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Page 38
The Boston and Albany Railroad undoubtedly will be largely benefited by it ; but I don't think they would ask it , or that the City of Boston would grant it , for the sake of benefiting them , although it is very well that they should ...
The Boston and Albany Railroad undoubtedly will be largely benefited by it ; but I don't think they would ask it , or that the City of Boston would grant it , for the sake of benefiting them , although it is very well that they should ...
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They don't desire to go over Charlestown bridge . Q. Do you know , sir , how the East Boston ferry is situated in relation to Essex county as to facilities for team travel ? A. I think that all the teams which come from Lynn and ...
They don't desire to go over Charlestown bridge . Q. Do you know , sir , how the East Boston ferry is situated in relation to Essex county as to facilities for team travel ? A. I think that all the teams which come from Lynn and ...
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A. I don't think they could get such accommodation at present . Q. Suppose they did ? A. I should say that if they could have new boats , and a sufficient number of boats to accommodate the travel as well 48 CITY DOCUMENT . —No . 26 .
A. I don't think they could get such accommodation at present . Q. Suppose they did ? A. I should say that if they could have new boats , and a sufficient number of boats to accommodate the travel as well 48 CITY DOCUMENT . —No . 26 .
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Well , I don't know . My question was distinct . I wanted to get at what was in your mind , and I asked whether free ferries would not have , in a measure , the same effect as building a bridge , supposing that to be possible ?
Well , I don't know . My question was distinct . I wanted to get at what was in your mind , and I asked whether free ferries would not have , in a measure , the same effect as building a bridge , supposing that to be possible ?
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Q. It don't save ninepence , because they can go over Chelsea bridge free . A. Yes , sir . Q. And they lose an hour and a half . That isn't worth ninepence . A. You understand they don't always lose that hour and a half .
Q. It don't save ninepence , because they can go over Chelsea bridge free . A. Yes , sir . Q. And they lose an hour and a half . That isn't worth ninepence . A. You understand they don't always lose that hour and a half .
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| Title | Documents of the City of Boston, Volume 2 |
| Author | Boston (Mass.). City Council |
| Published | 1872 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Oct 2011 |
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