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Reports from several boards and city departments were presented and discussed yesterday at the public hearing of the Charles River Dam Commission. The reports were on the whole in favor of the proposed dam. They have now been turned over to the attorneys for examination and collection of evidence. The public hearings will be continued at irregular intervals for about two months. The case will then be argued before the Commission on the evidence obtained at the hearings...
...Charles River Dam Commission will hold a public hearing at the State House from 10 to 1 this morning. Committees from the Board of Health, Park Department, Harbor Commission, and the Navy Yard will present reports stating any plans they may have which would be affected by the dam. A civil engineer will examine the reports and answer questions upon them. The hearing will be continued at the same hours tomorrow and on Wednesday...
...Charles River Dam Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed dam next Monday morning at 10 o'clock in the State House. A number of boards and committees will be present and state any plans which they may have which would be affected by the dam. The hearing will be continued on Tuesday and Wednesday...
...subsequent hearings Mr. W. S. Youngman '95 and Mr. N. Matthews '75, will represent those in favor of the dam, and Judge Dunbar and Mr. L. S. Dabney will represent the opposition...
Representatives from the cities of Cambridge and Newton, from the Metropolitan Park Commission, Associated Board of Trade, Boston Chamber of Commerce and from several private concerns spoke briefly at the hearing. They were united in the belief that the advisability of building the dam should depend first, upon its effect on the general health; second, upon its effect on the harbor and commerce of Boston; third, upon its effect on the park system...