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There was , I believe , at one time a plan requiring that every foot of filling in the harbor should be compensated by a corresponding expansion of the upper tidal basins . That was found to be impracticable , simply because the outlet ...
There was , I believe , at one time a plan requiring that every foot of filling in the harbor should be compensated by a corresponding expansion of the upper tidal basins . That was found to be impracticable , simply because the outlet ...
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excavation of another foot in the same basin , it does not follow that the filling of a cubic foot on South Boston flats equally entitles the harbor to the excavation of another cubic foot in the Charles or Mystic River basins ...
excavation of another foot in the same basin , it does not follow that the filling of a cubic foot on South Boston flats equally entitles the harbor to the excavation of another cubic foot in the Charles or Mystic River basins ...
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And that is the way the marshes have been filled up by the spreading out of the water , so that it operates as a catch basin , and then it comes down rapidly and sweeps through the channels . Nature has provided every means for keeping ...
And that is the way the marshes have been filled up by the spreading out of the water , so that it operates as a catch basin , and then it comes down rapidly and sweeps through the channels . Nature has provided every means for keeping ...
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harbor are , that notwithstanding the encroachments made upon the tidal basins by the filling up of the Back Bay ... and it is stated in this report and other reports : the upper harbor has been narrowed as much as the tidal basin has ...
harbor are , that notwithstanding the encroachments made upon the tidal basins by the filling up of the Back Bay ... and it is stated in this report and other reports : the upper harbor has been narrowed as much as the tidal basin has ...
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And just so this act comes home to every citizen of Boston , and of course more especially to those who live with this tidal basin under their eyes , as a gross outrage , as unjust and oppressive . The committee met , pursuant to ...
And just so this act comes home to every citizen of Boston , and of course more especially to those who live with this tidal basin under their eyes , as a gross outrage , as unjust and oppressive . The committee met , pursuant to ...
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