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100, 101
101, 103

FANEUIL-HALL MARKET, continued.

land taken to be used for no other purposes, unless by legislative consent.

what provisions and produce may be sold from street stands within limits

and then apportion half of cost of purchase upon estates benefited
aldermen to determine what part of cost of purchase shall be borne by owners

of East Boston real estate

.

proceedings in relation thereto, and to assessments, etc.
city may take and hold land, wharves, etc., for a landing
description of land taken to be filed

damages, how ascertained, etc.

FINES

persons committed for non-payment of fine and costs imposed for breach of by-
law, to be imprisoned for ten days only

for breach of ordinances to be paid into treasury.

139

139

139

139, 141

139

141

141

FIRE

kettles, boilers, and coppers, to be secured against

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not to be carried through or kindled in streets or on wharves, without leave
fire, lighted pipe, or cigar not to be had in rope-walk, barn, or stable.
nor candle or lamp, except in secure lantern

to consist of as many engine-men and members as city council shall prescribe
city council may provide for appointment and removal of members
may regulate their qualifications and period of service

and the management and conduct of officers and persons attending fires
engine-men, hosemen, and hook-and-ladder men to be appointed by mayor and

aldermen

unless city council otherwise provide

city council may delegate powers and duties aforesaid.

engineers and other officers to have powers of fire-wards

to have power, in compliance with ordinances, to examine places where combusti-
bles are collected .

may order removal of same

and adopt safeguards against fire.

city council may make ordinances to prevent fires

officers and members of fire department exempt from military duty while em-
ployed in department

and from service as jurors or constables

city council may appropriate money for relief or indemnity of officer or member
injured or become sick in discharge of duty.

earlier acts concerning fire department repealed.

officers, men, and apparatus to have right of way while going to a fire.

FIRE, continued.

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penalty for obstructing progress of engines, etc., on their way to a fire
city may expend not more than $3,000 annually for the relief of disabled firemen
and the families of those killed .
members of fire department disabled in performance of duty, or who have served
fifteen years or more, may be retired on pension

217

198

281

annuities to widows and children, provisions concerning

fire commissioners may expend sums specially appropriated by city council

mayor and board of fire commissioners incorporated to hold Boston Firemen's
Relief Fund

powers and duties of corporation.

See also PROTECTIVE DEPARTMENT.

FIRE COMMISSIONERS

certain ordinances, concerning terms of office of, confirmed

may examine fixed or portable steam-engines and steam-boilers

after notice to parties interested .

281

281

281

281

282, 291

and may enter building for the purpose

if, probably, boiler is unsafe, may order its use suspended temporarily

296

325

325

325

325

and permanently, after giving opportunity of hearing if they adjudge it defective
or unsafe

may exercise powers of city council to regulate explosive compounds
if city council so determine.

FIRE DEPARTMENT, CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION OF THE BOSTON
incorporated.

may tap Cochituate water-pipe at Charlestown

87

and cross Miller's river with service-pipe

888

FLATS

lines of, may be extended in direction of lines as originally established
city may accept streets laid out over, without making compensation

sea-wall to be maintained on harbor line by owners of flats under penalty of for-
feiture of rights

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FORT HILL TERRITORY

city may construct new drains and sewers for drainage of

damages, how compensated .

earth from, may be used in filling docks within Atlantic avenue

142

mayor and aldermen to regulate, etc., acts of corporation affecting health, safety,
and convenience of inhabitants

city council may delegate to street commissioners powers of board of aldermen
in relation to gas-pipes in streets, etc.

264

Newton and Watertown Gas-Light Company may extend pipes into Brighton

101

to be established by aldermen, not less than twelve feet above mean low water,
cellars and basements of dwelling-houses not to be constructed or used below
grade

GUNPOWDER. See EXPLOSIVE COMPOUNDS. See also BLASTING; FIREWOrks.

HALLS

precautions against fire in public. See BUILDINGS.

HARBOR

88 88 88 88

83

83

83

83

195

195

195

line of, established, beyond which wharves, etc., shall not extend

wharves and piers within line not to be enlarged or extended further than
might have been done before the passage of the act, unless by leave of
legislature

ashes, rubbish, etc., not to be thrown from steamboats into inner

680

stones, gravel, and sand not to be carried away from beaches, headlands, or
islands in

wharves and lines of flats may be extended in direction of lines as originally
established

102

streets laid out over flats or wharves may be accepted by city, without com-

sea-wall to be maintained on harbor line by owners of flats, under penalty

PAGB

HARBOR

rafts, etc., continued.

or, in case of public bridge, but with mayor's consent.
city may expend $150,000 on sea-walls, etc., on certain islands
governor and council to approve plans.

amount expended, how reimbursed from Commonwealth's flats
may build sea-wall in Charles river, near foot of Poplar street
may build sea-wall on certain defined lines

may fill up flats

and contract for filling flats and building wall

111

116

116

116

122

122, 123

124

124

money received from sale of land and flats to be applied to sinking-fund
Eastern avenue may be laid out as public street

city may construct wharf on its flats in South Boston

within limits and in manner approved by harbor commissioners

steam vessels not to pass wharves faster than five miles an hour

land between Cragie's and West Boston bridges may be filled in for park
sea-wall to constitute harbor line.

within what limits vessels may anchor.

See VESSELS.

islands in. See BIRD ISLAND; SPECTACLE ISLAND; THOMPSON'S ISLAND.
HARBOR AND LAND COMMISSIONERS

powers of, in relation to filling up Back bay, building sewer, etc.

to have general control of streets, etc., on Commonwealth's land on Back bay
and may offer them to city for acceptance, on terms deemed expedient
may modify certain agreements relating to the drainage of the Back-bay territory,
to surpervise building of sea-wall near foot of Poplar street
to supervise building of bridge across Fore Point channel

to determine compensation to be made for displacement of tide-water in the case
of certain streets authorized to be laid out

.

to approve building of sea-wall and filling up of certain flats in Charles river
powers of, in relation to filling land and flats

138

163

163

177

177

123

124

124

136, 137

143

143, 148

may sell and convey land on Back bay to city for school-house

197

to approve construction of solid way across South bay

221

powers of, in relation to Parker street.

227

to designate places from which material may be taken for filling certain parts of
Chelsea bridge

may assent to the construction of the Charles-river promenade, twenty feet in
width instead of fifteen.

295

to approve changes made in piles of Charles-river and Warren bridges

to approve location of bridge and avenue between Boston and Cambridge
and solid filling of avenue

penalty for disobeying him or obstructing him in the performance of his duties, 74, 314
HARBOR-MASTER'S ASSISTANT

may be appointed by mayor and aldermen

subject to direction and control of harbor-master

and subject to his duties

HEALTH, BOARD OF

to examine into causes of sickness, nuisances, and sources of filth

in Boston or on islands or vessels in harbor

to destroy, remove, or prevent same

justice's warrant may issue for forcible entry of buildings or vessels.
process of arrest or attachment, in such case, not to be executed unless such
service could have been made without such entry

.

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costs, where warrant issues, to be paid by person whose conduct made warrant
necessary

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28

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may remove persons with contagious, malignant diseases

penalty for resisting order of removal

may make and publish rules and orders for preventing, removing, or destroying
nuisances, etc.

may seize and destroy, or remove, unwholesome provisions, etc.

cost to be paid by person from whom taken.

may make and publish rules concerning infected clothing anl other articles
penalty for disobeying rules of

powers concerning quarantine

.

may appoint and remove officers necessary to carry powers into effect

and fix their compensation .

majority of board may transact business

may remove from jail prisoners sick with contagious diseases

may regulate interments and funerals

and appoint necessary officers, etc.

may establish penalty for violation of rules concerning interments and funerals.
may grant permits for removal of nuisances, infected articles, or sick persons
may discontinue or compromise complaints, etc.

prosecutions by, how conducted, etc.

powers and duties of, in relation to tenement or lodging houses

169, 170, 171, 172

may order flats and creek of Prison-Point bay filled up

310

and to assess expense on abuttors

provisions relating thereto.

certain ordinances, concerning terms of office of members of, confirmed
city council may constitute either branch, or any committee of their number,
board of health, for all or for particular purposes

HEALTH, STATE BOARD OF

power of, to direct dredging of Roxbury canal

HEALTH COMMISSIONERS

may be appointed to execute powers of city council relative to the public health

and the quarantine of vessels

HIGHWAYS. See STREETS.

310, 311

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276

276, 277

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