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284 Whitings of Dedham.
vain to contrive some scheme for its improve.
ment.
He saw that all such plans as had been tried
were, in the nature of things, futile and imprac.
ticable. He showed, too, of what incalculable
benefit the work would be to the metropolis;
and, accordingly, he procured and established
first an act for the improvement of 0liver and
Hamilton Streets, and then another for the
reduction and improvement of the whole terri-
tory from Milk i'ound by Broad Street to Fed-
eral Street, embracing many acres, and carried
it through, in the face of such obstacles at the
State House and City Hall and in the courts, as
well as outside, as few men would have dared to
encounter, and fewer yet would have overcome.
By his wisdom, foresight and energy, this im-
mense area in the business centre of the city
was reclaimed and made the best of its terri-
tory, and a betterment law, which had been so
long successfully defeated, established, which
has changed the character of the city. Atlan.
tic Avenue followed, and Mr. Whiting projected
its extension.