Word: dam
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Pollard--an essay written in such a lucid style and marked by such a clear and sympathetic understanding of the subject as to be equally pleasant and valuable. "The Misdirected Vengeance of Bucknell," by S. A. Welldon, is a strong story, well worth reading; "Greer's Dam," by L. M. Crosbie, is stronger in plot than in treatment...
...public hearing of the Charles River Dam Commission yesterday morning, those in favor of the dam were given their first opportunity to state their arguments...
President Eliot was the first speaker. He said that the objections to the dam had come from small groups of persons representing comparatively insignificant interests. The principle reason for erecting the dam is to promote the health and happiness of the 400,000 people who live within easy walking distance of the seven mile park that would probably follow its erection. Furthermore, the construction of the dam is necessary to the proper sanitation of the valley below Watertown, because great areas of the river bottom are often left exposed at low water...
...John S. Blake said that he thought he represented the sentiment of the medical men of the Back Bay in insisting that something ought to be done to improve the health conditions of the basin, and that the dam is the best means of accomplishing this purpose. Mr. J. M. McClintock, an engineer, showed the value of the dam in improving the present bad condition of the the sewage system...
...Storrow summed up the arguments for the dam, and after emphasizing its value in furnishing a park and promoting health, said that it would cost the city practically nothing. For though the expense of building the dam, be said, would be $1,200,000, this is but half the sum which has been expended on the new Cambridge bridge. If a dam bearing a roadway could have been built in place of this bridge, the city would have not only secured the dam, but would also have saved about $1,000,000. A dam with a roadway could be built...