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With the usual whiff of flackery, commuters making the maiden voyage were given life memberships in the Commuter Yacht Club, entitling them to be "piped aboard upon returning home after a hard day at the office; to demand inordinate quantities of lime in gin and tonic as a prevention against scurvy; to address the cruiser pilot as 'Mr. Christian.' " Burbled one enchanted voyager: "What's Venice got on Chicago...
Last week Sullivan sailed the barge up the Charles and tied it to the river-wall next to the Yacht Club. At that time, officials said the boat, which has a perimeter of 131 feet, is the largest ever to come through the Boston locks...
Sullivan owns the land under the Cambridge side of the Charles in front of the Yacht Club. He could easily sink the barge in about six feet of water on the area laid out in his foundation permit, thus obstructing motorboating throughout the Charles and severely hemming in crafts docked at the Yacht Club...
Sullivan's quarrel with the M.D.C. and the Charles River Yacht Club (a private organization) springs from his attempts to construct a large apartment house on the riverfront property which he owns. The M.D.C. refused to allow Sullivan to build, but a few months later granted the Club permission to construct a clubhouse and wharfs on Sullivan's property...
Sullivan further charges that the M.D.C. recently gave the Yacht Club permission to store gasoline on property adjoining his, thus violating a city ordinance which requires that before changes are made on a piece of land, owners of abutting property must be notified...