Excerpt from First Annual Report of the Harbor and Land Commissioners: For the Year 1879 The Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners, in accord ance with the provisions of law, respectfully submit their Annual Report for the year 1879. The Board were appointed under chap. 263 of the Acts of 1879, and entered upon their duties the first day of July, succeeding to the work heretofore in charge of the separate Boards of Harbor Commissioners and Land Commissioners. This report presents the result of the work of the entire year so far as practicable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Annual Report of the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners, Vol. 11: For the Year 1893 The Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners, as required by the provisions of section 2 of chapter 19 of the Public Statutes, respectfully submit the following report of their doings in the year 1893. The Legislature have required, by chapter 144 of the Acts of 1893, that annual reports of State boards or commissions containing recommendations or suggestions for legislative action shall be deposited with the Secretary of the Common wealth on or before the first Wednesday in January of each year. In order to comply with this provision of law it has been necessary for this Board to end the period covered by the present report with the 3oth of November instead of the 31st day of December, as in previous years. This report, therefore, covers a period of only eleven months, but here after the annual reports will cover a full year beginning from the lst of December. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Annual Report of the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners: For the Year 1891 Commissioner's Report. East Boston Bridge; Plan of proposed Bridge; Population and Growth of East Boston; Reasons urged in favor of a Bridge; Present Ferry Service; Comparative Economy of a Bridge; Division of Harbor by proposed Bridge; Value of proposed Bridge for Public Travel; Damage to Wharf Property; Injury to Commerce and Navigation; Increase in Size of Steam and Sailing Vessels; Danger to Steamships and Vessels of Large Tonnage; Effect upon Charlestown Navy Yard; Delays to Vessels in getting through Draw; Diminution of Anchorage, Area of Harbor; Physical Objections to proposed Bridge; Suggested Development of the lower East Boston Shore; Maverick Bridge Project of 1868; Growth of Commerce as compared with Population and Valuation; Growth of Foreign Steamship Business; Importance of Harbor and Commerce of Port of Boston; Proposed Bridge injurious to East Boston; Description of other Great Bridges; Conclusions and Recommendations; South Boston Flats; Progress of the Work; Congress Street; L Street Bridge; Commonwealth Playground; Provision for Continuing the Work; Harbor Lines in Boston Harbor; Charles River; Mystic River Improvement; South Bat; Neponset River; Removal of Wrecks; Gloucester, Essex and Ipswich Boundary Lines; Field and Office Work; Miscellaneous Surveys; Licenses Granted during the Year 1891; Receipts from Grants of Public Lands About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.