| United States. War Department - 1884 - 1186 Seiten
...the use of said railroad and telegraph therefor at fair and reasonable rates of compensation, not to exceed the rates paid by private parties for the same kind of service. And said railroad shall oe and remain a public highway for the use of the Government of the United... | |
| United States. Congress - 1884 - 634 Seiten
...That was a fuir and reasonable rate of compensation to be paid by the defendants and not in excess of the rates paid by private parties for the same kind of service. The Treasury Department did not allow 5») cent* for each passenger so transported for the defendants,... | |
| United States. Court of Claims - 1885 - 712 Seiten
...freight over said bridge Reporters' statement of the case. was fair and reasonable, and not in excess of the rates paid by private parties for the same kind of service. COUNTER. CL AIMS. XII. The earnings and expenses of the Union Pacific Division of claimant's road from... | |
| 1885 - 1056 Seiten
...Treasury Department were, in the language of the act of 1862 — Fair and reasonable, and not in excess of the rates paid by private parties for the same kind of service. Another controversy was as to the deductions to beraadefrom the gross earnings to ascertain the net... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1886 - 788 Seiten
...That was a fair and reasonable rate of compensation to be paid by the defendants, and not in excess of the rates paid by private parties for the same kind of service. " The Treasury Department did not allow 50 cents for each passenger so transported for the defendants,... | |
| United States. Pacific Railway Commission - 1887 - 770 Seiten
...supplies, and public stores for the Government "at fair and reasonable rates of compensation, not to exceed the rates paid by private parties for the same kind of service.'' (12 Stat.,489.) From this it wonld seem that the average rate charged by the Pacific railroads on all... | |
| United States - 1897 - 270 Seiten
...of mails, as aforesaid, are a fair and reasonable compensation for the service, and not in excess of the rates paid by private parties for the same kind of service." A distinction is thus sought to be made between a quantum meruit, ascertained according to the rate... | |
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