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...Charles River Dam Commission composed of President Henry S. Pritchett of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Colonel S. M. Mansfield of the United States Engineers and Mr. Richard H. Dana '74 of Cambridge, held its first hearing yesterday morning in the State House. In his opening address Chairman Pritchett said that the Commission wished to hear from everyone who is interested in the project, but that the advocates of the dam will be heard first, the opposition second and the expert civil engineers, who have been engaged, will give a final opinion. He also stated that another session will...
...Charles River Dam Commission will hold its first hearing this morning at 10 o'clock in the State House. An outline of the work will be gone over and a few preliminary steps will be taken. The hearing will be open to the public...
...Charles River Dam Commission will give a hearing on December 16. Mr. W. S. Youngman '95 and Mr. Nathan Matthews '75, ex-mayor of Boston, will speak in favor of the dam and Judge Dunbar will represent the opposition. In order that professional judgment may be had at the hearing, two civil engineers, Mr. P. M. Blake of Newton and Mr. Rudolph Herwig of New York, have been engaged. A secretary for the Commission will be appointed this week...
...Pritchett, President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S. S. Mansfield, of the United States Army, and R. H. Dana '74, of Cambridge, who were nominated by Governor Crane for Charles River Dam Commissioners, have accepted the positions offered them on that committee...
Governor Crane recently sent to the executive council his nominations for the members of the committee, to be appointed under the acts of 1901, to determine and report upon the feasibility and advisability of constructing a dam across the Charles River, between Boston and Cambridge. The commissioners nominated are Henry S. Pritchett, president of M. I. T., Samuel S. Mansfield, of the United States Army, and Richard H. Dana '74, of Cambridge...