Buy this book on-line Mason, H. A. (Editor) : California Municipalities. A Journal for Progressive Cities. Vol. 3. September, 1900. No. 2
Ex-library. Original publisher's white paper wrappers with staple binding. Black-and-white illustration of a "scene in Westlake Park, Los Angeles" (gazebo or building on a waterfront) on front cover. 7" x 10 1/2." Pages 37-68, complete. Black-and-white illustrated advertisements in front and back, complete. Pages and covers are clean and intact overall. Binding is tight. Ex-library markings in the form of a purple "California Section, State Library" stamp and pencil inscriptions at top on front cover. Moderate smudging or darkening on front and back. Slight surface chipping on spine. A Good copy. California Municipalities was a monthly magazine that was published to help city officials in running the cities they represented. The front cover of one issue states, "The aim of this magazine is to seek for that which is best for the municipality, and to give publication to those things that will aid municipalities to achieve their highest destiny." Topics include funding, taxes, infrastructure, implementation of new laws, and the like. Editor Haven A. Mason was also a community activist and the city clerk of Santa Clara. Mason and Ben Lamborn, City Clerk of Alameda, played key roles in organizing the League of Municipalities in 1898. The League of Municipalities was inspired by the National Municipal League, which was a citizens group that had been founded in 1894 to fight city corruption. The League of Municipalities still exists to this day as the League of California Cities with the main office located in Sacramento. Most of California's 482 cities are represented in the League. The Contents in this issue: "Public Ownership and Business Methods," "Where Good Work Can Be Done," "Not an Easy Undertaking," "Some Statistics on Street Sprinkling," "The Imperative Mandate," "Two Other Charters," "Some Good Points," "The Next Convention," "Public Utilities in San Francisco Under the New Charter," "Sewage Purification," "Cost of Street Sprinkling in Certain Cities," "Curiosities of Municipal Ownership," "Public Playgrounds," "Dusty 'Dustless' Roads," "Uses of a Municipal Lodging House," "Women as Germ Scavengers," "What Cities Tax Telephones," "Some Tax Rates," "A Park With Novel Features," "County Licenses in Cities," and "What the Cities are Doing.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Good. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Mason, H. A. (Editor) : California Municipalities. A Journal for Progressive Cities. Vol. 3. September, 1900. No. 2. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, out of print books, livres rares, used books and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |