. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. authorities, none the less keenly aliveto the vast importance of the project from a municipal standpoint, have beenanxious to proceed, provided the costwas apportioned on an equitable between the trust and thecity were abruptly halted a few monthsago by the adverse decision of the Massa-chusetts Supreme Court relative to thepowers of the Park Square Land delay is no doubt only temporary,since the courts decision was largelytechnical, and it
. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. authorities, none the less keenly aliveto the vast importance of the project from a municipal standpoint, have beenanxious to proceed, provided the costwas apportioned on an equitable between the trust and thecity were abruptly halted a few monthsago by the adverse decision of the Massa-chusetts Supreme Court relative to thepowers of the Park Square Land delay is no doubt only temporary,since the courts decision was largelytechnical, and it is probable that somemeans will he found to bring the co-operation of the Park Square authoritieswithin the law. It has been estimated by the Board ofStreet Commissioners that for the exten-sion of Arlington Street to ProvidenceStreet at a width of sixty-nine feet, theland and building damages would be$606,550, and the construction of thestreet would cost $7,300. For the changeof grade on Providence Street, madenecessary by the extension, the costwould be $27,500, with grade damages THE ARLINGTON STREET EXTENSION ^2()J). Courtesy Boston Herald THE PROPOSED ARLINGTON STREET EXTENSION of $94,900. This would represent atotal cost of $736,250, of which $287, might be assessed in the continuation of Arlington Streetfrom Providence Street to ColumbusAvenue, the land was to be contributedby the Park Square Trust. The largest individual beneficiarywould, of course, be the Park SquareTrust. All other property owners inthe vicinity of the Square would benefitin proportion to their holdings, and theentire Park Square region would acquirewhat would be almost equivalent to aBoylston Street frontage. The estateson Boylston Street bordering on theextension would receive all the advan-tages that go with corner short, the city treasury would receive the benefit of a very considerable in-crease in taxable values. Coincident with this improvementshould be the e
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