Excerpt from Considerations on the Public Expediency, or a Bridge From One Part of Boston to the Other
But of all the Oppofition hitherto marfhalled againfi: public improvement, none has been fo difiinguiflled for violence and perfeverance, as that which has been excited by a propofal to. Build a Bridge from one part of Bolton to the other, in a place which, though not lefs entitled to the benefits of its nat ural pofition, is more remote than any other, from this necellary accommodation. Yet it is believed that no bridge has been granted over a navigable fiream, by which fo few perfons will be affected, and in fofmall a degree and none except Charles River bridge to which public Opinion has been more favor able. Could the fcattered inhabitants of the banks of any one great river over which a bridge is now built, have cluttered into one fireet, they might have(4)
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book presents an in-depth analysis of the considerations, arguments, and evidence surrounding the various bridge projects proposed within the Massachusetts colonial legislature in the early 1800s. Set against the backdrop of the period's significant infrastructural development, the author examines the region's political and economic climate, the concerns of the local populace, and the influence of powerful corporations in driving the decision-making process. Exploring themes of civic progress, public interest, and private enterprise, this book offers a comprehensive account of a key moment in American urban development. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781333750831_0
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