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... Cost of bus acquisition__ . Cost increases 58 , 67 27 24 59 27 107 24 107 112 41 7 42 , 59 , 60 47 61 27 42 , 47 , 48 , 59 35 19 , 20 101 , 107 115 , 125 116 , 127 11 , 30 12 , 33 107 101 66 61 , 102 9 D. C. Transit System , Inc ...
... Cost of bus acquisition__ . Cost increases 58 , 67 27 24 59 27 107 24 107 112 41 7 42 , 59 , 60 47 61 27 42 , 47 , 48 , 59 35 19 , 20 101 , 107 115 , 125 116 , 127 11 , 30 12 , 33 107 101 66 61 , 102 9 D. C. Transit System , Inc ...
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... cost us anything like that amount . We were told when the Mass Transit Act became a law that they could collect enough fares to pay for this subway . But long since that time , I think they have decided that they couldn't . I was a ...
... cost us anything like that amount . We were told when the Mass Transit Act became a law that they could collect enough fares to pay for this subway . But long since that time , I think they have decided that they couldn't . I was a ...
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... cost of operating a bus system ; 60 percent of the cost of an urban bus system is labor , including fringe benefits . Mr. MCMILLAN . We found that out when Wolfson was here and one of the labor unions called a strike . We checked into ...
... cost of operating a bus system ; 60 percent of the cost of an urban bus system is labor , including fringe benefits . Mr. MCMILLAN . We found that out when Wolfson was here and one of the labor unions called a strike . We checked into ...
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... costs . We have very high labor costs in the District of Columbia . It is something like $ 4.83 an hour for drivers for the D.C. Transit Company . It is one of the highest rates in the country , I think , outside of Boston . However ...
... costs . We have very high labor costs in the District of Columbia . It is something like $ 4.83 an hour for drivers for the D.C. Transit Company . It is one of the highest rates in the country , I think , outside of Boston . However ...
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... costs of transit are going up , and we find that the riding public will not pay this increased cost of transportation . This means that there will be more vehicular traffic , more private automobiles on the streets , which we cannot ...
... costs of transit are going up , and we find that the riding public will not pay this increased cost of transportation . This means that there will be more vehicular traffic , more private automobiles on the streets , which we cannot ...
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Page 18 - ... as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, and the purposes for which securities may be issued under such Act, as amended, are extended to include any purchases of such notes and obligations.
Page 87 - Congress has by sundry statutes empowered the commissioners to make building regulations; plumbing regulations; to make and enforce all such reasonable and usual police regulations as they may deem necessary for the protection of lives, limbs, health, comfort, and quiet of all persons, and the protection of all property within the District, and other regulations of a municipal nature.
Page 87 - Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out this title, hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable.
Page 85 - Board shall have power to issue subpenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence that relates to any matter under investigation or in question before the Board, its member, agent, or agency conducting the hearing or investigation.
Page 27 - The Secretary of the Treasury, in his discretion, is authorized to purchase any obligations of the corporation to be issued hereunder, and for such purpose the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to use as a public debt transaction the proceeds...
Page 29 - ... and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States.
Page 37 - Chairman shall have the power to — (1) appoint and fix the compensation of an Executive Director, and such additional staff personnel as he deems necessary, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and...
Page 99 - And the extent of the burden that will be tolerated will of course depend on the nature of the local interest involved, and on whether it could be promoted as well with a lesser impact on interstate activities.
Page 48 - The representatives of the General Accounting Office shall have access to all books, accounts, financial records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the...
Page 87 - Commission. (3) While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 (b) of title 5 of the United States Code.