Word: buying
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...powers of the city, he could accomplish almost nothing. All attempts at regulation have failed. The reason is manifest. Most of the franchises, owned by the street railway companies, are almost unconditional and practically perpetual. The only legal means by which the city can secure adequate control is to buy back the franchises. This means municipal ownership...
...Pierce, the second speaker on the negative, maintained that municipal ownership would be unprofitable, first because the city would have to buy the present system, with its perpetual franchises, at market value, which is $509,000,000; and secondly because the city would have to allow for depreciation out of the earnings of the system. He pointed out the fact that the present owners do not do this, but pay for depreciation by selling stocks and bonds, a policy which the city could not pursue without continually increasing its debts...
Everyone who intends to go to the dinner must buy a ticket whether or not he is on the table list. The sale will be kept open until 11 o'clock at Butler's and at Thurston's. Lists of the table sittings have been printed, and will be distributed before the dinner so as to avoid all confusion in seating. An informal reception will be held in the hotel at 6.45 o'clock...
...detail the plan for using the collection has not yet been worked out, but the general idea is to have the books kept in cases to be provided in the Phillips Brooks House and loaned to students who are not able to buy all the books needed in their courses. A small deposit will probably be required, to be refunded when the book is returned. The committee hopes to secure enough books this spring to make a serviceable collection. The library will be made ready during the summer for use at the opening of College next fall...
...Channing, J. S. Davis, H. S. Blair, G. G. Ball, G. Emerson, W. M. Bird, C. R. Comstock, D. B. Somes, G. G. Bacon, C. E. Lincoln, and H. R. Shipherd. As the dining room is not large enough to accommodate the entire class, men are urged to buy their tickets as soon as possible...