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... taxation upon the welfare of Boston itself ; and I shall propose to show that by your system of expenditures as at present practised , and upon your system of taxation as at present practised , you are driving the taxable wealth of ...
... taxation upon the welfare of Boston itself ; and I shall propose to show that by your system of expenditures as at present practised , and upon your system of taxation as at present practised , you are driving the taxable wealth of ...
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Boston (Mass.). City Council. to increase the taxable property of the city in any one year by that sum . I shall , as I say , call your attention to the effect of the pres- ent system of taxation upon the city proper in reference to this ...
Boston (Mass.). City Council. to increase the taxable property of the city in any one year by that sum . I shall , as I say , call your attention to the effect of the pres- ent system of taxation upon the city proper in reference to this ...
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... taxed in East Boston , which is owned by persons who do not reside there . That property , of course , would be benefited ; if a rise in property is assumed , as I suppose it will be by the friends of free ferries , to be one of the ...
... taxed in East Boston , which is owned by persons who do not reside there . That property , of course , would be benefited ; if a rise in property is assumed , as I suppose it will be by the friends of free ferries , to be one of the ...
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... taxable property by the rise in real estate ; and the gain to the inhabitants of East Bos- ton , who wish to cross the ferry free , and who now pay passen- ger fare . As a financial question , I suppose the proportion of income derived ...
... taxable property by the rise in real estate ; and the gain to the inhabitants of East Bos- ton , who wish to cross the ferry free , and who now pay passen- ger fare . As a financial question , I suppose the proportion of income derived ...
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... taxation , a sum of at least half a million . dollars to pay the expenses and the interest upon the debt caused by this freeing of the ferries . Half a million dollars , gentlemen , is half the amount that the city appropriates , this ...
... taxation , a sum of at least half a million . dollars to pay the expenses and the interest upon the debt caused by this freeing of the ferries . Half a million dollars , gentlemen , is half the amount that the city appropriates , this ...
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