THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF 1885, OF THE CITY OF BOSTON, AS PASSED AND APPROVED DECEMBER 14, 1885. (With Amendments thereto, Passed and Approved, to May 1, 1886): BEING THE NINTH REVISION. TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE REVISED STANDING REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, BOSTON: 1886. • CITY OF BOSTON. Ordered, That the Joint Standing Committee on Ordinances be directed to have prepared an edition of twenty-five hundred copies of the Revised Ordinances of 1885 and of the Revised Standing Regulations of the Board of Aldermen, with all changes in either to the latest available date, to be printed as a public document; such edition to be furnished with suitable foot-notes and index, the expense of preparing which shall not exceed four hundred dollars, and shall be charged to the appropriation for Incidentals. All preceding votes relating to such publication are hereby rescinded. IN COMMON Council, January 21, 1886. Passed. Sent up for concurrence. IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, February 8, 1886. Concurred. Approved by the Mayor, February 10, 1886. A true copy. Attest: AUG. N. SAMPSON, - City Clerk. TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAPTER 1.- General Provisions 2. – Of Warrants for Elections... 3. — Of the use of Ward-rooms.. 4. — Of City Officers and Boards 6. — Of Salaries, Allowances for Clerk-hire, etc.... 7. – Of the City Seal and Certain Powers of the Mayor.. 9. — Of the Clerk of Committees . 16. – Of the Commissioners of Sinking-Funds. 17. – Of Contracts made in behalf of the City. 20. — Of the City Registrar .. 21. – Of the Assessors' Department. 22. — Of the Fire Department.. 23. – Of the Board of Health.... - Of the Superintendent of Health 25. – Of the Law Department .... 26. – Of the Police Department. 27. – Of the Sewer Department .. 28. - Of the Street Department... 29. — Of the Superintendent of Streets 30. — Of the Boston Water Board... 32. – Of the Overseers of the Poor. 33. -- Of the City Printing ..... 34. — Of the Superintendent of Lamps. 35. — Of the Record Commissioners... 36. – Of the Superintendent of Public Buildings PAGE |