Worcester daily spy., 1872-11-30
The Legislature,--Extra Session.
The General Insurance Bill Through
the Senate-Drainage and small POx.
BosToN. Friday. Nov. q

Boston, Friday, Nov. 30.
The senate devoted itself to insurance legisla.
ton to-day, and alter fully discussing the new
general law on the subject, the substance Of
which has been printed, passed it TO be en-.
crossed. This bill, which now goes to the
house, will meet with considerable opposition
there on the part of those who think the insur-
ance companies need more regulating. BY a
close yea and nay vote the senate amended the
ether insurance bill relating to dividends of
joint STOCK insurance companies by incorporat-
lag provision that no more than five per cent.
per annum shall be paid as dividend on the
increased capital after the dividends Of six per
cent. semi-annually on the original capital.
The house passed to a third reading the bill
making new and more stringent provisions for
the regulation and inspection OF buildings, the
more ettectual prevention OF Gre, aud tue better
preservation ol life and property in Boston
This bill, which meets the approval of the Bus.
ton architects, is about what Boston should have
had twenty years ago. Mr. Cogswell, who ex-
planned the bill and urged its passage without
amendment in this Stage, called attention to tue
ninth section as illustrating be care and thought
the committee had given to this bill. That see
ton reads as follows:
SECT. 8. In all calculations for the strength Of
materials to be used IN any building, the proper
ton between the safe weight and the breaking
weight shall be as one 20 three, for all beams,
grders and other pieces subjected to cross strain
and as one to SIX for all posts, columns, and other
vertical supports, and for all tie-rods tie beams,
and other pieces subjected to tensile strain; and
the requisite dimensions of each piece of material
Is TO be ascertained by computation by the rules
given by the best authorities using Tor c0ngtantg in
the rules only such numbers as have been deducpd
from experiments on materials Of like kind with
that proposed TO be used.
Mr.. Towne, who detected a little pleasantly
in the tone OF the chairman Of the judiciary
committee, rose 10 say that he had recog-
nized the graceful pen Of the gentlemen in the
section above quoted. Mr.. Iowne desired 10
have the Mansard, or French roof, beautiful
though he considered il, more expressly pro-.
hlblted than was provided Tor in ths bill. An.
other gentleman said but little lime was used in
much of the modern mortar and he wanted
some provision 10 prevent this kind OF cheaper.
ing Of contracts.
The bill providing for a commission on the
SUBJECT OF drainage and water supply for Bos.
ton and vicinity, in which Mr.. Gray is so deco
~ interested, was passed to a third reading. The
TWO resolves relating 10 the stereotype plates
Of the statutes and the resolve TO aid the state
printers who were burned out were all engrossed
Bills were Introduced and referred to-day allow
lu1 probate courts to authorize trustees TO
mortgage real estate aud concerning small pOX .
Tue latter one seeks 10 give the state BOARD Of
health authority 10 take measures to
prevent the spread Of this disease. The bill
directs them 10 provide Immediately suitable
accommodations on the man laud IN the city oil
BostOn, for persons sick with the small pox,
aud they may take and use lor such purpose
any land or buildings, aud shall see that tue
laws relating to sin al box are enforced IN every
case where tue safety OF the people demand 1t.
DE-. Packard, vino introduced this order,
| urged that tue legislature convened TO meet the