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...Airing the hall more, so that the unpleasant odor may not be so perceptible as heretofore, will necessitate the use of an extra quarter of a ton of coal daily. These changes will probably cause a rise in the price of board, which the management especially wish to avoid, and, in consequence, will be as economical as possible. Members of the board have tried the various boarding houses to compare the food served with that of the Hall, and their conclusion is, taking the price into consideration, that Memorial fare is as good as could possibly be expected. The committee...
Question: "Resolved that the immediate cessage of the coinage of the silver dollars is necessary in order to avoid disastrous results to the monetary system of the United States...
...attention to the complaints which have been heard from Cambridge people because crew men are in the habit of taking their afternoon runs in other streets than North avenue. It has always been the custom for the crews to run on North avenue, and Cambridge people, knowing this, can avoid encountering the men if they wish. But it cannot be very pleasant for these long-suffering people to have some fifteen or twenty men come thundering along behind them on any of the other streets of Cambridge; especially as it is now the fashion to wear strictly gymnasium costumes regardless...
DEBATE OF DECEMBER 21, 1887.Subject: "Resolved, that the immediate cessation of the coinage of the silver dollar is necessary in order to avoid disastrous results to the monetary system of the United States...
Question: "Resolved that the immediate cessage of the coinage of the silver dollars is necessary in order to avoid disastrous results to the monetary system of the United States...