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Page xxxviii
... municipalities should move steadily toward the public ownership of municipal utilities . The witness believes that there is a very rapid growth of sentiment in favor of public ownership , and asserts that in this as in other countries ...
... municipalities should move steadily toward the public ownership of municipal utilities . The witness believes that there is a very rapid growth of sentiment in favor of public ownership , and asserts that in this as in other countries ...
Page xliv
... London , and has authorized municipalities to establish their own plants . Glasgow is about to install a municipal telephone system . * MUNICIPAL PUBLIC UTILITIES . 4 Prof. Parsons , 1 in XLIV INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION : -TRANSPORTATION .
... London , and has authorized municipalities to establish their own plants . Glasgow is about to install a municipal telephone system . * MUNICIPAL PUBLIC UTILITIES . 4 Prof. Parsons , 1 in XLIV INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION : -TRANSPORTATION .
Page xlv
... municipal ownership before the commission , while Mr. A. D. Adams , 3 a civil engineer of Boston , under- took to show that the municipal electric plants in Massachusetts have worked more satisfactorily than private plants . Mr. Foote ...
... municipal ownership before the commission , while Mr. A. D. Adams , 3 a civil engineer of Boston , under- took to show that the municipal electric plants in Massachusetts have worked more satisfactorily than private plants . Mr. Foote ...
Page xlvi
... municipal plants , show a still smaller proportion of earnings to capitalization . Mr. Adams believes that these statistics indicate greater efficiency in the operation of municipal plants than of private plants . He also shows that the ...
... municipal plants , show a still smaller proportion of earnings to capitalization . Mr. Adams believes that these statistics indicate greater efficiency in the operation of municipal plants than of private plants . He also shows that the ...
Page xlvii
... municipal operation should be taken gradually and with caution . The desirability of bettering the polit- ical conditions in cities , and the necessity of great improvements in the civil service , are emphasized . Two or three witnesses ...
... municipal operation should be taken gradually and with caution . The desirability of bettering the polit- ical conditions in cities , and the necessity of great improvements in the civil service , are emphasized . Two or three witnesses ...
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