The question was put from Mayor Curley of Boston to Karl
Compton, president of MIT, in 1948:
I am very desirous that the Institute of Technology have a
competent group of engineers make an immediate study as to ways
and means of removing the huge accumulation not only in Boston,
but throughout the entire state, whether it be by the use of
flame throwers or chemicals or otherwise, so that we may have a
gradual disposal when it starts to melt rather than having
disastrous floods as a consequence of its melting with great
property damage and with injury to the public.
Sadly his response was that it would not be reasonable to use flamethrowers to melt the snow.
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