Evening star., 1934-07-22
PUBLIC LIBRARY
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
IN CONNECTION with the present
discussion Of proposals for reor-
ganization of the District govern
ment and the approach of hear
ings on the subject before spe-
cial subcommittee of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, the Public Library
presents list of books on municipal
government. The titles selected in
clude general works and material on
the commission and city-manager
plans, the two reforms that have sue
cessively gained popularity.
General.
Municipal Year Book, 1884, ed. by
c. e. Ridley and o. F. Noting.
1884. JW83 3.6M92. (Reference)
An up-to-the- minute compendium
Of municipal information, including
the forms of government of American
cities and special sections on the
growth of city-manager government
and the city-manager profession.
Current Municipal Problems, by e. S.
Grifith. 1893. JW83. .G87.
"A book which breaks away from
traditional lines and sets the reader to
thinking by its emphasis on underly-
ing principles rather thar a restate-
ment of generally known facts"
The Government of American Cities,
by W. B. Munro. 4th edition, 1926.
JW83 .M927g.
Prof. Munro is probably the leading
American authority on municipal gov
ernment and this book has long been
q standard work. Each of the three
principal forms Of municipal govern
ment-the council-mayor, the COM
mission and the council-manager-i
adequately treated.
Municipal Government in the United
States, by T. H. Reed. 1925. JW83.
R253m.
A general history of American
municipal government, emphasizing
fundamental principles rather than
the details of administrative methods.
The Modern City and Its Govern
ment, by W. P. Capes. 1922. JWS3.
C 173m.
Contains good material on munic-
ipal organization, including organiza-
tion charts of number of cities.
(YgA L. Tw,fk kAI fnf a
Study of 20 Municipal Bosses, by
Harold link. 1880. JW83.z6
"The author has performed an in
teresting service in playing Plutarch
to this group of eminently disreputable
Americans"
The American Municipal Executive,
by r. M. Story. 1918. JW.St77.
A thorough study of the position of
mayor under the old mayor-council
plan of city government, with sections
appended on the mayor commissioner
and the city-manager.
Experts in City Government, by E. A.
Fitzpatrick and others. 1919. wv.
F586e.
The need for professional municipal
administrators, their training and
their relation to the citizenry.
The Emancipation Of the American
City. by w. T. Arndt. 1917. JW83.
AR63e.
An exposition Of the various pro-
posed reforms in municipal govern
ment, particularly municipal home
rule.
Law and Practice Of Municipal Home
Rule, 1916-1930, by j. D. McGold-
rick. 1888. JW83 .M176.
Intended as a supplement to Prof.
McBain's earlier book Of the same
title. A discussion Of the legal aspects
of the government of municipalities
which have the right to frame their
own charters, and of their relations to
the State government.
The Modern Development Of City
Government in the United King
dom and the United States. by
E. S. Grif1th. 2 v. 1927. JW45.
G87.
The first volume of this compare
tive study is historical, the second
analytical. The author, an English
man, "has made the first serious at
tempt to persuade English readers
that the United States is the worlds
of municipal research.
The Government of the Metropolitan
Region of Chicago. by c. E. Mer-
RAM and others. 1888. JW896cM55.
Here is a challenging book for every
citizen of our growing metropolitan
regions. The problems of Chicago
are, by and large, those Of all our
combinations
Selected Articles on Current Problems
in Municipal Government, comp.
by L. T. Bemsn. 1928. JW.B425.
After a general discussion Of the
evolution of city government and the
evils which have developed there are
three Sections, each devoted to one
Of the proposed remedies-municipal
homs rule, the commission plan and
the city-manager plan.
Readings in Municipal Government,
ed. by c. c. Maxey. 1924. wv.
M453r.
J The third chapter Of this book COM
prises arguments for and against the