Documents of the City of Boston, Volume 4City Council, Printing Section, 1874 |
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Page 73
... less the United States tax The City of Boston paid interest on same $ 937 25 62 75 $ 1,000 00 1864 , July 1. The above amount , say $ 1,000 , has been invested in City of Boston scrip , dated July 1 , 1864 , twenty- years , with six per ...
... less the United States tax The City of Boston paid interest on same $ 937 25 62 75 $ 1,000 00 1864 , July 1. The above amount , say $ 1,000 , has been invested in City of Boston scrip , dated July 1 , 1864 , twenty- years , with six per ...
Page 9
... less obstruction to the traction of vehicles , and less wear . This is very agreeable and pleasant . To offset this , it is ex- pensive at the start , if properly done , depreciates and decays early , and is entirely lost after a few ...
... less obstruction to the traction of vehicles , and less wear . This is very agreeable and pleasant . To offset this , it is ex- pensive at the start , if properly done , depreciates and decays early , and is entirely lost after a few ...
Page 11
... less than fifty patents for the preservation of wood have been taken out during the present century . To be sure , some patents have also been granted at Washington , but their value was slight . What is the consequence of this trans ...
... less than fifty patents for the preservation of wood have been taken out during the present century . To be sure , some patents have also been granted at Washington , but their value was slight . What is the consequence of this trans ...
Page 18
... less thoroughly than some other more fashionable preservatives the tests of long experience . It was recommended by Strützlei in 1834 , Earle in 1843 , and * See paper in Dingler's Pol . Journal , 1871 , vol . 202 , p . 174 . † See ...
... less thoroughly than some other more fashionable preservatives the tests of long experience . It was recommended by Strützlei in 1834 , Earle in 1843 , and * See paper in Dingler's Pol . Journal , 1871 , vol . 202 , p . 174 . † See ...
Page 19
... less completely protected from decay than by some other more familiar processes . The sulphate of copper , blue vitriol , must pass for one of the very best of the preservatives of wood . Its merits have been tested quite thoroughly ...
... less completely protected from decay than by some other more familiar processes . The sulphate of copper , blue vitriol , must pass for one of the very best of the preservatives of wood . Its merits have been tested quite thoroughly ...
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