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...infirmary would also afford a suitable place for the diagnosis of doubtful cases. More adequate provision for men with contagious diseases could also be made...
...suggested that each student resident in Cambridge be taxed $1.00 a year. This would afford a certain fixed sum which could safely be calculated upon. Moreover, five dollars would be deducted from the charges against all students who were sent to the infirmary, so that the payment of the one dollar would be in the nature of insurance...
...East Side House is at the foot of East 76th street, New York city. The building itself is a roomy old country mansion. It stands on a bluff extending from 75th to 76th streets and overlooks the East River. The house and grounds probably afford the largest free breathing space that there is anywhere in the east side tenement district. One could hardly find a more pleasant spot from which to study and work in the slums...
...seems to me that this passage contains a suggestion that might well be acted on. Why can we not have some benches in the yard? It is not necessary to mention in detail the pleasure they would afford: every man can imagine that for himself. Lying on the grass, and sitting on the doorsteps in the evenings, are very pleasant, but benches offer certain advantages which these do not possess, especially to those who like to read or study out of doors. And no one who prefers the grass and the steps, as probably most of us would at times...
...expense of the subway will raise the rate of taxation in Boston. - (a) Final expense of subway not to be judged by present estimates. - (b) West End Railroad can not afford to pay rent sufficient to cover the interest. - (c) Balance must be paid by Boston taxpayers...