Report, Volume 1J.B. Lyon Company, printers, 1908 |
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... condition would have been most inconvenient and in- advisable , particularly in view of the fact that by building a line across town under Canal street , any person coming to Man- hattan via the Manhattan bridge may change to the ...
... condition would have been most inconvenient and in- advisable , particularly in view of the fact that by building a line across town under Canal street , any person coming to Man- hattan via the Manhattan bridge may change to the ...
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... condition of the city , and because of the present limitation upon the power of the Commission to secure the use of ... conditions and compensation and to readjust the same each twenty or twenty- five years thereafter ( 3 ) An amendment ...
... condition of the city , and because of the present limitation upon the power of the Commission to secure the use of ... conditions and compensation and to readjust the same each twenty or twenty- five years thereafter ( 3 ) An amendment ...
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... condition , at the rate of ten cars a day after February 15 , 1908. The financial condition of the New York City Railway Company , which re- sulted in the appointment of receivers by the Federal Court , has retarded to some extent the ...
... condition , at the rate of ten cars a day after February 15 , 1908. The financial condition of the New York City Railway Company , which re- sulted in the appointment of receivers by the Federal Court , has retarded to some extent the ...
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... condition . Switches and other details of track construction have been or- dered repaired , and at the request of this Commission , the Bridge Department has forbidden the passage over the Brooklyn bridge , during the rush hours , of ...
... condition . Switches and other details of track construction have been or- dered repaired , and at the request of this Commission , the Bridge Department has forbidden the passage over the Brooklyn bridge , during the rush hours , of ...
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New York (State). Public Service Commission. First District. their condition or operation . All companies have been required to file documents showing their franchise histories , and the com- pilation of the data as thus obtained is ...
New York (State). Public Service Commission. First District. their condition or operation . All companies have been required to file documents showing their franchise histories , and the com- pilation of the data as thus obtained is ...
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Page 651 - What the company is entitled to ask is a fair return upon the value of that which it employs for the public convenience. On the other hand, what the public is entitled to demand is that no more be exacted from it for the use of a public highway than the services rendered by it are reasonably worth.
Page 587 - Neither said report nor any report of said investigation nor any part thereof shall be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in any suit or action for damages growing out of any matter mentioned in said report or investigation.
Page 490 - ... and the manner in which their lines and property, owned, leased, controlled or operated, are managed, conducted and operated, not only with respect to the adequacy, security and accommodation afforded by their service, but also with respect to their compliance with all provisions of law, orders of the commission and charter requirements.
Page 486 - ... refund or remit in any manner or by any device any portion of the rates, fares, and charges so specified, nor extend to any shipper or person any privileges or facilities in the transportation of passengers or property, except such as are specified in such tariffs: Provided, That wherever the word 'carrier' occurs in this Act it shall be held to mean 'common carrier.
Page 485 - ... a greater or less compensation for any service rendered, or to be rendered, in the transportation of passengers or property...
Page 651 - And in order to ascertain that value the original cost of construction, the amount expended in permanent improvements, the amount and market value of its bonds and stocks, the present as compared with the original cost of construction, the probable earning capacity of the property under particular rates prescribed by statute, and the sum required to meet operating expenses, are all matters for consideration and are to be given such weight as may be just and right in each case. We do not say that...
Page 298 - The People of the State of New York, by the Grace of God, free and independent...
Page 654 - To justify the State in * * * interposing its authority in behalf of the public, it must appear, first, that the interests of the public * * * require such interference; and, second, that the means are reasonably necessary for the accomplishment of the purpose, and not unduly oppressive upon individuals.
Page 475 - ... notice. If such commissioner shall be removed the governor shall file in the office of the secretary of state a complete statement of all charges made against such commissioner, and his findings thereon, together with a complete record of the proceedings.
Page 446 - No county, city, town or village shall hereafter give any money or property, or loan its money or credit, to or in aid of any individual, association or corporation...