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Page 109
... building interest of Boston ? A. I can scarcely fix the commencement of it , sir , Even before the war , perhaps they had over - built a little . During the war , there was a depression , except so far as they were building for the ...
... building interest of Boston ? A. I can scarcely fix the commencement of it , sir , Even before the war , perhaps they had over - built a little . During the war , there was a depression , except so far as they were building for the ...
Page 120
... building the highways through which the road ran ? A. The city put upon us an expense of $ 250,000 , or all the railroads ; I speak of them generally , but a large portion of it was put on the Metropolitan , in taking care of highways ...
... building the highways through which the road ran ? A. The city put upon us an expense of $ 250,000 , or all the railroads ; I speak of them generally , but a large portion of it was put on the Metropolitan , in taking care of highways ...
Page 125
... building ships at East Boston , and in the ship - yards of Great Britain ? A. The cost is greater , sir , for wooden ships in Great Britain than it is here . They build now , principally , of iron in Great Britain , and wood in the ...
... building ships at East Boston , and in the ship - yards of Great Britain ? A. The cost is greater , sir , for wooden ships in Great Britain than it is here . They build now , principally , of iron in Great Britain , and wood in the ...
Page 131
... Q. Well , do you know of any tunnel of that length , the actual expenditure on which in building would justify you , on the whole , in offering your belief in your estimate ? A. I think the Chicago tunnel , sir , is THIRD HEARING . 131.
... Q. Well , do you know of any tunnel of that length , the actual expenditure on which in building would justify you , on the whole , in offering your belief in your estimate ? A. I think the Chicago tunnel , sir , is THIRD HEARING . 131.
Page 136
... building in East Boston . It is the tax of $ 1.55 that falls upon ships . That is worse , in my judgment , than anything the Na- tional government does . An English ship is not taxed ; it is free . Every Boston ship that goes to sea ...
... building in East Boston . It is the tax of $ 1.55 that falls upon ships . That is worse , in my judgment , than anything the Na- tional government does . An English ship is not taxed ; it is free . Every Boston ship that goes to sea ...
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