Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on the District of ColumbiaU.S. Government Printing Office, 1972 - Legislative hearings |
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... present management took over D.C. Transit that they should be re- quired to submit to arbitration in labor matters . And I understand that the present labor rates are determined by arbitration . So you are faced with either complying ...
... present management took over D.C. Transit that they should be re- quired to submit to arbitration in labor matters . And I understand that the present labor rates are determined by arbitration . So you are faced with either complying ...
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... present union contract with its drivers , substantial increases in wages will have to be paid by the company in the near future . WMA is , therefore , faced with a situation in the near future where it will have substantially increased ...
... present union contract with its drivers , substantial increases in wages will have to be paid by the company in the near future . WMA is , therefore , faced with a situation in the near future where it will have substantially increased ...
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... present transit service have their bases in the financial situation confronting public bus service . The fact is that competition with the private automobile has caused a continuing decline in bus patronage which , in turn , has ...
... present transit service have their bases in the financial situation confronting public bus service . The fact is that competition with the private automobile has caused a continuing decline in bus patronage which , in turn , has ...
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... present fare structure , their losses would be around $ 312 million . Mr. CABELL . So that is what they are trying to make up ? Mr. HAHN . Yes . They are then seeking an increase of 10 cents . They estimate a reduction in the ridership ...
... present fare structure , their losses would be around $ 312 million . Mr. CABELL . So that is what they are trying to make up ? Mr. HAHN . Yes . They are then seeking an increase of 10 cents . They estimate a reduction in the ridership ...
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... present riders and secure the return of riders who have been and are using their private automobiles . With higher fares , many people turn to other modes of transportation to get to work - for example , car pools or driving their own ...
... present riders and secure the return of riders who have been and are using their private automobiles . With higher fares , many people turn to other modes of transportation to get to work - for example , car pools or driving their own ...
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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.