1887 PHILADELPHIA 1681-1887 by EDWARD P ALLINSON & BOIES PENROSE (Hardcover)

Description: 1887 PHILADELPHIA 1681-1887 by EDWARD P ALLINSON & BOIES PENROSE (Hardcover, no jacket) A HISTORY OF MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY STUDIESIN HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCEHERBERT B. ADAMS EDITOREXTRA VOLUME II "PREFACE THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORK IS TO RECORD THE HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENTOF THE MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS OF PHILADELPHIA; TO TRACE, WITH CONSIDERABLEDETIAL, THE MANY CHANGES IN THE POWERS, DUTIES, AND POSITION OF THE MAYOR;IN THE ELECTION, APPOINTMENT, AND POWERS OF THE OTHER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS; IN THE FREQUENTLY SHIFTING DISTRIBUTION OF EXECUTIVE POWER BETWEEN THEMAYOR AND COUNCILS. .. ... CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAP I - EARLY GOVERNMENT, 1681 TO 1701 AUTHORITY OF THE PROPRIETOR, UNDER THE DUKE OF YORK, DIVISION OF SUBJECT,ORGANIZED GOVERNMENT PRIOR TO 1701 CHAP II - A MEDLEVEL CORPORATION - PENN'S CHARTER AUTHORITY TO INCORPORATE, A CLOSE CORPORATION CONSTITUTED, ORIGIN OF CLOSE MUICIPAL CORPORATIONS, INTEGRAL PARTS, THE MAYOR, THE RECORDER, ALDERMEN, JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS, COMMON COUNCILMEN, THE COMMON COUNCIL, CHARTER OFFICERS, THE FREEMEN, MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS, EARLY NECCESITY FOR LEGISLATION, ACT OF 1712 GRANTING POWER OF TAXATION, HIGHWAYS, POLICE, WATER, POOR, FIRE, PARTY-WALLS, CITY OFFICERS, FERRIES AND MARKETS, COURTS, MISCELLANEOUS ORDINANCES, THE REVOLUTION, SUMMARY OF SECOND PERIOD CHAP III - CHARTER OF 1789 TO ACT OF 1854 CAUSES LEADING TO ACT OF 1780, A MODERN MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AMENDMENTS TOCHARTER OF 1780, THE MAYOR, RECORDER, ALDERMEN, AND CITY COURTS,COUNCILS, CORPO-TATION OFFICERS, FREEMEN, &C,CITY COMMISSIONERS, HIGHWAYS, PUBLIC SQUARES, CITYPROPERTY, CITY TRUSTS, GIRARD TRUST, STEAM RAILROADS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, WATERDEPARTMENT, GAS WORKS, EDUCATION, POLICE, POOR, PORT WARDENS, GAOLS AND PRISONS,BOARD OF HEALTH, FINANCE, RIGHT TO BORROW AND SUBSCRIBE TO RAILROAD STOCK, POWEROF COMMITTEES OF COUNCILS, POLICE REGULATIONS, APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIALS, REVIEW OF THIRD PERIOD CHAP IV - 1854 TO 1887 CAUSES LEADING TO CONSOLIDATION, HISTORY OF THE ACT, MUNICIPAL BODIES CONSOLIDATED, SKETCH OF THE DISTRICTS, SKETCH OF THE BOROUGHS, TOWNSHIPS, THE MAYOR; HIS POWERS AND DUTIES, JUDICIAL OFFICERS, ALDERMEN, MAGISTRATES, COUNCILS; THEIR POWERS AND LIMITATIONS, CITY COMMISSIONERS, LAW DEPARTMENT, CITY TREASURER, CITY CONTROLLER, HIGHWAYS, SURVEY DEPARTMENT, BUILDING INSPECTOS, WATER DEPARTMENT, GAS DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE, POOR, ISPECTORS OF PRISONS, PORT WARDENS, BOARD OF HEALTH, MARKETS AND CITY PROPERTY, PARK COMMISSIONERS, PUBLIC BUILDING, CITY TRUSTS, EDUCATION, RELATIONS OF CITY AND COUNTY, FINANCES AFTER CONSOLIDATION, RECEIVER OF TAXES, BOARD OF REVISION,EXPENDITURE AND DEBT, ACT 1870, SINKING FUND, REVIEW OF FOURTH PERIOD, MESSAGE OF MAYOR VAUX CHAP V - NEW CITY GOVERNMENT, 1887 SUMMARY OF THE PAST, REFORM MOVEMENT, NEW CONSTITUTION OF 1874, THE MAYOR, EVILS OFOLD SYSTEM, DEPARTMENTS UNDER NEW CHARTER, IMPROVED METHODS OF GOVERNMENT, APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS, IMPEACHMENT, CONTRACTS, GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE NEWCHARTER, MUNICIPAL REFORMS IN OTHER CITIES, CONCLUSION APPENDICES TEXT OF THE NEW CHARTER OF 1885 ORDINANCE OF COUNCILS,1886 LENGTH: 9.25" WIDTH: 6" PAGES: 392 HAS A LIBRARY PLATE INSIDE COVER.VERY NICE BOOK. THANK YOU FOR LOOKINIG!!

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