Philadelphia 1681 1887 a History of Municipal Development
Philadelphia 1681 1887 a History of Municipal Development
Edward P Edward Pease Allinson
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The law in regard to special assessments in Boston provides that the abutters shall pay half the cost of sidewalks for foot passengers, three-fourths of the expense of constructing new sewers, and half the estimated value of the benefit from lay- ing out, widening, or changing the grade of any street. The amount of special assessments during the ten years previous to 1884 was $3, 691, 938. The taxation of personal property for municipal purposes is also complained of ^ Moreover there were thirt...y-seven dif- ferent departments controlled by one hundred and five per- sons, not including assistant assessors, superintendents of bridges, and numerous committees of the city council which as already mentioned exercised executive powers. The Plan Proposed ix Boston. In the plan proposed by the commissioners the legislative power of the local government was to be vested in the city council, which was reduced to one chamber, on the ground that " one body having the responsibility is more amenable 1 See " Taxation, " by AVilliam Minot, Sr.
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