Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 68 (2026)

Superintendent of streets; powers and duties

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Section 68. The superintendent of streets shall, under the direction of the selectmen, have full charge of all repairs and labor upon public ways and sidewalks, and, if no other provision is made, of repairs upon sewers and drains; and in relation to such matters he shall have the powers, perform the duties and be subject to the liabilities and penalties of surveyors of highways and road commissioners.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1927–1936 · leading case: Attorney Gen. v. Henry, 159 N.E. 539 (Mass. 1928).

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Attorney Gen. v. Henry, 159 N.E. 539 (Mass. 1928). “The duties of a superintendent of streets thus appointed are prescribed by G. L. c. 41, § 68, in these words: he “shall, under the direction of the selectmen, have full charge of all repairs and labor upon public ways and sidewalks, and, if no other provision is made, of repairs…”

Sherman v. Town of Swansea, 158 N.E. 800 (Mass. 1927). “G. L. c. 41, § 68, provides that “The superintendent of streets shall, under the direction of the selectmen, have full charge of all repairs and labor upon public ways and sidewalks .”

Bradley v. City of Marlborough, 5 N.E.2d 439 (Mass. 1936). “” (3) G. L. c. 41, § 68: “The superintendent of streets shall, under the direction of the selectmen, have full charge of all repairs and labor upon public ways and sidewalks, and, if no other provision is made, of repairs upon sewers and drains; and in relation to such matters…”

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