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Page 38
... that before five years have passed , with free ferries , this city will be raising , by taxation , a sum of at least half a million dollars to pay the expenses and the interest upon the debt caused by this freeing of the ' ferries .
... that before five years have passed , with free ferries , this city will be raising , by taxation , a sum of at least half a million dollars to pay the expenses and the interest upon the debt caused by this freeing of the ' ferries .
Page 39
... and admitted on the other , that it will be ) , the small householders and the tenants will pay five dollars in extra taxation , and higher rent for every dollar they save in tolls . That used to be stated. us . across . average .
... and admitted on the other , that it will be ) , the small householders and the tenants will pay five dollars in extra taxation , and higher rent for every dollar they save in tolls . That used to be stated. us . across . average .
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I think it would increase the value of my land twenty - five per cent . Q. And you think , of course , that the real estate of East Boston would be greatly increased in value ? A. I do . Q. What , in your judgment , will be the effect ...
I think it would increase the value of my land twenty - five per cent . Q. And you think , of course , that the real estate of East Boston would be greatly increased in value ? A. I do . Q. What , in your judgment , will be the effect ...
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Land that you can buy in Chelsea for five cents a foot , they want 15 and 20 for in East Boston . That is one reason why land will advance more in Chelsea than it will in East Boston . Another reason why I think that part of Chelsea ...
Land that you can buy in Chelsea for five cents a foot , they want 15 and 20 for in East Boston . That is one reason why land will advance more in Chelsea than it will in East Boston . Another reason why I think that part of Chelsea ...
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Q. You have stated that , in your opinion , the expense of these ferrries , if freed , would be , at the end of five years , $ 800,000 ? A. I should think so , if such accommodations are furnished as East Boston will require and demand ...
Q. You have stated that , in your opinion , the expense of these ferrries , if freed , would be , at the end of five years , $ 800,000 ? A. I should think so , if such accommodations are furnished as East Boston will require and demand ...
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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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