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 1040
... streets in a territory where the streets were not yet all constructed , nor some of them even begun to be constructed , but the route was in pursuance in a great many instances of new laid out streets under the commissioner of street ...
... streets in a territory where the streets were not yet all constructed , nor some of them even begun to be constructed , but the route was in pursuance in a great many instances of new laid out streets under the commissioner of street ...
Page 1047
... street that has got heavy grades ; you know operating expenses over a line of that character are largely in excess of operating an electric road on level streets ? A. Yes , sir . Q. What would you do there ; have the same maximum limit ...
... street that has got heavy grades ; you know operating expenses over a line of that character are largely in excess of operating an electric road on level streets ? A. Yes , sir . Q. What would you do there ; have the same maximum limit ...
Page 1065
... street to One Hundred and Twenty - fifth streets . Q. About what distance ? A. That is about 3 miles . Q. It is all double track road , is it ? A. Yes , sir . Q. About what does the road cost per mile , constructed as it was ? A. That I ...
... street to One Hundred and Twenty - fifth streets . Q. About what distance ? A. That is about 3 miles . Q. It is all double track road , is it ? A. Yes , sir . Q. About what does the road cost per mile , constructed as it was ? A. That I ...
Page 1067
... Street Railroads. Q. What foreign cities have you visited where the municipali- ties owned or operate the street railways ? A. I have recently written and published through the Century company of this city , two books , one entitled ...
... Street Railroads. Q. What foreign cities have you visited where the municipali- ties owned or operate the street railways ? A. I have recently written and published through the Century company of this city , two books , one entitled ...
Page 1068
... streets . So that for some years the company made nothing upon its venture . Street railways were in their infancy then , and the town was compact , but gradually the property developed and new lines built and extended and the use of street ...
... streets . So that for some years the company made nothing upon its venture . Street railways were in their infancy then , and the town was compact , but gradually the property developed and new lines built and extended and the use of street ...
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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 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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