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Reports from several city departments and civil engineers were presented yesterday at the public hearing of the Charles River Dam Commission, but were held over until a later hearing. Statements were made by the city engineers of Cambridge and Newton, showing that the plans of those cities would not be hampered by the proposed dam. It was decided to postpone the next hearing until February 3, because of the illness of one of the engineers, whose presence is then required. This will also give the party in favor of the dam more time to prepare its preliminary argument with which...
...candidates for the upper class crews will be called out immediately after the mid years. The training will be carried on in the boat houses probably until the early part of March when the river is usually clear of ice. The preliminary work will consist of practice on the machines and in the tanks at the University Boathouse, gymnasium work and short runs...
...reports on the feasibility of the dam were presented yesterday at the public hearing of the Charles River Dam Commission. No stated decision was reached, but the statement of the Cambridge city engineer showed conclusively that the building of a dam would benefit the working of the sewerage system. The first report directly in favor of the dam was read yesterday by the Metropolitan Park Commission urging its construction on the ground that it would beautify the river and add to its utility...
...work this winter will consist of rowing on the machines, running, and chest-weight drill. The men will gradually begin to be graded into different crews and will be taken out on the river about March 3. The races of the graded crews will not take place until April...
Reports from several boards and city departments were presented and discussed yesterday at the public hearing of the Charles River Dam Commission. The reports were on the whole in favor of the proposed dam. They have now been turned over to the attorneys for examination and collection of evidence. The public hearings will be continued at irregular intervals for about two months. The case will then be argued before the Commission on the evidence obtained at the hearings...