Report of the Joint Select Committee on Contracts Between Railroad & Express Companies, &c

Download or read book Report of the Joint Select Committee on Contracts Between Railroad & Express Companies, &c written by Virginia. General Assembly. Joint Select Committee on Contracts between Railroad & Express Companies and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report of the Joint Select Committee on the contracts between railroads and express and transportation companies. Circa 1866. The committee reviewed the various contracts in which the express companies provided money for repairs in order to have privileges in shipping express matter and freight over the railways. After much discussion, the committee concluded that public safety and other legislative concerns proposed a bill (not included) which would substantially effect these contract. Various documents from the railroads, opposing annulment of the contracts, are included.