Word: projection
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Friday the joint commission of the Massachusetts Legislature, made up of the Committee on Metropolitan Affairs, and the Committee on Harbors and Public Lands, Will give a hearing on the project of building a dam across the Charles River near Craigie Bridge. In connection with the building of this dam a committee composed of sixteen prominent citizens of Boston, Cambridge, Newton and Watertown has asked the legislature to provide for the appointment of a special commission to work out the details and report to the next General Court the probable cost of a project which, if in can be carried...
...Committee which is promoting this project is composed of the following men: H. L. Higginson h'82, Augustus Hemenway '75, N. Matthews, Jr., '75, J. A. Mead, M.D., '78 G. W. Weld '06, J. J. Storrow '85, E. G. Cutler, M. D., '68, J. G. Blake, M. D., 61, E. H. Bradford, M. D., 69, J. F. Fitzgerald, G. Howland Cox, S. F. Hubbard, E. D. Mead, A. L. Davison, H. E. Cobb, A. F. Sortwell...
...original founders however realized the importance of this plan for bringing unity into social life at Harvard, and they organized a committee of graduates to provide if possible for a building for the University Club. Interest in their project reached its height in 1895 and plans were made for a general canvass to raise $200,000 from Harvard men. But owing to the financial crisis of 1896, the committee reluctantly gave up their plan, appealing to individual graduates to give the necessary funds. In 1898 it was suggested that the University Club should be given as a memorial...
...petition as it now stands prays for the appointment of a commission to consider the construction of the dam, the original bill having been withdrawn. In this form it is not expected to meet with any serious opposition. The project was considered by two commissions previously,--Health Commissioners who reported in favor of the dam, and the River and Harbor Commissioners who reported against it, chiefly on the ground that the change would interfere with the tidal scour. Since the reclaiming of so much marsh land beside the river, the consideration of tidal scour has become unimportant, and should...
...secretary of the New York Club, briefly reviewed the work of planning and constructing the boat house and said that the constructing the boat house and said that the credit of originating the project is largely due to Mr. Lehmann. He also said that if the students enjoy the use of the boat house half as much as the alumni enjoy giving it, its success will be secure...