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Page 38
I have taken some little pains to find out how many people will be benefited in this way by free ferries ; and I find , by the figures on the Assessor's books ( if they are incorrect , the other side will be able easily to correct the ...
I have taken some little pains to find out how many people will be benefited in this way by free ferries ; and I find , by the figures on the Assessor's books ( if they are incorrect , the other side will be able easily to correct the ...
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... requisite for their support under public management , would be so much more taken from the pockets of their fellow - citizens in other parts of the city , whose estates would be depreciated as their own were enhanced .
... requisite for their support under public management , would be so much more taken from the pockets of their fellow - citizens in other parts of the city , whose estates would be depreciated as their own were enhanced .
Page 88
You say rents have increased in Chelsea since the tolls were taken off at the bridge ? A. I should think they had some . Q. How much ? A. I can't tell how much . Q. What percentage do you think ? } A. I can't tell that .
You say rents have increased in Chelsea since the tolls were taken off at the bridge ? A. I should think they had some . Q. How much ? A. I can't tell how much . Q. What percentage do you think ? } A. I can't tell that .
Page 89
Q. Do you know what that house was taxed for before the tolls were taken off ? A. I don't . Q. Do you know what it is taxed for now ? A. I don't . Q. Could you find out ? A. I could find out . ( Mr. DICKINSON . ) ...
Q. Do you know what that house was taxed for before the tolls were taken off ? A. I don't . Q. Do you know what it is taxed for now ? A. I don't . Q. Could you find out ? A. I could find out . ( Mr. DICKINSON . ) ...
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Q. You have been in charge of the bridge since the tolls were taken off ? A. Yes , sir . Q. How long have the tolls been taken off that bridge ? A. It was freed the 9th of Nov. , - a year ago last Nov. Q. Have you observed anything as ...
Q. You have been in charge of the bridge since the tolls were taken off ? A. Yes , sir . Q. How long have the tolls been taken off that bridge ? A. It was freed the 9th of Nov. , - a year ago last Nov. Q. Have you observed anything as ...
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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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