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Page 18
Now , before we proceed to increase the expenditures of the city of Boston , and to increase the city debt , I wish to ask the 1 Council to pause and inquire what is the effect of 18 CITY DOCUMENT . -- No. 26 .
Now , before we proceed to increase the expenditures of the city of Boston , and to increase the city debt , I wish to ask the 1 Council to pause and inquire what is the effect of 18 CITY DOCUMENT . -- No. 26 .
Page 19
If you increase the taxation and the debt of Boston beyond its present limits , you imperil the welfare of the city by the loss of its tax - paying citizens . I expect to be able to show hereafter , that in consequence of the present ...
If you increase the taxation and the debt of Boston beyond its present limits , you imperil the welfare of the city by the loss of its tax - paying citizens . I expect to be able to show hereafter , that in consequence of the present ...
Page 26
Then , the moment your ferries are freed , you will have to increase the cost of maintaining them . You must not only have more boats , but you will have to replace the present old boats with new ones , at a very heavy expense , because ...
Then , the moment your ferries are freed , you will have to increase the cost of maintaining them . You must not only have more boats , but you will have to replace the present old boats with new ones , at a very heavy expense , because ...
Page 36
Now , it is proposed to add another element of increased cost ; for you all know , gentlemen , that whenever the tolls are removed from a highway , whenever a highway is made free , the travel over that highway inevitably increases .
Now , it is proposed to add another element of increased cost ; for you all know , gentlemen , that whenever the tolls are removed from a highway , whenever a highway is made free , the travel over that highway inevitably increases .
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highways can fail to perceive that there must be a great increase of travel , of team travel especially , if the tolls to East Boston are removed . The ferries at present do not any more than suffice comfortably to accommodate the team ...
highways can fail to perceive that there must be a great increase of travel , of team travel especially , if the tolls to East Boston are removed . The ferries at present do not any more than suffice comfortably to accommodate the team ...
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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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