Chap. 0375 An Act in addition to the preceding acts making appropriations for sundry miscellaneous expenses authorized by law.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, unless it is otherwise specified herein, to wit: -
For an investigation of the use of water from the Ipswich river, upon the approval of the state department of health, as authorized by chapter seventy-three of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
For exhibitions and other means of increasing public interest in the protection of fish and game, upon the approval of the board of commissioners on fisheries and game, as authorized by chapter seventy-eight of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For a report on repairing the wharves and walls on Broad and Lechmere canals in the Charles river basin, upon the approval of the metropolitan park commission, as authorized by chapter seventy-nine of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars; to be assessed upon the cities and towns in the metropolitan parks district.
For installing a direct connected generator at the Massachusetts reformatory, upon the approval of the director of the bureau of prisons, as authorized by chapter eighty-two
of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars.
For an annuity for Henry A. Stone of Fall River, as authorized by chapter eighty-three of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding two hundred and sixty-five dollars.
For obtaining data for use in conserving and equalizing the flow of water in rivers and streams, upon the approval of the commission on waterways and public lands, as authorized by chapter eighty-four of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars.
For the maintenance of the Lowell textile school, the sum of fifty thousand dollars, and for building and improvements at said school, the sum of sixteen thousand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars, both sums to be paid to the trustees of the Lowell textile school, subject to the conditions of chapter eighty-five of the resolves of the present year.
For the entertainment of the French mission to the United States, upon the approval of the governor, as authorized by chapter eighty-six of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding seven thousand dollars.
For certain improvements at the industrial school for boys, upon the approval of the trustees of the Massachusetts training schools, as authorized by chapter eighty-eight of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding thirty-three hundred and forty-five dollars.
For the construction of granolithic sidewalks along the westerly roadway of Middlesex Fells parkway in Somerville, upon the approval of the metropolitan park commission, as authorized by chapter eighty-nine of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars; the same to be assessed upon the cities and towns of the metropolitan parks district.
For an examination of water supplies, upon the approval of the state department of health, as authorized by chapter ninety of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars.
For the extension and repair of the cow barn at the Lyman school for boys, upon the approval of the trustees of the Massachusetts training schools, as authorized by chapter ninety-one of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars.
For a report on improving Hale's brook in the city of Lowell, upon the approval of the state department of health,
as authorized by chapter ninety-two of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, to be assessed upon the city of Lowell.
For coal dumping facilities at the state farm, upon the approval of the trustees of said institution, as authorized by chapter ninety-three of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
For an investigation of the advisability of amending and supplementing the law relating to dogs, upon the approval of the special commission established by chapter one hundred and two of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For sewage filtration beds at the Westfield state sanatorium, upon the approval of the.trustees of hospitals for consumptives, as authorized by chapter one hundred and three of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding seventy-five hundred dollars.
For the completion of a vacuum system at the Northampton state hospital, upon the approval of the commission on mental diseases, as authorized by chapter ninety-seven of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding seventeen hundred and sixty dollars.
For the purchase of land and certain improvements at the Wrentham state school, upon the approval of the commission on mental diseases, as authorized by chapter ninety-eight of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For additional land and laundry equipment at the Gardner state colony, upon the approval of the commission on mental diseases, as authorized by chapter ninety-nine of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding eighty-five hundred dollars.
For certain improvements at the Medfield state hospital, upon the approval of the commission on mental diseases, as authorized by chapter ninety-six of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding twenty-four thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For certain improvements at the Shrewsbury colony of the Worcester state hospital, upon the approval of the commission on mental diseases, as authorized by chapter ninety-five of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding eleven thousand three hundred and eighty-five dollars.
For the purchase of certain equipment for the Monson state hospital, upon the approval of the commission on
mental diseases, as authorized by chapter one hundred of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding fifty-six hundred and five dollars.
For certain improvements at the Massachusetts hospital school, upon the approval of the trustees of said institution, as authorized by chapter one hundred and four of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For an addition to the superintendent's house at the Martha's Vineyard reservation, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars; for additions to the superintendent's house at the Palmer hatchery, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars; and for a barn at the Wilbraham game farm, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars, in addition to the appropriation for the same purpose made in the fiscal year nineteen hundred and sixteen, severally upon the approval of the commissioners on fisheries and game, as provided by chapter one hundred and seven of the resolves of the present year.
For certain improvements at the Westborough state hospital, upon the approval of the commission on mental diseases, as authorized by chapter ninety-four of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding nine thousand dollars.
For the expense of preparing for publication and publishing the opinions of the attorney-general, upon his approval, as authorized by chapter one hundred and eleven of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding thirty-eight hundred dollars.
For a survey of a road along the shores of Salem harbor in the city of Salem and the town of Marblehead, upon the approval of the Massachusetts highway commission, as authorized by chapter one hundred and twelve of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For the settlement of a claim for'the loss of a horse, upon the approval of the adjutant general, as authorized by chapter one hundred and thirteen of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifteen dollars.
For making certain changes and alterations in the state house extension, upon the approval of the state house commission, as authorized by chapter three hundred and twenty-five of the Special Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding twenty-four thousand dollars.
For the disposition of sewage from the Worcester state hospital, upon the approval of the commission on mental diseases, as authorized by ehapter three hundred and thirty-seven of the Special Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, the same to be in addition to an appropriation made in nineteen hundred and sixteen for the same purpose.
For the protection and preservation of the woods of Blue Hills reservation from damage by insects and tree diseases, upon the approval of the metropolitan park commission, as authorized by chapter three hundred and forty-five of the Special Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding forty-three thousand dollars.
For the salary of the second assistant register of probate and insolvency for the county of Middlesex, as authorized by chapter two hundred and fourteen of the General Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding one hundred and sixteen dollars, the same to be in addition to any appropriation heretofore made for the same purpose.
For the salary of the second assistant district attorney for the southeastern district, as authorized by chapter two hundred and twenty-two of the General Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifteen dollars, the same to be in addition to any appropriation heretofore made for the purpose.
For the establishment of stations for the rearing of trout in certain counties, upon the approval of the commissioners on fisheries and game, as authorized by chapter two hundred and twenty-eight of the General Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
For the salary of a second district attorney for the eastern district, as authorized by chapter two hundred and twenty-nine of the General Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding eight hundred and fifteen dollars.
For the salary of the district attorney for the middle district, a sum not exceeding three hundred and thirty-five dollars, and for the salary of the assistant district attorney for the middle district, a sum not exceeding two hundred and thirty dollars, both as authorized by chapter two hundred and forty-two of the General Acts of the present year, and both to be in addition to any amounts heretofore appropriated for the said purposes.
For the salary of the commissioner of weights and measures, as authorized by chapter two hundred and forty-three of the
General Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding two hundred and eighty dollars, the same to be in addition to any amounts heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For the salary of the postmaster of the state house, as authorized by chapter two hundred and forty-four of the General Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding one hundred and twelve dollars, the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For the salary of John W. Locke, deputy tax commissioner, as authorized by chapter two hundred and sixty-one of the General Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding five hundred forty dollars and four cents, the same to be in addition to an appropriation already made for the salary of the deputy tax commissioner.
For an investigation and suppression of the white pine blister rust, upon the approval of the secretary of the state board of agriculture, as authorized by chapter two hundred and sixty-three of the General Acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars.
Section 2.   This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 26, 1917.