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... thing to do . What is your view about that ? Colonel SHERRILL . Everything we did was done after consultation with the Bureau of the Budget and the comptroller to see that we were carrying out the intent of the law . Here is the ...
... thing to do . What is your view about that ? Colonel SHERRILL . Everything we did was done after consultation with the Bureau of the Budget and the comptroller to see that we were carrying out the intent of the law . Here is the ...
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... thing ; when that arrangement was made with the Potomac Electric Power Co. , it involved the Govern- ment's putting ... things were not very well done , and it has deteriorated so there is a great line loss in supplying steam through ...
... thing ; when that arrangement was made with the Potomac Electric Power Co. , it involved the Govern- ment's putting ... things were not very well done , and it has deteriorated so there is a great line loss in supplying steam through ...
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... thing of undoing the expendi- ture of one or two million dollars , it might be advisable before that was done to inquire into this thing , with a view to possibly going ahead and finally effecting a saving of $ 250,000 a year . Mr. Wood ...
... thing of undoing the expendi- ture of one or two million dollars , it might be advisable before that was done to inquire into this thing , with a view to possibly going ahead and finally effecting a saving of $ 250,000 a year . Mr. Wood ...
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... thing to which I would like to call the attention of the committee , and that is , although I have never been able to dis- cover yet how to get it corrected , there is a very serious discrepancy between the rates we are given for our ...
... thing to which I would like to call the attention of the committee , and that is , although I have never been able to dis- cover yet how to get it corrected , there is a very serious discrepancy between the rates we are given for our ...
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... thing to do would be to eliminate these mechanics from the classification act and provide for their salaries to be fixed by a wage board . Colonel SHERRILL . I have , on several occasions , drafted a proviso and sent it over to the ...
... thing to do would be to eliminate these mechanics from the classification act and provide for their salaries to be fixed by a wage board . Colonel SHERRILL . I have , on several occasions , drafted a proviso and sent it over to the ...
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Page 495 - An Act authorizing suits against the United States in admiralty, suits for salvage services, and providing for the release of merchant vessels belonging to the United States from arrest and attachment in foreign jurisdiction, and for other purposes", approved March 9, 1920, as amended (known as the Suits in Admiralty Act).
Page 335 - The Commission shall, as soon as practicable, prescribe, for carriers subject to this Act, the classes of property for which depreciation charges may properly be included under operating expenses, and the percentages of depreciation which shall be charged with respect to each of such classes of property, classifying the carriers as it may deem proper for this purpose.
Page 349 - ... show the value of the property of every common carrier as a whole and separately the value of its property in each of the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia, classified and in detail as herein required.
Page 367 - To enable the Interstate Commerce Commission to keep informed regarding and to enforce compliance with Acts to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads; the Act requiring common carriers to make reports of accidents and authorizing investigations thereof; and to enable the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate and test appliances intended to promote the safety of railway operation, as authorized by the joint resolution approved June 30...
Page 304 - The ratings shall be based, as far as practicable, upon the average impairments of earning capacity resulting from such injuries in civil occupations and not upon the impairment in earning capacity in each individual case, so that there shall be no reduction in the rate of compensation for individual success in overcoming the handicap of a permanent injury.
Page 463 - Corporation" wherever it appears in the Contracts and substituting therefor the name "ABC Corporation." In witness whereof, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA By...
Page 369 - Fifth. The Commission shall ascertain and report the amount and value of any aid, gift, grant of right of way, or donation, made to any such common carrier, or to any previous corporation operating such property...
Page 373 - Secretary shall provide for a public hearing and afford such interested persons an opportunity to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard.
Page 312 - That the notice shall state the name and address of the employee, the year, month, day, and hour when and the particular locality where the injury occurred, and the cause and nature of the injury, and shall be signed by and contain the address of the person giving the notice.
Page 335 - The Commission may, in its discretion, prescribe the forms of any and all accounts, records, and memoranda to be kept by carriers subject to the provisions of this Act, including the accounts, records, and memoranda of the movement of traffic as well as the receipts and expenditures of moneys.