East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . * nn 74 City Planning Board. are located the better class of residences or buildings havinggood values because of special advantages of location andtransportation, and the nearness to Boston. Back ofand around the 40-cent land are considerable areas valuedat from 20 to 40 cents that are fairly well improved andaccessible for buildings, but are less favorably farther from the center are areas not fully improved,but already platted and opened to occupancy, valued at10 to 20 cents, and outside all are lands which have littlevalue as
East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . * nn 74 City Planning Board. are located the better class of residences or buildings havinggood values because of special advantages of location andtransportation, and the nearness to Boston. Back ofand around the 40-cent land are considerable areas valuedat from 20 to 40 cents that are fairly well improved andaccessible for buildings, but are less favorably farther from the center are areas not fully improved,but already platted and opened to occupancy, valued at10 to 20 cents, and outside all are lands which have littlevalue as yet, other than as so much acreage, but which areassessed chiefly because of potential value. The assessed valuations in East Boston are steadilyincreasing as shown on the diagram (Fig. 25) and bid fairto continue to increase along a curve that has shown arapidly rising rate since 1900, both for land valuations andfor total valuations, which, if continued, will lead to greatincreases in the future. The city is now called upon to make large annu
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