Report, Volume 1J.B. Lyon Company, printers, 1908 |
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Page 34
... question for many distant localities at present . As rapid transit roads increase , the tendency should be , and doubtless will be , to do away with the long street car rides from the suburbs to the center of the city , and instead ...
... question for many distant localities at present . As rapid transit roads increase , the tendency should be , and doubtless will be , to do away with the long street car rides from the suburbs to the center of the city , and instead ...
Page 37
... question of rapid transit in New York is large and involved . It may well include the considera- tions of : ( 1 ) Relief for travel in the sections of congested popu- lation . ( 2 ) Distribution of such congested population by means of ...
... question of rapid transit in New York is large and involved . It may well include the considera- tions of : ( 1 ) Relief for travel in the sections of congested popu- lation . ( 2 ) Distribution of such congested population by means of ...
Page 40
... question is not whether a new subway is needed , therefore , but where a new line may be located most advantageously and which of the several routes that are needed should be constructed first . During the past six months this question ...
... question is not whether a new subway is needed , therefore , but where a new line may be located most advantageously and which of the several routes that are needed should be constructed first . During the past six months this question ...
Page 46
... question arises whether the Legislature should not provide some method whereby franchises for the construction of rapid transit lines with private capital , on terms fair to the city and yet attractive to the investor , may be granted ...
... question arises whether the Legislature should not provide some method whereby franchises for the construction of rapid transit lines with private capital , on terms fair to the city and yet attractive to the investor , may be granted ...
Page 48
... question whether rapid transit roads should be constructed by the city at public expense , under contracts for construction and operation with the same party for a term of not less than thirty - five years or more than fifty years ...
... question whether rapid transit roads should be constructed by the city at public expense , under contracts for construction and operation with the same party for a term of not less than thirty - five years or more than fifty years ...
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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...