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...structure. The terms of the contract call for the completion of this shut-off dam by August 1, 1907. Rowing men of the present Freshman class, therefore, will be able to enjoy, for a year at least, the advantages of the greater depth of water and the absence of tidal currents, which, in the spring and fall create much rough water when flowing against the prevailing winds...
...furnished with a navigation lock, 350 feet long, 40 feet wide and 13 feet in depth below mean low water level, and with a drawbridge and sluices. The lock will be on the Boston side the sluices on the Cambridge side. When completed, the dam will convert the tidal estuary of the Charles into a fresh water basin covering about 800 acres...
...agitation for the building of this dam which will be of such great importance to the University, has been of long duration. The project of a tidal basin in the Back Bay was first suggested in 1859, but not until the establishment of the permanent Metropolitan Park Commission in 1893 was it realized that the construction of a river park and embankment along the Charles River was essential to the scheme of public parks. A committee reported in favor of a dam, but nothing further was done. For the past three years, however, the project has been under serious consideration...
...construction of a tidal basin in the Back Bay was first suggested as early as 1859, and for several years thereafter there was active discussion of the project. With the establishment of the permanent Metropolitan Park Commission in 1893, it was realized that the construction of a river park and embankment along the Charles must be an essential part of the scheme of public parks, and a committee appointed to investigate reported in favor of the building of a dam just above Craigie Bridge. This recommendation, however, owing to the imperfections of the engineering plans proposed, was not carried...
...chief objections to the building of the dam has been the fear that sewage would accumulate in the basin. With a view to ascertaining the truth of this statement, chemical and bacteriological analyses of the water were made under various tidal conditions, especially in regard to the dissolution of sewage in still fresh water; and all the sewers opening into the basin and its tributaries were examined both in dry weather and in storm overflows. The temperature of the water has been systematically watched all summer...