The draw-tender of Charles-river bridge, one thousand dol- Ord. 1884, ch. 11. lars, and four assistant draw-tenders, the yearly salary of one of whom shall be seven hundred dollars, and the yearly salaries of the other three six hundred dollars each. The draw-tender of Chelsea bridge (South), between Charles- Ord. 1883, ch. 17. town and Chelsea, nine hundred dollars, and two assistant draw-tenders, the yearly salary of each of whom shall be seven hundred dollars.

The draw-tender of Chelsea bridge (North), between Charles- Ibid. town and Chelsea, nine hundred dollars, and an assistant draw-tender, whose yearly salary shall be seven' hundred dollars.

The draw-tender of Chelsea-street bridge, three hundred dollars.

The draw-tender of Commercial Point bridge, fifty dollars.

The draw-tender of Congress-street bridge, twelve hundred Ord. 1884, ch. 6. dollars; one engineer, whose yearly salary shall be eight hundred dollars, and three assistant draw-tenders, whose yearly salaries shall be six hundred dollars each. The draw-tender of Dover-street bridge, nine hundred dollars, and four assistant draw-tenders, the yearly salary of one of whom shall be seven hundred dollars, and the yearly salaries of the other three six hundred dollars each. The draw-tender of Essex-street bridge, four hundred dollars. The draw-tender of Federal-street bridge, one thousand dollars, and three assistant draw-tenders, the yearly salary of one of whom shall be seven hundred dollars, and the yearly salaries of the other two six hundred dollars each. The draw-tender of Granite bridge, two hundred dollars. The draw-tender of Malden bridge, eight hundred dollars, and an assistant draw-tender, whose yearly salary shall be six hundred dollars.

The draw-tender of Meridian-street bridge, nine hundred dollars, and an assistant draw-tender, whose yearly salary shall be six hundred and fifty 2 dollars.

The draw-tender of Mount Washington-avenue bridge, Ord. 1884, ch. 19. twelve hundred dollars, and four assistant draw-tenders, the yearly salary of one of whom shall be seven' hundred dollars, and the yearly salaries of the other three six2 hundred dollars each.

The draw-tender of Neponset bridge, four hundred dollars. The draw-tender of North Beacon-street bridge and of Western-avenue bridge to Watertown, one hundred and fifty dollars.

The draw-tender of Warren bridge, one thousand dollars;

and five assistant draw-tenders, the yearly salary of one Ord. 1885, ch. 3. of whom shall be seven hundred dollars, and the yearly salary of the other four six hundred dollars each.

1 Amended to "eight hundred " by an ordinance approved March 31, 1886.

Amended to "seven hundred" by an ordinance approved March 31, 1886.

3 Amended to "two hundred and forty" by an ordinance approved March 9, 1886.

Ord. 1883, ch. 6. The commissioner on West Boston bridge and Canal or Craigie's bridge, three hundred thirty-three and one-third dollars; the commissioner on Prison Point bridge, one hundred sixty-six and two-thirds dollars.

Allowances for clerk-hire, etc. R. O. p. 21.

The draw-tender of Winthrop bridge, one hundred dollars.

SECT. 2. The following-named officers shall be allowed for the compensation of clerks and other assistants or subordinates employed by them, whose compensation is not otherwise provided for, sums not exceeding those hereinafter set forth, the same to be paid in monthly instalments on payrolls certified by the respective officers:

Ord. 1885, ch. 6. The mayor, ten thousand dollars.

The city treasurer, twenty-one1 thousand dollars for his regular officers and clerks.

Ord. 1885, ch. 1. The city collector, twelve thousand two hundred dollars for his regular officers and clerks; four thousand seven hundred dollars for extra clerks; three hundred dollars (out of the receipts for liquor licenses) for one clerk; and four hundred dollars (out of the Cochituate water-works revenue) for one clerk.

Ord. 1885, ch. 2. The city auditor, fourteen thousand seven hundred dollars. Ord. 1884, ch. 17. The city clerk, thirteen thousand dollars.

Ord. 1884, ch. 8.

Ord. 1884, ch. 2.

The clerk of the common council, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

The registrars of voters, such sum as shall be annually appropriated for their assistant registrars and clerks; but the compensation of an assistant registrar shall not exceed the rate of three dollars and fifty cents for each day of actual service.

Ord. 1884, ch. 20. The city registrar, six thousand two hundred dollars for his regular clerks, and a sum not exceeding twenty-five cents for information furnished concerning each birth.

Horse and ve

hicle for certain officers.

R. O. p. 22.

SECT. 3. The following-named officers shall each be entitled to the use of a horse and vehicle at the expense of the city, the bills therefor to be rendered monthly with the other bills in his department:

The mayor.

The city engineer.

The inspector of buildings.

The superintendent of streets.

The superintendent of public buildings (one or more).

1 Amended to "twenty-two " by an ordinance approved December 17, 1885.

county salaries. R. O. p. 22.

SECT. 4. The city auditor shall allow and the city treas- Payment of urer shall pay to the several officers of the county of Suffolk the salaries and allowances required to be paid to them by the statutes of the commonwealth.

Salaries not to

be paid to non

SECT. 5. No salary shall be paid by the city to a nonresident, unless his official duties are to be performed mainly residents, exoutside of the city limits; but this rule shall not apply to cept, etc. non-residents who held office under the city on the third R. O. p. 22. day of January in the year eighteen hundred and seventynine.

NOTES.

By section 38 of the city charter (St. 1854, c. 448) the city council may prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of officers established by it, and by St. 1881, c. 229, § 1, the city council may fix by ordinance the compensation of officers for whose appointment or election they are now or may hereafter be authorized to provide." The statute of 1885, ch. 266, § 1, takes from the city council the power to establish offices to be filled by election (except as provided in § 2), and determines the manner of filling by appointment all offices so established; but it does not take away the power of the city council to prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of the officers.

SECTION 1. The annual salary of the mayor was fixed at ten thousand dollars, pursuant to St. 1885, ch. 266, § 11, and St. 1885, ch. 361, by concurrent vote in June, 1885, which went into effect without the mayor's signature, and by the Revised Ordinances of 1885 passed Dec. 14, 1885. By St. 1885, c. 266, § 11, this salary cannot in any event be fixed at less than five thousand dollars; and no change can be made to take effect before the expiration of the year for which the mayor then in office has been elected. See § 45 of city charter.

The salaries of the members of the board of police are fixed by St. 1885, c. 323, § 4.

Authority to fix by ordinance the salaries of the officers of the police department was specially given by St. 1878, c. 244, § 3, and is not taken away by St. 1885, c. 323. The pay of the police shall not be increased or diminished except by the concurrent action of the city and the board of police. St. 1885, c. 323, § 5.

Authority to fix by ordinance the salary of the inspector of the abattoir is given by St. 1876, c. 144, § 4; of the sealer of weights and measures by P. S. c. 65, § 23.

An assessor is to be paid "two dollars and fifty cents a day for every whole day that he is employed," with such other compensation as the city council may allow. P. S. c. 11, § 95.

The city council is authorized to determine the compensation of the members of the water board, from time to time, by St. 1875, c. 80, § 1, but the salaries of the members cannot be diminished during the terms for which they are respectively appointed." St. 1875, c. 80, § 3. The salary of the harbor-master is fixed by ordinance by virtue of St. 1847, c. 234, § 5.

As to the salary of the superintendent of lamps being fixed by ordinance instead of by the board of aldermen as heretofore, see note to c. 34.

Authority to fix the compensation of the inspector of vinegar is given by St. 1883, c. 257, § 2.

As to the city council's power to fix the compensation of the superintendent of the lunatic hospital, see St. 1851, c. 243, § 1.

As to the salaries of the city collector and his deputies, see also St. 1875, c. 176, §§ 2, 3. As to the salary of the city registrar, see P. S. c. 32, §§ 12, 16. As to the salaries of the inspector of buildings and his assistants, see St. 1885, ch. 374, § 1.

The registrars of voters are to "receive such annual compensation as the city council may from time to time determine; but any reduction of compensation shall take effect upon such registrars only as shall be appointed after such reduction." St. 1874, c. 60, § 3.

The street commissioners "shall each receive an annual salary of not less than two thousand dollars, which . shall be fixed by the city council." St. 1879, c. 198. The clerk of said commissioners " shall receive such salary for his services as the city council may determine." St. 1870, c. 337, §§ 4, 5.

For certain salaries fixed by the board of aldermen see "STANDING REGULATIONS OF ALDERMEN," c. 2.

The city council has the power to establish salaries for the park commissioners (St. 1875, c. 185, § 2), and for the board of directors for public institutions (St. 1857, c. 35, § 3), but has never exercised it. The park commissioners are authorized to fix the compensation of their subordinates. St. 1875, c. 185, § 3.

The trustees of the public library (St. 1878, c. 114, § 3) and of the city hospital (St. 1880, c. 174, § 3) can receive no compensation, and the former can fix the compensation of their subordinates St. 1878, c. 114, $ 6.

As to weekly payment of wages to employees of the city, see St. 1886,

c. 68.

CHAPTER 7.

OF THE CITY SEAL AND OF CERTAIN POWERS OF THE MAYOR.

Section.

1. City seal.

2. Deeds, etc., from city, mayor to sign and seal.

3. Mortgages held by city, mayor may discharge or assign, etc.

Section.

4. Tax titles held by city, mayor may
release.

5. Acknowledgments of compliance
with conditions in deeds from city,
mayor may give.

SECTION 1. The seal of the city shall bear a view of the City seal. city and the inscriptions: "SICUT PATRIBUS SIT DEUS NOBIS. R. O. p. 24. BOSTONIA CONDITA A.D. 1630. CIVITATIS REGIMINE DONATA A.D. 1822."

sign and seal.

SECT. 2. All conveyances and leases of city lands and Deeds, etc., from all other instruments under seal, executed in behalf of the city, mayor to city, shall, except as otherwise specially provided, be signed R. O. p. 24. and delivered in the name of the city by the mayor, who shall affix thereto the city seal.

may discharge

SECT. 3. When a person entitled to redeem an estate Mortgages held mortgaged to the city, makes application for such redemption, by city, mayor the mayor may, with the approval of the corporation counsel, or assign, etc. and upon payment to the city collector of the amount due on R. O. p. 24. the mortgage, discharge or release such mortgage, or assign the same without liability of or recourse to the city, and may execute in behalf of the city any and all legal instruments that may be necessary for said purposes.

may release.

SECT. 4. When a person entitled to redeem an estate Tax titles held sold for non-payment of taxes or assessments, and purchased by city, mayor by the city, makes application for such redemption, the mayor R. O. p. 24. may, on the payment to the city collector of the amount due to the city on such estate, execute in behalf of the city any and all legal instruments that may be necessary to vest in such person the city's title to such estate.

pliance with

SECT. 5. The mayor may, with the approval of the board Acknowledg of street commissioners, give to any party holding lands, the ments of comtitle of which is derived under a deed given by the city and conditions in creating an estate upon condition, a deed of release acknowl- deeds from city, edging that, up to the time when such deed of release is mayor may give given, such condition has been fully complied with, and releasing such land from the possibility of forfeiture to the city for any breach of condition happening prior to the date of the release.

R. O. p. 24.