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At a meeting of the Charles River Dam Commission yesterday morning, the effect of the construction of the proposed dam on the public health was considered. Reports on the subject were made by H. H. Goodenough of the State Board of Health, Assistant Engineer C. B. Putnam of the Boston Park Department and W. F. Learned, town engineer of Watertown. These reports showed that the public health would not be menaced by the construction of the dam, in spite of the fact that a large amount of sewage is poured into the Charles River daily. Following the reports, the Committee proposed a series of questions in connection with the sewage problem to W. M. Brown, engineer of the Metropolitan Sewerage Commission. Mr. Brown was likewise of the opinion that the discharge of sewage into the river would be harm-less even if the dam were built.
The next hearing has been postponed until February 17, because of the illness of Judge Blake, one of the attorneys interested in the discussion.
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