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Page 38
... course , all the vacant land in East Boston , and Chelsea , too , will rise very largely in value . I have taken some little pains to find out how many people will be benefited in this way by free ferries ; and I find , by the figures ...
... course , all the vacant land in East Boston , and Chelsea , too , will rise very largely in value . I have taken some little pains to find out how many people will be benefited in this way by free ferries ; and I find , by the figures ...
Page 43
... course , that the real estate of East Boston would be greatly increased in value ? A. I do . Q. What , in your judgment , will be the effect of removing the tolls upon the expense of running the ferries ? A. If I may answer that ...
... course , that the real estate of East Boston would be greatly increased in value ? A. I do . Q. What , in your judgment , will be the effect of removing the tolls upon the expense of running the ferries ? A. If I may answer that ...
Page 54
... course of a year or two , and then they will go on increasing all the time . Q. That is to say , if the cost is $ 200,000 now , at the end of a year , it will be $ 400,000 ? A. You can't reckon the cost to be $ 200,000 . Q. Assuming it ...
... course of a year or two , and then they will go on increasing all the time . Q. That is to say , if the cost is $ 200,000 now , at the end of a year , it will be $ 400,000 ? A. You can't reckon the cost to be $ 200,000 . Q. Assuming it ...
Page 57
... course the teaming business and the business at the wharves in East Boston , and so on , will probably be doubled , and it will go on doubling , and double the teams , of course , will require double the present accommodations . The ...
... course the teaming business and the business at the wharves in East Boston , and so on , will probably be doubled , and it will go on doubling , and double the teams , of course , will require double the present accommodations . The ...
Page 65
... course that cuts into the wharves of the city proper ; and if they should get a free ferry over there , of course it would injure us very much . I think it would depreciate the wharf property of the city vastly . Q. ( By Mr. CLATUR ...
... course that cuts into the wharves of the city proper ; and if they should get a free ferry over there , of course it would injure us very much . I think it would depreciate the wharf property of the city vastly . Q. ( By Mr. CLATUR ...
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