The by-laws and orders of the town of Boston, passed at several legal town meetings, and duly approved by the Court of Sessions : together with rules and orders passed by the selectmen, the rules and regulations of the Board of Health. Also, sundry laws of the Commonwealth, and other important information relating to the town of Boston / published under the direction of the selectmen.

  • Boston (Mass.)
Date:
1818
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The by-laws and orders of the town of Boston, passed at several legal town meetings, and duly approved by the Court of Sessions : together with rules and orders passed by the selectmen, the rules and regulations of the Board of Health. Also, sundry laws of the Commonwealth, and other important information relating to the town of Boston / published under the direction of the selectmen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    shall be opened, laid or repaired, shall for- feit and pay the sum of Four Dollars for any and every neglect herein. Restrictions- on persons erecting and repairing buildings. Jlnd it is hereby ordered, That when, and as often as any person or persons shall mean and intend to ereet any building upon his, her or their land abutting upon any of the streets, lanes, alleys, or other public high- ways or places in this town, or mean or in- tend to repair any building so abutting, the Selectmen, by themselves or by any person empowered by them, may set off or allot, which they are hereby directed and em- powered to do, such part or portion of the street or other public highway or place ad^ joining thereto, as they in their discretion shall think necessary and sufficient for the purpose, observing nevertheless to do the same with as small detriment as possible^ and so as to leave in all parts, where it can be done, sufficient room for all carts and car- riages to pass notwithstanding. And the part or portion set off or so allotted shall be used for laying all the materials for any such building or repairing, and for receiving the rubbish arising therefrom. And all the rub- bish arising therefrom or thereby, shall be fully and entirely removed and carried a- way, at the expense of the person or per- sons so building or repairing^ and which shaft