In the Matter of the Application of the Broadway Surface Railroad Company for the Appointment of Three Commissioners to Determine Whether the Railroad Described Or Mentioned in the Articles of Association Filed for the Incorporation of Said Company Ought to be Constructed, &c: Proceedings Before Sydney S. Harris, Samuel B.H. Vance, George W.T. Lord, Commissioners ...D. Taylor, 1885 |
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... tell the Commis- sioners whether , in your opinion , it would be to the advantage of the public at large - that is , the general public , to have a railroad constructed , maintained and operated upon Broadway between the Battery and ...
... tell the Commis- sioners whether , in your opinion , it would be to the advantage of the public at large - that is , the general public , to have a railroad constructed , maintained and operated upon Broadway between the Battery and ...
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... tell you why ; I should judge it is not so easily controlled . Q. You mean you cannot handle a steam - engine as well as you can a pair of horses ? A. Yes , sir ; a man can control the horses a great deal more readily . Q. Did Mr ...
... tell you why ; I should judge it is not so easily controlled . Q. You mean you cannot handle a steam - engine as well as you can a pair of horses ? A. Yes , sir ; a man can control the horses a great deal more readily . Q. Did Mr ...
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... tell exactly . Q. About how many ? A. I have seen them , I suppose , with sixteen or eighteen . Q. A horse - car would carry twenty times as many ? A. No ; eighty people can be carried in a horse - car , because I have known of a ...
... tell exactly . Q. About how many ? A. I have seen them , I suppose , with sixteen or eighteen . Q. A horse - car would carry twenty times as many ? A. No ; eighty people can be carried in a horse - car , because I have known of a ...
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... tell . Q. What would be the distance between the curb 96 on Broadway and the nearest track ? A. I am not able to tell . Q. Haven't you thought of that ? A. I should judge there would be room enough for a cart to pass between the gutter ...
... tell . Q. What would be the distance between the curb 96 on Broadway and the nearest track ? A. I am not able to tell . Q. Haven't you thought of that ? A. I should judge there would be room enough for a cart to pass between the gutter ...
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... tell ; I know that in the time it would take a horse - car to go four blocks I could get a load of glass off , and we would have sometimes thirty and forty boxes . Q. Practically , then , you think that trucking business could be done ...
... tell ; I know that in the time it would take a horse - car to go four blocks I could get a load of glass off , and we would have sometimes thirty and forty boxes . Q. Practically , then , you think that trucking business could be done ...
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