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... knowing the gentlemen whom I suppose represent the parties who are upon the side of free ferries ( I hardly know how to distinguish the parties here to - night ) , that they appreciate my position , and will be willing to yield ...
... knowing the gentlemen whom I suppose represent the parties who are upon the side of free ferries ( I hardly know how to distinguish the parties here to - night ) , that they appreciate my position , and will be willing to yield ...
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... any of these petitioners here , or on the part of any gentleman of the Council whose views do not coincide with those of some of the people of East Boston in regard to free ferries , to put this matter off beyond the first of May .
... any of these petitioners here , or on the part of any gentleman of the Council whose views do not coincide with those of some of the people of East Boston in regard to free ferries , to put this matter off beyond the first of May .
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If the Committee desire to go on with a hearing which shall simply consist in calling the gentlemen , and asking them to express their views as to whether it is worth while to free the ferries , I can go on with that sort of hearing as ...
If the Committee desire to go on with a hearing which shall simply consist in calling the gentlemen , and asking them to express their views as to whether it is worth while to free the ferries , I can go on with that sort of hearing as ...
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I told the gentlemen who advocated that bridge corporation , that they did not mean a bridge , they meant free ferries . They denied it then . It has turned out as I then predicted , and they now come and ask that the city government ...
I told the gentlemen who advocated that bridge corporation , that they did not mean a bridge , they meant free ferries . They denied it then . It has turned out as I then predicted , and they now come and ask that the city government ...
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I shall claim , that freeing the ferries , so that a party may come across the water without paying two cents instead of ... nor does she gain the same elements of prosperity with the mainland , after you have made the ferries free .
I shall claim , that freeing the ferries , so that a party may come across the water without paying two cents instead of ... nor does she gain the same elements of prosperity with the mainland , after you have made the ferries free .
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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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