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... 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 the prophecies of the friends of free ...
... 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 the prophecies of the friends of free ...
Page 41
... foot passengers , $ 92,773.53 . We will suppose that all the foot travel is East Boston travel , and that half the team travel is East Boston travel ; and you then have about $ 125,000 as the amount of tolls which the citizens of East ...
... foot passengers , $ 92,773.53 . We will suppose that all the foot travel is East Boston travel , and that half the team travel is East Boston travel ; and you then have about $ 125,000 as the amount of tolls which the citizens of East ...
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... foot passengers , supposing that we could drive the teams over to East Boston , or round by Charlestown bridge . But we found that the teams would not go over the bridge ; and when we were running only once in half an hour they would ...
... foot passengers , supposing that we could drive the teams over to East Boston , or round by Charlestown bridge . But we found that the teams would not go over the bridge ; and when we were running only once in half an hour they would ...
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... foot passengers , and $ 20,000 for teams , the East Boston ferry gets about $ 160,000 , and has to take the Metropolitan R. R. cars ; their receipts are about equally divided between foot passengers and teams . We get more from foot ...
... foot passengers , and $ 20,000 for teams , the East Boston ferry gets about $ 160,000 , and has to take the Metropolitan R. R. cars ; their receipts are about equally divided between foot passengers and teams . We get more from foot ...
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... foot . An advance of 25 per cent would only bring it up to four cents a foot to - day . Therefore , I think it is safe to say it would be worth 25 per cent more . Q. Then your land would be increased more than the land generally in ...
... foot . An advance of 25 per cent would only bring it up to four cents a foot to - day . Therefore , I think it is safe to say it would be worth 25 per cent more . Q. Then your land would be increased more than the land generally in ...
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