"Ground rent" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... afterwards supreme judge, was to have given us possession of the property on the 1st of July, 1845, which would add eight hundred dollars a year to the income of my sister and myself. But on the 10th of April, the great fire swept away the building and left a lot bearing ground rent. Property rose and we had a good offer for the lease. Every one was willing to sell, but the purchasers concluded that both our husbands must sign the deed. To this no objection was made, and we met, in William Shinn's office, when my husband refused to sign unless my share of the purchase money ...
— Half a Century • Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm
... and bequeath to my executors, hereinafter named, the sum of Twelve hundred dollars, in trust to invest in ground rent, or City of Philadelphia Loans at their disposal or discretion to pay the interest or income arising therefrom annually. To be applied, the interest of the Twelve hundred dollars above mentioned, for educational purposes alone, for children of both sexes of color, in Canada, apart from ...
— The Underground Railroad • William Still
... contractor for the work being Mr. Robert Carter, Builder, of North Street, Horncastle. The original contract was for 765 pounds, but the ultimate cost, with furniture, lawyer's expenses, &c., amounted to 1,026 pounds 10s. 11d. It is subject to a ground rent of 1 ...
— A History of Horncastle - from the earliest period to the present time • James Conway Walter
... a favor to the workingmen, although he often so pretends. He buys it for the purpose of obtaining surplus wealth from the labor of the workingmen, which he then pockets under the name of profit, interest, house and ground rent. This surplus wealth, squeezed out of the workingmen, and which in so far as the capitalist does not squander it in dissipation, crystallizes in his hands into more capital, puts him in a condition to steadily enlarge his plant, improve the ...
— Woman under socialism • August Bebel
... about at random, and fell trees where we like,' said he. 'We've got a double tax to pay: first, ground rent per acre per annum for a licence, and then a duty of a cent for every cubic foot of timber we bring to market. Then, lest we should take land and not work it, we are compelled to produce a certain quantity of wood ...
— Cedar Creek - From the Shanty to the Settlement • Elizabeth Hely Walshe |
