Excerpt from Arguments on Behalf of the Bunker Hill Monument Association Before the Mayor and Alderman of Charlestown Bad alike, are met, is that Of doubt and incredulity; and this, with weak and dishonest minds, degenerates into ridicule, and, so far as these are concerned, Often ends there. But it is very clear, from the success which has finally crowned so many enterprises whose first suggestion was met with do'ubt and ridicule, that this circumstance, so far from being against the suggestion, is to be considered as simply the first stage of its progress. The thinking and reasoning minds in any intelligent community may doubt but do not ridicule. If we may be permitted to apply these remarks to the subject Of Opening a new avenue between the City Square and Monument Square, pending before this Board, we shall not hesitate to say, whatever may be the ultimate result of this hearing, that it has at least passed its first stage of progress. With your attention respectfully invited to the matter by the bunker-hill Monument Association, and their memorial sustained by a large number of our most. Intelligent, influential, and respected citizens, representing, as they certainly do very largely, the character and solid interests Of the city, the subject is entitled to the consideration which this honorable Board has accorded to it. Whatever may have been thought of it heretofore, and it is just to say that the Board of last year gave it a respectful consideration, the large body of intelligent and patri otic citizens represented by the Monument Association, and the petitioners whose names are before you, have given it their approval, and it cannot now be treated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.