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AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF BOSTON TO DISPOSE OF Chap. 80

A PART OF THE DORCHESTER SOUTH BURYING GROUND.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

Dorchester

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 part of the that part of the Dorchester south burying ground on Dor- south burying chester avenue in said city formerly used as a passageway ground. from Washington street to said burying ground.

effect.

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:

may pay an

Linnane.

SECTION 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to City of Boston pay an annuity of not more than three hundred dollars to annuity to Maria E. Linnane, widow of John Linnane, so long as she Maria E remains unmarried. The said John Linnane while in the discharge of his duties as a laborer in the public grounds department of the city received injuries which resulted in his death.

effect.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect 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 Chap. 82

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 extended.
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.

Chap. 83 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF LYNN TO PAY A SUM OF

City of Lynn may pay a

to John E. Stevenson.

MONEY TO JOHN E. STEVENSON.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

SECTION 1. The city of Lynn, with the approval of the sum of money 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 TOWN OF NEEDHAM TO PAY A

Town of Needham may pay a sum of money to Clyde E.

Cookson.

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.

[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

City of Worcester may borrow money to increase its water supply.

MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING ITS WATER
SUPPLY.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

SECTION 1. The city of Worcester is hereby authorized to borrow, from time to time, such sums of money as it may deem necessary, to the amount of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, in excess of the amount heretofore authorized, for the purpose of defraying the cost and expenses 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 payment for lands, water and water rights taken or purchased, and to issue therefor notes

Water Loan,

or bonds. Such notes or bonds shall be denominated on the Worcester face thereof, Worcester Water Loan, Act of 1915; shall be Act of 1915. payable 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; 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.

of loan.

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 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 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 or loans is extinguished. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved February 23, 1915.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF BOSTON TO PAY A SUM Chap. 86

OF MONEY TO CHARLES W. MILLER.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

Miller.

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 sum of money Charles W. Miller, a sum not exceeding twenty-one hundred to Charles W. 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

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

Boston transit commission may pay the cost of certain alterations in the Tremont

etc.

TO PAY THE COST OF CERTAIN ALTERATIONS IN THE TRE-
MONT STREET SUBWAY OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF CERTAIN
BONDS.

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, 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.

Time of taking effect.

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

City of Brockton may pay a pension

to James

Keough.

PENSION TO JAMES KEOUGH.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

SECTION 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 hundred and eleven, the same annual pension to which he would be entitled if the city of Brockton had accepted the provisions 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 said Keough was in the employment of the city.

effect.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking by the city council of the city of Brockton, with the approval of the mayor. Approved February 23, 1915.

[Accepted March 22, 1915.]

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARIES AND EX-
PENSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE BOARD OF
AGRICULTURE AND FOR SUNDRY OTHER AGRICULTURAL
EXPENSES.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

Chap. 89

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 exceeding sixteen hundred dollars.

assistance, etc.

For travelling and other necessary expenses of the secre- Travelling tary, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.

expenses,
secretary.

For travelling and other necessary expenses of the mem- Travelling bers, a sum not exceeding fourteen hundred dollars.

expenses,
members.

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- inspectors. 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.

ornithologist.

useful

For disseminating useful information in agriculture by Disseminating means of lectures at farmers' institutes, a sum not exceeding information. six thousand dollars.

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