Mowry, William Augustus, 1829-1917, Mowry, Arthur May, 1862- joint author · New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett and company · leaf 245
streets w^here theelevated road runs. Rapid transit is impossible in thestreet, where cross streets continually delay the cars, andwhere wagons and carriages of all sorts are regularly pass-ing. The subway is the best method, the only decent wayleft open. Would not such a tunnel be dark and damp,… … two branches, which has proved its great advantages. Shel-tered in winter, cool in summer, never blocked by teams norinterfered with by snow or ice, brilliantly lighted, with airwholesome and dry, and less liable to accidents than any other device yet test-ed, the Boston Sub-way is a great…
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