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. Approved March 12, 1915. RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR PRINTING THE GENERAL LAWS RE- Chap. 22 LATING TO TOWNS, AS COMPILED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. to towns. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury Printing general of the commonwealth, to be expended under the direction laws relating 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 eightysix of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen. Approved March 18, 1915. RESOLVE TO AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF AN ADDI- Chap. 23 TIONAL SUM BY THE STATE FORESTER IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN NEEDY PERSONS. 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 commonwealth 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 Chap. 24 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE TRUSTEES OF HOSPITALS as to reimburs of tuberculous Resolved, That the state department of health and the Investigation trustees of hospitals for consumptives are hereby authorized in cities and and directed to investigate the subject of reimbursing cities towns for care 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. Chap. 25 RESOLVE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF Furnishing list of persons who war. STATISTICS TO FURNISH TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MASSA- Resolved, That the director of the bureau of statistics is served in civil hereby authorized and directed to transmit to the Department of Massachusetts, Grand Army of the Republic, 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 served 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 24, 1915. Chap. 26 RESOLVE RELATIVE TO CONTINUING WORK ON THE CARD Continuing work on card catalogue in state library. CATALOGUE OF THE STATE LIBRARY. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth, 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, 1915. Chap. 27 RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR AN INVESTIGATION BY THE BOARD Investigation as to certain appliances for shutting off gas in case of fire. OF GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSIONERS RELATIVE TO Resolved, That the board of gas and electric light commissioners shall investigate and report to the general court not later than the second Wednesday of January next, whether or not in its opinion there are in the market practicable 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 conclusions of the board as to the feasibility and desirability of requiring by general law the use of such appliances. Approved March 25, 1915. Chap. 28 Whitley. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF WILLIAM WHITLEY. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- William 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. Approved March 25, 1915. RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR A REPORT BY THE SECRETARY OF Chap. 29 THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL absentee voting. Resolved, That the secretary of the commonwealth and the Report as to attorney-general shall consider the feasibility and desirability of legislation to permit, under suitable safeguards and restrictions, absentee voting in the elections of the commonwealth. 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. Approved March 29, 1915. RESOLVE TO AUTHORIZE CITIES AND TOWNS TO DISPOSE OF Chap. 30 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 towns may 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 AND EAR INFIRMARY. dispose of Chap. 31 and Ear In Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Massachusetts ury of the commonwealth, to the Massachusetts Charitable Charitable Eye 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 Approved March 30, 1915. the current year. Chap. 32 RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR REIMBURSING THE TOWN OF STUR Town of Sturbridge reimbursed for certain expenses. BRIDGE FOR MONEY EXPENDED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF Resolved, That the board of education is hereby authorized Chap. 33 RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE SOLDIERS' Trustees of Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts. HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury 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 first day of February in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, and forty-two hundred and fifty dollars for permanent improvements. Approved April 2, 1915. Chap. 34 RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR AN INVESTIGATION BY THE COM Investigation as to administration of juvenile law, so-called. MISSION ON PROBATION RELATIVE TO THE JUVENILE LAW, Resolved, That the commission on probation is hereby RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR AN INVESTIGATION BY THE PUBLIC Chap. 35 SERVICE COMMISSION AS TO THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES BY STREET RAILWAY COM- way companies. Resolved, That the subject-matter contained in Senate Investigation Document No. 247 and House Documents Nos. 1175 and 1316 as to repair of highways, etc., of the present year be hereby referred to the public service by street railcommission, 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. Approved April 3, 1915. RESOLVE CONFIRMING THE ACTS OF ALFRED P. CATE OF Chap. 36 FITCHBURG AS A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. tice 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 P. Cate as Jusin the year nineteen hundred and twelve and the sixteenth confirmed. 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. Tolman. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF EDWARD K. TOLMAN. Chap. 37 Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Edward K. ury of the commonwealth to Edward K. Tolman, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, being the amount 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. Chap. 38 Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- New Bedford ury of the commonwealth to the trustees of the New Bedford textile school. textile school the sum of twenty-seven thousand dollars, to be applied to the maintenance and operation of the said |