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References: Pol. Sci. Quat. II, 369; Quar. Jour. of Econ. V, 70; R. R. Problems, p. 516-518; For., V, 652; Int. Com. Com. Rep., 1887, p. 34; 1888, p. 26; 1892, pp. 219-265; 1893, p. 220; 1894, p. 62; Traffic Unity by G. R. Blanchard in Chicago R. R. Rev.; R. R. Associations...
...transfer station. Although more passengers are transferred there daily than at almost any other point in the West End system, only one small room has been provided; and the constant overflow of passengers into the street which necessarily results is alike an inconvenience to passengers and a disturbance to traffic...
...Raines law will purify state and municipal politics by substituting legal state regulation for the discretionary regulation by local excise boards.- (a) It defines those who may engage in the traffic and the exact terms under which they may do so, disqualifying.- (1) aliens, (2) criminals, (3) violators of its provisions.- (b) It renders useless the formation of liquor rings to control the excise board.- (c) It makes those engaged in the traffic independent of parties or rings so long as they comply with the law.- (d) It takes the question of high or low license out of municipal politics...
...will be beneficial because just in its system of taxation.- (a) It fixes a rate proportionate to population, (sec. 11). (b) It reimburses the state for a part of the expense caused it by the liquor traffic, as the maintenance of criminals in penitentiaries, etc.- (c) It thus greatly relieves the taxpayers of the state at large.- (d) The objection that it does so at the expense of the cities, is untrue.- (1) Compensation will be made to the cities by the great increase of the saloon tax.- (2) The total amount of city taxation will be lessened...
...taken three weeks ago Saturday, the first three colleges, as named above, voted for Saratoga, while Columbia alone held out for the Poughkeepsie course. On the breaking up of the meeting of the Regatta Committee, it was agreed that if Columbia could get a bill passed by Congress, restricting traffic on the Poughkeepsie river during the day of the race, that the other three college would reconsider their vote. Three weeks were given to Columbia to put this bill through Congress but as the three weeks are up today and nothing has materialized the first decision of the committee will...