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...prevented the construction of the new bridge has been in the past the opposition of the United States Government to obstructing the river approach to its property at the Watertown Arsenal. This objection was weakened materially by the construction of the West Boston drawless bridge and the Charles River dam and since then progress has been more rapid. One by one the obstacles have been surmounted, and now there is almost a certainty that a fine new bridge will span the river before another year has passed.--Boston Transcript...
...Engineering from the Business Point of View" in Robinson Hall this evening at 7.45 o'clock. This lecture, which will be illustrated by stereopticon views, will be given under the auspices of the Business School Club. Among Mr. Rollins's engineering accomplishments are the construction of the Charles River dam and the dry-dock of the Brooklyn Navy Yard...
...annual fall handicap race for the three University crews will be rowed over the three and one-half mile course from the Stillman Infirmary to the dam opposite the Union Boat Club on Friday, November...
...wish the crew the best of success in the season which it is beginning today. Rowing out of doors will come later than usual this spring because of the new dam, but when the ice does go out of the Charles, we confidently expect to see an eight which will live up to the splendid reputation made by its victorious predecessor...
...flow of the Charles River was stopped yesterday by the closing of the dam that has been under construction for several months near the Craigie Bridge. The cutting off of the river channel is to allow the construction of the main section of the permanent dam and roadway. It will be fully a year from now before the completion of the entire work can be observed, for after the dam is finished a roadway 100 feet wide is to be built along its top, serving as a permanent substitute for the old Craigie Bridge. The shutting off of the water...