Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-21
The Northumberland ses.ron

''OolO'5 " SuliCsudhJ NOV. ~
The second day of the extra session brought
together full house in the morning, while the
senate met in the afternoon. Pending the hear.
ings to be had before the joint special commit
tees no important work will be passed upon by
the legislature The three committees to whom
was referred the mass Of petitions, orders and
bills relative TO interests connected with the
Boston ire, have been completed, and arc al.
ready busily at work. They are constituted as
follows:
On the Boston Fire Loan-Senators Jacobs OF
Boston, Fuller of Cambridge, Ames Of EastOn, and
Representatives Kimball Of Boston, Thompson Of
Gloucester, Upham of Spencer, Folsom Of Lowell,
Brown Of Adams, Quincy Of Boston, Bancroft of
Aver
On the Building Act, Streets and Grades-Sena-
tors TOrrey of Fitchburg, Boardman of Boston,
Carpenter Of FoxbOro, and Representatives COgg-
well of Yarmouth, Lincoln OF Boston, Parker Of
Lancaster, Corllss of Gloucester, Arnold OF NORTH
ampton, Cornell Of New Bedford, White Of Ply
mouth.
On Insurance-Senators Richardson of Iowall
Whitney Of BrOOklne smith Of Springfield and
Representatives Barnard of Worcester Towne Of
FItchburg Adams OF Hyde ParE, Bacon OF Law
renee, Berton Of Brookrne Cushing Of NeWbury.
port and StaDwOOd OF Boston.
Tue committee on the building act have under
consideration the bill introduced Yesterday 10
amend the present building act of Boston. II
provides that buildings other than dwelling
houses shall have foundation walls not less tban
eighteen inches thick, and that the external
walls shall be not less than twelve inches thick
10 the top OF the upper floor, and the party walls
shall not be less than twenty inches thick from
the foundations 10 the top Of the roof timbers:
10 case OF the use Of the mansard roof the
walls shall extend through the mansard portion
Of the roof to height at least eighteen inches
distant from 0nd parallel to the upper surface
Of the raiters, and be supported bJ fire-proof
carDels, and the same shall be capped with
the same maIeral; no mans4rd roof
shall he constructed more than one story in
height, nor more than twenty feet in height
IRON the upper floor Of the building upon which
it's placed 10 the highest part Of the roof unless
all the materials are nOn-combustible; ali stores
aud other buildings Of more than two stories,
or above 20 feet in height from the curb level
snail have fire proof doors, blinds or shutters
upon all windows and entrances that do not
open on street, and when they cannot be hung
upon the outside, they shall be placed upon the
inside, such blinds or shutters to be closed each
day; all elevators to be enclosed in walls Of
bIick or IRON, aud all boilers and engine rooms
TO be enclosed with IRE proof walls, and all
floors Immediately above them to be fire proof
Inc insurance men are here, some Of them
fearful that unrieudly legislation may result
from the special session. he Boston Gonna.
uies, 50 many Of which have been Obliged to
wind up, are pressing tor the immediate be-
stowal OF new charters. The following is list
OF the insovent companies who have petitions
for this favor: Massachusetts mutual, with a
guarantee capital OIL 100000; the Suffolk, with
a capital Of 100000; Franklin fire aud marine,
s2O0,O0Oi the tanCuil Han, $500 900, the Wash.
lngton IRE and marine, $780, O0 with liberty to
increase to million; the Flremens, 100000;
the National, 100000, aud liberty 10 increase
70 million; tue BOyistOn mutual FIRE aud ma
tlne, WIN permanent fund Of at least $500 900
tthls company formerly did business on the
s'Ock pau, but tue directors have subscribed Tor
Inv 6uioal company; tue Prescott Dire and marine,
eSOVV0O, aud liberty 10 Increase 10 $500 900. fine
o4duulaelurers bfe and mlriue, the Neptune
aug Tue Mechanics Mutual have also asked TO
NJ. polaleq without specifying amount, as
~. Law TWO new compauicB-Ono the Benefit,
" nave capital Of 100000, with liberty 10 m.
e'VHs s W ullon, and the other to have a cap
.',' VI Iel y milliVli aud to double II if neces.
80 lug ngnt y perpetuatOu OF tue insul-
Ytut mutual Benefit, only ii will be mutual
company, whereas tie Mutual Benefit MAS a
stoek company The petitioners ior tic other