Hearing on the Dam.

Reports from several boards and city departments were presented and discussed yesterday at the public hearing of the Charles River Dam Commission. The reports were on the whole in favor of the proposed dam. They have now been turned over to the attorneys for examination and collection of evidence. The public hearings will be continued at irregular intervals for about two months. The case will then be argued before the Commission on the evidence obtained at the hearings.

Owing to the illness of one of the civil engineers the hearing for today has been postponed until tomorrow. The feasibility of the dam is the main question before the next hearing. Expert opinion will be presented by several civil engineers.