Roads: Hearings Before the Committee on Roads, House of Representatives, Sixty-eighth Congress, First Session, on H. R. 63, H. R. 3232, H. R. 4971, H. R. 6133, March 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 31, 1924 |
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... furnishing him the right of way , furnishing him a roadbed , keeping it up , and all he must contribute is the equipment while the street - car company must buy its right of way , build its road , and maintain its road . There is a 30 ...
... furnishing him the right of way , furnishing him a roadbed , keeping it up , and all he must contribute is the equipment while the street - car company must buy its right of way , build its road , and maintain its road . There is a 30 ...
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... contributing a very sub- stantial amount to the Public Treasury . It would not be an unfair thing , so far as I am ... contribute a fair and reasonable portion to the Public Treasury , because of that special use which they have put on ...
... contributing a very sub- stantial amount to the Public Treasury . It would not be an unfair thing , so far as I am ... contribute a fair and reasonable portion to the Public Treasury , because of that special use which they have put on ...
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... contribution by the railroads to the highways was $ 32,551,000 , which includes Federal , State , and local contributions by the rail- roads to the highways . Now , in that year our total highway taxes amounted to $ 711,300,000 . In ...
... contribution by the railroads to the highways was $ 32,551,000 , which includes Federal , State , and local contributions by the rail- roads to the highways . Now , in that year our total highway taxes amounted to $ 711,300,000 . In ...
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... contributions from the people and have representatives in all of the counties . As we refer to them , they are the watch dogs of our road system . Mr. Alsdorf has sat in the State legislature and was instrumental in passing several of ...
... contributions from the people and have representatives in all of the counties . As we refer to them , they are the watch dogs of our road system . Mr. Alsdorf has sat in the State legislature and was instrumental in passing several of ...
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... contribution to the building of roads through public lands or along public lands , with a tax of the same kind and character as is in effect in Ohio against improved lands ? Mr. DOUGHTON . They would not get any money by that system ...
... contribution to the building of roads through public lands or along public lands , with a tax of the same kind and character as is in effect in Ohio against improved lands ? Mr. DOUGHTON . They would not get any money by that system ...
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Page 50 - CHAIRMAN. I am not going to take up any more of your time.
Page 69 - In case we do not reach you, if there is no objection on the part of the committee we will schedule you for 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, if that is satisfactory.
Page 184 - ... the secretary of the treasury. The secretary of the treasury shall thereupon set aside the share of the United States payable under this act on account of such project, which shall not exceed 50 per centum of the total estimated cost thereof.
Page 14 - New Jersey New Mexico. . . . New York North Carolina . . North Dakota . . . Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Rhode...
Page 53 - The work is started early in the spring, when the frost is coming out of the ground.
Page 133 - ... this nature is limited by technical inexperience whereas the Israelis are fully experienced in development affairs and know how to deal with us on the same sort of basis that a European country would. This year I would say that the policy of impartiality was met by a policy of equality, in the funds. I think that is as far as I would like to go, sir. AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM FOR ISRAEL Mr. GARY. Dr. Bennett, we will be glad to hear you at this time. Dr. BENNETT. I think all of you realize that the...
Page 110 - That in any State where the existing constitution or laws will not permit the State to provide revenues for the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of highways, the Secretary of Agriculture shall continue to approve projects for said State until three years after the passage of this Act, if he shall find that said State has complied with the provisions of this Act in so far as its existing constitution and laws will permit.
Page 97 - Constitution, vesting in such bodies "power to regulate commerce with the foreign nations, and among the several States and with the Indian tribes.
Page 157 - Congress recognized this situation a number of years ago bv providing that 25 per cent of the gross receipts from the national forests should be paid to the...
Page 106 - I take this occasion to state that I have given much thought to the question of Federal subsidies to State governments. The Federal appropriations for such subsidies cover a wide field. They afford ample precedent for unlimited expansion. I say to you, however, that the financial program of the Chief Executive does not contemplate expansion of these subsidies.