Consultations on Railway Station Construction and Adige River Regulation in Bozen
In Bozen, a conference chaired by the District President of Brixen convenes to decide on a suitable site for the planned railway station. A resolution regarding the regulation of the Adige River in conjunction with the rail works is also anticipated in the coming days.
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Bozen, 23 March. This afternoon, under the chairmanship of the District President of Brixen currently staying here, a conference is being held with members of the municipal committee, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and several construction experts to determine a suitable site for the railway station to be built here. The question regarding the regulation of the Adige, to be coordinated with the railway construction, is also expected to be resolved in the coming days.
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"Consultations on Railway Station Construction and Adige River Regulation in Bozen." Bozner Zeitung, 24 March 1852. https://digital.tessmann.it/tessmannDigital/Zeitungsarchiv/Seite/Zeitung/2/1/24.03.1852/20193/1. https://www.meran-archive.com/en/artikel/1852-03-24-beratungen-ueber-den-bahnhofsbau-und-die-etschregulierung-in-bozen