Annual Report, Volume 1Weed, Parsons and Company, 1895 |
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Page 17
... inspection of the alleged dangerous crossing , and the testimony of residents of the locality and the officers of the road hav- ing been taken , it was agreed to discontinue proceedings upon the officers of the company promising to have ...
... inspection of the alleged dangerous crossing , and the testimony of residents of the locality and the officers of the road hav- ing been taken , it was agreed to discontinue proceedings upon the officers of the company promising to have ...
Page 32
... inspection was ordered by the Board and on July eighteenth , Mr. Baxter , the inspector of the Board , made a careful inspection of the tunnel and reported that every care seems to be taken for proper pro- tection and that the tunnel is ...
... inspection was ordered by the Board and on July eighteenth , Mr. Baxter , the inspector of the Board , made a careful inspection of the tunnel and reported that every care seems to be taken for proper pro- tection and that the tunnel is ...
Page 80
... inspection of the locality by Commissioner Rickard , the Board is of the opinion that this application should be and is hereby granted , upon the following conditions , and not otherwise : First . That a semaphore signal shall be ...
... inspection of the locality by Commissioner Rickard , the Board is of the opinion that this application should be and is hereby granted , upon the following conditions , and not otherwise : First . That a semaphore signal shall be ...
Page 81
... inspection of this road was made in June , 1892 , by my prede- cessor , and the next would ordinarily occur in 1894 , as with the excep- tion of roads for summer traffic only , the inspections take place bien- nially . Train No. 16 ...
... inspection of this road was made in June , 1892 , by my prede- cessor , and the next would ordinarily occur in 1894 , as with the excep- tion of roads for summer traffic only , the inspections take place bien- nially . Train No. 16 ...
Page 94
... inspection , the tire breaking when worn down to a point where the flaw commenced . " The tires on this engine were last turned in April , 1893 , thickness of the tire , after this turning , one and seven - eighths inches . The engine ...
... inspection , the tire breaking when worn down to a point where the flaw commenced . " The tires on this engine were last turned in April , 1893 , thickness of the tire , after this turning , one and seven - eighths inches . The engine ...
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Page 572 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers or of like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line, in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance...
Page 571 - America in congress assembled, that the provisions of this act shall apply to any common carrier or carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers or property wholly by railroad, or partly by railroad and partly by water when both are used, under a common control, management or arrangement, for a continuous carriage or shipment...
Page 571 - railroad" as used in this Act shall include all bridges and ferries used or operated in connection with any railroad, and also all the road in use by any corporation operating a railroad, whether owned or operated under a contract, agreement, or lease; and the term "transportation" shall include all instrumentalities of shipment or carriage.
Page 579 - ... the date of the taking effect of this Act, the term of each to be designated by the President, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of seven years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the commissioner whom he shall succeed.
Page 590 - An act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers and continuous brakes and their locomotives with driving-wheel brakes, and for other purposes.
Page 443 - But no law shall ^ -authorize the construction or operation of a street railroad except upon the condition that the consent of the owners of one-half 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 588 - That nothing in this Act shall prevent the carriage, storage, or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States, State, or municipal governments, or for charitable purposes, or to or from fairs and expositions for exhibition thereat, or the free carriage of destitute and homeless persons transported by charitable societies, and the necessary agents employed in such transportation, or the issuance of mileage, excursion, or commutation passenger tickets; nothing in this Act shall...
Page 578 - ... hereby declared to be a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof in any court of the United States of competent jurisdiction within the district in which such offense was committed, be subject for each offense to a fine of not exceeding five thousand dollars or imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Page 578 - ... or shall aid or abet therein, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof in any district court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which such offense was committed, be subject to a fine of not to exceed five thousand dollars for each offense...
Page 493 - This section shall not be construed to prevent the issuing of certificates of indebtedness or revenue bonds issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes for amounts actually contained, or to be contained, in the taxes for the year when such certificates or revenue bonds arc issued and payable out of such taxes.