§ A700-4. Special acts and resolves (post 1920).

Acts of	Chapter	Description	Date Accepted
1921	119	Incorporate the City of Gardner	March 6, 1922
1921	119, § 34	Amending Section 34 of City of Gardner Charter by striking out the word "two" in line 3 and inserting "five"	November 6, 1933
1928	258, §§ 1 and 2	Subject Chief of Fire Department to civil service	December 4, 1928
1932	111	An act authorizing the County of Worcester to borrow money for the purpose of funding temporary loans issued for construction of Worcester County Tuberculosis Hospital	March 6, 1933
1934	16	Awarding of certain contracts by the City of Gardner, Charter amendment	February 13, 1934
1935	65	An act excluding loan orders from certain provisions of its Charter relating to publications	April 1, 1935
1936	379	An act providing for retirement of call firemen	July 6, 1936
1939	12	An act establishing Lake Wampanoag as a certain body of water in the City of Gardner and the Town of Ashburnham	February 13, 1939
1939	118	An act authorizing the City of Gardner to lease certain portions of Dunn Park and Wildwood Cemetery for log storage purposes	April 10, 1939
1939	184	An act to establish the salaries of Mayor and City Council ($2,500 and $300)	November 7, 1939
1945	166	An act to facilitate voting by absent voters, members of the armed forces	June 4, 1945
1945	326	Division of Wards 4 and 5 into precincts	June 4, 1945
1946	559	An act authorizing increases to the amounts of pensions payable to certain former public employees who have been retired	December 1, 1947
1948	352	Filed for future references	June 21, 1948
1948	588	An act authorizing increase of the amounts of pension payable to certain public employees who have been retired and beneficiaries of certain retired employees	February 21, 1949
1950	561	An act authorizing the City of Gardner to incur indebtedness for school purposes ($1,200,000)	May 15, 1950
1950	639	To provide for the safety of the commonwealth during the existence of an emergency resulting from disaster or from hostile action (acceptance not required by the City; vote was not signed by the Mayor)	February 2, 1960
1950	820	Providing for increase in the annual amounts of certain pensions, retirement allowances, annuities and other benefits payable by the commonwealth and its political subdivisions to certain former employees and persons claiming under them	February 19, 1951
1951	549	An act authorizing the City of Gardner to borrow money ($218,000) for school purposes (School Street School addition and high school alteration)	August 13, 1951
1952	624	An act relative to increasing the amounts of pensions, retirement allowances and annuities payable to certain former public employees	December 15, 1952
1953	434	An act relative to rent control terminates June 30, 1954; vote to continue rent control after June 30, 1954, must be taken before that date, to cover a period not exceeding 9 months (temporary)	July 20, 1953
1955	53	An act authorizing the City of Gardner borrow money for the purpose of remodeling and making extraordinary repairs to the Connors Street Building	February 21, 1955
1960	191	Relative to awarding of certain contracts by the City of Gardner ($1,000)	August 5, 1963
1960	206	Authorizing the City to pay certain retired public employees for services rendered as Election Officials of said City (Election Officials over 70 years of age)	March 21, 1960
1964	568	Vocational Regional School District, Ord. No. 305. Members appointed: 10-9-1964, Clarence Quimby, Edward W. Tamulen, and Alphonse Bettez	October 5, 1964
1965	543	Providing for establishment of Regional School District by Cities of Fitchburg and Gardner, and Towns of Ashburnham, Ashby, Barre, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lunenburg, Phillpston, Royalston, Sterling, Templeton, Townsend, Westminster, and Winchendon for construction, maintenance and operation of a regional vocational school by said district	November 2, 1965
1966	680	Authorizing the Gardner Firefighters Relief Association to pay certain sums of money to members upon their retirement	September 5, 1966
1969	474	Authorizing Ashburnham-Westminster School to acquire and hold land for school purposes located within the City of Gardner	April 7, 1969
1971	318	Granting annuity to Helmi M. Nadeau, widow of Police Sergeant Raymond L. Nadeau	August 30, 1971
1971	613	Directing transfer of certain lands of the commonwealth to control the Department of Public Works for highway purposes, and acquire certain public lands in the City of Gardner for highway purposes: Route 140 Green Street	August 5, 1971
1972	444	Designating bridge over state highway Route 2 and over Highway 68 as the Gardner Post No. 129 American Legion Bridge	July 3, 1972
1972	494	Designating bridge in City of Gardner as Ovila Case Post 905, V.F.W. Bridge	July 3, 1972
1972	671	Authorizing the City to pay certain employees of the Fire Department certain sums of money ($53, 633.68) pursuant to ruling of Labor Relations Commission	Enacted By Gen. Court
1973	220	Validating action of the City in granting certain employees of said City salary increases for the years 1971 and 1970	April 17, 1973
1973	681	Authorizing County Commissioners to borrow money to construct and equip a courthouse in the City of Gardner for the First District Court of Northern Worcester	August 23, 1973
1973	1020	Validating action of the City of Gardner in granting certain employees of the Police Department	February 19, 1974
1974	607	Directing Department of Mental Health to permit the City of Gardner to connect its water main to the water main of the Gardner State Hospital	July 18, 1974
1975	34	Providing for election of School Committee members, 1 from each ward and 1 member at large for terms of 2 years	November 4, 1975
1975	206	Changing method of filling vacancies in the office of Mayor, Councilor at Large, and Ward Councilors	November 4, 1975
1975	247	Allowing certain creditable service for certain members of the retirement system	May 8, 1975
1977	562	Town of Templeton to construct and maintain sewerage lines in the City of Gardner	September 29, 1977
1977	662	Directing Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges to transfer certain land to the Department of Public Works for highway purposes (Route 140 relocation)	October 21, 1977
1977	663	Authorizing Town of Templeton to acquire certain lands and rights-of-ways or easements on certain lands in the City of Gardner	October 21, 1977
1978	477	Authorizing City of Gardner to grant 1 additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the licensed premises	July 17, 1978
1979	226	Authorizing City of Gardner to pay and appropriate a sum of money ($5,609.03) to Magnus A. Carlberg Insurance Agency	June 1, 1979
1980	420	Directing Department of Public Works to acquire for highway purposes certain land in the City of Gardner: Paul and Katherine Tarmasewicz, Chapel Street	July 8, 1980
1981	799	Land from Board of Regional Community Colleges	January 13, 1982
1983	488	Exempting the position of Director of Municipal Grounds from the provisions of Civil Service Law and Rules	November 11, 1983
1983	549	Authorizing the City to Grant an annuity to Sophie E. LeBlanc	December 10, 1983
1983	666	Authorizing City to convey Dunn Park to the commonwealth	December 20, 1983
1984	491	Additional liquor license: Heritage	September 4, 1984
1985	473	Borrowing for wastewater treatment plant	November 12, 1985
1989	110	Authorizing certain terms for borrowing by the City of Gardner	May 25, 1989
1989	206	Authorizing the City to issue additional licenses for sale all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	June 22, 1989
1989	290	An act providing for the election of School Committee members at large for 4-year terms in the City of Gardner	July 18, 1989
1991	416	Exempting Chief of Police from civil service	December 27, 1991
1991	511	Act relative to the terms of License Commissioners	January 6, 1992
2015	155	Establishing the Williams-Rockwell Educational Gift Fund in the City	December 23, 2015
2016	382	Appointment of Assistant City Clerks	January 11, 2017