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... expense ; and the remark which I then made to my colleague , Mr. Tompkins , of East Boston , has proved true . What they were at in 1868 , when they talked " bridge , " was " free ferries , " and now the demand is squarely made that ...
... expense ; and the remark which I then made to my colleague , Mr. Tompkins , of East Boston , has proved true . What they were at in 1868 , when they talked " bridge , " was " free ferries , " and now the demand is squarely made that ...
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... expense to be incurred . Let me re - state that : I say , that she has no right to claim free ferries be- cause , the benefit which she would derive , and so the whole city ( since the friends of free ferries say that East Boston should ...
... expense to be incurred . Let me re - state that : I say , that she has no right to claim free ferries be- cause , the benefit which she would derive , and so the whole city ( since the friends of free ferries say that East Boston should ...
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... expense of some two or three cents a foot , if I am not mis- taken . I was told last winter what that land was bought for , but I do.not recollect the figures at this time . There is a pri- vate interest which would be benefited , if ...
... expense of some two or three cents a foot , if I am not mis- taken . I was told last winter what that land was bought for , but I do.not recollect the figures at this time . There is a pri- vate interest which would be benefited , if ...
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... expense of freeing Chelsea bridge . She has to pay now one - half of the expense of the bridges across Charles River . I think I know , so that I may state without the expectation of being laughed at , that if you free these ferries ...
... expense of freeing Chelsea bridge . She has to pay now one - half of the expense of the bridges across Charles River . I think I know , so that I may state without the expectation of being laughed at , that if you free these ferries ...
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... expenses which she asks you to make on her account , how rapidly must she in- crease in valuation and general ... expense . At any rate , they can claim to be put on no better footing than the inhabitants of Boston who live at the ...
... expenses which she asks you to make on her account , how rapidly must she in- crease in valuation and general ... expense . At any rate , they can claim to be put on no better footing than the inhabitants of Boston who live at the ...
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accommodations Adams amount Annie attendance average whole number Board boats boys bridge building cent Chairman Charles Chelsea Chelsea bridge city of Boston city proper cost course Deer Island dollars Dorchester drawing East Boston ferries Edward Emma expense feet ferries free Frank free ferries freeing the ferries gentlemen George George H Girls give Grammar Schools Grand Junction Railroad Grand Junction road Head Assistant hearing Henry High and Normal highways House increase instruction interest Ira Allen James John JULIUS EICHBERG land Latin School Lizzie Mary matter Maverick square Number Belonging number of pupils old ferry passengers petitioners Primary Schools PUTNAM question Railroad real estate repairs Roxbury Roxbury High School Sarah school-houses side South Boston street Sub-Committee suppose taxation teachers team travel tion tolls Total town tunnel valuation Ward wharf William