining unpaid, and
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 294. 251
the amount of the rental to be paid by the company shall be
reduced by the total amount of the assessments paid during
the year. Any owner may pay the whole or any unpaid
balance of his assessment, and in such case the city shall
hold the same and use one twenty-fifth thereof each year in
reduction of the rental.
Section 5. If any party in interest is dissatisfied with Appeal,
the determination of the commissioners, he or it may have
damages or betterments determined by a jury or by a justice
of said court on petition therefor filed in said court within
one year after the determination; and all laws relating
to the determination of damages and betterments for the
laying out of highways in said city shall, so far as they may
be applicable, govern in such matters under this act.
Approved April 23, 1915.
(1915, 297, Spec.J
[1890, 357; 1893, 330; 1901, 312; 1903, 130; 1907, 202; 1911, 132.J
An Act to authorize the city of pittsfield to incur nhrj^^ 2Q4
ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS FOR SEWERAGE PURPOSES. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The citv of Pittsfield is hereby authorized, c'ity of Pitts-
for the purpose or laying out and constructing sewers and borrow money
. J 0 ^ 1 • 1 ^^^ sewerage
a system or systems oi sewerage and sewage disposal, to purposes.
issue from time to time bonds or notes to an amount not
exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, outside the statutory
limit of indebtedness and in addition to the amounts which
the city was authorized by chapter three hundred and fifty-
seven of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety,
and acts in amendment thereof or in addition thereto, to
borrow for sewerage purposes. Such bonds or notes shall
bear on their face the words, Pittsfield Sewerage Loan, Act
of 1915; shall be payable within periods not exceeding thirty
years from the date of issue, shall bear interest payable semi-
annually, at a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be signed by
the treasurer and countersigned by the mayor of the city.
The city may from time to time sell the said securities, or
any part thereof, at public or private sale, but they shall
not be sold for less than their par value, and the proceeds,
except premiums, shall be used only for the purposes herein
specified.
252 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 295, 296.
Payment of SECTION 2. The City sliall, at the time of authorizing
the said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof by
such annual payments, beginning not more than one year
after the respective dates thereof, as will extinguish each
loan within thirty years from its date. Each authorized
issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate loan, and
the amount of principal and interest payable in any year
shall not be less than the amount of the principal of the loan
payable in any subsequent year. When a vote to the fore-
going eflFect has been passed, the amount required thereby
shall, without further vote, be assessed by the assessors of
the city annually thereafter in the same manner in which
other taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred by the city
is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 24, 1915.
[1726, 98; Sp. Laws, Vol. 1, p. 227; 1836, 82.J
Chap. 2^^ An Act to dissolve the first parish in Bradford.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
First Parish SECTION 1. The First Parish in Bradford, a corporation
in Bradford, , , , . i- i • • i i>
dissolved. organized under and by virtue or chapter ninety-eight or
the acts of the year seventeen hundred and twenty-six, is
hereby dissolved.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 26, 1915.
[1835, 15; 1851, 205.]
C/ia». 296 An Act to dissolve the proprietors of the Bradford
MEETING house.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Proprietors of SECTION 1. The Proprietors of the Bradford Meeting
Meriting House, Housc, a Corporation organized under and by virtue of
dissolved. chapter fifteen of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
thirty-five, as amended by chapter two hundred and five of
the acts of the year eighteen hundred and fifty-one, is hereby
dissolved.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 26, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 297. 253
[1915, 293, Spec]
An Act relative to a subway station at or near the Chav. 297
CORNER OF BOYLSTON AND ARLINGTON STREETS IN THE
CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section five of Part I of chapter seven 1911,741,
hundred and forty-one of the acts of the year nineteen imend^'^'
hundred and eleven is hereby amended by inserting after
the word "square", in the eighteenth hne, the words: —
at or near the corner of Boylston and Arhngton streets, —
so that the first paragraph of said section will read as fol-
lows : — The commission shall construct in the city of Boston Construction
a subway (hereinafter called the Boylston street subway) sLtka^n'^at^or
so designed as to be adapted to contain two railway tracks, orsoyisto™'^
commencing with an open cut at or near the junction of gt^Mtel'n^^^"
Commonwealth avenue and Beacon street, thence con- Boston,
tinning to, in, and under Commonwealth avenue, Charles-
gate west, the Fenway, Charlesgate east, Newbury street,
crossing under Massachusetts avenue; thence passing under
or across private land and land of the city of Boston to a
point under Boylston street near Hereford street; thence
under Boylston street to a point at or near its junction with
Arlington street; thence in and under public ways and
public or private lands by such route as the commission
may determine, to a point at or near the junction of Boylston
street and Tremont street, and thence in or under Tremont
street and public lands to a point at or near the Park street
station of the Tremont street subway, together with stations
at Massachusetts avenue, at Copley square, at or near the
corner of Boylston and Arlington streets, at or near the
corner of Boylston and Tremont streets, and at or near
Park street. Instead of constructing said subway as a
continuous line from Arlington street to Park street station,
the commission may connect said subway at or near the
junction of Boylston street and Tremont street with the
tracks of the present Tremont street subway, and between
that point and the Park street station may either enlarge
the present Tremont street subway so as to provide for two
additional tracks, or may construct a separate subway
adapted to contain two railway tracks, connecting the
254
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 298, 299.
same with the present Tremont street subway and the
tracks located therein.
Jff"ct°^ ^^'"'"^ , Section 2. This act shall take effect when accepted by
the Boston Elevated Railway Company.
Approved April 26, 1915.
[1915, 376, Spec]
Chap. 2^^ An Act making appropriations for continuing the
PUBLICATION OF THE PROVINCE LAWS.
Appropriation
for continuing
publication of
province laws.
Editor, salary.
Clerical
services, etc.
Stationery,
postage, etc.
Printing and
binding.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned a,re appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
for the purpose of completing the preparation and publi-
cation of the acts and resolves of the province of Massa-
chusetts bay, to wit : —
For the salary of the editor, two thousand dollars.
For clerical services and a messenger, a sum not exceeding
thirty-two hundred dollars.
For stationery, postage, travelling and other expenses,
a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars.
For printing and binding such volumes as may be com-
pleted, a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars,
the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for this purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 26, 1915.
Chap. 2^^ An Act to validate the annual town ^ieeting of the
town of barre in the present year.
Annual town
meeting of
Barre in
present year
validated.
Be it enacted, etc., a^ folhws:
Section 1. The acts and proceedings of the town of
Barre at the annual town meeting in the current year, and
all acts done in pursuance thereof, are hereby confirmed and
made valid to the same extent as if the said meeting had been
conducted in strict compliance with law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 26, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 300. 255
[1915, 189, Spec]
An Act relative to the appropriations for public Chav 300
SCHOOLS BY THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter four hundred of the isgs, 4oo, §i,
acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, as "'" ' ^'"^'^'^'''^•
amended by section one of chapter four hundred and forty-
eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and one, by
section one of chapter one hundred and seventy of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and three, by section one
of chapter two hundred and five of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and six, by section one of chapter three hun-
dred and eighty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and nine, by section one of chapter seven hundred and
eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven,
and by section one of chapter six hundred and fifteen of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, is hereby
further amended by striking out the said section and in-
serting in place thereof the following: — Section 1. The Appropriations
school committee of the city of Boston, in each year, by pubficlchoois.
vote of four fifths of all of its members, taken bv yeas and
nays, may make an appropriation in one sum for constructing
and furnishing new school buildings, including the taking
of land therefor, and for school yards and the preparing of
school yards for use, and may also make an appropriation
in one sum for repairs and alterations of school buildings,
and may make such other appropriations by items for the
support of the public schools as it deems necessary. The Total amount
total amount thus to be appropriated for the public schools certain si^s,
of the city and their support, in addition to the money which ^''^'
may be given therefor, the income collected, the balance of
appropriations of preceding years, and the money which
may be authorized by acts of the general court passed
prior to the year nineteen hundred and fifteen and not re-
pealed, shall not exceed the following sums for the periods
specified, to wit: — for the financi"al year ending on the
thirty-first day of January, nineteen hundred and sixteen,
and for each financial year thereafter, four dollars and
seven cents upon each one thousand dollars of the valuation
upon which the appropriations of the city council are based;
and the amounts which may so be raised shall be appro-
priated by the school committee as aforesaid, and shall
256
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 301.
Propprtion for be a part of and be met by taxes within the tax limit; and
new buildings, ^ "
etc., and
repairs, etc.
Proviso.
of said amounts not more than thirty cents upon every
such one thousand dollars shall be appropriated solely for
new school buildings, lands, yards and furnishings as afore-
said, and not more than thirty-five cents upon every such
one thousand dollars shall be appropriated solely for repairs
and alterations of school buildings: provided, Jwwever, that
if of said amounts less than thirty cents upon every such
one thousand dollars shall be appropriated solely for new
school buildings, lands, yards and furnishings as aforesaid,
the balance remaining of such appropriation for new school
buildings, lands, yards and furnishings shall be certified by
the school committee to the mayor and shall be added to
the amount upon each one thousand dollars of the valuation
on which the appropriations of the city council are based,
and may be appropriated for other than school purposes.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 27, 1915.
[This act repealed by 1915, 372, Spec.] [1915, 304, Spec.]
Town of
Wellesley may
make an
additional
sewerage loan.
[1907, 567; 1914, 343.]
C/iap. 301 An Act to authorize the town of wellesley to make
AN additional SEWERAGE LOAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of paying any necessary
expenses and liabilities incurred under chapter five hundred
and sixty-seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
seven, the town of Wellesley may incur indebtedness to an
amount not exceeding t^yo hundred thousand dollars, in
addition to the amounts authorized by said chapter five
himdred and sixty-seven, and may issue therefor from time
to time bonds or notes which shall not be reckoned in
determining the statutory limit of indebtedness of the town.
Such bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words,
Wellesley Sewerage Loan, Act of 1915; shall be payable
within periods not exceeding thirty years from the date of
issue, and shall bear interest, payable semi-annually, at a
rate not exceeding four per cent per annum. They shall be
signed by the treasurer of the town, and countersigned by
a majority of the selectmen. The town may from time to
time sell the said securities, or any part thereof, at public or
private sale, but they shall not be sold for less than their
par value. The proceeds shall be retained in the treasury,
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 302. 257
and the treasurer shall, upon the order of the board of sewer
commissioners, pay therefrom the expenses incurred for
the purposes aforesaid.
Section 2. The town shall, at the time of authorizing Payment of
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof by such
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the respective dates thereof, as will extinguish each loan
within thirty years from its date. Each authorized issue
of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate loan, and
the amount of the principal and interest payable upon any
loan in any year shall not be less than the amount of principal
of the loan payable in any subsequent year. When a vote
to the foregoing effect has been passed, the amount required
thereby, less the amount that may be appropriated there-
for, as provided in the following section, shall without
further vote be assessed by the assessors of the town in each
year thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes
are assessed, until the debt incurred under authority of this
act is extinguished.
Section 3. The receipts from sewer assessments and ^sessmente."^
from payments made in lieu thereof shall be applied by the applied!^
board of sewer commissioners to the payment of charges and
expenses incident to the maintenance and operation of said
system of sewerage, or to the extension thereof, except that
the town may apply any part of such receipts to the payment
of the interest upon bonds or notes issued under authority of
this act, and not otherwise provided for, or to the payment
or redemption of such bonds or notes, as the town shall by
vote determine; and the said receipts shall be used for
no other purpose. If such receipts shall not in any year be
sufficient for the purposes aforesaid, the town shall raise
forthwith by taxation, in the same manner in which money
is raised and appropriated for other town purposes, the
balance required therefor. Approved April 27, 1915.
[1902, 255; 1910, 601; 1911, 465; 1913, 765.]
An Act to facilitate through service over the lines Chart. ?f^^
OF the SPRINGFIELD AND BERKSHIRE STREET RAILWAY
COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section five of chapter six hundred and one of the acts of amended ^ ^'
the year nineteen hundred and ten is hereby amended by
adding at the end thereof the following : — Said company
258
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 303.
Through
service over
lines of
street railway
companies
facilitated.
may, however, connect its tracks with the tracks of the
Springfield Street Railway Company in the town of Hunting-
ton, and said two companies may make contracts for the
operation of through cars from any point on the railway of
one company to any point on the railway of the other com-
pany and for the interchange of passenger, freight and
express service and traffic, as fully and to the same extent as
is permitted to other connecting street railway companies
under the general laws, — so as to read as follows: — Section
5. Except as specially authorized by the general court the
Berkshire ^° Berkshire Street Railway Company shall not, after the
acceptance of this act as provided in section six, be au-
thorized under the provisions of sections fiftv-two and fiftv-
five of Part III of chapter four hundred and sixty-three of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and six, to lease or to
purchase the franchise and property of, or to consolidate
or make any operating contract with, any other street
railway company organized under the laws of, and now
owning or operating a street railway within the common-
wealth of ]\Iassachusetts. Said company may, however,
connect its tracks with the tracks of the Springfield Street
Railway Company in the town of Huntington, and said
two companies may make contracts for the operation of
through cars from any point on the railway of one company
to any point on the railway of the other company and for
the interchange of passenger, freight and express service
and traffic, as fully and to the same extent as is permitted
to other connecting street railway companies under the
general laws. Aijproved April 27, 1915.
Chap. 303 An Act making an appropriation for the protection
OF THE BEACH AND SHORE AT THE REVERE BEACH RESER-
VATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars
is hereby appropriated to be paid out of the Metropolitan
Parks Maintenance Fund, to be exj>ended by the metro-
politan park commission for the purpose of constructing a
concrete bulkhead or retaining wall for the protection of
the Revere beach reservation from the ocean; this sum to
be covered by assessments upon cities and towns in the
metropolitan district, in accordance with the provisions of
Appropriation
for protection
of beach, etc.,
at llevere
beach reserva-
tion.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 304. 259
chapter four hundred and sixty-four of the acts of the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-nine.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 27, 1915.
[1915, 300, Spec]
An Act relative to the payment of pensions to mem- (7/j,ar).304
BERS OF THE TEACHING AND SUPERVISING STAFF OF THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1 . Sections four and six of chapter five hundred ^^nd&^eic^! *
and eighty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred amended.
and eight, as amended by sections two and three of chapter
six hundred and seventeen of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and ten, are hereby further amended by striking
out the word "five", wherever it occurs in said sections,
and inserting in place thereof the word : — seven, — and
by striking out the words "purposes contemplated by this
act", in the fifth line of said section four, and inserting
in place thereof the words : — purpose of paying pensions at
the rates already established by section seven of chapter five
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and eight, as amended by section three of chapter
six hundred and seventeen of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and ten, — so as to read as follows: — Section A. Payment of
,.,, ,, . . pensions to
In addition to the amount which the school committee is teachers, etc.,
now authorized by law to appropriate for the support of the public schools.
public schools of the city, and for other purposes, it shall
annually appropriate for the purpose of paying pensions at
the rates already established by section seven of chapter
five hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and eight, as amended by section three of chapter
six hundred and seventeen of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and ten, and in the same manner in which it makes
appropriations for other school purposes, the sum of seven
cents upon each one thousand dollars of the valuation on
which the appropriations of the city council of the city are
based, and shall from time to time pay to the treasurer of
the permanent pension fund such portions of the proceeds
of said seven cents upon each one thousand dollars of the
valuation aforesaid as, in the opinion of the school committee,
will not be needed for the purpose of paying pensions to
teachers during that year. Accrued interest not expended
260
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 305.
Total pensions
payable not to
exceed certain
amount.
Proviso.
Tax limit
increased.
during any year shall be available for the payment of pensions
during any subsequent year. Section G. The total amount
of pensions payable hereunder in any one year shall not
exceed the proceeds of the said seven cents upon each one
thousand dollars of the valuation aforesaid, together with
the accrued interest of the permanent fund. In case the
amount available in any one year under this act is not
sufficient to pay the pensions that have been granted, the
amount so available shall be divided pro rata among those
to whom pensions have been or may be granted on the
basis of the amount of the pension each is then receiving:
'provided, that in no case, nor in any year, shall the pension
of any person retired after thirty years of service be less
than three hundred and twelve dollars.
Section 2. For the purposes of this act the limit of
the amount of taxes on property in the city of Boston is
increased two cents on each one thousand dollars of the
valuation upon which the appropriations by the city council
of the city are based.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 27, 1915.
[1915, 37?, Spec.]
Trustees of
Lakeville state
sanatorium
may lay water
pipes, etc., in
town of
Lakeville.
Chap. 305 An Act to authorize the trustees of the l.\keville
STATE sanatorium TO LAY WATER PIPES IN AND UNDER
highways in the town of lakeville.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of obtaining an additional
water supply the trustees of the Lakeville state sanatorium
are hereby authorized to construct and maintain in and
under highways, private ways and private land in the town
of Lakeville, such water mains and pipes as may be necessary
from a point on the Nemasket river near Bridge street in
the said town to the premises of the sanatorium. For this
purpose the trustees may dig up and temporarily obstruct
any way in the said town, but only in such manner as will
cause the least possible inconvenience to the citizens of the
town, and they shall restore the way to the same condition
in which it was before the said work was done.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 27, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 306, 307. 261
An Act relative to the shirley-eustis mansion on Chap. 306
SHIRLEY STREET IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The provisions of chapter five hundred and pertain pro-
ne PI ci • 111 visions of law
nity 01 the acts or the year nineteen hundred and seven ji^t to apply to
rehxtive to the construction, alteration and maintenance of mansion in
buildings in the city of Boston shall not, prior to the first
day of January in the year nineteen hundred and eighteen,
apply to the Shirley-Eustis mansion, so-called, situated on
Shirley street in the city of Boston and formerly occupied by
a colonial governor and by a governor of the commonwealth:
provided, that, in the meantime, the house shall not be used Provisos.
as a dwelling house or for any other purpose except to
provide for its preservation and restoration as an example
of a colonial executive mansion; and provided, that it shall
be occupied only by a caretaker and his assistants.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 27, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for deficiencies in Cfidrt 307
APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES AUTHORIZED IN
THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations
priated, to be paid out of the treasurv of the commonwealth !°'"„l!£^'®'"^''^
-* ^ * *-' 111 appro—
from the ordinary revenue, for certain expenses in excess of prjationsin
appropriations therefor in the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen, unless it is otherwise specified herein, to wit: —
For incidental and contingent expenses in the office of the incidental
secretary of the commonwealth, a sum not exceeding one fn officfof *''
hundred seventy-nine dollars and seventy-two cents. secretary.
For postage and expressage on documents, and for printing Postage and
and mailing copies of bills and resolves to certain state, documents,°"
city and town officials, as approved by the secretary of the ®'^''-
commonwealth, a sum not exceeding eleven hundred forty-
eight dollars and forty-eight cents.
For blanks for town officers, election laws, and blanks Blanks,
and instructions on all matters relating to elections, and ft7!''°'^ '*^^*
for the expense of advertising the state ticket, as approved
by the secretary of the commonwealth, a sum not exceeding
seven hundred eighty-six dollars and fifty cents.
262
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 307.
Clerical
assistance, etc.,
of civil service
commission.
District at-
torneys' travel.
Travelling,
etc., expenses
of board of
conciliation
and arbitration.
Repair, etc., of
United States
ships, etc.
Instruction
in riding.
Certain
compensation
to members
of militia.
Rifle practice.
Clerical
assistance,
etc , of state
forester.
Norfolk state
hospital,
maintenance.
Gardner
state colony,
maintenance.
Massachusetts
School for the
Fceble-
Minded.
For clerical assistance, and for office printing, travelling
and incidental expenses, advertising and stationery, as
approved by the civil service commission, a sum not ex-
ceeding eight hundred seventy-seven dollars and twenty-
three cents.
For travelling expenses of certain district attorneys, as
authorized by law, a sum not exceeding four hundred twenty-
six dollars and forty-three cents.
For travelling, incidental and contingent expenses, and
the compensation of expert assistants, as approved by the
board of conciliation and arbitration, a sum not exceeding
three hundred eleven dollars and twenty cents.
For furnishing, repair and care of any United States ships
loaned to the commonwealth for the use of the naval militia,
upon vouchers approved by the adjutant general, a sum not
exceeding eight hundred sixteen dollars and eighteen cents.
For giving instruction in riding to non-commissioned
officers and others who are required by law to be mounted,
upon vouchers approved by the adjutant general, a sum not
exceeding one hundred and sixty dollars.
For certain compensation of officers and men of the
volunteer militia for the year nineteen hundred and thirteen,
upon vouchers approved by the adjutant general, a sum not
exceeding one hundred fifty-one dollars and twenty-eight
cents.
For certain expenses incurred for the year nineteen hun-
dred and thirteen in connection with the rifle practice of the
militia, upon vouchers approved by the adjutant general,
a sum not exceeding four hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance and incidental and contingent
expenses, upon vouchers approved by the state forester, a
sum not exceeding one hundred fourteen dollars and seventy-
two cents.
For the maintenance of the Norfolk state hospital, upon
vouchers approved by the trustees thereof, a sum not ex-
ceeding thirteen hundred twenty-four dollars and sixty-six
cents.
For the maintenance of the Gardner state colony, upon
vouchers approved by the trustees thereof, a sum not ex-
ceeding eleven thousand seven hundred twentv-nine dollars
and ninety-three cents.
For the jNIassachusetts School for the Feeble-^NIinded,
upon vouchers approved by the trustees thereof, a sum not
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 308. 263
exceeding twenty-five hundred three dollars and fifty-eight
cents.
For the Worcester state asykim, upon vouchers approved I^yi^*^'' ^'^*®
by tjie trustees thereof, a sum not exceeding fifty-four
hundred seventy-three dollars and sixty cents.
For the Rutland state sanatorium, upon vouchers approved J^nato^hm^'^'^
by the trustees of INIassachusetts hospitals for consumptives,
a sum not exceeding sixty-nine hundred forty-four dollars
and ninetv-three cents.
For the Westfield state sanatorium, upon vouchers ap- westfieia state
proved by the trustees of Massachusetts hospitals for con- ^°^t°"^™-
sumptives, a sum not exceeding twenty-seven hundred
ninety-one dollars and seventy-eight cents.
For the following expenses upon vouchers approved by Commissioner
,1 • • J? 1 J." of education.
the commissioner oi education : —
For travelling expenses of the commissioner, deputy. Travelling
agents and assistants, a sum not exceeding one hundred ®"'p®°®®^-
sixty-seven dollars and sixty-nine cents.
For the payment of tuition of children in high schools Tuition in
outside of the town in which they reside, a sum not exceeding '^ ^'^ °^ ^'
eleven hundred sixty-three dollars and thirty-nine cents.
For the instruction of the adult blind at their homes by instruction of
the Perkins Institution and INIassachusetts School for the
Blind, a sum not exceeding three hundred ninety-seven
dollars and seventeen cents.
For the education of deaf pupils of the commonwealth, a Education of
sum not exceeding twenty-six hundred and eleven dollars.
For the support of the state normal school at Hyannis, a Normal school
sum riot exceeding two hundred thirty-one dollars and ^ i^'^'^'*-
ninetv-four cents.
For the support of the state normal school at Framingham, Normal school
a sum not exceeding one hundred twenty-two dollars and Lm^^"^'"^^
SLsty-three cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 27, 1915.
An Act making appropriations for the salaries and (7/iar).308
EXPENSES OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE PORT OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follmvs:
■ Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations.
priated, to be paid out of the Port of Boston Fund, for porTof B^t^n^
salaries and expenses of the directors of the port of Boston,
264
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 309.
Directors,
salaries.
Clerks and
assistants.
Publicity
bureau.
for the year ending November thirtieth, nineteen hundred
and fifteen, to wit : —
For the salaries of the directors of the port, the sum of
eighteen thousand dollars.
For the salaries of clerks and assistants, and for con-
tingent expenses of said board, to include printing and
binding their report, a sum not exceeding sixty-two thousand
dollars.
For expenses necessary in the establishing and maintaining
of a publicity bureau for the purpose of properly advertising
the port of Boston, a sum not exceeding two thousand
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 27, 1915.
Diverting the
waters of the
Ipswich river,
etc.
[Salem, 1915, 169, Spec; Beverly 1915, 266, Spec]
C/iap. 309 An Act relative to diverting the waters of the
IPSWICH river and to the installing of measuring
AND recording DEVICES BY THE SALEM AND BEVERLY
WATER SUPPLY BOARD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Salem and Beverly water supply board,
established by chapter seven hundred of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen, may, in addition to the
powers conferred upon said board by said chapter seven
hundred, for the purpose of providing a further water supply
for the use of the city of Salem and its inhabitants and of
the city of Beverly and its inhabitants, take and divert the
waters of the Ipswich river and its tributaries at any point
designated by the state department of health between the
Newburyport turnpike and a point one thousand feet easterly
of the bridge of the Newburyport branch of the Boston and
Maine Railroad, over said river: provided, hoicever, that in
case the point of taking shall be below any stream flowing
into the river east of the Newburyport turnpike the said
board and its successors shall bear all expense of changes
that may be deemed necessary by said board or which may
become necessary through any rules or regulations established
by the state department of health, in any structure, building,
or other works existing at the time of the passage of this
act within the watershed of such stream or the watershed
of the Ipswich river between the said stream and the point
Proviso.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 310. 265
of intake or anywhere in said part of the river, or for re-
moving any poUution therefrom or for purifying or otherwise
disposing of sewage from any dwelHng or other structure
within the watershed of said stream or such part of the
river.
Section 2. The measuring and recording devices required ^iShfg and
by the provisions of said chapter seven hundred may be ^.^^gg*^'"^ '^^^
placed at such point or points as the state department of
health may designate in the Ipswich river, or in the canal
across Wenham swamp from the Ipswich river to the upland
at the southeasterly edge of the swamp which the said board
is about to construct for the diversion of the waters of said
river to Wenham lake, or at the pumping station to be
constructed by said board for said purpose at the south-
easterly end of said canal, or at any other suitable point or
points.
Section 3. If the canal mentioned in the preceding Access to
section, or the takings of land for the same, cross any public be provided.
or private ways in the town of Wenham, the board shall take
such measures as may be agreed upon by the board and the
selectmen of the town of Wenham for providing access
to the lands to which said ways lead, or, in default of such
agreement, the board shall take such measures for the above
purpose as may be fixed by the county commissioners for
the county of Essex and the state department of health,
sitting jointly upon the matter.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 27, 1915.
(Salem, 1915, 316, Spec]
An Act relative to certain freight charges made by Chav.ZlO
the new YORK central RAILROAD COMPANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The New York Central Railroad Company may refund cl^trlriiaii-
to the Wellesley Gravel Company, a Maine corporation, the j^^d Company
sum of seven hundred twentv-three dollars and twenty-seven certain freigiit
cents, the said amount having been paid by it for freight
charges on gravel shipped from East Boston to East Cam-
bridge, Massachusetts, during the month of September,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, if and when the public
service commission shall find that the charges made were
unreasonable. Approved April 28, 1915.
266
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 311.
[Sp. Laws, Vol. 3, p. 299; 1909, 77.]
Chap. 311 An Act relative to the trustees of the funds for
THE SUPPORT OF A CONGREGATIONAL GOSPEL MINISTER
IN THE FIRST PARISH IN BRADFORD.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Name changed.
1S03, 76, § 1,
amended.
Section 1. The name of the Trustees of the Funds for
the Support of a Congregational Gospel ^Minister in the
First Parish in Bradford, incorporated by chapter seventy-
six of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and three, is
hereby changed to the Trustees of the Funds for the Support
of a Congregational Gospel Minister in the First Church of
Christ, Bradford.
Section 2. Section one of said chapter seventy-six is
hereby amended by striking out the words "First Parish in",
in the fifteenth line, and inserting in place thereof the words :
Incorporation. — First Church of Clirist, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 1. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in General Court assembled, and by the Authority
of the same. That Nathaniel Thurston, James Kimball, Asa
Gage, Joseph Chadwick, Richard Walker, Samuel Webster,
Edward Kimball, Benjamin Walker, Peter Gage, Francis
Kimball, John Griffin, Edmund Kimball, Uriah Gage,
Richard Woodman, Jesse Kimball, Daniel Carleton, and
Timothy Phillips, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees,
to manage such funds, as are, or shall be raised and appro-
priated to the use aforesaid, and for that purpose, they and
their successors, are hereby incorporated, into a body cor-
porate and politic forever, by the name of " The Trustees
of the Funds for the Support of a Congregational Gospel
Minister, in the First Church of Christ, Bradford; " and the
said trustees shall have and keep a common seal, subject
to be changed or altered at pleasure, and may sue and be
sued, and prosecute and defend to final judgement and
execution. And the number of trustees shall never be less
than seven, and five shall form a quorum for doing business.
Section 3. Section three of said chapter seventy-six,
as amended by chapter seventy-seven of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and nine, is hereby further amended
by striking out the words "now settled, or that may hereafter
be settled in the said first parish", in the fourth and fifth
lines, and inserting in place thereof the words: — in the
First Church of Christ, Bradford, — so as to read as fol-
1S03, 76, § 3,
amended.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 311. 267
lows : — Section 3. And he it further enacted, That the afore- use of fund.
said fund shall be put to use or interest, and the annual
interest of said fund shall be applied to discharge the salary
of the congregational gospel minister in the First Church of
Christ, Bradford: provided, however, that should the said P'o^'so-
trustees be possessed of a capital, the annual interest whereof
shall be more than sufficient to discharge the salary afore-
said, the surplus sum may be applied to the payment of
the other necessary expenses arising from supporting said
congregational worship, or for the support of schools, as
the said trustees from time to time shall direct; or the
same may be appropriated to augment said fund, within the
limitation hereafter expressed. And the said trustees are
hereby made capable of holding as aforesaid, real and personal
estate, to an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars;
and no part of the capital of said fund shall ever be expended.
Section 4. Section four of said chapter seventy-six is iso3, 76. § 4.
hereby amended by inserting after the word "duty", in ^"^°'^^'^-
the ninth line, the w^ords : — All of the trustees shall be
residents of Haverhill, and two thirds of said trustees shall
be members of the First Church of Christ, Bradford, — and
by striking out the word "Society", in the twelfth line,
and inserting in place thereof the word: — Haverhill, — and
by striking out the words "Congregational Society", in
the last line, and inserting in place thereof the words : —
First Church of Christ, Bradford, — so as to read as fol-
lows:— Section 4- And be it further enacted. That the officers, eieo
trustees for the time being, may elect a president, clerk, etc"' ^^^^^^'
and treasurer; and the clerk and treasurer shall be under
oath faithfully to perform their duty; and the treasurer
shall receive into his hands the monies from said trustees,
and under their direction put the same to use or interest,
with sufficient security for the same, having previously
himself given bonds to said trustees, w'ith sufficient sureties
to their acceptance, for the faithful performance of his duty.
All of the trustees shall be residents of Haverhill, and two Trustees,
thirds of said trustees shall be members of the First Church ^^"^^''fi°^t'"°^'
of Christ, Bradford. And said trustees shall have power to
fill all vacancies that shall happen from death, resignation,
or removal out of said Haverhill, and the said trustees and
their successors shall remain a body corporate to perpetuate
the appropriation of said fund according to the intentions
of the donor or donors within the provisions of this act.
And said trustees shall annually in the month of January
268
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 312, 313.
Title to prop-
erty.
Appropriations,
Soldiers' Home
in Massa-
chusetts.
make a full and fair statement of the situation of the funds
aforesaid and deliver a copy of the same to the clerk of said
First Church of Christ, Bradford.
Section 5. The title to all property real and personal
heretofore acquired and now held by said corporation under
the name of the Trustees of the Funds for the Support of a
Congregational GosiDel Minister in the First Parish in
Bradford, or under any other name, and the title to all
property which may hereafter be acquired by it by bequest,
devise or otherwise, is hereby confirmed to and vested in
said corporation under the said name of the Trustees of the
Funds for the Support of a Congregational Gospel ]Minister
in the First Church of Christ, Bradford.
Section G. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1915.
Chap. 312 An Act making appropriations for the soldiers' home
IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are herebv
appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, to the trustees of the
Soldiers' Home in ^Massachusetts, as authorized by chapter
thirty-three of the resolves of the present year, the payments
to be made in equal quarterly instalments, to wit : —
For maintenance, one hundred and five thousand dollars;
and for permanent improvements, forty-two hundred and
fifty dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1915.
[1906, 291; 1907, 214; 1909, 387; 1913, 715.]
C/iap.313 An Act relative to the licensing board for the city
OF boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The last paragraph of section four of chapter
two hundred and ninety-one of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and six is hereby amended by inserting after the
word "licenses", in the third line of said paragraph, the
words: — including recording fees, miscellaneous fees and
all other revenue, — so that said paragraph will read as
Fees for follows: — All Hceuses issued bv said board shall be signed
by licensing by a majority of the members thereof and shall be recorded
board of
Boston.
Maintenance,
etc.
1906, 201, § 4
amended.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 314, 315. 269
in the office of said board, and all fees for said licenses, in-
cluding recording fees, miscellaneous fees and all other
revenue, shall be paid into the treasury of said city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1915.
[1911, 751, Part IV; 1912, 42, 721; 1913, 448; 1914. 338.]
An Act relative to the rights and powers of the nhr,^ 014
MASSACHUSETTS EMPLOYEES INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. Section one of Part IV of chapter seven ign, 751, § 1,
hundred and fifty-one of the acts of the year nineteen hun- fmendld.
dred and eleven is hereby amended by adding at the end
thereof the words : — The said association may also transact
within the commonwealth any kind of liability insurance
which mutual companies are allowed by law to transact,
and shall be governed by the laws now or hereafter in force
relating to the transaction of such business by mutual
companies, so far as the same are not in conflict with the
provisions of this act, — so as to read as follows : — Section Rights and
1. The Massachusetts Employees Insurance Association is MSIach°usttts
hereby created a body corporate with the powers provided fj^ui-anclAs-
in this act and with all the general corporate powers incident sociation.
thereto. The said association may also transact within the
commonwealth any kind of liability insurance which mutual
companies are allowed by law to transact, and shall be
governed by the laws now or hereafter in force relating to the
transaction of such business by mutual companies, so far
as the same are not in conflict with the provisions of this
act.
Section 2. Section twenty-three of Part IV of said ^^p^^'-
chapter seven hundred and fifty-one is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take eftect upon its passage.
Approved April 29, 1915.
[1899, 142.]
An Act to provide for improving the heating (Jjid'n 3^5
APPARATUS OF THE BATH HOUSE AT THE REVERE BEACH
RESERVATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan park commission is hereby improving the
authorized to expend a sum not exceeding thirty-five thou- pafatulorthe
270
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 316.
bath house at
the Revere
beach reserva-
tion.
sand dollars from the jNIetropolitan Parks ^Maintenance
Fund for the purpose of renewing or replacing the boilers of
the bath house at the Revere beach reservation, and for
providing a boiler house and proper means for furnishing
heat and power to said bath house.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 29, 1915.
1915, 169, § 1,
(S.) amended.
City of Salem
may take land
for a reservoir,
etc.
[1915, 309, Spec.]
C/iap.316 An Act to extend the right of the city of salem to
TAKE LAND FOR A RESERVOIR FOR ITS WATER SUPPLY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Chapter one hundred and sixty-nine of the
Special Acts of the year nineteen hundred and fifteen is
hereby amended by striking out section one and inserting
in place thereof the following: — Section 1. The city of
Salem is hereby authorized, for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and operating a reservoir for its water supply,
to take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, such land or
rights therein in the town of Dan vers as may be necessary
for the said purpose; and the said city may also construct,
lay and maintain conduits, pipes and such other works as
may be deemed necessary for collecting, purifying, storing,
discharging, conducting and distributing water to and in
the city of Salem, and may also construct, lay and maintain
in the city of Beverly and in the towns of Peabody and
Dan vers pipes for conducting water from said reservoir
and works in Danvers to the city of Salem, and may take,
or acquire by purchase or otherwise, such land or rights
therein as may be necessary for the purpose of construct-
ing, laying and maintaining said pipes: provided, that no
conduits or pipes shall be laid in a public way either in the
town of Danvers or in the town of Peabody without the
consent of the selectmen of the town concerned, or in a
public way in the city of Beverly without the consent and
approval of the mayor and board of aldermen; and pro-
vided, further, that nothing herein shall authorize the taking
of land in Beverly except as such taking is specially au-
thorized herein for the laying, construction and maintenance
of conduits and pipe lines.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 29, 1915.
Provisos.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 317. 271
An Act to establish the monument beach fire district. Char). S17
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The inhabitants of that part of the town Monument
of Bourne known as Monument Beach, Hable to taxation District es-
in said town and residing within the territory enclosed by ** '^ ^ '
the following boundary lines, to wit: — Beginning at the
southernmost end of the New York, New Haven and Hart-
ford Railroad bridge across Back river, thence easterly about
three thousand six hundred and eighty feet to a stone bound
on the Old Falmouth road at the junction of its westernmost
boundary with the line dividing the properties of Robert
T. Crump and Salathiel H, Perry; thence southerly by and
with said westerly side line of said Old Falmouth road about
two hundred and fifty feet to a stone bound; thence easterly
across said road sixty feet to the northwest corner of property
of Jesse F. Phinney and the southerly side line of a woods
road; thence easterly by and with said road about five
hundred feet to the southeast corner of land of Robert W.
Emmons, Second; thence southerly about thirty-three hun-
dred feet to the easterly side of the county road in line
with the southerly side line of the Midway; thence westerly
by and with the said southerly side line of said Midway
about fourteen hundred feet to the easterly side line of the
state highway leading to Falmouth; thence by and with
said easterly side line of said state highway about nine hun-
dred and eighty-five feet to a stone monument in the southerly
line of property of George A. Gardner; thence westerly by
and with said Gardner's land eight hundred fifty feet to
shore and waters of Little bay, so-called; thence following
the shore line of Little bay to the bridge leading to Tobey
island; thence following the shore line of Buzzard's bay to*
the point of beginning, shall constitute a fire district and are
hereby made a body corporate, by the name of Monument
Beach Fire District, and said corporation except, as is other-
wise provided herein shall have all the powers and be subject
to all the duties and liabilities set forth in the general laws
now or hereafter in force relating to fire districts.
Section 2. The said district may make contracts for May purchase
the purchase of hose, hose carriages, and other articles and '^pp^'"'^*"''' ^*°-
apparatus necessary for the extinguishment of fires, for fire
hydrant service and for any other thing that may lawfully
be done by said district.
272
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 318.
Policemen and
watchmen.
May raise
money for
fire district
purposes.
First meeting,
date, etc.
Act to be
submitted to
voters.
Section 3. The prudential committee of said district
may employ and pay policemen and watchmen for the
protection of property and persons and for patrolling the
streets of said district.
Section 4. Said district may, at meetings called for the
purpose, raise money for taxation for any of the purposes
for which fire districts may under general laws now or here-
after in force raise money, and for all other purposes necessary
or proper under the provisions of this act.
Section 5. The first meeting of said district shall be
called on petition of five or more voters therein, by a warrant
from the selectmen of the town of Bourne, or from a justice
of the peace, directed to one of the petitioners, requiring him
to give notice of the meeting by posting copies of said warrant
in two or more public places in said district, seven days at
least before the time of the meeting. One of the petitioners
shall preside at the meeting until a clerk is chosen and
sworn, and the clerk shall preside until a moderator is
chosen. The meeting may then proceed to act on the
other articles in the warrant.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by a two thirds vote of the voters of said district present
and voting thereon at a district meeting called in accordance
with the provisions of section five and held within two
years after the passage of this act.
Approved May 3, 1915.
[1911, 426.]
C/iap. 3 18 An Act to authorize the Norton fire district to
ANNEX ADJACENT TERRITORY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section one of chapter four hundred and
twenty-six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the
following: — Said district may, at a meeting called for that
1911, 426, § 1,
amended.
Norton Fire
District may
annex adjacent purposc, anucx adjaccut territory and its inhabitants, ii
ry. ^^^^ thirds of the voters of such territory petition therefor,
defining the limits of the territory in their petition.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 3, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 319, 320. 273
[1915, 264, Spec.l ^, „.„
. . Chap. 619
An Act to validate certain sewer assessments in the ^
CITY OF ATTLEBORO.
Be it enacted, etc., as foHoivs:
Section 1. The vote passed by the town of Attleborough Certain sewer
.i,r 1 '111 i>Ti assessments m
at the town meeting held on the twenty-eighth day oi July the city of
in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, in pursuance of
which sewer assessments have been made and levied by the
board of sewer commissioners of the city of Attleboro,
is hereby confirmed and ratified, and the sewer assessments
made thereunder shall have the same force and effect as if
no subsequent vote relating to sewer assessments had been
passed at the said meeting.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 3, 1915.
An Act to authorize the town of holliston to fund (7/ia».320
AND TO REFUND CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Holliston is hereby authorized Hourstonmay
to extend from time to time, and for a period not exceeding i^^'\ ^nd re-
I unci c6rL£),iii
two years from the date of the passage of this act, a part of indebtedness,
the revenue loans issued on account of the revenue of the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen and now outstanding
to an amount not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, the
same to be outside the statutory limit of indebtedness.
None of the uncollected taxes outstanding prior to the first
day of January, nineteen hundred and fifteen, shall be
appropriated for any purpose so long as there is outstanding
any part of the said revenue loan refunded. The treasurer
of the town, with the approval of the selectmen, is hereby
authorized to incur indebtedness as authorized by this
section, and to issue notes of the town therefor without
further vote of the town.
Section 2. The said town is further authorized to incur noiuston
indebtedness, outside the statutory limit of indebtedness, ict^orilis?^"'
to an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars, and to
issue notes of the town therefor, to be denominated on their
face, Holliston Funding Loan, Act of 1915. The proceeds
shall be applied exclusively to the cancellation and extinction
of certain indebtedness represented by notes issued in antici-
274
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 321.
Holliston
Funfling Loan,
Act of 1915.
Payment of
loan.
pation of the revenue of the financial year nineteen hundred
and fourteen. The indebtedness so incurred shall l)e paid
by such annual payments, beginning not more than one
year after the date of issue of the first note, as will extinguish
the loan in not more than five years from its date; and the
amount of such annual payments in any year shall not be
less than the amount of the principal payable in any subse-
quent year. The town shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan, provide for the payment thereof by such annual
payments as will extinguish the same in the time prescribed
by this act, and when such provision has been made the
amount required therefor shall, without further vote, be
assessed annually by the assessors of the town in the same
manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the said
debt is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 3, 1015.
City of Marl-
borough may
boriow money
to pay final
judgments.
Chap. 321 An Act to authorize the city of Marlborough to incur
INDEBTEDNESS FOR THE PAYMENT OF FINAL JUDGMENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Marlborough may, within one
year after the passage of this act, incur debt, within the
limit of indebtedness prescribed by chapter seven hundred
and nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, for the pajinent of final judgments against it and
counsel fees, and may from time to time issue bonds or notes
therefor payable at periods not exceeding ten years from
their respective dates of issue. Each authorized issue of
bonds or notes shall constitute a separate loan. Such bonds
or notes shall be signed by the treasurer and countersigned
by the mayor. The city may sell the said securities at
public or private sale upon such terms and conditions as it
shall deem proper, but they shall not be sold for less than
their par value, and the proceeds shall be used only for the
purposes herein specified.
Section 2. The city shall, at the time of authorizing the
said loan or loans, provide for the i)ayment thereof in such
annual payments, beginning not more than .one year after
the date of each respective issue of bonds or notes, as will ex-
tinguish the same within the time prescribed by this act, and
the amount of the annual jiayment of any loan in any year
shall not be less than the amount of the principal of the loan
Payment of
loan.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 322. 275
payable in any subsequent year. When a vote to the fore-
going effect has been passed, a sum sufficient to pay the
interest as it accrues on the said bonds or notes and to make
such payments on the principal as may be required, shall,
without further vote, be assessed by the assessors of the city
annually thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes
are assessed, until the debt incurred by the said loan or
loans is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 3, 1915. ■
[1912, 285.]
An Act to authorize the town of sterling to supply Chap. '^22
ITSELF and its INHABITANTS WITH WATER.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The town of Sterling may supply itself and JfeTutfgmay
its inhabitants with water for the extinguishment of fires ^'t'PP'^iJ^'^'^'
and for domestic, manufacturing and other purposes; may water.
establish fountains and hydrants and relocate or discontinue
the same; and may regulate the use of the water and fix
and collect rates to be paid therefor.
Section 2. Said town, for the purposes aforesaid, may May purchase
take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold the
w^aters of any pond or stream or of any ground sources of
supply by means of driven, artesian or other wells within the
limits of said town, and the water rights connected with
any such w^ater sources, and may also take, or acquire by
purchase or otherwise, and hold all lands, rights of way and
easements necessary for collecting, storing, purifying and
preserving the water, and for conveying the same to any part
of said tow^n: provided, however, that no source of water Provisos,
supply and no lands necessary for preserving the quality
of the water shall be taken or used without first obtaining
the advice and approval of the state department of health,
and that the location of all dams, reservoirs and wells to
be used as sources of water supply under this act shall be
subject to the approval of said department; provided, how-
ever, that nothing in tliis act shall be construed to affect
any rights in any ponds, streams or sources of water supply
or other rights now owned or exercised by the town of
Clinton in the town of Sterling. Said town may construct 2[^^^,y ^'J^^*™''*
on the lands held under the provisions of this act, proper
dams, reservoirs^ standpipes, tanks, buildings, fixtures and
27G
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 322.
May construct otlicr structures, and make excavations, procure and operate
dams, etc. ' ' ^ \
machniery and provide such other means and apphances
and do such other things as may be necessary for the es-
tabhshment and maintenance of complete and effective
water works; and for that purpose may construct wells and
reservoirs and establish pumping works, and may construct,
lay and maintain aqueducts, conduits, pipes and other
works under and over any land, water courses, railroads, rail-
ways and public or other ways, and along such ways in the
town of Sterling, in such manner as not unnecessarily to
obstruct the same; and for the purpose of constructing,
laying, maintaining, operating and repairing such conduits,
pipes and other works, and for all other purposes of this
act, said town may dig up or raise and embank any such
lands, highways or other ways, in such manner as to cause
the least hindrance to public travel. Said town shall not
enter upon, construct or lay any conduits, pipes or other
works within the location of any railroad corporation, except
at such time and in such manner as it may agree upon with
such corporation, or, in case of failure so to agree, as may be
approved by the public service commission.
Section 3. Said town shall, within ninety days after
the taking of any lands, rights of way, water rights, water
sources or easements as aforesaid, file and cause to be re-
corded in the registry of deeds for the Worcester district of
the county of Worcester a description thereof sufficiently
accurate for identification, with a statement of the purpose
for which the same v/ere taken, signed by the water com-
missioners hereinafter provided for. The title to all lands
acquired under the provisions of this act shall vest in the
town of Sterling, and the land so acquired may be managed,
improved and controlled by the board of water commis-
sioners hereinafter provided for in such manner as they
shall deem to be for the best interest of the town.
Section 4. Said town shall pay all damages to property
sustained by any person or corporation by the taking of
any land, right of way, water, water source, water right or
easement, or liy any other thing done by said town under
authority of this act. Any person or corporation sustaining
damages as aforesaid, and failing to agree with the said
town as to the amount thereof, may have the same de-
termined in the manner provided by law in the case of land
taken for the laying out of highways, on api)lication at any
time within the period of two years after the taking of
Description
of land to be
recorded.
Payment of
damages.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 322. 277
such land or other property or the doing of other injury J^y'^'°|'g';°'
under authority of this act; but no such appHcation shall
be made after the expiration of the said two years, and no
assessment of damages shall be made for the taking of
any water, water right, or for any injury thereto, until the
water is actually withdrawn or diverted by said town under
authority of this act. Said town may by vote, from time
to time, determine what amount or quantity of water it
proposes to take and appropriate under this act; in which
case any damages caused by such taking shall be based upon
such amount or quantity until the same shall be increased
by vote or otherwise, and in such event the town shall be
further liable only for the additional damages caused by
such additional taking.
Section 5. The town of Sterling, for the purpose of IteTto/ water
paying the necessary expenses and liabilities incurred under Loan, Act o£
the provisions of this act, may issue from time to time bonds
or notes to an amount not exceeding thirty thousand dollars.
Such bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words,
Town of Sterling Water Loan, Act of 1915; shall be payable
by such annual payments, beginning not more than one
year after the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan within
thirty years from its date; and the amount of such annual
payment of any loan in any year shall not be less than the
amount of the principal of said loan payable in any subsequent
year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall consti-
tute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes shall bear interest g^t^^of ^^^^
at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually, and shall be signed by the treasurer of the
town and countersigned by the water commissioners here-
inafter pro^'ided for. The town may sell the said securities
at public or private sale upon such terms and conditions
as it may deem proper, but they shall not be sold for less
than their par value.
Section 6. The town of Sterling shall, at the time of J.^y'^^"*^^
authorizing said loan or loans, provide for the payment
thereof in accordance with section five of this act; and when
a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which, with the
income derived from water rates, will be sufficient to pay
the annual expense of operating its water works and the
interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued as afore-
said by the town, and to make such payments on the principal
as may be required under the provisions of this act, shall,
without further vote, be assessed by the assessors of the
278
Special Acts, 1915. — • Chap. 322.
Penalty.
Board of water
commissioners
established.
Vacancies,
how filled.
To fix rates,
etc.
Net Rurphis,
Low applied.
town annually thereafter, in the same manner in which
other taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred by said
loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 7. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol-
lutes or diverts any water taken or held under this act,
or injures any structure, work or other property owned,
held or used by said town under authority of this act, shall
forfeit and pay to the town three times the amount of damages
assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of tort; and
upon being convicted of any of the above wilful or wanton
acts shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred
dollars or by imprisonment in jail for a term not exceeding
one year.
Section 8. Said town shall, after its acceptance of this
act, at the same meeting at which the act is accepted or at
a subsecpient meeting called for the purpose, elect by ballot
three persons to hold office, one until the expiration of
three years, one until the expiration of two years and one
until the expiration of one year from the next succeeding
annual town meeting, to constitute a board of water com-
missioners, and at each annual town meeting thereafter
one such commissioner shall be elected by ballot for the
term of three years. All of the authority granted to the
said town by this act and not otherwise specifically pro-
vided for shall be vested in said water commissioners, who
shall be subject, however, to such instructions, rules and
regulations as the town may impose by its vote. A majority
of said commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. Any vacancy occurring in said
board from any cause may be filled for the remainder of the
unexpired term by the town at any legal town meeting
called for the purpose. Any such ^'acancy may be filled
temporarily by a majority vote of the selectmen, and the
person so appointed shall hold office until the town fills the
vacancy in the manner provided herein.
Section 9. Said commissioners shall fix just and equitable
prices and rates for the use of water, and shall prescribe
the time and manner of payment. The income of the
water works shall be applied to defraying all operating ex-
penses, interest charges and payments on the principal as
they accrue upon any bonds or notes issued under authority
of this act. If there should be a net surplus remaining after
providing for the aforesaid charges it shall be used for such
new construction as the water commissioners may determine
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 323, 324. 279
upon, and in case a surplus should remain after payment
for such new construction the water rates shall be reduced
proportionately. No money shall be expended in new
construction by tlie water commissioners except from the
net surplus aforesaid, unless the town appropriates and
provides money therefor. Said commissioners shall annu-
ally, and as often as the town may require, render a report
upon the condition of the works under their charge and an
account of their doings, including an account of receipts
and expenditures.
Section 10. This act shall take effect upon its ac- Act to be
ceptance by the voters of the said town present and voting votera"etc.*°
thereon at a meeting called for the purpose within three
years after its passage; but the number of meetings so
called in any one year shall not exceed three. For the
purpose of being submitted to the voters as aforesaid this
act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aiyproved May If., 1915.
[1855, 165.]
An Act relative to a building to be erected by the /^z,^^ ooq
FALL RIVER FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK FOR ITS USE. '^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank Fail River
is hereby authorized to invest a sum not exceeding two sa^n^^s fiLk
hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars in the construction b^vSidlng^'for its
and equipment of a building for the transaction of its busi- "^®-
ness.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 5, 1915.
[1915, 184, Spec]
An Act relative to appropriations by the city of nhf.r.^ Q04
boston to take the place of tolls for the use of
the east boston tunnel.
Be it enacted, etc., as folhws:
Section 1. In determining the sum necessary for the Appropriations
city of Boston to appropriate annually from taxes to take Boston to take
the place of tolls for the use of the East Boston tunnel, toUs'forthe
the sinking funds commissioners of the city shall take as use of the East
" Boston tunnel.
280
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 325.
Appropriations
l)y the city of
Boston to take
the pliieo of
toil-i for the
use of tlio Eaat
Boston tunnel.
a basis for determination the annual interest and sinking
fund requirements of the bonds issued to pay for the con-
struction of said tunnel, less the sum paid in the preceding
year by the Boston Elevated Railway Company as rental
under the lease of the tunnel.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 5, 1915.
C/iap.325
Appropria-
tions, serial
bonds.
Abolition of
(irade Cross-
ings.
Armories.
Development
of the Port of
lioston.
Metropolitan
Parks, Boule-
vards.
Prisons .ind
Hospitals,
Soldiers'
Gratuity.
State High-
ways.
State House
Construction.
Suffolk County
Couit Hou.se.
An Act making appropriations for certain serial
BONDS maturing DURING THE PRESENT YEAR.
Be it enacted, etc., as JoUows:
The following sums are hereby appropriated, to be paid
out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary
revenue, for the payment of certain serial bonds due the
present year, to wit : —
For Abolition of Grade Crossings, due November first,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, thirty-four thousand dollars.
For Armories, due September first, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, sixty thousand six hundred eighty-one dollars and
five cents.
For the Development of the Port of Boston, due August
first, nineteen hundred and fifteen, one hundred forty-seven
thousand three hundred ninety-one dollars and se\'enty-five
cents.
For Metropolitan Parks, Boulevards, one half, due Jan-
uary first, nineteen hundred and fifteen, one hundred seven
dollars and eleven cents.
For Prisons and Hospitals, due November first, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, ninety-two thousand dollars.
For the Soldiers' Gratuity, due August first, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, forty-nine thousand dollars.
For State Highways, due April first and October first,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, three hundred three thousand
five hundred five dollars and ten cents.
For State House Construction, due October first, nineteen
hundred fifteen, thirty-five thousand one hinidred and
fortv-three dollars.
For the Suft'olk Countv Court House, due ]\ larch first
and September first, nineteen hundred and fifteen, ten
thousand three hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty-three
cents. Approved May 6, 1015.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 326. 281
(ChanKo of Harbor Lino, 1837, 220; 1840, 35; 1841, 60; 1847, 234, 278; 1848, 314; 1849.
204; 1850.216,254,317,318; 1851,254; 1853,385; 1855,310; 1856,293,207,301; 1860.
137, 176, 205; 1864. 310; 1871, 335, 372. 307; 1872, 320. 351; 1873, 231, 232, 263, 332;
1874,302; 1877,116; 1878,177; 1880,170; 1882,48; 1801,300,1807,479; 1898,278; 1809.
469; 1001, 411, 419; 1910. 623; High Pressure Fire Pumping Station. 1911, 312; 1914.
793.1
An Act to provide for the construction of a high ni^ny. oo^
PRESSURE FIRE PUMPING STATION IN THE CITY OF ' *
BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The harbor hne in Boston harbor at Fort Harbor line in
Point channel is hereby changed and estabhshed as fol- changed.''e'ta'^
lows: — Beginning at a point on said harbor line as now es-
tablished, at the intersection of the easterly line of Dorchester
avenue and the southerly line of Summer street; thence
running easterly, on the southerly line of said Summer street,
fifty feet; thence running southerly fifteen hundred feet,
parallel with the harbor line as now established; and thence
running westerly to a point in said harbor line fifteen hun-
dred feet from the point of beginning.
Section 2, The city of Boston is hereby authorized to Construction "
build a sea wall on the harbor line as changed and established sri'punfpfnr'^^
by this act, and to fill solid, without payment of compensa- ^*^*'°'^-
tion for land of the commonwealth or for the displacement
of tide water, the area enclosed by said sea wall for the
purpose of constructing a high pressure fire pumping station;
and said city is further authorized to hold, lease, sell or use,
with or without restrictions, so much of said area as is not
appropriated to the use of such high pressure fire pumping
station.
Section 3. For the purposes of this act the city may issue of bonds,
use any unexpended balance of the money appropriated '^^'
under authority of chapter three hundred and twelve of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven and may issue
additional bonds, if necessary; such bonds to be reckoned
in determining the statutory limit of indebtedness of the
city.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ay-proved May 6, 1915.
[Change of Harbor Line, 1915, 334, Spec.)
282
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 327.
Middlcborough
Fire District
may make an
additional
water loan.
[1884, 59; 1888, 76; 1891, 176; 1900, 52; 1911, 658, 665; 1912, 164, 643, 686; 1914, 657.]
Chap.327 An Act to authorize the middleborough fire dlstrict
TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL WATER LOAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Middleborough Fire District, estab-
lished by chapter fifty-nine of the acts of the year eighteen
hundred and eighty-four, for the purpose of erecting a stand-
pipe and making extensions to its water system, may issue
from time to time bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding
thirty thousand dollars. Such bonds or notes shall bear
on their face the words Middleborough Fire District Water
Loan, Act of 1915; shall be payable by such annual pay-
ments as will extinguish each loan within thirty years from
its date; shall bear interest payable semi-annually at a
rate not to exceed five per cent per annum; and shall be
signed by the treasurer of the district and by the water
commissioners. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes
shall constitute a separate loan. Said district may sell
said securities at public or private sale upon such terms and
conditions as may be deemed proper, but they shall not be
sold for less than their par value.
Section 2. Said district shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof by such
annual payments beginning not more than one year after
the date of the loan as will extinguish the same within the
time prescribed by this act; and when a vote to that effect
has been passed, a sum, which, with the income derived
from water rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual expense
of operating its water works and interest as it accrues on
the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid and to make such
payments on the principal as may be required under the
provisions of this act, shall, without further vote of the
district, be raised by taxation, and the treasurer of the
district shall certify to the assessors of the town of jNIiddle-
borough the amount necessary to be raised for meeting the
maturing debt not provided for.
Section 3. The twenty thousand dollar issue of bonds,
issued in nineteen hundred and thirteen for the installation
of a filtration plant, and maturing one thousand dollars
annually from January one, nineteen hundred aiul twenty-
Payment of
loan.
Bond issue
validated.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 328, 329. 283
one, to nineteen hundred and forty, inclusive, is hereby
authorized and declared vaHd.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A Improved May 6, 1015.
11854, 47; 1866, 160; 1869, 274; 1893, 67.]
An Act relative to the powers of the boston (JJidj) 328
WESLEYAN ASSOCIATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The Boston Wesleyan Association is hereby Powers of
authorized, in its discretion, to furnish and maintain quarters w^kyan as-
in the city of Boston for such of the literary, educational, socmtwu.
benevolent, charitable and religious institutions and societies
of the Methodist Episcopal church, and upon such terms,
as the association mav from time to time determine.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 10, 1915.
[1863, 166, 220; 1864, 223; 1865, 195, 240; 1866, 263; 1867, 189; 1871, 378; 1879, 258; 1882,
212; 1883,105; 1885,327; 1887,31,212; 1888,333; 1889,45,111; 1891,423; 1894,101,
143; 1895,57,421; 1897,117; 1901,202; 1904,388,414; 1906, 330, 507, § 7; 1907,66;
1908, 459, 460; 1909, 436; 1910, 429, 627; 1911, 311, 409, 592; 1912, 484, 638, 705; 1913,
745, 827; 1914, 721.]
An Act to authorize the trustees of the Massa-
chusetts agricultural college to sell and convey
certain lands in the towns of amherst and hadley.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The trustees of the Massachusetts Agri- Trustees of the
cultural College are hereby authorized to sell and convey AgrTcluturai*^
from time to time, in the najne and on behalf of the com- ^n'cfftS'n^
monwealth, parcels of land from the college estate owned H^^^ *^ '^"'"^
by the commonwealth in the towns of Amherst and Hadley, and uadiey.
to any professor, instructor, teacher or employee of said
college or of the Massachusetts agricultural experiment
station or to any society, association or fraternity established
at said college, not exceeding one acre to any such person,
society, association or fraternity; and the trustees may
impose any restrictions and conditions in such conveyances
which they may deem necessary; but no such sale or con-
veyance shall become operative until it shall have been
approved by the governor and council.
Chap.S29
284 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 330.
to'^mmo^n-*^" SECTION 2. The procceds accruing from sales of land
wealth. under section one of this act shall be paid into the treasury
of the commonwealth.
Repeal. SECTION 3. Chapter si'x hundred and thirty-eight of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve is hereby
repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 10, 1915.
Chap.330 An Act to authorize the town of soutiibridge to incur
additional indebtedness for school purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., o.s' follows:
soiTthb/idKe Section 1. The town of Soutiibridge for the purpose of
™oue'"for^ erecting, furnishing and equipping a high school building
school purposes, and a primary school building may incur indebtedness to
an amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, and
may issue bonds or notes therefor to be denominated on
the face thereof, Soutiibridge School Loan, Act of 1915.
Such bonds or notes shall be signed bv the treasurer of the
town and countersigned by the selectmen, shall bear interest
at a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
shall not be reckoned in determining the statutory limit of
indebtedness of the town, and shall be payable by such
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan within twenty
years from its date. The amount of such annual pa;^Tnent
of anv loan in anv year shall not be less than the amount
of the principal of the loan payalile in any subsequent year.
Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a
separate loan. The town may sell the said securities at
public or i)rivate sale, upon such terms and conditions as
it may deem proper; but they shall not be sold for less than
their par value.
Payment of SECTION 2. The towu, at the time of authorizing the
said loan, shall provide for the payment thereof in such
annual payments as will extinguish the same within the
time prescribed in this act, and when such provision has
been made the amount required therefor shall, without
further vote, annually be assessed by the assessors of the
town, in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed,
until the said debt is e.xtiiigulshcd.
Section 3. This act shall take elVect upon its passage.
Approved May 10, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 331, 332. 285
[1910, 630; 1911, 564; 1912, 408; 1913, 495; 1914. 678.]
An Act to extend the time within which the boston (JJiq^j) 331
AND eastern electric RAILROAD COMPANY IS REQUIRED
TO FILE A BOND AND TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE ITS
RAILROAD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The time for the fihng of the bond after the Time extended
incorporation of the Boston and Eastern Electric Railroad Boston and ^
Company, as provided in section two of chapter five hundred ^rtc^Raliroad
and sixty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ^1°' bond^ euf'^
eleven, is hereby extended to the first day of April, nineteen
hundred and sixteen, and the time v/ithin which the con-
struction of the tunnel and the railroad of the said railroad
company shall begin, and the time allowed for the con-
struction and the opening for public use of said tunnel and
said railroad, all as provided in chapters five hundred and
eighty-seven and six hundred and tliirty of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and ten, shall start from the first
day of April, nineteen hundred and sixteen, instead of from
the date of the certificate of incorporation of the said railroad
company.
Section 2. All the powers, rights and privileges of said ^j'^^tT^t^.
railroad company held prior to the first day of April, nine- continued.'
teen hundred and fifteen, and all rights, powers and privileges
acquired by the said railroad company since the first day
of April, nineteen hundred and fifteen, shall continue in
full force and eftect: provided, hoivever, that the said powers, proviso,
rights and privileges shall cease on the first day of April,
nineteen hundred and sixteen, unless said bond is filed.
Section 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- Repeal,
with are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 10, 1915.
An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a sum ^7 qqo
OF money to the widow of WILLIAM H. WOODS. OAiap.dOZ
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to city of Boston
pay to Ellen E. Woods, widow of William k. Woods, who "i^Pf^one
was a member of the present city council of that city, the *? Eiien e.
286
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 333.
To be sub-
mitted to city
council, etc.
sum which he would have received as such member if he
had hved until the end of the present municipal year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the city council of the city of Boston, with the approval
of the mayor. Approved May 10, lOlo.
[Accepted May 18, 1915.]
[1904, 333; 1905, 383; 1907, 416; 1912, 582; 1914, 7S6.]
C/i-ap. 333 An Act relative to the height of buildings in the
CITY OF BOSTON.
Commission
established
to determine
height of
buildings in
Boston.
Restrictions.
Order to be
recorded, etc.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The chairman of the city planning board,
the fire commissioner and the building commissioner of the
city of Boston are hereby created a commission to determine
and revise the boundaries of districts A and B as heretofore
designated by the commission on height of buildings in the
city of Boston, in accordance with the provisions of chapter
three hundred and thirl-y-three of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and four, in the orders of said commission
dated, respectively, the fifth day of July and the third day
of December in the year nineteen hundred and four, and
recorded, respectively, with Sufl'olk deeds in book twenty-
nine hundred and seventy-six, page forty-five, and in book
three thousand and eight, page one hundred and twenty-
nine.
The height to which buildings may be erected in districts
A and B, respectively, as revised and established under this
act, shall not exceed the height authorized for buildings in
districts designated as A and B, respectively, under the pro-
visions of said chapter three hundred and thirty-three and
of chapter three hundred and eighty-three of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and five, and the orders of the
commission on height of buildings in the city of Boston
under authority of said chapter three hundred and eighty-
three recorded, respectively, within Suffolk deeds in book
three thousand and fifty-nine, page four hundred and seventy-
seven, and in book three thousand and eighty-three, page
seventy-four.
Section 2. The commi-ssion shall give notice and public
hearings and shall make an order revising the b(nindaries of
the districts aforesaid, and shall cau.se tiie same to be re-
corded in the registry of deeds for the county of Suffolk.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 334. 287
The boundaries so established shall continue for a period Term,
of ten years from the date of said recording. Any person Appeal,
who is aggrieved by said order may appeal to the commission
for revision within sixty days after the recording thereof;
and the commission may revise the order and the revision
shall be recorded in the registry of deeds for the county of
Suffolk and shall date back to the original date of recording.
Section 3. Upon the recording of the order of revision Previous order
under this act so much of section two of said chapter three ^^^^^^ ■
hundred and thirty-three as continues the boundaries for
districts A and B for a period of fifteen years from the date
of the recording of the order of the commission under au-
thority of said chapter three hundred and thirty-three shall
become inoperative.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1915.
(1915, 326, Spec]
An Act to change the harbor line in boston harbor rihr,^ ooa
ON THE SOUTHERLY AND EASTERLY SIDES OF EAST ^'
BOSTON.
Be if enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The harbor lines on the northerly side of Jl^^'^J^^
Boston harbor are hereby changed and established as fol- harbor on the
lows: — The locations of the angle points in said lines are e^terlysid^
fixed by distances, hereinafter called longitude, in feet from chS^ed^°^^°
a meridian passing through the center of the apex of the
dome of the state house in Boston, and by distances, here-
inafter called latitudes, in feet from a line at right angles to
said meridian and passing through the said center of the
apex of the state house dome.
Beginning at the point I of the harbor line established by
chapter forty-eight of the acts of the year eighteen hundred
and eighty-two, in latitude one thousand six hundred and
forty-eight and four tenths feet north and longitude six
thousand nine hundred and twenty-four and four tenths
feet east; thence seven thousand six hundred and eleven
and seven tenths feet south, sixty-one degrees, two minutes,
and thirty-one and six tenths seconds east to point K at
or near the westerly shore of Governors island in latitude
two thousand and thirty-six and nine tenths feet south
and longitude thirteen thousand five hundred and eighty-
288
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 334.
Harbor lines
in Boston
harbor on the
southerly and
easterly sides
of East Boston
changed.
four and five tenths feet east; thence two thousand eight
hundred and ninety-eight and six tenths feet south, forty-nine
degrees, thirty-two minutes and forty-nine and two tenths
seconds east to point L at or near the high water hne on the
easterly side of said island in latitude three thousand nine
hundred and seventeen and six tenths feet south and longi-
tude fifteen thousand seven hundred and ninety and two
tenths feet east; thence three thousand nine hundred and
thirteen and seven tenths feet north, eight degrees, fifty-
seven minutes, twenty-eight and four tenths seconds east
to point M in latitude fifty-one and seven tenths feet south
and longitude sixteen thousand three hundred and ninety-
nine and six tenths feet east; thence five thousand feet
north, sixty-one degrees, two minutes and thirty-one and
six tenths seconds west to point N in latitude two thousand
three hundred and sixty-nine and one tenth feet north and
longitude twelve thousand and twenty-four and seven
tenths feet east; thence one thousand five hundred feet
north, twenty-eight degrees, fifty-seven minutes and twenty-
eight and four tenths seconds east to point O in latitude
three thousand six hundred and eighty-one and six tenths
feet north and longitude twelve thousand seven hundred and
fifty and nine tenths feet east; thence five thousand feet
south, sixty-one degrees, two minutes and thirty-one and
six tenths seconds east to point P in latitude one thousand
two hundred and sixty and eight tenths feet north and
longitude seventeen thousand one hundred and twenty-five
and eight tenths feet east; thence three thousand one hun-
dred and ninety and six tenths feet north, seventy-two
degrees, twenty-seven minutes and twenty-eight and four
tenths seconds east to point Q in latitude two thousand
two hundred and twenty-two and five tenths feet north
and longitude twenty thousand one hundred and sixty-eight
and one tenth feet east; thence six thousand six hundred
and ninety-seven and two tenths feet north, sixty-one
degrees, two minutes and thirty-one and six tenths seconds
west to point R in the harbor line established by chapter
two lunidrcd and ninety-three of the acts of the year eighteen
hundred and fifty-six in latitude five thousand four hundred
and sixty-five feet north and longitude fourteen thousand
three hundred and eight and two tenths feet east.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1015.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 335, 336. 289
[1911. 748; 1913, 635, 777; 1914, 555, 602, 712.]
An Act to confirm the proceedings of the directors Qjidjy 335
OF THE PORT OF BOSTON AND OTHERS IN RELATION TO A
DRY DOCK IN BOSTON HARBOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section five of chapter seven hundred and ofTy dockln
forty-eiffht of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and Boston harbor
1 1 11 1 1 • 1 • i> approved.
eleven shall be construed to authorize the construction of a
dry dock.
Section 2. All acts heretofore done, and all proceedings Proceedings of
heretofore had in connection with the preparation for, porTo^Bofton"
construction and use of a dry dock in Boston harbor by the ''onfirmed, etc.
directors of the port of Boston, or any other public officers,
boards, or commissions, which are otherwise in conformity
with the provisions of chapter seven hundred and forty-
eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven,
are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1915.
[1915, 337, Sped
An Act to authorize the hampden county fair, in- QJku) 335
corporated, to receive a bounty from the common-
WEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Hampden County Fair, Incorporated, go^tjTair
located in the city of Chicopee, shall be entitled to receive incorporated,
the bounty provided for by section one of chapter one hun- boiinty from
dred and twenty-four of the Revised Laws, as amended by welfthT'"""
chapter one hundred and thirty-three of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and nine, as affected by chapter two
hundred and sixty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and twelve, and as amended by chapter two hundred and
seventy-six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen, to the same extent as if the said chapter two
hundred and seventy-six had not been passed, the said
corporation having been organized at a date when the
distance between agricultural societies entitled to the said
bounty was fixed by statute at twelve miles instead of
twenty-five miles.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1915.
290
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 337, 338.
Straightening
and improve-
ment of the
channel in the
Mystic river.
[1915, 335, Spcc.l
Chap. 337 An Act to provide for the straightening and improve-
ment OF THE CIL\NNEL IN THE MYSTIC RWER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The directors of the port of Boston are
hereby authorized and directed to dredge in the Mystic
river at and in the vicinity of the IMalden bridge a new
channel as laid out and located by an order of said directors
dated September eleventh, nineteen hundred and thirteen,
made in accordance with the provisions of section four of
chapter seven hundred and seventy-seven of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and thirteen. To carry out the pro-
visions of this act they may expend a sum not exceeding
twenty-five thousand dollars, to be paid out of the loan
provided by section seventeen of chapter seven hundred and
forty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 12, 1015.
(1915, 363, Spec]
C/ia7?.338
City of
Leominster,
incorporated.
Re-division
into wards.
Elective
officers.
An Act to incorporate the city of leominster.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The inhabitants of the town of Leominster
shall continue to be a body corporate and politic under the
name of the City of Leominster, and as such shall have,
exercise and enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers, and
privileges, and shall be subject to all the duties and obliga-
tions provided for herein, or otherwise pertaining to cities
as municipal corporations.
Section 2. LTpon the acceptance of this act, the select-
men of the town then in office shall forthwith divide the
territory of the town into five wards, so that the wards will
contain, as nearly as may be consistent with well-defined
limits, an equal number of voters, and they shall designate
the wards by numbers. The number of wards may, in any
year fixed by law for a new division of wards in cities, be
changed by vote of the city council, passed with the assent
of the mayor at or prior to the making of such division;
but the number of wards shall not be less than five.
Section 3. The electi\c officers of the city shall be a
mayor, nine councihncn and six members of the school
committee.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 338. 291
Section 4. The government of the city and the general Government,
management and control of all its affairs shall be vested in
a mayor and a city council; except, however, that the
general management and control of the public schools and
the property pertaining thereto shall be vested in a school
committee.
Section 5. The mayor shall be the chief executive Mayor, term,
officer of the city. He shall hold office for the term of two '^**''
years from the first jNIonday in January following his elec-
tion and until his successor is elected and qualified.
Section 6. The legislative powers of the city shall be city council,
vested in a city council, composed of nine members, of '»"™'^"'"- ^tc.
whom one shall be elected from each ward by and from
the qualified voters of that ward, and the remaining members
shall be elected by and from the qualified voters of the city.
At the first city election, the councillors elected from Terms of
each ward shall be elected to serve for one year, and those c^MUiors.
elected at large shall be elected to serve for two years, from
the first JNIonday in January following their election and
until their successors are elected and qualified; and at
each annual city election thereafter the councillors elected
to fill the vacancies caused by the expiration of the terms of
councillors shall be elected to serve for two vears.
They shall elect by ballot one of their members as pres- President.
ident of the council.
The council shall be the judge of the election and quali- May make
fications of its own members, except as may otherwise be '■"'®^'®*'=-
provided by law, and shall determine its own rules of pro-
cedure except as is otherwise specified herein.
Section 7. All heads of departments and members of ^Jbk^fto^°*^
municipal boards, except the school committee, the city confirmation.
clerk and the city solicitor, shall be appointed by the mayor
subject to confirmation by the city council.
Section 8. In making his appointments the mayor Form of
shall sign and file with the city clerk a certificate in the ap^^ntmenV
following form : —
certificate of appointment.
I appoint (name of appointee) to the position of (name
of office) and I certify that in my opinion he is a person
specially fitted by education, training or experience to
perform the duties of said office, and that I make the ap-
pointment solely in the interest of the city.
Mayor.
292
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 338.
Removals.
Departments
and offices.
Assessing.
Charity.
Health.
Fire.
Police.
Street and
sewer.
Water.
City clerk.
Treasury.
Collecting.
Section 9. The mayor, with the approval of a ma-
jority of the members of the city council, may remove any
head of a department or member of a board before the
expiration of his term of office, except members of the
school committee. The person so removed shall receive a
copy of the reasons for his removal, and he may, if he desires,
contest the same before the citv council. He shall have the
right to be represented by counsel at such hearing.
Section 10. There shall be the following departments
and offices in the city : —
1. The assessing department, under the charge of a
board of three assessors. In Januarv following the first citv
election one assessor shall be appointed for the term of one
year, one for the term of two years, and one for the term
of three years, and annually thereafter one assessor shall
be appointed for the term of three years, to fill the place of
the assessor wdiose term expires.
2. The charity department, under the charge of three
overseers of the poor. The mayor shall also appoint a city
physician.
3. The health department, under the charge of a board of
health consisting of three members.
4. The fire department, under the charge of a board of
three engineers, one of whom shall be the chief of the fire
department.
5. The police department, under the charge of the chief of
police. The number of members of the police department
shall be determined bv the citv council.
G. The street and sewer department, under the charge of
a superintendent. The superintendent shall be subject to
such ordinances, rules, regulations and orders as the city
council, with the approval of the mayor, may from time to
time impose, and he shall have charge of the construction,
alteration, repair, maintenance and management of the
public sewers and drains, and the public ways, sidewalks
and squares.
7. The water department, under the charge of three
commissioners.
8. The city clerk department, under the charge of the
city clerk.
9. The treasury department, under the charge of the city
treasurer.
10. The collecting department, uiuler the charge of the
city collector.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 338. 293
11. The department of accounts, under the charge of the Accounts.
city accountant. The city accountant shall have supervision
of the financial accounts of all departments of the city.
He shall audit all bills, vouchers, claims and demands against
the city after they have the approval of the department in
which they originated, examine the accounts of every de-
partment and report to the city annually any inaccuracy in
the accounts or any delinquency in the conduct of any
officer which he may discover, and for this purpose he shall
have access to all account books, vouchers and books of
record belonging to the city.
No payment of city funds shall be made except upon a Payment of
draft countersigned by the accountant after he has examined ^"'^''^'
the claim and found it to be correct, and in no case shall
he approve any bill which shall cause a department to exceed
its appropriation except by order of the city council.
12. The mayor shall also appoint an inspector of build- buifdfn°'"°^
ings, whose duties shall be the inspection of buildings and
other structures; and he shall appoint also a superintendent
of wires and a sealer of weights and measures.
13. There shall be a board of registrars, constituted in Board of
accordance w^ith the provisions of section twenty-five of ''''='^*''^''^-
chapter eight hundred and thirty-five of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen.
14. There shall be a city solicitor, to be appointed by the city solicitor.
mayor, without confirmation by the city council.
Section 11. The council may from time to time, subject other depart-
to the provisions of this act and in accordance with the '"^"^
general laws, provide by ordinance for the establishment of
any additional boards and other offices; for reorganizing,
consolidating or abolishing departments or boards in whole
or in part; for transferring the duties, powers and appro-
priations of one department to another in whole or in part;
for establishing new departments; for increasing, reducing,
establishing or abolishing salaries of heads of departments or
of members of boards; and for the said purposes may delegate
to such boards, offices and departments the administrative
powers given by general laws to city councils and boards of
aldermen. It shall be the duty of the mayor to appoint, on Appointments,
or before the first INIonday in February of each year, in g^^^'^''^' '^^""'''
accordance with the provision of this section, all the appoint-
ive officers above specified, and unless it is otherwise pro-
vided, all those for whom provision shall hereafter be made;
and their terms of office shall begin on the first Monday in
294
►Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 338.
Salaries.
Mayor, salary.
Council, salary.
Party or
political
designations
prohibited.
Date of
municipal
election.
Primaries
and caucuses
prohibited.
Mayor and
councillors
to be sworn.
February and shall continue for one year, or for such other
period as the council shall by ordinance in any case provide,
except that the term of office of all the officers so specified
who shall first be appointed hereunder shall begin respec-
tively upon their appointment and qualification. Every ad-
ministrative officer shall, unless sooner removed, hold office
until his successor is appointed and qualified. All salaries
and compensation of all employees may be fixed by ordinance
by the council, except as is otherwise provided herein.
Section 12, The mavor shall receive for his services
such salary as the city council shall by ordinance determine,
not exceeding one thousand dollars a year, and he shall
receive no other compensation from the city. His salary
shall not be increased or diminished during the term for
which he is elected. The council may by a two thirds vote
of all its members, taken by call of the yeas and nays, establish
a salary for its members, not exceeding five hundred dollars
each a year. Such salary may be reduced, but no increase
therein shall be made to take effect during the year in which
the increase is voted.
Section 13. No ballot used at any annual or special
city election shall have printed thereon any party or political
designation or mark, and there shall not be appended to
the name of any candidate any such party or political
designation or mark, or anything showing how he was
nominated or indicating his views or opinions.
Section 14. The first municipal election after the ac-
ceptance of this act shall take place on the third Tuesday of
December of the present year, and thereafter the municipal
election shall take place annually on the Tuesday next
following the first Monday of December, and the municipal
year shall begin and end at ten o'clock in the morning of
the first ]Monday of January in each year.
Section 15. No primary or caucus for municipal officers
shall be held. Candidates for mayor, city council and
school committee shall be nominated in accordance with
the provisions of section one hundred and ninety-eight of
Part II of chapter eight hundred and thirty-five of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Section 1G. On the first iNIonday in January at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, the mayor-oloct and the councillors-
elect shall meet and be sworn to tlie faithful discharge of
their duties. The oath may be administered by the city
clerk or by any justice of the peace, and a certificate that
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 338. 295
the oath has been taken shall be entered on the journal of
the city council. At any meeting thereafter the oath may
be administered in the presence of the city council to the
mayor, or to any councillor absent from the meeting on the
first Monday in January.
Section 17. Except as is specially provided in this Legislative
section, the legislative powers of the city council may be p*''^^''^-
exercised as provided by ordinance or rule adopted by it.
1. Every member of the council shall have the right to
vote on any question coming before it. A majority of the Quorum,
council shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote
of a majority of all of the members of the council shall be
necessary to adopt any motion, resolution or ordinance.
2. The city council shall, from time to time, establish Rules,
rules for its proceedings. Regular and special meetings of
the council shall be held at a time and place fixed by
ordinance. All legislative sessions shall be open to the
public, and every matter coming before the council for
action shall be put to a vote, the result of which shall be duly
recorded. A full and accurate journal of the proceedings
of the council shall be kept, and shall be open to the inspection
of any registered voter of the city.
3. The council shall, by a majority vote, elect a city city clerk,
clerk to hold office for the term of three years and until his etc?*'°°' *^'^'°'
successor is elected and qualified. The city clerk shall have
such powers and perform such duties as the council may
from time to time prescribe, in addition to such duties as
may be prescribed by law. He shall keep the records of the
meetings of the council.
Section 18. The city council at any time may request Mayor to
p ,1 ' c ' e J.' • • 1 furnish infor-
irom the mayor specmc miormation on any municipal mation to
matter within its jurisdiction, and may request his presence *=°"°"*-
to answer written questions relating thereto at a meeting
to be held not earlier than one week from the date of the
receipt by the mayor of said questions. The mayor shall
personally, or through a head of a department or a member
of a board, attend such meeting and publicly answer all
such questions. The person so attending shall not be
obliged to answer questions relating to any other matter.
The mayor at any time may attend and address the city
council in person or through the head of a department, or
a member of a board, upon such subject as he may desire.
Section 19. No ordinance shall be passed finally on Ordinances.
the date on which it is introduced, except in cases of special ^^^^^^^' ^^^-
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Emergency
measures.
Restrictions.
Amendments.
Passage at one
session.
Publication
of proposed
ordinances, etc.
Certain
in.strunients,
actions, etc.,
to continue
in force.
emergency involving the health or safety of the people or
their property.
No ordinance shall be regarded as an emergency measure
unless the emergency is defined and declared in a preamble
thereto separately voted on and receiving the affirmative
vote of two thirds of the members of the citv council.
No ordinance making a grant, renewal or extension, what-
ever its kind or nature, of any franchise or special privilege
shall be passed as an emergency measure, and, except as
provided in chapter one hundred and twenty-two of the
Revised Laws and sections one hundred and twenty-six and
one hundred and twenty-seven of chapter seven hundred
and forty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen and acts in amendment thereof and in addition
thereto, no such grant, renewal or extension shall be made
otherwise than by ordinance.
Section 20. No ordinance or part thereof shall be
amended or annulled except by an ordinance adopted in
accordance with the provisions of this act.
Section 21. Any ordinance, order or resolution may be
passed through all its stages of legislation at one session;
provided that no member of the council objects thereto,
but if any member of the council objects, the measure
shall be postponed for that meeting.
Section 22. Every proposed ordinance or loan order,
except emergency measures as hereinbefore defined, shall be
published once in full in at least one newspaper of the city,
or in any additional manner that may be provided by ordi-
nance, at least ten days before its final passage. After such
final passage, it shall, in the same manner as before, again
be published once, as amended and completed, except in the
case of an emergency ordinance which may be passed as
hereinbefore provided and which .shall take effect on its
passage, and shall be so published at the earliest practicable
moment.
Section 23. All official bonds, recognizances, obliga-
tions, contracts and all other instruments entered into or
executed by or to the town before this act takes effect, and
all taxes, six'cial assessments, fines, penalties, forfeitures
incurred or imposed, due or owing to the town, shall be en-
forced and collected, and all writs, prosecutions, actions and
causes of action, except as is herein otherwise provided, shall
continue withont abatement and remain unaffected by this
act; and no legal act done b>' or in favor of the town shall
be rendered iiwalid by its ailoption of this act,
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 338. 297
Section 24. The civil service laws shall not apply to Certain
the appointment of the maj'^or's secretaries nor of the stenog- e^mpteiTfrom
raphers, clerks, telephone operators and messengers con- lawi'"^'^^"'*'
nected with his office, and the mayor may remove such
appointees without a hearing and without making a statement
of the cause for their removal.
Section 25. If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Certain
mayor or city council before the last six months of the how mied.
term of office, the city council shall order an election for a
mayor or a member of the council to serve for the unexpired
term; and if such vacancy occurs in the last six months of
said term, the president of the city council shall succeed to
the office of mayor for the unexpired term. If the mayor is "Acting
absent or unable from any cause temporarily to perform his JTo^jMsand
duties they shall be performed by the president of the city '^""^^•
council. The person upon whom such duties shall devolve
shall be called ''acting mayor", and he shall possess the
powers of mayor only in matters not admitting of delay, but
shall have no power to make permanent appointments.
Should an appointive officer of the city be temporarily Temporary
unable for any cause to perform his duties, the mayor may ^^ppo'^t'^ents.
make a temporary appointment of some person to act until
such official shall resume his duties.
Section 26. It shall be unlawful for the mayor or for Certain officials
a member of the city council or school committee or for any wshareTn'"'
officer or employee of the city directly or indirectly to make with'^the^city '
a contract with the city, or to receive any commission,
discount, bonus, gift, contribution, or reward from or any
share in the profits of any person or corporation making or
performing such contract, unless the mayor, such member,
officer or employee, immediately upon learning of the exist-
ence of such contract, or that such contract is proposed,
shall notify in writing, the mayor, city council or school
committee of the nature of his interest in such contract,
and shall abstain from doing any official act on behalf of the
city in reference thereto. In case of such interest on the
part of an officer whose duty it is to sign such contract on
behalf of the city, the contract may be signed by any other
officer of the city duly authorized thereto by the mayor,
or if the mayor has such interest, by the city clerk : provided, Proviso.
however, that when a contractor with the city is a corporation
or a voluntary stock association, the ownership of less than
five per cent of the stock or shares actually issued shall not
be considered as involving an interest in the contract within
the meaning of this section, and such ownership shall not
298
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Penalty.
Propasals for
contracts to
be advertised.
Split contracts
prohibited.
Certain con-
tracts to be
approved by
mayor.
Bond.
affect the validity of the contract unless the owner of such
stock or shares is also an officer or agent of the corporation
or association, or solicits or takes part in the making of the
contract.
A violation of any provision of this section shall render
the contract in respect to which such violation occurs voidable
at the option of the city. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this section sluUl be punished by a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not
more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 27. No contract for construction work or for
the purchase of apparatus, supplies or materials, whether
the same shall be for repairs or original construction, the
estimated cost of which amounts to or exceeds two hundred
dollars, except in cases of special emergency in^•olving the
health or safety of the people or their property, shall be
awarded unless proposals for the same shall have been
invited by advertisements in at least one newspaper pub-
lished in the city once a week for at least two consecutive
weeks, the last publication to be at least one week before the
time specified for the opening of said proposals. Such
advertisements shall state the time and place where plans
and specifications of proposed work or supplies may be had
and the time and place for opening the proposals in answer
to said advertisements, and shall reserve to the city the right
to reject any or all of such proposals. All such proposals
shall be opened in public. No bill or contract shall be
split or divided for the purpose of evading any provision
of this act.
Section 28, All contracts made by any department,
board or commission in which the amount involved is two
hundred dollars or more shall be in writing, and no such
contract shall be deemed to have been made or executed
until the approval of the mayor and of the department or
board making the contract is affixed thereto. Any contract
made as aforesaid may be required to be accomjianied by a
bond with sureties satisfactory to the board or official ha\-ing
the matter in charge, or by a deposit of money, certified check
or other security for the faithful performance thereof, and
such bonds or other securities shall be depositetl with the
city treasurer until the contract has been carried out in all
respects; and no such contract shall be altercil except by a
written agreement of the contractor, the sureties on his
bond, and the officer, (lei)artment or boanl making the
contract, with the appro\'al of the mayor affixed thereto.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 338. 299
Section 29. At the request of any department, and B' "or"^
with the approval of the mayor and the city council, the city purpoaea'*^
council may take in fee, in the name of the city, for any
municipal purpose any land within the limits of the city not
already appropriated to public use. Whenever the price
proposed to be paid for a lot of land for any municipal
purpose is more than twenty-five per cent higher than its
average assessed valuation during the previous three years,
said land shall not be taken by purchase, but shall be taken
by right of eminent domain and paid for in the manner
provided for the taking of, and the payment of damages
for, land taken for highways in said city. No land shall be
taken until an appropriation by loan or otherwise for the
general purpose for which land is needed shall have been
made by the mayor and city council by a two thirds vote
of all its members; nor shall a price be paid in excess of the
appropriation, unless a larger sum is awarded by a court of
competent jurisdiction.
Section 30. The school committee shall consist of the school
mayor, who shall be the chairman, and six members who de'^u^n,^^'
shall be elected at large. At the first annual city election ^^^'^^' ®^*'-
held after the acceptance of this act, there shall be elected
two members to serve for one year, two for two years and
two for three years, and annually thereafter there shall be
elected two members to serve for the term of three years.
Section 31. The school committee shall elect annually To elect
a superintendent of schools, and may, under the laws regu- entretc.'^" "
lating the civil service, appoint, suspend or remove at pleasure
such subordinate officers or assistants, including janitors of
school buildings, as it may deem necessary for the proper
discharge of its duties and the conduct of its business; it
shall define their terms of service and their duties, and shall
fix their compensation. No member of the school com-
mittee, except the mayor, shall, during the term for which
he is elected, hold any other office or position the salary or
compensation for which is payable out of the city treasury.
The committee shall organize annually on the first Monday organization
in January, and shall elect one of its members as vice chair- ^mm?ttee.
man, whose duty it shall be to preside at all meetings of the
committee at which the mayor is not present.
Section 32. The school committee, in addition to the poweraand
powers and duties pertaining by law to school committees, '^"^''^•
shall have power to provide, when they are necessary,
temporary accommodations for school purposes, and shall
have the control of all school buildings and of the grounds
300
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 338.
To approve
sites, plans,
etc., for school
buildings.
To make
rules and
regulations.
Meetings to be
public, except,
etc.
Vacancies in
school com-
mittee, how
filled.
Initiative
petitions for
passage of a
" measure."
connected therewith, and the power to make all repairs,
the expenditures for which are made from the regular ap-
propriation for the school department, except as is other-
wise provided herein.
Section 33. No site for a school building shall be ac-
quired by the city unless the approval of the site by the
school committee is first obtained. No plans for the con-
struction of or alterations in a school building shall be
accepted, and no work shall be begun on the construction
or alteration of a school building, unless the approval of the
school committee and the mayor therefor is first obtained.
Nothing herein contained shall require such approval for
the making of ordinary repairs.
SECTION' 34. The school committee shall make all rea-
sonable rules and regulations for the management of the
public schools of the city and for conducting the business of
the committee, provided that such rules are not inconsistent
with any laws of the commonwealth.
Section 35. All meetings of the school committee shall
be open to the public, except that, when requested by not
less than four members of the committee, any particular
meeting shall be private. The vote on any particular
measure shall be by the call of the yeas and nays, when re-
quested by not less than two members of the committee.
Section 36. If a vacancy occurs in the school committee
by failure to elect, or otherwise, the city council and the
remaining members of the school committee shall meet in
joint convention and elect a suitable person to fill the vacancy
until the next annual city election. The mayor, if present,
shall preside at the convention.
Section 37. A petition meeting the requirements here-
inafter provided and requesting the city council to pass an
ordinance, resolution, order or vote, except an order granted
under the provisions of chapter one hundred and twenty-
two of the Revised Laws and sections one hundred and
twentj'-six and one hundred and twenty-seven of chapter
seven hundred and forty-two of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and fourteen and acts in amendment thereof and
in addition thereto, or requesting the school committee to
pass a resolution, order or vote, all of these four terms being
hereinafter included in the term "measure", therein set
forth or designated, shall be termed an initiative petition,
and shall be acted upon as hereinafter pro\ided.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 338. 301
Section 38. Signatures to initiative petitions need not signatures
111 A111 j*"x to initiative
be all on one paper. All such papers pertaninig to any one petitions,
measure shall be fastened together and shall be filed in the
office of the city clerk as one instrument, with the endorse-
ment thereon of the names and addresses of three persons
designated as filing the same. With each signature to said
petition shall be stated the place of residence of the signer,
giving the street and number, if any.
Within five days after the filing of said petition the certification
registrars of voters shall ascertain by what number of regis- votlfs^*'"^'"^
tered voters the petition is signed, and what percentage that
number is of the total number of registered voters, and shall
attach thereto their certificate showing the result of such
examination.
The city clerk shall forthwith transmit the said certificate certificates
with the said petition to the city council or to the school councire\c!''^
committee, accordingly as the petition is addressed, and at
the same time shall send a copy of said certificate to one or
more of the persons designated on the petition as filing the
same.
Section 39. If an Initiative petition be signed by regis- Action by
tered voters equal in number, except as is provided in section school com-
forty-two of this act, to at least twenty per cent of the whole [^J-tlftive
number of registered voters, the city council or the school fuUy'gignej
committee shall, within twenty days after the date of the
certificate of the registrars of voters that the petition has
been signed by the required percentage of registered voters,
either —
1. Pass said measure without alteration, subject to the Passage,
referendum vote provided by this act or,
2. The city council shall call a special election to be held Referendum.
on a Tuesday fixed by it not less than thirty nor more than
forty-five days after the date of the certificate hereinbefore
mentioned, and shall submit the proposed measure without
alteration to a vote of the registered voters of the city at
that election: yrovided, however, that If any city election is proviso,
otherwise to occur within ninety days after the date of said
certificate, the city council may, at its discretion, omit calling
the special election and submit the proposed measure to the
voters at such other previously pending election.
Section 40. If an initiative petition be signed by Referendum,
registered voters equal in number to at least eight per cent faiia.
but less than twenty per cent of the total number of regis-
302
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 338.
Referendum
petition.
Referendum, terecl votcrs, and said measure be not passed without altera-
w_ en petition ^.^^^ within tweuty days by the city council or the school
committee, as provided in the preceding section, then such
proposed measure, without alteration, shall be submitted
by the city council to a \^ote of the registered voters of the
city at the next annual city election.
Section 41. If within twenty days after the final passage
of any measure by the city council or by the school com-
mittee, a petition signed by registered voters of the city,
equal in number to at least twelve per cent of the total
number of registered voters, be presented to the city council
or to the school committee, as the case may be, protesting
against such measure or any part thereof taking effect, the
same shall thereupon and thereby be suspended from taking
effect; and the city council or the school committee, as the
case may be, shall immediately reconsider such measure or
part thereof; and if such measure or part thereof be not
entirely annulled, repealed or rescinded, the city council
shall submit the same, by the method herein provided, to a
vote of the qualified voters of the city, either at the next
regular city election, or at a special election which may, in
its discretion, be called for the purpose, and such measure
or part thereof shall forthwith become null and void unless
a majority of the qualified voters voting on the same at such
election shall vote in favor thereof.
The petition pro\'ided for by this section shall be termed
a referendum petition.
Procedure, etc. 'j'j^g procedurc in rcspcct to such referendum petition shall
be the same as that provided by section thirty-nine of this
act, except that the words *' measure or part thereof pro-
tested against" shall for this purpose be understood to re-
place the word "measure" in that section wherever it may
occur, and that the word ''referendum" shall be understooil
to replace the word "initiative" in that section.
Section 42. For the purposes of this act, the number of
registered women voters shall be taken into account in fixing
the recpiisite number of signatures for initiative and referen-
dum petitions for measures on which they have the right of
Women voters
to be counted.
votmg.
Council may
pubmit ques-
tions to votcrs.
Section 43. The city council may, of its own motion,
and shall, upon request of the school committee in case of a
measure originating with that committee and pertaining to
the affairs under its admini.stration. submit to a vote of the
registered voters of the city for adoption or rejection at a
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 338. 303
general or special city election any proposed measure,
or a proposition for the annulment, repeal or amendment
of any measure, in the same manner and with the same
force and effect as are hereby provided for submission on
petition.
Section 44. If two or more proposed measures passed Measures with
, , . . n- • • • 1 coiiflictuig
at the same election contam contlictmg provisions, that one proviaions.
of said measures which received the larger number of affirma-
tive votes shall take effect and the other shall be void.
Section 45. The ballots used when voting upon such Ballots to
1 1 11 J. J. xi X 0x1 • state nature
proposed measure shall state the nature ol the measure in of measure.
terms sufficient to show the substance thereof. No measure
shall go into effect unless it receives the affirmative votes
of at least a third of the whole number of registered
voters.
Section 46. The selectmen, for the purpose of the first selectmen to
municipal election next succeeding the acceptance of this pia^s.^etc" ^'^^
act, shall provide suitable polling places and give notice
thereof, and shall at least ten days before said election
appoint all proper election officers therefor; and they shall
in general have the powers and perform the duties of the
mayor and board of aldermen in cities under chapter eight
hundred and thirty-five of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and thirteen, and acts in amendment thereof and
in addition thereto, the provisions of which, so far as they
may be applicable, shall apply to said election; and the
town clerk shall perform the duties therein assigned to city
clerks. The registrars shall cause to be prepared and pub-
lished, according to law, lists of qualified voters in each of
the wards established by the selectmen.
Section 47. The question of the acceptance of this Act to be
act shall be submitted to the legal voters of said town at fhevoterfat
the state election in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen. efeg^oQ*^ ^^'^^^
At such election the polls shall be open not less than eight
hours; and the vote shall be taken by ballot, in accordance
with the provisions of chapter eight hundred and thirty-five
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, and
acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, so far
as the same shall be applicable, in answer to the question:
" Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nineteen
hundred and fifteen, entitled 'An Act to incorporate the
City of Leominster' be accepted?" and the affirmative
votes of a majority of the voters present and voting thereon
shall be required for its acceptance.
304 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 339, 340.
JaWiasiffect. Section 48. So much of this act as authorizes its sub-
mission to the voters of said town shall take effect upon its
passage, but it shall not take further effect unless accepted
by said town as herein provided.
Approved May 13, 1915.
C/iap. 339 An Act to authorize the town of masiipee to fund
CERTAIN indebtedness.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
M^hpeimay SECTION 1. The towu of Maslipcc is hereby authorized
incur certain to iucur indebtedness to an amount not exceeding sixteen
hundred dollars for the purpose of paying revenue loans
issued on account of revenue of the vear nineteen hundred
and fourteen and now outstanding, and to issue notes of
the town therefor to be denominated on their face i\Iashpee
Funding Loan, Act of 1915. The said notes shall be payable
as follows: four hundred dollars in not more than one year
from the date of issue of the loan, and three hundred dollars
annually thereafter, so that the whole loan will be paid in
not more than five vears from the date of issue of the first
note. Moneys received on account of any loan made under
authority hereof shall be applied exclusively to the payment
of nineteen hundred and fourteen revenue loans. The
amount required to pay the interest and that part of the
principal of the loan maturing each year shall be assessed
by the assessors of the town in the same manner in which
other taxes are assessed until the debt is extinguished.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 13, 1915.
Chai).S4:0 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay an
ANNUITY TO THE WIDOW OF ALFRED AUGUSTUS BEST-
WICK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
City of Boston SECTION 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to
annuity to pay an annuity not exceeding three hundred dollars to
Bestwick.' Louisa ]\1. Bcstwick, widow of Alfred Augustus Bestwick,
so long as she remains unmarried. The said Alfred Augustus
Bestwick, while in the discharge of his duties as a member
of the fire department of the city, received injuries or con-
tracted a disease which resulted in his death. The fire
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 341. 305
commissioner may from time to time order the said annuity
to be reduced.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance To be sub-
by the city council of said city, with the approval of the city council,
mayor. Approved May 13, 1915.
[Accepted June 16, 1915.]
[1887, 403; 1890, 211; 1892, 211; 1897, 214; 1912, 601; 1913, 507; 1914, 701.]
An Act to authorize the town of framingham to incur Chap. 34:1
INDEBTEDNESS FOR AN EXTENSION OF ITS SYSTEM OF
SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Framingham, for the purpose Town of
of constructing for the villages of Framingham Centre and maTbofro^vT
Saxonville in that town an extension of the town's present ™t"nd iS
system of sewage disposal, is hereby authorized to borrow gygtem"^
money, be,yond the statutory limit of indebtedness, to an
amount not exceeding the sum of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, and to issue notes or bonds therefor.
Such notes or bonds shall bear on their face the words,
Framingham Sewerage — Extension Loan, Act of 1915,
and also the words, Exempt from Taxation in Massachusetts;
shall be payable at the expiration of periods not exceeding
thirty years from their respective dates of issue, shall bear
interest, payable semi-annually, at a rate not exceeding four
and one half per cent per annum, and shall be signed by
the treasurer and countersigned by the selectmen of the
town. The town may sell the said securities at public or
pri>^ate sale, upon such terms and conditions as it may
deem expedient; but they shall not be sold for less than
their par value.
Section 2. The town shall, at the time of authorizing Payment of
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof by such ^°*"'
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan within thirty
years from its date; and the amount of such annual pay-
ment in any year shall not be less than the amount of the
principal of the loan payable in any subsequent year. Each
authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan. The
assessors of the town shall, without further action by the
town, annually assess such sums as may be needed to pay
the interest on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid, and
to make such payments on the principal as may be required
306
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 342.
under the provisions of this act, in the same manner in
which other town taxes are assessed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 13, 1915.
Improvement
of Barnstable
harbor in
Barnstable.
Expenses of
examination,
etc.
Proviso.
Chap. S42 An Act relative to the improvement of barnstable
HARBOR IN THE TOWN OF BARNSTABLE.
Be it enacted, etc., an follows:
Section 1. The board of harbor and land commis-
sioners is hereby authorized to make an examination and
survey and to dredge a channel and anchorage basin in
Barnstable harbor in the town of Barnstable, from deep
water in said harbor to and into tliat ])art of said harbor
known as IMaraspin creek, in such locations and to such
depths as it may deem necessary or advisable.
Section 2. Said board may expend for said examination
and survey and for dredging a sum not exceeding thirteen
thousand five hundred dollars: provided, however, that no
part of this sum shall be available or expended until there is
presented to the auditor of the commonwealth satisfactory
evidence that the town of Barnstable has voted to accept
this act, to build a public wharf and landing and also an
approach thereto, in said town, at or near the inshore end
of the channel or anchorage basin to be dredged by said
board, that an appropriation of fifteen hundred dollars has
been made by the town of Barnstable under the provisions
of chapter four hundred and eighty-one of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and nine for dredging a part of said
channel and basin, and that the town of Barnstable has
appropriated an amount not less than one thousand dollars
for the purpose of building a public wharf and landing
and providing an approach thereto. Said i)ublic wharf and
landing are to be built in conformity with a license therefor
which may be issued by the board of harbor and land com-
missioners under authority of chapter ninety-six of the
Revised Laws.
Section 3. The town of Barnstable is hereby authorized
to purchase, or take, and to hold and maintain for the
purposes of a public wharf and landing and for an approach
thereto, land and flats in that part of Barnstable harbor
known as INIaraspin creek at or near the inshore end of the
channel or anchorage ba.siii to be dredged by the board of
harbor and land commissioners, and also land for the purpose
License to
issue by board
of harbor and
land com-
missioners.
Town may
purchase land.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 342. 307
of an approach to said public wharf and landing in said
town.
Section 4. Within sixty days after taking any land or Description
flats under authority hereof, the selectmen of the tov/n of tikenfto be
Barnstable shall cause a description of the land and flats '"'^'''"^'^i'^'i-
taken, sufficiently accurate for identification, with a state-
ment of the purpose for which they were taken, signed by
a majority of the selectmen, to be recorded in the registry
of deeds for the county of Barnstable; and upon such re-
cording, title to the land and flats so taken shall vest in the
town of Barnstable. Damages occasioned by the taking
may be recovered in the manner provided in the case of
land taken for a highway.
Section 5. For the purpose of acquiring said land and B°^"t°bie
flats and of constructing said public wharf and landing the Barnstable'
H3,rbor Public
town of Barnstable may borrow, within the statutory limit wharf Loan,
of indebtedness, any part of the sums authorized under the
provisions of this act which may be necessary, not less in
the aggregate than one thousand dollars, and may issue
notes or bonds of the town therefor. Such notes or bonds
shall bear on their face the words, Town of Barnstable,
Barnstable Harbor Public Wharf Loan, Act of 1915, and
shall be payable by such annual payments, beginning not
more than one year after the date of each loan, as will ex-
tinguish each loan within five years from its date. The
amount of such annual payment of any loan in any year
shall not be less than the amount of the principal of the
loan payable in any subsequent year. Each authorized
issue of notes or bonds shall constitute a separate loan. The Rate of
notes or bonds shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding
five per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall
be signed by the treasurer and countersigned by a majority
of the selectmen of the town. The town may sell the said
securities at public or private sale upon such terms and
conditions as the treasurer may deem expedient, but they
shall not be sold for less than their par value; and the
proceeds shall be used only for the purposes herein specified.
Section 6. The town shall, at the time of authorizing Payment of
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord- °^°'
ance with the provisions of section five of this act; and when
a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which will be
sufficient to pay the interest as it accrues on the notes or
bonds issued as aforesaid by the town and to make such
payments on the principal as may be required under the
308 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 343.
provisions of this act, shall, without further vote, be assessed
by the assessors of the town annually thereafter, in the same
manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the debt
incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Act to be Section 7. This act shall be submitted to the voters of
submittcfl to . .,,.
voters, etc. the towu of Bamstablc at any tune withm nme months after
its passage, at a special meeting called for the purpose; and
it shall take effect upon its acceptance by a majority of the
voters present and voting thereon; but not more than one
such special meeting shall be called for the purpose.
Time of Section 8. For the purpose of its submission as afore-
taking effect. . , , . i n i n-
said, this act shall take eiiect upon its passage.
Approved May 17, 1915.
[1886, 336; 1887, 141; 1888, 129; 1895, 82, 344; 1898, 223; 1903, 199; 1912, 386; 1914, 337.]
Chap. 34:3 An Act to extend the limits of the mansfield water
SUPPLY district AND TO AUTHORIZE SAID DISTRICT TO
MAKE AN ADDITIONAL WATER LOAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as jiMows:
M^niffieid Section 1. The limits of the Mansfield Water Supply
DritHc^"ex-'^ District, as established by section one of chapter three hun-
tended, etc. Jred and forty-four of the acts of the year eighteen hundred
and ninety-five, are hereby extended so as to include the
territory lying within the following metes and bounds,
to wit: Beginning at the southeasterly corner of said district
as now established, thence in a straight line southerly, about
sixty-five hundred feet, to a point in the Norton town line
four hundred feet east of the centre of South INlain street at
said town line; thence westerly by said town line six hun-
dred feet to a point two hundred feet west of the centre of
said South ]Main street; thence northerly in a straight line,
about sixty-eight hundred feet, to a point in the southerly
line of said district, distant thirteen hundretl feet from the
said southeast corner of said district; thence easterly by
said district line to said southeasterly corner. The territory
lying within the above described bounds hereby annexed to
said district shall have all tlie rights, i)rivileges, liabilities
and powers belonging to said district under the provisions of
chapter three hundred and thirty-six of the acts of the
year eighteen hundred and eighty-six and chapter one hun-
dred and forty-one of the acts of the year eighteen hundred
and eightv-seven.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 344. 309
Section 2. Said district, for the purpose of paying the ^,^"^^1'^
necessary expenses and habihties incurred under the pro- District Loan,
visions of this act, and for the purpose of extending and en-
hirging its water works, may issue from time to time bonds
or notes to an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars.
Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a
separate loan. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their face
the words, Mansfield Water Supply District Loan, Act of
1915; shall be payable by such annual payments, beginning
not more than one year after their respective dates, as will
extinguish each loan within thirty years from the date
thereof, and otherwise shall be issued upon the same terms
and conditions and with the same powers as are provided in
chapter three hundred and thirty-seven of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen for the issue of bonds
by said Mansfield Water Supply District.
Section 3. All of the authority granted to said district Certain
orovisions oi
by this act and not otherwise specifically provided for shall law to apply.
be vested in the board of water commissioners of the district
elected and exercising authority in accordance with the pro-
visions of section ten of chapter three hundred and thirty-
six of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-six.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Act to be
by a two thirds vote of the legal voters of the Mansfield voters, etc.
Water Supply District present and voting thereon at any
legal meeting called for the purpose after its passage; and
for the purpose of being submitted to the voters as afore-
said this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 19, 1915.
[Accepted, June 9, 1915.]
[1824, 112; 1875, 55.]
An Act relative to the trustees of the ministerial (Jjidrf 344
fund of the first baptist church in RANDOLPH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Trustees of the Ministerial Fund of J^":"?*? ^^. °/
the First Baptist Church in Randolph, a corporation estab- Fund of First
lished by chapter one hundred and twelve of the acts of in Randolph
the year eighteen hundred and twenty-four, approved Feb- mi^,\t'c^*
ruary twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and twenty-four, as
amended by chapter fifty-five of the acts of the year eighteen
hundred and seventy-five, together with the adult members
of said church, are hereby authorized to adopt, from time
310 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 345.
to time, such rules and regulations for the management of
the funds belonging to the corporation, for transacting the
business of the corporation and for electing its officers, as
they shall deem expedient.
Repeal. SECTION 2. So much of scctiou three of the said chapter
one hundred and twelve as is inconsistent herewith is hereby
repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 19, 1915.
[Northampton & Amherst St. Ry. Co.. 1899, 293; 1901, 307, 412; — name changed to Conn.
Valley St. Ry. Co. June 3, 1905; 1909, 385; 1910, 592.]
Chap. 34:5 An Act to authorize the northern Massachusetts
STREET RAILWAY COMPANY TO CONSOLIDATE WITH OR TO
PURCHASE THE FRANCHISE AND PROPERTY OF THE CON-
NECTICUT VALLEY STREET RAILWAY COMPANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Northern SECTION 1. The Northern Massachusetts Street Railway
street Railway Compauy and tlic Conuecticut Valley Street Railway Com-
conTo^fda^te™^^ pauy may consolidate or the Northern Massachusetts Street
necticut Valley Railway Company may purchase the franchise and property
Company.'rtc'!' o^ ^lic Connccticut Valley Street Railway Company, and
the Connecticut Valley Street Railway Company may sell
and convey its franchise and property to the Northern
Massachusetts Street Raihvay Company in the manner and
upon the terms and conditions provided by law for con-
solidation or purchase and sale by companies whose railways
Proviso. connect with one another: provided, that the public service
commission, after notice and a public hearing, shall find that
such purchase and sale and the terms thereof are consistent
with the public interest; and the purchasing or consolidated
company may increase its capital stock and issue bonds to
an amount necessary for the purposes hereby authorized
and may exchange its securities for those of the selling or
mergefl company in the manner and to the extent provided
with respect to such purchasing or consolidated companies
under the general law, and shall be subject to all provisions
of general law now or hereafter in force relating to such
purchasing or consolidated companies.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 19, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 346. 311
[1915, 254, Spec]
An Act relative to the use of cellars and basements Chap.34:Q
IN the city of boston as living rooms.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section sixty-eight of chapter five hundred and fifty of e?c!' amended.
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven, as amended
by section one of chapter six hundred and twenty-eight of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, is hereby
further amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing: — (h) Whenever basement rooms which do not com-
ply with all the technical requirements of this act are, in
the opinion of the board of health, supplied with sufficient
light and ventilation and are suitable rooms for living and
sleeping purposes, the board, after an inspection of the
premises and a report in writing as to the area, capacity and
other conditions, may issue a certificate to the owner of the
building stating that, in the opinion of the board, such
rooms are fit to be occupied for living and sleeping pur-
poses. The issue of the said certificate shall operate as an
exemption from the technical requirements of this section
in all the particulars set forth in said certificate: provided,
that said certificate is kept at all times posted in a con-
spicuous place in such room. A file and record of all such
reports and certificates shall be kept in the office of the
board of health. Said board may revoke the certificate if
such room in its opinion, ceases to be suitable for the purposes
named in the certificate, — so as to read as follows : — Section Conditions
68. In tenement houses hereafter erected no room in the cellars and
1 . 11 1 n i. • 1 P T • basements may
basement or cellar shall be occupied tor living purposes, be occupied
unless all of the following conditions are complied with : — pJrposes°in
(1.) Such room shall be at least eight and one half feet Boston.
high in every part from the floor to the ceiling.
(2.) There shall be appurtenant to such room the use
of a separate water-closet, constructed and arranged as
required by section sixty-nine.
(3.) Such room shall have a window or windows opening
upon the street, an alley or open passageway not less than
fifteen feet in width, a railroad right of way, cemetery or
public park or upon a yard or court. The total area of
windows in such room shall be at least one eighth of the
floor area of the room, and one half of the sash shall be
312
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 346.
Conditions
under which
cellars and
basemeuta may
be occupied
for living
purposes in
Boiitou.
made to open full width, and the top of each window shall
be within six inches of the ceiling.
(4.) The floor of such room shall be damp-proof and
waterproof, and all walls surrounding such room shall be
damp-proof.
No room on any floor of any house or building now existing
or hereafter erected which floor is in whole or in part below
the highest point of the curb of a public street or way in
front and within twenty-five feet of the outside wall, and
no room on any floor thereof which floor is in whole or in
part below the highest point of the ground adjacent to such
building and within fifteen feet thereof, shall be occupied
for sleeping purposes unless all of the following conditions
are complied with: —
(a.) Such room shall on at least one side abut on an
outside wall of said building for a space of at least seven
feet.
(b.) Such room shall have a window or windows opening
directly upon an open space not less than fifteen feet square,
and open from the ground to the sky without obstruction;
such window or Avindows shall have a total area of not less
than ten square feet and not less than one eighth of the
floor area of said room, and both halves of the sash of each
window shall be made to open to their full width, and the
top of each window shall be within six inches of the ceiling.
(c.) At least sixty per cent of the area of any such room
shall be above the level of the highest point of the ground
within fifteen feet of the outside wall or walls of said room
and in which the windows above required are situated.
(d.) The floor of such room and all walls surrounding the
room shall be damp-proof and waterproof.
(e.) Such room shall be at least eight feet six inches in
height in every part, from floor to ceiling: iirovidcd, that in
tenement houses erected prior to the first day of August,
nineteen hundred and seven, and in other houses and build-
ings erected prior to the first day of June, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, it shall be sufficient if said room is seven feet
in height over at least four fifths of its area.
(f.) There shall be appurtenant to such room a water-
closet, constructed and arranged as requireil by section
sixty-nine, and used solely by the occupants of said room
or by the household of which said occupants are members.
(g.) No such room shall be occupied for sleeping purposes
without a permit from the board of health, such permit to
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 347. 313
be posted in a, conspicuous place in the main room of the y°5ej'*^°ych
apartment. A record of all such permits shall be kept in cellars and
the office of the board of health. be occupied
(h.) Whenever basement rooms which do not comply gurposefin
with all the technical requirements of this act are, in the °^*°°'
opinion of the board of health, supplied with sufficient light
and ventilation and are suitable rooms for living and sleeping
purposes, the board, after an inspection of the premises
and a report in writing as to the area, capacity and other
conditions, may issue a certificate to the owner of the build-
ing stating that, in the opinion of the board, such rooms are
fit to be occupied for living and sleeping purposes. The
issue of the said certificate shall operate as an exemption
from the technical requirements of this section in all the
particulars set forth in said certificate: provided, that said Proviso,
certificate is kept at all times posted in a conspicuous place
in such room. A file and record of all such reports and
certificates shall be kept in the office of the board of health.
Said board may revoke the certificate if such room in its
opinion, ceases to be suitable for the purposes named in the
certificate. Approved May 19, 1915.
[1915, 352, Spec]
An Act in addition to an act making appropriations C hap. S4t7
FOR SUNDRY MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES AUTHORIZED
DURING THE PRESENT YEAR AND FOR CERTAIN OTHER EX-
PENSES AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue unless it is otherwise specified, to
wit : —
For reimbursing the city of Northampton for expenses for Reimbursing
the support of the Smith's agricultural school and North- ampton for
ampton school of industries, as authorized by chapter certain schools.
eighteen of the resolves of the present year, the sum of ten
thousand dollars.
For printing the general laws relating to towns, as com- Printing
piled by the secretary of the commonwealth, as authorized febtingt^^
by chapter twenty-two of the resolves of the present year, *^°^"^-
a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars.
For expenses of an investigation and report by the state investigation as
department of health and the trustees of hospitals for con- c°tie"?nd towns
314
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 347.
for care of
tuberculous
patients.
Card catalogue
in state library.
Mas.sacliusetts
Charitable
Eye and Ear
Infirmary.
Edward K.
Tolman.
New Bedford
textile school.
Investigation
as to persons
with defective
eyesight.
Investigation
as to making
Mount Grace
a state park.
Annuity for
nidow and
children of
James A.
Cully.
Pittsfield
Angler's Club.
Erection of
monument to
Colonel Henry
Tillinghast
ijisson.
Annuity for
Edward
Harrington
of Boston.
sumptives, relative to reimbursing cities and towns for
hospital care of tuberculous patients, as authorized by
chapter twenty-four of the resolves of the present year, a
sum not exceeding three hundred dollars.
For continuing the work on the card catalogue of the state
library, as authorized by chapter twenty-six of the resolves
of the present year, a sum not exceeding five thousand
dollars.
For the IMassachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary,
as authorized by chapter thirty-one of the resolves of the
present year, the sum of forty-five thousand dollars.
For Edward K. Tolman, as compensation for certain
ballot boxes furnished for the election department of the
secretary of the commonwealth, as authorized by chapter
thirty-seven of the resolves of the present year, the sum of
one hundred and fifty dollars.
For the maintenance of the New Bedford textile school, as
authorized by chapter thirty-eight of the resolves of the
present year, the sum of twenty-seven thousand dollars.
For expenses of investigation and assistance by the Massa-
chusetts commission for the blind in respect to persons with
defective eyesight, as authorized by chapter forty of the
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding fifteen
hundred dollars.
For expenses of an investigation by the state forest com-
mission, relative to establishing a state park or forest reserva-
tion at INIount Grace, in the town of Warwick, as authorized
by chapter forty-one of the resolves of the present year, a
sum not exceeding two hundred dollars.
For an annuity for the widow and minor children of
James A. Cully, as authorized by chapter forty-three of the
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding three
hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents.
For the Pittsfield Angler's Club, to be expended by the
commission on fisheries and game, as authorized by chapter
forty-four of the resolves of the present year, a sum not ex-
ceeding two hundred and fifty-nine dollars.
For expenses of the commonwealth in the erection of a
monument in memory of Colonel Henry Tillinghast Sisson,
as authorized by chapter fifty-eight of the resolves of the
present year, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars.
For an annuity for Edward Harrington of Boston, as au-
thorized by chapter fifty-nine of the resolves of the present
year, a sum not exceeding two hundred tlollars.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 347. 315
For The Bradford Durfee Textile School of Fall River, The Bradford
as authorized by chapter sixty-two of the resolves of the schwfof Faif
present year, the following sums : — For maintenance ex- '^'^'^'
penses, twenty-two thousand dollars; for equipment, two
thousand dollars.
For the Lowell textile school, as authorized by chapter Loweii textile
sixty-three of the resolves of the present year, the following
sums: — For maintenance expenses, fifty thousand dollars;
for equipment, fifteen thousand dollars ; to cover a deficiency
in expenses of nineteen hundred and fourteen, seven hundred
eighty dollars and eighty cents.
For the improvement of the sanitary condition of the improvement
Aberjona river in the town of Winchester, to be expended conditio^n^f
under the direction of the metropolitan park commission erjonanver.
from the Metropolitan Parks Maintenance Fund, as au-
thorized by chapter two hundred and forty-nine of the
Special Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding fifteen
thousand dollars.
For increasing the bathing facilities at Nahant beach increasing
bath house, to be expended under the direction of the met- fadiiufsat
ropolitan park commission from the IMetropolitan Parks bath-house?"
Maintenance Fund, as authorized by chapter two hundred
and sixty-five of the Special Acts of the present year, a sum
not exceeding twelve thousand dollars.
For the salary of a second assistant district attorney salary of
for the southeastern district, as authorized by chapter aistrktattorney
eighty-eight of the General Acts of the present year, a sum e^^di^trict^*"
not exceeding eight hundred twenty-two dollars and sixty
cents.
For giving publicity as to the benefits of life insurance Publicity as to
through certain savings banks, to be expended under the lifrhfsura^nce.
direction of the trustees of the Insurance Guaranty Fund, as
authorized by chapter one hundred and sixty-eight of the
General Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding
twenty-five hundred dollars.
For payment for certain land taken by the commission Land taken by
on Mount Everett state reservation, as required by a decree on™k,unt"^
of the superior court, the sum of four thousand sixty-three J^servation.
dollars and eighty-six cents.
For the commonwealth's proportion of the cost of con- Certain
structing a certain highway leading from Holden to Rutland, iladSgVm
as authorized by section three of chapter six hundred and Ruttfnd*°
sixty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
316
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 348.
Commission on
gratuities.
First assistant
inspector of gas
and electric
light commis-
sioners.
Annual re-
port of state
department
of health.
Clerk of board
of prison com-
missioners.
Pensions for
cleaners in
state house.
Metropolitan
Parks Loan
Sinking Fund,
Boulevards.
For expenses of the commission on gratuities, as established
by chapter seven hundred and two of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and twelve, a sura not exceeding five hun-
dred dollars.
The appropriation made by chapter two hundred and
thirty-six of the Special Acts of the present year for the
salary of the present first assistant inspector of the gas and
electric light commissioners is hereby made available to be
used for the salary of any succeeding inspector.
For printing the annual report of the state department of
health, the sum of three hundred four dollars and eighty-
four cents, the same being in addition to the amount here-
tofore appropriated for this purpose.
For clerks in the board of prison commissioners, the sum
of eighty dollars and thirty-eight cents, the same being in
addition to the amount heretofore appropriated for this
purpose.
For pensions for women formerly employed by the sergeant-
at-arms in cleaning in and about the state house, a sum not
exceeding one hundred and five dollars, the same to be in
addition to the amount heretofore appropriated for this
purpose.
For the INIetropolitan Parks Loan Sinking Fund, Boule-
vards, being one half of the requirements, the sum of fourteen
thousand four hundred and eight dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 19, 1915.
1908, 494, § I,
amended.
[1908, 494.]
C/iap. 348 An Act relative to revoking and suspending licenses
FOR theatrical AND LIKE EXHIBITIONS IN THE CITY OF
BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter four hundred and
ninety-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eight is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the
words: — The mayor and the police commissioner of Boston
and the chief justice of the municipal court of the city of
Boston, by a majority vote, may revoke or suspend any such
license at their pleasure, — so as to read as follows: — Sec-
thcatri^iland ^^^'^ ^- '^^^^ mayor of Bostou, except as provided in section
likeexhibitions forty-six of chai)ter one hundred and six of the Revised
m Boston. " '
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 349. 317
Laws, shall grant a license for theatrical exhibitions, public
shows, public amusements and exhibitions of every de-
scription, to \vhich admission is obtained upon payment of
money or upon the delivery of any valuable thing, or by a
ticket or voucher obtained for money or any valuable thing,
upon such terms and conditions as he deems reasonable,
but there shall not be charged a fee exceeding one hundred
dollars for such license when the entertainment, exhibition
or show is given in a building licensed as a theatre. A
license to be exercised in a building licensed as a theatre
shall be for a theatrical season and shall expire on the first
day of August of each year. The mayor and the police Powerto
commissioner of Boston and the chief justice of the municipal revCket"'^
court of the city of Boston, by a majority vote, may revoke license.
or suspend any such license at their pleasure.
Section 2. Section two of chapter four hundred and ^^ff^ai-
ninety-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eight is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 21, 1915.
An Act to authorize the school board of the city of qJi^^ 349
holyoke to appoint school physicians, medical in-
spectors and school nurses in that city.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. So much of chapter five hundred and two of School board
1111. ii» .01 Holyoke
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six and of acts in may appoint
amendment thereof as provides that in cities the board of dans, inspectors
health shall appoint school physicians, shall not apply to the
city of Ilolyoke, and the school physician or physicians,
and the medical inspectors and school nurses in that city
shall be appointed and controlled by the school board.
Section 2. Appointments and reappointments of the civii service
said officers and employees shall be made in conformity with '^"'*^'* *° ^^^^^'
the rules, regulations and requirements of the Massachusetts
civil service commission.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance To be sub-
by the board of aldermen of the city of Holyoke, with the JJf'aidermen"'*'^
approval of the mayor. Approved May 22, 1915. ^^'
[Accepted June 17, 1915.]
318
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 350, 351.
[1915, 282, Spec]
Chap. S50 An Act to revive the charter of the Broadway
PHARMACY, INCORPORATED, AND TO CONFIRM THE ACTS OF
SAID CORPORATION.
Charter of
Broadway
Pharmacy,
Incorporated,
revived.
Acts confirmed,
etc.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The corporation heretofore known as the
Broadway Pharmacy, Incorporated, and having its place
of business at Cambridge, is hereby revived and continued,
with all the powers and privileges and subject to all the
duties, restrictions and liabilities which pertained to it prior
to the passage of chapter two hundred and eighty-two of
the Special Acts of the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. All acts done by the said company which
would have been legal and valid if said chapter two hundred
and eighty-two had not been passed are hereby ratified,
confirmed and made valid.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 22, 1915.
Chav.351 An Act relative to the improvement of the harbor
IN THE VICINITY OF THE OLD CORPORATION WHARF IN
THE TOWN OF DENNIS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of harbor and land commissioners
is hereby authorized to make a survey and examination and
to dredge a channel and anchorage basin in the harbor in
the vicinity of the Old Corporation wharf, so-called, in the
town of Dennis, in such locations and to such depths as
it may deem necessary and advisable.
Section 2. Said board may expend for said examination
and survey and for dredging a sum not exceeding ten thou-
sand dollars: provided, however, that no part of said siun
shall be available or expended until there is presented to
the auditor of the commonwealth satisfactory evidence
that the town of Dennis has voted to accept this act, to
build a public wharf and landing and an approach thereto,
in said town of Dennis, at or near the inshore end of the
channel or anchorage basin to be dredged by said lioard,
and that the said town has appropriated an amount, which
shall not be less than five hundred dollars, for the purpose
of building a public wharf and landing and providing an
Improvement
of harbor in
vicinity of Old
Corporation
wharf in
Dennis.
Certain sum
of money may
be spent.
Proviso.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 351. 319
approach thereto. Said pubhc wharf and landing are to Board of
be built in conformity with a Ucense therefor which may knd°commis-
be issued by the board of harbor and land commissioners iic"nJI.*° "^"^^
under authority of chapter ninety-six of the Revised Laws.
Section 3. The town of Dennis is hereby authorized to Purchase of
purchase or take and to hold and maintain for the purposes ^" '^°'
of a public wharf and landing and for an approach thereto
land and flats in the harbor in the vicinity of the Old Cor-
poration wharf, so-called, at or near the inshore end of the
channel or anchorage basin to be dredged by the board of
harbor and land commissioners, also land for the purposes
of an approach to said public wharf and landing in said
town.
Section 4. Within sixty days after taking any land or Description
flats under authority hereof the selectmen of said town of tokentolbe"
Dennis shall cause a description of the land and flats taken, ''®'=°'^'^^'^-
sufficiently accurate for identification, with a statement of
the purpose for which they were taken, signed by a ma-
jority of the selectmen, to be recorded in the registry of
deeds for the county of Barnstable; and upon said recording,
title to the land and flats so taken shall vest in the town of
Dennis. Damages occasioned by the taking may be re-
covered in the manner provided in the case of land taken
for a highway.
Section 5. For the purpose of acquiring said land and Dennis°Vubiic
flats and of erecting said public wharf and landing the town wharf Loan,
of Dennis may borrow, within the statutory limit of in-
debtedness, such sum or sums of money, as may be neces-
sary, not less in the aggregate than five hundred dollars,
and may issue notes or bonds of the town therefor. Such
notes or bonds shall bear on their face the words, Town of
Dennis, Public Wharf Loan, Act of 1915, and shall be payable
by such annual pajTnents, beginning not more than one
year after the date of each loan, as will extinguish each
loan within five j^ears from its date; and the amount of
such annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be
less than the amount of the principal of such loan payable
in any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of notes or
bonds shall constitute a separate loan. Said notes or bonds Rate of
shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per i"*^®""^^*-
annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be signed by the
treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the selectmen
of the town. The town may sell such notes or bonds at
public or private sale upon such terms and conditions as
320
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 352.
Payment of
loan.
Act to be
submitted to
voters, etc.
Time of
taking efifect.
the treasurer may deem expedient, but they shall not be
sold for less than their par value; and the proceeds thereof
shall be used only for the purposes specified in this act.
Section 6. The town shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with the provisions of section five of tliis act, and when
a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which will be
sufficient to pay the interest as it accrues on the notes or
bonds issued as aforesaid by the town and to make such pay-
ments on the principal as may be required under the pro-
visions of this act shall, without further vote, be assessed by
the assessors of the town annually thereafter, in the same
manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the debt
incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 7. This act shall be submitted to the voters of
the town of Dennis at any time within nine months after
its passage, at a special meeting called for the purpose by
the selectmen, and it shall become operative upon its ac-
ceptance by a majority of the voters present and voting
thereon.
Section 8. For the purpose of its submission as afore-
said, this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 2Ii., 1915.
1907, 550, § 9,
etc., amended.
[1915, 346, Spec.]
Chap. S52 An Act relative to the construction and remodeling
OF buildings in the city of boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section nine of chapter five hundred and
fifty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven,
as amended by section one of chapter seven hundred and
eighty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen, is hereby further amended by adding at the end
thereof the following: — Buildings of the third class in the
city of Boston may be reconstructed, altered, enlarged,
repaired and extended so as to cover a greater area of land:
provided, that the reconstruction, alteration, enlargement or
extension conforms to the requirements of law in respect to
new buildings of the same character; and, provided, also,
that not more than sixty per cent of the lot is covered, —
BuiidinK limits, SO as to read as follows: — Section 0. The building limits
ec.in OS on. ^^^ ^j^^ ^.^^ ^^ Boston as they now exist shall continue until
changed by ordinance, and the city council may by ordinance
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 352. 321
from time to time extend and define said building limits, and
may establish other limits in any part of the city within
which every building built after the establishment thereof
shall be of the first or second class. This restriction shall n^ft ^'a^pply
not apply to wharves, nor to buildings not exceeding twenty- iJ^ certain caaes.
seven feet in height on wharves, nor to market sheds or
market buildings not exceeding such height, nor to elevators
for the storage of coal or grain, if the external parts of such
buildings, elevators, or other structures are covered with
slate, tile, metal, or other equally fire-proof material, and the
mode of construction and the location thereof are approved
by the commissioner. Temporary structures to facilitate the
prosecution of any authorized work may be erected under
such conditions as the commissioner may prescribe.
Single and two-family dwellings not to be occupied, or construction
intended, arranged or designed to be occupied, by more tw^ffmify
than two families, may be built of third class construction ^^^^^''^ss.
in all parts of the city of Boston not included in the building
limits of said city as they existed prior to the twenty-second
day of September in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen;
but no such building shall occupy more than sixty per cent
of the area of the lot upon which it is situated, and all such
buildings shall be constructed with pitched roofs not less
than thirty degrees with the horizontal.
Buildings of the third class in the city of Boston may be xmrd class
reconstructed, altered, enlarged, repaired and extended so
as to cover a greater area of land: provided, that the re- Provisos,
construction, alteration, enlargement or extension conforms
to the requirements of law in respect to new buildings of
the same character; and provided, also, that not more than
sixty per cent of the lot is covered.
Section 2. Section ten of said chapter five hundred and imended.^ ^°'
fifty is hereby amended by inserting after the word "port-
able", in the sixth line, the words: — or permanent, — by
inserting after the word "department", in the seventh line,
the words: — except as provided in section seventeen of this
act and amendments thereof or additions thereto, — and
by inserting after the word "commissioners", in the eighth
line, the words: — and also provided that permits from the
building commissioner for the erection of school buildings
shall be required and that such buildings shall be subject
to the inspection of the building department, — so as to
read as follows: — Section 10. The provisions of this act no°to'appiy
shall not apply to bridges, quays, or wharves, nor to buildings to certain
322
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 352.
Provisions
not to apply
to certain
structures.
Powers of
certain boards
and commis-
sions not to
be abridged.
1907, 550, § 13,
etc., amended.
Prohibitions.
on land ceded to the United States or owned and occupied
by the commonwealth, nor to the Suffolk county court
house, jail, or house of correction, nor to railroad stations,
nor to portable or permanent school buildings erected and
maintained by the schoolhouse department, except as pro-
vided in section seventeen of this act and amendments
thereof or additions thereto, nor to voting booths erected
and maintained by the board of election commissioners; and
also provided that permits from the building commissioner
for the erection of school buildings shall be required and
that such buildings shall be subject to the inspection of
the building department.
Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of
this act shall not be held to deprive the board of health, the
police commissioner, the board of street commissioners, the
board of park commissioners, the board of examiners of gas
fitters, the commissioner of wires, or the fire commissioner
of the city of Boston of any power or authority which they
have at the date of the passage of this act, or of the remedies
for the enforcement of the orders of said boards or officers;
unless such powers, authorities, or remedies are inconsistent
with the provisions of this act; nor to repeal any existing
law, not herein expressly repealed, except so far as it may
be inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
Section 3. Section thirteen of said chapter five hundred
and fifty, as amended by section three of chapter seven
hundred and eighty-two of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and fourteen, is hereby further amended by in-
serting after the word "granted", in the fifth line, the words:
— unless such building is on the corner of two intersecting
ways, in wdiich case the building commissioner shall have
authority to grant a permit, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 13. No alteration or repair of a wooden building
within the building limits shall be made without a permit
from the commissioner, and no permit to increase the height
or ground area of such a building shall be granted, unless
such building is on the corner of two intersecting ways, in
which case the building commissioner shall have authority
to grant a permit, nor shall a permit for alterations or re-
pairs be granted if the estimated cost of the proposed altera-
tions or repairs exceeds one half of the cost of a like new
building.
No wooden building, outside the buikling limits, shall be
moved to any position within the building limits.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 352. 323
No recess or chase shall be made in any external or party Prohibitions.
wall so as to leave the thickness at the back less than eight
inches.
No roof or floor timber entering a party wall shall have
less than four inches of solid brickwork between it and the
end of any other timber.
No part of any roof shall be constructed in such a manner
as to discharge snow, ice, or other material upon a public
street or alley.
No elevated staging or stand for observation purposes shall
be constructed or occupied upon the roof of any building.
No chimney shall be corbelled from a wall more than the
thickness of the wall.
No chimney shall be hung from a wall which is less than
twelve inches thick.
No masonry shall rest upon wood, except piles and mud sills.
No part of any floor timber shall be within two inches of
any chimney.
No studding or furring shall be within one inch of any
chimney.
No furnace or boiler for heating shall be placed upon a
wooden floor.
No smoke pipe shall project through any external wall or
window.
No steam, furnace, or other hot air pipes shall be carried
within one inch of any woodwork, unless such pipes are
double or otherwise protected by incombustible material.
No combustible partition shall be within four feet of the
sides and back or within six feet of the front of any boiler,
carrying a pressure of over ten pounds, unless the partition
is covered with incombustible material v/hich extends to the
full height of the partition from the end or back of the
boiler to at least five feet in front of it. In such case the
distance shall be not less than two feet from all the sides
and five feet from the front of the boiler, and all lath and
plaster and wooden ceiling beams over the boiler and to a
distance of not less than four feet in front of all such boilers
shall be covered with incombustible material.
No observation stand shall be constructed or main-
tained except in accordance with plans approved by the
commissioner.
No closet of any kind shall be constructed under any
staircase leading from the cellar or basement to the first
story.
324
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 352.
Prohibitions.
1907, 550, § 45,
etc., umended.
No boiler shall be placed or maintained under any public
way.
No part of any structure, except cornices, permanent
awnings, string courses, window caps and sills, bay windows,
under such terms, conditions, regulations and restrictions
as may be required by the mayor and board of aldermen,
and outside means of egress, as otherwise provided, and
signs as provided in chapter three hundred and fifty-two of
the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-five, shall
project over any public way or square. No cornice or bay
window shall so project more than three feet; nor more
than twelve inches over a way of a width of tliirt}' feet or
less.
No building within forty feet of the property of any ad-
joining owner shall be erected for or converted to use as a
stable, unless such use is authorized by the board of health
after a public hearing. Written notice of such hearing shall
be given to the adjoining owners, and published at least
three times in at least two newspapers published in Boston,
ten days at least before the hearing.
No material other than brick, tile, slate, metal, asbestos
shingles or slag shall hereafter be used to cover or roof any
building, or the tops and sides and outsides of the frames of
any dormer window, or any other projection of the roof
of any building, except wooden cornices on wooden frame
buildings, but on flat roofs composition or tar and gravel
may be used or such other quality of fire-resisting roofing
as the commissioner may authorize. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to prohibit the use of materials approved
by the commissioner for repairing any roof now covered with
wooden shingles, provided that the building is not altered
in height or otherwise generally reconstructed, nor to pro-
hibit covering with such approved materials the roofs of
buildings less than sixteen feet in height.
No part of any first or second class building hereafter
erected, except the eaves and cornices, shall be nearer than
five feet to the line of any adjoining lot on any side on which
such building has any oi)ening in the outer wall thereof
unless all such openings are protected by wire glass set
in metal frames and sash.
Section 4. Section forty-five of said chapter five hun-
dred and fifty, as amended by section ten of chapter seven
hundred and eighty-two of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and fourteen, is hereby further amended by striking
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 352. 325
out the words "and basements", in the twenty-eighth Hne,
by striking out the word "eight", in the twenty-ninth hne,
and inserting in place thereof the word : — ten, — by striking
out the words "the basements of", in the thirtieth hne, by
inserting after the word "commissioner", in the thirty-third
hne, the words : — the building commissioner may order
the basement of any such tenement house more than three
stories in height and having more than ten suites to be
provided with a system of automatic sprinklers approved
by him as to location, arrangement and efficiency, — by
striking out the words "and in every tenement house here-
after erected", in the thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth lines,
and inserting in place thereof the words : — which is, — by
inserting after the word "suites", in the fortieth line, the
words : — and in every such tenement house hereafter
erected, — and by striking out all after the word " passage-
way", in the forty-eighth line, and inserting in place thereof
the words: — constructed in such manner and with such
exits and fire doors as the building commissioner shall
deem necessary for the preservation of public safety, — so
as to read as follows: — Section 4'^. Every tenement house stairways and
hereafter erected shall have a main staircase of fireproof hTtenenfent
material, extending from the entrance floor to the roof, °"®^'^'
and with a pent house constructed of incombustible material.
The said staircase shall not extend below the entrance
floor level and shall be enclosed in brick, terra-cotta or
concrete walls, or by two-inch solid metal and plaster par-
titions. All door openings into suites shall have metal
covered self-closing doors and metal covered frames. Public
halls therein shall each be at least three feet wide in the
clear, and stairs shall be at least three feet wide between
the wall and the stair rail.
Each stairway shall have an entrance on the entrance Entrances.
floor from a street or alley or open passageway or from
an outer court, or from an inner court which connects directly
with a street or alley or open passageway. All stairs shall
be constructed with a rise of not more than eight inches,
and with treads not less than nine inches wide and not less
than three feet long in the clear. Where winders are used
all treads at a point eighteen inches from the strings on the
wall side shall be at least ten inches wide.
In every tenement house all stairways shall be provided j^nrng.fto'b'e^
with proper balusters and railings kept in good repair. No kept in repair.
public hall or stairs in a tenement house shall be reduced in
326
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 352.
Automatic
sprinklers.
Lights.
Elevators, etc.,
to be enclosed
in masonry
walls, etc.
1907, 550, § 107,
amended.
Exits, stair-
way.", etc., in
public build-
ings.
Proviso.
width SO as to be less than the minimum width prescribed
in this section.
PubHc halls, stairs, elevator, light and ventilating shafts
in all tenement houses hereafter erected more than three
stories in height and having more than ten suites, and all
such existing tenement houses shall be provided with a
system of automatic sprinklers approved as to location,
arrangement and efficiency by the buihling commissioner.
The building commissioner may order the basement of any
such tenement house more than three stories in height and
having more than ten suites to be provided with a system of
automatic sprinklers approved by him as to location, arrange-
ment and efficiencv.
Public halls and stairs in all tenement houses now existing
or hereafter erected more than three stories in height, and
having more than eight suites, shall be provided with proper
and sufficient lights to be kept lighted during the night.
In every existing tenement house which is more than
three stories in height, and having more than eight suites,
and in every such tenement house hereafter erected, all
elevators, vent and dumb-waiter shafts, shall be enclosed in
the basement in masonry walls not less than eight inches
thick, or with two-inch solid metal and plaster partitions
with a fireproof self-closing door; and if in any such building
a stairway leads from the first floor to the basement, such
stairway shall be enclosed in masonry walls not less than
eight inches thick, or with two-inch solid metal and plaster
partitions, aufl shall lead directly into a passageway con-
structed in such manner and with such exits and fire doors
as the building commissioner shall deem necessary for the
preservation of public safety.
Section 5. Said chapter five hundred and fifty is hereby
further amended by striking out section one hundred and
seven and inserting in place thereof the following: — Section
107. Every building hereafter erected containing a hall or
assembly room shall conform to all the aforesaid require-
ments as to exits, stairways, exit lights, aisles and seats,
which apply to theatres: provided, that the same are necessary
for the preservation of ])ul)lic safety and are specially ordered
by the l)uilding commissioner. All orders of the building
commissioner under the provisions of this section shall be
subject to the authority of a majority of the board of appeal,
which may annul or modify such orders.
Approved May 25, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 353, 354, 355. 327
[Framingham, 1881, 206; 1884, 271; 1905. 476; 1906, 526; 1907, 380; 1912, 656; Ashland,
1908, 456.]
An Act to authorize the town of framingham to Chap.S53
SUPPLY water to inhabitants of the town of ash-
land.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Framingham is hereby au- Town of
.-,. fi x£ ramingham
thorized to supply water to the mliabitants or that part or may supply
the town of Ashland known as the Waushakum district, habitants of
upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the water com- AsILnd.
missioners of said towns.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved May 26, 1915.
An Act to authorize the city of holyoke to establish qj^^jj 354
THE office of DEPUTY CITY TREASURER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Holyoke may, by ordinance, city of
establish the office of deputy city treasurer and may pre- |^tab?^hth7
scribe the manner of his appointment and his powers and ^fpyty ^ity
duties. treasurer.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 26, 1915.
[1908, 557.]
An Act to provide for improving the entrance to r'/j^^^ 355
SESUIT harbor in THE TOWN OF DENNIS.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1 . The board of harbor and land commissioners improving the
is hereby authorized and directed to improve the entrance lesS^harbor
to Sesuit harbor in the town of Dennis by the construction "" Denms.
of a jetty or jetties, and otherwise. For this purpose the
board may expend a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
Section 2. The said board may purchase or take in the Purchase of
name and behalf of the commonwealth any land or materials
necessary for carrying out the provisions of this act. The
manner of such taking and of determining the damages
caused thereby, or by any other doings of said board under
the provisions of this act, shall be the same as is provided
by sections seven and eight of chapter four hundred and
seven of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-
328
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 356.
three, relative to the taking of land by the metropohtan
park commission; and said board shall, for the purposes of
this act, have powers like those conferred upon the metro-
politan park commission by said sections. The damages
when finally determined shall be paid out of the sum hereby
authorized.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 27, 1915.
Improvement
of Lewis bay
in Barnstable
and Yarmouth.
Certain sum
of money may
be spent.
Proviso.
[1000, 191.]
Chap.S5Q An Act relative to the improvement of lewis bay in
THE TOWNS OF BARNSTABLE AND YARMOUTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of harbor and land commissioners
is hereby authorized to make an examination and survey
of Lewis bay in the towns of Barnstable and Yarmouth
and to dredge a channel or channels and anchorage basin
therein in such places and to such depths as it may deem
necessary.
Section 2. For the purposes aforesaid, the said board
may expend a sum not exceeding nine thousand dollars:
provided, that no part of this sum shall be available or ex-
pended until there is presented to the auditor of the com-
monwealth satisfactory evidence that the town of Barnstable
has voted to accept this act and to build a public wharf
and landing, with an approach thereto, in said town, at or
near the inshore end of the channels or anchorage basin
to be dredged by said board, and that the said town has
appropriated an amount not less than one thousand dollars
for the purpose of building a public wharf and landing and
providing an approach thereto. Said public wharf and
landing shall be built in conformity with a license therefor
to be issued by the board of harbor and land commissioners
under authority of chapter ninety-six of the Revised Laws.
Section 3. The town of Barnstable is hereby authorized
to purchase or take, and to hold and maintain, for the
purposes of a public wharf and landing and for an approach
thereto, land and Hats in Lewis bay, at or near the inshore
end of the chainiels or anchorage basin to be dredged by
the board of harbor and land commissioners, and land for
the purposes of an ai)proach to said public wharf and landing
in said town.
Town may
purchase land,
etc.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 356. 329
Section 4. Within sixty days after taking any land or Description of
flats under authority hereof, the selectmen of the town of to^be^recordecL'
Barnstable shall cause a description of the land and flats
taken, sufficiently accurate for identification, with a state-
ment of the purpose for which they were taken, signed by a
majority of the selectmen, to be recorded in the registry of
deeds for the county of Barnstable; and, upon such record-
ing, title to the land and flats so taken shall vest in the town
of Barnstable. Damages occasioned by the taking may be
recovered in the manner provided in the case of land taken
for a highway.
Section 5. For the purpose of acquiring said land and ^P^°X,
flats and of constructing said public wharf and landing the Lewis Bay'
town of Barnstable may borrow, within the statutory limit Loan, Act of
of indebtedness, such sum or sums of money as may be ^^^^'
necessary, not less in the aggregate than one thousand
dollars, and may issue notes or bonds of the town therefor.
Such notes or bonds shall bear on their face the words,
Town of Barnstable, Lewis Bay Public Wharf Loan, Act
of 1915, and shall be payable by such annual payments, be-
ginning not more than one year after the date of each loan,
as will extinguish each loan within five years from its date.
The amount of the annual payment of principal and interest
upon any loan in any year shall not be less than the amount
of the principal of such loan payable in any subsequent
year. Each authorized issue of notes or bonds shall consti-
tute a separate loan. The notes or bonds shall bear interest
at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum, payable semi-
annually, and shall be signed by the treasurer and counter-
signed by a majority of the selectmen of the town. The
town may sell the said securities at public or private sale
upon such terms and conditions as the treasurer may deem
expedient, but they shall not be sold for less than their par
value; and the proceeds shall be used only for the purposes
specified in this act.
Section 6. The town shall, at the time of authorizing Payment of
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with the provisions of section five of this act, and when
a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which will be
sufficient to pay the interest as it accrues on the notes
or bonds issued as aforesaid by the town and to make such
payments on the principal as may be required under the
provisions of this act, shall, without further vote, be assessed
by the assessors of the town annually thereafter, in the
330
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 357.
Act to be
submitted to
voters, etc.
Time of taking
effect.
same manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the
debt incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 7. This act shall be submitted to the voters
of the town of Barnstable at any time within nine months
after its passage, at a special meeting called for the purpose
by the selectmen in the same manner in which an annual
meeting is called; and it shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by a majority of the voters present and voting thereon.
Section 8. For the purpose of its submission as afore-
said this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 27, 1915.
Town of
Billerica may
make an
additional
water loan.
[1S97, 471; 1911, 544.]
Chap. 357 An Act to authorize the town of billerica to make
AN additional WATER LOAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Billerica, for the purpose of
enlarging and improving its water supply and of improving
and extending its water distribution system, is hereby
authorized to borrow an amount not exceeding fifty thou-
sand dollars outside the statutory limit of indebtedness,
and to issue bonds or notes therefor. Such bonds or notes
shall bear on their face the words. Town of Billerica Water
Loan, Act of 1915; shall be payable by such annual pay-
ments, beginning not more than one year after the respective
dates thereof, as will extinguish each loan within thirty
years from its date; and the amount of such annual pay-
ment in any year shall not be less than the amount of the
principal of the loan payable in any subsequent year. Each
authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate
loan. The said bonds or notes shall bear interest at a rate
not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum, payable
semi-annuallv, and shall be signed bv the treasurer of the
town and countersigned by the selectmen. The town may
sell the said securities at public or j^rivate sale, upon such
terms and conditions as it may deem proper, but they shall
not be sold for less than their par value.
Section 2. The town shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provitle for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with section one of this act, and when a vote to that
effect has been passed, a sum which, with the income de-
rived from water rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual
expense of operating its water works and the interest as it
Payment of
loan.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 358, 359. 331
accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the
town, and to make such payments on the principal as may
be required under the provisions of this act, shall, without
further vote, be assessed by the assessors of the town annu-
ally thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes
are assessed, until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is
extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved May 27, 1915.
[1914, 701.]
An Act to confirm certain acts of the town of
framingham.
C/iap.358
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Section 1. The action taken and the vote passed by the certain acts of
town of Framingham at its annual election held on March Framingham
first of the current year, accepting chapter seven hundred «°'ifi'"™ed.
and one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen,
which provides for a board of commissioners of public works
in the said town, is hereby ratified, confirmed and made
valid.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 27, 1915.
An Act to authorize the three rivers fire district nhfj^ 9f:q
TO BORROW money FOR ITS FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FOR '
refunding present INDEBTEDNESS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Three Rivers Fire District in the town Three Rivers
of Palmer is hereby authorized to expend money for the may borrow*
purpose of purchasing land or acquiring or constructing ^^""1^ ^°J^}^^
buildings for fire stations and for the purchase of depart- ™ent, etc.
mental equipment for the extinguishment of fires, and to
borrow a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars, and to
issue notes or bonds to that amount.
Section 2. Such notes or bonds shall be denominated T^'"ee^Rivera
on the face thereof, Three Rivers Fire District Loan, Act Loan, Act of
of 1915, and shall be payable by such annual payments, be-
ginning not more than one year after the date thereof, as
will extinguish within twenty years from its date any loan
made for the purpose of purchasing land or acquiring or
constructing buildings, and within five years from its date
332
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 360.
Three Rivera
Fire District
Loan, Act of
l'J15.
May refund
certain in-
debtedness.
Payment of
loans.
any loan for the purchase of departmental equipment.
The amount of such annual payment of any loan in any
year shall not be less than the principal of the loan payable
in any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of notes or
bonds shall constitute a separate loan. Said notes or bonds
shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be signed by the
treasurer of the district and countersigned by the prudential
committee. The district may sell the said securities at
public or private sale upon such terms and conditions as
it may deem proper, but they shall not be sold for less than
their par value, and the proceeds shall be used only for the
purposes herein specified.
Section 3. Said district is also authorized to refund
certain outstanding indebtedness to an amount not exceeding
forty-eight hundred dollars and to 'issue notes or bonds of
the district therefor. The indebtedness so incurred shall
be paid by such annual payments, beginning not more than
one year after the date of issue of the first note or bond, as
will extinguish the loan in not more than fifteen years from
its date; and the amount of such annual payment in any
year shall not be less than the amount of the principal
payable in any subsequent year.
Section 4. Said district shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with the provisions of this act, and when a vote to that
effect has been passed, a sum which will be sufficient to pay
the interest as it accrues on the notes or bonds issued as
aforesaid by the district, and to make such payments on
the principal as may be required under the provisions of
this act, shall, without further vote, be assessed by the
assessors of the town annually thereafter, in the same manner
in which other taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred by
said loan or loans is extinguished. .
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 27, 1915.
[1913, 562.]
C/iap. 360 An Act to authorize the city of Springfield to incur
ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS TO EXTEND CERTAIN STREETS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1.
fiiid mfTiL"-' Section 1. The city of Springfield, for the purposes
row money to specified by chaptcr five hundred and sixty-two of the acts
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 361. 333
of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, is hereby au- extend certain
thorized to incur additional indebtedness to an amount " "''^ ^-
not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars and may issue
bonds or notes therefor in the same manner as is provided
by said chapter five hundred and sixty-two, except that the
period within which this additional loan shall be paid shall
not exceed twenty years from its date.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 27, 1915.
An Act to authorize the town of Yarmouth to acquire (Jjidjf 35 j
LAND FOR A PUBLIC WHARF AND FOR BATH HOUSES AND
BOAT HOUSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The town of Yarmouth is hereby authorized Town of var-
. , p . , . , . . mouth may
to take by right or emment domam, or otherwise to acquire, acquire land
and to hold and maintain for the purposes of a public wharf wharf, bath
and for bath houses and boat houses, so much land as may °"^'^^'
be deemed necessary for the purposes aforesaid by the
selectmen of the town, not exceeding one acre, upon the
shore of Lewis bay in said town, on the west side of Bay
View street, at and near the place formerly known as Baxter's
wharf.
Section 2. The town of Yarmouth is also authorized May construct
, . . . , , . wharf.
to construct and maintain upon said property, subject to
the approval of the board of harbor and land commissioners
as provided by the statutes in relation to wharves within
tide waters, a wharf suitable for the landing of all persons
travelling in boats, and for the landing of merchandise,
and also to construct and maintain thereon bath houses and
suitable bathing facilities and boat houses.
Section 3. The powers conferred by this act upon the Rules and
town of Yarmouth may be exercised by the selectmen for sefe"tm'en.^ '^
the time being of said town. The selectmen shall also have
the power to make rules and regulations governing the use
of said property, with a penalty for the violation thereof,
for the purposes for which the same is acquired under this
act. Such regulations shall be subject to the approval of
a majority vote of the town, if so required by the voters
thereof. The selectmen shall have authority to appoint
a custodian of said property and to fix his compensation,
to be paid by the town.
334
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 361.
May lease
locations.
Description of
property taken
to be recorded.
Issue of bonds,
etc.
Payment of
loan.
Act to be
submitted to
voters, etc.
Section 4. The town of Yarmouth, by its selectmen,
shall have authority to lease locations upon said property
for the erection of boat houses and bath houses, under such
terms as the regulations of the selectmen may prescribe.
All revenue derived from such leases shall be expended for
the care and maintenance of the property.
Section 5. The said property may be taken under
proceedings like those authorized for the taking of land for
the laying out of highways. Before taking possession of
said property the selectmen shall file in the registry of deeds
for the county of Barnstable, a plan showing the property
and the highway and shore connected therewith as it exists
at the time of filing, together with a statement, signed by
the selectmen, stating that the property so shown is taken
under authority of this act for the purposes thereof.
Section 6. The town of Yarmouth is hereby authorized
to raise and appropriate and to borrow a sum not exceeding
ten thousand dollars and to issue notes or bonds of the
town therefor, in order to acquire said property and to
construct and equip thereon a wharf and bath houses as
authorized by this act; and the town is also authorized to
raise and appropriate annually such sums of money as may
be deemed necessary by the voters of the town to maintain
said property for the purposes authorized by this act.
Section 7. The town shall, at the time of authorizing
a loan under authority hereof, provide for the payment
thereof by such annual payments, beginning not more than
one year after the date of each loan, as will extinguish each
loan wdthin ten years from its date, and the amount of
such annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be
less than the amount of the principal of the loan payable in
any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of notes or
bonds shall constitute a separate loan. Said notes or bonds
shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be signed by the
treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the selectmen
of the town. The town may sell said securities at public or
private sale upon such terms and conditions as the treasurer
may deem expedient, but they shall not be sold for less
than their par value, and the proceeds shall be used only
for the purposes specified in this act.
Section 8. This act shall be submitted to the voters of
the town of Yarmouth within one year after its i)assage,
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 362. 335
either at an annual town meeting, or at a special meeting
called for the purpose by the selectmen in the same manner
in which an annual town meeting is called, and shall take
effect upon its acceptance by a majority of the voters present
and voting thereon. Approved May 27, 1915.
11900, 98; 1906, 211.]
An Act relative to the powers of the templeton Chap. 362
VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter ninety-eight of the acts of the year i9oo, 98, etc.,
nineteen hundred, as amended by chapter two hundred and ^™^°
eleven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six, is
hereby further amended by inserting after section six the
following new section, to be numbered seven, as follows: — Tempieton
Section 7. The said society is hereby authorized to hold proyement"
and maintain the land and buildings of the Templeton Inn hoid^certaia
in the said town, which were conveyed to the said society p^p^''^^- "*<'•
by Moses W. Richardson of Boston by his deed dated
October sixteenth, nineteen hundred, and recorded in the
Worcester registry of deeds, in book sixteen hundred and
sixty-two, page four hundred and forty-nine, according to
the terms of the said instrument; and the said society is
hereby authorized to carry on the Templeton Inn in such
manner as, in the judgment of the society, will be for the best
interests of the town of Templeton. The said society is
also authorized to supply water from any wells upon its
premises to inhabitants of precinct one of the town of Temple-
ton upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the parties,
and may maintain and repair the pipes heretofore laid by
said society and for this purpose may dig up any public
lands or ways in the said town under the direction of the
selectmen.
Section 2. The action of the Templeton Village Im- Acts ratified.
provement Society in carrying on the Templeton Inn in
the said town and in furnishing water to certain inhabitants
of the said town is hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 27, 1915.
336
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 363, 364.
[1915. 337, Spec.]
Chap.S63 An Act to authorize the construction and operation
OF A STREET RAILWAY BETWEEN SUMMER STREET AND
the commonwealth PIERS ON NORTHERN AVENUE IN
BOSTON.
Construction
and operation
of a street rail-
way between
Summer street
and the com-
monwealth
piers in Boston.
Payment of
cost.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The directors of the port of Boston, with the
approval of the governor and council, are hereby authorized
to construct street railway tracks with all the necessary
equipment for the proper operation of a street railway from
Summer street, in that part of Boston, called South Boston,
over such streets, viaducts and ramps and over such lands
of the commonwealth as will best connect the piers owned by
the commonwealth on Northern avenue with the tracks of
the Boston Elevated Railway Company on Summer street.
Said directors may operate, or may lease the said railway
upon such terms and conditions, subject to the approval of
the governor and council, as will best conserve the interests
of the commonwealth.
Section 2. The cost of the construction and equipment
of the said street railway, shall be paid out of the Port of
Boston Loan Fund.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 27, 1915.
Chap.3Q4: An Act to authorize the city of holyoke to pay a sum
OF MONEY TO THE WIDOW OF JOHN T. LYNCH.
City of
Holyoke may
pay a sum of
money to
Anastasia
Lynch.
To bo sub-
mitted to
board of
aldermen, etc,
Be it enacted, etc., as fullows:
Section 1. The city of Holyoke is hereby authorized to
pay to Anastasia Lynch, widow of John T. Lynch former
chief engineer of the fire department of the said city, the
sum which he would have received as such member if he
had lived until the end of the present municipal year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by the board of aldermen of the city of Holyoke, with
the approval of the mayor. Approved May 27, 1915.
[AcceptodJuly 10, 1914.)
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 365, 366. 337
11915, 282, Spec.]
An Act to revive the charter of the Massachusetts Qhny 3(55
LOAN company AND TO CONFIRM THE ACTS OF SAID COR-
PORATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The corporation heretofore known as the Charter of
Massachusetts Loan Company, and having its place of Lo^aTcom-"^
business in Cambridge, is hereby revived and continued, p^^y revived,
with all the powers and privileges and subject to all the
duties, restrictions and liabilities which pertained to it prior
to the passage of chapter two hundred and eighty-two of
the Special Acts of the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. All acts done by the said company which Acts confirmed.
would have been legal and valid if said chapter two hundred
and eighty-two had not been passed are hereby ratified,
confirmed and made valid.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 27, 1915.
An Act to confirm the granting of certain pensions nhn^ oaa
BY THE CITY OF SALEM. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The action of the city council of the city of Granting of
Salem, or of any officers of said city, in granting pensions to thrcity^of^
Charles H. Cole, William H. Cunningham, Timothy Halla- 1^'°°'
han, Amos Stillman, David N. Cook, Fred J. Dennett, John
J. McMahon, Patrick Bagley, Thomas D. Tucker, Humphrey
Haley, Charles H. jMiller, Michael Flynn, Charles A. Gold-
thwaite, John P. Ryan, John B. Skinner, Charles E. Burns,
Joseph L. Tivnan, George A. Nichols, Ira M. Berry and
William O. x\rnold is hereby confirmed and made valid to
the same extent as if, in the granting of said pensions, all of
the requirements of the charter and ordinances of the city
and all other provisions of law had been complied with.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 27, 1915.
338
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 367.
1913, 767, § 4.
etc., amended.
Approval by
the city coun-
cil of Fall
River of plana
for the im-
provement of
the VVatuppa
ponds, etc.
[1913, 767; 1914, 238.]
Chap. 367 ^^^ ^^t relative to the approval by the city council
OF FALL RIVER OF PLANS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE
WATUPPA PONDS AND QUEQUECHAN RIVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section four of chapter seven hundred and
sixty-seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, as amended by section one of chapter two hundred
and thirty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen, is hereby further amended by striking out the
word "board", in the second hne, and inserting in place
thereof the word: — department, — and by striking out
the word "July", in the fifth line, and inserting in place
thereof the word : — October, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 4- When said plans have been approved by the
state department of health, the Watuppa ponds and Que-
quechan river commission shall submit to the city council
of Fall River, not later than the first day of October, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, a full report, giving in detail all plans
and estimates of the total cost of all proposed works, and
estimates of damages to be allowed and benefits to be assessed,
and showing the amount of such total costs to be provided
for by the city of Fall River. Upon receipt of said report,
the city council shall, within thirty days, take positive
action on the report, and may refer the same to said com-
mission for revision or with suggested changes, and said
commission shall thereupon reconsider said plans and re-
submit the same with such changes as it shall approve; or
the city council may approve or disapprove said plans. If
said plans are finally approved by the city council such
approval shall authorize the construction of said proposed
works by said commission in accordance with the provisions
of this act. Should the city council finally vote to disapprove
said plans, without referring the same to said commission
for revision, or with suggested changes, the duties and
terms of office of said commission shall cease.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 27, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 368. 339
An Act to authorize the reconstruction of a bridge Chap. 368
OVER THE CHARLES RIVER BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEWTON
AND THE TOWN OF WESTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan park commission is hereby Reconstruction
authorized and directed to alter or reconstruct the present Cver the^^
bridge and culvert which form part of the highway across bitwien'^Nlw-
the Charles river between the city of Newton and the town *°° ^"'^ weston.
of Weston at the westerly end of Commonwealth avenue,
or in its discretion to remove said present bridge and to
build such new bridge, culvert and other incidental structures
as it may deem necessary to provide for said highway and
for the use of the shores of the river as a part of the metro-
politan park system, and may expend therefor a sum not
exceeding fifty thousand dollars: provided, that all general ^™^*'-
plans for construction shall be approved by the board of
aldermen of the city of Newton and by the selectmen of
the town of Weston.
Section 2. To meet the expenditures incurred under the Metropolitan
provisions of this act the treasurer and receiver general is
hereby authorized, with the approval of the governor and
council, to issue bonds to an amount not exceeding fifty
thousand dollars, as an addition to the amounts already
authorized by chapter four hundred and seven of the acts
of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-three and acts in
addition thereto and in amendment thereof and as part of
the Metropolitan Parks Loan. The said bonds shall bear
interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent per annum,
shall be issued upon the serial payment plan, and shall be
payable in such amounts and at such times, within a period
not exceeding ten years, as shall be determined by the
treasurer and receiver general, with the approval of the
governor and council, to be for the best interests of the
commonwealth.
Section 3. The annual serial bonds and interest require- Assessment of
ments shall be assessed upon and paid by the following hTterest^t
parties: Fifty per cent by the cities and towns of the metro- i^rements.
politan parks district, in the manner set forth in chapter
four hundred and nineteen of the acts of the year eighteen
hundred and ninety-one; twenty-five per cent by the city
of Newton; ten per cent by the town of Weston; and fifteen
per cent by the county of Middlesex. The amounts due
340
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 369.
Control and
maintenance.
Payment of
damages.
Acceptance of
act.
from the cities and towns of the metropolitan parks district,
the city of Newton and the town of Weston shall be included
in the sum charged to each of said cities and towns in the
apportionment and assessment of its state tax, and the
amounts due from the county of IMiddlesex shall be assessed
and payable on November fifteenth of each year.
Section 4. Upon the completion of the said structures
the control and maintenance of the same shall vest in the
city of Newton and the town of Weston, and the expense of
the maintenance thereof shall be borne by the said city and
town respectively in the same manner as the maintenance
of the previous structures was borne.
Section 5. Damages sustained by any person or cor-
poration by the exercise of the powers herein contained shall
be estimated and determined in accordance with the pro-
visions of section seven of chapter four hundred and seven
of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-three.
Section 6. This act shall take effect when accepted by
the mayor and board of aldermen of the city of Newton and
by the selectmen of the town of Weston.
Approved May 28, 1915.
[Weston, accepted, June 7, 1915; Newton, accepted, June 0, 1915.)
C/iap. 369 An Act in further addition to the acts making appro-
priations for sundry miscell-^neous expenses au-
thorized during the present year and for certain
other expenses authorized by law.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap-
propriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, unless otherwise specified,
to wit : —
For clerical assistance and contingent expenses in the
office of the department of animal industry, a sum not ex-
ceeding two thousand dollars, the same to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For the maintenance expenses of the Norfolk state hospital,
a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, the same to be
in addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose.
To reimburse cities and towns for temporary aid furnished
to state paupers and shipwrecked seamen, for the present
year and previous years, as aj)proved by the state board of
charity, a sum not exceeding twenty-live thousand dollars,
Appropria-
tions.
Clerical as-
sistance, etc.,
in office of the
department of
animal in-
dustry.
Norfolk state
hospital.
Temporary aid
furnished state
paupers and
shipwrecked
seamua.
Special Acts, 1915.— -Chap. 369. 341
the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose.
For the maintenance of the Lyman school for boys, a sum Lyman school
not exceeding eleven hundred dollars, the same to be in °^ °^^'
addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose.
For certain unpaid military expenses incurred shortly Certain un-
after the fire in the city of Salem in the year nineteen hun- expen^s!*^'^
dred and fourteen, a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred
dollars, the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose.
For the maintenance of the state farm, a sum not ex- state farm.
ceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, the same to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose.
For the payment of certain pensions authorized by law Certain
from the IMetropolitan Parks Maintenance Fund, a sum not p^"®'°'^^"
exceeding three hundred fifty-seven dollars and fifty cents,
the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose.
For the printing of five hundred copies of the Spencer printing copies
trial, under the direction of the attorney-general, as ap- triai!^ Spencer
proved by the governor and council, the sum of nineteen
hundred nineteen dollars and eighty-three cents.
For incidental expenses in the office of the secretary of the incidental ex-
commonwealth, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, fary^ o^f the^^
the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appro- ^e'^ith!'^'
priated for the purpose.
For compensation of veterans of the civil war formerly Compensation
in the state service but now retired, a sum not exceeding ?he civifwa°
thirty-six hundred dollars, the same to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For compensation of persons formerly employed in the Compensati.
prisons of the commonwealth but now retired, a sum not formedy L
exceeding fifteen hundred dollars, the same to be in ad- *J^® p^I'dns °^
dition to any amount heretofore appropriated for the pur-
pose.
For expenses in connection with the compensation of em- Employees
1 (• xl 1x1 i; ... , . 1 • .1 injured in their
ployees oi the commonwealth lor mjunes sustained in the employment.
course of their employment, a sum not exceeding two thou-
sand dollars, the same to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose.
For the salary of another deputy commissioner of labor Deputy com-
in the department of the board of labor and industries, a kboT"^"^"^
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and in addition
tion
342
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 369.
Postage, sta-
tionery, etc.,
in the execu-
tive depart-
ment.
Salaries in
department of
sergeant-at-
arms.
Annual reports
of the tax
commiasiouer.
Portraits of
former
governors.
Thomas M.
McGee.
Inve.stigation
as to making
Ocean avenue
in Revere a
metropolitan
boulevard.
Reimburse-
ment of com-
pany I, .sixth
regiment,
M. V. M.,etc.
thereto so much of the sum heretofore appropriated for
salaries of inspectors and investigators as the board may
find necessary.
For postage, stationery and printing in the executive de-
partment of the commonwealth, a sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars, the same to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
The following sums are to be expended under the direction
of the sergeant-at-arms, and are to be in addition to the
amounts heretofore appropriated for the same purposes : —
For salaries of watchmen and assistant watchmen, thir-
teen hundred and seventy-five dollars; for the salaries of
messengers, porters and office boy, fourteen hundred and
seventeen dollars; for salaries of chief engineer and other
employees in the engineer's department, nine hundred and
seventeen dollars ; for the care of the state house and grounds,
five hundred dollars.
For printing the annual reports of the tax commissioner,
the sum of six hundred eleven dollars and twenty-three
cents, the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose.
For expenses for the portraits of former governors of the
commonwealth, in addition to the unexpended balances of
appropriations made by chapter one hundred and eight of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten and chapter
seven hundred and twenty-eight of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and twelve, the sum of two thousand
dollars.
For Thomas M. McGee, in compensation for injuries to
his minor son, Paul R. ]\lcGee, caused by an automobile
operated by an employee of the metropolitan water and
sewerage board, the sum of one hundred and fifteen dollars,
to be paid from the jNIetropolitan Water Maintenance
Fund.
For expenses for the joint board, composed of the metro-
politan park commission and the INlassachusetts highway
commission, in an investigation relative to the desirability
of making Ocean avenue in the city of Revere a metropolitan
boulevard, a parkway or a state highway, as authorized by
chapter sixty-four of the resolves of the present year, a sum
not exceeding three hundred dollars.
To reimburse the funds of company I, sixth regiment,
Massachusetts volunteer militia, as authorized by chapter
sixty-seven of the resolves of the present year, the sum of
one hundred and sixty-eight dollars.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 369. 343
To be expended under the direction of the state board of ?f fa^fng to '"""^^
charity, for a manual of laws relating to the charities of the charities.
commonwealth, as authorized by chapter sixty-eight of the
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding fourteen
hundred dollars.
To be expended by the board of harbor and land com- changes in
missioners in providing changes in atlas sheets comprising mapf ete!^"^^'
the topographical map of the commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts, as authorized by chapter sixty-nine of the resolves
of the present year, a sum not exceeding ten thousand
dollars.
To be expended by the board of prison commissioners in Printing
printing a manual of laws relating to prisons, as authorized Srug to ''''^^
by chapter seventy of the resolves of the present year, a p"^""^^-
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For the New England industrial school for deaf mutes, as New England
authorized by chapter seventy-one of the resolves of the schooi*?or
present year, a sum not exceeding thirty-five hundred 'leaf mutes.
dollars.
To be expended upon the approval of the Massachusetts Compensating
highway commission, in compensating Edward B. Atwood Atwood,etc.
for certain injuries, as authorized by chapter seventy-two
of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding one
hundred and fifty dollars.
To be expended by the board of education for printing Printing laws
the laws relative to public education, as authorized by public edu-
chapter seventy-three of the resolves of the present year, nation.
a sum not exceeding four hundred and fifty dollars.
For an investigation and report by the metropolitan park investigation
commission relative to the development of the West Roxbury ment of^wesT
parkway, as authorized by chapter seventy-five of the pa°rkXy.
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding five hun-
dred dollars, to be paid from the INIetropolitan Parks Main-
tenance Fund.
For expenses of the special board to report upon the Report as to
practicability of providing military education for boys and ™tionTor boys
of creating a militia reserve, as authorized by chapter eighty- nliutirresene.
one of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars.
To be expended by the sergeant-at-arms for necessary Removal of
expenses for the removal of various departments of the to?ooM*'hi*'^
commonwealth to rooms which may be assigned to them *^® ^^^^^ ^°"®^-
in the state house, as authorized by chapter eighty-two of
the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding seven
thousand dollars.
344
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 369.
Survey of sea
beaches in
Essex county.
Purchase of
new furniture
by state house
commission.
Expenses of
association of
justices of
certain courts.
Publishing
laws relating
to fish and
game.
Indexes to
births, mar-
riages and
deaths.
Improvements
at Massachu-
setts Agricul-
tural College.
Codifying laws
relating to
highways.
Commission
on uniform
methods for
takins land
for p\iblic
purposes.
Distributing
the report of
the commi.s-
sion on the
white slave
traffic.
To be expended by the board of harbor and land com-
missioners in making a survey of the sea beaches in the
county of Essex, as authorized by chapter eighty-five of
the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the state house
commission for the purchase of new furniture and fixtures,
as authorized by chapter eighty-six of the resolves of the
present year, a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars.
For certain expenses of the association of justices of the
district, police and municipal courts of ]Massachusetts, as
authorized by chapter eighty-eight of the resolves of the
present year, a sum not exceeding four hundred dollars,
which sum shall be available from year to year until it is
exhausted, without further appropriation.
To be expended by the board of commissioners on fisheries
and game, for publishing the laws of the commonwealth
relating to fish and game, as authorized by chapter eighty-
nine of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding
fifteen hundred dollars.
To be expended by the secretary of the commonwealth in
making suitable provision in his office for indexes of births,
marriages and deaths, as authorized by chapter ninety of
the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding five
thousand dollars.
To be expended by the trustees of the jNIassachusetts
Agricultural College in making certain permanent improve-
ments at said institution, as authorized by chapter ninety-
four of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding
seventy-seven thousand five hundred dollars.
For expenses of the special commission relative to re-
vising and codifying the laws relating to highways, as au-
thorized by chapter ninety-five of the resolves of the present
year, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
For expenses of the special commission on uniform methods
of procedure for taking land for public purposes, as au-
thorized by chapter ninety-six of the resolves of the present
year, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For certain expenses in connection with distributing the
report of the special commission on the white slave traffic,
as authorized by chapter ninety-nine of the resolves of the
present year, the sum of one hundred sixty-two dollars and
nine cents out of the unexpended balance of the appropria-
tion made in the year nineteen huntlred and thirteen.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 369. 345
For the town of Medfield for educational expenses, as Town of Med-
autliorized by chapter one hundred of the resolves of the tionaUxpenses.
present year, the sum of six hundred ninety-two dollars and
twenty-nine cents.
To be expended by the metropolitan water and sewerage Dependents of
board for the benefit of the dependents of James McGovern, covlrn. '''
as authorized by chapter one hundred and one of the re-
solves of the present year, the sum of five hundred dollars,
to be paid from the Metropolitan Sewerage Maintenance
Fund, North System.
To be expended under the direction of the trustees of the Fire escapes at
Massachusetts training schools for fire escapes at the in- school for giris.
dustrial school for girls, as authorized by chapter one hun-
dred and two of the resolves of the present year, a sum not
exceeding three hundred dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the board of harbor investigation •
, , , . . . . . . 1 J.' X as to a water-
and land commissioners m an investigation relative to a way between
waterway between the city of Taunton and the city of Brockton.^'^
Brockton, as authorized by chapter one hundred and three
of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding
twenty-five hundred dollars.
For compensation for travel to the pages in the depart- Travel of
ment of the sergeant-at-arms, as authorized by chapter two
hundred and two of the General Acts of the present year, a
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For the maintenance of a laboratory for the use of the Laboratory for
detective department of the district police, as authorized tectiw depaTt-
by chapter two hundred and twenty of the General Acts of Sistricf police.
the present year, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For expenses incurred for improving the topographical improving the
i, ,, I'll! topographical
survey oi the commonwealth, as authorized by chapter survey of the
two hundred and twenty-three of the General Acts of the wealth.
present year, to be expended by the board of harbor and
land commissioners a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars; and under the direction of the judges of the land
court, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
To be expended by the board of harbor and land com- improvements
missioners in improvements for Barnstable harbor, as an- ha'i^boT."^
thorized by chapter three hundred and forty-two of the
Special Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding thirteen
thousand five hundred dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the secretary of °|ofmit1on°^
the state board of agriculture in disseminating information '■^^p^'j^® *°rg^j.
relative to the packing, grading and sale of apples, as au- ing etc.', of
346
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 370.
Clerical assist-
ance for the
register of pro-
bate for Frank-
lin county.
Removing or
replacing
boilers in the
bath house at
Revere beach
reservation.
thorized by chapter two hundred and sixty-one of the
General Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars.
For additional clerical assistance for the register of probate
and insolvency for the county of Franldin, as authorized by
chapter two hundred and sixty-two of the General Acts of
the present year, a sum not exceeding one hundred and
sixteen dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the metropolitan
park commission for removing or replacing boilers in the
bath house at Revere beach reservation, as authorized by
chapter three hundred and fifteen of the Special Acts of the
present year, a sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand
dollars, to be paid from the Metropolitan Parks ]vlaintenance
Fund.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 28, 1915.
City of Lowell
may borrow
money for
high school
purposes.
[1890, 121; 1896, 325.]
Chap. ^70 An Act to authorize the city of lowell to incur
ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS FOR HIGH SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Lowell, for the purpose of purchas-
ing or otherwise acquiring land and of constructing a high
school building or buildings thereon, and equipping the
same, may incur indebtedness outside the statutory limit
of indebtedness to an amount not exceeding seven hundred
thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor, to
be denominated on the face thereof. City of Lowell School
Loan, Act of 1915. Such bonds or notes shall be signed
by the treasurer and countersigned by the mayor, and shall
bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be payable
by such annual payments, beginning not more than one year
after the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan within
twenty years after its date. The amount of such annual
payment of any loan in any year shall not be less than the
amount of the principal of the loan payable in any subsequent
year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall consti-
tute a separate loan. The city may sell the said securities
at public or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as
it may deem proper; but they shall not be sold for less
than par value.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 371, 372. 347
Section 2. The city, at the time of authorizing the Payment of
said loan, shall provide for the payment thereof in such
annual payments as will extinguish the same within the
time prescribed in this act; and when such provision has
been made the amount required therefor shall, without
further vote, annually be assessed by the assessors of the
city, in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed,
until the said debt is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aijproved May 28, 1915.
[1915, 282, Spec]
An Act to revive the charter of the framingham Chav. 371
CONTRACTING COMPANY AND TO CONFIRM THE ACTS OF
SAID CORPORATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The corporation heretofore known as the charter of
Framingham Contracting Company, and having its place of conTrTlti'nr
business in Framingham, is hereby revived and continued, ^°^^^^^^
with all the powers and privileges and subject to all the
duties, restrictions and liabilities which pertained to it
prior to the passage of chapter two hundred and eighty-two
of the Special Acts of the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. All acts done by the said company which Acts confirmed,
would have been legal and valid if said chapter two hundred
and eighty-two had not been passed are hereby ratified,
confirmed and made valid.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 28, 1915.
11915, 300, Spec]
An Act relative to the appropriations for public Qi^ir) 372
SCHOOLS BY THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Chapter three hundred of the Special Acts 1915, 300 (S),
of the year nineteen hundred and fifteen is hereby repealed, '"''p^^'*''^-
Section 2. This act shall take eftect upon its passage.
Approved May 28, 1915.
348
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 373, 374.
Chap.S7S An Act to authorize the city of chicopee to ixcur
INDEBTEDNESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENLARGING ITS HIGH
school BUILDINGS.
City of
Chicopee may
borrow money
to enlarge its
high school
buildings.
Payment of
loan.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Chicopee, for the purpose of
constructing an addition to its high school buildings and
equipping the same, may incur indebtedness outside the
statutory limit of indebtedness, to an amount not exceeding
one hundred thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or
notes therefor to be denominated on the face thereof, Chicopee
High School Loan, Act of 1915. Such bonds or notes shall
be signed by the treasurer of the city, countersigned by the
auditor and approved by the mayor, shall bear interest at a
rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, and shall be payable by such annual
payments, beginning not more than one year after the date
thereof, as will extinguish each loan within twenty years
after its date. The amount of such annual payment of any
loan in any year shall not be less than the amount of the
principal of the loan payable in any subsequent year. Each
authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate
loan. The city may sell said securities at public or private
sale, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem proper,
but they shall not be sold for less than their par value.
Section 2. The city, at the time of authorizing the said
loan, shall provide for the payment thereof in such annual
payments as will extinguish the same within the time pre-
scribed in this act; and when such provision has been made,
the amount required therefor shall, without further vote,
annually be assessed by the assessors of the city, in the same
manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the said debt
is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 2S, 1915.
Chap.S74: An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses in the department of the bank com-
missioner.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
de^iTUnciT,T' Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
the bank cum- priatcd, to bc paid out of the treasurv of the commonwealth
missioucr. i ' r- »
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 375. 349
from the ordinary revenue, for the department of the bank
commissioner, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the commissioner, the sum of five thou- Commissioner,
, 1 ,, salary.
sand dollars.
For the salary of the deputy, the sum of thirty-five hun- Deputy,
dred dollars.
For the salaries of examiners, clerks, experts and other Examiners, etc.
assistants, a sum not exceeding sixty-seven thousand five
hundred dollars.
For printing, stationery, office supplies, travelling and i[Jo^e*°^'g^*'
other expenses, a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars.
For printing and binding the annual reports, a sum not Printing and
.. , 1 1 11 binding annual
exceedmg seven thousand dollars. reports.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 28, 1915.
An Act to incorporate the cape cod water company. Chap. S7 5
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Charles N. Taylor, William H. Burgess, capeCod
Reginald L. Robbins, Howard W. Lang and Charles L. pany^inc™-
Walker, their associates and successors, are hereby made a p^''^'^^'^-
corporation by the name of the Cape Cod Water Company
for the purpose of supplying water for use within the towns
of Chatham, Harwich and Dennis for the extinguishment
of fires and for domestic, manufacturing and other purposes.
Said corporation shall have all the powers and privileges
and shall be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities
set forth in all general laws now or hereafter in force appli-
cable to water companies.
Section 2. Said corporation may take or acquire by May purchase
purchase or otherwise, and hold, the waters of such ground etc.
water source within the limits of said towns of Chatham,
Harwich and Dennis, as may be approved by the state de-
partment of health, and may obtain the water by means of
driven, bored, artesian or other wells on any land within
said limits, and may also take or acquire, subject to the
approval of said state department of health, by purchase or
otherwise all lands, rights of way and easements necessary
for holding and preserving such water and the purity thereof
and for conveying the water to any part of said towns.
Said corporation may erect on the land so taken or acquired
such dams, buildings, reservoirs and other structures or
350 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 375.
May purchase equipment as may be necessary for the establishment and
certain waters, j^aintenance of complete and effective water works and
may do all other acts reasonably necessary to carry out
the purposes for which the company is incorporated. It
may make excavations, procure and operate machinery, lay
and maintain aqueducts, conduits, pipes and other works
under or over any land, water courses, canals, dams, rail-
roads, railways and public or other ways and along any
highway or other way in said towns, in such manner as
not unnecessarily to obstruct the same; and for the purpose
of constructing, laying, maintaining and repairing such
aqueducts, conduits, pipes and other works, and for all
other purposes of this act, said corporation may dig up,
raise and embank any such lands, highways or other ways
in such manner as to cause the least hindrance to public
travel, subject to the approval of the selectmen of the
respective towns as to highways or other ways within their
control. Said corporation shall not enter upon, construct
or lay any conduits, pipes or other works within the location
of any railroad corporation, except at such time and in
such manner as it may agree upon with such corporation,
or, in case of failure so to agree, as may be approved by the
public service commission.
knds"etc°taken SECTION 3. Said compauy shall, within sixty days after
to be recorded, votiug to take any lands, rights of way, water rights, water
sources or easements as aforesaid, file and cause to be re-
corded in the registry of deeds for the county of Barnstable
a description thereof sufficiently accurate for identification,
with a statement of the purpose for which the same were
taken, signed by the president of the corporation. The
recording shall operate as a taking of the real estate and
rights and easements therein described.
^y^ent°[^ Section 4. Said company shall pay all damages to
property sustained by any person, firm or corporation by
the taking of any land, right of way, water, water source,
water rights, or easements, or by any other thing done
by said corporation under the autliority of this act. Any
person, firm or corporation sustaining damages as afore-
said, and failing to agree with said corporation as to the
amount thereof, may have the same assessed and determined
in the manner provided by law in the case of land taken for
the laying out of highways, on application at any time
within, but not after, two years from the taking of such
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 375. 351
land or other property, or the doing of any other Injury
under authority of this act. Said company may by vote,
from time to time, determine what amount or quantity of
water it proposes to take under this act; and in such case
damages caused by the taking shall be based upon the said
amount or quantity until the same shall be increased by
vote or otherwise, and in that event the company shall be
liable further only for the additional damages caused by
such additional taking.
Section 5. Said company may distribute water through May distribute
said towns of Chatham, Harwich and Dennis, or any part certain towns.
thereof, and may regulate the use of said water and may fix
the rates to be paid for the use of the same, subject, how-
ever, to the power now vested in the board of gas and electric
light commissioners to regulate said rates; and may collect
such rates, and may make contracts with any of said towns,
acting by their respective selectmen, and with any fire or
water district now or hereafter established therein, and with
any individual, corporation, departments of the common-
wealth and of the United States therein, to supply water
for the extinguishment of fires, and for domestic, manu-
facturing or other purposes. But the selectmen of any of Question of _
. , I 1, ^ . «' making certain
said towns shall not have authority to make contracts lor contracts to be
hydrant service until authorized by a majority vote of voters.
the voters of the town present and voting upon the question:
— " Shall the selectmen of the town of have au-
thority to make a contract with the Cape Cod Water Com-
pany for hydrant service?" And this vote shall be taken
at the same special town meeting which votes upon the
acceptance of this act.
Section 6. The amount of capital stock of the company Capital stock.
shall be fixed at the first meeting of the stockholders: pro- proviso.
vided, hoivever, that it shall not exceed two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars; and a certificate thereof shall be
filed with the secretary of the commonwealth within thirty
days after the amount of the capital stock has been fixed.
The capital stock may be increased or diminished thereafter
as provided in section thirty-five of chapter seven hundred
and forty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen. Shares shall be of the par value of one hundred Par value of
dollars each. Said company may, for the purposes of this
act, issue stocks and bonds only in accordance with the
powers, limitations and restrictions contained in chapter
352
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 375.
Certain towns
may purchase
francmae, etc.
Supreme
judicial court
to determine
values in
certain cases.
Award.
Penalty.
seven hundred and eighty-seven of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen, and acts in amendment
thereof and in addition thereto.
Section 7. The towns of Chatham, Harwich and Dennis,
or any one or two of said towns, upon obtaining appropriate
legislation to enable them to act as a water district or other-
wise, may purchase the franchise and all the rights, privileges
and property of said water company owned by it and used
in supplying water, upon payment of the fair market value
thereof. Such value shall be estimated without enhance-
ment on account of future earning capacity or good will of
said company, or on account of the exclusive privileges
derived from rights in the public streets, or on account of
any contracts which may then exist between the water
company and said towns or any of them. The water district
or any one or more of said towns, as the case may be, purchas-
ing said water system may require that said franchise,
rights, privileges and property purchased, shall be assigned,
transferred and conveyed by the water company free and
clear of any mortgage or lien to which such water system or
any part thereof may be subject at the time of such purchase,
unless the board of gas and electric light commissioners
shall determine otherwise. If the water district or any one
or more of said towns, as the case may be, and the water
company shall be unable to agree upon the value of said
franchise rights, privileges and property, either party, with
notice to the other, may apply to the supreme judicial
court for the county of Barnstable for the determination of
said value. Said court shall refer the application to the
board of gas and electric light commissioners, who shall
hear the parties and determine the value of said franchise,
rights, privileges and property in accordance with the pro-
visions herein prescribed, and the award of said board when
accepted by the court shall be final. The award shall not
be set aside or recommitted for error in law, imless the
court is satisfied that such error has substantially affected
the interests of the party complaining thereof, and in that
event the court may recommit the award to the board with
such directions as justice may require.
Section <S. "WhoeNer wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol-
lutes or diverts any water taken or held under authority
of this act, or injures any structure, work or otlier property
owned, held or used by said company under authority of tliis
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 376. 353
act, shall forfeit and pay to said company three times the
amount of damages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an
action of tort; and upon conviction of any of the above
wilful or wanton acts shall be punished by a fine not ex-
ceeding three hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a
term not exceeding one year.
Section 9. This act, except as is provided in section Act to be sub-
ten, shall take effect as to any of said towns of Chatham, ™o'tersof°
Harwich and Dennis upon its acceptance by a majority vote s'^^'^'"^' t^'^'^^.
of the voters of any such town present and voting thereon at
a special town meeting, to be called for the purpose within
sixty days after the passage of this act.
Section 10. So much of this act as authorizes its sub- Time of taking
mission to the voters of the said towns shall take effect upon
its passage, but it shall not take further effect until accepted
as hereinbefore provided by the legal voters of said towns,
and shall become void unless work under this act is begun
within one year from the acceptance thereof by said towns.
Ajjpwved May 28, 1915.
[1915, 297, Spec]
An Act relative to the construction of additional QJidj) 376
TUNNELS OR SUBWAYS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section sixteen of chapter seven hundred ^^ii- 74i, § i6,
and forty-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the
following : — The commission may, in connection with any
stations or terminals, provide means for a convenient inter-
change of passengers between the tunnels and subways and
street railway lines, and for that purpose shall have all the
powers conferred by this act, including the right to use
public lands and highways, to take private property in the
manner specified in this act and to widen highways where
such widening is deemed necessary; and the commission
may construct subways, inclines, approaches, and other
structures for the use of surface street railway cars and may
grant locations for street railway lines, either upon the
surface of land acquired for that purpose or in or upon any
such subways, inclines, approaches or other structures so
constructed, and may also grant such other locations upon
the public highways as may be necessary to make connections
354
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 376.
Construction
of additional
tunnels or
subways in
Boston.
Acceptance of
act.
with existing surface lines, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 16. In connection with the construction of any
tunnel or subway authorized by this act the commission
may, for the purpose of avoiding objectionable curves or
any practical or legal obstacles, vary or alter the routes
herein respectively prescribed for the tunnels and subways,
and for the said purposes may locate the tunnels, subways
and stations or any of them, in whole or in part, on private
or public lands. The commission may also, in connection
with any tunnel or subway, construct such approaches,
sidings, spur tracks, loops, entrances, inclines, elevators,
connections and other structures as it may deem necessary.
The commission may, with the consent of the company,
make such alterations in the existing tunnels and subways,
including stations and exits and entrances thereof, as it may
deem necessary or advisable. The commission may, in con-
nection with any stations or terminals, provide means for
a convenient interchange of passengers between the tunnels
and subways and street railway lines, and for that purpose
shall have all the powers conferred by this act, including
the right to use public lands and highways, to take private
property in the manner specified in this act and to widen
highways where such widening is deemed necessary; and
the commission may construct subways, inclines, approaches,
and other structures for the use of surface street railway
cars and may grant locations for street railway lines, either
upon the surface of land acquired for that purpose or in or
upon any such subways, inclines, approaches or other
structures so constructed, and may also grant such other
locations upon the public highways as may be necessary to
make connections with existing surface lines.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the city council of the city of Boston, with the approval
of the mayor, and by the Boston Elevated Railway Company
by vote of its directors, and upon the filing of certificates of
such acceptances with the secretary of the commonwealth
within sixty days after the approval of this act by the
governor. Approved May 2S, 1915.
[Boston Elevated Railway Company, accepted June 14, 1915; City of Boston, accepted
Juno 10, 1915.)
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 377. 355
[1909, 251; 1914, 82.]
An Act relative to the gratuity fund of the boston QJidy 377
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The powers of the Boston Chamber of S^o^'f^""^^"
^ . -Ill °^ Boston
Commerce, a corporation organized mider chapter two Chamber of
hundred and fifty-one of the acts of the year nineteen hun- revoked.
dred and nine, to maintain a Gratuity Fund, as set forth in
said act, and to levy assessments therefor, excepting however
the right to levy assessments and make payments on account
of deaths occurring prior to the passage of this act, are
hereby revoked.
Section 2. The said Boston Chamber of Commerce by Gratuity Fund
its Gratuity Fund managers is hereby authorized and em- ^^%^sKet^'^
powered to convert into cash, and, after the payment of all
expenses, to distribute the balance of the proceeds of the
assets now constituting its Gratuity Fund among the holders
of participating certificates in the Gratuity Fund. A meeting
for the consideration and adoption of a plan for distribution
shall be called by order of the managers of the Gratuity
Fund within two weeks after the passage of this act. Notice
of this meeting shall be mailed to the holders of participating
certificates at least ten days prior to the meeting. Adjourn-
ment may be taken in the usual course and further meetings
for the same purpose may be called. Any such meeting Court may
may, by majority vote of the participating certificate holders modify ^pianf'
represented in person or by proxy, adopt a plan for such ^^'
distribution, which plan shall thereupon be submitted for
approval to a justice of the superior court for the county
of Suffolk, and, after such notice to the parties interested
as the court may order, a hearing shall be had thereon. The
court shall have power in the proceedings now pending or
upon the independent application of any party interested
to approve the plan as presented, or to modify the same as
the court shall think proper, and the plan as approved by
the court shall thereupon become effective. Any party Appeal.
interested may appeal from the decree approving such plan
to the supreme judicial court, as in cases in equity. Unless
some plan is approved as above provided and presented to
said court on or before the first day of September, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, the superior court for the county of
Suffolk shall have jurisdiction, either in the proceedings
356 Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 378, 379.
relating to said Gratuity Fund now pending in said court,
or, upon the independent application of any party interested,
to formulate a plan for such distribution of the Gratuity
Fund, in which proceeding the foregoing provisions for notice
to the parties interested and for appeal shall be applicable.
ddpathig^ce'r- Section 3. The participating certificates owned by the
shTrefndistri- -^^^^ton Chamber of Commerce shall not be entitled to share
bution. in such distribution. The court shall have jurisdiction to
determine the liability of the chamber and of parties who
hold more than one participating certificate, for payment of
assessments upon such certificates.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aijproved May 28, 1915.
Chap. 37 S An Act making an additional appropriation for the
NORFOLK STATE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Appropriation, SECTION 1. Thc sum of fifteen thousand dollars is
Norfolk state • i i • i
hospital. hereby appropriated, to be paid out or the treasury of the
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for maintenance
expenses of the Norfolk state hospital, for the fiscal year
ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred
and fifteen; the same to be in addition to any amomits
heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 31, 1915.
Chap. 379 An Act authorizing the city of pittsfield to pay a
SUM of money to THE WIDOW OF DANIEL P. FLYNN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
City of Pitts- Section 1 , The city of Pittsfield is hereb v authorized to
field may pay a *' p • i i ' i i
sum of money pay out 01 its trcasury the sum oi nine huncired and seventy-
Fiyna. ' fivc dollars to Mary M. Flynn, widow of Daniel P. Flynn.
The said Daniel P. Flynn died while in the ser\-ice of the
city as the chief of its police department. The said sum
shall be paid as follows: — Five hundred dollars to said
widow on the passage of this act and the remainder in equal
monthly instalments on the fifteenth day of each month.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 31, 1915.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380. 357
[Boston and Maine R.R., 1833, 109; 1834, 175; 1837, 113, 188; 1839, 82; 1841, 56; 1843, 90;
1S44, 83, 116, 172; 1845, 159; 1846, 75, 79, 157, 212; 1847, 70, 238; 1848, 204, 207, 223, 231, 263,
264, 292, 322; 1849, 7, 226, 230; 1850, 113, 240; 1851, 139, 196, 236, 244; 1852, 32, 118,
167, 305, 306; 1853, 64, 121, 276, 415; 1854, 336, 353; 1855, 42, 141, 371, 380; 1857, 124, 263;
1859,115; 1860,63; 1861,15,176; 1864,54; 1866,102,127,265,278; 1868,17,118,178,188;
1869,343,378,398; 1870,9,301,400,401; 1872,356; 1873,79,357; 1876,7,124,126; 1878.
245; 1830, 205; 18S1, 265; 1885, 259; 1886, 96, 292; 1887, 302, 410; 1888, 250; 1889, 25;
1890, 23, 185, 407; 1891, 222, 240, 308; 1892, 374, 392; 1893, 244, 268; 1895, 22, 145; 1897,
238; 1898, 194; 1899, 390; 1900, 410, 424, 426, 462; 1901, 223, 253, 390, 466; 1902, 168, 212,
508; 1903,115,141,465; 1905,385,422; 1906, 520, §§ 21, 22; 1907,233,263,391,486,551;
1909, 307, 327, 435, 447, 519; 1910, 254, 448, § 9, 639, 648; 1912, 492, 529, 698; 1913, 378, 734;
1914,766; Fitchburg R.R. Co, 1842,84; 1844,134,176; 1845,102,181,218,251; 1846,21,
138, 239, 247, 261, 269; 1847, 200, 223, 260; 1848, 107, 160, 264, 296; 1849, 18, 223; 1850, 122,
146; 1851,34,72,244,329; 1852,147,162; 1853,189,270,367; 1854,353; 1855,94,230,240,
259, 266, 419; 1856, 13S, 296; 1857, 124. 128; 1860, 4; 1862, 69, 155, 156; 1863, 214; 1865,
222; 1866, 244, 278; 1867, 31. 170, 235,335,342; 1868. 26. 96, 237; 1869, 127, 241, 260, 352; 1870.
246,252.344; 1872,83,105; 1873,357; 1874,401; 1876,128; 1878,210,277,278; 1879,175,
189, 277; 1880, 57. 100; 1881, 145, 168; 1885, 36, 188, 253, 297; 1886, 172, 306; 1887, 52, 389,
410, 425; 1890, 101; 1891. 48; 1893, 408; 1894, 53; 1897. 278; 1900, 387, 426; 1901, 223;
1902, SOS; 1903, 115; 1907, 419; Suncook Valley R.R., 1869, 459: 1883, 67; Concord R.R.
Corp'n., 1869, 459; 1883. 67; Manchester and Lawrence R.R.. 1848. 322; 1869. 459;
1883. 67.1
An Act to provide for a reorganization and consolida- Q}iav, SSO
TION of the railroad COMPANIES CONSTITUTING THE
BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD SYSTEM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Boston and Maine Railroad is hereby Boston and
, , . , 1 • , , , 1 • • 1 • ei_ i • 1 Maine Railroad
authorized, subject to the provisions hereinaiter contained, may buy prop-
to buy the property and franchises or the whole or any part sJiij^idiary"
of the capital stock of or to consolidate with any or all of the companies.
railroad corporations, hereinafter referred to as subsidiary
companies, whose roads, whether in or outside of the common-
wealth, are now leased to or operated by it or by some sub-
sidiary as a part of its system of railroads or a majority of the
capital stock of which is owned by said railroad or by some
subsidiary company, and such subsidiary companies are
hereby authorized to sell their properties and franchises,
subject to existing debts and obligations, to or to consolidate
with the Boston and INIaine Railroad and to receive payment
therefor in monev or in stock or bonds, or in both stock and
bonds, of said railroad and to distribute the same or any part
thereof among their stockholders in exchange for their present
holdings of stock in the manner provided in the agreement
of purchase or consolidation; but no such purchase and sale
of the property and franchises of or consolidation with any
subsidiary company shall be valid or binding until its terms
have been agreed to by a majority of the directors of each of
the two corporations, and have been approved at meetings
properly notified and called for the purpose by a vote of two
thirds in interest of the stockholders of the subsidiary com-
pany present and voting, but in no case by a vote of less than
358
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380.
Rights or
claims shall be
deemed to be
satisfied by
purchase or
consolidation.
Provisos.
May issue new
preferred stock,
a majority in interest of all the stockholders of such company,
excluding, in the case of the Fitchburg Railroad Company,
its common stock from such computation and from such
voting, and by a vote of two thirds in interest of the stock-
holders of the Boston and [Maine Railroad. In case the
Boston and INIaine Railroad shall, under authority of this
act, purchase the property and franchises of, or consolidate
with, any subsidiary company, all rights or claims of either
the Boston and Maine Railroad or of the subsidiary company
against the other arising out of any existing lease or operating
contract shall be deemed to be satisfied and extinguished by
the said purchase and sale or by the said consolidation, and
the Boston and INIaine Railroad shall have the powers and
privileges and shall become subject to and be held to pay all
of the debts and to perform all of the duties and obligations
of the said subsidiary company: provided, h&wever, that the
Boston and jMaine Railroad may, subject to the provisions
of the general law, and with the approval of the public
service commission, but not otherwise, issue additional
stock or bonds or both stock and bonds, to provide means
for paying for permanent additions to or improvements of the
property of such subsidiary company made prior to the said
purchase and sale or consolidation and for which said Boston
and Maine Railroad shall not have issued stock or bonds
and shall not have been reimbursed by said company; and
'provided, further, that this act shall not be construed as
authorizing the Boston and ]\Iaine Railroad to exercise in
this commonwealth any powers or privileges not specifically
granted herein or by the laws of Massachusetts. Any debts
or other obligations of other corporations assumed by the
Boston antl Maine Railroad under authority of this act shall
constitute a direct liability of said railroad to the holders of
such debts and obligations, which may be enforced by direct
action by such holders against said railroad. No stocks
purchased under authority of this act shall thereafter be
sold, transferred or pledged. Every certificate so held shall
be stamped by or under the direction of the treasurer of the
Boston and Maine Railroad "non-transferable."
Section 2. The Boston and ]\Iaine Railroad may, by a
vote of two thirds in interest of its stockholders and for the
I)urposes of such purchase, exchange or consolidation, issue
new i^referred stock which may have priority ON'or its present
preferred stock or common stock, and may increase the issue
of its present preferred stock, and may deli\'cr stock so
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380. 359
issued in payment for properties and franchises purchased,
or may sell the same, applying the proceeds to such purchase,
without offering the same to its stockholders for subscription.
Such new preferred stock may be cumulative or non-cumula-
tive, may be distributed in different classes bearing different
rates of dividend and having different orders of preferences
and voting powers, and may be preferred both as to dividends
and in liquidation. All stock so issued under the authority
of this act shall be deemed fully paid for all purposes under
the general railroad law, including the statutory limitations
as to the amount of issuable bonds and debts. Said railroad May issue^
, „ . , , ,, , . bonds with
may also, tor such purchases, exchanges or consolidations, approval of
issue bonds subject to the limitations of section fifteen of TOmmisskHi!'^
chapter seven hundred and eighty-four of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen and of any acts in addition
thereto or amendment thereof. No stock or bonds shall be
issued under the authority herein granted until said railroad
has first obtained from the public service commission, after
notice and a public hearing, a certificate that the proposed
issues may lawfully be made under the provisions of this
act; but no approval of the public service commission shall
be required of the separate contracts, or the terms thereof,
made with any subsidiary companies for the purchase and
sale of properties and franchises or for consolidation, or with
individual stockholders for the purchase of their securities;
but no such contract shall be valid or binding and no payment
or obligation shall be made or incurred thereunder until said
railroad shall have secured from the public service commission
a certificate that the obligations of such contract are not
inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
Said railroad may also, by a vote of two thirds in interest May increase
of its common stockholders, at a meeting duly called for the ^^^ ^"^
purpose and with the approval of the public service commis-
sion, issue and, from time to time, increase preferred stock
of one or more classes for any lawful purpose for which rail-
road corporations are now or may hereafter be authorized
to issue or increase their capital stock. Each class of such
preferred stock shall be entitled to the preferences and rights,
and shall be subject to the restrictions and limitations fixed
by such vote and approved by said commission. The issue
of such stock by the said railroad shall be subject to all of the
provisions of the general laws governing the issue of capital
stock by railroad corporations, except that said railroad is
hereby authorized, subject to the approval of the public
360
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380.
Aggregate par
value of stocks
and bonds
limited.
Dividends.
Limitations
not to apply
to certain
Stock or bonds.
service commission, to sell such stock for cash, at a price not
less than par, without offering the same to its stockholders
for subscription.
Section 3. The aggregate par value of stocks and bonds of
the Boston and Maine Railroad which may be issued for the
purpose of making the purchases, exchanges or consolidations
authorized by section one shall not exceed the aggregate par
value of any stocks of subsidiary companies directly pur-
chased, plus the aggregate par value of the stocks, other than
those directly purchased, of any subsidiary companies whose
franchises and property are purchased by or which are con-
solidated with said railroad, but excluding any stocks which
are owned or held by any of such purchased or consolidated
subsidiary companies or by said railroad for which stocks or
bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of such owner or
holder are now outstanding; nor shall the stocks and bonds
of the Boston and Maine Railroad issued for the purpose of
making such purchases, exchanges or consolidations provide
for interest and dividends, reckoning dividends upon any
common stock issued for such purpose at the rate of four
per cent per annum, aggregating a larger annual payment than
the aggregate amount now paid under existing leases, oper-
ating contracts and other operating arrangements by the
Boston and Maine Railroad or by any subsidiary company
and paid as, or applicable to, dividends to or for the benefit
of the holders of any stocks of such subsidiary companies
which are directly purchased, or, if the properties and fran-
chises of any such companies are purchased by, or if they are
consolidated with, the Boston and Maine Railroad, to or for
the benefit of the holders of such stocks of such companies
as are not excluded, under the above provision of this section,
in determining the aggregate par value of the stock and bonds
which said railroad may use in making such purchases, ex-
changes or consolidations. The foregoing limitations shall
not apply to stock or bonds issued to fund or otherwise to
provide for debts of subsidiary companies which may lawfully
be assumed by said railroad in connection with any such
purchases, exchanges or consolidations, and nothing herein
shall be construed to prevent any such increase in the afore-
said aggregate annual payment for interest and dividends as
may result from the provisions hereinafter contained as to
dissenting stockholders. In the case of the Suncook ^'alley
Railroad, however, the lease to the Concord Railroad Corpo-
ration and to the Manchester and Lawrence Railroad exe-
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380. 361
cuted March eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy, shall,
for the purpose of limiting said aggregate annual payment,
be considered as if still unexpired.
Section 4. The Boston and Maine Railroad may, at any May reduce
. • J. T ^ c 2. • J. I- 11 l*x j' capital stock.
time prior to July nrst, nineteen hundred and sixteen, reduce
its capital stock or its common stock only, to such amount as
shall be determined by a vote of its stockholders at a meeting
duly called for the purpose. Such reduction of the common
stock shall require a vote of two thirds in interest of the
common stock then issued and outstanding, and if the pre-
ferred stock is to be reduced shall also require a vote of two
thirds in interest of the preferred stock then issued and
outstanding. Such reduction shall take effect on the filing of
duly certified copies of such votes authorizing such reduction
with the secretary of the commonwealth and with the public
service commission. The directors shall have authority to
prescribe the manner in which outstanding certificates shall
be cancelled or reduced and new certificates representing
such reduced amounts substituted. On such reduction said
railroad may, at a meeting duly called for the purpose and
by a vote of two thirds in interest of its stock then issued and
outstanding, provide for the issue of new preferred stock to
an amount not exceeding such reduction, and having such
preferences, rights, privileges and voting powers as may be
provided in such vote, except that the annual dividends
payable upon the whole of such new preferred stock shall not
exceed an average rate of six per cent, but this shall not be
construed to prevent such dividends from being made cumula-
tive. Said railroad may also by like vote authorize the issue May
of new stock of each class so reduced to an amount not ^^°^^' ®^'
exceeding the reduction in such class. Such total increase
of stock shall take effect upon the filing with the secretary
of the commonwealth and with the public service commission
of certified copies of the votes authorizing such increase.
Such new preferred stock shall be offered for subscription
in cash at par to its stockholders whose stock has been
reduced, pro rata, and each subscribing stockholder shall
also be entitled to receive, without further payment, a propor-
tionate part of such new stock of the class corresponding to
his stock which was reduced and equal to the amount of such
reduction. All rights of stockholders to subscribe as aforesaid
shall be assignable. Any such preferred and common stocks
not so taken by the stockholders within such reasonable time
as may be limited in such vote may be disposed of on the same
lasue new
362
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380.
Proceeds, how
to be applied.
Statement to
be filed with
public service
commission.
Provisos.
Contracts.
Provisos.
terms to persons or corporations who may have agreed to
underwrite the subscription, or may be sold on the same
terms at such time and in such manner as the directors may
determine. All stocks so issued and disposed of shall be
deemed to be fully paid for all purposes under the general
railroad law. The proceeds of such stock so issued may be
applied to the payment of the unfunded debt of the corpo-
ration outstanding on the thirty-first day of March in the
year nineteen hundred and fifteen, including any indebted-
ness of any subsidiary company outstanding on said date
which said corporation may lawfully assume under the provi-
sions of this act, which debts for the purpose of such payment
shall be deemed to be debts properly incurred for lawful
purposes under the statutes of this commonwealth; to the
necessary expenses incidental to the purchases, exchanges or
consolidations authorized by section one or to underwriting
such subscription; said proceeds may also be applied to such
other lawful corporate purposes as the directors may deter-
mine and the public service commission shall approve in
accordance with the general law. The directors shall forth-
with cause to be filed with the public service commission a
statement of the purposes to which the proceeds of such
stock have been applied, including the amount applied to
each of such purposes. If the commission shall find that any
portion of said proceeds has been applied to purposes not
properly capitalizable under the general law, such portion
shall be charged and set off against the premiums realized
on the common stock of said railroad in the same manner
and with the same eft'ect as is provided for in the case of the
deficit mentioned in section seven: provided, however, that
if the deficit mentioned in section seven shall be set off against
such premiums, then only the amount of such non-capitali-
zable expenditure in excess of such deficit shall be charged
and set off as against the balance of such premium account;
and provided, further, that the total amount so charged and
set off under this section and under section seven shall not
exceed the total amount of such premium account as set forth
in said section seven.
vSection 5. The Boston and ]\Iaine Railroad and any
subsidiary company may motlify or renew any existing con-
tract for the lease or operation of the road of such subsidiary
company by said railroad or make a new contract by which
said railroad shall perform all the transportation upon and
over such road: provided, however, that no such new contract
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380. 363
or modification or renewal of an existing contract shall be
valid or binding until the terms thereof shall have been agreed
to by a majority of the directors and have been approved, at
meetings called for the purpose, by a vote of two thirds in
interest of the stockholders of each of the contracting corpo-
rations; and provided, also, that no such contract, lease or
modification shall be valid if the same shall call for a larger
rental or for a term expiring later than the term provided
for by the existing lease or contract for which the same shall
be in substitution, unless the public service commission,
after notice and a public hearing, shall find the same to be
consistent with the public interest.
Section 6. If the subsidiary company is a corporation May purchase
organized under the laws of the state of Maine, New Hamp- or consolidate
shire, Vermont, or New York, or of the Dominion of Canada, foreign^ cor-°
the Boston and Maine Railroad is also hereby authorized to p^""^^'"^^- ^tc-
purchase the property and franchises of, or to consolidate
with, such corporation and to make contracts in regard to
the property of the same in such manner in each case as the
laws of the state or country of such corporation may authorize
or prescribe, and in reference to such transactions said rail-
road shall have all the powers and privileges conferred upon
it by the laws of the state or country of such other corpo-
ration : provided, however, that no such contract shall be valid Proviso,
until, after notice and a public hearing, the same shall have
been approved, as consistent with the public interest and
substantially in accordance with the general purposes and
limitations of this act, by the public service commission.
Section 7. The Boston and Maine Railroad may issue Paying or
stocks, common or preferred, or bonds, or both stock and funded°deb't.
bonds, subject to the provisions of section fifteen of chapter
seven hundred and eighty-four of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and thirteen, and of any acts in addition thereto or
in amendment thereof, for the purpose of paying or funding
its unfunded debt outstanding on the thirty-first day of
March in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, and any
debt of any of its subsidiary companies outstanding on such
date which it may lawfully assume under the provisions of
this act in connection with the purchase of the properties
and franchises of or consolidation with such subsidiary com-
panies, which debts, for the purpose of such funding, shall be
deemed to be debts properly incurred for lawful purposes
under the statutes of this commonwealth. Any preferred
stocks issued for said purpose may be of any of the classes
364
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380.
Provisos.
In determining
amount ot t;ix,
certain deduc-
tions allowed.
and may have any of the preferences and rights permitted
for similar stocks under the provisions of section two and
may be exchanged for any such indebtedness par for par,
or may be sold for cash at a price not less than par without
first being offered to its stockholders for subscription: j^^o-
vided, that the average rate of dividend of any preferred stock
so issued shall not exceed six per cent per annum, that the
same may be made cumidative, that the rate of interest on
any bonds issued for such purposes shall not exceed five per
cent per annum, and that the aggregate of such stock or
bonds, or both, at par shall not exceed the amount of such
debt so paid or funded; and provided, further, that no such
stocks or bonds shall be issued until the public service commis-
sion shall have certified that the proposed issue is in conform-
ity with the authority conferred by this act, and provided,
further, that any such certificate of conformity shall contain
a provision that the deficit of the Boston and ]\Iaine Railroad
as the same shall be as of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
and fifteen, shall as of that date be charged and set off as
against the premiums realized on common stock of said
railroad sold since July ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety-
four, amounting as of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, to the sum of six million, five hundred one thousand,
six hundred twentv dollars and fourteen cents; and that said
premium account shall, for the purpose of determining
reasonable rates and fares which said railroad may thereafter
charge, and for the purpose of determining the amount of
bonds and other evidences of indebtedness which such rail-
road may lawfully issue, and for all other jjurposes to the
amount of such deficit, be deemed to be cancelled and ab-
sorbed by such deficit. Any such certificate of the public
service commission shall operate as a cancellation and rescis-
sion of the order of the board of railroad commissioners dated
February seventh, nineteen hundred and thirteen, approving
an issue of stock for the purpose of funding certain debts
then outstanding of said railroad and for any other purposes
set forth in such order.
Section 8. In determining the amount of tax to be paid
by the Boston and ]\Iaine Railroad, or by the new corporation
hereinafter provided for, upon the corporate franchise, there
shall be deducted from the fair cash value of all its shares, in
addition to other deductions provided for by statute, the fair
cash value, as determined by the tax commissioner, of the
shares of any other railroad corporation organized under the
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380. 365
laws of the commonwealth which may be owned by the
Boston and Maine Railroad.
Section 9. Except as is otherwise specifically provided vfsionTo^'^iaw
herein, said Boston and Maine Railroad shall be and remain ^° ''pp'^-
subject to all provisions of the general railroad law. The
special powers granted to said railroad by the first seven
sections shall end on July first, nineteen hundred and sixteen :
provided, hoivever, that the public service commission, on Proviso.
application of said railroad, may extend the operation of said
sections for a further period, not exceeding one year, if such
commission finds it probable that within such extended time
a reorganization of the Boston and Maine Railroad system
consistent with the public interest may be effected. If and
when a new corporation organized in accordance with the
subsequent provisions of this act shall acquire the property
and franchises of said railroad, said first seven sections shall
not thereafter authorize any further action thereunder by the
Boston and Maine Railroad.
Section 10. If the directors of the Boston and Maine May form new
Railroad shall hereafter deem it impracticable to reorganize *^°'^^°™ '°°'
the Boston and Maine Railroad system under the foregoing
provisions of this act, they may, by vote, declare that a new
corporation is necessary in the public interest to purchase
or take over the property and franchises of the Boston and
Maine Railroad, either before or after a sale or other disposi-
tion of it under order of any court, and to obtain for reorgani-
zation or consolidation with said property and franchises the
properties and franchises of some or all of the subsidiary
companies, and may designate certain named persons, not
less than fifteen in number, at least one of whom shall be a
citizen of New Hampshire, one of Maine and one of Massa-
chusetts, including, if thought desirable, any of said directors,
to be the organizers of such new corporation.
Section 11. Such designated organizers shall thereupon Facts to be
file in the office of the secretary of the commonwealth a lgreement°of
written agreement of association, which shall set forth: — association.
(a) That the subscribers associate themselves with the
intention of forming a railroad corporation to be named the
Boston and Maine Railroad Company, hereinafter referred
to as the new corporation,
(6) A brief description of the property of the Boston
and Maine Railroad, hereinafter referred to as the old cor-
poration, and of its subsidiary companies proposed to be
acquired.
366
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380.
Facts to be
set torth in
agreement of
association.
Public service
commission to
issue certificate
of compliance.
Certificate of
incorporation.
(c) If a sale of the property and franchises of the Boston
and Maine Railroad has been or is expected to be made under
order of a court, the name of the court and, so far as is practi-
cable, the terms of such sale.
(f/) The amount of the original capital stock of the new
corporation, which, except as is otherwise provided herein,
may equal but shall not exceed the amount of the outstanding
capital stock of the Boston and Maine Railroad.
{e) The par value of the shares, which shall be one hundred
dollars.
(/) The names and residences of at least five subscribers
who shall act as directors until others are chosen and qualified
in their stead. At all times there shall be at least one director
who shall be a citizen of Maine, one who shall be a citizen of
New Hampshire, and one who shall be a citizen of Massa-
chusetts.
The directors shall appoint a clerk and treasurer, who shall
hold their respective offices until a clerk and treasurer of the
new corporation are chosen and qualified in their stead, and
said directors may fill any vacancy in their board or in the
office of clerk or treasurer before the election of officers
pursuant to the provisions of the by-laws.
Section 12. When it is shown to the satisfaction of the
public service commission that the requirements of this act
preliminary to the incorporation of such new railroad corpo-
ration have been complied with, and that the subscribers
intend in good faith to obtain for such new corporation the
railroad properties described in the said agreement of asso-
ciation, they shall make a certificate to that eft'ect, which
certificate shall thereupon duly be filed by the directors in
the office of the secretary of the commonwealth, who shall
receive and preserve the same in form convenient for reference
and open to public inspection and shall thereupon issue a
certificate of incorporation substantially in the form pre-
scribed by section twenty-four of Part II of chapter four
hundred and sixty-three of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and six, except that in stating the purposes of the
corporation the word "purchasing" shall be inserted before
the word "locating." Such certificate, duly signed and
sealed, shall have the force and effect of a special charter,
as provided in said section twenty-four. Further proceedings
for the organization of said corporation shall be in accordance
with the provisions of sections twenty-nine and thirty of the
said chapter, and said corporation shall have all the powers
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380. 367
and privileges and be subject to all the restrictions and
limitations of the general law, except as is otherwise expressly
provided herein.
If a statute like this act in its essential features, authorizing incorporation
the organization of a corporation of the same name and for the CJ^c^rtain'other
same purpose and with the same general powers is enacted ''**'^^^-
in the states of Maine and New Hampshire, or in either of
them, and if an agreement of association of the same purport
as that entered into under this act is signed and jBled by the
same persons, and if similar or analogous proceedings are had
thereon in one or both of said states, under requirements
similar or analogous to the foregoing provisions of the general
law of Massachusetts, then said corporation may be organized
at a meeting held in either of the states where the certificate
of incorporation is filed.
Upon the organization of the said corporation as above to constitute
provided, and the organization with it, by joint proceedings, rat'io'i^when
at the same time and place, of the corporations established ^efgfn^^r -^
in like manner with the same name under a like statute of ^ided.
one or both of the said two states, the corporation established
in this state and the other corporation or corporations shall
be deemed to be one corporation for general purposes, existing
in each of the states, whose business shall be conducted by
one board of directors, in which each state shall be represented
by the membership of at least one of its citizens, and whose
corporate property in the different states shall be held for and
controlled by the same stockholders. Subsequent meetings
of the corporation may be held and its records may be kept
in any one of the three states.
Until the stock in said new corporation has been issued May exercise^
pursuant to the provisions hereinafter contained and a
meeting has been held and officers duly elected in accordance
with the provisions of the by-laws of said new corporation,
the incorporators and directors thereof may exercise all the
powers of the corporation including those usually vested in
the stockholders.
Section 13. Subject to the limitations and provisions of ^ty etc^orthe
this act and to its existing indebtedness said new corporation °'d corporation.
is hereby authorized to buy the property and franchises of the
old corporation, and said old corporation is hereby authorized
to sell its property and franchises to such new corporation
at such price, not exceeding the debts and liabilities plus the
outstanding capital stock, and upon such terms and condi-
tions as may be specified in said agreement of purchase and
368 Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380.
sale. But no such purchase and sale shall be valid and
binding until its terms have been agreed to by a majority
of the directors of both corporations and have been approved
at a meeting properly called for the purpose by a vote of two
thirds in interest of the stockholders of the old corporation.
ind condfuoas Upou sucli purcliase and sale of the property and franchises
of exchange, etc. of the old Corporation, said new corporation may issue
amounts of preferred and common stock equal, respectively,
to the amounts of outstanding preferred and common stock
of the old corporation, or may issue an amount of common
stock equal to the aggregate amount of such outstanding
preferred and common stock. Any preferred stock issued in
lieu of such outstanding preferred stock shall bear no higher
rate of dividend and shall have no greater rights of preference
than said present preferred stock. Such preferred and
common stock so issued shall be deemed to be fully paid by
the transfer to the new corporation of the property and fran-
chises of the old corporation, subject to its existing debts and
liabilities, and shall not thereafter be subject to any assess-
ment by the new corporation, but such stock of the new
corporation may be exchanged for stock of the old corpo-
ration upon such terms and conditions as may be provided in
said agreement of purchase and sale, and all stockholders of
each class, common or preferred, of the old corporation shall
have the same opportunity as other stockholders of the same
class to exchange their present holdings of stock for holdings
of stock in the new corporation, and such rights shall be
assignable. Any right of stockholders of the old corporation
to exchange their stock for stock of the new corporation may
be made contingent upon the payment of a cash assessment
or a subscription payable in cash at par for additional stock,
common or preferred, or both, which the new corporation
is hereby authorized to issue to an amount not exceeding one
half the outstanding capital stock of said old corporation.
One or more gaid preferred stock may be of one or more classes, and may
ferred stock be entitled to the preferences and rights, and be subject to the
dividend. rcstrictious and limitations fixed by the directors of said new
corporation, except that the annual di\idends payable upon
the whole of such preferred stock shall not exceed an average
of six percent; but this shall not be construed to i)revent such
dividends from being made cinnulative. It may also be pro-
vided that stockholders of the old corporation who do not elect
to pay such cash assessment or to subscribe and pay for such
additional stock shall be entitled to receive, in exchange for
their holdings, such less amount of stock of the new corpora-
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380. 369
tion as may be provided in the agreement of purchase and
sale. Any of the common and preferred stock in said new
corporation issued in Heu of the outstanding stock of the old
corporation not taken by the stockholders of the old corpo-
ration may be disposed of at such price and in such manner
as shall be determined by the directors, and any of the
additional stock, common or preferred, hereinabove author-
ized, not taken by said stockholders may be sold for cash at a
price not less than par. The proceeds from such cash assess- Proceeds from
ment and from the sale of such stocks may be applied to part ltc^,°how to be
payment of the purchase price of the property and franchises ^pp''^**-
of the old corporation; to the payment of any of the unfunded
debt of the old corporation outstanding on the thirty-first
day of March in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen and
any indebtedness of any subsidiary company outstanding
on said date which may be lawfully assumed by said new
corporation under the provisions of this act in connection
with the purchase of the properties and franchises of or
consolidation with such subsidiary companies, which debts,
for the purpose of such payment, shall be deemed to be debts
properly incurred for lawful purposes under the statutes of
this commonwealth; to the payment of necessary under-
writing commissions to persons, firms or corporations that
may provide or guarantee the amount of cash which may be
required for such reorganization or may otherwise assume
risks with reference to the performance of any contracts
provided for by such reorganization. Said proceeds may also
be applied to such other lawful corporate purposes as the
directors may determine and the public service commission
shall approve in accordance with the general law. In case Premium
the new corporation shall issue securities for the purpose of ro^raUon.^'*
paying, funding or refunding any unfunded indebtedness
of the old corporation or of any subsidiary company under
the authority conferred by the following section, it shall not
be required to set off the deficit of the old corporation against
the premium account of the old corporation, nor shall it be
obliged to charge off against such premium account any
expenditures which it may make from the proceeds of the
above mentioned cash assessment or from the sale of the
above mentioned stocks, but on the other hand, the new
corporation shall not for any purpose be entitled to the
benefit of the premium account of the old corporation.
Section 14. Upon such purchase and sale said new corpo- New corpora-
ration shall also succeed to the powers and privileges of the to°certain*"'^^
Boston and Maine Railroad, shall become subject to and be po.^;?"and
370
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380.
New corpora-
tion to succeed
to certain
powers and
privileges, etc.
Provisos.
Time for
purchase by
new corpora-
tion limited.
held to pay any outstanding funded or unfunded debt of said
railroad, the payment of which is not provided for as a part
of the agreement of purchase and sale; shall likewise become
subject to all liabilities incurred by said old corporation in
the transaction of its business as a common carrier; and shall
be held to perform all the duties and obligations of such old
corporation with respect to the properties so purchased and
sold. But said new corporation shall not become subject to
any obligations or liabilities of the old corporation except as
expressly provided in this act, or in some contract or agree-
ment made pursuant thereto. Said new corporation shall
have the same right to issue securities for the purpose of
paying, funding or refunding any unfunded indebtedness
of the old corporation or of any subsidiary company whose
indebtedness it may assume in accordance with the provisions
of this act as is given to the old corporation under section
seven of this act, subject to the same limitations, conditions
and restrictions: yromded, however, that such new corporation
shall not be required to set off the deficit of the old corpora-
tion against the premium account, and that the new corpora-
tion shall not for any purpose be entitled to the benefit of the
premium account of the old corporation. Said new corpora-
tion shall also have like authority to purchase the property
and franchises or the whole or any part of the capital stock
of, or to consolidate or make other contracts with, the sub-
sidiary companies, and said subsidiary companies shall have
like authority to sell their properties and franchises to or to
consolidate or make other contracts with said new corporation
as is granted to the old corporation and to the subsidiary
companies respectively by the first seven sections of this act,
subject to the same limitations, conditions and restrictions;
'provided, however, that no such purchase and sale or consolida-
tion or other contract shall be valid and binding until the pub-
lic service commission shall have certified that such contract
is consistent with the provisions of this act.
Section 15. If the new corporation does not purchase or
otherwise acquire the property and franchises of the Boston
and Maine Railroad within two years after the date of its
certificate of incorporation, its corporate powers and existence
shall cease. And in case of such purchase or acquisition said
new corporation shall have a further period of one year to
purchase the properties and franchises or stock of or to
consolidate with said subsidiary companies, with the condi-
tional right to an extension of time for a further periotl of not
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380. 371
exceeding one year on proceedings similar or analogous to
the proceedings provided for in section ten as to the old
corporation.
Section 16. In case of the sale of the property and fran- Authority to
chises of the Boston and Maine Railroad or of any subsidiary OTder of court^"^
company under order of court, said new corporation is hereby
authorized to purchase such property and franchises; and
except as otherwise required by such order of court the fore-
going provisions, limitations and restrictions as to the pur-
chase of the property and franchises of said Boston and Maine
Railroad and the reorganization of its system of railroads
shall be applicable.
Section 17. In case of any purchase, sale or consolidation Assent of
under the provisions of this act, unless such purchase be in
accordance with the provisions of some order of court, every
stockholder of the selling company shall be deemed to assent
to the terms of the purchase or sale or consolidation, unless
at the meeting called to consider such purchase or sale or
consolidation such stockholder votes against such sale or
consolidation and unless within thirty days after the date of
the vote for such purchase, sale or consolidation he shall file
with the clerk of the board of directors of such corporation
a writing declaring his vote against and dissent from such
terms and stating the number of shares held by him and the
number or numbers of the certificate or certificates evidencing
the same: provided, however, that as against any stockholder Provisos.
who is under legal incapacity to act for himself and having no
legal guardian, such original dissenting vote shall not be
required, and said period of thirty days shall not begin to
run until the removal of such incapacity by the appointment
of a legal guardian or otherwise. Within sixty days, but not
thereafter, after the filing of his dissent from the terms of
such sale or consolidation, such dissenting stockholder, or
at its option such purchasing or consolidating company, may
file a petition with the supreme judicial court for the county
of Suffolk, setting forth the material facts and asking that
the value of his shares may be determined. Failure of such
dissenting stockholder to file such petition within said period
of sixty days shall be taken as conclusive evidence of his
assent to such vote: provided, however, that any dissenting
stockholder who, during said period of sixty days, is legally
incapacitated from acting for himself and has no legal repre-
sentative, may file such petition within sixty days after the
removal of such incapacity by the appointment of a legal
372
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380.
Court may
order valuation
made of shares.
Liability of
purchasing
corporation.
May purchase
property, etc.,
of Hampden
Railroaa
Corporation.
representative or otherwise. Upon the fiHng of such petition,
and upon such notice to all parties concerned as the court
may deem proper, the court shall pass an order requiring the
certificate or certificates evidencing such shares, duly en-
dorsed, to be deposited with the clerk of the court, and shall
appoint a commissioner to ascertain and report the value of
the shares. Report shall be made to the court as soon as is
practicable, and, after due notice to the parties in interest,
shall be confirmed by the court unless some error of law be
made to appear upon the face of the report, in which event
it shall be recommitted to the commissioner with such order
as the court may make, or unless either of the parties to said
proceedings shall claim a trial by jury, in which latter event
the court shall order the question of the value of the shares
to be tried and determined as speedily as may be in the
superior court in the same manner in which other cases are
tried in that court.
The purchasing or consolidating corporation shall be liable
for and shall pay all sums due and payable to all holders of
shares in the proceedings aforesaid, including such interest,
cost and expenses as the court may order; and shall likewise
furnish such security for the said payment as the court may
order. Upon payment, or tender or deposit with the clerk of
the court of the value of such shares fixed as aforesaid, such
shares, and the certificate or certificates thereof, shall become
the property of and be delivered to the purchasing or con-
solidating company, whose right and title to receive the same
and to hold possession thereof may be enforced by the court
by any appropriate process. The said purchasing or con-
solidating company shall be entitled to the redelivery to it
of the stock, bonds or money which would have been deliver-
able to such non-assenting shareholders ; and such purchasing
or consolidating company may sell the same for cash at such
price as may be available. Any deficits arising from a difi'er-
ence between the proceeds of such sales and the amounts paid
such dissenting stockholders imder the foregoing provisions
shall be debts properly capitalizable under the provisions of
the general law, and in order to provide means for the pay-
ment of the same either the old or the new corporation may
issue stock or bonds subject to the limitations contained in
the foregoing provisions of this act.
Section 18. The Boston and iNIaine Railroad, or the Bos-
ton and Maine Railroad Company, without prejudice to any
right which it may have under existing law to lease the
service com-
mission.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380. 373
property and franchises of or make an operating contract
with the Hampden Railroad Corporation, may, subject to
the provisions hereinafter contained, purchase the property
and franchises of or consoHdate with said Hampden Railroad
Corporation, and may issue common or preferred stock or
both and bonds, for the purpose of paying therefor; said
Hampden Railroad Corporation is given the same right to
sell and transfer its property and franchises and to distribute
such stock and bonds to its stockholders, or creditors or both,
as is provided in the case of subsidiary companies by the first
section of this act. No purchase of the property and fran- Purchase sub-
chises of or consolidation with the Hampden Railroad Corpo- i^y^he puwTc^
ration shall, however, be valid until the public service commis-
sion, after notice and a public hearing, shall have approved
the same as consistent with the public interest and as just and
equitable as between the two contracting corporations and
their respective stockholders and creditors. No such purchase
of the property and franchises of said Hampden Railroad
Corporation shall be made unless prior to or as a part of such
contract, adequate provisions shall be made for the satisfac-
tion and extinguishment of all outstanding debts and obliga-
tions of said corporation and of all claims of said corporation
against the Boston and Maine Railroad; and in no event shall
the par value of the stock and bonds issued by the Boston
and Maine Railroad for the purpose of purchasing the prop-
erty and franchises of or consolidating with said Hampden
Railroad Corporation exceed the reasonable and proper cost
incurred in the construction of the Hampden railroad as
determined by the public service commission in its report
dated December twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and
thirteen, upon the petition of the Hampden Railroad Corpo-
ration for approval of an issue of bonds.
Section 19. Wherever in this act application is required to joint hearings,
be made to the public service commission for the issuing of gervicJ w^m-'"
any certificate or for the authorizing or approval of any act ™jfj'°''^ *° ^^
done or proposed to be done, it shall be understood that said
public service commission shall hold such joint hearings for
the taking of evidence and hearing of arguments and such
conferences in regard to conclusions with the public utilities
commission of Maine and the public service commission of
New Hampshire or with either of said commissions as and
where it may deem necessary and expedient, providing similar
or analogous action is authorized by similar or analogous
legislation in said states or in either of them.
374
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380.
Bonds and
notes to be
legal invest-
ments for
savings banks,
etc.
Proviso.
Restrictions.
Certain pro-
visions of laws
not to apply to
trustees, etc.
Section 20. Bonds and notes now outstanding issued or
guaranteed, principal and interest, by the leased lines that
are hereafter reorganized or consolidated with the Boston
and INIaine Railroad, or with the new corporation under this
act, or bonds and notes issued in renewal or extension of the
same and which are now a legal investment for ^Massachusetts
savings banks or insurance companies, shall remain so until
January first, in the year nineteen hundred and eighteen, or
longer if the investment is then permissible under the general
laws; and all bonds and notes issued or assumed by the Bos-
ton and Tvlaine Railroad or by the new corporation shall be
a legal investment for Massachusetts savings banks and
insurance companies: provided, that the said issuing or
assuming company shall, in the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, in the year nineteen hundred and seventeen, and
thereafter earn and pay dividends in cash upon its capital
stocks equal in the aggregate to four per cent per annum upon
an amount equal to one half the sum of its bonded debt and
notes. In case the company shall fail to comply with said
requirements as to dividends in any fiscal year after June
tliirtieth, in the year nineteen hundred and seventeen, its
bonds shall cease to be legal investments for savings banks
until it has paid such dividends for five fiscal years in succes-
sion. But no investment shall be made in such bonds or
notes unless said railroad or said new corporation appears
from the returns made by it to the public service commission
to have properly paid said dividends without impairment
of assets or capital stock. And the public service commission
shall, on or before the fifteenth day of January in each year,
transmit to the bank commissioner a statement as to whether
or not the Boston and INIaine Railroad or the new corporation
appears by such returns to have complied with the foregoing
provisions during the preceding year.
Section 21. The statutory hmitations upon the right of
railroad corporations owning stock of the Boston Railroad
Holding Company to sell and dispose of their stock in said
holding company, and the similar limitation upon the right
of said holding company to sell and dispose of its stock in the
Boston and jNIaine Railroad, shall be of no effect upon the
trustees appointed by the district court of the United States
for the southern district of New York to represent the interest
of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com-
pany in the stock of said holding company and in the stock of
the Boston and IMaine Railroad on October seventeenth, in
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 380. 375
the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, but such trustees
may act under this statute, and under said decree and any
modifications thereof or additions thereto, as if said hmita-
tions had never existed.
Section 22. Any director or other officer of the Boston Penalty.
and Maine Raihoad or of the Boston and Maine Railroad
Company or of any subsidiary company who knowingly
violates any of the provisions of this act shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprison-
ment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Section 23. Chapter three hundred and eight of the acts Repeals.
of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-one and chapter one
hundred and ninety-four of the acts of the year eighteen
hundred and ninety-eight are hereby repealed.
Section 2-4. If there shall be a default bv the Boston and Proceedinp in
Maine Railroad, or by any receiver or receivers thereof. In
regard to the terms of any contract under which any other
railroad incorporated in this commonwealth is now leased to
or operated by said Boston and ]\lalne Railroad, which
default shall entitle the lessor railroad corporation to resume
possession of its property, said lessor corporation shall have
the powers and be subject to the restrictions and limitations
granted to and imposed on the Boston and Maine Rail-
road or the Boston and Maine Railroad Company by the
previous sections of this act, and in addition thereto shall
have power to enter into any lease or operating contract
with or to sell its property and franchises to, or to consolidate
with, any other railroad corporation within or without this
commonwealth; but no such lease, contract, sale or con-
solidation shall be valid or binding until its terms have been
agreed to by a majority of the directors and have been ap-
proved, at meetings properly notified and called for the
purpose, by a vote of two thirds in interest of the stockholders
present and voting, but in no case by a vote of less than a
majority in interest of all the stockholders of each of the
contracting corporations, nor until such lease, contract, sale
or consolidation and the terms thereof shall have been ap-
proved by the public service commission, after notice and a
public hearing, as consistent with the public interest. In increase of
case of any such sale or consolidation the purchasing or Sueof bonds
consolidating corporation, if a Massachusetts corporation, o^conso^fd^atilg
may increase Its capital stock and issue bonds, subject to the corporation.
limitations of section fifteen of chapter seven hundred and
376
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 381.
Increase of
capital and
issue of bonds
by purciiasing
or consolidating
corporation.
Time limit as
to powers.
Directors of
certain other
corporations
prohibited
from serving
on directorate,
etc.
eighty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thir-
teen and of any acts in addition thereto or amendment thereof,
to such an amount as said commission may find to be reason-
ably necessary for the purpose of such sale or consolidation;
but in no event shall the aggregate amount of the capital
stock and debt of the two contracting corporations be in-
creased; and in determining said aggregate amount any
stocks which are owned or held by either of such corporations,
for which stocks, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness
of such owner or holder are outstanding, shall be excluded.
In case of any such sale or consolidation the purchasing or
consolidating corporation, whether incorporated in ]\Iassa-
chusetts or elsewhere shall, with respect to the railroad so
purchased or consolidated, have the powers and privileges
and shall be subject to the duties, liabilities and restrictions
of the corporation selling or consolidated; and, in case of any
such lease or operating contract, the railroad in this common-
wealth which is the subject of such lease or contract shall
thereafter continue to be maintained, operated and capital-
ized under and in compliance with the laws of this common-
wealth. The powers given under this section shall end on
July first, nineteen hundred and twenty-one, except so far
as acted upon prior to that date.
Section 25. No person being a director of any other
railroad corporation owning or operating a railroad in this
commonwealth shall at the same time serve as a director of
the Boston and Maine Railroad or the Boston and INIaine
Railroad Company, Neither the Boston and jNIaine Railroad
nor the Boston and Maine Railroad Company shall purchase
any material or supplies from a director of said corporation
nor from a director of any other railroad corporation owiiing
or operating a railroad in this commonwealth, nor from any
corporation in which such railroad director is a director.
Section 26. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 1 , 1915.
Chap. 381 An Act to authorize the city of boston to p.\y a sum
OF money to the widow of H. JOSEPH QUINN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston by vote of the city
council, approved by the mayor, is hereby authorized to
pay to Sarah C. Quinn, widow of the late 11. Joseph Quinn,
an employee of the market department of the said city, a
Gity of Boston
may pay a
sum of money
to Sarah C.
Quinn.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chaps. 382, 383. 377
sum of money equal to that which would have been due
the said Quinn had he lived and continued in the employ
of the market department for the remainder of the year
nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 3, 1915.
An Act making an appropriation for expenses of the Qji^jj 332
SPECIAL commission TO INVESTIGATE THE SUBJECT OF
TERMINAL FACILITIES AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF
FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT IN THE
METJIOPOLITAN DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of ten thousand dollars is hereby Appropriation
appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the com- comm!ss'?on to
monwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the expenses of lemfnluLiii-
the commission to investigate the subject of terminal facilities ^^^y" ^^^^^^^
and the improvement of facilities for transportation of district.
freight in the metropolitan district: provided, however, that Proviso.
one half of the expenses paid from this appropriation shall
be repaid by the city of Boston, and the treasurer and
receiver general is hereby authorized and directed to assess
the same upon that city, as a part of the state tax, as soon
after the work of said commission has been completed as
conditions will permit.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 4, 1915.
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81; 1868,355; 1869,69; 1872,127,171; 1888,263; 1894,226,466; 1895,189,278; 1896,257,
321,516; 1897,519; 1898,399; 1899,448; 1900,455,457,4.58; 1901, 231, 421, 484; 1902, .508;
1903,115,392; 1905,252, 422; 1906,160,220,237; 1907,2.33,441,551; 1908,596; 1910,352,
601, 652, 654; 1911, 524, 528, 741, § 1; 1912, 594, 676; 1913, 765; 1914, 766.]
An Act relative to the capitalization of the new
YORK, new haven AND HARTFORD IL\ILROAD COMPANY
AND THE FURTHER SUPERVISION OF SAID COMPANY BY THE
COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The capital stock of the New York, New Amount of
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company is hereby au- ^N^ew^vork,
thorized to be the aggregate amount issued under the au- ^d^H^rtfwd
thority of any state or states in which said company is Railroad Com-
'' , ^ , ,. T , . . , . "^ pany validated.
incorporated and outstanding on June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, but not including the amount owned
Chap.SSS
378
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 383.
Reatrictions.
Premiums to
be included in
computing
amount, etc.
Public service
commission
may examine
all books,
contracts, etc.
by or held in the treasury of said company on said date.
Said company is also authorized to issue shares of capital
stock, bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness,
subject to the provisions of all general laws relative to such
issues, for the purpose of funding or refunding any or all
bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness issued
under the authority of any state in which said company is
incorporated and which were outstanding on jNIay fifteenth,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, and of which said company
is the maker or which it has assumed in the same manner
as if such indebtedness had been properly incurred for
purposes law^ful under the statutes of this commonwealth.
Nothing herein shall be construed as in any way estopping
the commonwealth from determining whether and to what
extent the capital expenditures made or obligations, direct
or indirect, incurred by said company have been properly
made and incurred for lawful purposes, in so far as such
determination may be necessary or proper in fixing the
basis for the just and reasonable rates, fares and charges of
said company, or may be pertinent in any other proceeding,
or as affecting the legal status of any investments by said
company in the stock, shares, bonds, notes or other evi-
dences of indebtedness of any other corporation, association
or person.
Section 2. All premiums actually paid in cash to said
company upon any of the shares authorized to be the capital
stock of said company under the provisions of section one,
and issued subsequent to July ninth, eighteen hundred and
ninety-four, so far as said premiums were set up as a separate
liability upon its balance sheet for June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, shall be included in computing the
amount of the capital stock of said company under the pro-
visions of chapter six hundred and twenty of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and eight, as if all of said premiums
had been paid upon shares of capital stock issuetl under
the provisions of chapter four hundred and sixty-two of
the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-four.
Section 3. The public service commission, either through
its members or by employees duly authorized by it, may
examine all books, contracts, records, documents, papers
and memoranda of, and inspect the property of, any cor-
poration organized under the laws of this commonwealth
or of any other state and directly or indirectly controlled
by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 383. 379
Company. Said commission may also prescribe the system Commission to
upon which any corporation so controlled shall keep its System of
books and accounts, unless a system has already been '*'='^"°*^' ^t"-
prescribed by otlier public authorities of the United States,
of this commonwealth, or of anv other state, and anv cor-
poration so controlled shall furnish any information relative
to its condition, management and operation which said
commission may from time to time require. The New Compliance.
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company shall
cause any such corporation which it directly or indirectly
controls to comply with any order or direction of said com-
mission which may be necessary to carry into effect the
provisions of this section.
Section 4. In the event of any future issues of capital ^ be^offered"to
stock of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad certain persons.
Company which shall be offered to the stockholders for
subscription under the provisions of section one of chapter
six hundred and thirty-six of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and eight, as amended by chapter three hundred
and sixty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
nine, the company may, in like manner, offer shares in such
new issues for subscription to the holders of such of its
evidences of indebtedness, now outstanding, as, on their
face, entitled the holders thereof to participate in the right
to subscribe for such shares.
Section 5. The New York, New Haven and Hartford JPJumfng to
Railroad Company shall render an accounting to the public pubuc service
COUIIUISSIOII.
service commission of the proceeds derived from the sale of
any stock, certificates of beneficial interest, bonds, notes
or other evidences of indebtedness which at any time may
form a part of its corporate assets and shall not expend such
proceeds except for purposes for which a railroad corpora-
tion may lawfully issue stock, bonds, notes or other evi-
dences of indebtedness payable at periods of more than
twelve months after the date thereof and only to such an
extent as said commission, after a public hearing, shall
approve as reasonably necessary for any such purpose or
purposes: provided, however, that said company shall not be Proviso.
required to apply to said commission for approval of the
expenditure of any such proceeds for purposes for which
a railroad corporation may, under the provisions of section
sixteen of chapter seven hundred and eighty-four of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, issue stock
or securities without the approval of said commission or
380
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 383.
Liability of
officers and
directors to
continue.
Directors of
certain other
corporations
prohibited
from serving
on directorate.
Public service
commission
may make
investigation,
etc.
Cost to be
assessed upon
company.
Investigation
and report as
to certain
legislation, etc.
for the purpose of Hquidatinoj any indebtedness which said
company is authorized to fund under the provisions of
section one.
Section 6. This act shall not be construed to relieve
any of the present or former officers or directors of the said
company from any liability for any acts heretofore com-
mitted.
Section 7. No person being a director of any other rail-
road corporation owning or operating a railroad in this
commonwealth shall at the same time serve as a director of
the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company,
nor shall said New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company purchase any material or supplies from any
member of its board of directors or from any corporation in
which a member of its board of directors is a director or
trustee.
Section 8. The public service commission is hereby
authorized and instructed to make such investigation as in
its judgment the public interest requires of the capital ex-
penditures and investments of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company, and its existing con-
tingent liabilities, and the validity thereof under the laws
of this commonwealth and under the laws of any other
state under which said company is organized; and to report
its findings, together with any recommendations as to
legislation or other action by or in behalf of the common-
wealth, to the general court not later than the first day of
February, nineteen hundred and sixteen. The commission
may hold public hearings in connection with such investiga-
tion. The commission may expend In carrying out the pro-
visions of this section a sum not exceeding ten thousand
dollars, to be assessed upon and paid by the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
Section 9. The public service commission, the attorney-
general and the directors of the port of Boston, sitting
jointly, shall investigate and report to the next general
court not later than the first Wednesday of January next
what legislation, If any, is desirable to insure that hereafter
the total cost of shipments made wholly or in part over the
Boston and Maine Railroad and the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad, and over the lines now or hereafter
operated by them or their successors, to and from piers in
South Boston now or hereafter owned or controlled by
the commonwealth, shall be as specified In the contract be-
effect.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 384. 381
tween the commonwealth, acthig through and by the directors
of the port of Boston and the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company, the Old Colony Railroad
Company and the Boston and Maine Railroad, dated July
first, nineteen hundred and twelve, and approved by the
governor and council November sixth, nineteen hundred
and twelve, and also to insure that the total charges for
freight or transportation upon or for any shipment to or
from any pier in South Boston passing wholly or in part
over the lines now or hereafter operated by the Boston and
Maine Railroad shall not exceed the corresponding rate to
or from piers in Boston of the Boston and ]\Iaine Railroad
or those with which it directlv connects.
Section 10. This act shall take effect upon its ac- Time of taking
ceptance by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company by vote of its board of directors, and return
thereof made to the secretary of the commonwealth within
sixty days after the passage of this act.
Approved June If., 1915.
[Accepted, July 13, 1915.)
An Act in still further addition to the acts making (Jfi^j) 334.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
AUTHORIZED DURING THE PRESENT YEAR AND FOR CERTAIN
OTHER EXPENSES AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, unless otherwise specified, to
wit : —
To be expended under the direction of the state board of ^^y '^^I^ **
i>i'iT 1 1 im 1 Templeton
insanity for building a hay barn at the iempleton colony, colony,
as authorized by chapter one hundred and five of the re-
solves of the present year, a sum not exceeding thirty-five
hundred dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the state board of improvements
insanity tor certain improvements at the Monson state state hospital.
hospital, as authorized by chapter one hundred and six of
the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding four
thousand dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the trustees of the improvements
state infirmary for certain improvements at said institution, fnfi^rmary.
as authorized by chapter one hundred and seven of the
tiona.
382
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 384.
Improve-
ments, etc., at
Gardner state
colony.
Improvements
at Wrentham
state school.
Improvements
at Westfield
state sana-
torium.
Summer
pavilions at
North Reading
state sana-
torium.
Investigation
as to conserv-
ing and equal-
izing flow of
waters, etc.
Investigation
as to preserving
scenery along
the Mohawk
trail, so-called.
Report relative
to establish-
ment of fish
hatchery.
School building
at Westfield
state sana-
torium.
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding eighty-six
thousand seven hundred and forty-one dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the state board
of insanity for certain improvements and additions to the
Gardner state colony, as authorized by chapter one hun-
dred and eight of the resolves of the present year, a sum
not exceeding fourteen thousand dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the state board of
insanity for certain improvements at the \Yrentham state
school, as authorized by chapter one hundred and nine of
the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding seventy-
five thousand one hundred dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the trustees of the
hospitals for consumptives, for certain improvements at
the Westfield state sanatorium, as authorized by chapter one
hundred and ten of the resolves of the present year, a sum
not exceeding two thousand dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the trustees of the
hospitals for consumptives, for building summer pavilions
at the North Reading state sanatorium, as authorized by
chapter one hundred and eleven of the resolves of the present
year, a sum not exceeding fourteen hundred dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the board of harbor
and land commissioners, for providing for an investigation
of the matter of conserving and equalizing the flow of waters
in the rivers and streams in the commonwealth, as authorized
by chapter one hundred and thirteen of the resolves of the
present year, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the state forest
commission in making an investigation relative to preserving
the natural scenery along the Mohawk trail, so-called, in
the counties of Franklin and Berkshire, as authorized by
chapter one hundred and fourteen of the resolves of the
present year, a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the commissioners
on fisheries and game, subject to a certain condition relative
to a report by the state department of health, for the es-
tablishment of a fish hatchery especially adapted for shad,
as authorized by chapter one hundred and fifteen of the
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding six thou-
sand dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the trustees of the
h()sy)itals for consumptives for the construction of a school
building at the Westfield state sanatorium, as authorized
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 384. 383
by chapter one hundred and seventeen of the resolves of
the present year, a sum not exceeding thirteen thousand
seven hundred and twenty-five dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the prison com- Road at prison
mission in providing for the construction of a road at the hospital.
prison camp and hospital, as authorized by chapter one
hundred and eighteen of the resolves of the present year, a
sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the board of prison improvements
^ p ^ . . , , , 1 i J • ''•'' ^^'^^^ prison.
commissioners tor certam improvements at the state prison,
as authorized by chapter one hundred and nineteen of the
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding fifteen
hundred dollars.
For Ella L. Pratt, forty-eight dollars and sixty cents, and andEiirc"
for Ella C. Leman, fifty-one dollars and one cent, both as Leman.
authorized by chapter one hundred and twenty of the
resolves of the present year, to be paid from the Unclaimed
Savings Banks Deposits Fund.
For clerical assistance in the office of the clerk of the Clerical assist-
house of representatives, as authorized by chapter two officVof the
hundred and seventy-one of the General Acts of the present ripres°entativ^e3.^
year, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, the same
to be in addition to any amount heretofore appropriated
for the purpose.
To be expended under the direction of the board of harbor improvements
and land commissioners in making certain improvements in In the vfcinity
the harbor in the vicinity of the Old Corporation wharf in poratfon wharf
the town of Dennis, subject to a certain condition relative i° Dennis.
to acceptance by the town of Dennis, as authorized by
chapter three hundred and fifty-one of the Special Acts of
the present year, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the board of harbor improvement
and land commissioners for the improvement of Wellfleet hai^or.^^*^*
harbor in the town of Wellfleet, as authorized by chapter
one hundred and twenty-one of the resolves of the present
year, a sum not exceeding sixteen thousand five hundred
dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the state board of ^^1?,'^^^^^'"^
insanity for providing a dispensary building at the Medfield Medseia state
state hospital, as authorized by chapter one hundred and
twenty-two of the resolves of the present year, a sum not
exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the state board of arroxborou^h
insanity for certain improvements at the Foxborough state ^^^^ hospital
384
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 384.
Improvements
at Grafton
state hospital.
Enlarging
breakwater
in Tisbury.
Land for
school for
feeble-minded
in western
part of the
common-
wealth.
Emergency
repairs at state
normal art
school.
Improvements
at Lyman
Echool for boys.
Salary of ac-
countant in the
office of auditor
of the com-
monwealth.
hospital, as authorized by chapter one hundred and twenty-
three of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceed-
ing forty-nine thousand dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the state board of
insanity for certain improvements at the Grafton state
hospital, as authorized by chapter one hundred and twenty-
four of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding
nineteen thousand dollars, and the unexpended balance of
an appropriation made in the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen for service building, etc., at said hospital in the
sum of forty-six thousand seven hundred thirty-four dollars
and twenty-nine cents is hereby re-appropriated.
To be expended under the direction of the board of harbor
and land commissioners for enlarging the breakwater in
the town of Tisbury, as authorized by chapter one hundred
and twenty-six of the resolves of the present year, a sum
not exceeding nine thousand dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the state board of
insanity in the purchase of land and other necessary things
for a new school for the feeble-minded in the western part
of the commonwealth, as authorized by chapter one hun-
dred and twenty-seven of the resolves of the present year,
a sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars.
To be expended under the tlirection of the board of edu-
cation for certain emergency repairs at the state normal art
school, as authorized by chapter one hundred and thirty-
one of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding
nine hundred dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the trustees of the
Massachusetts training schools for certain improvements
at the Lyman school for boys, as authorized by chapter one
hundred and thirty-three of the resolves of the present
year, a sum not exceeding eighteen thousand seven hundred
dollars.
For the salary of an accountant in the ofSce of the auditor
of the commonwealth, as authorized by chapter two hun-
dred and seventy-four of the General Acts of the present
year, a sum not exceeding twelve hundred and fifty dollars,
and the auditor is hereby authorized to use the unexpendetl
balance of the appropriation heretofore made for the salary
of the second clerk in said department for the salary of a
bookkeeper, as authorized by said chapter two hundred
and seventy-four.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 384. 385
reg-
For the salary of the assistant register of probate and f^if/tant i _
insolvency for the county of Norfolk, as authorized by bate.°itc.!Tn
chapter two hundred and eighty of the General Acts of the Norfolk county.
present year, a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty-
five dollars, the same to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for this purpose.
For expenses of the special commission to be appointed to investigation
investigate and report as to the advisability of changes in biiityof
,11 1 J.* J. X a." l_ • X J. 1 changes in laws
the laws relative to taxation subject to approval as au- relative to
thorized b}^ chapter one hundred and thirty-four of the *^'"^^'°'^-
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding ten thou-
sand dollars.
For the purchase by the board of commissioners on fish- Purchase of
cries and game of two parcels of land, subject to approval eries and game
,1-ji 1, 1.J1 1 J.1 • J. n e commissioners.
as authorized by chapter one hundred and thirty-nve or
the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding ten
hundred and forty dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the state board of fngln'^er^'^for
insanity for certain preliminary engineering and other ex- state board of
penses, subject to approval as authorized by chapter one
hundred and thirty-eight of the resolves of the present year,
a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars, the same to
be in addition to an unexpended balance of a previous
appropriation.
To be expended under the direction of the board of harbor Protection of a
111 •• e J.^ xx* e j. • certain shore in
and land commissioners tor the protection ot a certain winthrop.
shore in the town of Winthrop, subject to a condition as
authorized by chapter one hundred and thirty-nine of the
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding fifteen
thousand dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the board of gas investigation
ii,.i.i. .. o . ,•,. j?j_i of operation of
and electric light commissioners tor investigation ot the London sliding
operation and efFect of the London Sliding Scale System of fdj'lTstfng^^pdce^
adjusting the price of gas, and dividends, as applied to the °^^^^-
Boston Consolidated Gas Company, subject to the con-
ditions as authorized by chapter one hundred and forty-one
of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding five
thousand dollars, the same to be assessed by the treasurer
and receiver general upon the several gas companies in the
same manner that other expenses of the board of gas and
electric light commissioners are assessed.
To be expended under the direction of the board of prison improvements
commissioners for making certain improvements at the for'^
at reformatory
women.
386
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 384.
Improvements
at Bridgewater
normal school.
Improvements
at Norfolk
state hospital.
Improvements
at industrial
school for boys.
Dredging
anchorage
basin in
Lynn harbor.
Expenses of
division for
maintenance of
university
extension, etc.
Registration of
electricians.
Improving
entrance to
Sesuit harbor
in Dennis.
reformatory for women, subject to a condition as authorized
by chapter one hundred and forty-two of the resolves of the
present year, a sum not exceeding twelve thousand five
hundred and fifty dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the board of edu-
cation for certain improvements at the state normal school
at Bridgewater, as authorized by chapter one hundred and
forty-three of the resolves of the present year, a sum not
exceeding thirty-five thousand one hundred dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the trustees of the
Norfolk state hospital for certain improvements at said
institution, as authorized by chapter one hundred and
forty-five of the resolves of the present year, a sum not ex-
ceeding ninety-three thousand five hundred dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the trustees of the
Massachusetts training schools for certain improvements
at the industrial school for boys, as authorized by chapter
one hundred and forty-six of the resolves of the present
year, a sum not exceeding forty thousand two hundred
and fifty dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the board of harbor
and land commissioners, for dredging the anchorage basin in
Lynn harbor, as authorized by chapter two hundred and
ninety-one of the General Acts of the present year, a sum
not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars, to be paid from the
ordinary revenue, and an additional sum of ten thousand
dollars, to be paid from the INIetropolitan Parks ^Maintenance
Fund.
To be expended under the direction of the board of edu-
cation for expenses of a division for the maintenance of
university extension and correspondence courses, subject
to conditions as authorized by chapter two hundred and
ninety-four of the General Acts of the present year, a sum
not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.
For expenses of the board of commissioners for the regis-
tration of persons, firms and corporations designing to
install wires or apparatus for electric light, heat or i)owcr
purposes, subject to the conditions as authorized by chapter
two hundred and ninety-six of the General Acts of the
present year, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the board of harbor
and land commissioners for improving the entrance to
Sesuit harbor in the town of DcMuiis, subject to the con-
ditions of chapter three hundred and fifty-five of the Special
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 384. 387
Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding five thou-
sand dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the board of harbor improvement
111 •• pj_i' ^j!T*l_°f Lewis bay
and land commissioners tor the improvement or Lewis bay in Barnstable
in the towns of Barnstable and Yarmouth, subject to the ^° ^^'^°^
conditions as authorized by chapter three hundred and fifty-
six of the Special Acts of the present year, a sum not ex-
ceeding nine thousand dollars.
For messenger and additional clerical assistance in the Messenger and
office of the secretary of the commonwealth, a sum not ex- in office of the
ceeding two thousand dollars, the same to be in addition to commcmw^ealth.
any amount heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For the maintenance of each of the following five institu- Maintenance of
• 11 j_i'i i"j_' X certain state
tions, sums as mentioned, the same to be in addition to any hospitals, etc.
amounts heretofore appropriated for the purposes : — For
the Worcester state hospital, five thousand dollars ; Taunton
state hospital, six thousand dollars; Westboro state hospital,
five thousand dollars; Medfield state hospital, five thousand
dollars; Gardner state colony, four thousand dollars.
For stenographers, clerks and other assistants in the office stenographers,
(. , 1 ^ ,. • • , T etc., in office of
oi the fare prevention commissioner, a sum not exceeding fire prevention
eighteen hundred dollars, the same to be in addition to any °°™°i'8sioner.
amount heretofore appropriated for the purpose, and to be
assessed upon certain cities and towns in the metropolitan
district as provided by chapter seven hundred and ninety-
five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and four-
teen.
For rents, travelling and other necessary expenses in the Rents, etc., in
n-" p ,^ n J • ' • J. office of fire
omce 01 the tire prevention commissioner, a sum not ex- prevention
ceeding five thousand eight hundred dollars, the same to be <"5™°^»ssioner.
in addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose, to be assessed upon certain cities and towns in the
metropolitan district as provided by chapter seven hundred
and ninety-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen.
For clerical services in the office of the commissioners on clerical serv-
fisheries and game, a sum not exceeding one hundred and commis°tonerf
seventy dollars, the same to be in addition to any amount an/game^^
heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
To be expended under the direction of the sergeant-at- Rentals of
arms, for expenses and rentals of telephone service in the stateho°use!°
state house, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars, the
same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appropriated
for the purpose.
388
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 384.
Payments of
architects for
plans, etc.
Travel, etc., of
board of parole.
1915, 246, § 1
(S), amended.
Acquisition of
land by state
forest com-
mission.
Printing town
boundary
atlases.
Conferences of
school com-
mittees and
superin-
tendents.
Certain ex-
ponsesof
public service
commission.
For the paj^ment of architects for plans furnished in ac-
cordance with the requirements of chapter five hundred and
twenty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven
and acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto,
but for which no appropriations have been made, a sum
not exceeding seven thousand dollars.
For travel and incidental expenses of the board of parole,
a sum not exceeding twelve hundred dollars, the same to
be in addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose.
Chapter two hundred and forty-six of the Special Acts of
the present year is hereby amended in section one by in-
serting before the word "for" in the first line, the words: —
The sums hereinafter mentioned are appropriated, to be
paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinary revenue, to be expended under the direction of the
state forest commission, — so as to read as follows : — Section
1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appropriated, to
be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinary revenue, to be expended under the direction of
the state forest commission. For the acquisition of land
and the maintenance of land purchased, as authorized by
chapter seven hundred and twenty of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen, a sum not exceeding twenty
thousand dollars, the same to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for this purpose. For expenses of
the commission, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, a sum not
exceeding five hundred dollars.
To be expended under the direction of the harbor and
land commissioners, for printing town boundary atlases, a
sum not exceeding six hundred dollars, the same to be in
addition to any appropriations heretofore made for the
purpose.
The board of education is hereby authorized to pay certain
expenses incurred on account of conferences held with
certain school committee members and superintendents of
schools from the appropriation previously made for expenses
of teachers' institutes.
The public service commission is hereby authorized to
reduce expenses as authorized by appropriations for experts
by three thousand dollars, and increase the expenses au-
thorized by the appropriation for contingent expenses by
three thousand dollars.
Special Acts, 1915. — Chap. 384. 389
For clerical assistance in the office of the state board of Sce^n^*'
ascriculture, as authorized by chapter two hundred and of state board
~ n o' agriculture.
fifty of the General Acts of the present year, a sum not ex-
ceeding two thousand dollars, and the appropriations here-
tofore made of fourteen hundred dollars for a second clerk
and sixteen hundred dollars for clerks and lectures are
hereby made available to be used for this purpose.
To be expended under the direction of the metropolitan Suppression
park commission for suppressing the gypsy and brown tail bro^wn toit''
moth and for other things necessary in connection with the '^°^^^'^^-
maintenance of the West Roxbury park, a sum not ex-
ceeding twenty-five hundred dollars, and for expenses of
the apportionment commission on account of expenses of
the metropolitan park districts, a sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars, both to be paid from the Metropolitan
Parks iNIaintenance Fund.
For printing the annual report of the free public library Printing annual
commission, the sum of forty-two dollars and seventy cents, pXuc ubra^ry
the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appro- '=°™™'ssion.
priated for this purpose.
For expenses of renting quarters for pupils of the state Expenses of
normal school at Framingham, a sum not exceeding three fo^puliT^at^"
hundred dollars, the same to be paid from the surplus in normiflch^i
the State Normal School at Framingham Boarding Hall
Fund.
To be expended under the direction of the public service Expenses
commission, for expenses relative to the capitalization of ^pftX^ion
the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, ^r^^^^ ^l^
as authorized by chapter three hundred and eighty-three of §a^tiord°Raii-
the Special Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding road Company.
ten thousand dollars, the same to be assessed by the treas-
urer and receiver general upon the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company.
Section 2. Tliis act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 4, 1915.
RESOLVES
1915
EESOLVES.
Resolve to confirm certain acts of james o, otis as Chap. 1
A justice of the peace.
Resolved, That the acts of James O. Otis as a justice of ^ otisi^™^^
the peace, between the sixth day of February and the sixth Justice of the
r> XT • 111 1 i" peace con-
day of November, nnieteen hundred and lourteen, are firmed.
hereby confirmed and made vahd to the same extent as if
during that time he had been quahfied to discharge the
duties of the said oflfice. Approved February 8, 1915.
Resolve to provide for the employment of certain nhnjj o
NEEDY persons.
Resolved, That the state forester be directed to provide Employment
employment for needy persons deemed by him to be worthy ^r'so'^l" ""^^^
thereof, preference being given to residents of the common-
wealth and to persons who have others dependent upon
them for support. The moneys authorized to be spent
under the provisions of this resolve shall be spent upon the
improvement and protection of forests and in any other
public work which may in the opinion of the state forester
be proper. There shall be allowed and paid out of the
treasury of the commonwealth for this purpose the sum of
twenty-five thousand dollars, together with any unexpended
balances of the amounts appropriated to be used under the
provisions of chapter seven hundred and fifty-nine of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen and chapter
five hundred and ninety-six of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and fourteen. For the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this resolve, the state forester may appoint
his duly accredited agents as special police officers to serve
for such period as may be determined by him and subject
to removal by him. Such officers shall serve without pay,
except their regular compensation as agents or employees
of the state forester, and shall receive no fees for services or
return of criminal process. They shall have, throughout
394 Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 3, 4, 5.
the commonwealth, the powers of constables and police
officers to arrest and detain any person violating the law of
the commonwealth, but they shall not have power to serve
any process in civil cases. The civil service laws and the
rules and regulations made thereunder shall not apply to
this resolve or to any action taken hereunder.
AjJj^roved February 9, 1915.
Chap. 3 Resolve confirming the acts of francis s. beckford as
A JUSTICE of the PEACE.
s.'^BeckfOTcfaf Resolved, That the acts of Francis S. Beckford as a justice
justice of the of the pcacc, between the twent\'-eis:hth dav of August and
peace con- '^ n r ^ .'i "^ •
firmed. thc eleventh day of ISovember, m the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen, be hereby confirmed and made valid to the
same extent as if during that time he had been qualified to
discharge the duties of the said office.
Approved February 9, 1915.
Chap. 4 Resolve extending the time of the commission ap-
pointed to report uniform methods and procedure
for taking land for public purposes.
m!lkin?^report Besolvcd, That the existence of the commission appointed
extended. under authority of chapter one hundred of the resolves of
the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, and the time
within which it was ordered to report a bill or bills em-
bodying as nearly as possible uniform methods and pro-
cedure by which land may be taken for public purposes,
are herebv extended to the tenth dav of February, nineteen
hundred and fifteen. Approved February 11, 1915.
Chap. 5 Resolve authorizing the governor and council to
ORDER the treasurer AND RECEIVER GENERAL TO ISSUE
TO THE TRUSTEES UNDER THE WILL OF EDWARD WELLS A
DUPLICATE INTEREST-BEARING BOND OF THE COMMON-
WE.\LTH.
Issuing of Resolved, That, if it shall appear bv clear and unequivocal
CGrtfiin Donci to j. ^ * x
trustees under proof to the govemor and council, after hearing upon a
Edward Wells, petition preseutod by the trustees under the will of Edward
Wells, late of Burlington in the state of Vermont, that said
trustees are the rightful oAmers of a certain water loan bond
of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, numbered three
thousand two hundred and fourteen of a par value of two
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 6, 7. 395
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, due in the year nineteen
hundred and forty-two and bearing interest at the rate of
three and one half per cent per annum, and that said bond
has been lost or destroyed without bad faith on the part of
said owners, that it had been duly registered on the books
of the treasurer and receiver general, and that it was un-
endorsed by the owTiers or rightful holder thereof at the
time of its loss or destruction, the governor and council may
in their discretion order that said trustees shall give to the
treasurer and receiver general a bond in such amount and
with such sureties as the governor and council may de-
termine to be reasonably necessary under the circum-
stances; conditioned to indemnify and save harmless the
commonwealth from any claim on account of said lost or
destroyed bond. Upon the issuance of any such order by
the governor and council and upon the receipt from said
trustees of their bond of indemnity in such amount and with
such sureties as the governor and council may prescribe,
conditioned to indemnify and save harmless the common-
w^ealth from any claim on account of said lost or destroyed
bond, the treasurer and receiver general is hereby authorized
and directed to issue to the trustees under the will of Edward
Wells a registered duplicate bond payable at the same
time, bearing the same rate of interest and for the same
amount as the bond lost or destroyed, and so marked as to
show the number and date of the original bond.
Apiiroved February 15, 1915.
Resolve confirming certain acts of john c. l. clark (JJi^p^ Q
AS A justice of THE PEACE.
Resolved, That the acts of John C. L. Clark as a justice of ^%°y°^^^
the peace, between the first dav of October and the sixteenth justice of the
. '. 1111P peace con-
day of December, in the year nmeteen hundred and lourteen, firmed.
are hereby confirmed and made valid to the same extent as
if during that time he had been qualified to discharge the
duties of the said office. Apiwoved February 15, 1915.
Resolve relative to the report of the state depart- (Jjidp^ 7
MENT OF HEALTH AND THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LYNN UPON A PLAN FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE
IN THE CITY OF LYNN.
Resolved, That the time within w^hich the state depart- Time for
ment of health and the municipal council of the city of Lynn Stendld.^^"'^'
396
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 8, 9, 10.
shall present to the general court the reports required by
chapter sixty-three of the resolves of the year nineteen hun-
dred and fourteen, relative to the disposal of sewage in the
city of Lynn, is hereby extended to the first Wednesday of
January in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen. The
municipal council of Lynn is hereby authorized to appro-
priate an additional sum of money, not exceeding two
thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the
said joint board, in case, in the opinion of the board, an
additional sum of money is necessary for the completion of
the work required by said chapter sixty-three.
Approved February 15, 1915.
Chap. 8 Resolve confirming the acts of ludwig johnson as a
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Acts of Ludwig
Johnson as a
justice of the
peace con-
firmed.
Resolved, That the acts of Ludwig Johnson as a justice of
the peace, between the twenty-ninth day of May and the
nineteenth day of August, in the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen, are hereby confirmed and made valid to the same
exi;ent as if during that time he had been qualified to dis-
charge the duties of the said office.
Approved February 15, 1915.
Chap. 9 Resolve confirming the acts of harry f. phillips as a
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Acts of Harry
F. Phillips as
notary public
confirmed.
Resolved, That the acts of Harry F. Phillips of Boston,
as a notary public, between the tenth day of October in the
year nineteen hundred and thirteen and the twenty-ninth
day of December, in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen,
are hereby confirmed and made valid to the same extent
as if during that time he had been qualified to discharge the
duties of the said office. Approved February 16, 1915.
Chap. 10 Resolve to provide for additional copies of the re-
port OF the board of education relative to a state
university.
Additional
copies of report
to be printed.
Resolved, That there shall be printed at the expense of the
commonwealth two thousand additional copies of the re-
port made under chapter one hundred and five of the resolves
of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, of the board of
education as to the establishment of a state university, of
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 11, 12, 13. 397
which one thousand copies shall be distributed by the board
of education and the remaining one thousand by the clerks
of the senate and the house of representatives.
Approved February 17, 1915.
Resolve extending the time for the report of the Chap. 11
BOARD created FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING THE
PORT OF FALL RIVER.
Resolved, That the time within which the board created mlkfng'^report
for the purpose of developing the port of the city of Fall extended.
River is required, under the provisions of chapter seven
hundred and thirty-two of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and fourteen, to report to the general court is hereby
extended until the fifteenth day of February in the current
year, and that said board is hereby authorized to continue
its work until said date. Approved February 17, 1915.
Resolve relative to expenditures by heads of de- fhn^ lo
PARTMENTS AND OTHER OFFICIALS OF THE COMMON- ^
WEALTH.
Resolved, That the heads of departments and other officials Expenditures
having supervision or charge of expenditures in behalf of depanments,
the commonwealth for which no appropriations have been ^^°-
made are hereby authorized to continue the said depart-
ments and expenditures until appropriations are made
therefor, or until the pleasure of the present general court in
respect thereto is otherwise made known.
Approved February 22, 1915.
Resolve extending the time for the report of the (7/^^r). 13
BOARD OF EDUCATION ON THE COMPILATION OF THE LAWS
RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Resolved, That the time within which the board of edu- Time for
cation is required, under the provisions of chapter forty-six Stendld^^"'^*
of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen,
to prepare a compilation of the statutes relating to public
education and report to the general court, is hereby extended
until February twenty-seventh of the current year.
Approved February 2^, 1915.
398 Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 14, 15, 16.
Chap. 14 Resolve authorizing the printing of additional copies
OF the report of the special commission appointed
to consider and recommend changes in the laws
relative to mortgages, liens and tax titles.
^Dpfls'oFrlport Resohed, That five hundred copies of the report of the
to be printed, gpeclal commission appointed, under chapter one hundred
and twenty-one of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen, to consider and recommend changes in the law
relative to mortgages, liens and tax titles, be printed, in
addition to those copies already ordered by the general
court, and that the same be delivered to the said com-
mission for distribution and ])e paid for from the unexpended
balance of the appropriation for said commission.
Approved February 24, 1015.
Chap. 15 Resolve relative to a computation of the labor laws.
Compilation Resolved, That the commissioner of labor is hereby re-
ef labor laws. ' . •! • (• i i j? i
lieved from making a compilation oi the laws or the common-
wealth relative to labor and from recommending amend-
ments thereto, as directed by chapter thirty-six of the
resolves of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, it appear-
ing that the director of the bureau of statistics has made
such a compilation, which is now in the hands of the printer,
and that the state board of labor and industries has recom-
mended such changes in the labor laws as meet the approval
of the said commissioner. Approved March 2, 1915.
Chap. IG Resolve to provide compensation for cattle killed
and property destroyed during the epidemic of the
foot and mouth disease.
EnittYe kiUed Resohed, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury
etc. ' of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not
exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the commissioner of animal
industry for the payment of claims for cattle killed and
property destroyed during the present epidemic of the foot
Provisos. and mouth disease: pronded, that in cases where an appraisal
has already been made by the state department of animal
industry or by the federal department of agriculture, and
assented to by the o\Mier, the payment shall be limited
to fifty per cent of the appraised value; and that in all other
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 17, 18, 19. 399
cases the payment shall be limited to fifty per cent of the
health value of the cattle, to be determined by the com-
missioner of animal industry, subject, both as regards cattle
and other property, to the rights of arbitration and petition
in the same manner as provided by section twenty-six of
chapter ninety of the Revised Laws, relative to the de-
struction of animals afflicted with tuberculosis, so far as
applicable; and provided, further, that in no case shall the
percentage of value to be paid by the provisions of this act,
added to the amount allowed by the government of the
United States, exceed the value as hereinbefore determined.
Ayyroved March 9, 1915.
Resolve to provide for an investigation and a report QJiQ^rt 17
BY THE MASSACHUSETTS HIGHWAY COMMISSION RELATIVE
to lights ON MOTOR VEHICLES.
Resolved, That the Massachusetts highway commission is investigation
hereby directed to investigate the necessity and desirability motor vehic^e'l,
of regulating the use and character of lights on motor vehicles, ^*°-
and to report the result of its investigation to the next
general court on or before the second Wednesday of January,
accompanying its report with such recommendations for
legislation, if any, as it may deem advisable.
Approved March 9, 1915.
Resolve to provide for reimbursing the city of Qhnrf i q
NORTHMIPTON FOR THE SUPPORT OF SMITH's AGRICULTURAL
SCHOOL AND NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIES.
Resolved, That the sum of ten thousand dollars be allowed city of North-
1 • 1 PI PI IIP ampton, reim-
and paid out or the treasury oi the commonwealth from bursed for cer-
the ordinary revenue, to the city of Northampton for the
maintenance and support of Smith's agricultural school and
Northampton school of industries, in accordance with the
provisions of chapter five hundred and five of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and six.
Approved March 10, 1915.
Resolve providing for the continuation of an investi- (Jhnr) 19
GATION of the FISHERIES OF BUZZARD's BAY.
Resolved, That the board of commissioners on fisheries and Continuation
game is hereby directed to continue its investigation of the of fisheries of
fish and fisheries of Buzzard's bay, as provided by chapter ^'^^'^ ^ ^^'
one hundred and four of the resolves of the year nineteen
400 Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 20, 21.
S''ki*ves"uS?oii hundred and thirteen, with particular reference to the
Buzzard-rbiy Quantities and spawning of edible and non-edible fish fre-
quenting the bay.
For the said purposes the commissioners may establish,
operate and maintain fish traps or pounds, and may au-
thorize others, under their direction, to establish, operate
and maintain fish traps and pounds; and may set, operate
and maintain movable or stationary apparatus and boats
for taking fish, and may take such other action as may be
deemed by them proper for carrying out the purposes of
this resolve. The proceeds of the sale of any fish taken
under this resolve shall be used in such manner as, in the
discretion of said commissioners, will facilitate their investi-
gation.
The commissioners shall report to the general court on
or before the second Wednesday of January, in the year
nineteen hundred and sixteen, the result of the investigation,
with such recommendations as in their opinion may tend to
perpetuate and increase the annual yield of useful fish in
Buzzard's bay and its tributaries.
Approved March 11, 1915.
Chap. 20 Resolve establishing the pilgrim tercentenary com-
mission.
Ter^Jintenary Resolced, That a commission of seven persons, to be known
Commission, j^g ^\^q Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission, shall be appointed
by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council,
to devise a plan for the celebration by the commonwealth of
the three hundredth anniversary of the landing of the pilgrims
at Plymouth. The commission shall submit its plan for
the celebration of the said anniversary to the general court
on or before February first, nineteen hundred and sixteen,
whereupon the powers and duties of the commission shall
cease. The members shall serve without compensation and
without any expense to the commonwealth.
Approved March 12, 1915.
Chap. 21 Resolve to provide for in^^estigating the advisability
OF taking boston rock and other property near the
MIDDLESEX FELLS RESERVATION FOR PARK PURPOSES.
isirtLlTin"" Resolved, That the motropolitaTi park commission be
Boston Rock in (hrected to iiivcstiiiute anil rci)ort upon the desirability and
purposes. the cost of taking Boston Rock, so-called, in the city of ]\Iel-
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 22, 23, 24. 401
rose, and other property near the Middlesex Fells reservation
as a part of the metropolitan park system, and report to the
general court on or before the second Wednesday in January,
nineteen hundred and sixteen. Ajjproved March 12, 1915.
Resolve providing for printing the general laws re- (JJku) 22
LATING to towns, AS COMPILED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE
commonwealth.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury Printing general
of the commonwealth, to be expended under the direction to'towns.*"'^
of the secretary of the commonwealth, a sum not exceeding
fifteen hundred dollars, for printing the general laws relating
to towns as compiled under authority of chapter eighty-
six of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Ai^proved March IS, 1915.
Resolve to authorize the expenditure of an addi- QJiq^j) 23
TIONAL SUM BY THE STATE FORESTER IN THE EMPLOYMENT
OF CERTAIN NEEDY PERSONS.
Resolved, That the sum of fifty thousand dollars is hereby Employment
authorized to be paid out of the treasury of the common- plrsMs!" ^^^^
wealth from the ordinary revenue, to be expended by the
state forester in the employment of needy persons under the
provisions of chapter two of the resolves of the current year;
this sum to be in addition to the amounts authorized by the
said chapter. Approved March 19, 1915.
Resolve providing for an investigation by the state Oiar} 24
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE TRUSTEES OF HOSPITALS
FOR CONSUMPTIVES RELATIVE TO REIMBURSING CITIES AND
TOWNS FOR HOSPITAL CARE OF TUBERCULOUS PATIENTS.
Resolved, That the state department of health and the investigation
trustees of hospitals for consumptives are hereby authorized fng^citfe^anT"
and directed to investigate the subject of reimbursing cities oHubi^cuiol^
and towns for money expended by them in the care at patients.
hospitals of persons suffering from tuberculosis, and especially
the subject-matter contained in senate document number
one hundred and two of the current year, and to report the
result of their investigation to the general court on or before
the second Wednesday of January next, together with any
recommendations for legislation which said department
and trustees may deem expedient.
Approved March 23, 1915.
402 Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 25, 26, 27.
Chap. 25 Resolve authorizing the director of the bureau of
STATISTICS to FURNISH TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MASSA-
CHUSETTS, GIL\ND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, A LIST OF
PERSONS WHO SERVED IN THE CIVIL WAR.
of"perlon"%-ho Resolved, That the director of the bureau of statistics is
served in civil hereby authorized and directed to transmit to the Depart-
ment of Massachusetts, Grand Army of the RepubHc, three
hundred copies of an alphabetical list, by cities and towns, of
those persons recorded by the bureau in the decennial
census of nineteen hundred and fifteen as having ser\-ed in
the army, navy or marine corps of the United States during
the civil war. Any expenses incurred under the provisions
of this resolve shall be paid out of the appropriation for
taking the decennial census. Approved March 2^, 1915.
Chap. 26 Resolve relative to continuing work on the card
CATALOGUE OF THE STATE LIBRARY.
wCrk'on'rard Resolved, Tluit thcrc be allowed and paid out of the treas-
sfati°i!brary ^^.V ^^ ^^ commouwealth, to be expended by the trustees of
the state library, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars
for the purpose of continuing work on the card catalogue for
public use, the making of which was authorized by chapter
fifty-six of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen. Approved March 25, 1.915.
Chap. 27 Resolve providing for an investigation by the board
OF GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSIONERS RELATIVE TO
CERTAIN APPLIANCES FOR SHUTTING OFF GAS IN CASE OF
FIRE.
Jrto'cm^n" Resolved, That the board of gas and electric light com-
appiiances for missioncrs shall investigate and report to the general court
slnitting off gas i tit i i p t
in case of fire, not uitcr than the second Wednesday ot January next,
whether or not in its opinion there are in the market practi-
cable safety gas cocks, valves or other appliances, by means
of which the supply of gas to a building can be shut off
automatically or manually outside of the building in case of
fire or other emergency, the approximate or probable cost
of installing and maintaining such appliances, and the con-
clusions of the board as to the feasibility iind desirability of
requiring by general law the use of such aj^pliances.
Approved March 25, 1915.
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 28, 29, 30, 31. 403
Resolve in favor of william whitley. Chap. 28
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- wniiam
ury of the commonwealth, from the Soldiers' Gratuity Loan '* ^^'
Fund, the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to
William Whitley of Newburyport, a veteran of the civil war,
who served in company G, first regiment, United States
infantry, and who never received a bounty for said service.
The said sum shall be paid only to the beneficiary named
herein or to his executor or administrator.
A-p'prorjed March 25, 1015.
Resolve providing for a report by the secretary of Chap. 29
THE commonwealth AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
RELATIVE TO ABSENTEE VOTING IN THE ELECTIONS OF
THE COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, That the secretary of the commonwealth and the Report as to
attorney-general shall consider the feasibility and desirability ^ ^'"^^^^ voting,
of legislation to permit, under suitable safeguards and re-
strictions, absentee voting in the elections of the common-
wealth. They shall submit to the general court, not later
than the second Wednesday in January, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, the draft of a proposed bill or, if they deem it
necessary, of a constitutional amendment, permitting such
absentee voting. Ay'promd March 29, 1915.
Resolve to authorize cities and towns to dispose of ^^^^ 3Q
THE printed public DOCUMENT SERIES.
Resolved, That cities and towns are hereby authorized to cities and
make, from time to time, such disposition of the printed airposeTf^
public document series as they deem advisable, subject to documents.
the approval of the commissioner of public records.
Approved March 29, 1915.
Resolve in favor of the Massachusetts charitable eye njiar) 31
AND EAR infirmary. ^'
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Massachusetts
ury of the commonwealth, to the Massachusetts Charitable andE^r^in?^^
Eye and Ear Infirmary, the sum of forty-five thousand firmary.
dollars, to be expended under the direction of the managers
thereof for the charitable purposes of the infirmary during
the current year. Approved March 30, 1915.
404
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 32, 33, 34.
Chap. 32 Resolve providing for reimbursing the town of stur-
BRIDGE FOR MONEY EXPENDED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF
CERTAIN PUPILS.
Town of
Sturbridge
reimbursed
for certain
expenses.
Resolved, That the board of education is hereby authorized
to reimburse the town of Sturbridge the sum of four hundred
eighty-four dollars and twenty cents, for money expended by
the town of Sturbridge for the transportation of pupils to
the Hitchcock Free Academy, Brimfield, Massachusetts, for
the school year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
fourteen. Ayyromd March 30, 1915.
Chap. 33 Resolve in favor of the trustees of the soldiers'
HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Trustees of
Soldiers' Home
in Massachu-
setts.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth to the trustees of the Soldiers'
Home in Massachusetts the sum of one hundred and five
thousand dollars, to be paid for maintenance in equal
quarterly instalments, beginning on the jfirst day of February
in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, and forty-two
hundred and fifty dollars for permanent improvements.
Approved April 2, 1015.
Investigation
as to adminis-
tration of
juvenile law,
so-called.
Chap. 34 Resolve providing for an investigation by the com-
mission ON probation relative to the juvenile law,
so-called.
Resolved, That the commission on probation is hereby
directed to inquire into the administration of the juvenile
law, so-called, under the provisions of chapter four hundred
and thirteen of the acts of the vear nineteen hundred and
six and acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto;
to investigate the effect of said law and the necessity for
any further amendment thereof, having special reference to
the co-operation of parents, with a view to an increase in
the efficacy of said law for the protection of society and
the welfare of such juveniles as may come under the juris-
diction of said court. The commission sliall rei)ort the
result of its investigation, together with such recommenda-
tions for legislation, if any, as the commission may deem
necessary, to the next general court, on or before the second
Wednesday in January. Approved April 3, 1915.
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 35, 36, 37, 38. 405
Resolve providing for an investigation by the public Chap. 35
SERVICE commission AS TO THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
OF HIGHWAYS AM) BRIDGES BY STREET RAILWAY COM-
PANIES.
Resolved, That the subject-matter contained in Senate investigation
Document No. 247 and House Documents Nos. 1175 and 1316 M^hwlys^tL
of the present year be hereby referred to the pu])hc service ^ay^companies.
commission, which shall make a study of the existing statutes
relative to the repair and maintenance of public ways and
places in which street railways are located, and report to
the next general court on or before the second Wednesday
in January its conclusions with reference to the need of any
changes in said statutes, with drafts of bills embodying
any recommendations which it may make.
Ap2)roved April 3, 1915.
Resolve confirming the acts of alfred p. cate of Qfiap, 36
FITCHBURG AS A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Resolved, That the acts of Alfred P. Cate of Fitchburg, as Acts of Alfred
a justice of the peace, between the twelfth day of October tice"o/ the pea^
in the year nineteen hundred and twelve and the sixteenth consumed.
day of February, in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen,
are hereby confirmed and made valid to the same extent
as if during that time he had been qualified to discharge the
duties of the said office. Approved April 3, 1915.
Resolve in favor of edward k. tolman. Chav 37
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Edward k.
ury of the commonv,'ealth to Edward K. Tolman, the sum '^°^™^"-
of one hundred and fifty dollars, being the amoimt due him
for three ballot boxes furnished for the election department
of the secretary of the commonwealth in the years eighteen
hundred and ninety-nine and nineteen hundred and one.
Approved April 5, 1915.
Resolve in favor of the new Bedford textile school, rhnt) S8
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- New Bedford
ury of the commonwealth to the trustees of the New Bedford ^^"^''^ school.
textile school the sum of twenty-seven thousand dollars, to
be applied to the maintenance and operation of the said
406
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 39, 40.
school from July first, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to
July first, nineteen hundred and sixteen, in accordance with
the provisions of chapter four hundred and forty-five of the
Proviso. acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve: provided,
that no part of this sum shall be paid until satisfactory
evidence has been furnished to the auditor of the common-
wealth that an additional sum of ten thousand dollars has
been paid to the said trustees by the city of New Bedford,
or has been received by them from other sources. The city
of New Bedford is herebv authorized to raise bv taxation and
pay to said trustees such sum of money, not exceeding
ten thousand dollars, as may be necessary, together with
that received from other sources, to secure the amount
provided for by this resolve. Aj^proved April 5, 1915.
Chap. 39 Resolve providing for additional copies of the re-
port OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ON THE SUPPORT OF
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
TOpil^'Xreport Resolved, That there shall be printed at the expense of
to be printed, ^hc commonwcaltli two thousand additional copies of the
report of the board of education, issued in accordance with
chapter one hundred and thirty-nine of the resolves of the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen, relative to the support
of public schools, of which one thousand shall be distributed
by the board of education and the remaining one thousand
by the secretary of the commonwealth.
Approved April 5, 1915.
Chap.
40 Resolve providing for investigation and assistance
BY the MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND WITH
RESPECT TO PERSONS WITH DEFECTIVE EYESIGHT.
Investigation
as to persons
with defective
eyesight.
Resolved, That there shall be allowed and paid out of the
treasury of the commonwealth the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars, to be expended by the INIassachu setts commission
for the blind for salaries and expenses of special investigation
and other work for persons whose eyesight is seriously de-
fective or who are liable to become visually handicapped or
blind; this work to include advice and co-operation as to
suital)le education for children of school age, vocational
guidance and industrial aid in individual cases of adults
and minors above school age, and study of similar work
done in other states and countries.
Approved April 5, 1915.
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 41, 42, 43. 407
Resolve to provide for an investigation by the state Chap. 41
FOREST co:mmission rel-\tive to a state park or
FORESTRY RESERVATION AT MOUNT GRACE IN THE TOWN
OF WARWICK.
Resolved, That tlie state forest commission Is hereby investigation
d.i. • .. . .1 1'1'i'i p j11*i" as to establish-
irected to mvestigate the advisabihty oi estabhshmg a ing a state park
state park or forestry reserve at ]\Iount Grace in the town fa wamick.'^'*'^'^
of Warwick, and also to investigate such other matters in
connection therewith as it may deem important, and to
report to the next general court, on or before the second
Tuesday of January, the results of its investigation, with
such recommendations as the commission may deem ex-
pedient. A'pproved April 5, 1915.
Resolve providing for an investigation by the public QJku) 42
service commission as to the expediency of legis-
LATION REL-VTR'E TO EXTENSION TELEPHONES AND TO
TELEPHONE CHARGES.
Resolved, That the public service commission is hereby investigation
directed to investigate the expediency of enacting legislation telephones and
relative to extension telephones and to telephone charges in ^arges.^*^"^
certain cases, substantially as set forth in senate document
number eighty-eight of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen. The commission shall report the result of its
investigation to the general court as soon as is practicable.
Approved April 6, 1915.
Resolve in favor of the widow and minor children of QJku) 43
james a. cully.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Katherine l.
ury of the commonwealth an annuity of five hundred dollars, Sinlken'!'^
for the term of five years, to Katherine L. Cully of Boston,
widow of James A. Cully, and to his minor children. Said
James A. Cully died on the thirteenth day of July, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, from an injury received while in
the service of the commonwealth as a member of the j\Iassa-
chusetts volunteer militit^. Said annuity shall be paid in
equal quarterly instalments, beginning on the first day of
April, nineteen hundred and fifteen, but In case said widow
remarries, or in case of her death during the said term of
years, the annuity shall be paid to the guardian of the
408 Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 44, 45, 46.
minor children of said James A. Cully for the remainder of
said term. This annuity shall be in full compensation for
the services and injuries of the said James A. Cully.
Approved April 7, 1915.
Chap. 44 Resolve in favor of the pittsfield anglers' club.
Angw'^ciub Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding two hundred
and fifty-nine dollars to be expended by the board of com-
missioners on fisheries and game for the reimbursement of
the Pittsfield Anglers' Club for money expended by the
said club during the summer of nineteen hundred and four-
teen in the construction and maintenance of a screen in
Onota lake in the city of Pittsfield for the preservation of the
salmon in said lake. Approved April 12, 1915.
Chap. 45 Resolve in favor of john e. abbott.
Abb°ou.' Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth to John E. Abbott, clerk of the
senate committee on rules since the year eighteen hundred
and ninety-five, an annuity of tv\'elve hundred dollars during
bis life, payable in equal monthly instalments. In case of
his retirement as such clerk during a session of the general
court, said annuity shall be so allowed and paid from the
date of retirement, and in case he should not be appointed
as such clerk in any year, the annuity shall be so allowed
. and paid from the first day of January in that year.
Approved April 1.2, 1915.
Chap. 46 Resolve providing for an investigation by the board
of gas and electric light commissioners relative to
the inspection and testing of gas meters.
L"'tohSiction Resolved, That the board of gas and electric light com-
mas'metenf°^ missioners is hereby directed to investigate the subject-
matter of the bill printed as House Document No. 1144 of
the present year in regard to the inspection and testing
of gas meters, and as to the necessity or desirability of
legislation substantially in conformity with said bill, or as
to any other legislation in regard to gas meters. The board
shall report the result of its investigation, with drafts of any
legislation recommended by it, to the next general court, on
or before the second Wednesday in January.
Approved April 19, 1915.
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 47. 409
Resolve granting a county tax for the county of (Jfidp^ 4.'j
BARNSTABLE.
Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated BamsubiT'
for the expenses of the county of Barnstable, for the year
nineteen hundred and fifteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding one
thousand five hundred dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding two
thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by
law% a sum not exceeding seven thousand five hundred
dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not ex-
ceeding three thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts,
a sum not exceeding seven thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding six thousand five hundred dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding four thousand five hundred dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding three thousand five hundred
dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate
commissioners, a sum not exceeding one thousand one
hundred dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of
the insane, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding three thousand five hundred dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and
land damages, a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand
five hundred dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
410 Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 48.
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
sixty thousand dollars, to be expended, together with the
cash balance on hand and the receipts from other sources,
for the above purposes. Approved April 21, 1915.
Chap. 48 Resolve granting a county tax for the county of
BERKSHIRE.
BerTsWre*''' Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appro-
priated for the expenses of the county of Berkshire, for the
year nineteen hundred and fifteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding three
thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by law,
a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance In county offices, a sum not ex-
ceeding six thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding twenty-seven thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding twenty-four thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding six thousand dollars.
For civil expenses In the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding seven thousand dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate com-
missioners, a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of
the insane, a sum not exceeding three thousand five hun-
dred dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
one thousand five hundred dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies In county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding six thousand five hmidred dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and
land damages, a sum not exceeding eighty thousand dollars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding three thousand
dollars.
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 49. 411
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current Bgjjf/jfi^g'''''
year, a sum not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars.
For the care and maintenance of the Greylock state
reservation, a sum not exceeding two thousand five hundred
dollars.
For the care and maintenance of the Mount Everett state
reservation, a sum not exceeding two thousand five hundred
dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
one hundred eighty-seven thousand sixty-three dollars and
seventy-five cents, to be expended, together with the cash
balance on hand and the receipts from other sources, for the
above purposes. Ajyproved Ayril 21, 1015.
Resolve granting a county tax for the county of (Jjiap, 49
BRISTOL.
Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appro- county tax,
priated for the expenses of the county of Bristol, for the year ^"*^°^-
nineteen hundred and fifteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding forty-
one thousand five hundred dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding sixty-
two thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by
law, a sum not exceeding twenty-eight thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not ex-
ceeding eighteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding fifty-two thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding one hundred and five thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding twenty thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding twenty-one thousand dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate com-
missioners, a sum not exceeding seven hundred dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of the
insane, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
three thousand dollars.
412 Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 50.
BriiroT*^^' ^^^ repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding twelve thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding thirty-two thousand dollars.
For highways, including state highv.-ays, bridges and land
damages, a sum not exceeding nineteen thousand dollars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding five thousand
dollars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding eight thousand
dollars.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding three thousand five
hundred dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars.
For agricultural school, a sum not exceeding sixteen
thousand dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to lew as the countv tax of said countv for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
tliree hundred and sixtv-seven thousand dollars, to be ex-
pended, together with the cash balance on hand and the
receipts from other sources, for the above purposes.
Approved April 21, 1915.
Chap. 50 Resolve granting a county tax for the county of
DUKES county.
Couivty tax, Resolvcd, That the following sums are hereby appropriated
for the expenses of the county of Dukes County, for the
year nineteen hundred and fifteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding three
hundred and twenty-fi\'e dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding one
thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by
law, a sum not exceeding two thousand two hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not ex-
ceeding seven hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars.
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 51. 413
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex- county tax,
]• n 1 1 1 1 n Dukes County.
ceednig ii\'e hundred dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding eight hundred and twenty-five
dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate
commissioners, a sum not exceeding fifty dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of
the insane, a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
two hundred dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county build-
ings, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding seven hundred dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and land
damages, a sum not exceeding two thousand two hundred
and twenty-five dollars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding sixty-five dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding five hundred and seventy dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
eleven thousand dollars, to be expended, together with the
cash balance on hand and the receipts from other sources,
for the above purposes. Approved April 21, 1915.
Resolve granting a county tax fou the county of QJiap, 51
ESSEX.
Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated ^°^^_^ ^^'^'
for the expenses of the county of Essex, for the year nineteen
hundred and fifteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding sixty-five
thousand dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding one
hundred and twenty-six thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by
law, a sum not exceeding forty-two thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not ex-
ceeding thirty-six thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding eighty thousand dollars.
414 Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 51.
E°"ex!^ ^^^' ^^^ salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding seventy-five thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding forty-two thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars.
For trial justices, a sum not exceeding nine thousauvd
dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate com-
missioners, a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred
dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of the
insane, a siun not exceeding thirteen thousand dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
five thousand dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding thirty-seven thousand dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and land
damages, a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty-five
thousand dollars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding tliirty-four
thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding five hundred two dollars and
sixty cents.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding two thousand five
hundred dollars.
For the maintenance of the independent agricultural
school, a sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner proN'idcd by law, the sum of
seven hundred and three thousand dollars, to be expentled,
together with the cash balance on hand and the receipts from
other sources, for the above purposes.
Approved April 21, 1915.
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 52. 415
Resolve granting a county tax for the county of nhnj. 50
HAMPDEN, ^'
Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated Hampden."'
for the expenses of the county of Hampden, for the year nine-
teen hundred and fifteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding fifteen
thousand dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding twenty-
five thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by law,
a sum not exceeding twenty-three thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not ex-
ceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding thirty-eight thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding forty-five thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding ten thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For trial justices, a sum not exceeding eight hundred
dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate com-
missioners, a sum not exceeding eight hundred dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of the
insane, a sum not exceeding seven thousand dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
six thousand dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and land
damages, a sum not exceeding twenty-eight thousand dollars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding three thousand five
hundred dollars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding eight thousand
five hundred dollars.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding three thousand five
hundred dollars.
416 Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 53.
u'^p^en^' For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding four thousand five hundred forty-
one dollars and twenty-six cents.
For the care and maintenance of the ]\Iount Tom state
reservation, a sum not exceeding four thousand five hundred
dollars.
For leasing land for labor of prisoners, a sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars.
For Hampden County Improvement League, a sum not ex-
ceeding ten thousand dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
two hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars, to be ex-
pended, together with the cash balance on hand and the
receipts from other sources, for the above purposes.
Approved April 21, 1915.
Chap. 53 Resolve granting a county tax for the county of
HAMPSHIRE.
Hampshire.' Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated
for the expenses of the county of Hampshire, for the year
nineteen hundred and fifteen: —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding four
thousand dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding five
thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by
law, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not ex-
ceeding four thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding thirteen thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding sixteen thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
coiu*ts, a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate
commissioners, a sum not exceeding five hundred and fifty
dollars.
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 54. 417
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of the County tax.
insane, a sum not exceeding two thousand two hundred ^^'^p^'*""®-
dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars.
For building county buildings, a sum not exceeding
fourteen thousand dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars.
For highways, bridges and land damages, a sum not ex-
ceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars.
For IMount Tom reservation, a sum not exceeding eight
hundred dollars.
For The Hampshire County Farm Improvement Bureau
Inc., a sum not exceeding tvv'o thousand dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
one hundred two thousand two hundred fourteen dollars and
eighty-two cents, to be expended, together with the cash
balance on hand and the receipt from other sources, for the
above purposes. Ayyroved April 21, 1915.
Resolve granting a county tax for the county of (Jjidj) 54
MIDDLESEX.
Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated Middiiex."'
for the expenses of the county of Middlesex, for the year
nineteen hundred and fifteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding thirty-
three thousand dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding forty-
eight thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by
law, a sum not exceeding forty-two thousand dollars.
418 Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 54.
Middksex."' For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not exceeding
one hundred thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding sixtv thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding ninety-five thousand dollars.
For trial justices, a sum not exceeding five thousand
dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate com-
missioners, a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred
dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of the
insane, a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
sixteen thousand dollars.
For repairing, furnishing ajid impro\'ing county buildings,
a sum not exceeding forty-five thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding seventy thousand dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and land
damages, a sum not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding seven thousand
dollars.
For training schools, a sum not exceeding thirty-five
thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding six thousand five hundred dollars.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding eight thousand dollars.
And the county commissioners of said comity are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
eight hundred twenty-seven thousand seven hundred seven
dollars and thirty-six cents, to be expended, together with
the cash balance on hand and the receipts from other sources,
for the above purposes. Approved April 21, 1915.
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 55. 419
Resolve granting a county tax for the county of QJidrt 55
NORFOLK.
Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated NorMk.**"'
for the expenses of the county of Norfolk, for the year nine-
teen hundred and fifteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding twelve
thousand five hundred dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding thirty-
two thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by law,
a sum not exceeding twenty-one thousand five hundred
dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not exceed-
ing twenty-seven thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding forty thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding thirty thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding nineteen thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a siun not exceeding twenty-four thousand five
hundred dollars. ,
For transportation expenses of county and associate com-
missioners, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of the
insane, a sum not exceeding seven thousand dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
two thousand five hundred dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding twenty-eight thousand dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and
land damages, a sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand
dollars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding four thousand
dollars.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For farm bureau, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
420 Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 56.
Norfo'ik.'^''' For miscellaneous and contingent ex]3enses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding two thousand seven hundred eighty
dollars and fifty-two cents.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of two
hundred and sixty thousand dollars, to be expended, together
with the cash balance on hand and the receipts from other
sources, for the above purposes.
Api)roved April 21, 1015.
Chap. 56 Resolve granting a county tax for the county of
PLYMOUTH.
Plymouth.''' Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated
for the expenses of the county of Plymouth, for the year
nineteen hundred and fifteen: —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding ten
thousand dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding sixteen
thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by law,
a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand three hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not ex-
ceeding nine thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding twenty-seven thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding thirty-five thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding twenty-four thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand five himdred
dollars.
For transportation exjoenses of county and associate com-
missioners, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of the
insane, a sum not exceeding five thousand eight hundred
dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and inipro\'ing county buildings,
a sum not exceeding three thousand five huudreil dollars.
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 57. 421
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other County tax,
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same, ^"'"^
a sum not exceeding five thousand five hundred dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and land
damages, a sum not exceeding thirty-two thousand dollars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding two thousand five
hundred dollars.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding three hundred and
sixty dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding seven thousand two hundred
thirty dollars and ninety-eight cents.
For farm bureau, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred
dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
one hundred and eighty-eight thousand dollars, to be ex-
pended, together with the cash balance on hand and the
receipts from other sources, for the above purposes.
Approved April 21, 1915.
Resolve granting a county tax for the county of (Jjiar) 57
WORCESTER.
Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated Worcester^"'
for the expenses of the county of Worcester, for the year
nineteen hundred and fifteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding six
thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by law,
a sum not exceeding thirty-six thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not exceed-
ing thirty-five thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding sixty-eight thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding seventy-three thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding forty thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding thirty-two thousand dollars.
422 Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 58.
worceiten'"' ^OF trial justices, a sum not exceeding one thousand
five hundred dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate com-
missioners, a sum not exceeding one thousand four hundred
dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of the
insane, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
seven thousand dollars.
For building county buildings, a sum not exceeding three
thousand dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding twelve thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
' a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and land
damages, a sum not exceeding seventy thousand dollars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding five thousand five
hundred dollars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding eighteen thousand
dollars.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
For Wachusett IMountain reservation, a sum not exceeding
ten thousand dollars.
For The Worcester County Farm Bureau (Incorporated),
a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding seven thousand one hundred
dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
three hundred and ninety-five thousand dollars, to be ex-
pended, together with the cash balance on hand and the
receipts from other sources, for the above purposes.
Approved April 21, 1915.
Chap. 58 Resolve providing for the erection of a monument in
MEMORY OF COLONEL HENRY TILLINGHAST SISSON.
mo^numentto Resolvcd, That a commissiou of three persons be ap-
Co', Henry pointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of
sisson. the council, to act with a commission already appointed
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 59, 60. 423
by the governor of the state of Rhode Island, to arrange
for the erection of a monument at the grave of Henry Tilling-
hast Sisson, colonel of the Fifth Rhode Island heavy artillery,
who, by his generalship and daring, on the night of April
thirteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, brought his
regiment to the relief of the city of Washington, North
Carolina, and by so doing rescued from imprisonment or
destruction a large number of men of the twenty-seventh
and forty-fourth regiments of the Massachusetts volunteer
militia. The commission shall serve without compensation,
but there may be allowed and paid out of the treasury of
the commonwealth, upon the approval of said commission,
a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars toward the
erection of said monument. Approved April 21, 1915.
Resolve in favor of edward Harrington of boston. (Jjidrt 59
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Edward
ury of the commonwealth an annuity of three hundred SBoTt^n."
dollars to Edward Harrington of Boston, whose son, John
A. Harrington, on the twenty-seventh day of July, nineteen
hundred and thirteen, was shot and mortally wounded while
in the discharge of militia duty in the town of Sandwich.
Said annuity shall begin on the first day of April, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, and shall be paid quarterly to said
Edward Harrington or his widow for the term of five years,
if they or either of them shall so long survive.
Approved April 21, 1915.
Resolve providing for an investigation by the massa- r»/,^^ «n
CHUSETTS highway COMMISSION RELATIVE TO THE WIDEN- "'
ING of A HIGHWAY BETWEEN BOSTON AND WORCESTER.
Resolved, That the Massachusetts highway commission is investigation
hereby requested to make an investigation as to the ex- of ^hi^^hway""
pediency and probable cost of widening a highway between andWorcestfr°°
Boston and Worcester by way of the turnpike in Shrews-
bury to such an extent as, in the opinion of the commission,
may be desirable to shorten the route and otherwise to
accommodate public travel, and also as to the expediency
of employing the labor of prisoners in connection with said
work. The commission shall report the result of its in-
vestigation to the next general court.
Approved April 21, 1915.
424
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 61, 62.
etc.
Chap. 61 Resolve providing for an investigation of transporta-
tion FACILITIES AND TRANSFER PRIVILEGES AT THE
DUDLEY STREET TERMINAL OF THE BOSTON ELEVATED
RAILWAY COMPANY AND RELATIVE TO STATIONS AT DALE
STREET AND EGLESTON SQUARE.
asTo^tranipor- Resolved, That the pubUc service commission is hereby
af Dudie'^''^^^ directed to investigate the operation of elevated and surface
street terminal, cars at the Dudlcy strcct terminal in the city of Boston, and
the advisability and practicability of requiring the Boston
Elevated Railway Company to issue to each passenger a
free transfer ticket enabling him to transfer from any car
of said company running into said station or terminal, or
on any street adjoining the same, to any other car of the said
company going in the same general direction as the car on
which the transfer ticket was issued and running from any
part of said station or terminal or on any street adjoining
the same, and that the said commission be further directed
to investigate the general necessity and practicability of an
elevated station at the corner of Dale and Washington
streets, and also the need of a more extended use of the
Egleston square station in Boston, The commission shall
report its conclusions, with such recommendations as it
may deem expedient, to the general court on or before the
second Tuesday in January, nineteen hundred and sixteen.
Api^roved April 21, 1915.
Chap. 62 Resolve providing for the maintenance of the brad-
ford DURFEE textile SCHOOL OF FALL RIVER.
The Bradford
Durfee Textile
School of Fall
River, mainte-
nance.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth to the trustees of The Bradford
Durfee Textile School of Fall River the sum of twenty-two
thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of said
trustees for the maintenance of said school for the year
ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, and
for additional equipment for said school the further sum of
two thousand dollars. The city of Fall River is hereby au-
thorized and directed to raise by taxation and to pay to said
trustees such sum of money, not exceeding eight thousand
dollars, as may be necessary to pronde for instruction in the
said school for residents of Fall Ri\or.
Approved April 22, 1015,
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 63, 64, 65. 425
Resolve in favor of the lowell textile school. Chap. 63
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Loweii textile
ury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to ^^^°°^-
the trustees of the Lowell textile school, the sum of fifty
thousand dollars for the maintenance of said school from
July first, nineteen hundred and fifteen to June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and sixteen; the sum of fifteen thousand
dollars for additional equipment for the school and for
grading and fencing grounds; and the sum of seven hundred
eighty dollars and eighty cents to meet a deficiency in mainte-
nance for the last fiscal year. The city of Lowell is hereby
authorized and directed to raise annually by taxation and
pay to said trustees such a sum of money, not exceeding ten
thousand dollars, as may be necessary to provide for evening
instruction in said school for residents of Lowell,
Approved April 22, 1915.
Resolve providing for an investigation by the metro- rr/,^^ a a
POLITAN PARK COMMISSION AND THE MASSACHUSETTS ' ^'
HIGHWAY COMMISSION RELATIVE TO OCEAN AVENUE IN
THE CITY OF REVERE.
Resolved, That the metropolitan park commission and investigation
, -■ T 1 1 • 1 ' • • • . , aa to making
the Massachusetts highway commission, sitting as a joint ocean avenue
board, are hereby directed to investigate the desirability of boulevard, etc
making that part of Ocean avenue in the city of Revere, ex-
tending from Elliot circle to Revere street, a metropolitan
boulevard or parkway or a state highway, and the probable
cost of making the said avenue either a metropolitan boule-
vard or parkway or a state highway. The joint board shall
report the result of its investigation to the next general
■ court on or before the second Wednesday of January, with
such recommendations as it may deem expedient.
Approved April 26, 1915.
Chap. 65
Resolve confirming the election of Augustus a, cooke
as a member of the municipal light board of the
town of LUNENBURG.
Resolved, That the election of Augustus A, Cooke, as a Election of
member of the municipal light board of the town of Lunen- to''J^u"ni^®pa°"
burg, at the annual town meeting held on the first day of J^^^'^l^^^^'^ ^"
March, nineteen hundred and fifteen, as declared by the confirmed.
426 Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 66.
election officers, is hereby confirmed and made valid, in
the same manner as if the article in the warrant for the
annual town meeting of the year nineteen hundred and
fifteen called for the election of a member of the municipal
light board for the term of three years.
Approved April 26, 1915.
Chap. 66 Resolve granting a county tax for the county of
FRANKLIN.
Fr^nkHn^"' Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated
for the expenses of the county of Franklin, for the year
nineteen hundred and fifteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding one
thousand eight hundred dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by law,
a sum not exceeding seven thousand six hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not exceed-
ing two thousand six hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding nine thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding thirteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding three thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate com-
missioners, a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty
dollars.
For medical jexamlners, inquests, and commitments of the
insane, a sum not exceeding one thousand four hundred
dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a siun not exceeding
twelve hundred dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county build-
ings, a sum not exceeding four hundred dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the
same, a sum not exceeding four thousand five hundred
dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and land
damages, a sura not exceeding forty-two thousand two
hundred dollars.
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 67, 68. 427
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding: one thousand County tax,
' ° Franklin.
dollars.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding seven hundred eighty-three dollars
and twenty-seven cents.
For Mount Sugar Loaf reservation, a sum not exceeding
one thousand two hundred dollars.
For Franklin County Farm Bureau, Inc., a sum not ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
ninety-two thousand dollars, to be expended, together with
the cash balance on hand and the receipts from other sources,
for the above purposes. Approved April 27, 1915.
Resolve to provide for reimbursing company i, sixth (Jhav. 67
REGIMENT INFANTRY, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MILITIA,
FOR CERTAIN EXPENDITURES MADE FROM THE COMPANY
FUNDS.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- company i,
ury of the commonwealth to the captain of company I, m!*^v.'^m',"^°*'
sixth regiment infantry, Massachusetts volunteer militia, the cer'tein e^xpeL°-"^
sum of one hundred and sixty-eight dollars, for the use of ditures.
the company, said amount having been expended from the
funds of the company in protecting the property of the
commonwealth and of the United States after the partial
destruction by fire in December, nineteen hundred and
twelve, of the armory at Concord.
Apyroved April 27, 1915.
Resolve authorizing the state board of charity to Qfiav. 68
EXPEND an additional SUM IN PREPARING AND PUBLISH-
ING A MANUAL OF LAWS CONCERNING THE CHARITIES OF
THE COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, That the state board of charity is hereby au- Preparation.
.I'l, 1 , Ti?xlll etc., of manual
thorized to expend a sum not exceeding fourteen hundred of laws con-
dollars, in the preparation and publication of the manual ftT^!"^ '^^'''^'
of laws concerning the charities of the commonwealth,
authorized by chapter fourteen of the resolves of the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen, the said sum to be inclusive
of the sums authorized by the said chapter.
Approved April 28, 1915.
428
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 69, 70, 71,
Chap. 69 Resolve providing for changes in the atlas sheets
COMPRISING THE TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP OF MASSACHUSETTS
AND FOR THE SALE OF SAID SHEETS.
Changes in
atlas sheets
comprising
topographical
map.
Resolved, That the board of harbor and land commis-
sioners is hereby authorized and directed to make neces-
sary changes in and additions to the atlas sheets comprising
the topographical map of the commonwealth of ]NIassa-
chusetts prepared by the United States geological survey,
and to publish an edition or editions of said atlas sheets em-
bodying such changes and additions as will show as nearly
as possible the present conditions. Said board is authorized
to sell to the public the corrected atlas sheets at the same
price fixed by the United States authorities for the sale of
said sheets prepared by the United States geological survey,
and shall pay into the treasury of the commonwealth monthly
the proceeds of all such sales. The board may expend for
the purposes of this resolve a sum not exceeding ten thousand
dollars. Approved April 28, 1915.
Chap. 70 Resolve authorizing the board of prison commis-
sioners TO prepare and print a manual of laws
RELATIVE TO PRISONS.
rnd^pHnUng Resolvcd, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury
^la'ti'vito'''''^ of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding five hundred
prisons. dollars, to be expended by the board of prison commissioners
in the preparation and printing of a manual to contain the
laws relative to prisons and such other information as the
commissioners may determine. Approved April 28, 1915.
Chap. 71 Resolve in favor of the new England industrial
SCHOOL FOR DEAF MUTES.
New I'^ngland
Industrial
School for
Deaf Mutes.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury
of the commonwealth to the New England Industrial School
for Deaf IMutes, upon the approval of the board of education,
the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars, to be expended under
the direction of the trustees of said school for the educational
purposes of the school for the year nineteen himdred and
fifteen. The trustees shall report to the boanl of education
the expenditures made under authority of this resolve.
Approved April 28, 1915.
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 72, 73, 74, 75. 429
Resolve in favor of edward b. atwood. Chav. 72
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury Edward b.
of the commonwealth to Edward B. Atwood of Norwood the ^"^ '
sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, in full compensation for
injuries to his property sustained on the eleventh day of
November in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen by
reason of a defect in the state highway in the town of Middle-
borough: iwovided, that the Massachusetts highway com-
mission shall determine that he is equitably entitled to the
same and shall so certify in writing to the auditor of the
commonwealth. Approved April 28, 1915.
Resolve authorizing the board of education to pro- nhnrt 73
vide for printing an edition of the laws relating ^'
TO PUBLIC education.
Resolved, That the board of education be authorized to printing laws
print ten thousand copies of the laws relating to public pubured°
education, as compiled under authority of chapter forty-six *^°"-
of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved April 28, 1915.
uca-
ReSOLVE authorizing the printing of additional copies Qlidj) 74
of the second annual report of the homestead
commission.
Resolved, That the homestead commission is hereby au- printing addi-
thorized to print for public distribution one thousand addi- second'^annuaf
tional copies of its second annual report, the expense to be JX^egte^d
paid out of the appropriation made for the commission for commission.
the present year. Approved April 28, 1915.
Resolve directing the metropolitan park commission (JJkij) 75
TO investigate the development of the west rox-
BURY PARKWAY BETWEEN THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM AND
stony brook reservation in THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Resolved, That the metropolitan park commission is hereby investigation
authorized and directed to report to the next general court, men°t ©rwes^"
on or before the first IMonday in February, its recommenda- ^ay!'"^^ ^^^'
tions for the proj>er development of the West Roxbury
parkway between the Arnold arboretum and Stony Brook
reservation in Boston, including the location of driveways
therein and such other improvements as the commission
may deem proper for the development of said land for a
430 Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 76, 77, 78.
parkway connecting the Arnold arboretum with Stony
Brook reservation. The report shall be in print and shall be
accompanied by such plans as the commission may deem
necessary. For the purposes of this resolve, the commission
may expend a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, to
be paid out of the INletropolitan Parks IMaintenance Fund.
Approved April 28, 1915.
Chap. 76 Resolve providing for improvements in the north
METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE SYSTE:M.
?™north™^°*^ Resolved, That the metropolitan water and sewerage
metropolitan board is hereby authorized to use the balance remaining of
sewerage '^ -ip ••ii ii
system. the amouut appropriated tor repairmg the damage done by
a recent explosion at the metropolitan sewerage pumping
station in East Boston for the extension of existing works
in the north metropolitan sewerage system and the con-
struction of such new works as the board may deem necessary
for the said north system. Approved April 28, 1915.
Chap. 77 Resolve providing for a report relative to the ad-
visability OF extending the state highway along
the northerly bank of the merrimac river in the
CITY of LOWELL ANT) THE TOWN OF DRACUT.
^^■wsabiiity°of Resolved, That the IMassachusetts highway commission
hf h'^i"^afon*^ shall make an investigation as to the cost and advisability
Merrimac of extending the state highway along the northerly bank of
river, etc.
the Merrimac river in the towns of Dracut and Methuen,
which was authorized by chapter six hundred and forty-
seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve,
from the end of the present state highway at the boundary
line between the town of Dracut and the city of Lowell
westerly to Bridge street in the city of Lowell. The highway
commission shall report to the next general court not later
than the second Wednesday in January, with an estimate of
the probable cost of extending the said highway.
Approved April 29, 1915.
Chap. 78 Resolve extending the time within which the public
SERVICE commission MAY REPORT RELATIVE TO THE
TR.VNSPORTATION needs of the CITIES AND TOWNS WITHIN
THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT.
mak?ng°report Resolved, Tluit the time for making the report by the
extended. public scrvicc comuiission, under the provisions of chapter
one hundred and fortv-nine of the resolves of the vear nine-
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 79, 80, 81. 431
teen hundred and fourteen, relative to street railway and
railroad serv'ice within the metropolitan district is hereby
extended to the fifteenth day of April in the current year.
Approved April 29, 1915.
Resolve providing for an investigation by the massa- QJi^y 79
CHUSETTS HIGHW^AY COMMISSION RELATIVE TO THE SAFETY
ON PUBLIC WAYS OF HORSES AND HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES.
Resolved, That the Massachusetts highway commission investigation
shall investigate the construction and maintenance of high- on^puw^f ways
ways by the state and by the counties, cities and towns hl)r^se!!dmwn'^
therein, and by the metropolitan park commission, excluding vehicles.
ways in thickly settled parts of cities or towns, with a view
to ascertaining and recommending the best method or
methods of constructing and maintaining in such highways
a safe surface for horses and horse-drawn vehicles, and
under what circumstances the surface of the whole roadway
should be made safe for horses and horse-drawn vehicles,
and under what circumstances a separate roadway for
horse travel should be provided on one or both sides of the
highway. The commission shall report one or more plans
to accomplish the object aforesaid as the different conditions
of such highways may require, and shall report to the next
general court not later than the tenth day of January.
Approved May 4, 1915.
Resolve confirming the acts of mary agnes mahan as nhnrt 80
A SPECIAL commissioner. ^'
Resolved, That the acts of Mary Agnes Mahan of Boston, Acts of Mary
as a special commissioner, between the seventh day of as^s^c^?^^'*
September in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen and confi?med°'"^
the eighteenth day of March in the year nineteen hundred
and fifteen, are hereby confirmed and made valid to the
same extent as if during that time she had been qualified
to discharge the duties of the said office.
Approved May 5, 1915.
Resolve authorizing the appointment of a special Qhn^ gi
BOARD TO report UPON THE PRACTICABILITY OF PRO-
VIDING MILITARY EDUCATION FOR BOYS AND OF CREATING
A MILITIA RESERVE.
Resolved, That three officers of the militia of the rank of f^fre' wtTto
captain or higher rank, and six persons not members of the providing miii-
militia, all to be appointed by the governor within two for^boyretc?"
432
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 81.
Special board wceks after the passage of this resolve, shall constitute a
to report as to , i , • • • T i , .1 p ii •
providing mill- board to iiiquirc into and report upon the loUowing
tary education , ,
for boys, etc. matters : —
(1) The practicability of providing military education
for boys between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one for
the purpose of securing a proper military training and
discipline for the youths of this commonwealth and im-
proving their physical, moral and mental qualities and for
providing for the commonwealth an adequate basis for a
citizen soldiery.
(2) The practicability of providing military training for
youths in the public high schools.
(3) The advisability of requiring enrolment in the Massa-
chusetts volunteer militia for a period of three years of all
male citizens and of such as have declared their Intention
to become citizens upon attaining the age of twenty-one
years, or a sufficient number thereof to maintain the several
organizations of the Massachusetts volunteer militia at the
maximum strength prescribed by law.
(4) The practicability of creating a militia reserve in
the commonwealth, including : —
A. The keeping of records by state authorities of all
retired members of the militia, w^ith names and addresses
for a period of seven years after the termination of their
enlistment;
B. Provisions for limited periods of training for such
retired members;
C. Organization of said militia reserve and methods by
which it might be mustered as active militia in case of
need;
D. The cost to the state of any plan recommended by
the board.
The board is authorized, in its discretion, to consider any
related matter whether or not the same is particularly
mentioned in this resolve. The members of the board shall
serve without pay, but the board may employ a clerk and
incur such expense in the performance of its duty, not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars, as may be authorized by the
governor and council. The board shall report the result of
its investigations to the general court on or before the
second Wednesday in January in the year nineteen hundred
and sixteen, and shall accompany its rej^ort with such
recommendations for legislation as the board may deem
advisable. Approved May 6, 1915.
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 82, 83, 84, 85. 433
Resolve providing for the removal of various state (^/^^^ g2
DEPARTMENTS TO THEIR NEW LOCATIONS IN THE STATE
HOUSE.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Removal of
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding seven thou- mtn^ts^totheir
sand dollars for the expense of the removal of the various "taTe'hwse"^ "^
departments of the commonwealth to the rooms which may
be assigned to them in the state house, by the governor
and council, as soon as the rooms in the state house wings
are finished and ready for occupancy. The sergeant-at-
arms shall have charge of the removal under this resolve
and the amount hereby authorized shall be expended under
his direction. Approved May 6, 1915.
Resolve relative to the retirement of thomas f. Chav 83
PEDRICK.
Resolved, That Thomas F. Pedrick, provided that he re- Retirement of
mains in the service of the commonwealth after the twentieth PedrTck! ^'
day of February in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen, be
continued in the retirement association, and that the pro-
visions of chapter five hundred and thirty-two of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, and of acts in
amendment thereof and in addition thereto, requiring com-
pulsory retirement at the age of seventy years shall not
apply to him. Approved May 6, 1915.
Resolve providing for an investigation by the state QJidj) 34
FORESTER RELATIVE TO THE TAKING OF MOUNT HOLYOKE
AS A STATE RESERVATION.
Resolved, That the state forester shall investigate and Slolfidnr
report to the next general court, not later than the third of Mount hoI-
1 1 • 1 •!• • 1 •!• yoke as state
Wednesday of January, as to the advisability, practicability reservation.
and cost of taking and maintaining Mount Holyoke as a
state reservation, with such other information relating
thereto as he may deem expedient.
Approved May 7, 1915.
Resolve providing for a report by the board of Qfiap, 85
HARBOR ANT) LAND COMMISSIONERS RELATIVE TO THE USE
OF BEACHES IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX.
Resolved, That the board of harbor and land commis- Report reiativ
to use of
beaches in
Essex county.
sioners shall cause to be made a survey of the sea beaches beadiesin
434 Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 86, 87, 88.
Kre'oP^''''^ in the county of Essex, and shall report to the general court
beaches in not later than the second Wednesday in January, nineteen
Essex county. , , , , . , ^ i • i
hundred and sixteen, with such recommendations as the
board may deem expedient for regulating the public and
private use of the said beaches, or any of them, and for the
protection of the rights of the pu})lic therein. For this
purpose the board may expend such sum, not exceeding
one thousand dollars, as may be approved by the governor
and council. Approved May 10, lOlo.
Chap. 86 Resolve providing for such furniture and fixtures
AS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE NEW WINGS OF THE STATE
HOUSE.
Furniture, etc., Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury
for new winss i *-
of state house, of the commonwealtli a sum not exceeding thirty thousand
dollars for furnishing the large hearing room in the east
wing of the state house, and for procuring such other new
furniture and fixtures as may be required to complete the
necessary office equipment of the various departments that
are to be moved into the new wings of the state house.
This sum shall be in addition to any sums heretofore appro-
priated for new furniture and fixtures, and shall be expended
under the direction of the state house commission, in accord-
ance with section seventeen of chapter ten of the Revised
Laws. . Approved May 10, 1915.
Chap. 87 Resolve providing for an investigation of the cost
OF extending the woburn parkw^w in the town of
WINCHESTER.
Investigation Resolved, That the metropolitan park commission be
as to cost of ' , . ^ '
extending (lirectcd to investigate and report to the next general court
Woburn nurk* cj j cj
way in Oil or bcforc tlic sccoiid INlonday in January, the cost of
Winchester. • • i i p i j. ^ j.- 1 • t* xU
acquiring lanri tor and constructing an extension or the
Woburn parkway from Pond street to Wild wood street in
the town of Winchester, or to such other street or point in
said town as will furnish a through connection witii the
Mystic Valley parkway. Approved May 10, 1915.
Chap. 88 Resolve providing for certain expenses of the
ASSOCIATION OF JUSTICES OF DISTRICT, POLICE AND :\n"NICI-
PAL COURTS.
Certain Rcsohed, That there be allowed and i)ai(l out of the trea.-^-
expen.scs of ' i- i- i i i
association of \xv\ of tlic conimoiiwealth a sum not exceeding tour hundred
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 89, 90, 91. 435
dollars, for printing, typewriting, stationery and postage, j,^^^^°i^%°urts
to be expended under the direction of the executive com-
mittee of the association of justices of district, police and
municipal courts of Massachusetts in unifying and im-
proving the practice and forms of procedure in said courts.
The said sum shall be available from year to year until it
is exhausted, without further appropriation.
Approved May 10, 1915.
Resolve providing for the publication of the laws Chap. 89
OF the commonwealth relating to fish and game.
Resolved, That the board of commissioners on fisheries Publication of
, ii-j1_l 11*1 1 !•■ laws relating to
and game be directed to pubush, as soon as may be, and m ssh and game,
appropriate form for public distribution, the laws of the
commonwealth relating to fish and game. For this purpose
the board may expend a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred
dollars. Approved May 10, 1915.
Resolve making provision for certain indexes in the Chap. 90
OFFICE OF the SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, That there may be allowed and paid out of the Certain indexes
treasury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding five secretary,
thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the
secretary of the commonwealth in making suitable provision
in his office for the indexes of births, marriages and deaths.
Approved May 10, 1915.
Resolve providing for an iNVESTtGATiON by the massa- Chap. 91
CHUSETTS highway COMMISSION AS TO THE CONSTRUCTION
OF A CERTAIN HIGHWAY IN THE TOWN OF HINGHAM.
Resolved, That the IVIassachusetts highway commission is investigati
(nsti
certain
y in
Hingham.
hereby directed to make an investigation, and to report to ^onVf°c°ef'^"*'
the general court not later than January fifteenth, in the Hmalam'"
year nineteen hundred and sixteen, as to the advisability
and probable expense of constructing a highway in the
town of Hingham connecting the easterly end of the state
highway on Lincoln street with the Nantasket beach reser-
vation, either by the use or widening of existing ways, or,
in whole or in part, upon a new location, and to make such
surveys and plans as it may deem necessary, said report to
be based upon the construction of a road of suitable width
river in
Billerica
436 Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 92, 93.
and character to accommodate the traffic. In carrying
out the provisions of this resolve, the commission may
expend such sum as it may deem necessary.
Approved May 10, 1915.
Chap. 92 Resolve providing for the improvement of the
CONCORD RIVER IN THE TOWN OF BILLERICA.
orconIo?Jf°* Resolved, That the board of harbor and land commissioners
is hereby authorized to improve that part of the Concord
river within the town of Billerica by removing rocks and
other obstructions, and to expend therefor, from the appro-
priation for the improvement of rivers and harbors au-
thorized by chapter' six hundred and forty-two of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, such amount as,
in the opinion of the board, may be necessary and advisable:
Proviso. provided, that the town of Billerica shall pay into the treasiu*y
of the commonwealth the sum of one hundred and fifty
dollars, the same to be expended by said board for the
above purpose in addition to the amount which said board
is hereby authorized to expend from the appropriation
aforesaid; and the said town is hereby authorized to appro-
priate the said sum, and to raise the same by taxation.
Approved May 10, 1915.
Chap. 93 Resolve providing for the further protection of the
PUBLIC health in THE VALLEY OF THE NEPONSET
RIVER.
pr^twtionof Resolved, That, in addition to the sums authorized to be
P^ubHc^heahh expcudcd by chapter six hundred and fifty-five of the acts
Neponset river, of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, by chapter ninety-
one of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen,
and by chapter one hundred and forty-three of the resolves
of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, the further sum
of eight thousand dollars may be expended for the purpose
of carrying out the provisions of said chapter six hundred
and fifty-five relative to the protection of the public health
in the valley of the Neponset river, for making the necessary
surveys, investigations and reports required by section four
of said act, and for the further purposes of this resolvp, here-
inafter set forth; the same to be expended under the direction
of the commissioner of health.
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 93. 437
The expense incurred under this resolve shall be paid
and repaid in accordance with the provisions of section five
of said chapter six hundred and fifty-five.
To meet that part of the expense incurred under this issue of
resolve for which the commonwealth shall be chargeable, ^°'^'^-
the treasurer and receiver general is herebv authorized to
issue bonds or certificates of indebtedness in accordance
with the provisions of section nine of said chapter six hundred
and fifty-five, to an amount not exceeding four thousand
dollars, the same to be in addition to the bonds or certificates
issued under chapter ninety-three of the resolves of the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen and chapter one hundred
and forty-three of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen, which latter issues are hereby confirmed and
ratified; the total amount of bonds or certificates now to
be issued and heretofore authorized and issued being one
hundred and one thousand five hundred dollars. The
remaining one half of the expense incurred hereunder, in
addition to the one half of the expense incurred under the
provisions of the acts and resolves hereinbefore mentioned,
shall be apportioned and repaid to the commonwealth as
provided in said chapter six hundred and fifty-five of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven.
The commissioner of health is hereby further authorized ^han^ei^or" °^
and directed to examine the channel of the Neponset river Neponset river,
between the Mattapan dam, so-called, and the dam of the
Baker chocolate mills, just above Adams street in the Dor-
chester district of the city of Boston, and to report whether
its condition is objectionable or likely to be injurious to
the public health by reason of obstruction in the channel,
deposits of organic matter, or other causes.
If the commissioner shall find that the condition of the pian for im-
river within the limits described is objectionable or dangerous p''°^"'^ "^*""-
to the public health, he shall recommend a plan for improving
the river within said limits and report the same to the next
general court, together with an estimate of the probable
cost of the necessary improvement.
The commissioner is further authorized and directed to Continuing
consider the necessity or desirability of continuing the im- channel, etc.
provement of the Neponset river by extending the dredged
channel from its present terminus below Dean street in
Norwood to the neighborhood of the junction of Hawes
brook and the Neponset river in the town of Norwood, and
of deepening and improving the channel of the Canton river
438
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 94, 95.
Ditching,
etc., of Fowl
meadows.
Leveling
material on
banks, etc.
beyond the limits of the improvement thu.s far completed.
The commissioner shall report his opinion of these proposed
extensions to the next general court, together with an estimate
of the cost of such improvements as seem to him necessary
in the said parts of the river.
The commissioner is directed to consider also what addi-
tional ditching or drainage in the Fowl meadows is necessary
or desirable to drain effectually all parts of said meadows
into the main channel of the Neponset river or any of its
tributaries.
The commissioner is further directed to consider the
necessity or desirability of leveling further the material
already deposited upon the banks of the Neponset river in
the operations carried on under the provisions of chapter
six hundred and fifty-five of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and eleven, chapter ninety-one of the resolves of
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, and chapter one
hundred and forty-three of the resolves of the year nineteen
hundred and fourteen, both within the limits of the lands
owned by the commonwealth, and elsewhere along said
stream, and to report whether further leveling of these
banks is desirable, and, if so, to report to the general court
an estimate of the cost of the necessarv work, with a recom-
mendation as to the method of assessing the cost thereof.
The investigations, reports and estimates herein men-
tioned shall be presented to the general court on or before
the third Wednesday in January, nineteen hundred and
sixteen. Approved May 12, 1915.
Chap. 94 Resolve providing for certain improvements at the
MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Resolved, That the trustees of the Massachusetts Agri-
cultural College are hereby authorized to expend a sum not
exceeding seventy-seven thousand five hundred dollars for
the following purposes, a sum not exceeding ten thousand
dollars for an addition to the power plant, and a sum not
exceeding sixty-seven thousand five hundred dollars for a
laboratory for microbiology. Approved May 12, 1915.
Reports.
Improvements
at Massachu-
setts Agricul-
tural College.
Chap. 95 Resolve to provide for the appointment of a special
COMMISSION TO REVISE AND CODIFY THE LAWS RELATING
TO HIGHWAYS.
sion^to^ codif?'^' 7?^.s'o/wf/, That a special commission, consisting of the
laws relating to Massachusctts liighwav commission and four persons to
highways. o v i
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 96. 439
be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent Special com-
n , Ml I' ^ 1 11 1 • • mission to
or the council, three ot whom shaU be county commissioners, codify lawa
shall consider the general laws relating to the laying out, highways.
construction and maintenance of highways and bridges
and recommend such changes therein as it may deem ad-
visable. The commission shall investigate such matters
pertaining to highways and bridges as it may deem necessary
for a complete understanding of the subject. It shall make
or cause to be made such a revision and codification of the
laws relating to highways and bridges as it may deem ad-
visable with regard to the laying out, construction, mainte-
nance and use of highways and bridges, and shall recommend
a reclassification of highways and bridges and a just distribu-
tion of the cost of their laying out, construction and main-
tenance among the municipalities, the counties and the com-
monwealth. The commission shall report its recommenda-
tions, with bills embodying the same, to the next generjjl court
not later than the seventh day of January. The members
of the commission appointed by the governor shall receive
such compensation as the governor and council may approve,
and the commission may incur such expenses for legal and
clerical assistance and other purposes as the governor and
council may from time to time approve.
Approved May 12, 1915.
Resolve providing for a continuance of the work of rih^j) gg
THE COMMISSION TO REPORT UNIFORM METHODS OF PRO-
CEDURE FOR TAKING LAND FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.
com-
mission to
Resolved, That the tax commissioner, the attorney-general, n^f/g'^on^
and the chairman of the homestead commission are hereby report uniform
directed to continue the work of the commission constituted procedure for
under chapter one hundred of the resolves of the year nineteen etc., continued.
hundred and fourteen, for the purpose of giving publicity to
its report, House Document No. 1851 of nineteen hundred
and fifteen, of considering any suggestions relative to the
bill reported therein, and of reporting such amendments
or additions, as they may deem wise, to the next general
court, not later than the second Wednesday in January.
They shall serve without compensation, but may employ
such assistance as may be necessary, and may incur expense
therefor, to an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Approved May 13, 1915.
440
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 97, 98, 99.
Chap. 97 Resolve providing for the protection of certain
TERRITORY IN THE TOWNS OF PROVINCETOWN AND
TRURO.
Protection of
certain territory
in Province-
town and
Truro.
Resolved, That the board of harbor and land commis-
sioners is hereby authorized to exercise over so much of the
territory in the town of Provincetown and in the town of
Truro, at and near the boundary Hne between said towns,
as it may deem advisable the same powers and duties with
respect to the reclamation and protection of said territory
which it now has under existing laws over the province
lands at Provincetown, and may expend for the purposes of
this resolve such part of the appropriation for said province
Proviso. lands as it may deem necessary or advisable: yrovided,
hoivever, that no work hereby authorized shall be begun by
said board until an agreement between the commonwealth
and the owners of the territory to be reclaimed and protected
as aforesaid shall have been entered into and shall have
been approved by the governor and council, by the terms of
which agreement all or a part of the expenditure made by
the commonwealth shall be repaid to the commonwealth.
Approved May IS, 1915.
Chap. 98 Resolve authorizing the state forester to accept
CONTRIBUTIONS OF MONEY FOR CONTINUING THE WORK OF
THE RELIEF OF NEEDY PERSONS.
Resolved, That the state forester is hereby authorized to
accept, on behalf of the commonwealth, contributions of
money from municipalities and individuals, to be used in
continuing the employment of certain needy persons, as
authorized by chapters two and twenty-three of the resolves
of the present year. The money so received shall be paid
into the treasury of the commonwealth and may be expended
by the state forester in addition to the money ap])ropriated
by the commonwealth for tlie ])urposes authorizetl by said
chapters two and twenty-three: provided, that none of the
money so collected shall be expended after December first,
nineteen hundred and fifteen. Approved May 13, 1915.
Chap. 99 Resolve relative to the distribution of the report
OF THE commission on the white slave traffic.
SpoS^'of com-^ Resolved, That the special commission on the white slave
mission on traffic appointed under chapter sixty-four of the resolves of
State forester
may accept
contributions
of money, etc.,
for relief of
needy persons.
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 100, 101, 102. 441
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, is hereby authorized Sffic.^'^''^
to expend from the unexpended balance of the appropriation
made in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, the sum of
one hundred and sixty-two dollars and nine cents for certain
expenses incurred in distributing the said report.
Approved May 15, 1915.
Resolve to provide for the payment of a sum of money (Jjidj) ]^qo
TO the town of medfield for educational purposes.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid from the treasury Payment of a
of the commonwealth to the town of Medfield the sum of to town of
six hundred ninety-two dollars and twenty-nine cents, this educationrr
sum being equal to the amount that Medfield would have p^^'po^^s.
received had not an error been made in the valuation of
said town in April, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved May 17, 1915.
Resolve in favor of the family of the late james Chav 101
Mcgovern of boston.
Resolved, That the metropolitan water and sewerage board Ja^JgVcGw-
is hereby authorized to pay to the dependents of the late em of Boston.
James McGovern of Boston the sum of five hundred dollars,
in compensation for injuries sustained by him by an ex-
plosion which occurred at the East Boston pumping station
on Jime first, in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, and
from the effects of which he has since died. The payments
shall be made from the North Metropolitan Sewerage
Fund. Chapter one hundred and fifty-four of the resolves
of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen is hereby re-
pealed. Approved May 17, 1915.
Resolve providing for fire escapes at the state njinri 102
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
Resolved, That a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars Fire escapes at
be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the Ichwrforgwt'
ordinary revenue, to be expended under the direction of
the trustees of Massachusetts training schools, for fire
escapes at the state industrial school for girls.
Approved May 17, 1915.
442 Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 103, 104, 105.
Chap. lOS Resolve relative to a waterway between the city of
TAUNTON ANT) THE CITY OF BROCKTON.
ff'proposLr"*'' Resolved, That the board of harbor and land commis-
T-frnZn^o""' sioners is hereby authorized to make such examinations and
Brockton. suFveys as it may deem necessary of that part of the Taunton
river from Weir Village in the city of Taunton to the dam
across said river in that part of the town of Bridgewater
known as Pratttown, and of the territory lying between
said dam and the city of Brockton, for the purpose of de-
termining the advisability, practicability and approximate
cost of providing a continuous waterway between the Taunton
river and the city of Brockton, utilizing wholly or in part
the Taunton river as far as said dam and constructing in
connection with said river a canal between said dam and tlie
city of Brockton. The board may expend for the purposes
of this resolve a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred
dollars, and shall report the result of its examination and
surveys to the next general court on or before the second
Wednesday in January, with such recommendations for
legislation, if any, as it may deem expedient.
Approved May 17, 1915.
Chap. 104: Resolve relative to the maintenance of the Hamp-
shire COUNTY sanatorium.
^^^Pf^'""® Resolved, That of the fourteen thousand dollars appro-
sanatorium, priatcd for building countv buildings mider chapter fifty-
maintoiiunce. ' ipi" • i ^ ^ ^ nf
three or the resolves or the year inneteen hundred and nrteen,
ten thousand dollars shall be used for the maintenance of
the Hampshire county sanatorium. "
Approved May 17, 1015.
Chap. 105 Resolve providing for certain improvements at the
MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FOR THE FEEBLE-MINDED.
irdacim-" Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
the FeebiT-' ^°'' ^^^Y ^^ *^^^ commouwealtli from the ordinary revenue, a
Minded. ^^^n uot exceeding thirty-five hinidred dollars, to be ex-
])en(le(l at the Massachusetts School for tlie Feeble-Minded,
under the supervision of the state board of insanity, for
constructing a barn, silo and hay barn at Templeton colony.
Approved May 19, 1915.
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 106, 107, 108, 109. 443
Resolve providing for certain improvements at the Chap. 106
MONSON state HOSPITAL.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- improvements
ury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a stat^°hospitai.
sum not exceeding four thousand dollars to be expended at
the Monson state hospital, under the direction of the state
board of insanity, for increasing the supply of surface water.
Approved May 19, 1915.
Resolve providing for certain improvements at the Phn^ -[(vj
STATE infirmary.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- improvements
ury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum fngrmary.
not exceeding eighty-six thousand seven hundred and forty-
one dollars, to be expended at the state infirmary under the
direction of the trustees thereof, for the following purposes:
— For a hot water circulating system, a sum not exceeding
thirteen thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight dollars;
and for a nurses' home, for one hundred nurses, a sum not
exceeding seventy-two thousand eight hundred and sixty-
three dollars. Approved May 19, 1915.
Resolve providing for certain improvements at the (Jhav 108
GARDNER STATE COLONY.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- improvements
ury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a stati'^coion'y.
sum not exceeding fourteen thousand dollars, to be expended
at the Gardner state colony, under the direction of the
state board of insanity, for the following purposes : — For
constructing a permanent system of sewerage, a sum not
exceeding six thousand dollars, and for purchasing or taking
the estate now or formerly belonging to Hiram Ray and
making necessary alterations therein, a sum not exceeding
eight thousand dollars. Approved May 19, 1915.
Resolve providing for certain improvements at the Qhav 109
WRENTHAM STATE SCHOOL.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- improvements
at Wrenthan
state school.
ury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a ^^ wrentham
sum not exceeding seventy-five thousand one hundred
444 Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 110, 111, 112.
atw^°entham*^ dollaTs to be expended at the Wrentham state school, under
state school. the direction of the state board of insanity, for the following
purposes: — For constructing and furnishing a dormitory
to accommodate one hundred and five inmates, a sum not
exceeding fifty-one thousand dollars; for constructing and
furnishing a home to accommodate twenty-two employees,
a sum not exceeding fourteen thousand five hundred dollars;
for constructing a farmer's cottage, a sum not exceeding
three thousand six hundred dollars; and for installing two
boilers, a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars.
Approved May 19, 1915.
Chap.llO Resolve providing for a power boiler at the west-
field STATE SANATORIUM.
wlltfiew'sme*^ Resolved, That a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars
sanatorium. \yQ paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinary revenue, to be expended under the direction of the
trustees of hospitals for consumptives at the Westfield state
sanatorium, for the purchase and installation of a one hun-
dred and fifty horse power boiler.
Approved May 19, 1915.
Chap.Wl Resolve providing for the construction of summer
PAVILIONS AT THE NORTH READING STATE SANATORIUM.
pa^ik)M at Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
North Reading ^ry of the commonwcalth, to be expended at the North
state Sana- ,-^ " , . • i i p i • i i-
torium. Keadmg state sanatoruim by the trustees oi hospitals tor
consumptives, a sum not exceeding fourteen hundred dollars
for constructing suitable summer pavilions to accommodate
eighteen patients. Approved May 19, 1915.
Chap.112 Resolve to confirm the acts of Robert e. buffum as
A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Actsof Robert Resoloed, That the acts of Robert E. Bufl'um, now of
Ji.. nurium as ' r -ii • • > i
justice of the Cambridge, and formerlv of Somerville, as a nistice ot the
peace con- '^ , * , , p t-< i • i
firmed. pcacc, betwecii the twenty-seventii day or rebruary in the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen and the tenth day of
April in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, are hereby
confirmed and made valid, to the same extent as if during
that time he had been qualified to discharge the duties of
the said office. Approved May 20, 1915.
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 113, 114. 445
Resolve providing for an investigation of the matter QJi^rf n^
OF CONSERVING AND EQUALIZING THE FLOW OF WATER IN
THE RIVERS AND STREAMS OF THE COMMOmVEALTH.
Resolved, That the board of harbor and land commis- investigation
sioners is hereby authorized and directed to investigate the and°equaHzi^xg^
matter of conserving, utilizing and equahzing the flow of fn rivirralfd
water in the rivers and natural streams of the common- streams, etc.
wealth, and may expend in carrying out the purposes of
this resolve during the years nineteen hundred and fifteen,
nineteen hundred and sixteen and nineteen hundred and
seventeen, a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, in
addition to the unexpended balance of the appropriation
made to carry on the investigation authorized by chapter
ninety-five of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen; but not more than ten thousand dollars shall be
expended in any one year except that an unexpended balance
in any year may be used in the succeeding year for the
same purpose. Nothing herein contained shall be construed
as applying to any river or natural stream under the juris-
diction and control of any state board or commission other
than the board of harbor and land commissioners. Said
board shall report to the general court, in print, the results
of its investigations and its recommendations.
Approved May 20, 1915.
Resolve providing for an investigation by the state (JJidj) 114
FOREST COMMISSION RELATIVE TO ESTABLISHING A STATE
FOREST ALONG THE MOHAWK TRAIL IN THE COUNTIES OF
FRANKLIN AND BERKSHIRE.
Resolved, That the state forest commission is hereby investigation
directed to investigate the practicability and advisability, fishCirstat'e
and to estimate the cost, of establishing a state forest along Mofawif"^
the ]\Iohawk trail, so-called, in the counties of Franklin and *''^''' ^*^-
Berkshire, and also such other connected matters as it may
deem important, and to report to the next general court, on
or before the second Wednesday of January, with such
recommendations as the commission may deem expedient.
For the purposes of this resolve there may be expended
from the treasury of the commonwealth a sum not ex-
ceeding two hundred dollars. Approved May 22, WIS.
446
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 115, 116, 117.
Establish-
ment of fish
hatchery
especially
tor shad.
Proviso.
Chap. 11 5 Resolve providing for the establisiimext of a fish
HATCHERY ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SHAD.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding six thousand
dollars, to be expended by the commissioners on fisheries
and game for the purpose of purchasing, leasing or establish-
ing and maintaining a fish hatchery especially adapted
for shad, upon the Taunton river, so-called, or a tributary
thereof; for purchasing land and buildings, erecting and
equipping buildings and constructing ponds; for the purchase
of fish and eggs; and for other necessary expenses in con-
nection with the propagation of food fish: provided, however,
that no expenditure shall be made or liability incurred by
said commissioners under this resolve until, upon request of
said commissioners, an examination of the waters of said
hatchery and of the Taunton river above and below the
same shall have been made by the state department of
health and until said department shall certify that the con-
dition of said waters is unlikely, by reason of pollution or
other cause, to affect injuriously the carrying out of the pro-
posed plan. Approved May 22, 1915.
Chap. 11^ Resolve providing for the payment of a sum of money
TO THE WIDOW OF MICHAEL WALSH.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth, from the appropriation for the
payment of claims arising from the death of firemen killed
or injured in the discharge of their duties, the sum of one
thousand dollars, to Catherine A. Walsh, widow of ^Michael
Walsh formerly district chief of the fire department of the
city of Boston, who died from injuries received by him, on
the second day of December in the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen, while in the performance of his official duties.
Approved May 22, 1915.
Payment of
sum of money
to Catherine
A. Walsh.
Chap. 117 Resolve providing for the construction and equip-
ment OF A school building AT THE WTESTFIELD STATE
sanatorium.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth, to be expended at the Westfield
state sanatorium by the trustees of hospitals for consump-
tives, a sum not exceeding thirteen thousand seven hundred
Construction,
etc.. of school
buildinE at
Westfield state
sanatorium.
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 118, 119, 120, 121. 447
and twenty-five dollars for the construction and equip-
ment of a school building for the accommodation of school
children at the said sanatorium.
Approved May 24, 1915.
Resolve providing for the construction of a road at nhnrt 118
THE prison camp AND HOSPITAL.
Resolved, That the board of prison commissioners is hereby Construction
authorized to construct a road from the building of the prison'^camp
prison camp and hospital to the Boston and Maine railroad ^""^ hospital.
way station in West Rutland and to expend therefor during
the year nineteen hundred and fifteen a sum not exceeding
two thousand dollars. The plans for said work shall be
subject to the approval of the Massachusetts highway com-
mission, and the work shall be conducted under its super-
vision. Approved May 24, 1915.
Resolve providing for certain repairs at the state nhnn IIQ
PRISON. ^
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- certain repairs
ury of the commonwealth the sum of fifteen hundred dol- ^* ^'**® pnson.
lars, to be expended at the state prison, under the direction
of the board of prison commissioners, for repairs on the
warden's, deputy warden's and officers' houses.
Approved May 24, 1915.
Resolve authorizing the payment to the chelsea
SAVINGS bank of CERTAIN MONEYS NOW IN THE TREASURY
OF THE COMMON^WEALTH.
C/iap.l20
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Payment to
urv of the commonwealth from the Unclaimed Savings Bank cheisea savings
T^'-T^i 1/^11 • IIP (• "^"'^ "5' certain
Deposits l^und to the Chelsea savmgs bank tor account of moneys now in
Ella L. Piatt forty-eight dollars and sixty cents, and for commonwealth,
account of Ella C. Leman fifty-one dollars and one cent,
respectively, with interest at the rate of three per cent
from the date when said sums were paid into the treasury
of the commonwealth through a mistake on the part of
certain officials of the bank. Ajjproved May 24, 1915.
Chap.121
Resolve providing for the improvement of wellfleet
harbor in the town of wellfleet.
Resolved, That the board of harbor and land commis- improvement
sioners is hereby authorized to dredge and improve Wellfleet hir^or^^*^
Wellfleet.
448
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 122, 123, 124.
Improvement
of VVellfleet
harbor ia
Wellfleet.
Proviso.
harbor in the town of Wellfleet, at an expense not exceeding
eighteen thousand doUars, of which amount sixteen thou-
sand five hundred dollars shall be paid from the ordinary
revenue of the commonwealth and fifteen hundred dollars
shall be appropriated by the town of Wellfleet, which amount
the said town is hereby authorized to raise by taxation or
otherwise, and pay into the treasury of the commonwealth:
yrovided, that no expenditures shall be made upon the im-
provements hereby authorized until satisfactory evidence
has been furnished the auditor of the commonwealth that
the town of Wellfleet has complied with the requirements of
this resolve. /ipproved May 25, 1915.
Chap. 122 Resolve providing for a dispensary building at the
MEDFIELD STATE HOSPITAL.
Dispensary
building at
Medfield state
hospital.
Resolved, That a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand
dollars may be expended, from the treasury of the common-
wealth, at the Medfield state hospital in constructing and
furnishing a dispensary building under the direction of the
state board of insanity. Approved May 26, 1915.
Chap. 123 Resolve providing for certain improvements at the
FOXBOROUGH STATE HOSPITAL.
irFoxborotTgh Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
Btate hospital, upy of the commouwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum
not exceeding forty-nine thousand dollars, to be expended
at the Foxborough state hospital, under the direction of the
state board of insanity, for the construction and repair
of corridors connecting the three present ward buildings and
present central dining room, including such changes in
piping or other things as may be necessary.
Approved May 26, 1915.
Chap. 12^ Resolve providing for certain improvements at the
GRAFTON STATE HOSPITAL.
Improvements
at Grafton
state hospital.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum
not exceeding nineteen thousand dollars, to be expended at
the Grafton state hospital, under the direction of the state
board of insanity for the following purposes: — For an ex-
tension of the hot and cold water system, a sum not ex-
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 125, 126, 127. 449
ceeding five thousand dollars; and for building a dining
room and service building at the Elms, a sum not exceeding
fourteen thousand dollars, to be used in conjunction with
the unexpended balance of the appropriation made to pro-
vide for a service building, central kitchen and dormitory
at colony number four, as authorized by chapter one hundred
and thirty-three of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred
and thirteen. Approved May 26, 1915.
Resolve authorizing women to serve on certain QJkij) 125
POLITICAL committees.
Resolved, That during the calendar year of nineteen women may
hundred and fifteen political committees, as defined by sec- p'^oiltlca? Mm?*°
tion one of chapter seven hundred and eighty-three of the ^'^^tees dunng
acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, the sole
purpose of which is to favor or oppose the adoption or re-
jection of the proposed constitutional amendment striking
the word "male" from the qualification of voters, may be
composed of women of this commonwealth who have re-
sided in the United States for five years prior to the passage
of this resolve. Approved May 26, 1915.
Resolve providing for enlarging the breakwater in Chav.VlQ
the town of tisbury.
Resolved, That, provided the town of Tisbury shall appro- Enlarging
priate and raise by taxation or otherwise the sum of one Tisb^T*^"^'"
thousand dollars, to be paid into the treasury of the com-
monw^ealth, there shall be allowed and paid out of the
treasury of the commonwealth, the sum of ten thousand
dollars to be expended by the harbor and land commis-
sioners for the purpose of extending the present breakwater
in the said town and of increasing its height.
Approved May 27, 1915.
Resolve providing for the purchase of land and Chaj) 127
preparation of plans for a school for the feeble-
minded IN the western part of the commonwealth.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Purchase of
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding fifty thousand schooHor
dollars, to be expended under the direction of the state i^wMtern^j^frt
of comi
wealth.
board of insanity, with the approval of the governor and of common
450
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 128, 129.
council, for the purchase of land for a school for the feeble-
minded in the western part of the commonwealth, and for
the procuring or making of plans for buildings thereon, and
for the arrangement of the grounds.
Approved May 27, 1915.
Chap.128 Resolve providing for the payment by the common-
wealth OF A SUM OF MONEY TO JOSEPH HANREDDY.
Payment by
commonwealth
of sum of
money to
Joseph
Hanreddy.
Resolved, That the metropolitan water and sewerage
board be authorized and directed to make such settlement of
the claim of Joseph Hanreddy for compensation for money
spent and expenses incurred by him in connection with
various suits brought against him in the performance of a
contract for constructing a pressure tunnel and laying a
pipe line in section seven of the Weston aqueduct supply
mains in the city of Newton, as appears to them just and
equitable, at an expense not exceeding ten thousand dollars,
to be paid from the Metropolitan Water Loan Fund, and
the treasurer and receiver general is hereby authorized to
borrow upon the credit of the commonwealth, under the
provisions of the general or special laws relative to the loans
for metropolitan water construction, such sums, not ex-
ceeding ten thousand dollars, as the metropolitan water and
sewerage board deem necessary.
Approved May 27, 1915.
Chap.129 Resolves to provide for submitting to the people
THE ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION EM-
POWERING THE GENERAL COURT TO AUTHORIZE THE TAKING
OF LAND TO RELIEVE CONGESTION OF POPULATION AND TO
PROVIDE HOMES FOR CITIZENS.
rf'^amendment^^ Resolvcd, That the followlug articlc of amendment to the
to constitAition coustitution, having been agreed to by the last and present
the people. general court and pu})lished in the manner required by the
constitution, be submitted to the people for their ratification
and adoption : —
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
The general court shall have power to authorize the
commonwealth to take land and to hold, improve, sub-
divide, build upon and sell the same, for the purpose of re-
lieving congestion of population and proviiling homes
Article of
amendment.
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 129. 451
for citizens: provided, however, that this amendment shall Pro^'so.
not be deemed to authorize the sale of such land or buildings
at less than the cost thereof.
Resolved, That the people shall be assembled for the vote upon
purpose aforesaid, in their respective polling places in the ^'^*"' ^' ^^^'
several cities and towns in meetings to be legally warned,
and held on Tuesday, the second day of November next, at
which meetings all persons qualified to vote for state officers
may give in their votes by ballot for or against said article
of amendment; and the same officers shall preside in said
meetings as in meetings for the choice of state officers, and
shall, in open meetings receive, sort, count and declare
the votes for and against the said article of amendment; and
the said votes shall be recorded by the clerks of said cities
and towns, and true returns thereof shall be made out under
the hands of the mayor and aldermen or board having the
powers of aldermen, and of the selectmen, or a major part
of them, and of the clerks of the said cities and towns, re-
spectively, and sealed up, and, within ten days after the
said meetings, transmitted to the secretary of the common-
wealth. So far as the same can be made applicable, the
provisions of law applicable to the election of state officers
shall apply to the taking of the vote on said article of amend-
ment.
Resolved, That every person qualified to vote as aforesaid baTot!°° "^"
may express his opinion on said article of amendment, and
the following words shall be printed on the ballot : — Shall
the proposed amendment to the constitution, empowering
the general court to authorize the taking of land
to relieve congestion of population and to pro-
vide homes for citizens be approved and ratified?
And if said article shall appear to be approved by a ma-
jority of the persons voting thereon, it shall be deemed and
taken to be ratified and adopted by the people.
Resolved, That his excellency the governor and the council of^reTu^ns'o?
shall forthwith open and examine the votes returned as votes, etc.
aforesaid; and if it shall appear that said article of amend-
ment has been approved by a majority of the persons voting
thereon, according to the votes returned and certified as
aforesaid, the same shall be enrolled on parchment and de-
posited in the secretary's office as a part of the constitution
of the commonwealth, and shall be published in immediate
connection therewith, numbered according to its numerical
position, with the articles of amendment of the constitution
YES.
BTO.
452
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 130.
Governor to
issue proclama-
tion.
heretofore adopted, in all future editions of the laws of the
commonwealth printed by pu})lic authority.
Resolved, That his excellency the governor is hereby au-
thorized and requested to issue his proclamation forthwith
after the examination of the votes returned as aforesaid,
reciting said article of amendment and announcing that
the article has duly been adopted and ratified by the people
of the commonwealth, and thus becomes a part of the consti-
tution thereof, and requiring all magistrates and officers
and all citizens of the commonwealth to take notice thereof
and govern themselves accordingly, or that said article
of amendment has been rejected, as the case may be.
Approved May 27, 1915.
Chap. 130 Resolves to provide for submitting to the people the
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION STRIKING
THE WORD "male" FROM THE QUALIFICATIONS OF
VOTERS.
TrUcie^of Resolved, That the following article of amendment of the
amendment to coustitution, haviug bccu agreed to bv the last and present
constitution ^ cj cj * x
submitted to general court and published in the manner required by the
constitution, be submitted to the people for their ratification
and adoption : —
Article of
amendment.
Vote upon
article, etc.
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
Article three of the articles of amendment to the constitu-
tion of the commonwealth is hereby amended by striking
out in the first line thereof the word "male".
Resolved, That the people shall be assembled for the purpose
aforesaid, in their respective polling places in the several
cities and towns in meetings to be legally w^arned, and held
on Tuesday, the second day of November next, at which
meetings all persons qualified to vote for state officers may
give in their votes by ballot for or against said article of
amendment; and the same officers shall preside in said
meetings as in meetings for the choice of state officers, and
shall, in open meetings receive, sort, count and declare
the votes for and against the said article of amendment; and
the said votes shall be recorded by the clerks of the said
cities and towns, and true returns thereof shall be made out
under th« hands of the mayor and aldermen or board having
the powers of aldermen, and of the selectmen, or a major
part of them, and of the clerks of the said cities and towns,
respectively, and sealed up, and, within ten days after the
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 130.
453
YES
NO
said meetings, transmitted to the secretary of the common-
wealth. So far as the same can be made apphcable, the
provisions of law applicable to the election of state officers
shall apply to the taking of the vote on said article of amend-
ment.
Resolved, That every person qualified to vote as aforesaid upon^bTiiot.
may express his opinion on said article of amendment, and
the following words shall be printed on the ballot: —
Shall the following proposed amendment to
the constitution, enabling women to vote, be
approved and ratified?
. ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
Article three of the articles of amendment to
the constitution of the commonwealth is hereby
amended by striking out in the first line thereof
the word "male".
And if said article shall appear to be approved by a ma-
jority of the persons voting thereon, it shall be deemed and
taken to be ratified and adopted by the people.
Resolved, That his excellency the governor and the council of^feTurns'°°
shall forthwith open and examine the votes returned as °^ ^°'^^^' ''^''•
aforesaid; and if it shall appear that said article of amend-
ment has been approved by a majority of the persons voting
thereon, according to the votes returned and certified as
aforesaid, the same shall be enrolled on parchment and de-
posited in the secretary's office as a part of the constitution
of the commonwealth, and shall be published in immediate
connection therewith, numbered according to its numerical
position, with the articles of amendment of the constitution
heretofore adopted, in all future editions of the laws of the
commonwealth printed by public authority.
Resolved, That his excellency the governor be, and he Governor to
hereby is, authorized and requested to issue his proclamation tion*? ^^^ ^^^'
forthwith after the examination of the votes returned as
aforesaid, reciting said article of amendment and announcing
that said article has been duly adopted and ratified by the
people of the commonwealth, and thus becomes a part of
the constitution thereof, and requiring all magistrates and
officers and all citizens of the commonwealth to take notice
thereof and govern themselves accordingly, or that said
article of amendment has been rejected, as the case may
be. Ayyroved May 27, 1915.
454
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 131, 132, 133.
Chap.lSl Resolve providing for certain emergency repairs at
THE STATE NORMAL ART SCHOOL.
Emergency
repairs at state
normal art
school.
Resolved, That a sum not exceeding nine hundred dollars
be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinary revenue, to be expended at the state normal art
school, under the direction of the board of education, for
making certain repairs necessitated by fire and for emergency
repairs to boilers ordered by the state inspector.
Ajrproved May 21, 1915.
Chap.lS2 Resolve directing the commission on economy and
EFFICIENCY TO INVESTIGATE AND REPORT UPON THE
standardization of grades and COMPENSATION IN THE
CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Investigation
as to standard-
ization of
grades, etc., in
civil engineer-
ing service
of common-
wealth.
Resolved, That the commission on economy and efficiency
be directed to make an investigation relative to the standard-
ization of grades and compensation in the civil engineering
service of the commonwealth, as indicated in house document
number three hundred and forty-nine of the current year,
and to report thereon with any recommendations which
the commission may deem expedient, not later than the
second Wednesday of January, in the year nineteen hundred
and sixteen. Approved May 27, 1915.
Chap.lSS Resolve providing for certain improvements at the
LYMAN SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
Improvements Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
school for boys, ^ry of tlic commouwealth from the ordinary revenue, a siun
not exceeding eighteen thousand seven hundred dollars, to
be expended at the Lyman school for boys, under the direction
of the trustees of Massachusetts training schools, for the
following purposes: — For additional equipment for the
printing shop, a sum not exceeding seven hundretl dollars;
for shoe machinery, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars and for a new boiler, engine, electrical apparatus,
and repairs for the power plant, a sum not exceeding seven-
teen thousand dollars. Approved May 27, 1915.
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 134. 455
Resolve providing for the appointment of a special (jfidj) ^34
COxMMISSION to investigate AND REPORT AS TO THE
ADVISABILITY OF CHANGES IN THE LAV^^S RELATIVE TO
TAXATION.
Resolved, That a special commission composed of two investigation
members of the senate, to be appointed by the president, blnty'of^"*''
four members of the house, to be appointed by the speaker atkin^ws. *'*"'
and two other persons, to be appointed by the governor,
shall sit during the recess of the general court, and shall
make such investigation relative to the necessity and ad-
visability of changes in existing tax laws, and recommend
such suggested changes in the said laws as it shall deem
necessary or expedient.
The said commission shall draft a proposed law or laws Committee to
providing for the taxation of incomes under power and au- faxItionof°'
thority contained in the constitutional amendment, increasing »'»<=°™^s-
the power of the general court to impose and levy taxes,
which is to be submitted to the voters of the commonwealth
at the next state election. The said law or laws shall pro-
vide for the exemption of property of which the income is
made taxable, for the compulsory disclosure or return of
the amount and sources of such taxable income, for the
compulsory disclosure or return of such other taxable prop-
erty as the commission may deem advisable or necessary,
for the administration of such law or laws by the tax com-
missioner or under his control, and for increasing the power
of the tax commissioner in the assessment of property; and
shall contain such other provisions as, in the opinion of said
special commission, will be made advisable by the enact-
ment of a law providing for the taxation of incomes under
the power and authority contained in the said constitutional
amendment.
The commission shall report in print to the next general Report,
court with drafts of such laws as it may recommend, and it
shall file its report with the clerk of the senate or with the
clerk of the house not later than the first Wednesday in
January, nineteen hundred and sixteen. Twenty-five
hundred copies of the report shall be printed, of which three
hundred and fifty copies shall be reserved for the use of the
general court. The remaining copies may, as soon as they
are printed, be distributed by the commission in its dis-
456
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 135, 136.
Public
bearings, etc.
Proviso.
cretion; and such of them as have not been distributed by
the commission before the first Wednesday in January next
shall be deposited in the legislative document room for
distribution by the sergeant-at-arms.
The commission shall have a room in the state house
assigned for its use, shall give such public hearings as it
may deem necessary, may employ such assistance, clerical
or otherwise, as it may require, and shall receive such sums
for clerical assistance, travel and other expenses, and for
the compensation of its members as shall be allowed by the
governor and council: provided, however, that the whole
expense of said commission, including compensation and
clerical and other expenses, shall not exceed the sum of
ten thousand dollars. Approved May 28, 1915.
Chap. 135 Resolve providing for the purchase by the board of
COMMISSIONERS ON FISHERIES AND GAME OF TWO PARCELS
OF LAND.
Purchase by
fisheries and
Fortune
property.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
gamecommis- ypy of thc commonwcaltli from the ordinary revenue, a
^loriGTs oi two «/ ■'
parcels of land, sum not excccding ten hundred and forty dollars, to be ex-
pended by the board of commissioners on fisheries and
game for the following purposes: —
For the purchase of the land with the buildings thereon,
known as the Fortune property, consisting of eighty-five
acres, more or less, situated in the town of Palmer adjoining
the land of the state fish hatchery and being the same
premises now held by the commonwealth under a lease,
a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For the purchase of a lot of land formerly known as the
Daniel Vincent land, consisting of thirty-seven acres, more
or less, adjoining the state reservation at Martha's Vine-
yard, a sum not exceeding forty dollars.
Approved May 28, 1915.
Daniel Vincent
land.
C/iap.l36 Resolve providing for an investigation and a report
BY the state department OF HEALTH AS TO THE AD-
VISABILITY OF ESTABLISHING COUNTY OR DISTRICT TUBER-
CULOSIS HOSPITALS.
Investigation
as to advisa-
bility of
establishing
Resolved, That the state department of health be au-
thorized and directed to investigate with reference to the
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 137, 138. . 457
advisability of establishins; county or district hospitals for county or
, " . 5* "■p 1 1 • (• • • district tuber-
tne care and treatment oi cases or tuberculosis, irom cities cuiosis hos-
and towns having less than fifty thousand inhabitants.
Said department shall report the result of its investigation
to the next general court on or before the second Wednesday
in January, and shall accompany its report with such recom-
mendations for legislation as it may consider to be ad-
visable. Aijproved May 2S, 1915.
Resolve providing for an investigation relative to (jhn^ 137
THE hours of labor OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND RELATIVE
TO SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAYS FOR LABORERS, WORKMEN
AND MECHANICS EMPLOYED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, That the subject-matter contained in the bill ^s to^h^^r'°"
relative to the hours of labor of public employees, printed of labor of
as House Document No. 397, and in the bill relative to pioyees. sat-
Saturday half-holidays for laborers, workmen and mechanics hoiidays%'tc.
employed by or on behalf of the commonwealth, printed
as House Document No. 2140, both of the current year, be
referred to the commission on economy and efficiency for
investigation. Said commission shall report the results of
its investigation, together with such recommendations as
it may deem advisable, to the next general court on or
before the second Wednesday in January.
Approved May 28, 1915.
Resolve providing for the preparation of plans and (Jhn<Y) iqq
FOR SUCH STUDIES AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR COMPLET-
ING ARRANGEMENTS FOR A NEW HOSPITAL FOR THE IN-
SANE IN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- preparation of
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding fifteen thou- arfanglme'ntr
sand dollars, in addition to the unexT)ended balance of the (°'' inf^ne
1 1 1 • p 1 hospital in
appropriation made under authority or chapter one hundred metropolitan
and forty of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen, to be expended by the state board of insanity,
subject to the approval of the governor and council, for the
preparation of plans and for such studies relative to water
supply, sewage disposal and any other matters necessary
458 Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 139, 140.
to complete the preliminary arrangements for the erection
of a new hospital for the insane in the metropolitan dis-
trict. Approved May 2S, 1915.
Chap. 1S9 Resolve providing for the protection of the shore in
THE TOWN OF WINTHROP.
Thorrin"" °^ Resolved, That the board of harbor and land commissioners
winthrop. jg hereby authorized to provide for the building in the
town of Winthrop along the shore of Broad Sound on the
easterly side of Point Shirley for the whole, or a part, of
the distance from the southerly end of the existing sea wall
south of Great Head to Shirley Gut, a sea wall or break-
water, or other form of shore protection sufficient to protect
the shore and shore property from damage by the sea, and
may expend for the purpose a sum not exceeding eighteen
thousand dollars, of which sum fifteen thousand dollars
shall be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, and three thousand dollars
shall be appropriated by the town of Winthrop, which
amount the said town is hereby authorized to raise by
taxation, or otherwise, and pay into the treasury of
Proviso. the commonwealth: provided, that no expenditure shall be
made upon the improvements hereby authorized until satis-
factory evidence has been furnished to the auditor of the
commonwealth that the town of Winthrop has complied
with the conditions of this resolve.
Approved May 28, 1915.
Chap. 14:0 Resolves to provide for submitting to the people
the article of amendment of the constitution
relative to the authority of the general court
to impose taxes.
Proposod article Resolved, That the following article of amendment to the
of amendment ^>/, ^ r> ill
to constitution coustitutiou, liavHig bccn agreed to bv the last and the
submitted to i i i i- i i • ^i • i
the people. prcscut general court and pubhshed m the manner required
by the constitution, be submitted to the people for their
ratification and adoption : —
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 140. 459
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
Full power and authority are hereby given and granted to Article of
the general court to impose and levy a tax on income in ^^^'^ "^^^ "
the manner hereinafter provided. Such tax may be at
different rates upon income derived from different classes
of property, but shall be levied at a uniform rate through-
out the commonwealth upon incomes derived from the
same class of property. The general court may tax income
not derived from property at a lower rate than income
derived from property, and may grant reasonable exemptions
and abatements. Any class of property the income from
which is taxed under the provisions of this article may be
exempted from the imposition and levying of proportional
and reasonable assessments, rates and taxes as at present
authorized by the constitution. This article shall not be
construed to limit the power of the general court to impose
and levy reasonable duties and excises.
Resolved, That the people shall be assembled for the vote upon
p •I'j.i* J.' 11' 1 • J.I. article, etc.
purpose aforesaid, m their respective polling places in the
several cities and towns in meetings to be legally warned
and held on Tuesday, the second day of November next,
at which meetings all persons qualified to vote for state
officers may give in their votes by ballot for or against said
article of amendment; and the same officers shall preside
in said meetings as in meetings for the choice of state officers,
and shall, in open meetings receive, sort, count and declare
the votes for and against the said article of amendment;
and the said votes shall be recorded by the clerks of said
cities and towns, and true returns thereof shall be made
out under the hands of the mayor and aldermen or board
having the powers of aldermen, and of the selectmen, or a
major part of them, and of the clerks of the said cities and
towns, respectively, and sealed up, and, within ten days
after the said meetings, transmitted to the secretary of the
commonwealth. So far as the same can be applicable, the
provisions of law applicable to the election of state officers
shall apply to the taking of the vote on said article of amend-
ment.
Resolved, That every person qualified to vote as aforesaid
may express his opinion on said article of amendment and
the following words shall be printed on the ballot : —
460
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 140.
Question upon
ballot.
Examination
of returns of
votes, etc.
Governor to
issue procla-
mation.
Shall the following proposed amendment to the constitu
tion, relative to the taxation of incomes and
the granting of reasonable exemptions, be ap- I
proved and ratified? VES
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT. NO
Full power and authority are hereby given
and granted to the general court to impose and
levy a tax on income in the manner hereinafter
provided. Such tax may be at different rates
upon income derived from different classes of
property, but shall be levied at a uniform rate
throughout the commonwealth upon incomes
derived from the same class of property. The
general court may tax income not derived from
property at a lower rate than income derived
from property, and may grant reasonable ex-
emptions and abatements. Any class of prop-
erty the income from which is taxed under the
provisions of this article may be exempted
from the imposition and levying of proportional
and reasonable assessments, rates and taxes as
at present authorized by the constitution.
This article shall not be construed to limit the
power of the general court to impose and levy
reasonable duties and excises.
And if said article shall appear to be approved by a ma-
jority of the persons voting thereon, it shall be deemed and
taken to be ratified and adopted by the people.
Resolved, That his excellency the governor and the council
shall forthwith open and examine the votes returned as
aforesaid; and if it shall appear that said article of amend-
ment has been approved by a majority of the persons voting
thereon, according to the votes returned and certified as
aforesaid, the same shall be enrolled on parchment and
deposited in the secretary's office as a part of the constitution
of the commonwealth, and shall be published in immediate
connection therewith, numbered according to its numerical
position, with the articles of amendment of the constitution
heretofore adopted, in all future editions of the laws of the
commonwealth printed by public authority.
Resolved, That his excellency the go^•ornor is hereby au-
thorized and requested to issue his proclamation forthwith
after the examination of the votes returned as aforesaid,
Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 141, 142. 461
reciting said article of amendment and announcing that the
article has duly been adopted and ratified by the people of
the commonwealth, and thus becomes a part of the constitu-
tion thereof, and requiring all magistrates and officers and
all citizens of the commonwealth to take notice thereof and
govern themselves accordingly, or that said article of amend-
ment has been rejected, as the case may be.
Approved May 28, 1915.
Resolve providing for an investigation of the opera- fhn^j 141
TION and effect OF THE "LONDON SLIDING SCALE "
SYSTEM OF ADJUSTING THE PRICE OF GAS AND THE RATE
OF DIVIDENDS AS APPLIED TO THE BOSTON CONSOLIDATED
GAS COMPANY.
Resolved, That the board of gas and electric light com- investigation
missioners is hereby directed to investigate the operation of etcTo^'Lon-
the system of an automatic and interdependent adjustment scaie^''fstem
of the price of gas to consumers and the rate of dividends "rice^of*^'^^
to stockholders, known as the "London Sliding Scale", as etc.
applied to the Boston Consolidated Gas Company under
the provisions of chapter four hundred and twenty-two of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six, the con-
ditions under which the system has been tried and its effect
upon the public interest, and to report to the general court
on or before the first day of February, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, the results of its investigation, with such recom-
mendations, if any, as to the continuance, terms and ex-
tension of the system as the board may deem expedient.
The board may incur, for the purposes of this resolve, such
reasonable expenses in excess of its regular appropriations
as may be authorized by the governor and council. Before
incurring any expense in excess of its regular appropria-
tions, the board shall estimate its probable amount and
submit the estimate to the governor and council for their
approval; and no expense shall be incurred by the board
in excess of its regular appropriations beyond the amount
so estimated and approved. Approved May 28, 1915.
Resolve providing for certain improvements at the rhn^ 14.0
REFORMATORY FOR W'OMEN.
Resolved, That the following sums may be expended under improvements
the direction of the board of prison commissioners in making fo/wo^n!'''^
certain improvements at the reformatory for women: For
repairs to roofing, a sum not exceeding seventeen hundred
462 Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 143, 144.
Improvements (lollars; foF repairing and rebuilding a fence, a sum not ex-
for women. ceediug fivc huudrcd dollars; for installing a fire pump and
automatic sprinklers, a sum not exceeding ten thousand
Proviso. dollars: yrovided, however, that no expenditures shall be
made for the said purposes until a plan and specifications
therefor have been a])i)roved by the governor and council.
For engineering and other services necessary to provide
plans and specifications for the installing of a system of
electric lighting, and for an estimate of the cost thereof, a
sum not exceeding three hundred and fifty dollars.
Approved May 28, 1915.
Chap. \4:S Resolve providing for certain improvements at the
STATE normal SCHOOL AT BRIDGEWATER.
Improvements Resolvcd, That tlic board of education is hereby directed
normal school, to make expcuditurcs for improvements at the state normal
school at Bridgewater to an amount not exceeding thirty-
five thousand one hundred dollars, for the following purposes,
to wit : — •
Fresh air inlets. ^Qp raisiug and enlarging fresh air inlets in certain build-
ings, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Heating Yov additions to the direct radiation heating svstem in
system. . . i i
the school building, a sum not exceeding twelve thousand
dollars.
V^t^m""" ^^^ renewal of the plumbing system in the school building,
a sum not exceeding fifty-five hundred dollars.
rstem"*^*^^''"" -^^^ additions to the fire protection system and water
Proviso. supply for domestic purposes: provided, that no expendi-
tures shall be made for improvements in Normal Hall, a
sum not exceeding fourteen thousand five hundred dollars.
Repairs to roofs. ^ov rei)airs to roofs, a sum not exceeding six hundred
dollars.
Engineering Poj. engineering services in carrving out the imiirove-
ments as above specified, a sum not exceeding two thousand
dollars. Approved May 28, 1915.
C/iap. 144 Resolve providing for the appointment of a com-
mission TO investigate the subject of TER^nNAL
facilities and the IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT IN THE METROPOLITAN DIS-
TRICT.
The Terminal Resolved, That a commission be appointed, to be called
Commission, i . i i ii • • i
appointment, 'j^he Terminal Commission, which shall investigate the
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 145. 463
subject of terminal facilities and shall also consider the im-
pro\'ement of facilities for the transportation of freight in
the metropolitan district. The commission shall investigate investigation
the best method and the means for the development and raciiit'icsrot"'^,
improvement of the facilities for the transportation of disthct°^'°''^°
property to, in, and from, and with relation to the city of
Boston; the need and possibility of providing necessary
interurban facilities for the transportation of freight, in-
cluding the practicability and probable cost of constructing
freight lines for the accommodation of steamships, railroads,
warehouses, markets and manufacturing and industrial
establishments; the desirability, feasibility and probable cost
of promoting business opportunities within the metropolitan
district by the establishment of industrial centres, together
with the nature of the service and the routes therefor best
adapted to meet the transportation rec^uirements of such
industrial centres; and the proportion of the cost for the
development and improvement of such transportation and
for the establishment of such industrial centres which should
be borne by the commonwealth, by the city of Boston and
by public service corporations, respectively. The commission
shall serve without compensation; shall have a room in
the state house assigned for its use; shall give such public
hearings as it deems necessary; may employ such assistants,
clerical or otherwise, as it may require; and shall receive
such sums for expenses, travelling and otherwise, necessarily
incurred, as shall be allowed by the governor and council;
one half of all such sums to be paid by the commonwealth
and one half by the city of Boston. The commission shall ^mm^Lon
be constituted as follows: — Two members of the present
senate, to be appointed by the president of the senate;
tliree members of the present house of representatives, to be
appointed by the speaker of the house; two persons, experts
on the subject of transportation, to be appointed by the
governor; and two persons, experts on the subject of trans-
portation, to be appointed by the mayor of the city of
Boston. The commission shall report to the next general
court on or before the first day of April.
Approved May 28, 1915.
Resolve providing for certain buildings and improve- (7/^^^ J45
MENTS AT THE NORFOLK STATE HOSPITAL.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Buildings and
ury of the commonwealth the sum of ninety-three thousand LTnoS^'''*
State hospital.
Underground
piping, elc.
464 Resolves, 1915. — Chaps. 146, 147.
five hundred dollars, to be expended at the Norfolk state
hospital by the trustees of said hospital as follows : —
CottaRea YoT the buildiug and equipment of five cottages for men,
a sum not exceeding forty-three thousand dollars;
Dinina room YoT tlic buildiug and equipment of a dining room building,
building. j^ n I 1 1 if
a sum not exceedmg eighteen tnousand dollars;
For underground piping, conduit and insulation to connect
with central heating plant, a sum not exceeding twenty-one
thousand dollars;
Sewer and YoT scwcr and watcr construction, a sum not exceeding
water con- ' "
struction. thrcc tliousaud dollars;
Outside wiring. YoT outsidc wiriug, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars;
itnd*^*"'''*' For additional land, a sum not exceeding five thousand
dollars;
of'^h'driatic ^^^ ^^^ equipment of a hydriatic department in hospital
department. buildiug, a sum Hot exceeding two thousand five hundred
dollars. Approved May 31, 1915.
Chap. 14iQ Resolve providing for certain improvements at the
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
Improvements Resolved, That thcrc be allowed and paid out of the treas-
at mdustrial ' tip i !•
school for boy.s. ypy of the commonwcalth irom the ordmary revenue, a sum
not exceeding eighteen thousand dollars, to be expended at
the industrial school for boys, under the direction of the
trustees of jNlassachusetts training schools, for a fireproof
storehouse.
^jiidin^ ''etc'^''' For one wing of the central building with heating and
equipment, a sum not exceeding twenty-one thousand
dollars; and for a work-shed, a sum not exceeding twelve
hundred and fifty dollars. Approved May 31, 1915.
Chap. 14:7 Resolve providing for the representation of the
COMMONWEALTH AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION.
Representation Resolved, That there be allowed and paid from the appro-
or common- ' i i i i
wealth at priatiou authorized by chapter one hundred and twenty-
internationid five of the rcsolvcs of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen,
xposition. ^ ^^^ ^^^^ exceeding six thousand dollars, to be expended
under the direction of the governor and council, to enable
the commonwealth to be represented after the i)rorogation
of the present session of the general court at the Panama-
Resolves, 1915. — Chap. 147. 465
Pacific International Exposition, held in the city of San Representation
Francisco, in the state of California, by the following officials, wealth at
, •, jj. n xl, 1 • U xl Panama-Pacific
to Wit : — His excellency the governor, or his honor, the international
lieutenant governor; two members of the staff of the gov- e^p°^'*'°°-
ernor; the president of the senate; the speaker of the house;
two members of the senate, to be appointed by the presi-
dent; four members of the house, to be appointed by the
speaker; and the sergeant-at-arms.
Approved June 4, 1915.
®Ij0 (dflmuuJtmifaltli of MaasarliuHftta.
Office of the Secretary, Boston, September 15, 1915.
I certify that the special acts and resolves contained in this vol-
ume are true copies of the originals on file in this oSice.
ALBERT P. LANGTRY,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
INDEX
TO THE
SPECIAL ACTS AND RESOLVES
OF
1915.
SPECIAL ACTS AND RESOLVES OF 1915.
A.
PAGE
Abbott, John E., in favor of 408
Aberjona river (see River, Aberjona).
Abington, town of, may refund certain indebtedness ..... 193
Absentee voting (see Voting, absentee).
Academy, Hitchcock Free, town of Sturbridge, reimbursed for transporting pupils
to 404
of Science, Peabody, The Trustees of, name changed to Peabody Museum of
Salem 99
Accounts, municipal, appropriation for auditing ...... 75
Acts, certain, of the town of West Newbury, confirmed ..... 140
Acushnet, river (see River, Acushnet).
town of, city of New Bedford may supply water to . . . . .88
(See also Index to general acts.)
Adjutant general of the militia, appropriation for ..... 133
Advisory board of pardons, compensation and expenses of, appropriation for . 82
Agencies, loan, supervisor of, appropriation for ...... 189
Agent, purchasing, in Waltham, ofEce established . . . . . . 240
Agricultural, College, Massachusetts, appropriation for ..... 106
appropriation for new buildings at . . . . . . . .22
certain improvements at ........ . 438
trustees of, may sell certain lands in Amherst and Hadley . . . 283
expenses, sundry, appropriations for ........ 65
School, Smith's, city of Northampton reimbursed for support of . . . 399
schools, certain, appropriation for ........ 66
Agriculture, state board of, appropriation for ....... 65
Aid, state and military, appropriation for payment of . . . . .42
Aldermen, board of, city of Beverly, may pay salaries to members of its . . 98
of Somerville, time of qualifying ........ 148
Alterations in Tremont street subway, payment for, by Boston Transit Com-
mission ............ 64
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION, PROPOSED:
land, taking of, to relieve congestion of population and to provide homes for
citizens, submitted to the people ....... 450
"male," striking the word, from the constitution, submitted to the people . 452
taxes, authority of the general court to impose, submitted to the people . 458
American, Association for the Advancement of Science may hold additional real
and personal estate ......... 164
Submerged Exhaust Co., charter revived and acts confirmed ... 49
Amherst, town of, certain lands in, trustees of the Massachusetts Agricultural
College may sell .......... 283
may borrow money to build a sewerage system ...... 246
Andover Village Improvement Society, The, incorporated .... 95
472
Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
Andrews, Charles A., deputy tax commissioner, appropriation for salary of
Animal industry, department of, appropriation for ......
Animals, cattle, horses and other, contagious diseases among, appropriation for
exterminating ..........
Anniversary celebrations (see Celebration, anniversary).
Annual report (see Report).
ANNUITIES:
Bestwick, Alfred Augustus, widow of, city of Boston may pay to
Harrington, Edward, commonwealth may pay to
Linnane, John, widow of, city of Boston may pay to .
Pendergast, Frank J., widow of, city of Boston may pay to .
(See also Pensions.)
Apparatus, heating, of the Revere beach reservation, improving of
Appliances, electrical, in Everett ......
for shutting off gas in case of fire, investigation of
APPROPRIATIONS :
adjutant general, salaries and expenses of . . .
agricultural expenses, sundry ......
agricultural schools, certain ......
agriculture, state board of, salaries and expenses in, etc.
Andrews, Charles A., deputy tax commissioner, salary of
animal industry, department of, salaries and expenses of
armory expenses, sundry .......
attorney-general, salaries and expenses of .
auditor of the commonwealth, salaries and expenses of
ballot law commission, state, salaries and expenses of .
band concerts in parks, etc., under control of the metropolitan park commis
SI on
bank commissioner, salaries and expenses of
blind, commission for, maintenance of
bonds, serial ......
Boston state hospital, maintenance of
boulevards and parkways, care and maintenance of
Boynton, Herbert H., deputy secretary, salary of
Bridgraan, Frank E., assistant clerk of the senate, salary of
cattle, horses and other animals, for exterminating contagious diseases amonjr
killed, etc., during the epidemic of the hoof and mouth disease, compensat-
ing owners for ....
census, decennial, for taking
summer, for taking ....
charity, state board of, salaries and expenses of
Charles river basin, care and maintenance of
civil service commission, salaries and expenses of
commission to investigate terminal facilities, etc., in the metropoli
expenses of .
conciliation and arbitration, state board of, salaries and expenses o
continuation schools .....
controller of county accounts, salaries and expenses of
Coolidge, Henry D., clerk of the senate, salary of
Danvers state hospital, maintenance of
deer, damages caused by .
deficiencies in appropriations for 1914
tan district
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59
87
87
304
423
61
60
269
181
402
133
65
66
65
59
87
187
14
34
10
103
348
171
280
180
104
35
5
87
209
43
75
187
104
40
377
16
67
12
6
150
120
261
Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
473
APPROPRIATIONS — continued.
dentistry, board of registration in, salaries and expenses of .
district attorneys and assistants, salaries and expenses of
district police, retired officers of the ......
salaries and expenses of .......
Dudley, Warren P., secretary of the civil service commission, salary of
economy and efficiency, commission on, salaries and expenses of .
education, board of, salaries and expenses of
educational expenses, sundry
elections, for printing matters relating to
executive council, salaries and expenses of the
department, salaries and expenses in
secretary, salary of the ....
fire prevention commissioner, salaries and expenses of
firemen, payment of claims arising from the death of
fisheries and game, commissioners on, salaries and expenses of
forester, state, salaries and expenses of
Foxborough state hospital, maintenance of .
free public library commissioners, expenses of
Gardner state colony, maintenance of
gas and electric light commissioners, salaries and expenses of
general court, bulletin of committee hearings of, expenses of publication of
committees of, clerical assistance to . . .
compensation and mileage of members and officers of
compensation of employees of ....
contingent expenses and stationery for
hearings of committees of, for advertising
summoning of witnesses and paying fees by committees of, expenses of
governor, salary of .
governor's secretaries, salaries of ... .
Grand Army of the Republic, expenses and headquarters of
gypsy and brown tail moths, suppression of
harbor and land commissioners, salaries and expenses of
health, state department of, expenses of , . .
highway commission, salaries and expenses of
homestead commission, expenses of .
hospitals for consumptives, trustees of, certain expenses of
household arts schools ......
industrial accident board, salaries and expenses of
and state board of labor and industries, expenses of .
industrial school for boys, maintenance of .
industrial school for girls, maintenance of .
industrial schools, independent .....
insanity, state board of, salaries and expenses of .
insurance commissioner, salaries and expenses of .
interest on direct debt and temporary loans of the commonwealth, for pay-
ment of .......
judicial department, salaries and expenses in
Kimball, James W., clerk of the House, salary of
labor and industries, state board of, salaries and expenses of
Lakeville state sanatorium, maintenance of
land court, salaries and expenses of .
laws, for printing .......
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13
21
15
51
41
35
122
122
36
11
11
11
118
37
241
125
142
207
142
162
6
6
5
6,6
6
6
6
11
11
120
125
60
189
126
119
81
67
45
33
86
86
66
90
44
32
17
5
94
141
37
36
474
Index to Special Acts and Resol\t:s.
APPROPRIATIONS — continiuxl.
Leach, William I., certain compensation for ......
liens, mortgages, etc., compensation of commission on changes in law.s relative
to
lieutenant governor, salary of ...... .
life insurance departments of savings banks, expenses in connection with the
ostal)lishment of ....... .
L.vman school for boys, maintenance of .... .
Mashpee, construction and repair of roads in .
Massachusetts Agricultural College, for maintenance and expenses of
for new building at ....... .
Massachusetts, Hospital school, maintenance of .
Institute of Technology .......
nautical school, expenses of ...... .
reformatory, maintenance of .
school for the feeble-minded, maintenance of .
school fund, payment of premiums on securities in the
State Firemen's Association .......
training schools, trustees of, expenses of .
Medfield state hospital, maintenance of .... .
medical examiners' fees ........
medicine, board of registration in, salaries and expenses in
metropolitan water system, maintaining and operating
minimum wage commission, salaries and expenses of .
miscellaneous expenses, .sundry . . . . . . .119,
Monson state hospital, maintenance of .... .
raunicijjal accounts, auditing of ......
Nantasket beach reservation, care and maintenance of
needy persons, employment by the state forester of certain .
non-agricultural schools ........
Norfolk state hospital, maintenance of .... .
normal art school, state, for new site and buildings at .
north metropolitan sewerage system, maintaining, etc.
North Reading state sanatorium, maintenance of . . .
Northampton state hospital, maintenance of ... .
Panama-Pacific international exposition, for representation of the common
wealth at ........ .
pardons, advisory board of, compensation and expenses of, appropriation for
parole, boards of, etc., salaries and expenses of .
Penikese hospital, maintenance of ..... .
pensions ...........
in charge of the metropolitan park commission
pharmacy, board of registration in, salaries and expenses of .
port of Boston, directors of, salaries and expenses of .
practical arts classes ........
premiums for sureties on certain official bonds ....
prison camp and hospital, maintenance of .
prison commissioners, salaries and expenses of .
probate and insolvency, courts of, salaries and expenses of .
province laws, continuing the publication of ... .
public, employees, compensation for certain ....
records, commissioner of, salary and expenses of . . .
service commission, salaries and expenses of .
PAGE
120
120
11
49
86
120
106
22
144
9
83
164
140
33
8
85
151
120
25
107
70
313. 340, 381
151
75
105
240
6(3
40, 356
87
zo
106
142
149
23
82
82
145
15
105
32
263
67
120
165
139
18
254
16
9
20
Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
475
APPROPRIATIONS — continued.
quartermaster general of the militia, salaries and expenses of, etc.
recess committees authorized by the general court of 1914, additional ex-
penses of ...... .
reforestation of lands, etc., expenses of . . .
reformatory, expenses, sundry .....
for women, maintenance of .
Reilly, Joseph J., chief examiner of the civil service commission, salary of
reimbursement of cities and towns for loss of taxes on land used for public in
stitutions .......
reservations, maintenance of .... .
retirement system, for employees of the commonwealth, expenses in connec
tion with ........
for public school teachers, salaries and expenses of .
Revere beach reservation, protection of the shore and beach at
Rutland state sanatorium, maintenance of .
Sanger, Wm. H., assistant clerk of the senate, salary of
secretary of the commonwealth, salaries and expenses of
sergeant-at-arms, salaries and expenses of . . . ' .
Soldiers' Home, maintenance of .....
soldiers and sailors who served in the war of the rebellion, publication of a
record of ...... .
soldiers, annuities for ......
south metropoUtan sewerage system, maintaining, etc.
state and military aid, payment of .
departments, continuance of, without
farm, maintenance of . . . • .
house, old provincial, maintenance of . . .
infirmary, maintenance of .... .
library, salaries and expenses in ... .
prison, maintenance of .
statistics, bureau of, salaries and expenses of
supervisor of loan agencies, salary and expenses of
surgeon general of the militia, salaries and expenses of
Taunton state hospital, maintenance of . . .
tax commissioner, salaries and expenses of .
terminal facilities, etc., in the metropolitan district, expenses of the special
commission to investigate ....
treasurer and receiver-general, salaries and expenses of
tuberculosis hospitals, subsidies to cities and towns for establishing and
taining ........
tuition of certain non-resident pupils ....
veterans, of the civil war ......
prison officers, etc., retired from the service of the commonwealth, and
pensation of .
veterinary medicine, board of registration in, salaries and expenses of
water power resources, investigation of ... .
weights and measures, commissioner of, salaries and expenses of
Wellington bridge, care and maintenance of . . .
Westborough state hospital, maintenance of . . .
Westfield state sanatorium, m.iintenance of . . .
women formerly employed by the sergeant-at-arms
Worcester, Polytechnic Institute .....
raam-
com
PAGE
186
42
172
139
150
41
3.3
104
71
132
258
141
5
35
23
268
83
15
106
42
397
144
10
165
8
150
43
189
44
147
59
377
12
7
67
15
15
14
120
15
104
143
143
16
10
476
Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
APPROPRIATIONS — concluded.
Worcester, state asylum, maintenance of
state hospital, maintenance of
Wrentham state school, maintenance of
Arboretum, Arnold, West Roxbury parkway in Boston between Stony Brook
reservation and, investigation of development of
Arlington street in Boston, subway station at or near the corner of Boylston
street and, construction of ..... .
Arlington, town of, construction of parkway or boulevard in
may convey certain lands to the metropolitan park commission, etc.
Armories, appropriation for maintenance of .... .
appropriation for serial bonds for ......
Army, Grand, of the Republic (see Grand Army of the Republic).
Arnold Arboretum (see Arboretum, Arnold).
Arnold, William O., granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed
Artesian Supply District, rights of, Salisbury Water Supply District may purchase
Ashland, town of, town of Framingham may supply water to .
Assessment of citizens of Salem residing elsewhere temporarily .
Assessments, certain sewer, in Attleboro, validated . - .
of poll taxes in Boston (see Index to general acts).
sewer, in the city of Newton, regulation of .
Assessors, assistant, in Attleboro, office established
Assistant, assessors (see Assessors, assistant).
clerk, of the house of representatives, appropriation for salary of
of the senate, appropriation for salary of ...
doorkeepers and messengers to the senate and house of representatives, appro-
priation for salaries of ........ .
engineer (see Engineer, assistant).
ASSOCIATIONS:
American, for the advancement of Science, may hold additional real and per-
sonal estate .......
Boston Wesleyan, powers increased ....
Cambridge Funeral, incorporated ....
Glenwood cemetery, in the town of Natick, incorporated
Improved Dwellings, in Boston, charter extended
Indian Ridge, name changed to The Andover Village Improvement Society
justices of district, police and municipal courts, certain expenses of
Massachusetts Employees Insurance, rights and powers of .
Massachusetts State Firemen's, appropriation for ....
Veteran, of the Independent Corps of Cadets, may hold additional property
Asylum, Worcester state, appropriation for ......
Atlas sheets (see Map, topographical).
Attleboro, city of, assistant assessors of, office established
certain sewer assessments in, validated
may purchase and cancel certain indebtedness
municipal expenditures in, approval of.
school committee of, filling vacancies in
sewer loan, commission established
(See also Index to general acts.)
ATTORNEY-GENERAL :
appropriation for salaries and expenses of .
and secretary of the commonwealth to investigate absentee voting at elections
of the commonwealth .........
PAGE
144
148
149
429
253
131
130
187
280
337
169
327
136
273
77
152
5
5
164
283
8
93
61
95
434
269
8
89
144
152
273
193
48
180
193
14
403
Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
477
Attorney, district (see District attorneys).
Atwood, Edward B., in favor of . . . . .
Auditing^ of municipal accounts, appropriation for
Auditor, city, of Worcester, election and term of ofEce of
AUDITOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH:
appropriations for the department of ,
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429
75
70
34
B.
Bagley, Patrick, granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed . . . 337
Baker's Corner Fire District, date of meeting of ..... . 165
Ballot law commission, state, appropriation for salary and expenses of . .10
Band concerts, in parks, etc., under control of the metropolitan park commission,
appropriation for .......... 103
public, town of Greenfield may appropriate money for .... 57
Bank, Chelsea Savings, payment of moneys now in the treasury of the common-
wealth to .......... . 447
commissioner, appropriation for ........ 348
Fall River Five Cents Savings, may construct a building for its own use . 279
Banks, savings, establishing of insurance departments by, appropriation for ex-
penses in connection with ........ 49
Barnstable, county, tax granted for ........ 409
fire district, time extended for establishing ...... 108
harbor (see Harbor, Barnstable).
South Fire and Water District, estabhshed ....... 137
town of, Barnstable fire district in, time extended for establishing . . 108
Barnstable harbor in, improvement of ...... . 306
Lewis bay in Yarmouth and, improvement of . . . . . . 328
(See also Index to general acts.)
Barre, town of, annual town meeting of, validated ...... 254
Basements in Boston, use as living rooms of ...... . 311
Basin, Charles river, appropriation for care and maintenance of . . . 104
Bath, house, at the Revere beach reservation, improving the heating apparatus of 269
Nahant Beach, bathing facilities at, increased ...... 194
houses, town of Yarmouth authorized to acquire land for .... 333
Bathing facilities (see Facilities, bathing).
Bay, Buzzard's, continuation of the investigation of the fisheries of . . . 399
Lewis, in Barnstable and Yarmouth, improvement of . . . . . 328
Beach at the Revere Beach reservation, appropriation for the protection of . . 258
Revere, improvement of bath house at ...... . 269
Beaches, in the city of Chelsea, taking of stones, sand and gravel from . . 46
in Essex county, investigation of use of ...... . 433
Beckford, Francis S., justice of the peace, acts confirmed .... 394
Beds for tuberculous patients, in private hospitals, trustees of new hospital for con-
sumptives in Boston authorized to hire ...... 132
Bee Hive, Order of, incorporated ......... 101
Belchertown, town of, may supply itself with water ..... 242
Berkshire, county, state forest along the Mohawk trail, so-called, in Franklin
county and, investigation of ....... . 445
tax granted for ........... 410
and Springfield Street Railway companies, through service over the lines of,
facilitated ........... 258
478
Index to Special Acts and Resol\t:s.
Berry, Ira M., granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed
Bestwick, Alfred Augustus, widow of, city of Boston may pay an annuity to
Beverly, fity of, fire department of, pay of permanent men in, establisiied .
may borrow money to relay certain water mains .....
may pay salaries to members of its board of aldermen ....
water supply board, Salem and, installing of measuring and recording devices
by
Biggi, Frank, act of town of Carlisle in voting to make a payment to, ratified
Billerica, town of. Concord river in, improvement of ... .
may make an additional water loan .......
Binding and printing, ordered by the general court, appropriation for
Births, index of, secretary of the commonwealth to make provision for
Black's creek, in Quincy, metropolitan park commission may maintain a bridge
over, for the extension of the Furnace Brook parkway
Blackstone, town of, may pxxrchase land to increase its water supply
Blind, commission for, to investigate and assist persons with defective eyesight
appropriation for ..........
Bliss Trust of St. John's Episcopal Church, The, incorporated
Board, licensing, for Boston, fees of .......
municipal light, of Lunenburg, election of Augustus A. Cooke as a member of
confirmed ..........
of public works. Great Barrington Fire District may elect
of Trade, Roxbury. incorporated .......
of Trade, Westfield, incorporated .......
Salem and Beverly water supply, installing of measuring and recording devices
by . .
school, of Holyoke, may appoint school physicians, medical inspectors, and
school nurses ..........
BOARDS:
advisorj' board of pardons, compensation and expenses of, appropriation for
agriculture, appropriation for ........
charity, appropriation for .........
may expend an additional sum in preparing a manual of the laws concerning
charities, etc. .........
conciliation and arbitration, appropriation for .....
dentistry, board of registration in, appropriation for ....
education, additional copies of report on the support of public schools of
appropriation for ..........
compilation of laws relating to public education by, time extended for report
on ............
may provide for printing an edition of the laws relative to public education
report relative to a state university by, provision for additional copies of
to make certain improvements at the state normal school at Bridgewater
health (see Health, state department of),
industrial accident, appropriation for .......
and state board of labor and industries, appropriation for expenses of •
insanity, appropriation for ........
purchase of land, etc., by, for a school for the feeble-minded in the western
part of the commonwealth .......
to prepare plans, etc., for a hospital for the insane in the metropolitan dis-
trict ...........
labor and industries, appropriation for ......
PAGE
337
304
56
195
98
265
20S
430
330
6
435
40
74
406
171
111
268
425
91
93
16
265
317
82
65
187
427
16
13
406
122
397
429
396
462
45
33
90
449
457
94
Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
479
BOARDS — concluded.
medicine, board of registration in, appropriation for . . . . .
metropolitan water and sewerage, appropriation for south metropolitan
sewerage system .....
to improve north metropolitan sewerage system
to paj' a sum of money to Joseph Hanreddy
parole, appropriation for .....
pharmacy, board of registration in, appropriation for
veterinary medicine, board of registration in, appropriation for
Boat houses, town of Yarmouth authorized to acquire land for .
BOND ISSUES OP THE COMMONWEALTH:
metropolitan parks commission, Charles river bridge .
metropolitan water and sewerage commission, .Joseph Hanreddy
Neponset valley ........
Bond, of the commonwealth, governor and council may order the issue of dupli'
cate interest-bearing, to trustees under the will of Edward Wells .
time extended for filing, by the Boston and Eastern Electric Railroad Company
Bonds, certain, authority of the city of Boston to issue, revoked
certain official, premiums for, appropriation for .....
of the city of Chelsea, surrender, cancellation and exchange of certain .
of the city of Lawrence, issuing of certain ......
serial (see Serial Bonds).
Boston, Chamber of Commerce, gratuity fund of .... .
city of, additional tunnels or subways in, construction of . . .
assessment of poll taxes and registration in (see Index to general acts).
authority of, to issue certain bonds, revoked .....
buildings in, construction and remodeling of .
erection of ..........
height of .
cellars and basements in, use as living rooms of ... .
Charles River, bridge over, between Dedham and (see Index to general acts)
commissioner of wires of, powers of ......
East Boston timnel in, tolls for the use of, abolislied
Harrington, Edward, of, in favor of ......
highway between Worcester and, investigation of the cost of widening
hiring of beds for tuberculous patients in .....
house of correction and penal institutions department of, civil service law
extended to employees of .......
Improved Dwellings Association in, charter extended
licensing board for, fees of ....... .
location of underground electrical wires, cables, etc., in . .
McGoveru, James, of, in favor of the family ot ....
may appoint Daniel P. Keough veterinary surgeon in the fire department
maj' construct a high pressure fire pumping station ....
may dispose of a part of the Dorchester south burying ground .
may lease or sell certain land between Haverhill and Canal streets
may pay an annuity to the widow of Alfred Augustus Bestwick
to the widow of John Linnane
to the widow of Frank J. Pendergast .
may pay a pension to the widow of William Magner
to Joseph H. O'Toole ....
may pay a sum of money to John Corrigan
to Charles W. Miller
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26
106
430
450
82
32
. 14
333
339
450
437
394
285
68
120
134
153
355
354
68
320
185
286
311
192
127, 279
423
423
132
83
61
268
199
441
68
281
61
122
304
61
60
48
111
81
63
480
Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
PAGE
Boston, city of, may pay a sum of money to Patrick Sheehan .... 81
to the widow of Daniel Connor ........ 108
to the widow of John F. Kennedy ....... 60
to the widow of Richard Power ........ 90
to the widow of H. Joseph Quinn ....... 376
to the widow of William H. Woods ....... 285
may pension Warren H. Brown ........ 103
may reinstate William J. O'Leary in the public works department . . 24
may take certain land of the commonwealth to widen Harvard street
may transfer the land and buildings of the parental school to the hospital
department ...........
Neponset river, bridge over, between Milton and (see Index to general acts) .
bridge over, between Quincy and (see Index to general acts),
property lying within the city of Quincy belonging to, adjustment of taxes
assessed on .......... .
public schools of, appropriation for ...... 255, 347
payment of pensions to members of the teaching and supervising staff of 259
retirement fund for laborers employed by ......
school committee of, may conduct courses for the improvement of teachers
Shirley-Eustis mansion in, preservation of ..... .
street railway between Summer street and Commonwealth piers, etc., in,
construction, etc., of ........ .
subway station at or near the corner of Boylston and Arlington streets in,
construction of (see also tunnels) .......
superintendent of the north city hay scales of, included within ci^^l service
surface drainage in, cost of disposal of ...... .
theatrical exhibitions in, revoking and suspending licenses for
tunnel or subway in the Charlestown district of, etc., construction of .
tunnels or subways, additional, construction of , in .
West RoxI)ury parkway in, investigation of development of . . .
(See also Index to general acts.)
•wire commissioner of, may establish fees for certain permits
power of, relative to location of underground wires, etc.
(See also Index to general acts.)
Consolidated Gas Company, "London Sliding Scale" system of adjusting
price of gas, etc., as applied to, investigation of ....
Dispensary, charter amended .........
Elevated Railway Company, Dudley street terminal of, investigation of trans-
portation facilities at, etc. ........
Harbor (see Harbor, Boston),
port of (see Port of Boston).
Quincy and Fall River Bicycle Railway Company, time extended within which
railway shall be built .........
Rock, taking for park purposes of, metropolitan park commissioners to investi-
gate ............
state hospital (see Hospital, Boston state).
transit commission, compensation for injuries to workmen, etc., in the employ of
may make contracts for the temporary use of the Dorchester tunnel .
may pay the cost of certain alterations in the Tremont street subway, etc. .
Wesleyan Association, powers extended .......
and Eastern Electric Railroad Company, time extended for filing bond and for
building road by ......... .
67
29
211
47
131
261
336
253
148
80
316
250
353
429
192
199
461
27
424
211
400
200
89
64
283
285
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Boston, and Maine Railroad Company, railroad companies constituting, re
organization and consolidation of ..... .
Boulevard, in Arlington, construction of .
investigation of cost of making Ocean avenue in Revere a
Boulevards, care and maintenance of, appropriation for ....
Bounty, Hampden County Fair, Inc., may receive from the commonwealth a
Bourne, town of, Monument Beach Fire District in, established
Boylston street in Boston, subway station at or near the corner of Arhngton
street and, construction of .... .
Boynton, Herbert H., deputy secretary, appropriation for salary of
Boys, industrial school for (see School for boys, industrial).
Lyman school for (see School for Boys, Lyman).
Bradford, Durfee Textile School (see School, Bradford Durfee Textile).
First Parish in, dissolved ..........
trustees of the funds for the support of a Congregational Gospel Minister
in, name clianged, etc. . . . ■.
Meeting House, Proprietors of, dissolved .......
Breakwater in Tisbury, enlarging .........
BRIDGES:
Black's creek in Quincy, over, metropolitan park commission may maintain
and construct for the extension of Furnace Brook parkway
Brightman street, appropriation for maintenance and operation of
Charles river, over, between Newton and Weston, reconstruction of
Merrimac, issue of notes or bonds by Lawrence for construction of, over
Newburyport, appropriation for maintenance and operation of
South river, city of Salem may build over ......
Union street, city of Salem may discontinue .....
Wellington, appropriation for care and maintenance of ...
(See also Index to general acts.)
Bridges, repair, etc., of, by street railway companies, public service commission to
investigate ...........
Bridgewater, town of, state normal school at, certain improvements at
Bridgman, Frank E., assistant clerk of the house of representatives, appropriation
for salary of .......... .
Brightman street bridge (see Bridge, Brightman street).
Brighton (See Index to general acts).
Brimfield, town of, Hitchcock Free Academy in, town of Sturbridge reimbursed
for transporting pupils to ......
Bristol county, tax granted for ...... .
Broadway Pharmacy, Incorporated, charter revived and acts confirmed
Brockton, Chamber of Commerce, Inc., number of members of the board of direc
tors of, increased ......
city of, may make an additional water loan
may pay a pension to James Keough
may pay a sum of money to James F. Powers .
waterway between Taunton and, investigation of cost of
Brookline, town of, construction of a filter plant for
precinct voting, limited town meetings, etc., in .
Brooks street, Brighton (see Index to general acts).
Brown, Warren H., city of Boston may pension
Brown tail moths, appropriation for suppression of
Bu&um, Robert E., justice of the peace, acts confirmed .
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271
253
35
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266
252
449
40
126
339
153
126
77
77
104
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462
404
411
318
88
109
64
118
442
41
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Building, Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank, may construct, for its own use
Buildings in Boston, construction and remodeling of .....
erection of , . . . . . . .
height of ............
Bulletin of committee hearings of the general court, appropriation for expanses
of publication of ......... .
Bureau of statistics (see Statistics, bureau of).
Burns, Charles E., granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed
Burying ground, Dorchester south, city of Boston may dispose of a part of
Buzzard's Bay fisheries, investigation of, continued .....
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399
c.
Cables, underground, in Boston, location of . . . . . . . 199
Cadets, Independent Corps of. Veteran Association of, may hold additional
property ........... 89
Cambridge, City of (see Index to general acts).
Funeral Association, incorporated ........ 8
Camp and hospital, prison, appropriation for ...... 165
construction of a road at ......... . 447
Canal and Haverhill streets, city of Boston may lease or sell certain land between 122
Cape Cod Water Company, incorporated ....... 349
Card catalogue (see Catalogue, card).
Carlisle, town of, payment to Frank Biggi, ratified ...... 208
Carver, town of (see Index to general acts).
Catalogue, card, of the state library, continuing work on . . . . . 402
Cate, Alfred P., justice of the peace, acts confirmed ..... 405
Cattle, contagious diseases among, appropriation for exterminating ... 87
killed during the epidemic of the foot and mouth disease, compensation for 209, 398
Celebration, anniversary, town of Leominster maj' appropriate money for . 82
town of Paxton may appropriate money for ...... 108
Cellars in Boston, use as living rooms of . . . . . . . .311
CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS:
Glenwood, incorporated .......... 93
Terrace Hill Cemetery Corporation, trustees of, may hold additional real estate
inWalpole 30
Cemetery commissioners in the citj' of Lowell, appointment of . . . 240
Censorship law, so-called .......... 310
Census, decennial, appropriation for taking ....... 43
summer, appropriation for taking ........ 75
Chamber of Commerce, Boston, gratuity fund of . . . . . 355
Brockton, Inc., number of directors increased . ..... 88
CHANGE OF NAME OF CORPORATIONS:
First Religious Society in Roxbury ........ 39
Indian Ridge Association .......... 95
Peabody Academy of Science, Th(> Trustees of . . . . .99
Simmons Female College . . . . . .101
South End Industrial School 102
Trustees of the Funds for the Support of a Congregational Gospel Minister in
the First Parish in Bradford ........ 266
Changes in the topographical map of Massachusetts, harbor and land commis-
sioners to make .......... 42S
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Channel in the Mystic River, straightening and improvement of . . .
Chaplains of the senate and house of representatives, appropriations for salaries
of
Charges, freight, New York Central Railroad Company may refund to the
Wellesley Gravel Company certain .......
Charities of the commonwealth, preparation of a manual of the laws concerning
Charity, state board of, appropriation for .......
may expend au additional sum in preparing a manual of the laws concerning
charities, etc. ..........
Charles bank road (see Index to general acts).
Charles river (see River, Charles).
Charles River Basin (see Basin, Charles river).
Charlestown district of Boston, tunnel or subway in, etc., construction of
CHARTERS:
American Submerged Exhaust Co., revived and acts confirmed
Boston Dispensary, amended . .
Broadway Pharmacy, Incorporated, revived, etc.
Cape Cod Water Company, granted .
City of Leominster, granted ....
City of Quincy, amended .....
Framingham Contracting Company, revived, etc.
Improved Dwellings Association in Boston, extended
Massachusetts Loan Company, revived, etc.
The Fragment Society, amended
Chelsea, city of, bonds of, surrender, cancellation and exchange of certain .
taking of stones, sand and gravel from certain beaches in, allowed
Savings Bank (see Bank, Chelsea Savings) .
Chicopee, city of, may borrow money to enlarge its high school buildings
Falls, operation of the line of the Hampden Railroad Corporation to, time ex
tended for ..........
Gas Light Company, action of the selectmen of South Hadley in annulling cer
tain permits, etc., granted to, confirmed .....
CHURCHES :
First Baptist, in Randolph, Trustees of the Ministerial Fund of, maj' adopt
rules and regulations .........
First, in Roxbury, name changed from First Religious Society in Rox-
bury ............
First, of Christ, Trustees of the Funds for the Support of a Congregational
Gospel Minister in Bradford, name changed, etc.
First Methodist Episcopal, of Newton, trustees of, may hold additional prop
erty
First Parish in Bradford, dissolved ....
St. John's Episcopal, The Bliss Trust of, incorporated .
St. Michael's, in Marblehead, may hold additional property
CITIES:
Attleboro, assistant assessors of, office established
certain sewer assessments in, validated
may purchase and cancel certain indebtedness
municipal expenditures in, approval of
school committee of, filling vacancies in .
sewer loan commission, established
(See also Index to general iicts.)
P.\GE
290
6
265
427
187
427
250
49
27
318
349
290
27
347
61
337
63
134
46
348
249
161
309
39
266
173
252
111
99
152
273
193
48
180
193
484
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CITIES — continued.
Beverly, fire department of, pay of permanent men in, established
may borrow money to relay certain water mains
may pay salaries to members of its board of aldermen
Boston, additional tunnels or subways in, construction of
assessment of poll taxes and registration in (see Index to general acts) .
authority of, to issue certain bonds, revoked
buildings in, construction and remodeling of
erection of ......
height of .
cellars and basements in, use as living rooms of
East Boston tunnel in, tolls for the use of, abolished
Harrington, Edward, of, in favor of
liarbor (see Index to general acts).
highway between Worcester and, investigation of the cost of widening
hiring of beds for tuberculous patients in .....
house of correction and penal institutions department of, civil serA-ice law ex
tended to employees of .
Improved Dwellings Association in, charter extended
licensing board for. fees of .... .
location of underground electrical wires, cables, etc., in
may appoint Daniel P. Keough veterinary surgeon in the fire department
may construct a high pressure fire pumping station .
may dispose of a part of the Dorchester south burying ground .
may lease or sell certain land between Haverhill and Canal streets
may pay an annuity to the widow of Alfred Augustus Bestwick
to the widow of John Linnane
to the widow of Frank J. Pendergast .
may pension the widow of William Magner
Warren H. Brown .....
Joseph H. O'Toole .....
may pay a sum of money to John Corrigan
to Charles W. Miller
to Patrick Sheehan .....
to the widow of Daniel Connor .
to the widow of John F. Kennedy
to the widow of Richard Power .
to the widow of H. Joseph Quinn
to the widow of William H. Woods
may reinstate William J. O'Leary in the public works department
may take certain land of the commonwealth to widen Harvard street
may transfer land and buildings of the parental school to the hospital depart-
ment ...........
McGovern, James, of, in favor of the family of ....
Neponset river, bridge over, between Milton and (see Index to general acts)
bridge over, between Quincy and (see Index to general arts),
property lying within the city of Quincy belonging to, adjustment of taxes
assessed on .......... .
public schools of, appropriations for ...... 255, 347
payment of pensions to members of the teaching and supervising staff
of 259
retirement fund for laborers employed by ...... 47
school committee of, may conduct courses for the improvement of teachers . 131
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98
354
68
320
185
286
311
127, 279
423
423
132
83
61
268
199
68
281
61
122
304
61
60
48
103
111
81
63
81
108
00
90
376
285
24
67
29
441
211
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CITIES — continued.
Boston, Shirley-Eustis mansion in, preservation of . . • •
street railway between Summer street and Commonwealth piers, in,
struction of . . . • • • • • • • _ ■
subway station at or near the corner of Boylston and Arlington streets in,
construction of (see also terminal) . . • • • • •
superintendent of the north city hay scales of, included within civil service .
surface drainage in, cost of disposal of ...••• •
theatrical exhibitions in, revoking and suspending licenses for .
transit commission, payment for alterations in Tremont street subway
tunnel or subway in the Charlestown district of, construction of
tunnels or subways, additional, construction of, in .
West Roxbury parkway in, investigation of development of . . ■
(See also Index to general acts.)
wire commissioner of, powers of . . . • • •
(See also Index to general acts.)
Brockton, may make an additional water loan ....
may pay a pension to James Keough .....
may pay a sum of money to James F. Powers ....
waterway between Taunton and, investigation of cost of .
Cambridge (see Index to general acts).
Chelsea, bonds of, surrender, cancellation and exchange of certain
taking of stone, sand and gravel from certain beaches in .
Chicopee, may borrow money to enlarge its high school buildings .
Everett, may pay a pension to James T. Farmer ....
wires and electrical appliances in ....•• •
Fall River, approval of plans for the improvement of Watuppa ponds and Que
quechan river by the city council of .
Bradford Durfee Textile School of. The, maintenance of .
Brightman street bridge in, appropriation for maintenance and operation of
clerk of board of police for, salary established . . . . _
dispensaries for outdoor relief in, overseers of the poor may maintain
port of, time extended for report on developing
(See also Index to general acts.)
Fitchburg, city treasurer and collector of taxes of, term of office of
department of streets and engineering in, established
Holyoke, manager of the gas and electric department of, placed under civil
service ....-•••••
may estabhsh the office of deputy city treasurer
may pay a sum of money to widow of John T. Lynch
operation of the line of Hampden Railroad Corporation to, time extended
for .......••■
school board of, may appoint school physicians, medical inspectors and school
nurses .....-.•••
Lawrence, issuing of certain notes or bonds by .
(See also Index to general acts.)
Leominster, incorporated ......••
Lowell, cemetery commissioners of, appointment of . . .
may borrow money for high school purposes ....
may borrow money to increase its water supply
may pay a sum of money to the mother of John J. Kenney
state highway along the northerly bank of the Merrimac river in Dracut and,
investigation of the cost of extending ....••
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148
80
316
64
250
354
429
192, 199
109
64
118
442
134
46
348
69
181
338
424
126
163
84
397
247
114
147
327
336
249
317
153
290
240
346
135
148
430
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CITIES — coulinued. page
Lowell, textile school, in favor of ....... . 425
(See also Index to general acts.)
Lynn, may pay a sum of monej'^ to John E. Stevenson .... 62
may pension George Leavitt ......... 91
sewage disposal in, time extended for report by state department of health
and Lynn municipal council on ....... 395
(See also Index to general acts.)
Maiden, police commissioner of, may pension Thomas F. Dunn ... 40
Marlborough may borrow money to pay final judgments .... 274
Medford, laying out, etc., of ways in . . . . . . . . 107
(See also Index to general acts.)
Melrose may borrow money to increase its water supply . . . .73
New Bedford, city solicitor of, office established ...... 58
may borrow money to erect a new central fire station .... 172
may retire Arthur H. Jones ......... 137
may supply water to the town of Acushnet ...... 88
New Bedford Gas & Edison Light Company may maintain gas pipes and
cables under the Acushnet river between Fairhaven and ... 26
permits for taking of mollusks for bait, shellfish commissioners of Fairhaven
and, may is.sue .......... 145
shellfish commissioners of Fairhaven and, to fix certain license fees . . 100
size of mollusks which may be taken from waters under the jurisdiction of
the shellfish commissioners of Fairhaven and ..... 146
tenements and lodging houses in, inspection and location of . . . 161
textile school, in favor of ........ . 405
Newton, bridge over Charles river between Weston and, reconstruction of . 339
First Methodist Episcopal Church of, trustees of, may hold additional prop-
erty .173
may pay a sum of money to Nelly L. Heath ...... 28
Nonantum square in, enlargement and improvement of . . . . 120
sewer assessments in, regulation of . . . . . . . .77
(See also Index to general acts.)
North Adams may borrow money to build a high school building . . .129
Northampton, crossing, roadway and ford over and in Connecticut river be-
tween Hadley and, building of ....... 132
reimbursed for support of Smith's agricultural school and Northampton
school of industries ......... 399
(See also Index to general acts.)
Pittsfield, may borrow money for sewerage purposes ..... 251
may pay a sum of money to widow of Daniel P. Flyim .... 356
Quincy, filling vacancies in the city council of ...... 27
may appropriate money for the city hospital ...... 26
may appropriate money to improve Weymouth Fore river . . 171
metropolitan' park commission may construct and maintain a bridge over
Black's creek in, for tho extension of Furnace Brook parkway . . 40
property of the city of Boston lying within, adjustment of taxes assessed on . 211
(See aLso Index to general acts.)
Revere, may fund a certain portion of its debt ...... 84
Ocean avenue in, investigation of the cost of making a boulevard of . . 425
(See also Index to general acts.)
Salem, citizens of, temporarily residing elsewhere, rights to vote of . . 136
granting of certain pensions by, confirmed ...... 337
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487
CITIES — concluded.
Salem, may construct a new bridge over the South river and discontinue the
Union street bridge ........
may make an additional water loan, etc. .....
may take certain tide water land for streets, etc. ....
Peabody Museum of, name changed from The Trustees of the Peabody
Academy of Science, etc., to ...... .
right of, to take land for a reservoir, etc. .....
(See also Index to general acts.)
Somerville, mayor and aldermen of, time of qualifying
(See also Index to general acts.)
Springfield, certain members of the police department of, promotion of .
may borrow money to extend certain streets .....
(See also Index to general acts.)
Taunton, may pay a sum of money to Daniel J. Sullivan
may pay a sum of money to the widow of Patrick Kenneally
waterway between Brockton and, investigation of cost of .
(See also Index to general acts.)
Waltham, purchasing agent in, office established .....
Woburn, assistant engineer of fire department of, office abolished .
chief engineer of fire department of, method of appointment of, changed
may borrow money in anticipation of collection of revenue
superintendent of public works of, appointment of .
Worcester, city auditor of, election and term of office of . . .
city treasurer and collector of taxes of, election and powers of .
highway between Boston and, investigation of the cost of widening
may borrow money to increase its water supplj' ....
(See also Index to general acts.)
Cities and towns, for establishing and maintaining tuberculosis hospitals, appro-
priations to cover subsidies to .
may dispose of printed public document series ......
of the metropolitan district, transportation needs of, time extended for making
a report on .......... .
reimbursement of, for care of tuberculous patients, investigation of
for loss of taxes on land used for public institutions, appropriation for
Citizens, enrollment in militia of all, report on the advisability of requiring
of Salem temporarily residing elsewhere, rights to vote of .
City auditor (see Auditor, city) .
City solicitor (see Solicitor, city).
City treasurer (see Treasurer, city) .
Civil, engineering service (see Service, civU engineering).
service, chief of the fire department of Watertown placed under
commission, appropriation for .......
laws, extended to employees of the house of correction and penal institutions
department of Boston ........
manager of the Holyoke gas and electric department placed under
superintendent of the north city hay scales of Boston, included within
war (see War, civil) .
Claims, arising from the death of firemen, appropriation for the payment of
Clams, protection of, in waters adjoining Edgartown ....
Clark, John C. L., justice of the peace, acts confirmed ....
Clarksburg, town of, acts at annual town meeting of, confirmed
Clerk, of the board of police for Fall River, salary established
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99
270
148
124
332
80
80
442
240
117
117
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69
423
62
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403
430
401
33
431
136
71
40
83
147
148
37
119
395
191
163
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1
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408
438
Clerk, of the house of representatives, appropriation for clerical assistance to
appropriation for salary of .
of the senate, appropriation for clerical assistance to
appropriation for salary of . . . .
Club, Pittsfield Anglers', in favor of . . .
Codification, of laws relative to highways
Cold storage (see Storage).
Cole, Charles H., granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed . . . 337
Collector of taxes, of Fitchburg, election and powers of . . . . , 247
of Worcester, term of office of ......... 69
COLLEGES:
Massachusetts Agricultural, appropriation for . . . . . . 106
appropriation for new building at ........ 22
certain improvements at ......... 438
trustees of, may sell certain lands in Amherst and Hadley . , . 283
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, appropriation for .... 9
Simmons Female, name changed to Simmons College, etc. .... 101
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, appropriation for . . . . .10
Colony, Gardner state, appropriation for ....... 142
certain improvements at ......... . 443
Commission, of public works, for the town of Marion, established ... 38
on white slave traffic, distribution of report of ..... . 440
Pilgrim Tercentenarj', established ........ 400
Salem rebuilding, may take certain tide water lands for streets, etc. . . 56
special, on changes in laws relative to mortgages, liens and tax titles . . 398
to investigate the advisability of changes in the taxation laws . . . 455
to investigate terminal facilities, etc., in the metropolitan district, appropria-
tion of 377
to revise and codify laws relating to highways, appointment of . . . 438
to consider uniform methods and procedure for taking land for public purposes,
time extended for making report by . . . . . . . 394
to investigate terminal facilities, etc., in metropolitan district . . . 462
to report uniform methods for taking land for public purposes, continued 439
Commissioner, wire, of Boston, powers of ..... . 192, 199
Commissioners, cemeterj^ of the city of Lowell, appointment of . . . 240
shellfish, of New Bedford and Fairhaven, may issue permits for the taking of
mollusks for bait .......... 145
may fix certain license fees ......... 100
size of mollusks which may be taken from waters under jurisdiction of . 146
street, of Boston, taking of commonwealth land by, for widening Harvard
street ............ 67
COMMISSIONS (see also Boards, Commission, Commissioner and Commissioners) :
animal industry, appropriation for salaries and expenses in department of 87
bank commissioner, appropriation for ....... 348
blind, appropriation for . . . . . . . . . .171
to investigate and assist persons with defective eyesight .... 406
Boston transit, compensation for injuries to workmen, etc., in the employ of 200
may make contracts for temporary use of the Dorchester tunnel . . 89
may pay the cost of certain alterations in the Tremont street subway,
etc. ............ 64
civil service, appropriation for ......... 40
corporations, commissioner of, appropriation for ...... 59
Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
489
COMMISSIONS — continued.
economy and efficiency, appropriation for ....
to investigate hours of labor of public emploj'ees and Saturday half-holidays
for certain employees of the commonwealth
standardization of grades and compensation of the civil engineering serv-
ice of the commonwealth ......
fire prevention commissioner, appropriation for ....
fisheries and game commissioners, appropriation for
to continue investigation of Buzzard's bay fisheries .
to establish a fish hatchery for shad upon the Taunton river
to publish laws relative to fish and game ....
to purchase two parcels of land, etc. .....
free public library commissioners, appropriation for
gas and electric light commissioners, appropriation for
to investigate certain appliances for shutting off gas in case of fire
the inspection and testing of gas meters ....
"London Sliding Scale" system of adjusting price of gas, etc.
harbor and land, appropriation for ......
improvement of Concord river in Billerica by .
to have control of certain territory in Provincetown and Truro .
to improve Barnstable harbor ......
Lewis Bay in Barnstable and Yarmouth ....
Sesuit harbor in the town of Dennis .....
the harbor in the town of Dennis .....
Wellfleet harbor in the town of Wellfleet ....
to investigate the cost of constructing a waterway between Taunton and
Brockton ........
the matter of conserving and equalizing the flow of water in rivers and
streams of the commonwealth .......
use of beaches in Essex County .......
to make changes in the topographical map of Massachusetts, etc.
to provide for the protection of the shore in the town of Winthrop
highway, appropriation for ........
to investigate as to construction of a certain highway in Hingham
cost of extending the state highway along the northerly bank of the Mer-
rimac river in Lowell and Dracut ......
cost of widening a highway between Boston and Worcester
lights on motor vehicles ......
safety on public ways of horses and horse-drawn vehicles
and metropolitan park commission to investigate the cost of making a boule
vard of Ocean avenue in Revere ....
homestead, appropriation for ......
may print additional copies of second annual report .
insurance commissioner, appropriation for ....
labor commissioner relieved from compiling the laws relative to labor
metropolitan park, authorized to increase bathing facilities at Nahant beach
bath house ........
band concerts in parks under control of, appropriation for
boulevards and parkways in charge of, appropriation for maintenance of
care and maintenance of Wellington bridge by, appropriation for
of the Charles river basin by, appropriation for
of the Nantasket beach reservation by, appropriation for
improvement of bath house at Revere beach ....
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457
454
118
241
399
446
435
456
207
162
402
408
461
50
436
440
306
328
327
318
447
442
445
433
428
458
126
435
430
423
399
431
425
119
429
44
398
194
103
104
104
104
,105
269
490
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COMMISSIONS — continued.
metropolitan park, maintenance of reservations, appropriation for
may construct and maintain a bridge over Black's creek in Quincy
improve the sanitary condition of the Aberjona river in Winchester
payment of certain pensions by the, appropriation for
protection of beach and shore at Revere beach reservation by, appropriation
for ...........
reservations under care of, appropriation for .....
to investigate the cost of extending the Woburn parkway in Winchester
development of the West Roxbury parkway in Boston .
taking of Boston Rock, etc., for park purposes ....
to reconstruct bridge over Charles river between Newton and Weston
town of Arlington may convey certain lands to ....
and highway commission to investigate the cost of making a boulevard of
Ocean avenue la Revere ........
minimum wage, appropriation for .......
prison comnussioners, appropriation for ......
to construct a road at the prison camp and hospital ....
to make certain improvements at the reformatory for women
repairs at the state prison ........
to prepare a manual of the laws relative to prisons ....
probation, appropriation for ........
to investigate the juvenile law .......
public records, commissioner of, appropriation for ....
public service, appropriation for .......
report on transportation needs of the metropolitan district by, time extended
for making ..........
to investigate relative to extension telephones, etc. ....
repair, etc., of highways and bridges by street railway companies
state ballot law, appropriation for .......
state forest, reforestation of lands purchased by, appropriation for
to investigate establishment of a state forest along the Mohawk trail, so-
called ...........
state park at Mount Grace, M'arwick ......
tax commissioner, appropriation for .......
weights and measures, commissioner of, appropriation for
Committee, hearings of the general court, expenses of the publication of bulletin
of, appropriation for ........
prudential, in Great Barrington fire district, authorized
school, of Attleboro, filling vacancies in ..... .
of Boston may conduct courses for the improvement of teachers
Committees, of the general court, advertising hearings of, appropriation for ex
penses of ......... .
expenses of, appropriation for .......
political, women may serve in 1915 on certain .....
recess, authorized by the general court of 1914, appropriation for additional ex
penses of ......... .
Commonwealth, certain land of, city of Boston may take, to widen Harvard street
charities of, preparation of a manual of the laws concerning .
direct debt and temporary loans of, appropriations for payment of interest on
duplicate interest-bearing bond of, governor and council may order treasurer
and receiver-general to issue, to the trustees under the will of Edward
Wells
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105
40
174
105
258
105
434
429
400
339
130
425
70
139
447
461
447
428
22
404
9
29
430
407
405
10
172
445
407
59
15
6
91
180
131
6
6
449
42
67
427
32
394
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Commonwealth, elections of, iuvestigation of absentee voting at . . . 403
expenditures by heads of departments of ...... . 397
further supervision of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com-
pany by 377
Hampden County Fair, Inc., may receive a bounty from .... 289
laws of, relative to fish and game, publication of . . . . . . 435
moneys now in the treasury of, paj-ment to the Chelsea Savings Bank of . 447
payment of a sum of money to Joseph Hanreddy by . . . . . 450
representation at the Panama-Pacific international exposition of, appropriation
for 23,464
retirement system for emploj'ees of, appropriation for . . . . .71
rivers and streams of, conserving and equalizing the flow of water in, investiga-
tion of ........... . 445
Saturday half-holidays for laborers, etc., employed by, investigation of . . 457
school for the feeble-minded in the western part of, purchase of land for,
etc 449
topographical map of, changes in and sale of ..... . 428
veterans, prison ofEcers, etc., retired from the service of, appropriation for com-
pensation of ........... 15
Comipanies, Springfield and Berkshire, street railway, through service over, facil-
itated ............ 258
street railway, public service commission to investigate the repair, etc., of
highways and bridges by ........ 405
water (see Water companies) .
Company I, Sixth regiment, M. V. M., reimbursed for certain expenditures, etc. . 427
Compensation for injuries to workmen and mechanics in the employ of the transit
commission ........... 200
Compilation, of labor laws not to be made ....... 398
of laws relating to public education, time extended for making report on . 397
Conciliation and arbitration, state board of, appropriation for 16
Concord avenue, Cambridge (see Index to general acts).
river (see River, Concord).
Conduits, underground, in Boston, location of . . . . . . .199
Congestion of population, taking of land to relieve, and to provide homes for
citizen?, constitutional amendment submitted to the people . . 450
Connecticut, river (see River, Connecticut).
Valley Street Railway Company may consolidate with the Northern Massa-
chusetts Street Railway Company, etc. ...... 310
Connor, Daniel, widow of, city of Boston may pay a .sum of money to . . 108
Constitution, proposed amendments to (see Amendments to the constitution,
proposed) .
Constitutional amendment granting women's suffrage, women may serve on
political committees formed to favor or oppose the adoption of the . 449
Consumptives' hospital (see Hospital, consumptives).
Consumptives, hospitals for, trustees of, appropriation for . . . . si
Contagious diseases (see Diseases, contagious).
Continuation schools (see Schools, continuation).
Contributions for continuing relief of needy persons, state forester may accept . 440
Controller of county accounts, appropriation for salaries and expenses of . 12
Cook, David N., granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed . . 337
Cooke, Augustus A., election as a member of the Lunenburg municipal board,
confirmed ........... 423
492
Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
1915:
Cookson, Clyde E., town of Needham may pay a sum of money to .
Coolidge, Henry D., clerk of the senate, appropriation for salary of .
CORPORATIONS CREATED BY THE GENERAL COURT OP
Andover Village Improvement Society, The
Bliss Trust of St. John's Episcopal Church, The
Cambridge Funeral Association
Glenwood Cemetery Association
Order of the Bee Hive
Roxbury Board of Trade .
Salisbury Water Supply Company
Sturgis Library, The
Westfield Board of Trade .
Yarmouth Water Company
Corporations, certain, dissolved
change of names of (see Change of names of corporations),
commissioner of, appropriation for .......
Correction, house of, in Boston, civil service law extended to employees of
Corrigan, John, city of Boston may pay a sura of money to . . .
Council, city, of Fall River, approval of plans for the improvement of Watuppa
ponds and Quequechan river by
of Quincy, filling vacancies in ...
executive, appropriation for salaries and expenses of
governor and, may order the treasurer and receiver-general to issue a
duplicate interest-bearing bond to trustees under the will of Edward
Wells .
municipal, Lynn, and state department of health
sewage disposal in Lynn by
Counsel fees, city of Marlborough authorized to pay
COUNTIES:
Barnstable, tax granted for
Berkshire, state forest along the Mohawk trail
investigation of
tax granted for
Bristol, tax granted for
Dukes, tax granted for
Essex, tax granted for
use of beaches in, investigation of
Franklin, state forest along the Mohawk trail, so
vestigation of the establishment of
tax granted for ....
Hampden, tax granted for
Hampshire, sanatorium, maintenance of
tax granted for ....
Middlesex, tax granted for
Norfolk, tax granted for .
Plymouth, tax granted for
Worcester, tax granted for
County, tax (see Tax, county).
tuberculosis hospitals, state department of health to investigate the advisability
of establishing
Courses for improvement of teachers and others, school conmiittco of Boston may
conduct
time extended for report on
certain
so-called.
in Franklin and
-called, in Berkshire and, in
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62
5
95
111
8
93
101
93
166
110
16
201
216
59
83
81
338
27
11
394
395
274
409
445
410
411
412
413
433
445
426
415
442
416
417
419
420
421
456
131
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Court, general (see also Representatives, house of, and Senate).
amendment to the constitution empowering, to authorize the taking of
lands, etc., submitted to the people ....... 4.50
authority of, to impose taxes, amendment to the constitution submitted to
the people relative to ........ . 458
committees of, advertising hearings of, appropriations for expenses of . 6
clerical assistance to, appropriation for ...... 6
summoning and paying fees for witnesses Vjofore, appropriation for . . 6
manual for, appropriation for printing and binding ..... 6
recess committees authorized in 1914, appropriation for additional expenses
of 42
land, appropriation for .......... 37
superior, appropriations for ......... 18
supreme judicial, appropriation for ........ 18
Courthouse, Suffolk county, appropriation for serial bonds for .... 280
Courts, district, police and municipal association of justices of, certain expenses of 434
of probate and insolvency, appropriation for ...... 18
Creek, Black's, in Quincy, metropolitan park commission may build a bridge for
the extension of the Furnace Brook parkway over .... 40
Crossing, over and in the Connecticut river between Northampton and Hadley,
building of .......... . 132
Cully, James A., uidow and minor children of, in favor of . . ... 407
Cunningham, William H., granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed . 337
D.
Dale street, proposed station of the Boston Elevated Railway Company at,
investigation of ......... . 424
Danvers state hospital (see Hospital, Danvers state).
Deaf Mutes, school for (see School for Deaf Mutes).
Death of firemen, appropriation for the payment of claims arising from . . 37
Deaths, indexes of, secretary of commonwealth to make provision for . . 435
Debt, direct, of the commonwealth, appropriation for payment of interest on . 32
Decennial census (see Census, decennial).
Dedham, bridge over Charles river between Boston and (see Index to general
acts).
Deer, wild, appropriation for damages caused by ..... . 120
Deficiencies in appropriations for 1914, appropriation for ..... 261
Dennett, Fred J., granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed . . 337
Dennis, town of, harbor in the vicinity of Old Corporation Wharf in, improve-
ment of ........... 318
Sesuit Harbor in, improving the entrance of ..... . 327
Dentistry, board of registration in, appropriation for ..... 13
Department, hospital, of city of Boston, transfer of all land and buildings of
Parental School to 29
of health, state and trustees of hospitals for consumptives to investigate reim-
bursement of cities and towns for care of tuberculous patients . . 401
Departments, heads of, and other officials, expenditures by ... . 397
state, removal to their new locations in the state house of . . . . 433
Deputy, city treasurer, city of Holyoke may establish the oiBce of . . . 327
secretary, Herbert H. Boynton, appropriation for salary of . . . .35
tax commissioner, Charles A. Andrews, appropriation for salary of . . 59
494 Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
PAOB
Devices, measuring and recording, installing of, bj' the Salem and Beverly water
supply board ........... 264
Director of the bureau of statistics (see Statistics, bureau of).
Directors, board of, of the Brockton Chamber of Commerce, Inc., number in-
creased ............ 88
of the port of Boston (see Port of Boston, directors of).
Disease, foot and mouth, cattle killed during the epidemic of, compensation for 209, 398
Diseases, contagious, among horses, cattle, etc., appropriation for exterminating . 87
Dispensaries for outdoor relief, overseers of the poor of Fall River may maintain 84
Dispensary, Boston, charter amended ........ 27
Dissolution of certain corporations . . . . . . . .216
District attorneys and assistants, appropriation for salaries and expenses of . 21
District, court (see Courts, District).
metropolitan, fire prevention commissioner of, appropriation for . . .118
hospital for the insane in, preparation of plans, etc., for .... 457
terminal facilities, etc., in, appropriation for expenses of investigating . 377
transportation needs of, time extended for making a report on . . . 430
transportation of freight and terminal facilities in, investigation of . . 462
police (see Police, district),
tuberculosis hospitals, state department of health to investigate the advisability
of establishing .......... 456
Districts, fire (see Fire districts).
water (see Water supply districts) .
Dividends, "London Sliding Scale" system of adjusting, as applied to Boston
Consolidated Gas Company, investigation of .... . 461
Dock, public, town of Sandwich authorized to construct . . . . .210
Document series, printed public (see Series, printed public document).
Domicile of citizens of Salem residing elsewhere temporarily .... 136
Doorkeepers of the senate and house of representatives, appropriation for salaries of 6
Dorchester, south burying ground, city of Boston ni.'iy dispose of a part of . . til
tunnel (see Tunnel, Dorchester).
Dracut, town of, state highway along northerly bank of Merrimac river in Lowell
and, investigation of cost of extending . . . . . .430
Dry dock in Boston harbor, proceedings of the directors of the port of Boston in
relation to, confirmed ......... '-S'J
Dudley street terminal (see Terminal, Dudley street).
Dudley, Warren P., secretary of the civil service commission, appropriation for
salary of ........... 41
Dukes county, tax granted for . . . . . . . .412
Dunn, Thomas P., police commissioner of Maiden may pension ... 40
Duxbury Fire and Water District, may retire certain bonds, etc. . . . 248
E.
East Boston, harbor line in Boston harbor on the southerly and easterly sides of 287
tunnel (see Tunnel, East Boston).
Eastondale Fire and Water District, South Easton and, established 153
Economy and efficiency, commission on, appropriation for .... 35
to investigate hours of labor of public employees and Saturd.-vy half-holidays
for certain employees of the commonwealth ..... 457
to investigate the standardization of grades and compensation in the civil
engineering service of the commonwealth ...... 454
Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
495
Edgartown, town of, shellfish in waters adjoining, protection of
(See also Index to general acts.)
Education, board of, additional copies of the report on the support of public-
schools by ......... .
appropriation for ..........
compilation of laws relating to public education by, time extended for report of
may provide for printing an edition of the laws relative to public education
report relative to a state university by, provision for additional (topies of
to make certain improvements at the state normal school at Bridgewater
Educational purposes, payment of a sum of money to the town of Medfield for
Egleston square, station of the Boston Elevated Railway Company at, investi-
gation of use of ....... .
Election of Augustus A. Cooke, as a member of the municipal board of Lunenburg,
confirmed ...........
Elections, appropriation for printing matters relating to .
of the commonwealth, absentee voting in, investigation of .
in Salem, rights of citizens temporarily residing elsewhere to Tote at
Electrical appliances (see Appliances, electrical).
wires (see Wires).
Electricity, locations granted by the town of North Attleborough for lines or wires
for, confirmed .........
Elevated railway structure in Charlestown district of Boston, removal of .
Elwell's island, crossing, roadway and ford over and in the Connecticut riv^r to
building of ......... .
Employees, Insurance Association, Massachusetts, rights and powers of
of the commonwealth, retirement system for, appropriation for
of the house of correction and penal institutions department of Boston, civil
service law extended to ....... .
public, appropriation for compensation for certain injured
hours of labor of, etc., investigation relative to ....
Employment of certain needy persons by the state forester
appropriation for ..........
Engineer, assistant, of the Woburn fire department, office abolished
chief, of the Woburn fire department, method of appointment of, changed
Engineering, department of streets and, in Fitchburg, established
Epidemic of the foot and mouth disease, compensation for cattle killed during
Episcopal parish in Marblehead, may hold additional property .
Essex, county, tax granted to ........ .
use of beaches in, investigation of .
town of, water supply for the Town Farm district of .
Everett, city of, may pay a pension to James T. Farmer ....
wire and electrical appliances in .......
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT:
appropriation for salaries and expenses in .
Exhibitions, theatrical, in Boston, revoking and suspending licenses for
Expenditxires, by heads of departments of the commonwealth ...
Expenses, additional, of recess committees authorized by the general court of 1914
appropriation for .........
Company I, sixth regiment, M. V. M., reimbursed for certain
contingent, of the senate and house of representatives, appropriation for
for compensation for cattle killed during epidemic of the foot and mouth
disease ............
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429
396
462
441
424
425
36
403
136
110
250
132
269
71
83
16
4.57
240, 393
87
117
117
114
209, 398
99
413
433
160
69
181
11
316
397
42
427
6
398
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Expenses, in connection with the establishment of life insurance departments by
savings banks, appropriation for ....... 49
in connection with the retirement system for employees of commonwealth,
appropriation for .......... 71
of advertising hearings of committees of the general court, appropriation for . 6
of association of justices of district, police and municipal courts . . . 434
of committees of the general court, appropriation for ..... 6
of general court, appropriation for ........ 5
of free public library commissioners, appropriation for ..... 207
of homestead commission, appropriation for . . . . . .119
of industrial accident board and state board of labor and industries, appropria-
tion for ........... 33
of Massachusetts nautical school, appropriation for ..... 83
of reforestation of lands, etc., appropriation for ...... 172
of special commission to investigate terminal facilities, etc., in the metropolitan
district, appropriation for ........ 377
of trustees of hospitals for consumptives ....... 81
of trustees of Massachusetts training schools, appropriation for ... 85
sundry, agricultural, appropriation for ....... 65
armory, appropriation for ......... 186
charitable, appropriation for ......... 187
educational, appropriation for ........ 122
military, appropriation for ......... 133
miscellaneous, authorized in 1915, appropriations for . .119, 313, 340, 381
reformatory, appropriation for ........ 139
Exposition, Panama-Pacific international, appropriation for representation
of the commonwealth at . . . . . . . . 23, 464
Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts Charitable (see Infirmary, Massa-
chusetts Charitable Eye and Ear).
Eyesight, defective, persons with, commission for blind to investigate and assist . 406
F.
Facilities, bathing, at Nahant beach bath house, increased
for transportation of freight in the metropolitan district, investigation of
for transportation of freight, and terminal facilities in the metropolitan district
appropriation for expenses of special commission to investigate
transportation, at Dudley street terminal, investigation of .
in the metropolitan district, time extended for report of public service
commission relative to ....... .
Fairhaven, town of, permits for taking of moUusks for bait, shellfish commission
ers of New Bedford and, may issue ......
shellfish commissioners of New Bedford and, may fix certain license fees
size of moliusks which may be taken from waters under jurisdiction of the shell
fish commissioners of New Bedford and .....
Fall River, city of, approval of plans for the improvement of Watuppa ponds
and Quequechan river by the city council of ... .
Bradford Durfee Textile School of, The, maintenance of .
Brightman street bridge in, appropriation for maintenance and operation of
clerk of the board of police of, salary established ....
dispensaries for outdoor relief in, overseers of the poor may maintain .
Five Cents Savings Bank (see Bank).
194
462
377
424
430
145
100
146
338
424
126
163
84
Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
497
Fall River, port of, time extended for report on developing ....
(See also Index to general acts.)
Falmouth, town of, vote to borrow money to remodel its town hall, etc., by, rati-
fied
Farm, state, appropriation for .........
Farmer, James T., city of Everett may pay a pension to .
Feeble-Minded, Massachusetts School for (see School for Feeble-Minded,
Massachusetts) .
purchase of land, etc., for a school for the, in the western part of the common-
wealth ........
Fees, certain counsel, city of Marlborough authorized to pay
certain license, shellfish commissioners of New Bedford and Fairhaven may fix
of the Boston licensing board ....
Filter plant for the town of Brookline, construction of
Fire, commissioner of Boston, may appoint Daniel P. Keough, veterinary surgeon
department, of Beverly, pay of permanent men in, regulated
of Watertown, chief of, placed under civil service
of Woburn, office of assistant engineer in, abolished, etc. .
escapes at state industrial school for girls .....
pumping station, high pressure, in the city of Boston, provision for
shutting off gas in case of, investigation of certain appliances for .
station, New Bedford authorized to erect a new central
FIRE DISTRICTS:
Baker's Corner, date of meeting of .
Barnstable, South Water and, established .
time extended for establishing
Duxbury Water and, may retire certain bonds, etc.
Great Barrington, may elect a prudential committee
works .......
Middleborough, may make an additional water loan
Monument Beach, established ....
Norton, may annex adjacent territory
South Easton and Eastondale, established .
Three Rivers, may borrow money for its fire department, etc.
Fire prevention commissioner, appropriation for .....
Firemen, payment of claims arising from the death of, appropriation for
Firemen's Association, Massachusetts State, appropriation for
First, Baptist Church in Randolph, trustees of the Ministerial Fund of
Church of Roxbury, name changed from First Religious Society in Roxbury
Methodist Episcopal Church of Newton, trustees of, may hold additional
property ......
Parish in Bradford, dissolved ....
name of Trustees of Fund for Support of a Congregational Gospel Minister
in, changed ..........
Religious Society in Roxbury, name changed to First Church in Roxbury
FISHERIES:
Buzzard's bay, investigation of, continued ......
laws relative to fish and game, publication of .... .
mollusks, for bait, shellfish commissioners for New Bedford and Fairhaven may
issue permits for the taking of .
which may be taken from waters under the jurisdiction of the shellfish com
missioners of New Bedford and Fairhaven, size of . . .
and a board of public
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130
144
69
449
274
100
268
41
68
56
71
117
441
281
402
172
165
137
108
248
91
282
271
272
153
331
118
37
8
309
39
173
252
266
39
399
435
145
146
498 Index to Special Acts and Resol\tes.
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shad, fish hatchery upon the Taunton river for, establishment of . . 446
shellfish, commissioners, of New Bedford and Fairhaven may fix certain li-
cense fees ........... 100
in waters adjoining Edgartown, protection of . . . . . .119
Fisheries and game, commissioners on, appropriation for .... 241
to continue investigation of Buzzard's bay fisheries ..... 399
to publish laws relative to fish and game ....... 435
to purchase two parcels of land, etc. ........ 456
Fitchburg, city of, city treasurer and collector of taxes of, term of office of . 347
department of streets and engineering in, established . . . . .114
Fixtures for new wings of state house, provision for ...... 434
Fljmn, Daniel P., city of Pittsfield may pay a sum of money to the widow of . 356
Michael, granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed .... 337
Foot and mouth disease (see Disease, foot and mouth).
Ford over and in the Connecticut river between Northampton and Hadley, building
of 132
Forest, commission, state, appropriation for expenses in connection with refor-
estation of lands by ......... 172
to investigate establishment of a state forest along the Mohawk trail, so-called 445
to investigate state park at Mount Grace, Warwick ..... 407
Forester, state, appropriation for ......... 125
appropriation for employment of certain needy persons by . . . !S7, 240
expenditure of an additional sum in the employment of certain needy persons by 401
may accept contributions for continuing the relief of needy persons . . 440
may appoint agents as special police officers in certain cases . . . 393
to investigate the taking of Mount Holyoke as a state reservation . . 433
to provide employment for certain needy persons .... 393, 401
Fort Point channel, construction of high pressure fire pumping station in, author-
ized 281
Fortune property, in the town of Palmer, commissioners on fisheries and game to
purchase the ........... 456
Foxborough state hospital (see Hospital, Foxborough state).
Fragment Society, The, charter amended ....... 53
Framingham, Contracting Company, charter revived and acts confirmed . . 347
town of, certain acts of, confirmed . . . . . . .331
may borrow money to extend its system of sewage disposal . . . 305
maj' supply water to the town of Ashland ...... 327
Franchises, action of the selectmen of South Hadley in annulling certain, and
granting others, confirmed ........ 151
Franklin county, state forest along the Mohawlv trail, so-called, in Berkshire
county and, investigation of ....... . 445
tax granted for ........... 426
Free public library commissioners, appropriation for . . . 207
Freight, charges (see C'harges, freight).
transportation of, in metropolitan district, investigation of . . . 462
Fund, gratuity, of the Boston chamber of commerce ..... 355
Massachusetts School, payment of premiums on securities purchased for,
appropriation for .......... 33
Funeral Association, Cambridge, incorporated ...... 8
Furnace Brook parkway, metropolitan park commission may construct and
maintain a bridge over Black's creek in Quincy for the extension of . 40
Furniture for new wings of state house, provision for ..... 434
Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
499
G.
GAME: PAGE
laws relative to fish and game, publication of ..... . 435
Gardner state colony (see Colony, Gardner state).
Gas, "London Sliding Scale" system of adjusting price of, etc., as applied to Boston
Consolidated Gas Company, investigation of . . . . .461
meters (see Meters, gas).
and electric light commissioners, appropriation for ..... 162
to investigate certain appliances for shutting off gas in case of fire . . 402
to investigate inspection and testing of gas meters ..... 408
to investigate "London Sliding Scale" system of adjusting the price of gas,
etc., as applied to the Boston Consolidated Gas Co. .... 461
and electric department of Holyoke, manager of, placed under civil service . 147
General court (see Court, general).
Georgetown, town of, may supply itself with water ..... 212
Girls, industrial school for (see School for girls, industrial).
Glenwood Cemetery Association, incorporated ...... 93
Goldthwaite, Charles A., granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed 337
Goshen, town of, may refund certain indebtedness . . . . . . 209
Gosnold, town of (see Index to general acts).
Governor, and council may order the treasurer and receiver-general to issue to
trustees under the will of Edward Wells a duplicate interest-bearing
bond of commonwealth ......... 394
lieutenant, salary of, appropriation for . . . . . . .11
salary of, appropriation for . . . . . . . . .11
secretaries to the, salaries of, appropriation for ...... 11
Grade crossings, abolition of, appropriation for serial bonds for . . . 280
Grafton state hospital (see Hospital, Grafton state).
Grand Army of the Republic, director of the bureau of statistics to furnish a
list of persons who served in the Civil War to . , . . . 402
headquarters of, appropriation for ........ 120
Gratuity, fund of the Boston chamber of commerce ...... 355
soldiers', appropriation for serial bonds for ....... 280
Gravel,' taking of, from certain beaches in Chelsea ...... 46
Great Barrington Fire District may elect a prudential committee and a board of
public works ........... 91
Greenfield, town of, may appropriate money for public band concerts . . 57
Groton school (see School, Groton).
Gypsy moths (see Moths, gypsy).
H.
Hadley, town of, certain lands in, trustees of the Massachusetts Agricultural
College may sell .......... 283
crossing, roadway and ford over and in the Connecticut river between North-
ampton and, building of . . . . . . . . . 132
(See also Index to general acts.)
Haley, Humphrey, granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed . . 337
Hallahan, Timothy, granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed . . 337
Hamilton, town of, town of Ipswich may erect poles and wires in . . .98
Hampden, county, tax granted for . . . . . . . . 415
County Fair, Inc., may receive a bounty from the commonwealth . . 289
500
Index to Special Acts and Resol^^es.
Hampden, Railroad Corporation, Boston and Maine Railroad may lease or pur-
chase property of ........ .
time extended for operation of certain lines of .
Hampshire county, sanatorium, maintenance of .... .
tax granted for ..........
Hanreddy, Joseph, payment by the commonwealth of a sum of money to .
Harbor, Barnstable, improvement of ...... .
Boston, dry dock in, proceedings of the directors of the port of Boston relating
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249
442
416
450
306
between Taunton and
of water in rivers and
to, confirmed ........
harbor line in, etc., changed .......
(See also Index to general acts.)
in the vicinity of Old Corporation Wharf in Dennis, improvement of
Lynn (see Index to general acts).
Sesuit, in Dennis, improving the entrance of
town of Sandwich may improve its .
Wellfleet, improvement of ....
Harbor, and land commissioners, appropriation for .
improvement of Concord river in Billerica by
to have control of certain territory in Provincetown and Truro
to improve Barnstable harbor
Lewis Bay in Barnstable and Yarmouth
Wellfleet harbor in the town of Wellfleet
to investigate the cost of constructing a waterway
Brockton ......
the matter of conserving and equalizing the flow
streams of the commonwealth .
the use of beaches in Essex county
to make changes in the topographical map of Massachusetts, etc.
to provide for the protection of the shore in the town of Winthrop
line (see Line, harbor).
Harrington, Edward, of Boston, in favor of .
Harvard street, city of Boston may take certain land of the commonwealth to
widen .........
Hatchery, fish, upon the Taunton river for shad, establishment of
Haverhill and Canal streets, city of Boston may lease or sell certain land between
Health, pulilic, city of Salem may take certain tide water lands for streets and for
the preservation of .
in the valley of the Neponset river, protection of .... .
state department of, appropriation for .......
to investigate the advisability of establishing county or district tuberculosis
hospitals ...........
and Lynn municipal council, time extended for report on sewage disposal
in Lj'nn by .......... .
and trustees of hospitals for consumptives to investigate reimbursement of
cities and towns for care of tuberculous patients . . . .
Hearings, committee, of the general court, appropriation for advertising .
appropriation for expenses of publication of bulletin of . . . .
Heath, Nelly L., city of Newton may pay a sum of money to .
High pressure fire pumping station in the city of Boston, provision for
Highway, between Boston and Worcester, investigation of widening of .
certain, in Hingham, investigation of construction of .
in Truro, appropriation for repair of ...... .
. 289
281, 287
. 318
327
210
447
50
436
440
306
328
447
442
445
433
428
458
423
67
446
122
56
436
189
456
395
401
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Highway, commission, Massachusetts, appropriation for ..... 126
to investigate cost of extending the state highway along the northerly bank
of the Merriraac river in Lowell and Dracut ..... 430
lights on motor vehicles . ........ 399
safety on public ways of horses and horse-drawn vehicles . . .431
and metropolitan park commission to investigate the cost of making a boule-
vard of Ocean avenue in Revere ....... 425
Highways, laws relating to, revision and codification of .... . 438
repair, etc., of, by street railway companies, public service commission to
investigate ........... 405
state, appropriation for serial bonds for ....... 280
Hingham, town of, certain highway in, investigation of the construction of . 435
Hitchcock Free Academy (see Academy, Hitchcock Free).
Holidays, Saturday half-, for laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by the
commonwealth, commission on economy and efficiency to investigate . 457
Holliston, town of, may fund a certain indebtedness, etc. .... 273
Holyoke, city of, manager of the gas and electric department of, placed under
civil service ........... 147
may establish the office of deputy city treasurer ..... 327
may pay a sum of money to the widow of John T. Lynch . . . 336
operation of a line of the Hampden Railroad Corporation to, time extended for 249
school board of, may appoint school physicians, medical inspectors and school
nurses in .......... . 317
Mount (see Mount Holyoke).
Home, soldiers' , appropriation for ......... 268
in favor of the trustees of ......... . 404
Homestead commission, appropriation for . . . . . . .119
may print additional copies of second annual report ..... 429
Horses, contagious diseases among, appropriation for exterminating ... 87
safety on public ways of, investigation of ...... . 431
Hospital, Boston state, appropriation for ....... 180
consumptives, in Boston, trustees of, may hire beds for tuberculous patients 131
Danvers state, appropriation for ........ 150
department of the city of Boston, transfer of all land and buildings of Parental
school to .....■••.•• 29
for insane, in metropolitan district, preparation of plans, etc. . . . 457
Foxborough state, appropriation for ........ 142
certain improvements at ......... 448
Grafton, state, certain improvements at ...... . 448
Medfield state, appropriation for . . . . . . . .151
dispensary building at ......... . 448
Monson state, appropriation for . . . . . . . . 151
certain improvements at ........ . 443
Norfolk state, appropriation for ....... 140, 356
certain buildings and improvements at ...... . 463
trustees of, may grant certain land to the town of Norfolk . . . 249
Northampton state, appropriation for ....... 149
Penikese, appropriation for ......... 145
prison camp and, appropriation for ........ 165
construction of a road at ........ . 447
Taunton state, appropriation for ........ 147
Westborough state, appropriation for ....... 143
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Hospital, Worcester state, appropriation for ....... 148
Hospitals, county or district tuberculosis, investigation as to the advisability of
establishing ........... 456
for consumptives, trustees of, appropriation for ...... 81
and state department of health, to investigate reimbursement of cities and
towns for care of tuberculous patients ...... 401
prisons and, appropriation for Berial bonds for ...... 280
tuberculosis, appropriations to cover subsidies to cities and towns for estab-
lishing and maintaining ......... 7
Hours of labor of public employees, commission on economy and efficiency to
investigate ........... 457
House, of correction (see Correction, house of).
of representatives (see Representatives, house of),
state (see State House) .
Household arts schools (see Schools, household arts).
Houses, bath and boat, town of Yarmouth authorized to acquire land for . . 333
lodging, in New Bedford, inspection and location of .... . 161
Hull, town of, licenses for the sale of into.\icating liquors in (see Index to general
acts),
may pay a sum of money to Eugene Mitchell, Jr., and William B. G. Mitchell . 68
I.
Improved Dwellings Association, in Boston, charter extended ... 61
Independent, Corps of Cadets (see Cadets, Independent Corps of).
industrial and other similar schools, appropriation for the maintenance of . 66
Indexes of births, marriages, and deaths, secretary of the commonwealth to make
provision for ........... 435
Indian Ridge Association, name changed to The Andover Village Improvement
Society ............ 95
Industrial, accident board, appropriation for ....... 45
and state board of labor and industries, appropriation for expenses of . 33
school (see School).
Industries, school of (see School of industries).
Infirmary, Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear, in favor of . . . . 403
state, appropriation for .......... 165
certain improvements at ........ . 443
Injuries to workmen, etc., in the employ of the Boston transit commission, com-
pensation for ........... 200
Insane hospitals (see Hospitals, insane).
Insanity, state board of, appropriation for ....... 90
purchase of land, etc., by, for a school for the feeble-minded in the western
part of the commonwealth ........ 449
to prepare plans, etc., for a hospital for the insane in the metropolitan district . 457
Insolvency, probate and (see Courts of probate and insolvency).
Inspection, of gas meters, investigation of . . .
of tenements and lodging houses in New Bedford
Inspectors, medical, school board of Holyoke may appoint
Institute, of Technology, Massachusetts, appropriation for
Worcester Polytechnic, appropriation for .
Institutions, public, taxes on land used for, appropriation for reimbursement of
cities and towns for loss of ......•• 33
408
161
317
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Insurance, commissioner, appropriation for ....... 44
departments, life, establishment of, by savings banks, appropriation for ex-
penses in connection with ........ 49
liability, Massachusetts Employees Insurance Association may transact cer-
tain 269
Interest on direct debt and temporary loans of the commonwealth, appropriation
for payment of .......•-• 32
Investigation, as to advisability of establishing county or district tuberculosis
hot^pitals 456
as to construction of a certain highway in Hingham ..... 43.5
as to repair, etc., of highways and bridges by street railway companies . . 40.5
as to taking of Mount Holj-^oke as a state reservation . . . . . 433
of advisability of changes in the taxation laws ...... 455
of Buzzard's bay fisheries, continued ........ 399
of certain appliances for shutting off gas in case of fire .... 402
of conserving and equalizing the flow of waters in the rivers and liarbors of the
commonwealth .......... 445
of cost of constructing a waterway between Taunton and Brockton . . 442
of cost of extending the state highway along the northerly bank of the Merrimac
river, etc. ........... 430
of cost of extending the Woburn parkway in Winchester .... 334
of cost of making a boulevard of Ocean avenue in Revere .... 425
of establishment of a state forest along the Mohawk trail, so-called . . 445
of hours of labor of public employees and relative to Saturday half-holidays, etc. 457
of inspection and testing of gas meters ....... 40S
of juvenile law ........... 404
of legislation relative to extension telephones and telephone charges . . 407
of lights on motor vehicles ......... 399
of "London Sliding Scale" system of adjusting price of gas, etc., as applied to
Boston Consolidated Gas Company ....... 461
of persons with defective eyesight ........ 406
of practicability of creating a militia reserve and of providing military training
in puljlic high schools, etc. . . . . . . . .431
of reimbursement of cities and towns for care of tuberculous patients . . 401
of safety on public ways of horses and horse-drawn vehicles .... 431
of sewage disposal in Lynn, time extended for making report on . . . 395
of standardization of grades and compensation in the civil engineering service
of the commonwealth ......... 454
of state park, etc., at Mount Grace, Warwick ...... 407
of taking of Boston Rock, etc., for park purposes ..... 400
of terminal facilities, etc., in metropolitan district ..... 462
appropriation for expenses of . . . . . . . . . 377
of transportation facilities at Dudley street terminal, etc. .... 424
of transportation needs of the metropolitan district, time extended for making 430
of uniform methods and procedure for taking land for public purposes, time
extended for making ......... 394
of use of beaches in Essex county ........ 433
of widening of a highway between Boston and Worcester .... 423
on developing the port of Fall River, time extended for making . . . 397
relative to a state university, provision for additional copies of report on . 396
Ipswich, river (see River, Ipswich).
town of, may erect poles and wires in the town of Hamilton ... 98
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Johnson, Ludwig, justice of the peace, acts confirmed ..... 396
Jones, Arthur H., city of New Bedford may retire 137
Judgments, final, city of Marlborough authorized to pay certain . . . 274
Judicial department, appropriation for salaries and expenses in ... 17
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE:
Beckford, Francis S., acts confirmed ........ 394
Buffum, Robert E., acta confirmed ........ 444
Gate, Alfred P., acts confirmed ......... 405
Clark, John C. L., acts confirmed ........ 395
Johnson, Ludwig, acts confirmed ........ 396
Otis, James O., acts confirmed ......... 393
Justices of district, police and municipal courts, association of, certain expenses of 434
Juvenile law (see Law, juvenile).
K.
Kenneally, Patrick, widow of, city of Taunton may pay a sum of money to . 80
Kennedy, John F., widow of, city of Boston may pay a sum of money to . . 60
Kenney, John J., mother of, city of Lowell may pay a sum of money to . . 148
Keough, Daniel P., city of Boston may appoint, veterinary surgeon in the fire
department ........... 68
Keough, James, city of Brockton may pay a pension to . . . . .64
Kimball, James W., clerk of the house of representatives, appropriation for salary
of 6
L.
LABOR:
compensation for injuries to workmen, etc., in the employ of the Boston transit
commission ........... 200
fire department of Beverly, pay of permanent men in, established . . 56
hours of labor of public employees and relative to Saturday half-holidays, etc.,
investigation of ......... . 457
labor laws, compilation of, not to be made ....... 398
retirement fund for laborers employed by the city of Boston ... 47
system for employees of the commonwealth, appropriation for
connection with .......
state forester to provide employment for certain needy persons
teaching and supervising staff of the public schools of Boston,
pensions to ...... .
Labor and Industries, state board of, appropriation for
and industrial accident board, appropriation for expenses of
Laborers, employed by the city of Boston, retirement fund for
commonwealth, commission on economy and efficiency to investigate Satur-
fLiy half-holidays for ......... 457
Lagoon bridge (see Index to general acts).
Lake Quinsigamond (sco Index to general acts).
Lakeville, wtate sanatorium (soe Sanatorium, Lakeville state).
town of, trustees of the Lakeville state sanatorium may lay water pipes, etc., in 260
Land, certain, between Haverhill and Canal streets, city of Boston may lease or sell 122
expenses m
71
393, 401
payment of
259
94
33
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Land, for public institutions, appropriation for reimbursement of cities and towns
for loss of taxes on . . . . . . . . . .33
for public purposes, commission to consider uniform methods and procedure for
taking, time extended for report by . . . . . . 394, 439
for reservoir, etc., right of the city of Salem to take ..... 270
taking of, to relieve congestion of population and to provide homes for citizens,
constitutional amendment submitted to the people .... 450
two parcels of, commissioners on fisheries and game to purchase . . . 456
court (see Court, land) .
Landing, of the Pilgrims, commission on the tercentenary of, established . . 400
public, town of Sandwich authorized to construct ..... 210
Lands, certain, in Amherst and Hadley, trustees of the Massachusetts Agricultural
College may sell .......... 283
reforestation of, etc., appropriation for ....... 172
town of Arlington may convey certain, to the metropolitan park commission . 130
Law, civil service, extended to employees of the house of correction and penal
institutions department of Boston ....... 83
juvenile, probation commission to investigate ...... 404
Lawrence, city of, issuing of certain notes or bonds by .... . 153
(See also Index to general acts.)
Laws, appropriation for printing ......... 36
civil service, manager of the Holyoke gas and electric department placed under 147
concerning charities, state board of charity may expend an additional sum in
preparing a manual of ........ . 427
general, relating to towns, printing of ....... 401
labor, compilation of, not to be made ....... 398
on- mortgages, liens and tax titles, printing of additional copies of report op
changes in .......... . 398
province, appropriation for continuing the publication of ... . 254
relative to fish and game, publication of ...... . 435
highways, revision and codification of ...... . 438
prisons, prison commissioners to prepare a manual of ... . 428
public education, board of education may provide for printing an edition of 429
time extended for report on the compilation of . . . . . 397
taxation, investigation of the advisability of changes in .... 455
Leach, William I., certain compensation for, appropriation for .... 120
Leavitt, George, city of Lynn may pension ....... 91
Legal domicile (see Domicile).
Legislature (see Court, general, also Representatives, house of, and Senate).
Leman, Ella C, commonwealth to pay certain moneys to the Chelsea Savings
Bank for account of ........ . 447
Leominster, city of, incorporated ......... 290
town of, may appropriate money for anniversary celebration ... 82
Lewis Bay (see Bay, Lewis).
Liability insurance, Massachusetts Employees Insurance Association may trans-
act certain ........... 269
LIBRARIES :
The Sturgis, incorporated .......... 110
Woburn Public, powers of trustees of ....... 191
Library, commissioners, free public, appropriation for expenses of , . . 207
state, appropriation for salaries and expenses in ..... . 8
card catalogue of, continuing work on ...... . 402
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Licenses, fees for recording, to be paid by Boston licensing board into the city
treasury ........... 268
for the sale of intoxicating liquors in Hull (see Index to general acts),
for the sale of intoxicating liquors in Nahant (see Index to general acts),
for theatrical exhibitions in Boston, revoking and suspending of . . . 316
Licensing board for the city of Boston (see Licenses) .
Liens, compensation of members of commission on changes in laws relative to,
appropriation for .......... 120
laws relative to, printing of additional copies of report on changes in . . 398
Lieutenant governor, appropriation for salary of . . . 11
Life insurance departments, establishment of, by savings banks, appropriation
for expenses in connection with ....... 49
Lighting plant, town of Reading may borrow money to extend outside the limits
of the town its ......... . 128
Lights on motor vehicles, investigation and report by highway commission on 399
Line, harbor, in Boston harbor, etc., changed ....... 287
Linnane, John, widow of, city of Boston may pay an annuity to . 61
List of persons who served in the civil war (see War, civil).
Loan, agencies (see Agencies, loan).
Company, Massachusetts, charter revived and acts confirmed . . . 337
Loans, temporary, of the commonwealth, appropriation for paj^ment of interest ou 32
water (see Water loans).
Location of tenements and lodging houses in New Bedford .... 161
Lodging houses (see Houses, lodging).
"London Sliding Scale" system of adjusting price of gas, etc., as applied to the
Boston Consolidated Gas Company, investigation of . . . . 461
Lowell, city of, cemetery commissioners of, appointment of . . . 240
may borrow money for high school purposes ...... 346
may borrow money to increase and purify its water supply . . . 135
may pay a sum of money to the mother of John J. Kenney . . . 148
state highway along the northerly bank of the Merrimac river in Dracut and,
investigation of the cost of extending ...... 430
Textile School (see School, Lowell Textile).
Lunenburg, town of, election of Augustus A. Cooke, as a member of the municipal
light board of, confirmed ........ 425
Lyman school for boys (see School for boys, Lyman).
Lynch, John T., city of Holyoke may pay a sura of money to the widow of . 336
Lynn, city of, may pay a sum of money to John E. Stevenson .... 62
may pension George Leavitt . . . . . . . . .91
sewage disposal in, time extended for report by state department of health
and Lynn municipal council on ...... . 395
harbor (see Index to general acts).
Lynnfield, town of, town of Reading may extend its lighting plant into Lynnfield
Centre ............ 128
M.
Magner, William, widow of, city of Boston may pay a pension to . . .48
Mahan, Mary Agnes, special commissioner, acts confirmed .... 431
"Male", amendment striking the word, from the constitution submitted to the
people ............ 452
Manager of the Holyoke gas and electric department placed under civil service 147
Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
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Mansfield Water Supply District may make an additional water loan, and limits
extended ..........
IVIansion, Shirley-Eustis, in Boston, preservation of ... .
Manual, for the general court, appropriation for printing and binding
of laws concerning charities, state board of charity may expend an additional
sum in preparing .........
relative to prisons, prison commissioners to make ....
Map of ]VIa.ssachusetts, topographical, changes in and sale of . . .
(See also Index to general acts.)
Marblehead, town of, Episcopal parish in, may hold additional property .
Marion, town of, commission of public works for, established .
Marlborough, city of, may borrow money to pay certain final judgments .
Marriages, index of, secretary of the commonwealth to make pro\nsion for
Mashpee, town of, construction and repair of roads in, appropriation for .
may fund indebtedness .........
Massachusetts, Agricultural College (see Agricultural College, Massachusetts).
Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary (see Infirmary, Massachusetts Charitable
Eye and Ear).
commission for the blind (see Blind, Massachusetts commission for).
Employees Insurance Association (see Employees Insurance Association,
Massachusetts) .
highway (see Highway, and Highway Commission).
hospital school (see School, Massachusetts hospital).
Institute of Technology (see Institute of Technology, Massachusetts).
Loan Company (see Loan Company, Massachusetts).
nautical school (see School, Massachusetts nautical).
reformatory (see Reformatory, Massachusetts).
School, for the feeble-minded (see School),
fund (see Fund, Massachusetts School).
State Firemen's Association (see Firemen's Association, Massachusetts State) .
topographical map of (see Map, topographical).
training schools (see Schools, Massachusetts training).
volunteer militia (see Militia, Massachusetts volunteer).
Mayor, of Boston may place the name of Warren H. Brown upon the pension
roll
of Somerville, time of qualifying of ...... .
McGovern, James, family of, in favor of ......
McMahon, John J., granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed
Mechanics, employed by the commonwealth, commission on economy and effi
ciency to investigate Saturday half-holidays for
and workmen in the employ of the Boston Transit Commission, compensation
for injuries to .........
Medfield, state hospital (see Hospital, Medfield state).
town of, payment of a sum of money for educational purposes to .
Medford, city of, laying out, etc., of ways in .
Wellington bridge in (see Index to general acts).
Medical examiners, fees of, appropriation for ......
Medical inspectors (see Inspectors, medical).
Medicine, board of registration in, appropriation for ....
Meeting, annual town, of the town of Barre validated ....
House, Proprietors of the Bradford, dissolved .....
town, of Clarksburg, acts of, confirmed ......
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428
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38
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435
120
304
103
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441
337
457
200
441
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120
25
254
252
191
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Meetings, town, in Peabody, voting at ....... .
limited, etc., in Brookline, established .......
Melrose, town of, may borrow money to increase its water supply
Members of town meeting in Brookline, provision for .....
Merrimac river (see River, Merrimac).
Messengers and assistant doorkeepers to the senate and house of representatives,
appropriation for salaries of ....... .
Meters, gas, investigation of the inspection and testing of ....
Methuen, town of, may pay a sum of money to Jeannette Pollard
Metropolitan, district (see District, metropolitan).
park commission, appropriation for band concerts in parks, etc., under control of
authorized to increase bathing facilities at Nahant beach bath house .
boulevards and parkways in charge of, appropriation for maintenance of
care and maintenance of Wellington bridge by, appropriation for
care of the Charles river basin by, appropriation for ....
Nantasket Beach reservation by, appropriation for
improvement of bath house at Revere beach .....
maintenance of reservations, appropriation for ....
may construct and maintain a bridge over Black's creek in Quincy
may improve the sanitary condition of the Aberjona river in Winchester
payment of certain pensions by, appropriation for ....
protection of beach and shore at Revere beach reservation by, appropriation
for ...........
reservations under care of, etc., appropriation for ....
to investigate cost of extending the Woburn parkway in Winchester .
development of the West Roxbury parkway in Boston .
taking of Boston Rock, etc., for park purposes ....
to reconstruct bridge over Charles river between Newton and Weston
town of Arlington may convey certain lands to ....
and highway commission to investigate the cost of making a boulevard of
Ocean avenue in Revere ........
parks (see Parks, metropolitan).
sewerage system, north, appropriation for maintenance, etc., of
north, improvements in ........
south, appropriation for maintenance, etc., of .
water system, appropriation for maintaining and operating .
water and sewerage board, to pay a sum of money to Joseph Hanreddy
Middleborough Fire District may make an additional water loan
Middlesex, county, tax granted for ........
Fells reservation (see Reservation, Middlesex Fells).
Military, aid, state and, appropriation for payment of .... .
training (see Training, military).
Militia, Massachusetts volunteer, adjutant general of, salaries and expenses of
Company I., sixth regiment of, for certain expenditures, etc., reimbursed
enrollment of all male citizens in, report on the advisability of requiring
quartermaster general of, appropriation for, etc. .....
reserve (see Reserve militia).
sundry military expenses of, appropriation for .....
surgeon general of, appropriation for salaries and expenses of
Veteran Association of the Independent Corps of Cadets of, may hold addi
tional property .........
Miller, Charles H., granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed
Miller, Charles W., city of Boston may pay a sum of money to
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174
73
175
6
408
200
103
194
104
104
104
105
269
105
40
174
105
258
105
434
429
400
339
130
425
106
430
106
107
450
282
417
42
133
427
431
186
133
44
89
337
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Milton, bridge over Neponset river between Boston and (see Index to general acts).
Minimum wage commission, appropriation for . . . . . .70
Miscellaneous expenses, sundry (see Expenses, sundry miscellaneous).
Mitchell, Eugene, Jr., and William B. G., town of Hull may pay a sum of
money to ........... 68
Moderator, annual, in Brookline, provision for ...... 177
Mohawk trail (see Trail, Mohawk).
Mollusks, for bait, shellfish commissioners of New Bedford and Fairhaven may
issue permits for the taking of . . . . . . . . 145
size of, which may be taken from waters under jurisdiction of the shellfish com-
missioners of New Bedford and Fairhaven ..... 146
Money, contribution of, for continuing relief of needy persons, state forester may
accept ............ 440
Moneys now in the treasury of the commonwealth, payment to the Chelsea Sav-
ings Bank of certain ......... 447
Monson state hospital (see Hospital, Monson state).
Monument, Beach Fire District, established ....... 271
in memory of Colonel Henry Tillinghast Sisson, erection of . . . . 422
Mortgages, compensation of members of commission on changes in laws relative to,
appropriation for .......... 120
laws relative to, printing of additional copies of report on changes in . . 398
Moths, gypsy and brown tail, appropriation for suppression of . . . 125
Motor vehicles (see Vehicles, motor).
Mount, Grace, Warwick, state forest commission to investigate state park at . 407
Holyoke, taking of, as a state reservation, investigation of . . . . 433
Municipal, accounts (see Accounts, municipal).
light board (see Board, municipal light). •
MUNICIPAL FINANCE:
mimicipal expenditures in Attleboro, approval of ..... 48
Museum, Peabody, of Salem, name changed from The Trustees of the Peabody
Academy of Science, etc. ........ 99
Mutual companies, Massachusetts Employees Insurance Association may trans-
act the same liability insurance as . . . . . . . 269
Mystic river (see River, Mystic).
N.
Nahant beach bath house (see Bath house, Nahant beach),
sale of intoxicating liquors in (see Index to general acts).
Names of corporations, change of (see Change of names of corporations).
Nantasket beach reservation (see Reservation, Nantasket beach).
Natick, town of, Glenwood Cemetery Association of, incorporated . . . 93
Nautical school, Massachusetts (see School, Massachusetts nautical).
Needham, town of, may pay a sum of money to Clyde E. Cookson ... 62
Needy persons, state forester to provide employment for . . . . 393, 401
(See also Persons, certain needy.)
Neponset river (see River, Neponset) .
New Bedford, city of, office of city solicitor established ..... 58
may borrow money to erect a new central fire station .... 172
may retire Arthur H. Jones ......... 137
may supply water to the town of Acushnet ...... 88
New Bedford Gas & Edison Light Company may maintain gas pipes and
cables under the Acushnet river between Fairhaven and ... 26
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Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
New Bedford, city of, permits for taking of mollusks for bait, shellfish commis-
sioners of Fairhaven and, may issue .......
shellfish commissioners of Fairhaven and, may fix certain license fees .
size of mollusks which may be taken from waters under the jurisdiction of the
shellfish commissioners of Fairhaven and ......
tenements and lodging houses in, inspection and location of . . .
textile school (see School, New Bedford textile).
New England Industrial School for Deaf Mutes (see School for Deaf Mutes,
New England Industrial).
New York, Central Railroad Company, may refund certain freight charges to the
Wellesley Gravel Company ........
New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, capitalization of, and further
supervision by the commonwealth of .....
Newburyport, bridge, appropriation for maintenance and operation of
city of, American Submerged Exhaust Co. of, charter revived and acts con-
firmed ...........
Newton, city of, bridge over the Charles river between Weston and, reconstruction
of
First Methodist Episcopal Church of, trustees of, may hold additional property
may pay a sum of money to Nelly L. Heath .....
Nonantum square in, enlargement and improvement of . . .
sewer assessments in, regulation of ...... .
(See also Index to general acts.)
Nichols, George A., granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed
Non-agricultural schools, appropriation for .
Nonantum square in Newton, enlargement and improvement of
Norfolk, county, tax granted for ........
House Centre, name changed from the South End Industrial School, etc.
state hospital (see Hospital, Norfolk state).
town of, trustees of the Norfolk state hospital may grant certain land to
Normal art school, state, appropriation for new site and buildings at
provision for certain emergency repairs at .
North Adams, city of, may borrow money to build a high school building .
North Attleborough, town of, location for lines or wires, etc., granted by, con
firmed ...........
North metropolitan sewerage system, improvements in . . .
North Reading, state sanatorium (see Sanatorium, North Reading state).
town of, town of Reading may extend its lighting plant into
Northampton, city of, crossing, roadway and ford over and in the Connecticut
river between Hadley and, building of (see also Index to general acts)
reimbursed for support of Smith's Agricultural school and Northampton
.school of industries ........
school of industries (see School of industries, Northampton).
state hospital (see Hospital, Northampton state).
Northborough (see Index to general acts).
Northern Massachusetts Street Railway Company may consolidate with the
C'onncRticut Valley Street Railway Company, etc. . . . .
Norton fire district may annex adjacent territory ......
NOTARIES PUBLIC:
Phillip.s, Harry F., acts confirmed ........
Notes of the city of Lawrence, issuing of certain . . .
Nurses, school, Holyoke school board may appoint ......
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49
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249
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129
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430
128
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O.
Oak Bluffs (see Index to general acts). pack
Ocean avenue in Revere, investigation of the cost of making a boulevard of 425
Officials of the commonwealth, expenditures by ..... . .397
Old provincial state houses appropriation for maintenance of . . .10
O'Leary, William J., city of Boston may reinstate in the public works department 24
Order of the Bee Hive, incorporated ........ 101
Otis, James O., justice of the peace, acts confirmed ...... 393
O'Toole, Joseph H., city of Boston may pay a pension to .... Ill
Outdoor relief, dispensaries for, overseers of the poor of Fall River may maintain 84
Owners of cattle killed, etc., during the epidemic of the foot and mouth disease,
appropriation for compensating ....... 209
P.
Pages to the senate and house of representatives, appropriation for the salaries of 6
Palmer, town of, Three Rivers Fire District in, may borrow money for its fire
department, etc. . . . . . . . . . .331
Panama-Pacific international exposition, representation of the commonwealth
at 23, 464
Pardons, advisory board of, appropriation for .......
Parental school (see School, parental).
Parishes (see Religious societies).
Park, purposes, metropolitan park commission, to investigate the taking of Boston
Rock, etc., for .........
state, at Mount Grace, Warwick, state forest commission to investigate
Parks, metropolitan, boulevards, one half, appropriation for serial bonds for
under control of the metropolitan park commission, appropriation for band
concerts in ......... .
Parkway, Furnace Brook, metropolitan park commission may construct and main
tain a bridge over Black's creek in Quincy for the extension of .
in Arlington, construction of ....... .
West Roxbury, in Boston, investigation of development of (see also Index to
general acts) ........
Woburn, in Winchester, cost of extending, investigation of .
Parkways, care and maintenance of, appropriation for
Parole, boards of, appropriation for .....
Patients, tuberculous, beds for in private hospitals, trustees of new
consumptives in Boston authorized to hire
reimbursement of cities and towns for care of, investigation of
Pavilions, summer, at North Reading state sanatorium, construction
Paxton, town of, may appropriate money for an anniversary celebration
Peabody, Academy of Science, The Trustees of, name changed to Peabody Museum
of Salem, etc. .......
town of, voting at town meetings in .
Pedrick, Thomas F., retirement of .....
Penal institutions department of Boston, civil service law extended to em-
ployees of ........ .
Pendergast, Frank J., widow of, city of Boston may pay an annuity to
Penikese hospital (see Hospital, Penikese).
hospital for
of
82
400
407
280
103
40
131
429
434
104
82
131
401
444
108
99
58
433
83
60
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Pension, city of Boston may pay, to Warren H. Brown ..... 103
to the widow of William Magner ........ 48
to Joseph H. O'Toole Ill
city of Brockton may pay, to James Keough ...... 64
city of Everett may pay. to James T. Farmer ...... 69
city of Lynn may pay, to George Leavitt ....... 91
city of Maiden may pension Thomas F. Dunn ...... 40
Pensions, appropriation for certain ........ 15
certain, in charge of the metropolitan park commission, appropriation for . 105
granting by the city of Salem of certain, confirmed ..... 337
to members of the teaching and supervising staff of the Boston public schools,
payment of .......... . 259
(See also Annuities and Retirement Fund.)
Permits, action of the selectmen of South Hadley in annulling certain, and granting
others, confirmed . . . . . . . . . .151
for the taking of mollusks for bait, shellfish commissioners of New Bedford and
Fairhaven may issue ......... 145
Personal injuries to workmen and mechanics in the employ of the Boston Transit
Commission, compensation for ....... 200
Persons, certain needy, appropriation for employment by the state forester of 87, 240
expenditure of an additional sum by the state forester in the emplojmaent of 401
state forester may accept contributions for continuing relief of . . . 440
employment of needy ......... 393, 401
who served in the civil war, director of the bureau of statistics to furnish the
Grand Army of the Republic a list of .... .
with defective eyesight, commission on blind to investigate and assist
Pharmacy, board of registration in, appropriation for ....
Philbrick, Nellie H., third assistant register of probate for Middlesex county, ap
propriation for salary of .
Phillips, Harry F., notary public, acts confirmed .....
Physicians, school, school board of Holyoke may appoint
Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission, established .....
Pipes, water, in Lakeville, trustees of Lakevjlle state sanatorium may lay .
Pittsfield, Anglers' Club, in favor of ...... .
city of, may borrow money for sewerage purposes ....
may pay a sum of money to the widow of Daniel P. Flynn
Plans, preparation of, for hospital for insane in metropolitan district .
Piatt, Ella L., commonwealth to pay certain moneys to the Chelsea Savings Bank
for account of .........
Plymouth county, tax granted for .......
Police, board of, for Fall River, clerk of, salary established
commissioner of Maiden may pension Thomas F. Dunn
court (see Courts).
department of Springfield, certain members of, promotion of
district, appropriation for .........
appropriation for retired oflBcers of the ......
state forester may appoint agents as special .....
Political committees (see Committees, political).
Poll taxes, assessment of, in Boston (see Index to general acts).
Pollard, Jeannette, town of Methuen may pay a sum of money to .
Ponds, Watuppa, approval by the city of Fall River of plans for the improvement
of 338
402
406
32
20
396
317
400
260
408
251
356
457
447
420
163
40
124
61
15
393
200
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Population, taking of land to relieve congestion of, and to provide homes for citi-
zens, constitutional amendment submitted to the people . . . 450
Port, of Boston, appropriation for serial bonds for ...... 280
development of, appropriation for ........ 29
directors of, appropriation for ........ 263
authorized to construct a street railway between Summer street and the
commonwealth piers ......... 336
authorized to improve the channel in the Mystic river .... 290
proceedings of, in relation to a dry dock, confirmed .... 289
of Fall River, time extended for report on development of . . . . 397
Postmaster of the senate and house of representatives, appropriation for salary of 6
Power, Richard, widow of, city of Boston may pay a sum of money to . .90
Powers, James F., city of Brockton may pay a sum of money to . . . 118
Powers of the Massachusetts Employees Insurance Association .... 269
Practical arts classes, appropriation for maintenance of . . . . .67
Precinct voting (see Voting).
Premiums, for sureties on certain official bonds, appropriation for . . . 120
on securities purchased for the Massachusetts School Fund, appropriation for
pajonent of ........... 33
Printed public document series (see Series, printed public document).
Printing, laws, appropriation for ......... 36
matter relating to elections, appropriation for ...... 36
of the general laws relating to towns, provision for ..... 401
and binding, ordered by the general court, appropriation for ... 6
Prison, camp (see Camp and hospital).
commissioners, appropriation for ........ 139
to construct a road at the prison camp and hospital ..... 447
to make certain improvements at the reformatory for women . . . 461
to prepare a manual of the laws relative to prisons ..... 428
officers retired from the service of the commonwealth, appropriation for com-
pensation of ........... 15
state, appropriation for . . . . . . . . . .150
certain repairs at .......... . 447
Prisons, laws relative to, prison commissioners to prepare a manual of . . 428
and hospitals, appropriation for serial bonds for ...... 280
Probate and insolvency, courts of (see Courts of probate and insolvency).
Probation, commission on, appropriation for salaries and expenses of . .22
to investigate the juvenile law ......... 404
Procedure for taking land for public purposes, commission to report uniform
methods of, continued ......... 439
Property, destroyed by the epidemic of the foot and mouth disease, compensation
for 209,398
Property, of the city of Boston, lying within the city of Quincy, adjustment of
taxes assessed on . . . . . . . . . .211
Proprietors of the Bradford Meeting House, dissolved ..... 252
Province laws (see Laws, province).
Provincetown, town of, certain territory in, protection of .... 440
Prudential committee. Great Barrington Fire District may elect ... 91
Public, document series (see Series, printed public document),
education (see Education, board of),
employees (see Employees, public),
health (see Health, public).
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Public, institutions (see Institutions, public).
purposes, taking of land for, time extended for report by commission on uni-
form methods and procedure for . . . . . . 394, 439
records (see Records, public).
schools (see Schools, public).
service commission, appropriation for ....... 29
report on transportation needs of the metropolitan district by, time extended
for making ........... 430
to investigate relative to extension telephones, etc. ..... 407
to investigate the repair, etc., of highways and bridges by street railway
companies ........... 405
ways (see Ways, public) .
works, board of, Great Harrington Fire District may elect .... 91
commission on, for the town of Marion, established ..... 38
of the city of Woburn, superintendent of, appointment of . . . .55
Publication, of a record of soldiers and sailors who served in the war of the re-
bellion, appropriation for ........ 83
of laws relative to fish and game ........ 435
of the province laws, appropriation for continuing ..... 254
Pumping station (see Station) .
Pupils, town of Sturbridge reimbursed for transporting certain .... 404
Purchasing agent (see Agent, purchasing).
Q.
Quahaugs, protection of, in waters adjoining Edgartown .....
Quartermaster general of the militia, appropriation for ....
Quequechan river (see River, Quequechan).
Quincy, city of, bridge over Neponset river between Boston and (.see Index to
general acts).
filling vacancies in the city council of . . . . .
may appropriate money for the city hospital .....
may appropriate money to improve Wej'mouth Fore river
metropolitan park commission may construct and maintain a bridge over
Black's creek in, for the extension of the Furnace Brook parkway
property of the city of Boston lying within, adjustment of taxes assessed on
Market Cold Storage and Warehouse Company, increasing of capital stock of
Quinn, H. Joseph, widow of, city of Boston may pay a sum of money to .
Quinsiganxond, Lake (see Index to general acts).
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186
27
26
171
40
211
102
376
R.
RAILROAD CORPORATIONS:
Boston and Eastern Electric, time extended for filing bond and for building
road by ........... 285
Boston and Maine, railroad companies constituting, reorganization and con-
solidation of .......... . 357
Boston Elevated, Dudley street terminal of, investigation of transportation
facilities at, etc. .......... 4l'4
Boston, Quincj' & Fall River Bicycle Railway Company, time extended within
which railway shall be built ........ 211
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RAILROAD CORPORATIONS — concluded. page
Hampden, Boston and Maine Railroad may lease or purchase property of . 372
time extended for operation of certain lines of . . . . . 249
New York Central, may refund certain freight charges .... 265
New York, New Haven & Hartford, capitalization and further supervising by
the commonwealth of ........ . 377
Northern Massachusetts Street Railway, may consolidate with the Connecticut
Valley Street Railway Company, etc. ...... 310
Southern New England, time extended for completing the railroad of, etc. . 162
Springfield and Berkshire street railway companies, through service over the
lines of ........... ■ 258
Railway, street, between Summer street and Commonwealth piers, construc-
tion of ........... ■ 336
companies, public service commission to investigate the repair and main-
tenance of highways and bridges by . . . . . . . 405
time extended within which Boston, Quincy and Fall River Bicycle Railway
Company shall build . . . . . . . . . 211
Reading, town of, may borrow money to extend its lighting plant without the
limits of the town .......... 128
Rebellion, war of (see War of the rebellion).
Recess committees, authorized by the general court of 1914, appropriation for
additional expenses of ......... 42
Record of the soldiers and sailors who served in the war of the rebellion, appropria-
tion for publication of ......... 83
Records, public, commissioner of, appropriation for salary of ... . 9
Reforestation of lands purchased by forest commission, appropriation for expenses
in connection with .......... 172
Reformatory, expenses, sundry (see Expenses, sundry reformatory).
for women, appropriation for ......... 150
certain improvements at . . . . . . . . . 46 1
Massachusetts, appropriation for . . . . . . . . 164
Registration, in Boston (see Index to general acts).
in dentistiy, board of (see Dentistry, board of registration in).
in medicine, board of (see Medicine, board of registration in).
in pharmacy, board of (see Pharmacy, board of registration in).
in veterinary medicine, board of (see Veterinary medicine, board of registration
in).
Reilly, Joseph J., chief examiner of the civil service commission, appropriation
for salarj' of ........... 41
Relief, of needy persons, state forester may accept contributions for continuing . 440
outdoor, dispensaries for, overseers of the poor of Fall River may maintain . 84
RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES:
Episcopal Parish in Marblehead, may hold additional property . . 99
First, in Roxbury, name changed to First Church in Roxbury ... 39
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Newton, trustees of, may hold addi-
tional property .......... 173
First Parish in Bradford, dissolved ........ 252
St. John's Episcopal Church, The Bliss Trust of, incorporated . . . Ill
Trustees of the Funds for the support of a Congregational Gospel Minister in
the First Parish in Bradford, name changed, etc. .... 266
Report, as to the advisability of establishing county or district tuberculosis
hospitals ........... 4.56
as to construction of a certain highway in Hingham ..... 435
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405
Report, as to taking of Mount Holyoke as a state reservation ....
as to the repair, etc., of highways and bridges by street railway companies
by board of education, on compilation of laws relating to public education,
time extended for ..........
relative to a state university, provision for additional copies of .
by commission on probation relative to the juvenile law ....
to consider uniform methods and procedure for taking land for public pur-
poses, time extended for making ...... 394, 439
by gas and electric light commissioners on certain appliances for shutting off
gas in case of fire ..........
by public service commission as to extension telephones and telephone charges
by secretary of the commonwealth and attorney-general relative to absentee
voting ............
by state department of health and Lynn municipal council on sewage disposal
in I.ynn, time extended for making .......
by state department of health and trustees of hospitals for consumptives on
reimbursement of cities and towns for care of tuberculous patients .
by state forest commission on state park at Mount Grace, Warwick
homestead commission may print additional copies of second annual
of board of education on the support of public schools, additional copies of
of commission on the white slave traffic, distribution of ... .
of hours of labor of public employees and relative to Saturday half-holidaj's,
etc. ............
on advisability of changes in the taxation laws ......
on Buzzard's bay fisheries, time extended for ......
on changes in the law relative to mortgages, liens and tax titles, printing of
additional copies of .........
on compilation of laws relating to public education, time extended for making
on conserving and equalizing the flow of water in the rivers and harbors of the
commonwealth .........
on cost of constructing a waterway between Taunton and Brockton
on cost of extending the state highway along the northerly bank of the Merri
mac river, etc. .........
on cost of extending the Woburn parkway in Winchester
on cost of making a boulevard of Ocean avenue in Revere
on developing the port of Fall. River, time extended for making
on establishment of a state forest along the Mohawk trail, so-called
on inspection and testing of gas meters ......
on lights on motor vehicles ........
on "London Sliding Scale" system of adjusting price of gas, etc., as applied to
Boston Consolidated Gas Company ......
on practicability of creating a militia reserve, and of providing a military train
ing in public high schools, etc. ......
on revision and codification of laws relating to highways
on safety on public ways of horses and horse-drawn vehicles
on standardization of grades and compensation in the civil engineering service
of the commonwealth ........
on taking of Boston Rock, etc., for park purposes ....
on terminal facilities, etc., in metropolitan district ....
on transportation facilities at the Dudley street terminal, etc.
on transportation needs of the metropolitan district, time extended for making
on use of beaches in Essex county .......
on widening of a highway between Boston and Worcester
397
396
404
402
407
403
395
401
407
429
406
440
457
455
399
398
397
445
442
430
434
425
397
445
408
399
461
431
438
431
454
400
462
424
430
433
423
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Representatives, house of (see also Senate).
clerk of, appropriation for salary of ....... . 5
appropriation for clerical assistance to ...... • 5
stationery for, appropriation for ........ 6
Reservation, forestry, at Mount Grace, Warwick, state forest commission to
investigate ........... "W)?
Middlesex Fells, investigation of the taking of Boston Rock, etc., near, for
park purposes .......... 400
Nantasket beach, appropriation for care and maintenance of . . . 105
Revere beach, appropriation for the protection of the beach and shore at . 258
bath house at, improving the heating apparatus of . . . . . 269
state, taking of Mount Holyoke as, investigation of .... . 433
Stony Brook, West Roxbury parkway in Boston between Arnold arboretum
and, investigation of development of ...... 429
Reservations, appropriation for maintenance of ..... . 105
Reserve, militia, report on the practicability of creating . . . . .431
Reservoir, land for, etc., right of the city of Salem to take .... 270
Retirement, fund for laborers employed by the city of Boston, provision affecting 47
system, for employees of the commonwealth, appropriation for ... 71
for public school teachers, appropriation for salaries and expenses of . . 132
Revere, beach reservation (see Reservation, Revere beach).
city of, may fund a certain portion of its indebtedness .... 84
Ocean avenue in, investigation of the cost of making a boulevard of . . 425
Rights of Massachusetts Employees Insurance Association .... 269
River, Aberjona, in Winchester, metropolitan park commission may improve the
sanitary condition of ........ • 174
Acushnet, New Bedford Gas & Edison Light Company may maintain gas pipes
and cables between New Bedford and Fairhaven under (see also Index
to general acts) .......... 26
Charles, basin, appropriation for care of . . . . . . .104
bridge between Newton and Weston over, reconstruction of . . . 339
(See also Index to general acts.)
Concord, in Billerica, improvement of ....... 436
Connecticut, building of a crossing, roadway and ford between Northampton
and Hadley over and in ........ . 132
(See also Index to general acts.)
Ipswich, diverting the water of . . . . . . . . . 264
Maiden (see Index to general acts).
Merrimac, issue of notes or bonds by city of Lawrence for construction of bridge
over ............ 153
state highway in Lowell and Dracut along the northerly bank of, investiga-
tion of cost of extending ......... 430
Mystic, channel in, straightening and improvement of (see also Index to
general acts) .......... 290
Neponset, valley of, further protection of public health in . . . . 436
bridge over (see also Index to general acts).
Quequechan, approval of plans by the city council of Fall River for the im-
provement of .......... 338
Shawsheen (see Index to general acts).
South, city of Salem may construct a new bridge over ..... 77
Taunton, fish hatchery for shad upon, establishment of .... 446
Weymouth Fore, city of Quincy may appropriate money to improve . . 171
(See also Index to general acts.)
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Rivers of the commonwealth, conserving and equalizing the flow of water in, in-
vestigation of ..........
Roadway over and in the Connecticut river between Northampton and Hadley,
building of .......... .
Rochester (see Index to general acts).
Roxbury, Board of Trade, incorporated ........
Ilrst Religious Society in, name changed to First Church in Roxburj'
Rutland state sanatorium (see Sanatorium, Rutland state).
Ryan, John P., granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed
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9.3
39
337
S.
Sailors, Massachusetts, who served in the war of the rebellion, appropriation for
publication of a record of .......
St. John's Episcopal Church, The Bliss Trust of, incorporated
St. Michael's church, in Marblehead, may hold additional property
SALARIES:
agriculture, state board of, appropriation for .....
Andrews, Charles A., deputy tax commissioner, appropriation for .
animal industrj^ department of, salaries and expenses of . . .
armories, superintendent of, etc. .......
assistant doorkeepers and messengers to the senate and house of representatives
appropriation for ....
attorney-general, appropriation for
auditor of the commonwealth, appropriation for
ballot law commission, appropriation for
bank commissioner, appropriation for
Boynton, Herbert H., deputy secretarj', appropriation for
Bridgman, Frank E., assistant clerk of the house of representatives, appro
priation for ..........
chaplains of the senate and house of representatives, appropriations for
charity, state board of, appropriation for ......
civil service commission, appropriation for ......
clerk of the Fall River board of police, salary established
conciliation and arbitration, state board of, appropriation for
controller of county accounts, appropriation for .....
Coolidge, Henrj' D., clerk of the senate, appropriation for
corporations, commissioner of, appropriation for .....
dentistry, board of registration in, appropriation for ....
district, attorneys and assistants, appropriation for ....
police, appropriation for ........
doorkeepers of the senate and house of representatives, appropriations for
Dudley, Warren P., secretary of the civil service commission, appropriation
for ........
economy and efficiency, commission on, appropriation for
education, board of, appropriation for
executive, council, appropriation for ....
department, appropriation for ....
fire prevention commissioner, appropriation for .
fisheries and game, commissioners on, appropriation for
forester, state, appropriation for ....
83
111
99
65
59
87
187
6
14
34
10
348
35
5
6
187
40
163
16
12
5
59
13
21
51
6
41
35
122
11
11
lis
241
125
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SALARIES — concluded.
gas and electric light commissioners, appropriation for
governor, appropriation for ......
harbor and land commissioners, board of, appropriation for .
health, state department of, appropriation for
highway commission, appropriation for ....
hospitals for consumptives, employees of trustees of
industrial accident board, appropriation for
and state board of labor and industries, appropriation for .
insanity, state board of, appropriation for ....
insurance commissioner, appropriation for ....
judicial department, appropriation for ......
Kimball, James W., clerk of the house of representatives, appropriation for
labor and industries, state board of, appropriation for ....
land court, appropriation for ........
lieutenant governor, appropriation for ......
medicine, board of registration in, appropriation for ....
minimum wage commission, appropriation for .....
pages to the senate and house of representatives, appropriation for
parole, boards of, etc., appropriation for ......
pharmacy, board of registration in, appropriation for ....
Philbrick, Nellie H., third assistant register of probate for Middlesex county
appropriation for .........
port of Boston, directors of, appropriation for .....
postmaster of the senate and house of representatives, appropriation for
prison commissioners, appropriation for ......
probate and insolvency, courts of, appropriation for .
probation, commission on, appropriation for .....
province laws, editor of, appropriation for ......
public records, commissioner of, appropriation for ....
public service commission, appropriation for .....
quartermaster general of the militia, appropriation for
Reilly, Joseph J., chief examiner of the civil service commission, appropriation
for ...........
representatives, appropriation for .......
retirement system for public school teachers, appropriation for
Sanger, William H., assistant clerk of the senate, appropriation for
savings banks, in connection with the establishment of life insurance depart
ments by, appropriation for .....
secretary of the commonwealth, appropriation for
senators, appropriation for ......
sergeant-at-arms, appropriation for .....
state, aid and pensions, commissioner, etc., of, appropriation for
library, appropriation for ......
statistics, bureau of, appropriation for ....
superior court, appropriation for .....
supervisor of loan agencies, appropriation for
supreme judicial court, appropriation for ....
surgeon general of the militia, appropriation for .
tax commissioner, appropriation for .....
treasurer and receiver-general, appropriation for .
veterinary medicine, board of registration in, appropriation for
weights and measures, commissioner of, appropriation for
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11
50
189
126
81
45
33
90
44
17
5
94
37
11
25
70
6
82
32
20
263
6
139
18
22
254
9
29
186
41
5
132
5
49
35
5
23
42
8
43
18
189
18
44
59
12
14
15
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Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
Sale, of intoxicating liquors in Hull (see Index to general acts),
in Nahant (see Index to general acts),
of the topographical map of Massachusetts ....
Salem, city of, citizens of, temporarily residing elsewhere, legal domicile of
construction of thoroughfare in (see Index to general acts),
granting of certain pensions by, confirmed ....
may construct a new bridge over the South river and discontinue the Union
street bridge ......
may make an additional water loan
rights of, to take land for a reservoir, etc.
Peabody Museum of, name changed from the Trustees of the Peabody Academy
of Science, etc. .........
rebuilding commission, may take certain tide water lands for streets, etc
and Beverly water supply board, installing of measuring and recording devices
by
Salisbury water supply company, incorporated
Sanatorium, Hampshire county, maintenance of
Lakeville state, appropriation for
trustees of, may lay water pipes in the town of Lakeville, etc
North Reading state, appropriation for
construction of summer pavilions at
Rutland state, appropriation for
Westfield state, appropriation for
construction and equipment of a school building at
power boiler for ......
Sand, taking of, from certain beaches in Chelsea
Sandwich, town of, may improve its harbor, etc.
Sanger, William H., assistant clerk of the senate, appropriation for salary of
Saturday half -holidays for laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by th
commonwealth, commission on economy and efficiency to investigate
Savings banks, establishing life insurance departments by, appropriation for
expenses in connection with
Scales, north city hay, of Boston, superintendent of, included within civil service
School, Bradford Durfee Textile of Fall River, The, maintenance of
committee (see Committee, school),
for boys, industrial, appropriation for
certain improvements at ... .
Lyman, appropriation for ....
certain improvements at .
for Deaf Mutes, Now England Industrial, in favor of
for feeble-minded in western part of the commonwealth, purchasing land, etc
for .......
for Feeble-Minded, Massachusetts, appropriation for
certain improvements at ....
for girls, industrial, appropriation for
fire escapes at ..... .
Fund, Massachusetts (see Fund, Massachusetts School)
Groton, acts of trustees of, validated .
Lowell textile, in favor of .
Massachusetts hospital, appropriation for .
Massachusetts nautical, appropriation for .
New Bedford textile, in favor of . . .
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136
337
77
112
270
99
56
265
166
442
141
260
142
444
141
143
446
444
46
210
5
457
49
148
424
86
464
86
454
428
449
140
442
86
441
46
425
144
83
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School, North Adams authorized to erect high ......
nurses (see Nurses, school).
of industries, Northampton, city of Northampton reimbursed for support of
parental, city of Boston may transfer to the hospital department the land and
buildings of ........ .
physicians (see Physicians, school) .
Smith's agricultural, city of Northampton reimbursed for support of
South End Industrial, name changed to Norfolk House Centre, etc.
state normal, at Bridgewater, certain improvements at
state normal art, appropriation for new site and buildings at
certain emergency repairs at .
teachers (see Teachers).
Wrentham state, appropriation for .....
certain improvements at ......
Schools, continuation, appropriation for maintenance of
household arts, appropriation for maintenance of
independent industrial, etc., appropriation for the maintenance of
Massachusetts training, appropriation for expenses of trustees of
non-agricultural, appropriation for .....
practical arts, appropriation for .....
public, additional copies of the report of the board of education on
of Boston, appropriations for .......
payment of pensions to the teaching and supervising staff of the
high, military training for youths in, report upon the practicability of
providing ..........
Science, American Association for the Advancement of (see American Asso
ciation for the Advancement of Science).
SECRETARY OP THE COMMONWEALTH:
appropriation for salaries and expenses of .
general laws relating to towns as compiled by, printing of .
to make provision for indexes of births, marriages and deaths
and attorney-general to investigate absentee voting at elections of the com-
monwealth ..........
Securities purchased for the Massachusetts School Fund, appropriation for pay-
ment of premiums on ....... ,
Seekonk, town of, Baker's Corner Fire District of, date of meeting of
Selectmen of South Hadley, action of, in annulling certain permits, etc., granted
and in granting others, confirmed ......
Senate (see also Court, General), assistant clerk of, af^propriation for salary of
clerk of, appropriation for salary of .
appropriation for clerical assistance to
stationery for, appropriation for
and house of representatives, assistant doorkeepers and messengers to, appro
priation for salaries of .
chaplains of, appropriation for salaries of
contingent expenses of, appropriation for
doorkeepers of, appropriation for salaries of
pages to, appropriation for salaries of
printing and binding ordered by, appropriation for
Sengecontacket bridge (see Index to general acts) .
Sergeant-at-arms, department of, appropriation for
Thomas F. Pedrick, retirement of . . .
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102
462
25
454
149
443
67
67
66
85
66
67
406
255, 347
259
431
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401
435
403
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165
151
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SERIAL BOND APPROPRIATION:
abolition of grade crossings
armories ......
metropolitan parks, boulevards (one half)
port of Boston, development of .
prisons and hospitals
soldiers' gratuity ....
state highways ....
State house construction .
Suffolk county court house
Series, printed public document, cities and towns maj' dispose of
Service, civil (see Civil service).
civil engineering of the commonwealth, investigation of the standardization of
grades and compensation in ....... . 454
through, over the lines of the Springfield and Berkshire Street Railwaj- com-
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panics, facilitated .
Sesuit harbor (see Harbor, Sesuit).
SEWAGE DISPOSAL:
Amherst .
Attleborough .
Boston
Framingham .
Lj'nn
north metropolitan system
Pittsfield
south metropolitan system
Wellesley
Sewer assessments, in the citj^ of Attleborough, validated
Newton, regulation of .
Shad, fish hatchery along the Taunton river for, establishment of
Sharon, town of, town of Stoughton may supply water to
Shawsheen river (see River, Shawsheen).
Sheehan, Patrick, city of Boston may pay a sum of money to
Shellfish, commissioners (see Commissioners, shellfish).
in waters adjoining Edgartown, protection of
Shirley-Eustis mansion, in Boston, preservation of
Shore, at the Revere beach reservation, appropriation for the protection of
in the town of Winthrop, protection of .... .
Shrewsbury, town of, bridge over Lake Quinsigamond in (see Index to general
acts).
Simmons Female College, name changed to Simmons College, etc. .
Sisson, Colonel Henry Tillinghast, erection of a monument in memory of
Skinner, John B., granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed
Smith's agricultural school, city of Northampton reimbursed for support of
SOCIETIES:
Andover Village Improvement, The, incorporated ....
Fragment, The, charter amended .......
Templeton Village Improvement, powers increased ....
Soldiers, annuities for, appropriation for .......
Massachusetts, who served in the war of the rebellion, aporopriation for publi
cation of a record of . . .
Soldiers', gratuity (see Gratuity, soldiers').
Home (see Home, Soldiers').
258
246
273
80
305
395
106,430
251
106
256
273
77
446
191
81
119
261
258
458
101
422
337
399
So
53
335
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147
Solicitor, city of New Bedford, office established
Somerville, city of, mayor and aldermen of, time of qualifying of . . .
Wellington bridge in (see Index to general acts).
South, Easton and Eastondale Fire and Water District, established . . . 153
End Industrial School, name changed to the Norfolk House Centre, etc. . 102
Hadley, town of, action of the selectmen of, in annulling certain permits, etc.,
and granting others, etc., confirmed . . . . . . .151
metropolitan sewerage system (see Metropolitan sewerage system, south).
river, city of Salem may construct a new bridge over ..... 77
Southbridge, town of, may borrow money for school purposes .... 284
Southern New England Railroad Corporation, time extended for completing
the railroad of, etc. ......... 162
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER:
Mahan, Mary Agnes, acts confirmed . . . . . . . .431
Special police, state forester may appoint agents as . . . . . . 39.3
Springfield, city of, bridge across the Connecticut river at (see Index to general
acts),
certain members of the police department of, promotion of . . . 1 24
may borrow money to extend certain streets ...... 332
Gas Light Company, action of the selectmen of South Hadley in granting per-
mits, etc., to, confirmed ......... 151
and Berkshire Railway companies, through service over the lines of, facili-
tated 258
Staff, teaching and supervising, of the Boston public schools, pensions for . . 259
State, ballot law commission (see Ballot law commission, state).
board of agriculture (see Agriculture, state board of),
of charity (see Charity, state board of) .
of conciliation and arbitration (see Conciliation and arbitration, state
board of),
of education (see Education, board of).
of health (see Health, state department of).
of insanity (see Insanity, state board of).'
of labor and industries (see Labor and industries, state board of),
department of health (see Health) .
departments (see Departments),
farm (see Farm, state).
forest commission (see Forest Commission, state),
forester (see Forester, state),
highway (see Highway).
house, construction, appropriation for serial bonds for ..... 280
furniture and fixtures for new wings of, provision for .... 434
old provincial, appropriation for maintenance of ..... 10
removal of various departments to the new locations in . . . . 433
industrial school for girls (see School for girls) .
infirmary (see Infirmary),
library (see Library, state).
normal school (see School, state normal),
police (see Police, district),
prison (see Prison, state),
reservation (see Reservation),
university (see University, state).
and military aid (see Military aid, state and).
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Station, fire, New Bedford authorized to erect a new central .... 172
high pressure fire pumping, city of Boston may construct .... 281
subway, at or near the corner of Boylston and Arlington streets in Boston, con-
struction of .......... . 253
Stationery, for the house of representatives, appropriation for .... 6
for the senate, appropriation for ........ 6
Stations of the Boston Elevated Railway Companj' at Dale street and Egleston
square, investigation as to . . . . . . . . 424
Statistics, bureau of, appropriation for ........ 43
auditing of municipal accounts and taking of summer census by, appropriation for 75
director of, to furnish Grand Army of the Republic a list of persons who served
in the civil war .......... 402
Sterling, town of, may supply itself with water ...... 275
Stevenson, John E., city of Lynn may pay a sum of money to . . . .62
Stillman, Amos, granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed . . . 337
Stoneham, town of, may borrow money to increase its water supply . . 72
Stones, taking of, from certain beaches in Chelsea ...... 46
Stony Brook reservation (see Reservation, Stony Brook).
Storage and Warehouse Company, Quincy Market Cold, increasing of capital
stock of 102
Stoughton, town of, may supply water to the town of Sharon .... 191
Streams, of the commonwealth, conserving and equalizing the flow of water in,
investigation of . . . . . . . . . . 445
Street, commissioners of Boston, taking of commonwealth land for Tvidening
Harvard street by .......... 67
railway, between Summer street and the commonwealth piers in Boston, con-
struction of a .......... 336
companies (see Companies, street railway).
Streets and engineering, department of, in Fitch burg, established . . .114
Sturbridge, town of, reimbursed for money expended in transporting certain pupils 404
Sturgis Library, The, incorporated . . . . . . .110
Subsidies, to cities and towns for establishing and maintaining tuberculosis hospi-
tals, appropriation to cover ........ 7
Subway, in Charlestown district of Boston, etc., construction of ... 250
station (see Station, subway).
Tremont street, Boston transit commission may pay the cost of certain altera-
tions in, etc. ........... 64
Subways, additional in Boston, construction of ...... 353
Suffolk county court house (see Court house, Suffolk county).
Suffrage, woman (see Amendments to the constitution, proposed).
Sullivan, Daniel J., city of Taunton may pay a sum of money to . . .80
Summer census (see Census, summer).
Sundry, miscellaneous expenses (see Expenses, sundry miscellaneous),
reformatory expenses (see Expenses, sundry reformatory).
Superintendent of the north city hay scales of Boston included within the civil
service . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Superior court (see Court, superior).
Supervising and teaching staff of the Boston public schools, pensions for . . 259
Supervisor (jf loan agencies (see Agencies, loan, supervisor of).
Suppression of gypsy and brown tail moths, appropriation for .... 125
Supreme judicial court (see Court, supreme judicial).
Surgeon general of the militia, appropriation for ...... 44
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Taking of land, for public purposes, commission on uniform methods and pro-
cedure for 394,439
for taxes, compensation of members of commission on changes in laws relative
to, appropriation for ......... 120
to relieve congestion of population and to provide homes for citizens, constitu-
tional amendment submitted to the people ..... 450
Taunton, city of, may pay a sum of money to Daniel J. Sullivan ... 80
may pay a sum of money to the widow of Patrick Kenneally ... 80
waterway between Brockton and, investigation of the cost of . . . 442
river (see River, Taunton),
state hospital (see Hospital, Taunton state).
TAX, COUNTY:
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Duke3
Essex
Franklin
Hampden
Hampshire
Middlesex
Norfolk .
Plymouth
Worcester
Tax, collector (see Collector of taxes).
collectors, compensation of members of commission on changes in laws relative
to, appropriation for .........
commissioner, appropriation for ........
titles, laws relative to, printing of additional copies of report on changes in .
Taxation laws (see Laws, taxation) .
Taxes, assessed on property of the city of Boston lying in the city of Quincy
authority of the general court to impose, amendment to the constitution sub-
mitted to the people relative to ...... .
collector of (see Collector of taxes).
loss of, on land used for public institutions, appropriation for reimbursement of
cities and towns for .........
poll, assessment of, and registration, in Boston (see Index to general acts).
Teachers, courses for the improvement of, Boston school committee may conduct
public school, retirement system for, appropriation for salaries and expenses of
Teaching and supervising stafif of the Boston public schools, pensions for the
Telephones, extension, investigation as to legislation relative to, etc
Templeton Village Improvement Society, powers increased
Tenements in New Bedford, inspection and location of
Terminal, commission established .....
Dudley Street, investigation of transportation facilities at
facilities, etc., in the metropolitan district, investigation of
appropriation for expenses of special commission to investigate
Terrace Hill Cemetery Corporation, trustees of, may hold additional real estate
in Walpole ...........
409
410
411
412
413
426
415
416
417
419
420
421
120
59
398
211
458
33
131
132
259
407
335
161
462
424
463
377
30
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Testing of gas meters, investigation of the inspection and ..... 408
Theatrical exhibitions (see Exhibitions, theatrical).
Three Rivers Fire District may borrow money for its fire department, etc. . 331
Tisbury, town of, enlarging the breakwater in ...... 449
Tivnan, Joseph L., granting of pension by city of Salem to, confirmed . . 337
Tolls for the use of the East Boston tunnel, abolished .... 127, 279
Tolman, Edward K., in favor of ........ . 405
Topographical map (see Map).
Town, Farm District of Essex, water supply for ...... 160
meetings (see Meetings, town).
TOWNS:
Abington, may refund certain indebtedness
Acushnet, city of New Bedford may supply water to
Amherst, certain lands in, trustees of the Massachusetts Agricultural College
may sell .........
may borrow money to build a sewerage system
Arlington, construction of parkway or boulevard in .
may convey certain lands to the metropolitan park commission, etc
Ashland, town of Framingham may supply water to .
Barnstable, Barnstable fire district in, time extended for establishing
Barnstable harbor in, improvement of .... .
Barnstable south fire and water district in, established
Lewis Bay in Yarmouth and, improvement of
Barre, annual town meeting of, validated .
Belchertown, may supply itself with water .
Billerica, Concord river in, improvement of
may make an additional water loan
Blackstone, may purchase land to increase its water supply .
Bourne, Monument Beach Fire District in, established
Bridgewater, state normal school at, certain improvements at
Brimfield, Hitchcock Free Academy in, town of Sturbridge reimbursed for
transporting pupils to ..... .
Brookline, construction of a filter plant for
precinct voting, limited town meetings, etc., in
Carlisle, act in voting to make payment to Frank Biggi, ratified
Clarksburg, acts at annual town meeting of. confirmed
Dedham, bridge over Charles river between Boston and (see Index to general
acts).
Dennis, harbor in the vicinity of the Old Corporation wharf in, improvement of
Sesuit harbor in, improving the entrance of ..... .
Dracut, state highway along northerly bank of the Merrimac river in Lowell
and, investigation of cost of extending
Edgartown, shellfish in waters adjoining, protection of
Essex, water supply for the Town Farm district of
Fairhaven, New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Company may maintain gas
pipes and cables under the Acushnet river between New Bedford and
permits for taking of mollusks for bait, shellfish commissioners of New Bed'
ford and, may issue ........
shellfish commissioners of New Bedford and, may fix certain license fees
size of mollusks which may be taken from waters under jurisdiction of shell-
fish commissioners of New Bedford and ....
Falmouth, vote to borrow money to remodel its town hall, etc., ratified
193
88
283
24G
131
130
327
108
306
137
328
254
242
436
330
74
271
462
404
41
174
208
191
318
327
430
119
160
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100
146
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TOWNS — continued.
Framingham, certain acts of, confinned ......
may borrow money to extend its system of sewage disposal
may supply water to the town of Ashland .....
Georgetown, may supply itself with water ......
Goshen, may refund certain indebtedness ......
Gosnold (see Index to general acts).
Greenfield, may appropriate money for public band concerts
Hadley, certain lands in, trustees of the Massachusetts Agricultural College
may sell ..........
crossing, roadway and ford over and in the Connecticut river between North
ampton and, building of (see also Index to general acts)
Hamilton, town of Ipswich may erect poles and wires in . . .
Hingham, certain highway in, investigation as to construction of .
Holliston, may fund certain indebtedness, etc. .....
Hull, may pay a sum of money to Eugene Mitchell, Jr., and William B. G
Mitchell
sale of intoxicating liquors in (see Index to general acts).
Ipswich, may erect poles and wires in the town of Hamilton
Lakeville, trustees of the Lakeville state sanatorium may lay water pipes in, etc
Leominster, may appropriate money for anniversary celebration .
Lunenburg, election of Augustus A. Cooke as a member of the municipal light
board of, confirmed ........
Lynnfield, town of Reading may extend its lighting plant into Lynnfield Centre
Marblehead, Episcopal Parish in, may hold additional property
Marion, commission on public works for, established ....
Mashpee, construction and repair of roads in, appropriation for
may fund certain indebtedness .......
Medfield, payment of a sum of money for educational purposes to
Methuen, may pay a sum of money to Jeannette Pollard
Milton, bridge over Neponset river between Boston and (see Index to general
acts).
Nahant, sale of intoxicating liquors in (see Index to general acts) .
Natick, Glenwood Cemetery Association of, incorporated ....
Needham, may pay a sum of money to Clyde E. Cookson ....
Norfolk, trustees of the Norfolk state hospital may grant certain land to
North Attleborough, locations for lines or wires, etc., granted by, confirmed
North Reading, town of Reading may extend its lighting plant into
Northborough (see Index to general acts).
Palmer, Three Rivers Fire District in, may borrow money for its fire depart-
ment, etc. ...........
Paxton, may appropriate money for an anniversary' celebration
Peabody, town meetings in, voting at .......
Provincetown, certain territory in, protection of .
Reading, may borrow money to extend its lighting plant without the limits of
the town ...........
Rochester (see Index to general acts).
Sandwich, may improve its harbor, etc. .......
Seekonk, Baker's Corner Fire District of, date of meeting of . . .
Sharon, town of Stoughton may supply water to .....
Shrewsbury, bridge over Lake Quinsigamond (see Index to general acts).
South Hadley, action of the selectmen of, in annulling certain permits and
granting others, etc., confirmed .......
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212
209
57
283
132
98
435
273
68
98
260
82
425
128
99
38
120
304
441
200
93
62
249
110
128
331
108
58
440
128
210
165
191
151
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TOWNS — concluded.
Southbridge, may borrow money for school purposes ....
Sterling, may supply itself with water ......
Stoneham, may borrow money to increase its water supply .
Stoughton, may supply water to the town of Sharon ....
Sturbridge, reimbursed for money expended in transporting certain pupils
Tisbury, enlarging the breakwater in .
Truro, certain territory in, protection of ..... .
repair of certain highway in, appropriation for ....
Walpole, trustees of the Terrace Hill Cemetery Corporation may hold addi
tional real estate in ........
Wareham (see Index to general acts).
Warren, may supply itself with water ......
Warwick, Mount Grace in, state forest commission to investigate proposed state
park in .......... .
Watertown, chief of the fire department of, placed under civil service
may borrow money to construct a schoolhouse ....
Wellesley, may make an additional sewerage loan ....
Wellfleet, improvement of Wellfleet harbor in .... .
West Bridgewater, may make an additional water loan
West Newbury, certain acts of, confirmed ......
West Springfield, bridge across theConnecticutriver at (see Index to general acts)
Westfield, may make an additional water loan .....
Weston, bridge over the Charles river between Newton and, reconstruction of
Wilmington, town of Reading may extend its lighting plant into
Winchester, Aberjona river in, metropolitan park commission may improve the
sanitary condition of .... .
Woburn parkway in, investigation of cost of extending
Winthrop, shore in, protection of ... .
Yarmouth, Lewis bay in Barnstable and, improvement of
may acquire land for a public wharf, etc.
Towns, general laws relating to, printing of . . .
Towns and cities, for establishing and maintaining tuberculosis
priations to cover subsidies to .
may dispose of printed public document series
of the metropolitan district, transportation needs of, time extended for making
a report on ......... .
reimbursement of, for care of tuberculous patients, investigation of
for loss of taxes on land used for public institutions, appropriation for .
Trail, Mohawk, state forest along, investigation of the establishment of
Training, military, for youths in the public high schools, report upon the practica
bility of providing .........
schools, Massachusetts, appropriation for expenses of trustees of .
trustees of the Massachusetts, to make certain improvements at the Lyman
school for boys .........
Transfer privileges at Dudley street terminal ......
Transit commission, Boston (see Boston transit commission).
Transportation, facilities (see Facilities, transportation).
of certain pupils, town of Sturbridge reimbursed for money expended in the
Travel, of representatives, appropriation for .
of senators, appropriation for .....
Treasurer, city, of Fitchburg, term of office of .
of Worcester .......
deputy city, city of Holyoke may establish the office of
hospitals, appro-
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72
191
404
449
440
126
30
195
407
71
206
256
447
208
140
76
339
128
174
434
458
328
333
401
7
403
430
401
33
445
431
85
454
424
404
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5
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69
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TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL:
appropriation for salaries and expenses of .
governor and council may order, to issue to the trustees under the will of
Edward Wells, a duplicate interest-bearing bond of the commonwealth
Treasury of the commonwealth, moneys now in, to be paid to Chelsea Savings
Banks ............
Tremont street subway, Boston transit commission may pay the cost of certain
alterations in, etc. .........
Truro, town of, certain territory in, protection of .
repair of a certain highway in, appropriation for .....
TRUSTEES:
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Newton, may hold additional property
Funds for the support of a Congregational Gospel Minister in the First Parish
in Bradford, name changed .......
Groton School, acts of, validated .......
hospitals for consumptives, appropriation for .....
to investigate reimbursement of cities and towns for care of tuberculous
patients ..........
Lakeville state sanatorium, may lay water pipes in the town of Lakeville, etc
Massachusetts Agricultural College, authorized to make certain improvements
at
may sell certain lands in Amherst and Hadley .....
Massachusetts training schools, appropriation for ....
to make certain improvements at the Lyman school for boys
Ministerial Fund of the First Baptist Church in Randolph may adopt rules and
regulations ..........
Norfolk state hospital may grant certain land to the town of Norfolk
Peabody Academy of Science, name changed to Peabody Museum of Salem, etc
Soldiers' Home, in favor of ....... .
state library (see Library, state) .
Terrace Hill Cemetery Corporation may hold additional real estate in Walpole
under will of Edward Wells, governor and council may order treasurer and
receiver general to issue a duplicate interest-bearing bond of common-
wealth to .......... •
Woburn Public Library, powers of ....... •
Tuberculosis, hospitals (see Hospitals, tuberculosis).
patients (see Patients, tuberculous).
Tucker, Thomas D., granting of pension by city of Salem to, con6rmed
Tuition of certain non-resident pupils, appropriation for . . . . .
Tunnel, Dorchester, Boston transit commission may make contracts for temporary
use of ........... •
East Boston, tolls for the use of, abolished ......
in the Charlestown district of Boston, etc., construction of .
Tunnels, additional, in Boston, construction of .....
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447
64
440
126
173
266
46
81
401
260
438
283
85
454
309
249
99
404
30
394
191
337
67
89
127, 279
. 250
. 354
u.
Unemployed, expenditures of an additional sum by the state forester for . . 401
state forester may provide work for ...... 87,240,393,440
Union street bridge, city of Salem may discontinue ..... 77
University, state, report of the board of education relative to, provision for addi-
tional copies of ......... • 396
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Valley of Neponset river, further protection of public health in . . . . 436
Vehicles, horse-drawn, safety on public ways of, investigation of . . . 431
motor, lights on, investigation and report by highway commission on . . 399
Veteran Association of the Independent Corps of Cadets may hold additional
property ............ S9
Veterans retired from the service of the commonwealth, appropriation for com-
pensation of ........... 15
Veterinary, medicine, board of registration in, appropriation for ... 14
surgeon, city of Boston may appoint Daniel P. Keough, in the fire department 68
Vincent land, at Martha's Vineyard, commissioners on fisheries and game to pur-
chase ............ 4.56
Vineyard Haven (see Index to general acts).
Volunteer militia, Massachusetts (see Militia, Massachusetts volunteer).
Voters, amendment to the constitution striking the word "male" from the quali-
fications of, submitted to the people ...... 452
Voting, absentee, in elections of commonwealth, investigation of . . . 403
by citizens of Salem residing elsewhere temporarily . . . . . 136
precincts, in Brookline, established ........ 174
w.
Walpol6, town of, trustees of the Terrace Hill Cemeterj' Corporation may hold
additional real estate in ......... 30
Walsh, Michael, payment of a sum of money to widow of .... 446
Waltham, city of, purchasing agent in, office established ..... 240
War, civil, list of persons who served in, director of the bureau of statistics to fur-
nish the Grand Army of the Republic ...... 402
veterans of, appropriation for . . . . . . . .15
of the rebellion, soldiers and sailors who served in, appropriation for publica-
tion of a record of .......... 83
Wareham (see Index to general acts).
Warren, town of, may supply itself with water ...... 195
Warwick, town of, Mount Grace in, state forest commission to investigate state
park in ........... . 407
Water, and sewerage board, metropolitan (see Metropolitan water and sewerage
board),
flow of, in the rivers and streams of the commonwealth, investigation of
conserving and equalizing ........ 445
mains, city of Beverly may incur indebtedness for relaying certain . . 195
pipes (see Pipes, water).
power resources of the commonwealth, investigation of, appropriation for . 120
supply board, Salem and Beverly, installing of measuring and recording de-
vices by ........... 265
WATER COMPANIES:
Artesian Water Company, rights of, Salisbury Water Supply Company may
purchase ........... 169
Cape Cod, incorporated .......... 349
Salisbury Water Supply Companj% incorporated ...... 166
Yarmouth, incorporated .......... 201
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WATER LOANS:
Belchertown
Beverly ....
Billerica ....
Brockton
Georgetown
Lowell ....
Mansfield Water Supply District
Melrose . . • .
Middleborough Fire District
Salem ....
South Easton and Eastondale Fire and Water District
Sterling ....
Stoneham
Warren ....
West Bridgcwater
Westfield
Worcester
WATER SUPPLY:
Acushnet
Ashland ....
Belchertown
Blackstone
Georgetown
Lowell ....
Melrose ....
metropolitan water system
Salem . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Sharon ....
Sterling ....
Stoneham
Town Farm district of Essex
Warren ....
Worcester
WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS:
Barnstable South Fire and, established
Duxbury Fire and, may retire certain bonds, etc.
Mansfield, may make an additional water loan and limiis extended
South Easton and Eastondale, established .
Waters, adjoining Edgartown, protection of shellfi.sh in
of the Ipswich river, diverting of . . .
Watertown, town of, chief of the fire department of, placed under civil service
may borrow money to construct a schoolhouse
Waterway between Taunton and Brockton, investigation of cost of
Watuppa ponds (see Ponds, Watuppa).
Ways, laying out, etc., of, in Medford .....
public, safety of horses and horse-drawn vehicles on, investigation of
Weights and measures, commissioner of, appropriation for .
Wellesley, Gravel Company, New York Central Railroad Company may refund
certain freight charges to . . .
town of, may make an additional sewerage loan .
Wellfleet, town of, improvement of Wellfleet harbor in
Wellington bridge (see Bridges, Wellington). (See also Index to general acts.)
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330
109
214
135
309
73
282
113
156
277
72
197
208
76
62
88
327
242
74
212
135
73
107
12, 270
191
275
72
160
195
62
137
248
308
153
119
264
71
206
442
107
431
15
265
256
447
532
Index to Special Acts and Resolves.
Wells, Edward, trustees under the will of, governor and council may order the
treasurer and receiver general to issue a duplicate interest-bearing bond
of the commonwealth to .
West Bridgewater, town of, may make an additional water loan
West Newbury, town of, certain acts of, confirmed ......
West Roxbury parkway (see Parkway, West Roxburj').
West Springfield, bridge across the Connecticut river at (see Index to general
acts).
Westborough state hospital (see Hospital, Westborough state).
Westfield, board of trade, incorporated .......
state sanatorium (see Sanatorium, Westfield state).
town of, may make an additional water loan .....
Weston, town of, bridge over the Charles river between Newton and, reconstruc
tion of .......... .
Weymouth Fore river, city of Quincy may appropriate money to improve
Wharf, Old Corporation, in Dennis, improvement of the harbor in the vicinity
of
public, town of Yarmouth may acquire land for, etc. ....
White slave traffic, commission on, distribution of the report of
Whitley, William, in favor of ........
Wilmington, town of, town of Reading may extend its lighting plant into
Winchester, town of, Aberjona river in, metropolitan park commission may im
prove the sanitary condition of ......
Woburn parkway in, investigation of .
Winthrop, town of, shore in, protection of ..... .
Wire commissioner (see Commissioner, wire).
Wires, in Everett, regulation of ....... .
locations for, granted by North Attleborough, confirmed
underground electrical, in Boston, location of .... .
Witnesses, summoning by committees of the general court of, appropriation for
Woburn, city of, assistant engineer of the fire department of, office abolished
chief engineer of the fire department of, method of appointment of, changed
may borrow money in anticipation of the collection of revenue
superintendent of public works of, appointment of .
parkway (see Parkway, Woburn).
Public Librarj', powers of trustees of .
Woman suffrage, political committees to favor or oppose the adoption of
women may serve on ....... .
(See also Amendments to the constitution, proposed.)
Women, formerly employed by the sergeant-at-arms, compensation for
may serve on certain political committees in 1915
reformatory for (see Reformatory for women).
Woods, William H., widow of, city of Boston may pay a sum of money to
Worcester, city of, bridge over Lake Quinsigamond (see Index to general acts),
city auditor of, election and term of office of .
city treasurer and collector of taxes of, election and powers of
highway between Boston and, investigation of cost of widening
may borrow money to increase its water supply
county, tax granted for .......
Polytechnic Institute, appropriation for ....
state asj'lum (see Asylum, Worcester state),
state hospital (see Hospital, Worcester state).
PAGE
394
208
140
16
76
339
171
318
333
440
403
128
174
434
458
181
110
199
0
117
117
7
55
191
449
16
449
285
70
69
423
62
421
10
Index to Special Acts and Resolves. 533
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Workmen, employed by the commonwealth, commission on economy and effi-
ciency to investigate Saturday half-holidays for . . ; . . ' • ^^^
in the employ of the Boston transit commission, compensation for injuries to . 200
Workmen's compensation act, amendment to . . . • • • 269
Wrentham state school (see School, Wrentham state).
Y.
Yarmouth, town of, Lewis bay in Barnstable and, improvement of . . . 328
may acquire land for a public wharf, etc. .,...-
J 201
Water Company, incorporated . . . • • • • • •
Youths in the public high schools, military training for, report upon the practica-
bility of providing ....••••••
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