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" Tolls, to an amount which would utterly prohibit the introduction of steam carriages, have been imposed on some roads; on others, the trustees have adopted modes of apportioning the charge which would be found, if not absolutely prohibitory, at least... "
Journal of the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the ... - Page 339
1832
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The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette, Volume 16

1832 - 522 pages
...been imposed on some roads ; on others, the trustees haveadopted modes of apportioning the charges which would be found, if not absolutely prohibitory,...may be assigned for the Imposition of such excessive tolls upou steam-carriages. The first, a determination on the part of the trustees to obstruct, as...
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The Monthly Review

1832 - 650 pages
...of Evidence. faculties; there are others, however, from which the Legislature can alone relieve it. Tolls, to an amount which would utterly prohibit the...may be assigned for the imposition of such excessive tolls upon Steam Carriages. The first, a determination on the part of the trustees, to obstruct, as...
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House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th ..., Volume 3

United States. Congress. House - 1832 - 834 pages
...and similar difficulties; there are othe;s, however, from which the legislature can alone relieve it Tolls, to an amount which would utterly prohibit the...may be assigned for the imposition of such excessive lolls upon steam carriages. The first, a determination on the part of the trustees, to obstruct, as...
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The London journal of arts and sciences (and repertory of patent inventions ...

William Newton - 1832 - 454 pages
...as the attention of scientific men shall be drawn by public encouragement to further improvement. " Tolls, to an amount which would utterly prohibit the...may be assigned for the imposition of such excessive Tolls upon Steam Carriages. The first, a determination on the part of the Trustees, to obstruct, as...
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The London Journal of Arts and Sciences

1832 - 398 pages
...as the attention of scientific men shall be drawn by public encouragement to further improvement. " Tolls, to an amount which would utterly prohibit the...may be assigned for the imposition of such excessive Tolls upon Steam Carriages. The first, a determination on the part of the Trustees, to obstruct, as...
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Report on Steam Carriages, Issue 1

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Steam Carriages - 1832 - 352 pages
...and similar difficulties; there are others, however, from which the legislature can alone relieve it. Tolls, to an amount which would utterly prohibit the...of apportioning the charge which would be found, if hot absolutely prohibitory, at least to place such carriages in a very unfair position as compared...
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Mechanics' Magazine, Volume 16

1832 - 504 pages
...roads ; on others, the trustees haveadopted modes of apportioning' the charges which would be fuund, if not absolutely prohibitory, at least to place such...may be assigned for the imposition of such excessive tolls upou steam- carriages. The first, a determination on the part of the trustees to obstruct, as...
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An Historical and Practical Treatise Upon Elemental Locomotion, by Means of ...

Alexander Gordon - 1832 - 236 pages
...alone relieve it. Tolls, to an amount which would utterly prohibit the introduction of steam-carriages, have been imposed on some roads ; on others, the trustees...not absolutely prohibitory, at least to place such carnages in a very unfair position as compared with ordinary coaches. " Two causes may be assigned...
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American Railroad Journal, Volume 1

1833 - 430 pages
...prohibit the introduction of steam carriage«, have been imposed on some roads ˇon others, the trust"!".- have adopted modes of apportioning the charge which...would be found, if not absolutely prohibitory, at leaet to place such carriages in a very untan position as compared with ordinary coacLes. Tivn causes...
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The Monthly magazine, Volume 15

Monthly literary register - 1833 - 442 pages
...toll acts in 1831, which the Committee of the House of Commons in their report acknowledged to be " to an amount which would utterly prohibit the introduction of steam carriages," and the " determination on the part of road trustees to obstruct as much as possible the use of steam...
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