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Title

Efficiency in city government.

Author

American Academy of Political and Social Science

Publication

Philadelphia : American academy of political and social science, 1912.

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Additional Authors

King, Clyde L. (Clyde Lyndon), 1879-1937

Description

367 p. illus.; 25 cm.

Series Statement

Its Annals. vol. XLI [whole no. 130]

Uniform Title

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science v. 41.

Subject

Municipal government

Note

• "The papers in this volume were collected and edited by Clyde L. King."
• "Book department": p. 317-355.

Bibliography (note)

• "Book department": pages 317-355.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• pt. 1. The need for efficiency in municipal government; Efficiency in city government, by H. Bruère. The need for coordinating municipal, state and national activities, by F.A. Cleveland.--pt. 2. Efficiency principles applied: Efficiency through accounting, by W.A. Prendergast. Results obtainable through reorganization of accounting methods, by B.J. Taussig. The application to a municipality of modern methods of accounting and reporting, by J.M. Walton. Efficiency in child saving, by J.S. Neff. Efficiency in the fiscal operations of cities, by E.D. Fisher. Economy and efficiency in the department of water supply, gas and electricity of New York city, by J.L. Pultz. Efficiency in water revenue collection, by J.H. Clowes. Securing efficiency through a standard testing laboratory, by O.H. Klein. The problem of securing efficiency in municipal labor, by B.F. Welton. Efficiency in highway administration with special reference to pavements, by E.P. Goodrich and W.B. Holton, Jr.
• Standardization of specifications for public works, by W.H. Connell. Efficiency in budget making, by H.R. Sands and F.W. Lindars. Efficiency value of the budget exhibit, by J.H. Braddock. Attaining efficiency in city school systems, by F.P. Bachman. Effective charity administration, by L.A. Halbert. Efficiency in county government, by O.G. Cartwright. A proposed municipal administrative code for New Jersey cities, by D.O. Decker. Efficient supervision of weights and measures by F. Reichmann. Securing efficient administration under the commission plan, by F.W. Donnelly.--pt. 3. Bureaus of municipal research: The New York bureau of municipal research, by G.B. Hopkins. The outlook for municipal efficiency in Philadelphia, by J.D. Burks. The Cincinnati bureau of municipal research, by R.E. Miles. The Milwaukee bureau of economy and efficiency, by J.E. Treleven.--pt. 4. Training for municipal efficiency: Investigations as a means of securing administrative efficiency, by C.E Merriam. A national fund for promoting efficient municipal accounting and reporting, by U.L. Leonhauses. Training men and women for public service, by W.H. Allen.--Notes and discussion: Religion's reply to economics.--Book department.--Report of the Board of directors of the American academy of political and social science for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1911.

LCCN

^^^12012163^

OCLC

• 477844
• SCSB-12812099

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