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The Use of the Streets President Whitney Testifies
Hearing on compensation for street use by private railways continued at the State House before the Committees on Cities and Taxation. Whitney of West End Street Railway argued that current arrangements favor the city but warned against altering charters. he contrasted Boston with Berlin Paris and Hamburg tramways, urged long term secure charters, and pressed for affordable suburban transit to avoid social upheaval.
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