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I do not want to seem discourteous , neither do I mean to be . ... and the gentlemen who called upon him have procured no other counsel , and taken no means whatever to aid him in the investigation , not even by their presence ...
I do not want to seem discourteous , neither do I mean to be . ... and the gentlemen who called upon him have procured no other counsel , and taken no means whatever to aid him in the investigation , not even by their presence ...
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I suppose that both the large land - owners and large corporations will certainly be benefited by free ferries ; but it is by no means so certain that the small householders and tenants will be so largely benefited .
I suppose that both the large land - owners and large corporations will certainly be benefited by free ferries ; but it is by no means so certain that the small householders and tenants will be so largely benefited .
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... but neither that nor the $ 163,903 is by any means the measure of the loss to the city ; for , as I have endeavored to explain to you , and as I can prove , the city will have to pay , in increased expenses for running these ferries ...
... but neither that nor the $ 163,903 is by any means the measure of the loss to the city ; for , as I have endeavored to explain to you , and as I can prove , the city will have to pay , in increased expenses for running these ferries ...
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Q. Have you any other means of judging of the increase of travel ? A. Well , I can judge something by the amount of wear on the bridge . I don't think the planks will last more than half as long as they used to .
Q. Have you any other means of judging of the increase of travel ? A. Well , I can judge something by the amount of wear on the bridge . I don't think the planks will last more than half as long as they used to .
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... sir , we had no means of knowing . Q. Was it an ordinary day ? A. Yes , sir , we took a day at random . We didn't know until the night before that they wanted us to take a count . Q. It was a pleasant day , I suppose ?
... sir , we had no means of knowing . Q. Was it an ordinary day ? A. Yes , sir , we took a day at random . We didn't know until the night before that they wanted us to take a count . Q. It was a pleasant day , I suppose ?
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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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