ilEPORT OF THE STATE HOUSE COMMISSION MASSACHTJSEnS LEGISLATURE ADDITIONS TO THE STATE HOUSE. Authorized by Chapter 150, Resolves of 1912. January 1, 1913. BOSTON: WEIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 18 Post Office Square. 1913. Repoet of the State House Commission MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATUEE ADDITIONS TO THE STATE HOUSE. Authorized by Chapter 150, Resolves of 1912. January 1, 1913. 'i'U.' BOSTON: WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 18 Post Office Square. 1913. Approved by The State Board of Publication. D. of D^ kPR 26.19 5 I i ®l)c ^ommontucaltl) of iltas5acl)usctt« REPORT OF THE STATE HOUSE COMMISSION. State House, Boston, Jan. 1, 1913. To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives. The State House Commission has the honor to present herewith its report on the subject of erecting an addition to the State House, — prepared under authority of the follow- ing resolve : — Resolves of 1912, Chapter 150. Eesolve to provide for Improvements in the State House. Resolved, That the state house commission, provided for by sec- tion seventeen of chapter ten of the Revised Laws, is hereby author- ized and directed to cause to be prepared plans for alterations in, or additions to, the existing state house, which plans shall provide for the erection of an addition thereto so as to furnish accommoda- tions required at the present time for the various departments of the commonwealth and which shall also provide for future require- ments. The commission is directed to consult with, and to obtain the co-operation of, the state art commission, as established by chapter four hundred and twenty-two of the acts of the year nine- teen hundred and ten, in the preparation of said plans and to report the plan or plans approved by the state house commission to the next general court not later than the tenth day of January, nine- teen hundred and thirteen, with such recommendations as it may deem advisable. For the purposes of this resolve the state house commission may expend from the treasury of the commonwealth such sums as the governor and council may approve. [Approved June 13, 1912. The subject-matter of this resolve has been under discus- sion for several years. The corner stone of the State House Extension was laid Dec. 21, 1889, and the building was first occupied in 1895; but even witli the large amount of space made available by the Extension, certain departments then had offices outside of the State House. While many bills have been presented from time to time covering various phases of the general proposition, an outline is given herewith of the bills that were enacted into law. Chapter 5, Resolves of 1899, provided for a survey of the State's property and adjacent property, and estimates of the value of such adjacent lands. Chapter 457, Acts of 1899, limited the height of buildings bounded by Beacon, Joy, Myrtle and Hancock streets and Hancock Avenue. Chapter 382, Acts of 1900, provided for the removal of buildings east of the State House, between Bowdoin and Mount Vernon streets, thus making way for the park. Chapter 525, Acts of 1901, limited the height of buildings on or within 95 feet of Beacon Street, between the Claflin building, so called, and Park Street; also any part of any building on or within 42 feet of Bowdoin Street, between Allston and Beacon streets. Under section 5 of this latter act, the estates Nos. 8, 10, 12 and 14 Mount Vernon Street "were acquired by the Common- wealth " for the purpose of providing accommodations for the various departments of the Commonwealth and of securing an open space around the state house, and for any other neces- sary and convenient uses of the Commonwealth." In 1907, the State House committee of the Legislature made an exhaustive study of the question of additional ac- commodations. An extension of the building by means of wings was approved, but it necessitated taking land between Mount Vernon Street and Beacon Street for the west wing at a verj^ large expense. Out of that report grew chapter 545, Acts of 1907, whereby the president of the Senate, one senator and one representative made a recess investigation. They investigated the possibility of rearranging offices and the question of acquiring land for future development. They also decided that east and west wings would be the best ultimate solution, but for the time being it was Vv'iser to recommend an office buildino- made bv remodelinc: the four Mount Vernon Street estates. This was finally thought inadvisable, owing in the main to the condition of the houses. In 1911, an effort was made to bring some pf the outside departments into the State House, but no law was enacted. In 1912 the question of a building for the use of State departments was brought up, and by chapter 102 of that year the State House Commission was directed to investigate the advisability of constructing such a building upon the land owned by the Commonwealth on the southerly side of Mount Vernon Street, immediately west of Hancock Avenue. This resolve was signed May 11, 1912, and the commission imme- diately held public hearings on the matter, with a view to studying the question thoroughly. At the request of the com- mission, Mr. William Chapman presented j^lans for an office building, together with his plans for east and west wings. The commission at this time considered, also, various plans presented by Boston architects, which contemplated east and west wings. In executive session, the commission studied the various plans and testimony submitted, and concluded that under the then existing conditions the problem could best be solved by purchasing the Robert Treat Paine estate, situated on Mount Vernon and Joy streets and Mount Vernon Place, adjoining the property owned by the Commonwealth, and erecting a building for the use of the departments. This report was referred to the committee on State House of the Legislature, and after public hearings the committee reported a resolve which was enacted into law as chapter 150, Resolves of 1912, under which the State House Commission has been working since the prorogation of the Legislature, and under which the present report is made. The commission has held twelve meetings (June 19 to December 19 inclusive). At the first meeting Mr. William Chapman was retained as architect. In the forenoon of July 31 the State House Commission had a conference with the_ Massachusetts Art Commission, the whole subject was carefully and thoroughly discussed, and it was decided to employ Mr. R. Clipston Sturgis and Mr. Robert D. Andrews to be associated with Mr. Chapman, the State House Com- 6 mission to make the arrangements with them. In the after- noon of the same day a conference was held with the three gentlemen named, and on August 5 a tentative form of agree- ment was presented for consideration. This form of agTee- ment was redrafted with the assistance of the Attorney-Gen- eral's department, and was signed on Aug. 17, 1912, by the State House Commission, Thomas F. Pedrick, Albert P. Langtry and Elmer A. Stevens, on behalf of the Common- wealth, and the three architects, William Chapman, E. Clip- ston Sturgis and Robert D. Andrews, the Governor and Council having that day approved the general j)lan of pro- cedure which had been outlined to them by the State House Commission. The architects were given the use of room 505 by the sergeant-at-arms, and immediately began the prepara- tion of plans in co-operation with the views of the two commissions, their work to date covering preliminary studies and the first working drawings. To insure the final artistic completion of the State House, the members of both commissions were fully agreed that, whatever portion might be built now, it should be a part of some plan that could be unanimously approved by both, and such that it would not interfere with the historic Bulfinch front, — a plan that the State could cordially adopt. It is along these lines that the work has progressed. On September 27 a meeting of both commissions was held to consider the first report of the architects. To determine the accommodations that will be required, the architects made a careful tabulation of the departments that the Common- wealth is now paying rent for, as well as the departments already in the State House. A study was also made of the dimensions which were theoretically the best from a purely commercial point of view, and it was felt that, whereas the Extension allows but 50 per cent, of the total area for offices, on the basis of other buildings that were examined the pro- portion of two-thirds might be taken as a minimum. To decide these things involved a study to determine the width of a building that would give the best lighted offices and sufficient corridor space, the level of the floors and the spac- ing of the support for the floors. These compilations were studied in connection with the data of the existing Bulfinch front, especially along its beautiful architectural lines. The architects were of the opinion that if a building were to be erected on Mount Vernon Street, — which in itself is not inconsistent with a carefully prepared plan for the future development of the State House, — and directly connected with the State House, a building of similar form should be erected on the east; consequently the distance between the State House and Bowdoin Street was a determining factor in planning for the west wing, and the length of the east wing would determine the position of the forward wings, which seemed to make what the architects term the best block plan for the future development. To establish standards for comparative study, including the approximate point of connection with the State House, — on the northerly end of the Bulfinch front, — consideration has been given to the height of the stories, the width of the portions extending parallel to Mount Vernon Street, east and west, and the distance from the main building to the termi- nating or L-shaped portion of completed wings. On this basis the architects have worked out a block plan comprising east and west wings, the area and cube of which can be accurately determined. Five schemes were presented to us, each giving the re- quired accommodations, economically planned and capable of satisfactory architectural treatment, but differing in many essentials. These plans were all based on a building of fire- proof material, including metal doors and windows, masonry floors finished with linoleum in offices, marble base and cas- ings, and metal cornice. Whatever addition is made, there is no doubt but that it should be in harmony with the Bulfinch front. That historic building is made of brick and wood, all of which is painted. The Extension is made of yellow brick and marble. The contemplated additions can be made of common but durable material, and painted to correspond with the Bulfinch front. The solution of this point is one of the important elements which enters into the cost as well as the matter of desigTi. So the commission decided that the additions should be of 8 first-class construction and finish inside, and that the exterior be of common brick and stone, after the design of the Bulfinch front. For the sake of comparisons, eight buildings of fireproof construction in Boston were taken as a basis, the cost of each analyzed, with the result that 40 cents per cubic foot has been taken as an estimate for additions of the type proposed. Of the five studies submitted to us, three were eliminated, owing mainly to the fact that a large amount of land would have to be purchased. One study showed the office building that was presented at the last session of the Legislature, which was to extend from the State House to Joy Street, and involved the purchase of the Robert Treat Paine estate. All studies were compared with this as a standard office building. The fifth study showed an 85-foot lateral wing on the west, and a completed wing, with fonvard projection, on the east, all on the land now owned by the Commonwealth. This plan will give a greater amount of space for office purposes than would the standard office building; it involves a smaller ex- penditure, besides requiring no money for the purchase of land. This plan 5 also includes the carrying out of one feature which the State House Commission deems absolutely essential, that is, provision for a large hearing room that will accommodate at least 800 people. This can be placed in the basement and sub-basement of the forward east wing; it will be easily accessible to the public, and will not interfere with other portions of the building or occupy space that is espe- cially valuable for other purposes. One other feature that appeals to us is that when the structure is completed, all, with the exception of the termination of the west wing (which can be built in the future), will stand on the present property of the Commonwealth. Both the State House Commission and the State Art Com- mission believed that plan No. 5 would be the most satis- factory to use as a basis, and the architects were therefore instructed to continue their work on the general scheme as outlined in that plan. The Art Commission has formally endorsed this general scheme of development, which contem- plates east and west wings terminating in pavilions on the north and south axis. It also approves of the State House Commission's suggestion that the units marked A, D and E on the general layout should be first constructed. Both com- missions further believe in the employment of brick, to be painted. Between the commission's meeting of September 27 and October 31, the architects studied more in detail the floor area, cubical contents and approximate cost, and on the latter date submitted to us the following table, using plan Xo. 5 as a basis : — Total floor area (square feet), 104,126 Total area 'available for offices (square feet), . . 86,866 Net office area without hearing room (square feet), . 76,306 Net area one floor (squax'e feet), ..... 17,550 Total cubical contents (cubic feet), .... 1,615,000 Approximate cost, $646,000 00 Cost per square foot of office floor, .... $7 43 Included in this cost as given are items for heating, ven- tilating, electric wiring and fixtures, plumbing and elevators. In addition to the approximate cost it will be necessary to provide for such changes in the surrounding grounds as may be necessary, also to include an item for the cost of adminis- tering the work. A study has been made of the grades, approaches and thoroughfares, and the commission is of the opinion that public thoroughfares open day and night through or under the building are not necessary in either wing, but by having entrances at the level of the first floor in the center of both wing connections a daytime thoroughfare can be permitted through the building, thus providing for the rights of the public. Under the direction of the State House Commission, the architects have made a series of studies showing the various departments now outside the State House and the depart- ments within the building that either now or in the near future will require additional accommodations, and fitting- plans have been made, not with aiiy idea that the various 10 departments will be located as outlined, — for the assignment of rooms is the province of the Governor and Council, — but simply to be sure that ample office area is provided to accom- modate all the departments that are to be located within the building. There will still remain over 10,000 square feet of unassigned area, which will allow for a normal growth and for such transfers in rooms for legislative committees and departments as may prove necessary. Attached to this report are the following : — 1. Final report of the architects to the State House Com- mission. 2. A comparison of the rentals in 1905 and 1912, together with a detailed list of the departments now outside the State House and the amount of rental paid for each. 3. A form of bill to provide for construction. Accompanying this rejDort are the following plans of the proposed additions : — iNo. 1. General layout. ISTo. 2. Basement. 'No. 3. First floor. ISTo. 4. Second floor. No. 5. Third floor. No. 6. Fourth floor. No. 7. Fifth floor. No. 8. Beacon Street elevation. No. 9. Side and rear elevations. Also a model and a perspective drawing. SUMMAEY. From all the data gathered, the State House Commission finds that the departments can best be accommodated if units are built on the east and west of the present building, — the first proof being that greater area can be obtained, as shoAvn by the plans submitted herewith ; and secondly, that the Com- monwealth will not have to purchase land, thus making it possible, as concisely stated in the report of the architects, to apply the whole of such sum as may be appropriated by 11 the Legislature to the erection and completion of the addi- tions. The State House Commission, therefore, in consideration of all the facts, recommends that the general plan of erecting east and west wings, terminating in forward pavilions on the north and south axis, be adopted as the final solution of en- larging the State House; that the first construction be the units known as A, D and E, as shown on the general layout; that the fireproof additions be attached to the present build- ing at the rear of the Bulfinch front, and constructed in all details in accordance with the report of the architects ; that the material used be common brick and inexpensive stone or cement, to harmonize with but not overshadow the Bulfinch front ; that the exterior be painted white, similar to the eapitol at Washington, — all of which is unanimously approved by the State Art Commission. In considering the amount of money that will be necessary to carry out the purposes of this report, provision should be made, as has already been mentioned, for certain sums of money outside the actual cost of construction, — for such items as necessary changes in the surrounding grounds and for administrative work. Another item that will have to be considered in the not distant future is the matter of new ma- chinery to replace old. The additions will, of course, be heated and lighted from the main plant, which, under a resolve of the present year, has been partially remodeled by the installation of certain new boilers, engines, generators, etc. Within a few years it may be necessary to renew some other parts of the machinery which have been in use for many years. All these matters have been under advisement in connection with the actual work of construction ; and in order that the work can be properly carried out, and the best results obtained for the Commonwealth, the State House Commission recommends that the sum of $800,000 be appro- priated to fulfill the recommendations in this report, and that the accompanying act be passed. In recommending this amount of money we feel safe in saying that the State tax vdll not be increased one dollar 12 thereby. The i^entals would provide annually for the retire- ment of the serial bonds falling due, and for the payment of the interest on the loan, therefore no additional burden will be placed upon the people of the Commonwealth. Respectfully submitted, THOMAS F. PEDRICK, Chairman, ELMER A. STEVENS, ALBERT P. LANGTRY, State House Commission. I'S REPORT OF THE ARCHITECTS. Boston, Dec. 16, 1912. Mr. Tho^ias F. Pedrick, Chairman, State House Commission, State House, Boston. Dear Sir : — ■ The following is a summary of the chief facts concerning the work on the plans for the proposed extension of the State House, conducted under your supervision by the archi- tects. By chapter 150 of the Eesolves of 1912, it was resolved that the State House Commission, as provided for by section IT, chapter 10 of the Eevised Laws, and composed of Thomas F. Pedrick, Sergeant-at-Arms, chairman, Albert P. Langtry, Sec- retary of State, and Elmer A. Stevens, Treasurer and Eeceiver- General, be authorized and directed to " cause to be prepared plans for alterations in or additions to " the present State House. They were directed to consult with and obtain the co-operation of the State Art Commission, composed of Waldo Lincoln, chairman, H. S. Hunnewell, W. A. Burnham, Charles D. Maginnis and Walter Gilman Page, and report to the next Gen- eral Court not later than Jan. 10, 1913. This resolve was ap- proved by the Governor June 13, 1913. At this time the Commonwealth was renting offices for a large number of its departments, paying annually a sum which repre- sented interest on over $1,000,000, and economy and efficiency alike demanded that the Commonwealth should build suitable offices for these departments. On July 31, 1912, the State House Commission called a con- ference with the State Art Commission with a view to deciding how best to carry out the provisions of the act, and prepare the plans for submission to the Legislature. It was decided to ask three architects to undertake the work conjointly. Mr. Chap- num, who for twenty years had 1)een familiar with the State House, Mr. ilndrews, who had taken part in the restoration of the Bulfinch front, and ]\Ir. Sturgis were asked to undertake the work. The employment of these architects was necessarily limited to the preparation of plans, and to the date set for the presentation of these plans, — Jan. 10, 1913. 14 An agreement satisfactory to all was drawn, and on Ang. 17, 1912, this was signed by the State House Commissioners on behalf of the Commonwealth, by Eobert D. Andrews, William Chapman and E. Clipston Sturgis. An office for the conduct of the work was established in the State House and work im- mediately began. The architects prepared their first studies, and on Sept. 27, 1912, made a preliminary report to the State House Commission and to the State Art Commission. This report covered (1) accommodation required; (2) the economical plan; (3) the architectural problems presented, with the object of determin- ing, first, the best general scheme for the development of the State House ; second, the order in which the various portions of the proposed whole might most advantageously be built; and third, the connection with the old building which would be most practical and disturb least the existing building. The architects submitted a general scheme which contemplated two wings extending parallel with Mount Vernon Street, east and west, a distance of about 87 feet, and terminating with wings at right angles coming forward to the south, a distance of about 90 feet from the face of the new wings. Of the com- plete structure as here contemplated, all, with the exception of the termination of the west wing, came on property owned by the Commonwealth. -The architects submitted a plan for first construction which would avoid any necessity for the purchase of land, and they submitted a practical connection with the old building which disturbed nothing of importance. In arriving at these solutions the architects attempted a thor- ough survey of the whole situation. A careful and comprehen- sive study was made, first, of all the departments of the State which are now in rented quarters; second, of departments now housed in the State House which either now or in the near future will require additional accommodation ; and third, for the rearrangement of departments made necessary by the building of the addition. ' As a result of these studies it was found that a number of different combinations of buildings, on the west, or on the east, or on both sides, would give the office accommodations required at this time and allow some space for growth. Of the various possibilities, that which showed the greatest accommodation for the least expenditure was the plan contemplating building on land belonging to the Commonwealth. This would include the 15 building of the west wing as far as the forward link, and the building of the east wing complete. The State House Commission had previously been strongly of the opinion that the most economical plan would be that which contemplated building only toward the west, but the figures presented at this meeting were conclusive in showing that the plan which avoided the purchase of land made the whole appro- priation available for the building, and consequently gave greater accommodation. At the same meeting the architects advised the use of common brick and an inexpensive stone or cement for the addition, with a view to painting the whole exterior white, similar to the capitol in Washington. The State Art Commission gave its opinion in favor of the general plan presented, and endorsed the suggestion of the white exterior. The State House Commission, after considering carefully the report of the architects, and studying the figures presented, on Oct. 7, 1912, approved both the general plan and the first con- struction recommended in the report. This construction in- volved changes in the present building, both east and west, and it w^as a matter of grave consideration as to how the connection could be made with the least disturbance to the existing build- ing, its present occupation or its important departments. On the general plan and on the first construction definite deci- sions were arrived at, but on the matter of connection there was as yet no decision given. After further study of this and other economic and planning problems, a second conference was held with the State House Commission, Oct. 31, 1912, and the archi- tects presented more complete drawings, showing the design of the exterior, the proposed connections, the location of the large hearing room, and the treatment of the approaches, and more detailed and complete estimates and studies or fitting plans showing how the departments could be accommodated. At this meeting the connections with the present building were ap- proved, and, in general, the design was likewise approved. The plan for connecting provides that the east and west wings shall be attached at the rear of the Bulfinch front. These wings will be about 55 feet deep, and planned so that while one window in the Senate reading room on the east and one in the office of the clerk of the House of Eepresentatives on the west will be- come interior windows, the rooms themselves will not be changed in any respect. 16 The various problems thus briefly outlined, the general scheme for final development, the portion to be built first, the accommodation and cost of this building, its relation to and con- nection with the present building, and the general character of the design, had in two months been studied by the arcliitects, and a solution, upon which all three were agreed, presented to the State House Commission. These solutions were carefully considered and reviewed by the commission and unanimously accepted, and, on presentation to the Art Commission they were again unanimously confirmed. This the commission considers the best evidence that right solutions have been reached. Careful and detailed study led up to the plans presented at this October 31st meeting, and they included a mass of tabu- lated information as to the departments, showing the space now occupied, the growth in recent years and a schedule of all furni- ture and fittings, which served as a basis for the detailed fitting plans previously mentioned; also comparative figures of all the more recent office buildings, as guides in estimating the cost of this building. The grounds were carefully surveyed and a model made to facilitate study of the approaches. The important matters settled at the meeting of October 31 enabled the architects to proceed with acciirate figured draw- ings, from which the plans now presented were traced. The originals are in such forward condition as to ensure prompt completion when the work is authorized. The study of the exterior and the approaches was carried on through November. The architects felt it to be of the highest importance that the new portion, while harmonizing with the old, should not challenge comparison with, but should be sub- ordinate to, the Bulfinch front. On Nov. 29, 1912, the architects submitted to the Art Commission designs showing the slight variants which were the result of their study, and the Art Com- mission and the architects in conference agreed at that time on the general character of the exterior shown on the drawings submitted; the surface of the connecting links broken only by flat pilasters, with a slight accent on the three center bays, the forward wings repeating this on the sides, and terminating on the end with the Corinthian order of the Bulfinch front. The grounds on the east will be somewhat changed by the new wing, and no open thoroughfare is maintained, Init tlie new approach is a distinct improvement, making a fine setting for tlie Hooker monument : and in the inner court now formed the 17 setting of the Beacon monument will be simpler and much more dignified than in the present arrangement. On the west there is at the present no change. The following is a brief statement in regard to the accommo- dations required and the accommodations furnished in the pro- posed building. The departments outside the State House fall into four classes : first, those established and fully organized, and which belong naturally in the State House; second, those organized but permanently located elsewhere, as the antitoxin laboratory and the Commission on Pi"obation; third, those not requiring an office, such as the Ballot Law Commission or the Board of Embalming ; and fourth, offices, the nature of whose work requires that they should be located in the business district. These departments at present occupy approximately 46,000 square feet of space. In no case is this floor space especially adapted to the departments occupying it, and in many cases the space used is excessive in area because not thoroughly avail- able. The departments can be housed to better advantage in offices especially fitted to their needs. The proposed building provides approximately 76,300 square feet of available office space, and, in addition to this, provides for a hearing room capable of seating about 800 people. Every department at present outside of the State House can be housed comfortably in this area, and there will be additional space allotted to the departments interfered with by the new building. The detailed furniture and fitting plans previously referred to embody enlarging the quarters of those departments in the State House which require more room, and the transfer of some over- crowded departments to the new building. With all these ad- justments the net result, after accommodating every department, is a surplus of 10,162 square feet. Part of this would seem suitable for use as committee rooms, replacing those taken for departments in the present building. Even then about 6,478 square feet would remain unassigned, and each department as placed in the detailed fitting plan will have some room for growth. The cost of the building is based on the most completely fire- proof construction; the exterior and bearing walls common brick, with stone or cement, all painted; floors finished with marble, terrazzo or linoleum laid on cement ; window frames and sash metal, white enamel; doors, steel; base and casings, marble; cornices, metal, to paint, ^o wood, either in construe- 18 tion or finish. This is the best type of modern office building, is safer for departments where records must be kept, and is most economical to maintain. The addition will be heated and lighted from the main plant, will have adequate ventilation for hearing and committee rooms, good elevator service, and ample plumbing facilities in all offices. The estimates are therefore based on an absolutely fireproof office building, with everything complete except movable furniture and the grounds. The architects, by comparison with other buildings, fix 40 cents per cubic foot as a fair estimate, and at this rate the build- ing is $646,000. Without heating, ventilating, wiring, elevators and plumbing, the cost of construction might be placed at 35 cents per cubic foot, or $565,000. The eliminated trades are estimated at: heating, $40,000; wiring and fixtures and extra engines, $40,000; two elevators, $15,000; plumbing, $25,000; a total of $120,000 for domestic engineering, which, with the $565,000, gives $685,000 for the building, an amount represent- ing 421/4 cents per cubic foot, and, in our judgment, entirely safe. The work on the grounds immediately connected with the east wing should certainly be included, and also the cost of administration, covering fees of the architects, engineers and other expenses necessary to the conduct of the work; $25,000 is estimated to cover the former and $55,000 to cover the latter. The complete statement, therefore, is as follows : — The building' complete, with the exception of furniture and grounds, $685,000 The grounds, 25,000 Administration expenses, 55,000 $765,000 However carefully such estimates are made, they are but ap- proximate, and there should be a reasonable margin in making an appropriation. All the above is respectfully submitted, EGBERT D. A^^DEEWS. WILLIAM CHAPMAN. E. CLIPSTON STUEGIS. 19 RENTALS. To show the increase in necessary office space by a compari- son of rentals, the State House Commission finds that in 1905, ten years after the completion of the State House Extension, ten departments were occupying rooms outside the State House, the Commonwealth paying a total rental that year of $26,029.79. During the seven years that have elapsed since then, the State's business has greatly increased, necessitating the leasing of many more offices, until at the present time the Common- wealth is paying as yearly rentals in Boston for State depart- ments the sums that appear in the following tabulation : — Attorney-General's engineer of grade crossings Blind, Commission for the, Charity, State Board of, . County Accounts, Controller of, Consumptives, Trustees of Hospitals for, Dentistrj^, Board of Registration in Education, State Board of, Fire Hazard Commission, . Forester, State, Free Emj^loyment Office, Bureau of Statistics Industrial Accident Board, Insurance Commissioner, Workmen's Compen sation Bureau, Ipswich River Water Commission, Highway Commission, State, . Massachusetts Training Schools, Nautical Training School Commissioners, Optometry, Board of Registration in, Port of Boston, Directors of ihe, Probation Department, Lyman School, Savings Bank Insurance, .... Supervisor of Loan Agencies, . Smoke Abatement Tax Commissioner, ..... $350 00 2,500 00 1,440 00 540 00 800 00 150 00 3,800 62 400 00 2,540 00 2,500 00 3,350 00 750 00 300 00 9,018 50 200 00 1,000 00 1.000 00 7,500 00 300 00 1,944 00 1,500 00 480 00 1,427 00 $43,790 12 Amount carried foricard, $43,790 12 20 Amount brought forward, $43,790 12 Paid by the State and assessed : — Gas and Electric Light Commission, . . $4,860 00 Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board, $4,000 00 Taxes, 1911, amounted to . . 1,508 80 Water, 1911, amounted to . . 79 80 Metropolitan Park Commission, . . . 5,420 00 Railroad Commission, 5,200 00 5,588 60 - 21,068 60 $64,858 72 In addition to the above approved rentals, the new ]\Iinimimi Wage Commission, State Board of Labor and Industries and Board of Panama-Pacific Managers will soon have to be pro- vided for, together with an item of approximately $2,900 for additional space for the Highway Commission. These Avill in- crease the total rental to considerably over $70,000. 21 ©I]0 (Uommnnrnpaltlj of Haasarlpts^ttfl. In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirteen. AN ACT To provide for the Construction of Additions to the State House. Be if enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Section 1. For the purpose of providing suitable and ade- quate accoinniodations for the legislative and executive depart- ments of the state government, and for the several boards, com- missions and bureaus of the commonwealth whose offices are, or may be, located in the city of Boston, and for any other necessary and convenient uses of the commonwealth in the transaction of its business, the state house commission, with the advice and consent of the council, is hereby authorized and directed, in the name and behalf of the commonwealth, to cause to be removed all of the buildings now standing on lots numbered eight, ten, twelve and fourteen Mount Yernon street, in the city of Boston, now the property of the commonwealth. The commission may lay out any part of such land, also such portion of land in the state house park on the east as is required for the purposes of this act, by change of grade or otherwise. It may construct new approaches from any adjacent public streets and may build retaining walls and fences and may do whatever else may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. Section" 2. Said state house commission sliall employ the three architects who have, under its direction, prepared the first designs and plans, and shall cause them to carry to completion the plans and specifications for east and west wings terminating in forward pavilions on the north and south axis, being units A, B, D and E on the general plan approved by the state house commission and the state art commission. After the approval of the completed contract drawings and specifications by the gov- ernor and council, the said state house commission shall in bolialf of the commonwealth, contract for constructing and com- 22 pleting the buildings and the approaches thereto, comprising units A, D and E, being a lateral wing (unit A) on the west, and a completed wing with forward projection (units D and E) on the east; these units to be of fireproof construction, the material used to be common brick, and stone or cement, to har- monize with the Bulfinch front; to be attached to the state house at the northerly end of the Bulfinch front, and to be erected on land now owned by the commonwealth, all the details to be in accordance with the recommendations and plans sub- mitted by the said state house commission, and approved by the state art commission, but no contract shall be entered into until it has been approved by the governor and council. The said work of removal of the old buildings and construction of the new additions shall be begun as soon as possible after the passage of this act. Section 3. For the services which the state house commis- sion shall render in fulfilling the purposes of this act, each member of said state house commission shall receive such com- pensation as the governor and council may determine. Section 4. In order to defray the expenses Avhich may be incurred in carrying out the provisions of this act, the treasurer and receiver-general is hereby authorized to issue, in the name and behalf of the commonwealth, bonds or scrip to an amount not exceeding eight hundred thousand dollars. The said bonds or scrip shall be issued upon the serial payment plan from time to time as may be necessary, in such amounts and upon sucli terms, and shall be payable serially in such amounts and at such times, within a period not exceeding twenty years, as shall be determined by the treasurer and receiver-general, with the ap- proval of the governor and council, to be for the best interests of the commonwealth. Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage. ^c HOUSE .... No. 913 T)ill aoconipanyiiig the petition of Thomas F. Peurick for the com- plelion of the west wing of tlie State House. State House and Li- braries. January 18. Ci}e CommonUjealtf) of cpasgacbusetts* In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifteen. AN ACT To provide tor the (\)in[)k'tion of the Addition on the Westerly Side of the State House. Be, it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires {)t General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 Section 1. For the purpose of providing suitahU' and •2 adeiiuate accommodations for the necessary or convenient 8 usesofthecommonwcahh in the transaction ofits business 4 the state house buildinu- commission estal)lished under the 5 provisions of cha])ter eiuht hundred and thirty of the t; acts ot the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, shall con- 7 struct a forward projection on the lateral wing which is S to be constructed on the Avest side of the present Imilding, 1) substantially the same as that pi-ovided for on tiic east 10 side by said chapter eight hundred and thirty : and tor 1 1 this purpose shall purchase or take in fee simple, in behalf 12 of the c(nnm()nwcalth. subject to the npproval of the gov- 2 STATE HOUSE ADDITIOX. [Jan. 13 ernor and council, the propoi-ty adjoining the state liouse 14 on the west, bounded by Hancock avenue, Mount Yernon 15 street, Joy place and a line between the estates of James 16 M. Forbes heirs, and Robert T. Paine, between Mount 17 Vernon place and Joy place, and through the Kobert 18 Treat Paine estate on Mount A^eruon street and a line 19 between the estates of -Jtrh n - Pr t c M^-ftft-d- H. Rand^ on 20 Hancock avenue ; and the provisions of chapter two hun- 21 dred and sixty-two ot the acts of the year eighteen hun- 22 dred and eighty-two, relating to the manner of taking and 23 the estimation and payment of damages shall apply to the 21 taking under this section. 25 The said commission shall cause to be removed all the 26 Iiuildings now standing on said property, and may lay 27 out by change of grade or otherwise, any part of the land 28 so taken or adjoining land of the commonwealth as may 2!> be rc(juired for t'le purpose of this act. It may construct 30 new ai)pr()aclu>s from any adjacent public streets and may 31 build retaining walls and fences, and may do whatever else 32 may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. 1 Section 2. The said commission is hereby authorized 2 to make on l)eha]f of the commonwealth all contracts for 3 the construction of said building : provided, that all work 4 on said building shall be done by express contract and that 5 pr()[)osals for work or material exceeding two thousand () dollars in value shall be advertised for in at least two daily 7 papers published in the city of Boston, and one each in 8 the cities of Worcester, Sjunngfield, Fall Kiver, Lowell !l and Lawrence. All contracts shall be ai)proved 1)V the 10 governor and council. The work of removal of the old 11 buildings and the construction of the addition herein pro- 12 vided for shall begin as soon as is possible after the pas- 13 saije of this act. 1915.] HOUSE ^ No. 9i:]. 1 Sections, In order to defray the expeiiJ^e.^^ which 2 may be incurred iii carrjnng out the provisions of this act, 8 the treasurer and leceiver-general is hereby authorized 4 to issue, in the naiiieofthe connnonwealth, Ifonds or scrip 5 to an amount not exceedini!: six hundred thousand dollai's. (I The said bonds or scrip sluiil be issued upon the serial 7 payment plan from time to time as may be necessary, in 8 such amounts and u})on such terms, and shall be paya])le !> serially in such amounts and at sucli times, within a period 10 not exceeding thirty years, as shall be determined by the 11 treasurer and receiver general, with the a})pr()val of the 12 go\ernor and council, to he for the best interests of the 13 connnonwealth. 1 Section 4. This act shall lake eflect upon its passaoe. [Chap. 830.] ^. . An Act to provide for the construction of additions to the state HOUSE. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section 1. For the purpose of providing suitable and adequate ac- commodations for the legislative and executive departments of the state government and for the several boards, commissions and bureaus of the commonwealth whose offices are, or may be, situated in the city of Boston, and for any other necessary or convenient uses of the commonwealth in the transaction of its business, the state house building commission, hereby established, shall construct additions to the state house in accordance with the provisions of this act. The said commission shall consist of three members, one of whom shall be an experienced builder, and shall be ap- pointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council. The general plan of the said additions shall be substantially in accordance with the report of the state house commission to the general court, made in accordance with the provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, said report being house document number 133 of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen. Section 2. The exterior or surface material of tiie additions constructed in accordance herewith shall be of such material as the commission may determine: provided, however, that brick shall not be used unless the com- mission decides that it is desirable to restore the Bulfinch front to its original condition, in which case unpainted red brick may be used, and the Bulfinch front shall not be altered, except that it may be cleaned of paint or painted so as to harmonize with the extensions. There shall be a lateral wing on the west side of the present building and a lateral wing on the east side with forward projections, in accordance with the recommendations of the said report. The said commission shall cause to be removed all the build- ings now standing on lots numbered 8, 10, 12 and 14 Mount Vernon street, in the city of Boston, now the property of the commonwealth. Section 3. The commission may lay out by change of grade or other- wise, any part of such land, and also such parts of land in the state house park on the east as may be required for the purposes of this act. It may construct new approaches from any adjacent public streets and may build retaining walls and fences, and may do whatever else may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. There shall be constructed and shall always be maintained adequate passageways for foot passengers, from north to south, through the said east and west extensions. Section 4. The said commission may invite architects or architectural firms to submit competitive plans and specifications for constructing the said additions to the state house and for making the alterations provided for by this act and by the said report, and the commission may accept one of the said plans, or any part thereof, or may take such means as it may deem proper to secure other plans in case no one of the plans so submitted is satisfactory to the commission. No plan shall finally be selected until it is approved by the governor and council. The commission may employ a superintendent whose compensation shall be determined by the governor and council. Section 5. The said commission is hereby authorized to make on behalf of the commonwealth all contracts for the construction of said building: provided, that all work on said building shall be done by express contract and that proposals for work or material exceeding two thousand dollars in value shall be advertised for in at least two daily papers published in the pity of Boston, and one each in the cities of Worcester, Springfield, Fall River, Lowell and Lawrence. All contracts shall be approved by the governor and council. The work of removal of the old buildings and construction of the additions herein provided for shall begin as soon as is possible after the appointment of the commission herel)y established. Section 6. For the services which the state house building commission may render in carrying out the purposes of this act, each member of the commission slialFreceive such compensation as the governor and council may determine, to be paid out of the fund hereinafter provided for. No commissioner appointed under this act shall be, directly or indirectly, in any way interested in any contract made under this act, under penalty of removal from office by the governor and council, and of punishment as provided by section nine of chapter two hundred and ten of the Revised Laws. Section 7. In order to defray the expenses which may be incurred in carrying out the provisions of this act, tlie treasurer and receiver general is hereby authorized to issue, in the name and behalf of the commonwealth, bonds or scrip to an amount not exceeding nine hundred thousand dollars. The said bonds or scrip shall be issued upon the serial payment plan from time to time as may be necessary, in such amounts and upon such terms and shall be payable serially in such amounts and at such times, within a period not exceeding thirty years, as shall be determined by the treasure! and receiver general, with the approval of the governor and council, to b( for the best interests of the commonwealth. Section 8. This act shall take effect upon its passage. \Ayj)rom(. June IS, 1013. >i€HAP. 831.] A'jf^CT TO EEGUL.'^TE THE LABOR OF MINORS. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section 1. Section fifty-six of chapter five hundred ar the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine, as anient fourteen of chapter seven hundred and seventy-nine of t year nineteen hundred and thirteen, is hereby further amenc out the said section and inserting in place thereof the follow 56. No minor under fourteen years of age shall be employe to Work in or about or in connection with any factory, wo facturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment, barber si stand or establishment, public stable, garage, brick or lumber ; exchange, telegraph or messenger office or in the constructic buildings, or in any contractor wage-earning industry carried or other houses. No minor under fourteen years of age sha at work performed for wage or other compensation, to whomj during the hours when the public schools are in session or sha at work before half-past six o'clock in the morning or aft( i' the evening. "^• MINORS under SIXTEEN. ''\ Section 2. No mingw under sixteen years of age shall I permitted to work in Operating or assisting in operating anj ing machines: (1) circular or band saws, (2) wood shapers,' ers, (4) planers, (5) picker machines or machines used ii* cotton, hair or any other material, (6) papcrlace machines, nishing machines, (8) job or cylinder printing presses opei other than foot power, (9) stamping machines used in sheet ware or in paper or leather manufacturing or in washer an LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 014 077 064 4 ^