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...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 not be a considerable factor in the present discussions...
Geological Conference. Papers: An Elementary Demonstration of the Tides. Professor Davis.- Tidal Scour. Mr. F. P. Gulliver. Geological Laboratory, Room...
Geological Conference. Papers: An Elementary Demonstration of the Tides. Professor Davis.- Tidal Scour. Mr. F. P. Gulliver. Geological Laboratory, Room...