Report and Testimony of the Special Committee of the Assembly to Investigate the Desirability of Municipal Ownership of the Street and Elevated Railroads of the Various Cities of the State, Volume 2Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Company, state printers, 1896 - Municipal ownership |
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Page 1185
... railroad stock since I have been in the city . Q. When I say interested , I mean pecuniary ? A. No , sir . Q. Is ... Company , grid - ironing the city of New York with 70 miles of cable road ; I took a trip to Chicago to see if their ...
... railroad stock since I have been in the city . Q. When I say interested , I mean pecuniary ? A. No , sir . Q. Is ... Company , grid - ironing the city of New York with 70 miles of cable road ; I took a trip to Chicago to see if their ...
Page 1190
... city's getting all they can for their franchises ; no man is compelled to buy any railroad stock or electric or ... companies , as it turned out in the ele- vated railroad companies ; Cyrus W. Field made a fortune out of it , and he lost ...
... city's getting all they can for their franchises ; no man is compelled to buy any railroad stock or electric or ... companies , as it turned out in the ele- vated railroad companies ; Cyrus W. Field made a fortune out of it , and he lost ...
Page 1211
... city from further interference with the construc- tion of the Nassau Electric Railroad in Marcy avenue . He holds that , as the railroad company ... company is building is undisputed . The only question on which there was disagreement was the ...
... city from further interference with the construc- tion of the Nassau Electric Railroad in Marcy avenue . He holds that , as the railroad company ... company is building is undisputed . The only question on which there was disagreement was the ...
Page 1279
... Municipal Ownership of Street Railroads. the next bidder takes the next bargain , subject to paying to the railroad company the full value of all its property it used in its business ; on those terms I believe you could obtain for railroad ...
... Municipal Ownership of Street Railroads. the next bidder takes the next bargain , subject to paying to the railroad company the full value of all its property it used in its business ; on those terms I believe you could obtain for railroad ...
Page 1283
... City Railroad Company ; it is worth a good deal now ; I reckoned it up last year and found they were making $ 900,000 a year ; that is an illustration I can give without relying on anything at all I have received in confidence , in the ...
... City Railroad Company ; it is worth a good deal now ; I reckoned it up last year and found they were making $ 900,000 a year ; that is an illustration I can give without relying on anything at all I have received in confidence , in the ...
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