Annual Report of the Corporation of the Chamber of Commerce, of the State of New York, for the Year ..., Volume 56Press of the Chamber of Commerce, 1914 - Commerce |
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... questions - all of them intimately related to business - have come before the American people during the past year ; and necessarily the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York , as the premier commercial organization in Greater ...
... questions - all of them intimately related to business - have come before the American people during the past year ; and necessarily the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York , as the premier commercial organization in Greater ...
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... questions of less importance , perhaps , than those referred to , but which nevertheless demanded the careful investigation and thought of the business community . The following brief recapitulation of the work of the Chamber from May ...
... questions of less importance , perhaps , than those referred to , but which nevertheless demanded the careful investigation and thought of the business community . The following brief recapitulation of the work of the Chamber from May ...
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... question of limiting the height of buildings , and report- ed in favor of the principle of reducing the area of upper stories proportionate to the increase in height , and of dividing the city into classified zones with rules ...
... question of limiting the height of buildings , and report- ed in favor of the principle of reducing the area of upper stories proportionate to the increase in height , and of dividing the city into classified zones with rules ...
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... question that this city ought to buy its supplies at least as cheaply as any ordinary commer- cial house could buy them . It has not been buying them at such prices in the past , but we hope that it may do so in the future . The ...
... question that this city ought to buy its supplies at least as cheaply as any ordinary commer- cial house could buy them . It has not been buying them at such prices in the past , but we hope that it may do so in the future . The ...
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... question of the advisability of the tax or the proposed rate of tax , but with special reference to the method of collecting the tax and other administrative features , and also with special reference to the proposed exemption of ...
... question of the advisability of the tax or the proposed rate of tax , but with special reference to the method of collecting the tax and other administrative features , and also with special reference to the proposed exemption of ...
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Page 139 - The lands of the State, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged, or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed.
Page 206 - To regulate and restrict the location of trades and industries and the location of buildings designed for specified uses, and may divide the city into districts of such number, shape and area as it may deem best suited to carry out the purposes of this section.
Page 10 - And we do further, of our special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, for us, our heirs and successors, grant and...
Page 24 - Two of the original members shall be appointed for a term of one year, two for a term of two years, and one for a term of three years...
Page 156 - Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York urges...
Page 193 - ... is hereby imposed at each entry on all vessels which shall be entered in any port of the United States from any foreign port or place in North America, Central America, the West India Islands, the Bahama Islands, the Bermuda Islands, or the coast of South America bordering on the Caribbean Sea, or Newfoundland.
Page 138 - Act, shall proceed in conformity with such laws, and nothing herein shall in any way affect any right of any State or of the Federal Government or of any landowner, appropriator, or user of water in, to, or from any interstate stream or the waters thereof.
Page 72 - Any Federal reserve bank may, under rules and regulations prescribed by the Federal Reserve Board, purchase and sell in the open market, at home or abroad, either from or to domestic or foreign banks, firms, corporations, or individuals, cable transfers and bankers...
Page 27 - Therefore, be it Resolved that the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York...
Page 7 - And our will and pleasure is, and we do hereby, for us, our heirs and successors...