Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order

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Bristol Bill

noted burglar, arrested and imprisoned, August, 1849

（William Waburton) again arrested for burglary, August, 1858

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Brigham, Peter Bent

Concert Hall memory, died aged 70 years, May 14, 1877

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Bridges

Canal, over the Canal, Haymarket sq., discontinued, July 3, 1832

Canal, over Travers and Causeway sts., removed, 1845

Charles River, an effort to build failed, 1720

Leave granted Harvard College to build, Feb. 10, 1785

Completed and open for travel, June 17, 1786

Closed, draw left open five years, Mar. 7, 1836

Again opened for travel, 1841

A vessel drove through in a storm, Dec. 22, 1839

Tolls taken off and becomes free, Apr. 30, 1858

Chelsea Point, completed and open for travel, Oct., 1839

Tolls taken off, free bridge, July 1, 1850

Chelsea street, completed and open for travel, Oct., 1834

Rebuilt by the City, 1848

Tolls taken off, May 6, 1850

Cragie's completed and open for travel, Aug. 3, 1809

Made a free bridge, Feb. 1, 1858

Dover St., South Boston, completed and opened, Aug. 6, 1805

Sold to the City of Boston, Apr. 9, 1832

Named Dover street bridge, Dec. 23, 1857

Rebuilt by the City, 1857

Again rebuilt by the City, 1877

Draw, at Fish street, over the creek, built, 1656

Fell with a passing crowd, Oct. 20, 1659

Rebuilt and remodeled, 1698

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