Author: Frank Hamilton TaylorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The City of Philadelphia as it Appears in the Year 1893
Author: Frank Hamilton TaylorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The City Of Philadelphia As It Appears In The Year 1893: A Compilation Of Facts For The Information Of Business Men, Travelers, And The World At Large
Author: Philadelphia Chamber of CommercePublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781011183296
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
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The City of Philadelphia
Author: Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781331742081
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Excerpt from The City of Philadelphia: As It Appears in the Year 1893 January 30, The act of 1854, while a great advance, did not meet the evils; nor was its intent confirmed to nor its spirit observed by councils. They' neglected the exposure and corree tion of the abuses of the departments and usurped in fuller measure than ever before almost every form of executive duty. If the water department wanted a pump, it was the water committee which decided 011 the kind, style and horse power. If the highway department paved a street, it was the highway committee which supervised the letting, execution and approval of the contract. There was 110 general supeiw'ision of public work. A condition of affairs, which was bad enough in the Old City, became intolerable when carried into the immensely extended business of con solidated Philadelphia, which had assumed proportions which demanded the most intelligent system and responsible supervision to obtain eflicient service and adequate returns for money expended. The financial management became more reckless every year, until the city was threatened with bank ruptcy. The most noticeable features of the act of consolidation that are new are the Ofiices of city controller and receiver of taxes, created by the act of 1854. The greatest improvements which took place during the period also had reference to finance. The constitution of 1874 placed a limit to the creation of funded debt, and the act of June 11, 1879, compelled the city to pay as you go. Very shortly after the consolidation act, one whose position gave him every opportunity to measure the defects of our system, and whose abilities entitled his opinion to the greatest weight, summed up in forcible English the radical defects in the organic law and pointed out the necessitv for intelligent legislation to cure those defects. The essence of our present charter, given by the act of 1885, known as the Bullitt Bill, is to be found in the second annual message of Hon. Richard Vaux, Mayor of Philadelphia, 1858. V The fifth period is that of the present charter, the act of 1885. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AS IT APP
Author: Philadelphia Chamber of CommercePublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781361212325
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
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The City of Philadelphia as it Appears in the Year 1893
Author: Frank Hamilton TaylorPublisher:
ISBN: 9783337525750
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The City of Philadelphia as it Appears in the Year 1893
Author: Philadelphia Chamber of CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
History of the Master Builders' Exchange of the City of Philadelphia from Its Organization in the Year 1886 to 1893
Author: CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AS IT APP
Author: Philadelphia Chamber of CommercePublisher:
ISBN: 9781360865492
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The City of Philadelphia as it Appears in the Year 1894
Author: Philadelphia Chamber of CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
We Built This City: Philadelphia
Author: Philip WolnyPublisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1637414684
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
·Reading Level 3-6 ·Learn the history of Philadelphia and its association with the Lenape Native American tribe, New Sweden, and William Penn, how it got its nickname "The City of Brotherly Love", how Philadelphia was the last stop on the Underground Railroad and African Americans played a big role in population growth, and interesting sights for visitors like Independence Hall, the Rocky Statue and Geno's cheesesteaks. ·Includes historical and current pictures of Philadelphia, a chronology of events (spanning 1638 to today), chapter notes, suggested reading, glossary. ·Features maps of the land and city.