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ISBN : 9781332323661
Excerpt from Eleventh Annual Report of the Boston Transit Commission: For the Year Ending June 30, 1905 To The City Council of the City of Boston: In compliance with Statiites of 1894, chapter 648, section 24, the report of the Boston Transit Commission for the year ending June 30, 1905, is respectfully submitted. Washington Street Tunnel. The Washington street tunnel now in process of building is a two-track structure for the passage of trains of cars north and south through the congested portion of the city connecting with the elevated structure at either end. These trains of cars at present go through the original subway between Pleasant street and Causeway street but in the future they will run through the Washington street tunnel, and the old subway will be restored to its original use as a route for cars from the surface system. The Boston Elevated Railway Company has the right under the law to request a hearing upon any important question arising in the course of the work except an award of or an agreement upon damages, and in case it disagrees with the Commission the question is to be determined by the Board of Railroad Commissioners. Under these conditions the progress in deciding upon the route, the location of stations, of entrances and exits and upon other important features of the plans has necessarily been slow. It is hoped that the precautions which have been taken to secure a right decision will in the end prove advantageous. During the year work has been carried on in five sections of the Washington street tunnel, extending from the beginning of the southern incline at a point about opposite Nassau street to a point near Court avenue. 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.