Verbatim Report of the ... Annual Meeting of the American Street-Railway Association, Volumes 1-6

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Page 16 - Oh! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet. With the sky above my head. And the grass beneath my feet ; For only one short hour To feel as I used to feel, Before I knew the woes of want And the walk that costs a meal!
Page 163 - There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest, Where man, creation's tyrant, casts aside His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride, While, in his softened looks, benignly blend The sire, the son, the husband, brother, friend.
Page 163 - A land of beauty, virtue, valor, truth, Time-tutored age, and love-exalted youth : The wandering mariner, whose eye explores The wealthiest isles, the most enchanting shores, Views not a realm so bountiful and fair, Nor breathes the spirit of a purer air. In every clime, the...
Page 22 - This constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at a regular meeting...
Page 163 - An angel-guard of loves and graces lie ; Around her knees domestic duties meet, And fire-side pleasures gambol at her feet. Where shall that land, that spot of earth be found? " Art thou a man — a patriot ? look around, O thou shalt find, howe'er thy footsteps roam, That land thy country, and that spot thy home.
Page 29 - This Act shall take effect immediately. STATE OF NEW YORK, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. I have compared the preceding with the original law on file in this office, and do hereby certify that the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole of said original law.
Page 28 - The duties of the Secretary shall be to take minutes of all proceedings of the Association and of the Executive Committee, and enter them in proper books for the purpose. He shall conduct the correspondence of the Association, read minutes and notices of all...
Page 184 - MID pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home!
Page 26 - ... committee. The executive committee shall have the entire charge and management of the affairs of the association. The officers and executive committee shall be elected by ballot at each annual meeting of the association, and shall hold office until their successors shall be elected. The officers of this association shall be chosen from the mechanical, electrical, way, or engineering departments of active members.
Page 136 - Ay, sir ; to be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.

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