Documents of the City of Boston, Volume 3, Issues 33-58 |
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This was done under a new act of legislature , in 1873 , obliging owners of real estate to raise the land to a grade of 12 feet above the average low water . In case of refusal within a stated time , the city had authority to perform ...
This was done under a new act of legislature , in 1873 , obliging owners of real estate to raise the land to a grade of 12 feet above the average low water . In case of refusal within a stated time , the city had authority to perform ...
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public lands were given into the custody of the Street Commissioners . ... In 1845 no less than $ 401,667 was brought into the city treasury by the sale of land . The following year was also one of very heavy land transactions .
public lands were given into the custody of the Street Commissioners . ... In 1845 no less than $ 401,667 was brought into the city treasury by the sale of land . The following year was also one of very heavy land transactions .
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So far as the sale of land might serve as an inducement to citizens to remain in Boston , it did not help to check the movement of the population to the suburbs . The sale of lands continued to be disappointing .
So far as the sale of land might serve as an inducement to citizens to remain in Boston , it did not help to check the movement of the population to the suburbs . The sale of lands continued to be disappointing .
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| Title | Documents of the City of Boston, Volume 3, Issues 33-58 |
| Author | Boston (Mass.). City Council |
| Publisher | City Council, Printing Section, 1923 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Oct 2007 |
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