The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-18
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Averag. Number OF Volumes Issued Daily
Last Week Was 400.

The number of volumes issued during the
week epding October Is. 1891. is 2LjS, a daily
average OF 100.
Among the additions Of the past week are:
alfred. Lord Tennyson-A Memoir" by
Hallam Tcnnys son, SOL 270: 1.-THE Evolution of
France Under the Third Republic" by
Pierre de Coubertin, 20d4. 232; Heroic Japan
History of the War Between China and
Japan" by II. W. Eastla kc, 20A.65.
. In connection with the address on "Mu-
nicipai Taxation" which was to have been
delivered this evening by Mayor Quincy Of
Boston, the following references may be
given Taxation IN American States and
Cities" 1883, by Richard r. Ely, SOii22: CITY
Government in the United States" 1894, by
Alfred r. Conlsling, S01Sl.6 study of Munioi
pal Finance" " by +. Il. Glow, Quarterly Jour
nal Of Economics V. 10, 1885, y. i55, S5O.34 %;
Municipal Finance" by W. NJ. Ivins. Har-
per's Magazine, V. 90 1884, p. 40 O5A1l.6D;
THE City's Purse New York;, by H. ID.
Baldwin, Municipal Affairs, June, 1897 D. 3gg
Also the following for foreign communities:
The two works Ivy Albert Shaw, "Municira al
Government in Great Britain" 1895, SO77l. ?;
and Municipal Government in Continental
Europe" 1895. SO,Gl.l; Municipalities AT
Work" 1885, by Frederick Dolnan, sO77l.8:
Local Taxation and Finance" 1885, by g. Fl.
Blundcn, S04l2.S British Local Finance" by
| G. H. Blundcn, Political Science Quarterly
| V. O. 1894. prs and PES sJ05.0; Local Govern
ment and Taxation in the United Kingdom. &"
! lSs2, edited Ivy !. W. Probyn. S12.l; History
| Of Local Rates in England" 1896, by t. Can.
nan, Sy4i2.ll; ''rhe Principles of Local Taxa.
ton," u. 3jI-3,l OF Public Finance" 1897,
| by C. L. Bastable. sJi4.S3; Local Taxation
Etc." by W, NJ J. Williams, Fortnightly Re-
| view, y. o., 1894, y. 75S, 05L2G6l; "-etterment
! and Local Taxation" Quarterly Review. v
| l7S 1894, y. lS5, l537.il1s; Municipal Tax
for the Manchester ship Canal" by f. Por-
ritt, Yale Review V. D. 1885, y. S. 050. 20 s.
! The following relate To assessment methods:
"ot. Paul Method of Assessing Real Estate. ="
| by f. II. Glow, journal Of Political Economy.
V. 5, 1896, y. IL, s5I. l.5; Assessment of Taxes
in Chicago" by II. Ii. whitten, journal OF
| Political Economy, March, 1877, p. li5: "As.
sessmont Problems" 4" Review OF Reviews, Son.
tember, 1897, p. 2jS Also the following.
which cover taxation in general: The two
works by i. J. Goodnow, Municipal Prob.
lems" 1897, s070ll; AMI Municipal Home
Rule" 1895, S01sl. II; WHO Pays Your Taxes %
1872, by David a. Wells sand others sOI426;
Taxation, It's Principles and Methods. &"
| loNN, liaHS4hVeu from tne Scion2a uplla
| Finance" of Luigi Cossa, by Horace White
| ~, 0,il2l: principles OF Taxation" n series of
| rrticles 10y David A. Wells in volumes Is and
! 20, 1858, Of Appiotons Popular Science
Monthly, G5o.2. iS.i9; and Nomenclature and
| Forms 81 Taxation" 10y the same writer
Aprletons Popular Science Monthly. Septem-
| her 1897, y. 81; Essays IN Taxation" lsg5
J byjs. Il. a. Solgman s0ii2 10; Introduction
! 20 Public Finance" 1896. by G. G. Pebp
SOitl2l; Classification ia Public Finance. ="
| Political Science Quarterly, March. 1897. n
| 81 and General Property Tax IN California. 4"
by the same, writer Economic studies. Fob.
ruaty and june, 1897, p. l4j ana 40: Taxa
tiun Of Large Estates" by Il. II Co,hurn.
| Aunals Of the American Academy OF Politicai
and Social Science, v. T. lsg3-0I, y. 81, slOTa.
"Tho Relation of Taxation u Monopolies. g"
/ by L. T.. johnson, Annals Of the American
| Academy Of Political and Social Science, v
| Z, lsq}9ip 56. SOFA; shifting Of Taxes >
| by 4. y. Carver. Yale Royiew. v. s. iSqd n
| ,5S, p59.3a5, Natural Taxation. 4" 1895. by r.
O.. Shoarman, SOii2.o; "Taxation It's Snm.
Justification and Methods" ly T. Belmont.
Forum March, iSF. p. Taxation In chi.
caro- aud Philadelphia, by J. r. Commons.
journal of Political ECONOMY. v. g. lsQS. n
| 1885, S5il.A More specific references under
such heasls ~ the single tax" Income
| tax, and inheritance tax" may he seen At
tho Information desk, aud also tho monthly
! periodical devoted to rcforois iu tatahun,
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