Chap. 688.
leisure time activities for recipients of old age assistance and disability assistance in order to offset a certain adjustment in payments because of a recent increase in allowances under the Federal Social Security. Act, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Beit enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 118A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the third paragraph, as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 36 of the acts of 1968, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—
The department shall include in the budget of each recipient an item, to be known as "Leisure Time Activities", under which there shall be paid to each recipient the sum of fourteen dollars and fifty cents monthly in' addition to the budgetary requirements or any other assistance granted under the provisions of this section, and an item, to be known as "Transportation Allowance", under which there shall be paid to each recipient who is not an inmate of a nursing home or institution the sum of nine dollars and fifty cents monthly.
Section 2. Section 4 of chapter 118D of the General Laws is hereby, further amended by striking out the last sentence, as amended by) section 2 of said chapter 36, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:—The department shall include in the budget of each recipient an item, to be known as "Leisure Time Activities", under which there shall be paid to each recipient the sum of seven; dollars monthly in addition to the budgetary requirements or any; other assistance granted under the provisions of this section and an item, to be known as "Transportation Allowance", under which there shall be paid to each recipient who is not ant inmate of a nursing home or institution the sum of seven dollars.        Approved July 19, 1968.'
Chap. 688.   An   Act   authorizing   the   town   of   bedfokd   to
CONSTRUCT A SEWER IN THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON, TO CONTRIBUTE MONEY TO THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS AND TO BORROW FOR SUCH PURPOSES. '.''.'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Bedford'is hereby authorized to lay but, construct, maintain and operate a force main in the town of Lexington in Bedford street from the Bedford-Lexington town line to Ledgelawn avenue, with such connections and other works as may be necessary for the disposal of sewage. The board of selectmen of the town of Bedford, acting as a board of. sewer commissioners, may take by eminent domain,, under chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws, of acquire by purchase or otherwise, any easement in said portion of said Bedford street as may be necessary for the construction of said force main and for maintaining and repairing the same.
Section 2. The town of Bedford is authorized to pay to the town of Lexington a part of the cost and expenses of laying out and constructing in the town of Lexington a joint use force main from Ledgelawn avenue to Hamilton road and a joint use gravity sewer
Acts, 1968. —