Opinion of the Justices to the House of Representatives

To the Honorable the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court respectfully submit these answers to the questions set forth in an order adopted by the House of Representatives on March 9, 1948, and transmitted to the Justices on March 12, 1948. A copy of the order is hereto annexed. The questions submitted relate to a bill now pending before the House of Representatives (House, No. 1902) entitled “An Act to provide financial assistance by the commonwealth to *746housing authorities in order to alleviate the housing shortage for…