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House of Correction , Report of Committee on Public Institutions in Relation to Repairs on . July 20 , 1871 . DOCUMENT No. 63 . Almshouse , Report of Committee on Public Institutions on the Erection of , at Deer Island .
House of Correction , Report of Committee on Public Institutions in Relation to Repairs on . July 20 , 1871 . DOCUMENT No. 63 . Almshouse , Report of Committee on Public Institutions on the Erection of , at Deer Island .
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The number of ships entering Boston harbor is very much less than ever before ; the number of ships being repaired in East Boston yards is very much less than ever before . The loss of that business is the secret of the declining ...
The number of ships entering Boston harbor is very much less than ever before ; the number of ships being repaired in East Boston yards is very much less than ever before . The loss of that business is the secret of the declining ...
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... of a bridge or a tunnel , you lay out a large capital , and build a thing which stands forever , and requires but little expenditure in the way of repairs ; but this matter of free ferries is a continually widening gulf of expense .
... of a bridge or a tunnel , you lay out a large capital , and build a thing which stands forever , and requires but little expenditure in the way of repairs ; but this matter of free ferries is a continually widening gulf of expense .
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A. I think my conscience will allow mo to say , that taking the interest money on the capital , the repairs on these boats and keeping them in good order , the boats requiring new boilers , as they do every year , * and keeping the ...
A. I think my conscience will allow mo to say , that taking the interest money on the capital , the repairs on these boats and keeping them in good order , the boats requiring new boilers , as they do every year , * and keeping the ...
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A. I should say so , with the ordinary repairs and depreciation which you would have to charge to the boats , and everything of that kind . There is a difference in the way of figuring the cost of such things .
A. I should say so , with the ordinary repairs and depreciation which you would have to charge to the boats , and everything of that kind . There is a difference in the way of figuring the cost of such things .
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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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