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 1027
... figures I gave you represented a single track ; 20 miles . Q. Twenty miles of single track ? A. Yes , sir . Q. So your road stands charged with $ 160,000 per mile ? A. That is , if you count the whole thing . Q. Single track ? A. Yes ...
... figures I gave you represented a single track ; 20 miles . Q. Twenty miles of single track ? A. Yes , sir . Q. So your road stands charged with $ 160,000 per mile ? A. That is , if you count the whole thing . Q. Single track ? A. Yes ...
Page 1035
... figure , on the ground that that was the legal limit to which the bidding could go ; that is to say , that the 97 per cent . for the first five years and that the 3 per cent . provided by statute to be paid in any event and the 95 per ...
... figure , on the ground that that was the legal limit to which the bidding could go ; that is to say , that the 97 per cent . for the first five years and that the 3 per cent . provided by statute to be paid in any event and the 95 per ...
Page 1038
... figures . Q. Then you thought that the franchises that you had obtained beyond the Bronx were of sufficient value to ... figure of 3 and 5 , made the 100 per cent . , that that was the last legal bid . Q. Now let us assume that you had ...
... figures . Q. Then you thought that the franchises that you had obtained beyond the Bronx were of sufficient value to ... figure of 3 and 5 , made the 100 per cent . , that that was the last legal bid . Q. Now let us assume that you had ...
Page 1040
... connected with the Union Railroad Company , as another bidder and ran the bidding up to a figure which was not the system of bidding contemplated by the statute the statute did not contemplate ruinous bidding ; the 1040 [ ASSEMBLY.
... connected with the Union Railroad Company , as another bidder and ran the bidding up to a figure which was not the system of bidding contemplated by the statute the statute did not contemplate ruinous bidding ; the 1040 [ ASSEMBLY.
Page 1044
... figures ; these two companies could go on bidding forever and never come to a conclusion , and never be responsible ... figure is arrived at is the proper one ; but the fact of becoming too indefinite , take this case : Here is a quasi ...
... figures ; these two companies could go on bidding forever and never come to a conclusion , and never be responsible ... figure is arrived at is the proper one ; but the fact of becoming too indefinite , take this case : Here is a quasi ...
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Page 1942 - ... the corporation described in, and which executed, the foregoing instrument; that he knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said corporation; and that he signed his name thereto by like order.
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Page 1446 - An act to authorize the formation of railroad companies and to regulate the same...
Page 1337 - ... fulfill and carry out said contract, for the construction of such road or roads, upon the routes and in accordance with the plans and specifications so adopted, for such sum or sums of money, to be raised and paid out of the treasury of said city, as hereinafter provided, and on such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the aforesaid plans and specifications, as said board shall determine to be best for the public interests.
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Page 1502 - But no law shall authorize the construction or operation of a street railroad except upon the condition that the consent of the owners of onehalf in value of the property bounded on, and the consent also of the local authorities having the control of, that portion of a street or highway upon which it is proposed to construct or operate such railroad be first obtained...
Page 1337 - ... to consider the routes, plans and specifications, if any, previously laid out and adopted by them or their predecessors, and for which the consents have been obtained referred to in section five of this act; and either to proceed with the construction of such railway or railways...
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