Report of the Special Committee of the Assembly Appointed to Investigate the Causes of the Strike of the Surface Railroads in the City of Brooklyn, Transmitted to the Legislature April, 1895J.B. Lyon, 1895 - 721 pages |
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Page 551 - Act and the employees of such carrier, seriously interrupting or threatening to interrupt the business of said carrier, the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Commissioner of Labor shall, upon the request of either party to the controversy, with all practicable expedition, put themselves in communication with the parties to such controversy, and shall use their best efforts, by mediation and conciliation, to amicably settle the same...
Page 30 - It was for the building of a bridge, which it recites the party of the second part "desires to build across the Allegheny river, and in accordance with specifications and plans . . . heretofore submitted to the party of the first part by the party of the second part.
Page 81 - ... to proceed, as soon as practicable, to the locality of such strike or lock-out and put themselves in communication with the parties to the controversy, and endeavor by mediation to effect an amicable settlement of such controversy...
Page 78 - ... or if any pilot or engineer shall refuse to admit into the pilot house or engine room any person whom the master or owner of the vessel may desire to place there for the purpose of learning the profession, his license shall be revoked or suspended upon the same proceedings as are provided in other cases of revocation or suspension of such license.
Page 30 - Whereas, the party of the first part is desirous of obtaining employment, or being retained in the employment of the party of the second part as a Now, Therefore, in consideration of the employment of the party of the first part by...
Page 87 - To purchase, acquire, hold and dispose of the stocks, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness of any corporation, domestic or foreign, and issue in exchange therefor its stock, bonds or other obligations...
Page 654 - Now, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the sum of one dollar by each of the parties hereto to the other in hand paid...
Page 655 - Nicaragua; that he knew the corporate seal of said company; that the seal affixed to the foregoing report was such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by the order of the board of directors of said company; and that he signed his name thereto by the like order as secretary of the said company. And the said Thomas B.
Page 655 - State of New York County of On this tenth day of November, in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, before me personally came Richard Roe to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say, that he resides in the City of New York; that he is the president of the corporation described in.
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