Section nine of chapter twenty-eight of the Revised Ordinances of 1914 is hereby amended by striking out of said section the last paragraph, which reads as follows: "All amounts paid to the city under the provisions of this section shall be credited to, and used as a part of, the appropriation for the public works department."

[Approved by Mayor, March 28, 1916.

CHAPTER 4.

TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY NOISE IN THE VICINITY OF HOSPITALS. SECTION 1. The Commissioner of Public Works shall, at the request of the hospital authorities, place and maintain a sign or signs displaying the words, "WARNING! HOSPITAL MAKE NO NOISE" at such points as he may determine on public streets and places in the vicinity of hospitals accommodating more than fifty patients. No foot traveler, driver of a vehicle, motorman of a street car or operator of a motor vehicle shall make any unnecessary noise in the vicinity of such hospitals so as to unreasonably disturb patients therein.

SECT. 2. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars for each offence. SECT. 3. This ordinance shall take effect on the first day of June, nineteen hundred and sixteen. [Approved by Mayor, April 22, 1916.

CHAPTER 5.

CONCERNING THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

Chapter twelve of the Revised Ordinances of 1914, as amended by chapter two of the Ordinances of 1915, is hereby further amended in section four by striking out the words "five thousand" and inserting in place thereof the words seven thousand five hundred," so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows:

Section 4. The board shall serve without pay, and may expend for the salary of its secretary and for such other expenses as may be necessary in the performance of its duties, a sum not exceeding seven thousand five hundred dollars per annum. [Approved by Mayor, August 3, 1916.

CHAPTER 6.

CONCERNING THE SALARY OF THE CHIEF OFFICER AT THE COUNTY JAIL, Chapter three of the Revised Ordinances of 1914 is hereby amended in section six, in the clause establishing the salary of the chief officer connected with the county jail, by striking out the words "eighteen hundred dollars," and inserting in place thereof the words "two thousand dollars."

[Approved by Mayor, August 11, 1916.

CHAPTER 7.

CONCERNING THE USE OF THE SINKING FUNDS.

SECTION 1. Section two of chapter thirty-one of the Revised Ordinances of 1914 is hereby amended by striking out said section and substituting therefor the following new section:

Sect. 2. Whenever the amount of any sinking fund exceeds the entire amount of the debt for the payment of which it was established, the commissioners shall use the surplus for the purchase and cancellation of any outstanding bonds of the city; and whenever the amount of any sinking fund is greater than is required with its accumulations to meet its debt at maturity the surplus of such amount may be used by the commissioners to obtain and cancel any part of such debt. The proceeds of all sales of land and buildings, other than school lands, shall be applied by the commissioners to the reduction and cancellation of any part of any outstanding debt of the city. [Approved by Mayor, November 10, 1916.

CHAPTER 8.

ESTABLISHING THE MUNICIPAL STANDARD AND CITY FLAG. SECTION 1. The municipal standard of the city of Boston, which is hereby established, shall be made of silk of the colors designated, namely: Continental blue and buff, and shall be five feet in length and three and one half feet in width, or in proportion thereto. Provided, that a city flag of like design and colors may be made of bunting for outdoor display, the size of such bunting flag to depend upon the place of display. The body of the standard shall be blue, as specified, with the official city seal embroidered in the center; and two rings of white shall encircle the seal. The reverse of the municipal standard shall bear a representation of the Trimountain. The city flag shall have no reverse except the seal showing through the bunting, the seal to be painted on or woven in the fabric. The municipal standard shall have a fringe of Continental buff; the city flag to be without fringe.

SECT. 2. The colors herein specified shall be the official colors for the city of Boston, namely: Continental blue and Continental buff.

SECT. 3. The city flag shall be displayed on City Hall and may be displayed on Boston Common on occasions when the national flag is ordered displayed.

SECT. 4. The municipal standard of silk may be carried or displayed in parades, at reviews, and on other official occasions when the mayor is present and when directed by him. Boston organizations may have copies of the municipal standard on approval by the mayor.

SECT. 5. Neither the municipal standard nor the city flag nor any reproduction shall be used for any commercial purpose, and no advertising device shall be placed upon it or used in connection with it; and the

municipal flag or standard shall not be used for any purpose not authorized by this ordinance, except with the permission of the Mayor.

SECT. 6. Any person violating any provision of section five of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty dollars for each offence, and not only the person actually doing the prohibited thing, but also his employer and every other person concerned in so doing shall be punished by such fine.

SECT. 7. The city messenger shall be custodian of the municipal standard and of the city flags that are the property of the city.

SECT. 8. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.

[Approved by Mayor, January 30, 1917.

ENACTED IN THE MUNICIPAL YEAR 1917-18.

CHAPTER I.

CONCERNING THE SALARIES OF OFFICERS AT THE COUNTY JAIL. Section six of chapter three of the Revised Ordinances of 1914, as amended by chapter six of the Ordinances of 1916, is hereby further amended by striking out the whole of said section, and inserting in place thereof the following:

Section 7. The officers of the County of Suffolk shall be paid the salaries and allowances provided by law.

The officers connected with the county jail shall be paid annual salaries as follows:

The chief officer, twenty-one hundred dollars.

The physician appointed by the sheriff, fifteen hundred dollars.

The steward, the first inside officer, and the clerk, each fourteen hundred and fifty dollars.

The second and third inside officers, each thirteen hundred and fifty dollars.

The other regularly employed officers, each thirteen hundred dollars. The watchmen and other necessary assistants, each twelve hundred dollars. [Approved by Mayor, June 12, 1917.

CHAPTER 2.

CONCERNING THE REMOVAL OF REFUSE.

SECTION 1. Section one of chapter twenty-eight of the Revised Ordinances of 1914, as amended by chapter three of the Ordinances of 1916, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word "watered" in the tenth line of said section, the following words: "shall remove and dispose

of, at the expense of the public works department, all refuse from buildings occupied by the city except those under the control of the school committee."

SECT. 2. This ordinance shall take effect February 1, 1918.

[Approved by Mayor, July 24, 1917.

CHAPTER 3.

ESTABLISHING THE BUDGET DEPARTMENT.

SECTION 1. There shall be a budget department under the charge of a budget commissioner who shall, under the direction of the Mayor, prepare in segregated form the annual and all supplementary budgets to be submitted by the Mayor to the City Council. The commissioner shall further prepare under the direction of the Mayor the form of estimate sheets to be used by each officer, board, commission and department, and each division of a department for which the city appropriates money, and shall also prepare the form of monthly report of such officer, board, commission and department and each division thereof, showing expenditures to date of all appropriations by item, and shall report to the Mayor on all subsequent revisions of the items in the budget.

SECT. 2. Section five of chapter three of the Revised Ordinances of nineteen hundred and fourteen is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the clause fixing the salaries of the assessors, the following words —The budget commissioner, five thousand dollars.

[Approved by Mayor, July 24, 1917.

CHAPTER 4.

CONCERNING THE HOURS OF LABOR OF FIREMEN.

SECTION 1. Chapter sixteen of the Revised Ordinances of 1914 is hereby amended in section one by striking out the whole of said section, and inserting in place thereof the following: Section 1. The fire department shall be under the charge of the fire commissioner, who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties provided by statute; and shall appoint a chief of department, deputy chiefs, district chiefs, engineers, and other firemen, whose hours of labor for the city shall not exceed two days out of three, and who shall be allowed for meals during the two days on duty three periods of one hour each.

SECT. 2. This ordinance shall take effect on the first day of February, 1918. [Approved by Mayor, August 22, 1917.

CHAPTER 5.

CONCERNING THE TRADE OF BOOTBLACKING.

No female minor sixteen years of age or over shall engage in the trade of bootblacking, and no person shall employ any such female minor in such trade. [Approved by Mayor, December 24, 1917.

CHAPTER 6.

CONCERNING THE SALARY OF THE CITY CLERK AND OF THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK.

SECTION 1. Chapter three of the Revised Ordinances of 1914 is hereby amended in section five, in the clause establishing the salary of the city clerk and of the assistant city clerk, by striking out the words "five thousand" and inserting in place thereof the words "six thousand," and by striking out the words "thirty-eight hundred" and inserting in place thereof the words "forty-five hundred."

SECT. 2. This ordinance shall take effect beginning with the first day of January, 1918. [Approved by Mayor, December 31, 1917.

ENACTED IN THE MUNICIPAL YEAR 1918-19.

CHAPTER 1.

CONCERNING JUNK AND SECOND HAND ARTICLES.

SECTION 1. Section ninety of chapter forty of the Revised Ordinances of 1914 is hereby amended by adding after the word "person," in the eighth line, the words "or junk collector."

[Approved by Mayor, April 17, 1918.

CHAPTER 2.

CONCERNING THE SALARIES OF OFFICERS AT THE COUNTY JAIL. Section six of chapter three of the Revised Ordinances of 1914, as amended by chapter six of the ordinances of 1916 and chapter one of the ordinances of 1917, is hereby further amended by striking out the whole of said section, and inserting in place thereof the following:

Section 6. The officers of the county of Suffolk shall be paid the salaries and allowances provided by law.

The officers connected with the county jail shall be paid salaries, as follows:

The chief officer, twenty-one hundred dollars per annum.

The physician appointed by the sheriff, fifteen hundred dollars per

annum.

The steward, the first inside officer and the clerk, each fourteen hundred and fifty dollars per annum.

The second and third inside officers, each thirteen hundred and fifty dollars per annum.

The other regularly employed officers, each thirteen hundred dollars per annum.