right of burial SECT. 5. The said city shall continue to have the right of burial City to have of persons, for whose burial it is now or shall hereafter be bound by of persons in law to provide, in that portion of the westerly end of said cemetery certain portion of cemetery. bounded and described in section one, and interments of such persons may either be there made by said city at its own expense or by said corporation, upon such terms for the cost of preparation and interment as may from time to time be agreed upon between the overseers of the poor of said city and the executive board of said corporation. SECT. 6. All conveyances of lots and rights of burial in said Certain concemetery heretofore given by said city are hereby confirmed. SECT. 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage. veyances confirmed. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF BOSTON TO EXTEND, WIDEN, AND sioners to lay avenue. Be it enacted, etc.: SECTION 1. The board of street commissioners of the city of Street commisBoston may lay out an extension of Eastern avenue or Congress out an extension street, so called, in South Boston, and may widen and alter the of Eastern grade of said street or any portion thereof as now laid out, so as to carry said street by a highway bridge over the railroad of the New York and New England Railroad Company, in accordance with plans to be approved by the board of harbor and land commissioners. SECT. 2. Said board of street commissioners may also lay out an Street commis extension of Oliver street, so called, in said city, easterly to Fort Point channel, and may, subject to the provisions of chapter nineteen of Oliver street. of the Public Statutes, lay out a public highway bridge across said channel to connect with Northern avenue, so called, as said avenue is authorized to be laid out in South Boston. sioners to lay out an extension laws to apply. SECT. 3. The provisions of all general laws applicable to the lay- Certain general ing out, widening, and alteration of highways in the city of Boston shall apply to all acts and things done under the authority of this act, except as herein otherwise provided. indebtedness of purposes of SECT. 4. The city of Boston, for the purpose of paying the ex- City may incur penses incurred under this act, may incur indebtedness and may $500,000 outside authorize the city treasurer of said city to issue, from time to time debt limit, for as may be required therefor, bonds or certificates of indebtedness to this act. an amount not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars, outside of the limit of indebtedness fixed by law for.said city. Such bonds or certificates shall be payable within thirty years from their date, and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four per centum per annum, to be fixed as provided in the ordinances of said city. Said treasurer shall sell such bonds or certificates or any part thereof, from time to time, and retain the proceeds thereof in the treasury of said city, and pay therefrom the expenses incurred for the purposes aforesaid; provided, however, that the premiums. if any, received in the sale of such bonds or certificates shall be paid over to the board of commissioners of sinking funds of said city and be placed in the sinking fund created for the payment of the loan herein authorized. Except as herein otherwise provided the provisions of chapter twenty- P.S., c. 29, nine of the Public Statutes and of chapter one hundred and twenty- ply to issue of nine of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-four shall bonds. 1884. 129, to ap. apply to the issue of such bonds or certificates, and to the establish- SECT. 5. April 26, 1889. Repeal. School commit. tee to have full power to order additions, etc., on school. houses. AN ACT TO ENLARGE THE POWERS OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE Be it enacted, etc.: SECTION 1. CITY OF BOSTON. Section six of chapter two hundred and forty-one of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-five is hereby repealed, and the following substituted therefor: "Section 6. The school committee shall have full power and authority to order to be made on the school buildings any additions, alterations, and repairs, for school purposes, which it deems to be necessary; to provide temporary accommodations for school purposes; to select, bond, and purchase the land required for school buildings and their yards; and to fix finally and conclusively the plans for school buildings to be erected; provided, that nothing herein shall authorize said school committee, in behalf of the city of Boston, to expena or contract to expend for said purposes any money in excess of the amount previously appropriated therefor." SECT. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 1885, 266, s. 6, amended. Expenditures may be made, liabilities in advance of an tions, etc. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BOSTON RELATIVE TO Be it enacted, etc.: SECTION 1. Section six of chapter two hundred and sixty-six of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-five is hereby amended by adding thereto the following: "Except that at the beginning of the financial year, to meet the liabilities of the several curred, etc., in departments incurred in the carrying on of the work entrusted to nual appropria- them, until the city government shall otherwise order, expenditures may be made, liabilities may be incurred and payments made from the treasury from any funds therein, and the treasurer may borrow money in anticipation of taxes to provide funds. Such expenditures and liabilities shall not exceed for each department, one-third the entire amount appropriated for the department the previous year, and shall be considered and reckoned as a part of the expenditures of, and the money paid therefor as a part of the appropriations for, the current financial year." SECT. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. May 9, 1889. AN ACT TO ENABLE THE CITY OF BOSTON TO EXTEND ITS IMPROVED Be it enacted, etc.: men may con SECTION 1. The board of aldermen of the city of Boston may Board of alder. continue and extend the construction of the improved sewerage sys- tinue and extend tem of said city and may take land therefor. improved sew indebtedness of purposes of SECT. 2. The city of Boston, for the purpose of paying the erage system. expenses incurred under this act, may incur indebtedness, and may City may incur authorize the city treasurer of said city to issue, from time to time, $500,000 outside as may be required therefor, bends or certificates of indebtedness to debt limit, for an amount not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars outside of this act. the limit of indebtedness fixed by law for said city. Such bonds shall be payable within not exceeding thirty years from their date, and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four per centum per annum, to be fixed as provided by the ordinances of said city. Said treasurer shall sell such bonds, or certificates, or any part thereof, from time to time, and retain the proceeds thereof in the treasury of said city, and pay therefrom the expenses incurred for the purposes aforesaid; provided, however, that the premiums, if any, received in the sale of such bonds or certificates shall be paid over to the board of commissioners of sinking funds of said city, and be placed in the sinking fund created for the payment of the loan herein authorized. Except as herein otherwise provided the provisions of chapter twentynine of the Public Statutes and of chapter one hundred and twentynine of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-four shall apply to the issue of such bonds or certificates, and to the establishment of a sinking fund for the payment thereof at maturity. SECT. 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [1885, 249.] May 9, 1889. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF BOSTON TO TAKE LAND FOR THE Be it enacted, etc.: land for uses of SECTION 1. The city of Boston, for the uses and purposes of the City may take city hospital of said city, and for other purposes connected with said certain tract of hospital, may, through the agency of the board of street commission- city hospital. ers of said city, take from time to time any part or parts of that lot or tract of land in said Boston bounded northwest by Harrison avenue, northeast by East Concord street, southeast by Albany street, and southwest by East Chester park, including any land used for public or private streets, ways or courts, within said bounds. recorded in reg sixty days. SECT. 2. The said board of street commissioners shall, within Description of sixty days from the time of taking any lands for the purposes of this land taken to be act, cause to be recorded in the registry of deeds for the county of istry within Suffolk, a description of the lands so taken, as certain as is required in an ordinary conveyance of land, and a statement of the purposes for which they were taken, which description and statement shall be signed by a majority of said board. City to pay damages sus. taken under this act. SECT. 3. The city of Boston shall pay all damages for injuries tained for land to property sustained by any person whose property is taken under authority of this act; and if the said board and the person whose property is taken cannot agree upon the amount of damages, a jury of the superior court may be had to determine the same in the same manner as a jury is had and damages are determined when parties are dissatisfied with an estimate of damages sustained by any person by the laying out of a highway in said city. SECT. 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. May 14, 1889. Registrars of licly post names City council may authorize publication in newspaper in place of posting. 1874, 60, amended. AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT REGISTRARS OF VOTERS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. Be it enacted, etc.: SECTION 1. The registrars of voters in the city of Boston shall, from time to time previous to the annual state and municipal elections, cause to be publicly posted, or otherwise submitted to public inspection in or near their central office, all names which shall be added to the lists of registered voters now required to be posted in accordance with section six of chapter sixty of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-four and acts in amendment thereof, or in accordance with chapter two hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-four. Such additional names shall be divided according to precincts and arranged in alphabetical order, and every such name shall be thus posted, or otherwise submitted to public inspection, within forty-eight hours after its registration. The said registrars shall in like manner cause to be posted, or otherwise submitted to public inspection in some convenient place in each ward in said city, the names of the voters so subsequently added to the lists of registered voters in such ward. In case, however, the city council of said city shall authorize the said registrars to publish such additional names from time to time, arranged as above provided, in some one newspaper in said city, then said registrars may make such publication in lieu of posting, or otherwise submitting the same to public inspection, as above required. SECT. 2. Section four of chapter sixty of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-four, relating to the appointment of assistant registrars of voters in the city of Boston, is amended by striking out the word "two" in the fourth line, and inserting in place thereof the word "four; also by striking out the words "for the remainder of the municipal year" in the sixth and seventh lines, and inserting in place thereof the words "for one year from the respective dates of their appointment," so that as amended the section shall read as follows: "Section 4. The registrars shall annually between the first day of May and the first day of October appoint assistant registrars of voters, inhabitants of said city, not exceeding four for each ward, who shall be sworn by one of the registrars to the faithful discharge of their duties, and shall hold office for one year from the respective dates of their appointment, unless sooner discharged by the registrars. They shall receive such compensation as Compensation. the city council may from time to time determine; but such compensation shall not be regulated by the number of names registered on any list of voters.” Registrars to appoint annually assistant registrars, not exceeding four for each ward. SECT. 3. Section ten of chapter sixty of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-four is amended by striking out the word "and" in the fourth line thereof, and by inserting after the word" militia" in the same line, the words, "assistant assessors of taxes and other persons holding office under appointment made by appointed officers or heads of departments of said city," so that the section as amended shall read as follows: "Section 10. Νο person Certain officials not to be apwho holds an office by election or appointment under the government pointed regis of the United States, of the Commonwealth, or of the city of Boston, trars. except justices of the peace, officers of the militia, assistant assessors of taxes, and other persons holding office under appointment made by appointed officers or heads of departments of said city, shall be appointed registrar or assistant registrar; and the appointment or election of a registrar or assistant registrar to any such office and his acceptance thereof, shall be deemed to be a resignation of his office of registrar or assistant registrar." SECT. 4. The registrars of voters of the city of Boston shall, in appointing or designating assistant registrars to hold evening sessions in the various wards of said city previous to the annual and municipal elections, so far as possible, appoint or designate for each ward assistant registrars of different political parties. May 14, 1889. 1889. CHAPTER 352. AN ACT PLACING ENGINEERS AND OTHERS HAVING CHARGE OF STEAM- Be it enacted, etc.: tors, etc., in and appointed service law. SECTION 1. Engineers, janitors, and all persons having charge of Engineers, jani. steam-boilers and furnaces in the school buildings in the city of Bos- school-houses, ton shall be classified and appointed pursuant to the provisions of to be classified chapter three hundred and twenty of the acts of the year eighteen under civil hundred and eighty-four, entitled, "An Act to improve the civil service of the Commonwealth and the cities thereof," and the rules of the civil service commissioners made and established thereunder. SECT. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. May 21, 1889 Be it enacted, etc.: THE CITIES OF BOSTON AND CAMBRIDGE ΤΟ or Cambridge may widen bridge. SECTION 1. The cities of Boston or Cambridge, or either of them Cities of Boston within its limits, are authorized, subject to the provisions of chapter nineteen of the Public Statutes, to widen the bridge between said West Boston cities known as West Boston bridge, on its southerly side, not exceeding twenty feet, and to make such changes in said bridge, and draw, and draw-piers connected therewith, and do such other acts as may be necessary and expedient or convenient for this purpose; provided, one or more clear openings not less than thirty-six feet in width shall be left through said draw for the passage of vessels. |