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Page 112
... cent , $ 400,000 ; I presume the cost in gold would have been about $ 300,000 . Having this tunnel in my mind , having also the tunnels under the Thames , Brunel's tunnel under the Thames , which I have examined , and which is about the ...
... cent , $ 400,000 ; I presume the cost in gold would have been about $ 300,000 . Having this tunnel in my mind , having also the tunnels under the Thames , Brunel's tunnel under the Thames , which I have examined , and which is about the ...
Page 115
... cent for contingencies , and called it a million in gold ; and I entertain a strong belief that such a tunnel as I propose , of half the volume of that proposed by Gen. Foster , could be ac- complished in the neighborhood of $ 1,000,000 ...
... cent for contingencies , and called it a million in gold ; and I entertain a strong belief that such a tunnel as I propose , of half the volume of that proposed by Gen. Foster , could be ac- complished in the neighborhood of $ 1,000,000 ...
Page 131
... cent for contingencies , which I thought would admit of a little widening or raising , if it was expedient . Q. Still , your calculations were on the same width ? A. Yes , sir . I took the Chicago tunnel as a pattern , and extended it ...
... cent for contingencies , which I thought would admit of a little widening or raising , if it was expedient . Q. Still , your calculations were on the same width ? A. Yes , sir . I took the Chicago tunnel as a pattern , and extended it ...
Page 134
... cent fare in the place of two cents , I would have an increase of travel which would make up in part for the loss . Q. If you took off one - half , do you think you would have such a rush ? A. I have done such things . I speak of ...
... cent fare in the place of two cents , I would have an increase of travel which would make up in part for the loss . Q. If you took off one - half , do you think you would have such a rush ? A. I have done such things . I speak of ...
Page 137
... cent would be a very remunerative fare . I think two cents a mile is a fair toll . It is the old rate on our bridges . One cent , I think , ought , to be the fare to East Boston . Q. You would concede , that if the one cent was taken ...
... cent would be a very remunerative fare . I think two cents a mile is a fair toll . It is the old rate on our bridges . One cent , I think , ought , to be the fare to East Boston . Q. You would concede , that if the one cent was taken ...
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