hodder: municipal government in the united states. 187 



1877, and printed in the Journal of Social Science, vol. 9, p. 67. See 

 Report in 1876 of New Hampshire Tax Commission, composed of 

 Geo. Y. Sawyer, H. R. Roberts, and Jonas Livingstone ; and Report 

 of the Michigan Commission, House Journal, February 23, 1882. A 

 similar Commission, appointed by the City of Baltimore, reported in 

 January, 1886. The Report contains, in addition to the recommenda- 

 tions of the Commission, a paper by Prof. R. T. Ely, entitled "Sug- 

 gestions for an Improved System of Taxation in Baltimore." A further 

 article on "Municipal Finance" may be found in Scribner's Magazine, 

 January, 1888, vol. 3, pp. 33-40, and a thesis entitled "Special 

 Assessments : A Study in Municipal Finance," by Victor Rosewater, 

 is announced for vol. 2 of the "Studies in History, Economic and 

 Public Law," issued by Columbia College. 



4. general discussions. 

 Adams, Charles Francis. "Municipal Government: Lessons from 

 the Experience of Quincy, Mass." Forum, November, 1892, 

 vol. 14, pp. 282-92. 

 Berryman, J. R. "Constitutional Restrictions upon Legislation about 

 Municipal Corporations." American Law Review, May- June, 

 1888, vol. 22, p. 403. 

 Bowles, Samuel. "Relation of State to Municipal Governments, and 

 the Reform of the Latter." Journal of Social Science, vol. 9, 

 p. 140. 



A paper read in Saratoga, September 7, 1877. 

 Bradford, Gamaliel. "Municipal Government." Scribner's Maga- 

 zine, October, 1887, vol. 2, pp. 485-493. 

 Browne, G. M. "Municipal Reform." New Englander, February, 



1886, vol. 45, p. 132. 

 Bryce, James. "The American Commonwealth." Lon. and N. Y., 

 1888. 



This well known work contains the following chapters on munici- 

 pal government : chapters 50 and 51, " The Government of Cities ;" 

 chap. 52, "An American View of Municipal Government in the 

 United States," by Pres. Seth Low: chapters 59-04 explain the 

 working of partj^ machinery ; chap. 88, "The Tweed Ring in New 

 York City," by P.J. Goodnow, and cliap. 89, "The Philadelpliia 

 Gas Ring." 



Cambridge Civil Service Reform Association. "Prize Essays on 

 Municipal Reform." 1884. 



Contents: — " Tlie Selection of Municipal Officers: their Terms 

 and Tenures," by T. H. Pease, of Chicago, 111.: "The Appointment 

 of Municipal Officers," by John Prentiss, of Keene, N. H. : and 

 "The Selection and Tenure of Office of Municipal Officers," by 

 Prof. H. T. Terry, of the University of Tokio, Japan. 



