08/09/1888
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"At the same time, it is a plain dictate of wisdom and expediency that the commerce of the river be not unnecessarily interfered with by bridges or in any other manner."
"I hereby return without my approval House bill No. 3289."
"The objection to piers in the river for the purpose of supporting bridges is in any event so serious that...should not in such an indirect manner as is done by this bill be applied to a like structure..."
"It seems to me that the language of the bill under consideration...is equivalent to a new grant to that company."