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...bill providing for a drawless bridge was presented in the legislature by R. D. Crane '03 yesterday...
...House of Representatives of the United States on the motion of Representative Washburn of Worcester passed the bill which allows for the construction of a drawless bridge with a twelve foot clearance over the Charles River at Boylston street, yesterday afternoon. The Senate passed this bill February 9, and it will become law when signed by the President. It will then remain for local authorities to conduct the arrangements for the construction of the bridge...
...Senate of the United States on the motion of Senator H. C. Lodge '71 passed the bill drawn by R. H. Dana '74, which allows for the construction of a drawless bridge over the Charles River at Boylston street, yesterday afternoon. In the morning the Committee on Commerce voted to substitute this bill for the amended McCall bill which was passed by the House last June...
...bill authorizes the Metropolitan Park Commission or any town, city or other public body so authorized by the Commonwealth, to construct at any time hereafter drawless bridges across the Charles River connecting River street in Cambridge and Cambridge street in Brighton, and at any other points upon the river. The clearances must be at least twelve feet above the ordinary level of water in the basin over the main ship channel. The construction of piers and other obstructions to the flow of the river are to be subject to the approval of the Secretary...
Though the bill in progress through Congress makes possible the construction of the drawless bridge to the Stadium, its details have been objected to by a number of prominent alumni, who went to Washington yesterday to consider the measure. In case of a disagreement the whole matter may be dropped until the next session of Congress...