Pacific Railroad Commission: Speech of Hon William W. Rice, of Massachusetts, in the House of Representatives, Saturday, June 8th, 1878Darby & Duvall, 1878 - 33 pages |
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Atlantic and Pacific authorized to build bill board of commissioners build its road built Burlington and Missouri California and Oregon Central Pacific Railroad Cheyenne commission companies mentioned continuous line court created decision Denver Pacific DENVER PACIFIC RAILROAD duties eighteenth section extend its road Federal corporation Government grant of land hundredth meridian initial point Iowa branch Joseph Railroad judicial July 25 Kansas branch keep their roads land officers lands and bonds legislation Legislature line of railroad main trunk main trunk-line meet and connect miles Missouri River Nebraska ninth section NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD operation Pacific Ocean Pacific Railroad acts Pacific Railroad Company panies Plattsmouth power of Congress process of construction railroad and telegraph relations of railroad respect rules and regulations Sacramento River Saint Joseph single line souri River Southern Pacific telegraph line Territories thereof tion transportation Treasury uniform gauge UNION PACIFIC COMPANIES Union Pacific Railroad United
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Page 27 - And the better to accomplish the object of this act, namely, to promote the public interest and welfare by the construction of said railroad and telegraph line, and keeping the same in working order, and to secure to the government at all times (but particularly in time of war) the use and benefits of the same for postal, military and other purposes, Congress may, at any time, having due regard for the rights of said companies named herein, add to, alter, amend, or repeal this act.
Page 26 - An act [to amend an act entitled an act] to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Page 13 - Government are concerned, as one continuous line; and, in such operation and use, to afford and secure to each equal advantages and facilities as to rates, time, and transportation, without any discrimination of any kind in favor of the road or business of any or either of said companies, or adverse to the road or business of any or either of the others...
Page 23 - The Commissioner of the General Land Office, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, is authorized to enforce and carry into execution, by appropriate regulations, every part of the provisions of this title not otherwise specially provided for.
Page 11 - Provided, That if said roads are not completed, so as to form a continuous line of railroad, ready for use, from the Missouri River to the navigable waters of the Sacramento River...
Page 11 - Greenwich, as herein provided, upon the same terms and conditions in all respects as are provided in this act for the construction of the railroad and telegraph line first mentioned, and to meet and connect with the same at the meridian of longitude aforesaid...
Page 13 - That the several companies authorized to construct the aforesaid roads are hereby required to operate and use said roads and telegraph for all purposes of communication, travel and transportation, so far as the public and the...
Page 26 - That the grants aforesaid are made upon condition that said company shall pay said bonds at maturity, and shall keep said railroad and telegraph...
Page 32 - To avoid fine, this book should be returned on or before the date last stamped below. Photomount Pamphlet Binder Gaylord Bros., Inc.
Page 26 - that a deputy postmaster or other citizen of the United States is not required by law to become, knowingly, the enforced agent or instrument of enemies of the public peace, to disseminate, in their behalf, within the limits of any one of the states of the Union, printed matter, the design and tendency of which are to promote insurrection in such state.