Bootstrap 5.3 Quotes

The property would be raised from its current grade of 5.3 feet to 12.2 feet, thus requiring a fill of almost seven feet. That would take 17,144 cubic yards of material, which meant that the actual cost of raising the man’s property to grade would be $3,171. But the owner would pay nothing, not even his normal taxes. On the other hand, owners of property not in the canal’s path would have to pay for the raising of their houses, as well as their taxes: the city would pay for the fill. Amazingly, the entire project was carried off without a single condemnation suit, demonstrating the spirit with which Islanders approached a feat that amounted to pulling themselves up by their own bootstraps.