Word: control
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...newer municipal monopolies; the former comprise water works, gas works, etc., and the latter the street railway and electric lighting systems. The city may own and manage these directly, own and lease them to a private concern for management, or leave them completely under the ownership and control of a private corporation. At the end of 21 years in the case of the railway system, or 42 years in the case of the electric light system, the city may take over the management itself or intrust it again to a corporation. In England the subject of municipal ownership...
...pitchers were frequently changed, seven being used in all. They, very naturally, showed lack of control, but only six bases on balls were allowed...
...Chapelle, was in itself an unspeakable act on the part of the government. The government declared that by breaking the Concordat the church and the state would be made independent of each other; but in reality the object of the breach was to enable the state to control the church and appropriate all its property to state uses. When the Pope protested against such action on the part of the state, an agreement was suggested by the latter that worship associations, composed of persons interested in the church, be instituted to govern it. But all priests and bishops were excluded...
This year tennis will be reorganized, and placed on the same basis as other branches of athletics in the University. From now on a captain and manager will have sole control, which was formerly held by the Harvard Lawn Tennis Association. The annual class tournaments will begin on Monday, April 29, and continue through that week, and the four winners will then play for the College championship. Trials for places on the University team will begin on Monday, May 6. A dual match with Princeton will be played at Princeton on Saturday, May 11, and one with Yale on Saturday...
...practice in catching flies on the Freshman diamond. The pitchers, who had heretofore used nothing but straight balls, when pitching for the batting practice, began to mix in curves. As a result the pitching was unsteady the first of the week, but during the last two days the control was noticeably better...