Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-04-22
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE
Engaged In Matters Relative &" Boston's
Building Laws-Other Legislation.

Engaged In Matters Relative Z" Boston's
Building Laws--Other Legislation.
BosTON, April 22.--Mayor Matthews and
the commission appointed by Mayor Hart
in 1889 to revise the building laws Of Bos-
ton were before the committee on cities.
They presented an act to take the place OF
the old one, as they recommended in their
report Of 1890. There are several impor-
tant changes in the act, and among the
number is that relating to the foundation
made from piles This change Mayor Mat,
thews was decidedly in favor Of Ii pro-
vides that buildings over seventy feet in
height shall rest upon three rows of piles.
or an equivalent number OF piles arranged
in less than three rows. Mayor Matthews
said that it was very essential that the
clause should be added His reasons for
this was, he said, because the, buildings
in Back Bay. or majority Of them, were
settling Thfr foundations were very
poor, but that could be remedied If the
builders were compelled to erect such
foundations Ms the new act requires. The
act also provides that an Inspector shall
not give fs.rmit for the erection of any
building until he has carefully inspected
the plans and specifications thereof, ascer
tanned that the building has sufficient
strength, and that the means OF ingress
and egress are sufficient" The act will in
all probability be reported.
The committee on manufactures re-
ported against amending the law of 1891
as to municipal illumination, by which
cities and towns may own and operate
Illuminating plants.
The petition OF the mayor of Cambridge
for legislation authorizing the purchase of
land in Watcrtown, Belmont or Waltham
for providing high-seryice water supply
was admitted, on motion of Mr. Read.
The senate refused TO suspend the rule
to allow the recommttal of the bill TO
prevent the sale OF liquors by grocery
stores.
The senate engrossed the house bill to
amend chapter 210 acts Of 1887 and acts
in amendment Thereof to extend and regu-
late the liability of employers to make
compensation for personal injuries suf-
fered 10y employees in their service.
The senate rejected the bill for the better
enforcement of the law requiring monthly
reports OF births and relating TO the
record and return of marriages. and ad-
vanced one stage the bill concerning
records of births, deaths and marriages.
Mr.. Coveney was given unanimous con
sent to Withdraw his motion 10 reconsider
the indefinite postponement of the ques-
ton of uniting Cambridge to Boston.
Messrs Gilman and Nichols favored re
ceding from the amendment TO the resolve
az to closing the state building at the
Worlds fair ''if such action is deemed
best by said managers" Mr.. Simpkins
thought the amendment OF little conse-
quence, and that the managers would not
be b und at all by IL, and that the closing
might not he at all in the interests Of
morality. ihe senate receded almost
unanimously.
The governor vetoed another increase OF
salary measure; bienniel elections bill sub
stituted To- The report; 2-cent railway bill
recommitted.
The senate refused to recommit the gro
GERS liquor bill; motion to reconsider the
Cambridge annexation vote withdrawn.