PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS directors, etc., continued. to have powers of mayor and aldermen concerning discharge of insane and provide for its compensation board, how constituted and elected city council may fill vacancies 93 provisions of the Public Statutes concerning public penal institutions. 323, 383 conditions of grant power of city council to regulate duties and authority of certain lot on Back Bay belonging to Commonwealth, city may occupy for. building and land to be under control of trustees. city may take land for library, recording description betterments not to be assessed 300 damages, how ascertained 300 PUBLIC MONEYS appropriations of, may be made by city council. 7 persons handling, may be required by city council to give bonds. city council annually to publish and distribute statement of receipts and expendi- powers of board of health concerning. See HEALTH, BOARD of. RAFTS logs, piles, timber, etc., not to be attached for more than ten hours to bridge, pier, 111 nor to public bridge, unless with mayor's consent 111 RAILROADS; RAILWAYS. See names of several railroad companies. railroad commissioners to fix grade of street across South bay at railroad 229 railroad police to be appointed by police commissioners 273 RAILROADS, STREET conductors, drivers, and despatchers of cars to be licensed by police commis- new license not to issue within twelve months from time of revocation of old one, 275, 276 RAILROADS, STREET, continued. tickets and commutation checks, provisions concerning of acts done in 1845 and 1846 during absence of mayor powers and duties of directors of, conferred on directors of public institutions REGISTER OF DEEDS may be chosen by city council whenever city shall be one county to perform duties of mayor and aldermen respecting voting-lists to be sworn compensation of to appoint annually assistant registrars compensation of assistant registrars to publish lists of voters of each ward. collectors of taxes to make return to 218 291 291 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 257 collectors and assessors to furnish information to to post lists which shall state where and when corrections may be made appeal to registrar by voter whose name assistant registrar refuses to place on . may make rules to govern assistant registrars city council to furnish office-room for may remove officers appointed by and make temporary appointments office-holders not to be registrars or assistant registrars penalty for false answer to penalty for neglect of duty by to provide ballot-boxes. See also ELECTIONS. RESERVOIR. See WATER. ROXBURY annexation of, to Boston 125 streets in, before acceptance, to be graded by abutters 84 if they neglect, mayor and aldermen to grade at expense of abutters streets not to be opened of a less width than thirty feet, unless by consent of provisions concerning making and maintaining drains in Roxbury canal nuisance, city may take land to abate provisions relating to dredging of canal Roxbury creek, bridge, with draw may be built across, in continuation of Albany ROXBURY LATIN SCHOOL Boston may appropriate not more than $3,000 per annum in support of SCHOOLS school-buildings to be provided with fire-escapes. land on Back bay to be conveyed to city for school-houses. 84 121 121 260 260, 261, 262 276 276, 277 88 141 SCHOOLS, continued. school committee twenty-four persons to be elected members of, eight for three years, eight PAGE 246 afterwards, eight members of, to be elected annually, for three years returns of votes and certificates of election, provisions concerning 246 246 to choose secretary, auditing clerk, and other subordinate officers to decide questions relating to qualifications, election, and return of its mem- to have supervision and direction of public schools to have powers in relation to care and management of schools, which are 5 10, 247 10 except as powers and duties are changed or modified by St. 1875, c. 241 powers and duties of, concerning building and alteration of school-houses may hold and manage property and receive and manage Charlestown school trust fund action of, in relation to Normal school confirmed. may maintain Normal school and provide therein instruction for teachers who shall define his duties and fix his compensation not to be a member of the city council or school committee whose duties shall be defined and compensation fixed by committee 247 247 247 See ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL; LATIN SCHOOL; NORMAL SCHOOL; ROXBURY LATIN SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. powers formerly vested in, to be vested in board of aldermen SEWERS and drains in Roxbury, provisions concerning making and maintenance of taking may change grade of railroad, streets, etc. flow of streams not to be injured unnecessarily damages, provisions concerning to be kept in good order by city expense of repairs may be assessed on those benefited other towns to enter sewer with drainage only with consent of city 259 259 259 241, 258 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 242 242 242 242 242 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 244 244 244 244 city may contract with Brookline concerning new covered channel over Muddy city may divert, temporarily, sewage discharged into Roxbury canal 276 276 276, 277 277 308 city council may delegate to street commissioners powers of board of aldermen city to pay not less than one-quarter part of expense of constructing, maintain- 322 See MUDDY RIVER; STONY BROOK. SHELL-FISH not to be taken from Thompson's island except with leave, etc. SHERBURNE inhabitants of, may use Cochituate water for extinguishing fires and for house- SHIPS. See VESSELS. SIDEWALKS. See STREETS. SLAUGHTERING. See BUTCHERS' SLAUGHTERING AND MELTING ASSOCIATION. SLEDS, SLEIGHS size, shape, and loads of, may be regulated by city council . SMELT BROOK waters of may be diverted for sewerage purposes. SMOKING IN STREETS repeal of prohibition against. . SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS may maintain dog-shelter. See Dogs. SOUTH BAY strect may be laid out across SOUTH BRIDGE. See BRIDGES, SPECTACLE ISLAND PAGE 286 122 280 138, 148, 149, 221 livery-stable not to be erected within one hundred and seventy feet of church or 26 unless by written consent of proprietors or society and mayor and aldermen prohibition not to apply to stables already erected and used as such 148 such stables may be enlarged, rebuilt, and improved, mayor and aldermen con- 268 injunction may issue to prevent illegal erection or maintenance of stable facts relative to, to be ascertained and returns made by inspector of buildings and its tributaries, city may remove obstructions from, for sewerage purposes and water-courses, within city limits, waters of may be taken and diverted for |