The Interstate Commerce Commission: Its History, Activities and Organization, Tema 18John Hopkins Press, 1923 - 169 páginas |
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... of Employees , Passengers , and Property 90 Investigation of accidents and safety appliances 90 Regulation of transportation of explosives and other danger- ous articles 92 Enforcement of safety appliance laws and hours - of - xi.
... of Employees , Passengers , and Property 90 Investigation of accidents and safety appliances 90 Regulation of transportation of explosives and other danger- ous articles 92 Enforcement of safety appliance laws and hours - of - xi.
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... accidents . Such commissions were established in New Hamp- shire in 1844 , in Connecticut in 1853 , in Vermont in 1855 , and in Maine in 1858. A Rhode Island commission , however , established as early as in 1839 , was created with a ...
... accidents . Such commissions were established in New Hamp- shire in 1844 , in Connecticut in 1853 , in Vermont in 1855 , and in Maine in 1858. A Rhode Island commission , however , established as early as in 1839 , was created with a ...
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... accident prevention . This law was in large measure the culmination of the agitation initiated by the commission in ... accidents , Atlantic Monthly , vol . 99 , p . 579 ( 1907 ) . 16 This act was amended in minor detail by act of April ...
... accident prevention . This law was in large measure the culmination of the agitation initiated by the commission in ... accidents , Atlantic Monthly , vol . 99 , p . 579 ( 1907 ) . 16 This act was amended in minor detail by act of April ...
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... accidents . to passengers . The disastrous Chicago strike of 1894 called general attention to the need of machinery for amicable settlement of disputes affecting interstate commerce between carriers and their em- ployees . The ...
... accidents . to passengers . The disastrous Chicago strike of 1894 called general attention to the need of machinery for amicable settlement of disputes affecting interstate commerce between carriers and their em- ployees . The ...
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... Accident Reports Act , the beneficial effects of which were not , however , manifest until a later period . In spite ... accidents in 1893 to twenty - eight killed and 518 injured in 1900 and from eighty - two killed and 486 injured per ...
... Accident Reports Act , the beneficial effects of which were not , however , manifest until a later period . In spite ... accidents in 1893 to twenty - eight killed and 518 injured in 1900 and from eighty - two killed and 486 injured per ...
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24 Stat 36 Stat 41 Stat accidents accounts act of March activities administrative Albert Fink amended annual reports applications appropriation approved Attorney August 24 automatic train control bill Board Bureau car service carriers subject certifications charges Chief Inspector Chief of Section classifications commis commission's common carriers compensation competition complaint Cong Congress coöperation courts determine directed Director division duties effect employees enacted enforcement equipment established expenses facilities fares February 17 federal control filed foreign commerce freight Govt hearing Hepburn Act inspection Interstate Commerce Act Interstate Commerce Commission investigation June jurisdiction legislation locomotives Mann-Elkins Act matters ment mission necessary October 31 operating income ownership Paragraph passengers period powers practices prescribe President prohibited provisions rail and water Railroad Labor Board railroad operating railway reasonable recommended relating routes rules safety appliances securities sess shippers sion statistics tion traffic Transportation Act United United States attorneys valuation Washington
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Página 106 - All of the expenses of the Commission, including all necessary expenses for transportation incurred by the Commissioners or by their employees under their orders, in making any investigation, or upon official business in any other places than in the city of Washington, shall be allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the Commission.
Página 15 - 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...
Página 23 - Columbia, or to any foreign country, any article or commodity, other than timber and the manufactured products thereof, manufactured, mined, or produced by it, or under its authority, or which it may own in whole, or in part, or in which it may have any interest direct or indirect except such articles or commodities as may be necessary and intended for its use in the conduct of its business as a common carrier.
Página 50 - The President, in time of war, is empowered, through the Secretary of War, to take possession and assume control of any system or systems of transportation, or any part thereof, and to utilize the same to the exclusion, as far as may be necessary, of all other traffic thereon for the transfer or transportation of troops, war material, and equipment, or for such other purposes connected with the emergency as may be needful or desirable.
Página 120 - ... located, or to determine what services are maintaining stations at any city or point in the United States. The Institute hopes that upon the completion of the present series, it will be able to prepare a complete classified statement of the technical and other facilities at the disposal of the government. The present monographs will then furnish the details regarding the organization, equipment, and work of the institutions so listed and classified.
Página 80 - Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers, or of like kind of property, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line or route in the same direction...
Página 75 - In so prescribing and determining the divisions of joint rates, fares and charges, the Commission shall give due consideration, among other things, to the efficiency with which the carriers concerned are operated, the amount of revenue required to pay their respective operating expenses, taxes, and a fair return on their railway property held for and used in the service of transportation...
Página 22 - ... transportation" shall include cars and other vehicles and all instrumentalities and facilities of shipment or carriage, irrespective of ownership or of any contract, express or implied, for the use thereof and all services in connection with the receipt, delivery, elevation, and transfer in transit, ventilation, refrigeration or icing, storage, and handling of property transported...
Página 130 - Under this head would appear the specific lines of investigation under way and the services in which they were being prosecuted. It is hardly necessary to point out the value of such information in planning for future work and in considering the problem of the better distribution and coordination of the work of the government. The Institute contemplates attempting such a general listing and classification of the activities of the government upon the completion of the present series. CLASSIFICATION...
Página 64 - 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...