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19. What parts are not supplied with gas? Why? 



20. Why should the flat rate be low? 



21. Read the rheostat and gas meter daily for one week. 



22. Learn the cost per unit of measure and estimate the cost of lighting and gas in 



3'our home for one week. 



23. Compare with cost of homes of other members of the class. Take into account 



the number of members in each family. 



24. In your own homes, how can you lessen the high cost of living? 



Water. 



25. What better service could the water company render the public? (See public 



health questions.) 

 2G. What are the regulations as to the time for using water in the yards? 



27. Why are these regulations made? 



28. What are the rules of the company relating to dripping faucets? Why? 



29. What, if any, parts of the city are not supplied with running water? Why 



should this be corrected? 



30. Who fixes water rates in j'our city? 



31. Wiiat is the flat rate? 



32. What is the rate per cubic foot of water? 



References. 



Pupils' Readings. 

 City Charter. 



Note. — Immature pupils can not understand the readings available on 

 tliis subject. The lesson may be an oral one. 



For Student Teachers. 



American Year Book 1914. 



Nelson's Cyclopedia. 



Cyclopedia of American Government. 



National Municipal League Series — King, C. L. "The Regulation of Public 

 Utilities." 



American City, 11 : 480 — Wilcox, D. F. "Fundamental Planks in a Public Utility 

 Platform." 



Annals of American Academy, 57: 8-19 — Same article. 



Popular Science Monthly, SG : 153— James, E. W. "The Ethical Principle in the 

 Physical "Valuation of Rate Making." 



Annals of American Academy, 58: 140 — Wilcox, Delos F. "Taxation of Public 

 Utilities." 



Forum, 53 : 101 — Duncan, C. S. "Paternalism of Public Service Commission." 



Annals of American Academy, 53: 97. "State Regulation." 



Annals of American Academy, 57^Guernsey, H. D. "Regulation of Municipal 

 Utilities." 



/bid.— Harrison, C. H. "The Regulation of Public Utilities." 



Ibid. — Jones, S. P. "What Certain Cities Have Accomplished Without State 

 Regulation." 



76/d.— Eshleman, J. M. "What Regulation Must Accomplish if it is to be Per- 

 manent." 



Ibid. — Ericksou, II. "Advantages of State Regulation." 



Ibid. — Maltbie, M. L. "Distribution of Functions Between Local and State Regu- 

 lations." 



Ibid. — Merriam, C. E. "The Case for Home Rule." 



Ibid. — Baker, N. D. "Municipal Ownership." 



Jlid, — Howe, Frederick E. "Municipal Ownership — The Testimony of Foreign 

 Experience." 



Ibid. — Winchester, A. E. "South Norwalk's Municipal Electric Works." 



Ibid. — Rosecrautz, C. M. "Some Limitations and Objections to Municipal Owner- 

 ship." 



. Ibid. — Crosses, R. "Why I Believe in Municipal Ownership." 



